Sunday
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Code Red (Nov.) | Today's F.B.I. (Oct.) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Archie Bunker's Place | One Day at a Time | Alice | The Jeffersons | Trapper John, M.D. | ||
| NBC | local | CHiPs | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies (Oct.) | |||||
Note : On NBC, The Powers of Matthew Star was supposed to have aired 7-8 p.m., starting December 6, but production difficulties forced its delay into the next season.
Monday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | That's Incredible! | Monday Night Football | ||||
| CBS | Private Benjamin | The Two of Us | M*A*S*H | House Calls | Lou Grant | |
| NBC | Little House on the Prairie | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | ||||
Tuesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Happy Days | Laverne and Shirley | Three's Company | Too Close for Comfort | Hart to Hart | |
| CBS | Simon and Simon (Nov.) | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies | ||||
| NBC | Father Murphy (Nov.) | Bret Maverick (Dec.) | Flamingo Road | |||
Note: On CBS, local programming aired at 8-9 p.m. till mid-November. On NBC, NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies aired at 8-10 p.m. till the end of October, along with local programming at 10-11 p.m.
Wednesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Greatest American Hero | The Fall Guy (Nov.) | Dynasty | |||
| CBS | Mr. Merlin (Oct.) | WKRP in Cincinnati | Nurse | Shannon (Nov.) | ||
| NBC | Real People | The Facts of Life | Love, Sidney (Oct.) | Quincy, M.E. | ||
Note: On ABC, specials aired at 9-10 p.m. till the end of October. On CBS, The CBS Wednesday Night Movies aired at 9-11 p.m. till early November.
Thursday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Mork and Mindy | Best of the West (Sep.) | Barney Miller (Nov.) | Taxi | 20/20 | |
| CBS | Magnum, P.I. | Knots Landing | Jessica Novak (Nov.) | |||
| NBC | Harper Valley | Lewis & Clark (Oct.) | Diff'rent Strokes | Gimme a Break! (Oct.) | Hill Street Blues | |
Note: On CBS, Nurse aired at 9-10 p.m. and Knots Landing at 10-11 p.m., both in September and October. On ABC, Bosom Buddies aired at 9-9:30 p.m. in October.
Friday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Benson | Bosom Buddies | Darkroom (Nov.) | Strike Force (Nov.) | ||
| CBS | The Incredible Hulk | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas | |||
| NBC | NBC Magazine | McClain's Law (Nov.) | Local | |||
Note: On ABC, The ABC Friday Night Movie aired 9-11 p.m. through till mid-November. Open All Night was supposed to have aired 8:30-9 p.m., but because Maggie had been canceled, aired on Saturday instead. On NBC, NBC Friday Night at the Movies aired 9-11 p.m. through November 20. The Devlin Connection was supposed to have premiered in the 10-11 p.m. time period on November 27, but was held back until the following season when its star, Rock Hudson, had heart surgery in early November. As a result, CBS quietly and permanently canceled The Incredible Hulk, moving The Dukes of Hazzard to 8-9 p.m. and Dallas to 9-10 p.m., effective December 4. Falcon Crest, which the WGA strike had supposed to have held back until the following season, was rushed into production to take over the 10-11 p.m. time period on December 4.
Saturday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Maggie (Oct.) | Making a Living | The Love Boat | Fantasy Island | ||
| CBS | Walt Disney | The CBS Saturday Night Movies | ||||
| NBC | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | Various | ||||
Note: On ABC, Maggie was replaced by Open All Night, effective November 28; King's Crossing, which was supposed to have aired 8-9 p.m., was delayed until February, 1982, as an indirect result of the WGA strike.
