2002–03 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 2002–03 daytime network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States in operation during that television season covers the weekday daytime hours from September 2002 to August 2003. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2001–02 season.

Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, PBS Kids – is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Also not included are stations affiliated with Pax TV, as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns although it also carried some first-run programs.

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Light yellow indicates talk shows.

Green indicates soap operas.

Pink indicates game shows.

Gold indicates news programming.

White indicates local programming.

Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).

Light teal indicates sporting events.

Light purple indicates children's programming.


 * New series are highlighted in bold.

Schedule

 * 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 in overnight timeslots or defer them to a co-operated or other contracted station in their regular timeslot) 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
ABC note: Port Charles aired its final episode on October 3, 2003. ABC returned the 12:30 pm timeslot to its affiliates on October 6. Some affiliates did not air the program at its intended timeslot during its last three months on the air.

ABC
Returning series:
 * ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
 * All My Children
 * General Hospital
 * Good Morning America
 * One Life to Live
 * Port Charles
 * This Week with George Stephanopoulos
 * The View
 * ABC Kids
 * Lizzie McGuire
 * Recess
 * Teamo Supremo

New series:
 * ABC Kids
 * Fillmore!
 * Kim Possible
 * NBA Inside Stuff (moved from TNBC)
 * Power Rangers Ninja Storm
 * Power Rangers Wild Force (moved from Fox Kids)
 * The Proud Family

Not returning from 2001–02:
 * Disney's One Saturday Morning
 * House of Mouse
 * Even Stevens
 * Lloyd in Space
 * Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!
 * Sabrina: The Animated Series
 * The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (reruns)
 * Teacher's Pet
 * The Weekenders

CBS
Returning series:
 * As the World Turns
 * The Bold and the Beautiful
 * The Early Show
 * CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
 * CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood
 * Face the Nation
 * Guiding Light
 * The Price is Right
 * The Saturday Early Show
 * The Young and the Restless
 * Nick on CBS
 * Blue's Clues
 * Dora the Explorer
 * Little Bill

New series:
 * Nick on CBS
 * As Told by Ginger
 * ChalkZone
 * Hey Arnold!
 * Pelswick
 * Rugrats
 * The Wild Thornberrys

Not returning from 2001–02:
 * Nick Jr. on CBS
 * Bob the Builder
 * Franklin
 * Oswald

NBC
Returning series:
 * Days of Our Lives
 * Meet the Press
 * NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
 * Passions
 * Today with Katie Couric and Matt Lauer

New series:
 * Discovery Kids on NBC
 * Adventure Camp
 * Croc Files
 * Endurance
 * Operation Junkyard
 * Prehistoric Planet
 * Scout's Safari
 * Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
 * Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls

Not returning from 2001–02:
 * TNBC
 * All About Us
 * City Guys
 * NBA Inside Stuff (moved to ABC Kids)
 * Just Deal
 * Sk8

Fox
Returning series:
 * Fox News Sunday
 * This Week in Baseball

New series:
 * Back to the Future
 * The Cramp Twins
 * Fighting Foodons
 * Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
 * NFL Under the Helmet
 * Pirate Islands
 * Stargate Infinity
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
 * Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy
 * Ultraman Tiga
 * WMAC Masters

Not returning from 2001–02:
 * Action Man
 * Alienators: Evolution Continues
 * Digimon: Digital Monsters (moved to UPN)
 * Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension
 * Life with Louie (reruns)
 * The Magic School Bus (reruns)
 * Medabots
 * Mon Colle Knights
 * Moolah Beach
 * The New Woody Woodpecker Show
 * Power Rangers Time Force
 * Power Rangers Wild Force (moved to ABC Kids)
 * The Ripping Friends
 * Transformers: Robots in Disguise

UPN
Returning series:
 * Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
 * The Legend of Tarzan
 * Recess

New series:
 * Digimon: Digital Monsters (moved from Fox Kids)

Not returning from 2001–02:
 * Sabrina: The Animated Series
 * The Weekenders

The WB
Returning series:
 * Cubix: Robots for Everyone
 * Jackie Chan Adventures
 * The Mummy
 * Pokémon: Master Quest
 * Rescue Heroes: Global Response Team
 * Scooby-Doo
 * Static Shock
 * X-Men: Evolution
 * Yu-Gi-Oh!

New series:
 * MegaMan: NT Warrior
 * ¡Mucha Lucha!
 * Ozzy & Drix
 * What's New Scooby-Doo?

Not returning from 2001–02:
 * Batman Beyond
 * Cardcaptors
 * The Nightmare Room
 * Phantom Investigators
 * The Powerpuff Girls
 * Sailor Moon
 * The Zeta Project