1998–99 United States network television schedule
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This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all six commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1998. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
New series highlighted in bold.
The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in lime. The top ten rated programs are highlighted in yellow. The top 20 rated programs are highlighted in cyan. The top 30 rated programs are highlighted in magenta Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.
Contents |
[edit] Sunday
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Wonderful World of Disney | 20/20 Sunday | The Practice | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Touched by an Angel | CBS Sunday Movies | |||||
| Fox | The World's Funniest! | Holding the Baby | The Simpsons | That '70s Show | The X-Files | Local | ||
| NBC | Dateline Sunday | NBC Sunday Night Movie | ||||||
| WB | 7th Heaven Beginnings | Sister, Sister | Smart Guy | Unhappily Ever After | The Army Show | Local | ||
Note: On Fox, Family Guy premiered after The Simpsons on April 11, 1999, and The PJ's premiered at 7:00 p.m. on January 11, 1999.
[edit] Monday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Monday Night Football | |||||
| CBS | Cosby | The King of Queens | Everybody Loves Raymond | The Brian Benben Show | L.A. Doctors | |
| Fox | Melrose Place | Ally McBeal | Local | |||
| NBC | Suddenly Susan | Conrad Bloom | Caroline in the City | Will & Grace | Dateline Monday | |
| UPN | Guys Like Us | DiResta | The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer | Malcolm & Eddie | Local | |
| WB | 7th Heaven | Hyperion Bay | Local | |||
Note: On CBS, the sitcom Becker premiered at 9:30 (replacing the short-lived The Brian Benben Show) on November 2, 1998.[2]
[edit] Tuesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Home Improvement | The Hughleys | Spin City | Sports Night | NYPD Blue | |
| CBS | JAG | CBS Tuesday Movies | ||||
| Fox | King of the Hill | Costello | Guinness World Records Primetime | Local | ||
| NBC | Mad About You | Encore! Encore! | Just Shoot Me! | Working | Dateline Tuesday | |
| UPN | Moesha | Clueless | Mercy Point | Local | ||
| WB | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Felicity | Local | |||
[edit] Wednesday
[edit] Thursday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Vengeance Unlimited | ABC Thursday Night Movie | ||||
| CBS | Promised Land | Diagnosis: Murder | 48 Hours | |||
| Fox | World's Wildest Police Videos | FOX Files | Local | |||
| NBC | Friends | Jesse | Frasier | Veronica's Closet | ER | |
| UPN | UPN Thursday Night at the Movies | Local | ||||
| WB | The Wayans Bros. | The Jamie Foxx Show | The Steve Harvey Show | For Your Love | Local | |
[edit] Friday
Note: On Fox, the one-hour drama Brimstone premiered at 8:00 on October 23, 1998. On NBC, the drama Providence premiered at 8:00 on January 8, 1999.
[edit] Saturday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | Fantasy Island | Cupid | |||
| CBS | Early Edition | Martial Law | Walker, Texas Ranger | |||
| Fox | COPS | COPS | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back | Local | ||
| NBC | Wind on Water | The Pretender | Profiler | |||
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