1983–84 United States network television schedule

The 1983–84 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 1983 through August 1984. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1982–83 season.

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

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released on May 1984 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.

New series are highlighted in bold.

Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by (R).

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

Legend
Gray indicates encore programming.

Blue-gray indicates news programming.

Light green indicates sporting events.

Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.

Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.

Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.

Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.

Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.

Saturday
Note: Starting January 7, 1984, Whiz Kids replaced Cutter to Houston at 8:00/7:00 CST due to the latter's cancellation. After airing the two-hour pilot episode of Airwolf on January 22, 1984, following Super Bowl XVIII, CBS ran Airwolf in its first season at 9:00 EST/8:00 CST Saturdays starting with the episode "Daddy's Gone A Hunt'n" on January 28, 1984. Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer starring Stacy Keach as Mike Hammer also premiered on CBS on January 28, 1984, at 10:00 EST/9:00 CST. On NBC, Bosom Buddies consisted of reruns of the 1980–1982 series.

ABC
Returning Series
 * 20/20
 * 9 to 5
 * The ABC Monday Night Movie
 * The ABC Sunday Night Movie
 * Benson
 * Dynasty
 * The Fall Guy
 * Fantasy Island
 * Happy Days
 * Hart to Hart
 * Life's Most Embarrassing Moments
 * The Love Boat
 * Matt Houston
 * Monday Night Baseball
 * Monday Night Football
 * Ripley's Believe It or Not!
 * T. J. Hooker
 * That's Incredible!
 * Three's Company

New Series
 * The ABC Wednesday Night Movie
 * a.k.a. Pablo *
 * Automan *
 * Blue Thunder *
 * Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders *
 * Hardcastle and McCormick
 * Hotel
 * It's Not Easy
 * Just Our Luck
 * Lottery!
 * Masquerade *
 * Oh Madeline
 * Shaping Up *
 * Trauma Center
 * Two Marriages
 * Webster

Not returning from 1982–83:
 * The ABC Friday Night Movie
 * Amanda's
 * At Ease
 * Baby Makes Five
 * Condo
 * The Greatest American Hero
 * High Performance
 * It Takes Two
 * Joanie Loves Chachi
 * Laverne & Shirley
 * The New Odd Couple
 * The Quest
 * The Renegades
 * Ryan's Four
 * Star of the Family
 * Tales of the Gold Monkey
 * Too Close for Comfort ^

CBS
Returning Series
 * 60 Minutes
 * Alice
 * Cagney & Lacey *
 * Dallas
 * The Dukes of Hazzard
 * Falcon Crest
 * Goodnight, Beantown
 * The Jeffersons
 * Knots Landing
 * Magnum, P.I.
 * The Mississippi
 * Newhart
 * One Day at a Time
 * Rosie
 * Simon & Simon
 * Trapper John, M.D.

New Series
 * Airwolf *
 * The American Parade *
 * AfterMASH
 * Cutter to Houston
 * Domestic Life *
 * Emerald Point N.A.S.
 * Empire *
 * The Four Seasons *
 * Kate & Allie *
 * Maggie Briggs
 * Mama Malone *
 * Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer *
 * Scarecrow and Mrs. King
 * Whiz Kids

Not returning from 1982–83:
 * Ace Crawford, Private Eye
 * Archie Bunker's Place
 * Bring 'Em Back Alive
 * Filthy Rich
 * Foot in the Door
 * Gloria
 * Gun Shy
 * M*A*S*H
 * Private Benjamin
 * Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
 * Small & Frye
 * Square Pegs
 * Tucker's Witch
 * Walt Disney
 * Wizards and Warriors
 * Zorro and Son

NBC
Returning Series
 * The A-Team
 * Buffalo Bill *
 * Cheers
 * Diff'rent Strokes
 * The Facts of Life
 * Family Ties
 * Gimme a Break!
 * Hill Street Blues
 * Knight Rider
 * Mama's Family
 * NBC Monday Night at the Movies
 * Real People
 * Remington Steele
 * St. Elsewhere
 * Silver Spoons

New Series
 * Bay City Blues
 * Boone
 * Comedy Zone *
 * Double Trouble *
 * The Duck Factory *
 * First Camera
 * For Love and Honor
 * Jennifer Slept Here
 * Legmen *
 * Manimal
 * The Master *
 * Mr. Smith
 * The New Show *
 * Night Court *
 * People Are Funny *
 * Riptide *
 * The Rousters
 * Summer Sunday U.S.A. *
 * TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes *
 * We Got It Made
 * The Yellow Rose

Not returning from 1982–83:
 * Bare Essence
 * CHiPs
 * The Devlin Connection
 * Fame ^
 * The Family Tree
 * Father Murphy
 * Gavilan
 * Little House: A New Beginning
 * Love, Sidney
 * Monitor
 * The News is the News
 * The Powers of Matthew Star
 * Quincy, M.E.
 * Taxi
 * Teachers Only
 * Voyagers!

Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason. An ^ indicates a show that came back in first-run syndication after a network cancellation.