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.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.
New series highlighted in bold.
The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in lime. The top 10 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]
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 | The Practice | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Touched by an Angel | CBS Sunday Movies | |||||
| FOX | The World's Funniest! | Holding the Baby | The Simpsons | That 70's Show | The X-Files | Local Programming | ||
| NBC | Dateline NBC | Dateline NBC | NBC Sunday Night Movie | |||||
| WB | 7th Heaven Beginnings | Sister, Sister | Smart Guy | Unhappily Ever After | The Army Show | Local Programming | ||
Note: On FOX, Family Guy premiered after The Simpsons on April 11, 1999. Also on FOX, The PJ's premiered at 7:00 PM 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 Programming | |||
| NBC | Suddenly Susan | Conrad Bloom | Caroline in the City | Will & Grace | Dateline NBC | |
| UPN | Guys Like Us | DiResta | The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer | Malcolm & Eddie | Local Programming | |
| WB | 7th Heaven | Hyperion Bay | Local Programming | |||
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 Programming | ||
| NBC | Mad About You | Encore! Encore! | Just Shoot Me! | Working | Dateline NBC | |
| UPN | Moesha | Clueless | Mercy Point | Local Programming | ||
| WB | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Felicity | Local Programming | |||
[edit] Wednesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Dharma & Greg | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | The Drew Carey Show | The Secret Lives of Men | 20/20 | |
| CBS | The Nanny | Maggie Winters | To Have & to Hold | Chicago Hope | ||
| FOX | Beverly Hills 90210 | Party of Five | Local Programming | |||
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 3rd Rock from the Sun | NewsRadio | Law & Order | ||
| UPN | Seven Days | Star Trek: Voyager | Local Programming | |||
| WB | Dawson's Creek | Charmed | Local Programming | |||
[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 Programming | |||
| NBC | Friends | Jesse | Frasier | Veronica's Closet | ER | |
| UPN | UPN Thursday Night at the Movies | Local Programming | ||||
| WB | The Wayans Bros. | The Jamie Foxx Show | The Steve Harvey Show | For Your Love | Local Programming | |
[edit] Friday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Two of a Kind | Boy Meets World | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Brother's Keeper | 20/20 | |
| CBS | Kids Say the Darndest Things | Candid Camera | Buddy Faro | Nash Bridges | ||
| FOX | Living in Captivity | Getting Personal | Millennium | Local Programming | ||
| NBC | Dateline NBC | Trinity | Homicide: Life on the Street | |||
| UPN | Legacy | Love Boat: The Next Wave | Local Programming | |||
Note: On FOX, the 1 hr. 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 | Candid Camera | Walker, Texas Ranger | |||
| FOX | COPS | COPS | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back | Local Programming | ||
| NBC | Wind on Water | The Pretender | Profiler | |||
