1980–1981 United States network television schedule
- 1980–1981 United States network television schedule
This was the television schedule for the three United States commercial television networks, for the fall season beginning in September 1980. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as "Monday Night Football".
The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in lime. The top 10 most-watched programs are highlighted in yellow. The top 20 most-watched programs are highlighted in cyan. "Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research" [cite web|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/ratings/1980_1981.htm|title=1980-1981 Television Season Top Rated Shows|accessdate=2006-11-06]
New fall series are highlighted in bold.
"Note: An actors' strike hindered the ability to start airing shows in a timely manner. The shows in the schedule were the first to air new episodes in their respective time periods as they bowed in between late August and December 31, 1980. Some of the new shows intended for a fall launch did not debut until 1982 or 1983, if at all.
"PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station."
Sunday
Note: On CBS, local and paid political programming aired in the 8-9 p.m. hour between September and November. On NBC, NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies aired 8-10 p.m. from September till November.
Wednesday
Note: NBC Friday Night at the Movies aired 8-10 p.m. through October and November.
Saturday
Note: The CBS Saturday Night Movies aired 9-11 p.m. through till the end of November.
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
1980–1981 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) — This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1980 and ending in the spring of 1981. All times are Eastern and Pacific. Fall 1980… … Wikipedia
1980–1981 United States network television schedule (weekday) — These are the daytime Monday Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season. All times are Eastern and Pacific.Talk shows are highlited in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of prime time programming are orange, game… … Wikipedia
United States network television schedules (weekday) — The 1940s*1947 1948 United States network television schedule (weekday) *1948 1949 United States network television schedule (weekday) *1949 1950 United States network television schedule (weekday)The 1950s*1950 1951 United States network… … Wikipedia
United States network television schedules (late night) — The 1950s*1954 1955 United States network television schedule (late night) *1955 1956 United States network television schedule (late night) *1956 1957 United States network television schedule (late night) *1957 1958 United States network… … Wikipedia
United States network television schedules (Saturday morning) — The 1960s = *1960 61 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) *1961 62 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) *1962 63 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) *1963 64 United States… … Wikipedia
2011–12 United States network television schedule — The 2011–2012 network television schedule for the five major English commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 2011 through May 2012. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning… … Wikipedia
2010–11 United States network television schedule — The following is the 2010–2011 network television schedule for the five major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2010 through May 2011. The schedule is followed… … Wikipedia
List of United States network television schedules — This article gives a list of all the United States network television schedules since 1946. The four main U.S. television channels each have their own prime time television schedules which are altered each year, and the subsequent articles… … Wikipedia
United States presidential election, 1980 — Infobox Election election name = United States presidential election, 1980 country = United States type = presidential ongoing = no previous election = United States presidential election, 1976 previous year = 1976 next election = United States… … Wikipedia
United States television news — Television news in the United States has evolved over many years. It has gone from a simple 10 to 15 minute format in the evenings, to a variety of programs and channels. Today, viewers can watch local, regional and national news programming, in… … Wikipedia
