Sunday
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Matt Houston | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Archie Bunker's Place | Gloria | The Jeffersons | One Day at a Time | Trapper John, M.D. | ||
| NBC | Voyagers! | CHiPs | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies | |||||
Monday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | That's Incredible! | ABC NFL Monday Night Football | ||||
| CBS | Square Pegs | Private Benjamin | M*A*S*H | Newhart | Cagney & Lacey | |
| NBC | Little House: A New Beginning | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | ||||
Note: On ABC,The ABC Monday Night Movie aired 9-11 p.m. from September 27 through November 15, due to a players' strike, that occurred during the NFL season.
Note: February 28th, 1983 was the final episode of M*A*S*H
Tuesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Happy Days | Laverne and Shirley | Three's Company | 9 to 5 | Hart to Hart | |
| CBS | Bring 'Em Back Alive | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies | ||||
| NBC | Father Murphy | Gavilan | St. Elsewhere | |||
Wednesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Tales of the Gold Monkey | The Fall Guy | Dynasty | |||
| CBS | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Alice | Filthy Rich | Tucker's Witch | ||
| NBC | Real People | The Facts of Life | Family Ties | Quincy, M.E. | ||
Note: On CBS, a sitcom called Mama Malone was supposed to have aired 9:30-10 p.m., but was delayed when CBS decided to place Filthy Rich into the schedule. Mama Malone did not actually air until the spring of 1984.
Thursday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Joanie Loves Chachi | Star of the Family | Too Close for Comfort | It Takes Two | 20/20 | |
| CBS | Magnum, P.I. | Simon and Simon | Knots Landing | |||
| NBC | Fame | Cheers | Taxi | Hill Street Blues | ||
Note : Mama's Family was supposed to have aired on NBC 9:30-10 p.m., but was pushed back to midseason when NBC picked up Taxi.
Friday| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Benson | The New Odd Couple | The Greatest American Hero | The Quest | ||
| CBS | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas | Falcon Crest | |||
| NBC | The Powers of Matthew Star | Knight Rider | Remington Steele | |||
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | T.J. Hooker | The Love Boat | Fantasy Island | |||
| CBS | Walt Disney | The CBS Saturday Night Movies | ||||
| NBC | Diff'rent Strokes | Silver Spoons | imme a Break! | Love, Sidney | The Devlin Connection | |
