1995–96 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1995–96 daytime network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1995 to August 1996. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 1995–96 season.

This was the first season in which The WB and UPN – which both launched in mid-January of that year – offered daytime programming, composed entirely of children's programming blocks on the respective networks: The WB aired its Kids' WB block on weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings, while UPN aired the hour-long UPN Kids block on Sunday mornings.[1]

Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, branded as PTV at the time – is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.

Legend

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  •   Light yellow indicates talk shows.
  •   Green indicates soap operas.
  •   Pink indicates game shows.
  •   Gold indicates news and public affairs programming.
  •   Light teal indicates sporting events.
  •   White indicates local programming.
  •   Light purple indicates children's and/or E/I-compliant programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).
  •   White with red border indicates other programs not applicable to the above categorizations.
  • New series are highlighted in bold.

Schedule

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  • All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
  • Local schedules may differ, as affiliates have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs.[2] Such scheduling may be limited to preemptions caused by local or national breaking news or weather coverage (which may force stations to tape delay certain programs in overnight timeslots or defer them to a co-operated or contracted station in their regular timeslot) and any major sports events scheduled to air in a weekday timeslot (mainly during major holidays). Stations may air shows at other times at their preference.

Monday–Friday

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Network 6:00 am 6:30 am 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall ABC World News This Morning Good Morning America Local/syndicated programming Mike and Maty Local/syndicated programming Loving All My Children One Life to Live General Hospital Local/syndicated programming ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
Late Fall The City (11/13)
Summer Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends (6/10)
CBS CBS Morning News CBS This Morning Local/syndicated programming The Price Is Right Local/syndicated programming The Young and the Restless The Bold and the Beautiful As the World Turns Guiding Light Local/syndicated programming CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
NBC Fall NBC News at Sunrise Today Local/syndicated programming Leeza Local/syndicated programming Days of Our Lives Another World Local/syndicated programming NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
Spring Real Life with Jane Pauley Leeza
Fox Fall Local/syndicated programming Bobby's World The Fox Cubhouse Local/syndicated programming Taz-Mania (R) X-Men The Adventures of Batman & Robin Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Goosebumps (Fri., starting Oct. 27) / Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible (Mon.-Thu., from Feb. 19-22) Local/syndicated programming
February Eek! Stravaganza
April Jim Henson's Animal Show Power Rangers Zeo (Mon.-Thu.)
Goosebumps (Fri.)
June Eek! Stravaganza Rimba's Island Bobby's World Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Mon.-Thu.)
Goosebumps (Fri.)
August Budgie the Little Helicopter Power Rangers Zeo (Mon.-Thu.)
X-Men (Fri.)
The WB Local/syndicated programming That's Warner Bros.! Animaniacs Local and/or
syndicated programming

Notes:

  • ABC, NBC and CBS offered their early morning newscasts via a looping feed (usually running as late as 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time) to accommodate local scheduling in the westernmost contiguous time zones or for use a filler programming for stations that do not offer a local morning newscast; some stations without a morning newscast may air syndicated or time-lease programs instead of the full newscast loop.
  • NBC allowed owned-and-operated and affiliated stations the preference of airing Another World and Days of Our Lives in reverse order from the network's recommended scheduling.
  • Loving aired its last episode on ABC on November 10, 1995; The City, a New York City-set spin-off that initially featured 12 characters that appeared on Loving at the time of the latter's cancellation, premiered in its place on November 13. Both soap operas were fed to affiliates at Noon/11:00 a.m. CT or 12:30 p.m./11:30 a.m. CT, depending on local scheduling preference.

Saturday

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Network 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
The New Adventures of Madeline Free Willy George of the Jungle (R) Bump in the Night Fudge ReBoot The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (11:56 am) What-a-Mess ABC Weekend Special College Football on ABC
October Dumb and Dumber
Winter The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (R) ABC Sports and/or local programming Local news ABC World News Saturday
Spring Bump in the Night Fudge Hypernauts
Summer Fudge Bump in the Night The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:56 am) Fudge ReBoot
Late July Aliens in the Family
CBS Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
Garfield and Friends (R) The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa Aladdin Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Mask: Animated Series Santo Bugito The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Beakman's World Really Wild Animals CBS Sports and/or local programming Local news CBS Evening News
October The Adventures of Hyperman
January Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Santo Bugito
February Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Summer Santo Bugito The Adventures of Hyperman
NBC Local and/or
syndicated
programming
Saturday Today Saved by the Bell: The New Class Hang Time Saved by the Bell: The New Class California Dreams NBA Inside Stuff NBC Sports and/or local programming NBC Sports programming Local news NBC Nightly News
Fox Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Eek! Stravaganza Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Masked Rider Spider-Man The Tick X-Men Life with Louie Local and/or
syndicated
programming
Spring The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper X-Men The Tick Fox Sports and/or local programming
late-Spring Masked Rider Power Rangers Zeo Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (R) The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper Spider-Man X-Men
Summer Masked Rider Bobby's World Goosebumps Spider-Man In the Zone Fox Sports and/or local programming
The WB Fall Local and/or
syndicated programming
Animaniacs The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries Animaniacs Pinky and the Brain Freakazoid! Earthworm Jim Local and/or
syndicated programming
Winter The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries Animaniacs

Notes:

  • CBS temporarily aired Garfield and Friends at 8:00 a.m. ET from September 16 to October 7 alongside Timon and Pumbaa at the same slot from October 25 to November 18.
  • On December 9, 1995, ABC replaced The New Adventures of Madeline (which had been canceled due to low ratings) with reruns of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

Sunday

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Network 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Local and/or
syndicated programming
Good Morning America Sunday This Week with David Brinkley Local and/or
syndicated programming
ABC Sports and/or local programming Local news ABC World News Sunday
CBS Local and/or
syndicated programming
CBS News Sunday Morning Face the Nation Local and/or
syndicated programming
CBS Sports and/or local programming Local news CBS Evening News
NBC Fall Local and/or
syndicated programming
Sunday Today Meet the Press Local and/or
syndicated programming
NFL on NBC Local news NBC Nightly News
Mid-winter NBC Sports and/or local programming
Fox Fall Local and/or
syndicated programming
Fox NFL Sunday Fox NFL and/or local programming or another Fox Sports event
Mid-winter Fox Sports and/or local programming Local and/or
syndicated programming
Spring Local and/or
syndicated programming
Fox News Sunday Local and/or
syndicated programming
UPN Local and/or
syndicated programming
Space Strikers Teknoman Local and/or
syndicated programming

By network

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Greenhouse, Aaron. "UPN Kids Broadcast Schedule". UPN Kids Broadcast Schedule. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ "- TV listings – Yahoo.com".

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