Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:USTV The 1991–92 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 1991 through August 1992. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1990–91 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

New series are highlighted in bold. Series ending their original runs are highlighted in italics.

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>

Template:Color box Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
Template:Color box Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
Template:Color box Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.

PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. From February 8 to 24, 1992, all of CBS' primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, and from July 25 to August 9, 1992, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

SundayEdit

Network 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Life Goes On (Stereo) America's Funniest Home Videos (#20/14.5) America's Funniest People (#25/13.8)
(Tied with The ABC Monday Night Movie)
The ABC Sunday Night Movie (Occasionally in Stereo)
CBS 60 Minutes (#1/21.9) Murder, She Wrote (Stereo) (#8/16.9) CBS Sunday Movie (Occasionally in Stereo) (#14/15.9)
Fox Fall True Colors Parker Lewis Can't Lose In Living Color

(Stereo)

Roc Married... with Children

(Stereo)

Herman's Head

(Stereo)

The Sunday Comics
Winter
Spring Roc In Living Color

(Stereo)

Stand By Your Man Get a Life
Summer Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures True Colors In Living Color

(Stereo)

Rachel Gunn, R.N. Down the Shore Stand By Your Man
NBC Fall The Adventures of Mark & Brian Eerie, Indiana

(Stereo)

Man of the People Pacific Station NBC Sunday Night Movie (Occasionally in Stereo)
Late Fall Eerie, Indiana

(Stereo)

The Torkelsons Hot Country Nights (Stereo)
Spring Against All Odds Mann & Machine (Stereo)
Summer The Adventures of Mark & Brian In the Heat of the Night (#30/13.1)
(Tied with The Golden Girls)
Late Summer Secret Service (Stereo) I Witness Video

MondayEdit

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall MacGyver (Stereo) Monday Night Football (#12/16.6)
Winter
Mid-season FBI: The Untold Stories American Detective The ABC Monday Night Movie (Occasionally in Stereo) (#25/13.8)
(Tied with America's Funniest People)
Spring
Summer
CBS Evening Shade (#15/15.6) Major Dad

(Stereo) (#9/16.8)

Murphy Brown

(Stereo) (#3/18.6)

Designing Women

(#6/17.3)

Northern Exposure (#16/15.5)
Fox Fox Night at the Movies (Occasionally in Stereo) Local Programming
NBC The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

(Stereo) (#22/14.3)
(Tied with Empty Nest)

Blossom

(Stereo)

The NBC Monday Movie (Occasionally in Stereo) (#24/13.9)

TuesdayEdit

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Full House (#7/17.0) Home Improvement

(Stereo) (#4/17.5)
(Tied with Cheers)

Roseanne

(Stereo) (#2/19.9)

Coach (#10/16.7)
(Tied with Room for Two)
Homefront
Winter
Spring Room for Two (#10/16.7)
(Tied with Coach)
Civil Wars
Follow-up Coach (#10/16.7)
(Tied with Room for Two)
Summer Jack's Place
CBS Rescue 911 The CBS Tuesday Movie (Occasionally in Stereo)
NBC Fall I'll Fly Away (Stereo) In the Heat of the Night (#30/13.1)
(Tied with The Golden Girls)
Law & Order (Stereo)
Winter
Spring In the Heat of the Night (#30/13.1)
(Tied with The Golden Girls)
Law & Order (Stereo) Reasonable Doubts
Follow-up Dateline NBC
Summer Mann & Machine (Stereo)

WednesdayEdit

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Dinosaurs

(Stereo)

The Wonder Years

(Stereo)

Doogie Howser, M.D.

(Stereo)

Sibs Anything but Love Good & Evil
Winter
Midseason Anything but Love Civil Wars
Spring The Wonder Years

(Stereo)

Doogie Howser, M.D.

(Stereo)

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Stereo) Homefront
Late spring Room for Two (#10/16.7)
(Tied with Coach)
Sibs The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Stereo)
Summer Growing Pains Doogie Howser, M.D. (Stereo) Who's the Boss? Civil Wars
August Doogie Howser, M.D.

(Stereo)

Home Improvement

(Stereo) (#4/17.5)
(Tied with Cheers)

Arresting Behavior
CBS Fall The Royal Family Teech Jake and the Fatman (Stereo) 48 Hours (#29/13.2)
Late fall Brooklyn Bridge The Royal Family
Evening Shade Brooklyn Bridge
Winter Davis Rules
Spring The Royal Family Davis Rules
Late spring Davis Rules Brooklyn Bridge
Summer Davis Rules Raven (Stereo)
Late summer Howie
Freshman Dorm 2000 Malibu Road (Stereo)
Fox Summer
(starting Jul. 8)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (Stereo) Melrose Place (Stereo) Local Programming
NBC Fall Unsolved Mysteries (Stereo) (#13/16.5) Night Court Seinfeld (Stereo) Quantum Leap (Stereo)
Winter Seinfeld (Stereo) Night Court
Spring
Summer Dear John (Stereo)
August Wings (Stereo) Template:Small Law & Order (Stereo)

Note: Melrose Place premiered on Fox on Wednesday July 8, 1992.

ThursdayEdit

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Pros and Cons(*) FBI: The Untold Stories American Detective Primetime Live
Winter
Spring The ABC Thursday Night Movie (Occasionally in Stereo)
Summer Who's the Boss? Growing Pains Homefront
CBS Fall Top Cops The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Knots Landing
Winter Street Stories with Ed Bradley
Spring The Human Factor
Summer Bodies of Evidence
Fox Fall The Simpsons (Stereo) Drexell's Class Beverly Hills, 90210 (Stereo) Local Programming
Winter
Spring
Summer Parker Lewis Can't Lose
NBC Fall The Cosby Show

(Stereo) (#18/15.0)

A Different World

(Stereo) (#17/15.2)

Cheers (Stereo)

(#4/17.5)
(Tied with Home Improvement)

Wings (Stereo)

(#19/14.6)

L.A. Law (Stereo) (#28/13.3)
Winter
Spring
Summer A Different World Template:Small The Cosby Show Template:Small

(*) Formerly known as Gabriel's Fire

FridayEdit

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Family Matters

(Stereo) (#27/13.5)

Step by Step

(Stereo)

Perfect Strangers Baby Talk 20/20 (#21/14.4)
Winter Baby Talk Perfect Strangers
February Billy
Spring Dinosaurs (Stereo) Baby Talk
Summer Perfect Strangers
CBS Fall Princesses Brooklyn Bridge CBS Friday Night Movie (Occasionally in Stereo)
October Brooklyn Bridge Princesses Various programming Palace Guard
November Various programming The Carol Burnett Show Various programming
Winter Tequila and Bonetti (Stereo) Hearts Are Wild (Stereo)
March Scorch Fish Police (Stereo)
April Tequila and Bonetti (Stereo) CBS Friday Night Movie (Occasionally in Stereo)
May Various programming
Summer
Fox Fall America's Most Wanted The Ultimate Challenge Local Programming
Follow-up Best of the Worst Totally Hidden Video
Winter Totally Hidden Video Best of the Worst
Follow-up Various programming
Spring Totally Hidden Video Totally Hidden Video
Follow-up Sightings
Summer
NBC Fall Real Life with Jane Pauley Exposé Dear John (Stereo) Flesh 'n' Blood (Stereo) Reasonable Doubts
Follow-up Matlock (Stereo) Flesh 'n' Blood (Stereo) Dear John (Stereo)
November Pacific Station
Winter Various programming
Spring I'll Fly Away (Stereo) Nightmare Cafe (Stereo)
April The Fifth Corner (Stereo)
Follow-up Various programming
Summer

SaturdayEdit

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Who's the Boss? Growing Pains The Young Riders The Commish (Stereo)
Winter Capitol Critters (Stereo) Who's the Boss? Perfect Strangers Growing Pains
Spring Who's the Boss? Billy
June Julie Billy Perfect Strangers
Summer Billy Perfect Strangers On the Air
July MacGyver (Stereo) Human Target
CBS Fall CBS Saturday Movie (Occasionally in Stereo) P.S. I Luv U
Winter Rescue 911
Spring The Boys of Twilight
Follow-up The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Summer
Fox Fall COPS COPS Totally Hidden Video Best of the Worst Local Programming
November Charlie Hoover Get a Life
Winter Various Specials
Spring Code 3 Totally Hidden Video
Summer Vinnie & Bobby
NBC Fall The Golden Girls

(Stereo) (#30/13.1)
(Tied with In the Heat of the Night)

The Torkelsons Empty Nest

(Stereo) (#22/14.3)
(Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)

Nurses Sisters (Stereo)
Late Fall Walter & Emily
Spring The Powers That Be
Mid-Spring The Torkelsons
Summer Home Fires
Late Summer The Powers That Be

By networkEdit

ABCEdit

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FoxEdit

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NBCEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

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