1990–91 United States network television schedule

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:USTV The 1990–91 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 1990 through August 1991. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1989–90 season.

Beginning this season, Fox began broadcasting on Thursdays and Fridays.

PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.

New series are highlighted in bold.

All times are U.S. Eastern Time and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.<ref name="BM2">Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. Template:ISBN.</ref>

Legend

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Sunday

Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Life Goes On America's Funniest Home Videos Template:Small America's Funniest People Template:Small The ABC Sunday Night Movie
CBS Fall Template:Highlight Murder, She Wrote Template:Small Template:Highlight
Winter
Spring
Late spring All in the Family Template:Small Sunday Dinner Murder, She Wrote Template:Small The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Summer Murder, She Wrote Template:Small Template:Highlight
Fox Fall True Colors Parker Lewis Can't Lose In Living Color Get a Life Married... with Children Good Grief Against the Law
Mid-fall Comic Strip: Live
Winter
Spring Top of the Heap The Sunday Comics
Summer Married... with Children Template:Small
NBC Fall Hull High Lifestories NBC Sunday Night Movie
Winter Sunday Best Real Life with Jane Pauley Expose
Spring The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Expose Real Life with Jane Pauley
Summer C. Everett Koop, M.D.
Mid-summer Template:Small

Note: All in the Family consisted in assorted episodes of the 1970s series.

Monday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall MacGyver Template:Highlight
Winter The ABC Monday Night Movie
Spring
Summer
CBS Fall Uncle Buck Major Dad Template:Small Murphy Brown Template:Small Designing Women Template:Small The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Mid-fall Evening Shade
Winter
Spring Northern Exposure
Summer Major Dad Template:Small The Family Man Evening Shade
Mid-summer Evening Shade Major Dad Template:Small Designing Women Template:Small
Fox Fox Night at the Movies Template:Small
NBC Fall The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Ferris Bueller NBC Monday Night at the Movies
Winter Blossom
Spring
Summer

Note: On CBS, Face to Face with Connie Chung was to have aired 10-11 p.m., but it was replaced by The Trials of Rosie O'Neill at the last minute due to Connie Chung's personal health commitments.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Tuesday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Who's the Boss? Template:Small Head of the Class Template:Small Roseanne Template:Small Coach Template:Small Thirtysomething
Winter Davis Rules Template:Small
Spring Eddie Dodd
Mid-spring Baby Talk Template:Small Who's the Boss? Template:Small Stat Thirtysomething
Summer Who's the Boss? Template:Small Head of the Class Coach Template:Small
Mid-summer Full House Template:Small Who's the Boss? Template:Small
CBS Rescue 911 CBS Tuesday Night Movie
NBC Fall Matlock Template:Small In the Heat of the Night Template:Small Law & Order
Winter
Spring Shannon's Deal
Summer Law & Order

Wednesday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall The Wonder Years Template:Small Growing Pains Template:Small Doogie Howser, M.D. Template:Small Married People Cop Rock
Winter Equal Justice
Mid-winter Anything but Love
Spring My Life and Times Gabriel's Fire
Mid-spring Anything but Love American Detective
Summer The Man in the Family
Mid-summer Davis Rules Template:Small
Late summer Dinosaurs Template:Small The Wonder Years Template:Small Anything but Love Married People
CBS Fall Lenny Doctor Doctor Jake and the Fatman WIOU
Mid-fall 48 Hours
Winter
Mid-spring Template:Small 48 Hours
Summer Rescue 911 Template:Small The Family Man
Mid-summer The Hogan Family
Late summer Police Squad! Template:Small Morton & Hayes
NBC Fall Unsolved Mysteries Template:Small The Fanelli Boys Dear John Hunter
Mid-fall Dear John The Fanelli Boys
Late fall Working It Out
Winter Night Court Seinfeld
Spring Dear John Quantum Leap
Summer
Mid-summer Seinfeld

Note: Top Cops aired at 10:00 PM on CBS from July to October 1990. Police Squad! on CBS consisted of reruns of the 1982 ABC series.

Thursday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Father Dowling Mysteries Gabriel's Fire Primetime Live
Winter
Spring Twin Peaks
Summer
CBS Fall Top Cops The Flash Doctor Doctor Knots Landing
Winter Good Sports
Mid-winter Top Cops The Flash
Spring The Antagonists
Summer Over My Dead Body Broken Badges
Late summer The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Template:Small Golden Years
Fox Fall The Simpsons Babes Beverly Hills, 90210 Template:Small
Winter
Spring
Summer True Colors Template:Small
NBC Fall The Cosby Show Template:Small A Different World Template:Small Cheers Template:Small Grand Template:Small L.A. Law Template:Small
Winter Wings
Spring Seinfeld
Summer
Mid-summer Wings

On CBS, Sons and Daughters was supposed to premiere on October 25, 1990, while The Flash is supposed to start at 8:00-9:00 p.m., but the show was shelved.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Friday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Full House Template:Small Family Matters Template:Small Perfect Strangers Going Places 20/20
Winter
Spring Baby Talk Template:Small
Mid-spring Dinosaurs Family Matters Template:Small Perfect Strangers
Summer Family Matters Template:Small Perfect Strangers Going Places
Mid-summer Hi Honey, I'm Home!
Late summer Family Matters Template:Small Growing Pains Template:Small
CBS Fall Evening Shade Bagdad Café Over My Dead Body Dallas
Mid-fall Uncle Buck
Winter Guns of Paradise Dallas Sons and Daughters
Spring True Detectives
Late spring CBS Friday Movie
Summer Verdict True Detectives
Mid-summer The Flash Template:Small Sweating Bullets
Late summer Fantastic Facts Prime Time Pets CBS Friday Movie
Fox Fall America's Most Wanted DEA Template:Small
Mid-fall Against the Law
Winter
Spring DEA
Summer
NBC Fall Quantum Leap Night Court Wings Midnight Caller
Winter Template:Small Dark Shadows
Spring Hunter Dark Shadows
Mid-spring The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Midnight Caller
Late spring Template:Small
Summer NBC Friday Night Movie
Mid-summer Hunter
Late summer Real Life with Jane Pauley Expose NBC Friday Night Movie

Saturday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall The Young Riders China Beach Twin Peaks
Winter Under Cover
Spring The ABC Saturday Night Movie
Summer
CBS Fall The Family Man The Hogan Family E.A.R.T.H. Force 48 Hours
Late fall Broken Badges Wiseguy
Early winter You Take the Kids Lenny CBS Saturday Movie
Winter Uncle Buck
Spring The Flash
Summer CBS Saturday Movie Doctor Doctor Good Sports
Mid-summer Template:Small
Fox Fall Totally Hidden Video Haywire COPS American Chronicles Template:Small
Winter COPS Template:Small
Mid-winter Totally Hidden Video
Spring Yearbook
Summer COPS COPS Template:Small Totally Hidden Video Babes Template:Small
NBC Fall Parenthood Working It Out The Golden Girls Template:Small Empty Nest Template:Small Carol & Company American Dreamer
Winter Amen The Fanelli Boys Dear John
Spring Down Home Carol & Company
Late spring American Dreamer Sisters
Summer Down Home Dear John Carol & Company
Mid-summer The Golden Girls Template:Small The Golden Girls Template:Small Empty Nest Template:Small Dear John Sisters

By network

ABC

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Returning series

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New series

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CBS

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Returning series

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New series

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Fox

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Returning series

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New series

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NBC

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New series

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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.

References

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