1980-81 American network television schedule
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| Seasons: 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 - 1980-81 - 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 |
This was the television schedule on all three networks, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
The highest-rated show for the year is colored in lime.
Note: An actors' strike hindered the ability to start airing shows in a timely manner. The shows in the tables were the first to air new episodes in their respective slots. Some of the new shows debuted as late as January 1981.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.
SUNDAY
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Those Amazing Animals | Charlie's Angels | The ABC Sunday Movie | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Archie Bunker's Place | One Day at a Time | Alice | The Jeffersons | Trapper John, M.D. | ||
| NBC | Disney's Wonderful World | CHiPS | The Big Event | |||||
MONDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | That's Incredible! | Monday Night Football | ||||
| CBS | Flo | Ladies' Man | M*A*S*H | House Calls | Lou Grant | |
| NBC | Little House on the Prairie | The NBC Monday Movie | ||||
TUESDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Happy Days | Laverne and Shirley | Three's Company | Too Close for Comfort | Hart to Hart | |
| CBS | The White Shadow | The CBS Tuesday Movie | ||||
| NBC | Lobo | B.J. and the Bear | The Steve Allen Comedy Hour | |||
WEDNESDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Eight is Enough | Taxi | Soap | Vega$ | ||
| CBS | Enos | The CBS Wednesday Movie | ||||
| NBC | Real People | Diff'rent Strokes | The Facts of Life | Quincy, M.E. | ||
THURSDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Mork and Mindy | Bosom Buddies | Barney Miller | It's a Living | 20/20 | |
| CBS | The Waltons | Magnum, P.I. | Knots Landing | |||
| NBC | Games People Play | The NBC Thursday Movie | ||||
FRIDAY
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Benson | I'm a Big Girl Now | The ABC Friday Movie | |||
| CBS | The Incredible Hulk | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas | |||
| NBC | Marie | Speak Up America | NBC Magazine with David Brinkley | |||
SATURDAY