1981–82 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1981–82 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1981 to August 1982.

Legend

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  •   Light yellow indicates talk shows.
  •   Green indicates soap operas.
  •   Pink indicates game shows.
  •   Gold indicates news and public affairs programming.
  •   Light teal indicates sporting events.
  •   White indicates local programming.
  •   Light purple indicates children's programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).
  • New series are highlighted in bold.

Schedule

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  • All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
  • Local schedules may differ, as affiliates have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs. Such scheduling may be limited to preemptions caused by local or national breaking news or weather coverage (which may force stations to tape delay certain programs to other timeslots) and any major sports events scheduled to air in a weekday timeslot (mainly during major holidays). Stations may air shows at other times at their preference.

Monday–Friday

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Network 6:00 am 6:30 am 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall Local/syndicated programming Good Morning America Local/syndicated programming The Love Boat Family Feud Ryan's Hope

FYI (12:58)

All My Children One Life to Live

FYI (2:58)

General Hospital

FYI (3:58)

The Edge of Night Local/syndicated programming ABC World News Tonight
Summer ABC News This Morning
CBS Fall Sunrise Semester Wake Up with the Captain Morning Local/syndicated programming One Day at a Time Alice The Price Is Right

CBS News Newsbreak (11:57)

Local/syndicated programming The Young and the Restless As the World Turns Search for Tomorrow Guiding Light

CBS News Newsbreak (3:57)

Up to the Minute Local/syndicated programming CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
Winter Tattletales
Spring Sunrise Semester Wake Up with the Captain The CBS Morning News Capitol
NBC Fall Local/syndicated programming Today Local/syndicated programming Las Vegas Gambit Blockbusters Wheel of Fortune Battlestars Password Plus The Doctors Days of Our Lives Another World Texas Local/syndicated programming NBC Nightly News
Winter The Regis Philbin Show
Spring Diff'rent Strokes Wheel of Fortune Texas The Doctors Search for Tomorrow CHiPs
Summer Early Today

Notes

  • Search for Tomorrow was cancelled by CBS in late 1981, and ended its run on CBS on March 26, 1982. It moved to NBC with its first episode the following Monday, March 29. It is the second instance of a daytime soap opera switching networks, with The Edge of Night first doing-so from CBS to ABC in late 1975.
  • ABC had a 6PM (ET)/5PM (CT) feed for World News Tonight, depending on stations' schedule. By Spring 1982 it would be discontinued.

Saturday

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Network 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
The Super Fun Hour The Fonz-Laverne & Shirley Hour The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show and Scrappy Too! / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:56AM) Goldie Gold and Action Jack / Thundarr the Barbarian / Schoolhouse Rock! (11:56AM) ABC Weekend Special American Bandstand ABC Sports and/or local programming Local news ABC World News Saturday
February Super Friends / Schoolhouse Rock! (8:26AM) Thundarr the Barbarian / Goldie Gold and Action Jack Laverne & Shirley in the Army The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang Heathcliff & Marmaduke
CBS Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
The Kwicky Koala Show Trollkins The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show The Popeye and Olive Comedy Show Blackstar The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (R) The New Fat Albert Show 30 Minutes CBS Sports and/or local programming Local news CBS Evening News
December The Popeye and Olive Comedy Show The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show The New Fat Albert Show Blackstar Trollkins The Kwicky Koala Show
NBC Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
The Flintstone Comedy Show The Smurfs The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! Space Stars Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends The Daffy-Speedy Show The Bullwinkle Show (R) NBC Sports and/or local programming Local news NBC Nightly News
December Local and/or
syndicated
programming
The Flintstone Comedy Show Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Space Stars
Summer Sport Billy

In the News aired ten times during CBS' Saturday morning shows.

Ask NBC News aired after the credits of NBC's Saturday morning shows except Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends and The Bullwinkle Show.

Sunday

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Network 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall Local and/or
syndicated programming
Kids Are People Too Animals, Animals, Animals Issues and Answers ABC Sports and/or local programming Local news ABC World News Sunday
November This Week with David Brinkley
CBS Fall The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle (R) Drak Pack (R) Local and/or
syndicated programming
CBS News Sunday Morning Local and/or
syndicated programming
Face the Nation Local and/or
syndicated programming
The NFL Today NFL on CBS and/or local programming
Mid-winter CBS Sports and/or local programming Local news CBS Evening News
NBC Fall Local and/or
syndicated programming
Meet the Press NFL '81 NFL on NBC and local programming
Mid-winter NBC Sports and/or local programming Local news NBC Nightly News

By network

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See also

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Sources

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