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! | MacGyver | The ABC Sunday Night Movie |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Murder, She Wrote | Crazy Like a Fox | Trapper John, M.D. |
| NBC | Punky Brewster | Silver Spoons | Amazing Stories | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies |
Note: On CBS, the CBS Sunday Night Movie also aired on Sunday nights at 9:00 p.m. in March 1986 through May 1986.
Monday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
| ABC | Hardcastle and McCormick | Monday Night Football |
| CBS | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Kate & Allie | Newhart | Cagney & Lacey |
| NBC | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes | NBC Monday Night at the Movies |
Note: On NBC, the midseason replacement sitcom, You Again? aired on Monday nights from March 1986 through June 1986.
Tuesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
| ABC | Who's the Boss? | Growing Pains | Moonlighting | Our Family Honor |
| CBS | Hometown | CBS Tuesday Night Movies |
| NBC | The A-Team | Riptide | Remington Steele |
Note: On ABC, Perfect Strangers aired on Tuesday nights at 8:30 from March 25, 1986 through April 29, 1986.
Wednesday | PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
| ABC | The Insiders | Dynasty | Hotel |
| CBS | Stir Crazy | Charlie & Co. | George Burns Comedy Week | The Equalizer |
| NBC | Highway to Heaven | Hell Town | St. Elsewhere |
Thursday Friday Saturday With the death of Samantha Smith, ABC was forced to move Lady Blue into White Street 's time period in November.
