1996–97 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1996–97 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 1996 to August 1997. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 1995–96 season.

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.

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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.[1] 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 Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends Local/syndicated programming The City All My Children One Life to Live General Hospital Local/syndicated programming ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
Spring All My Children / One Life to Live / General Hospital Classics (3/31)
Summer The View (8/11) Port Charles (6/1)
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 Real Life with Jane Pauley Leeza Local/syndicated programming Days of Our Lives Another World Local/syndicated programming NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
Winter Local/syndicated programming Sunset Beach (1/6)
Fox Fall Local/syndicated programming Bobby's World Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Local/syndicated programming Fox After Breakfast Local/syndicated programming Eek! Stravaganza The Adventures of Batman & Robin Big Bad Beetleborgs Power Rangers Zeo+ Local/syndicated programming
Winter Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates The Adventures of Batman & Robin Spider-Man
Spring Spider-Man The Adventures of Batman & Robin Bobby's World Various programs Power Rangers Zeo / Power Rangers Turbo / Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Summer Bobby's World The Adventures of Batman & Robin Eek! Stravaganza Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Mon.-Thu.)
Power Rangers Turbo (Fri.)
July Round the Twist (Mon.-Thu.)
Stickin' Around (Fri.)
August The Vicki Lawrence Show
The WB Fall Local and/or
syndicated programming
Bugs 'n' Daffy Animaniacs Local and/or
syndicated programming
November Bugs 'n' Daffy (Mon.-Thu.)
Freakazoid! (Fri.)
Animaniacs (Mon.-Thu.)
Freakazoid! (Fri.)
February Bugs 'n' Daffy Animaniacs

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.
  • Sunset Beach debuted on NBC on January 6, 1997, and was made available to affiliates at either noon/11:00 CT or 3:00/2:00 CT. Some NBC affiliates did not air Sunset Beach in the noon timeslot, opting to air local news and/or syndicated programming instead, and often placing the soap opera in a late morning or afternoon time slot.
  • The City aired its last episode on ABC on March 28; abbreviated half-hour versions of classic episodes of All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital filled the timeslot in the interim, until Port Charles premiered in its place on June 1, 1997; The City and Port Charles was 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.
  • (+) Fox Kids temporarily aired Mighty Morphin Power Rangers reruns in the 4:30 p.m. ET slot for two non-consecutive weeks during the 1996–97 midseason (one in February and one in March).
  • Fox Kids ran temporary stunt blocks of animated and live-action series in the 3:30 p.m. ET time slot during the spring of 1997, including:
  • In July, Fox Kids replaced Power Rangers reruns at 4:30 p.m. ET with Round the Twist (Monday–Thursday) and Stickin' Around (Friday).

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 Winnie the Pooh Brand Spanking New! Doug The Mighty Ducks Street Sharks The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show / Schoolhouse Rock! (10:56 am) Bone Chillers Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles Flash Forward ABC Weekend Special ABC Sports and/or local programming
October Jungle Cubs
November Brand Spanking New! Doug The Mighty Ducks
Winter The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ABC Sports and/or local programming ABC Sports programming Local news ABC World News Saturday
Spring Nightmare Ned DuckTales
CBS Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa The Mask: Animated Series Project G.e.e.K.e.R. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Beakman's World CBS Storybreak SEC on CBS
November The Mask: Animated Series
Spring The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat CBS Sports and/or local programming CBS Sports programming Local news CBS Evening News
July Beakman's World The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
NBC Local and/or
syndicated
programming
Today Saved by the Bell: The New Class Hang Time California Dreams Saved by the Bell: The New Class NBA Inside Stuff NBC Sports and/or local programming NBC Sports programming Local news NBC Nightly News
Fox Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
C Bear and Jamal Big Bad Beetleborgs The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper Spider-Man Goosebumps Life with Louie X-Men The Tick Local and/or
syndicated
programming
Winter Spider-Man The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper Eerie, Indiana Life with Louie X-Men
May The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper Power Rangers Turbo Spider-Man Local and/or
syndicated
programming
In the Zone Fox Sports and/or local programming Local and/or
syndicated
programming
Summer Power Rangers Turbo Spider-Man The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper
The WB Fall Local and/or
syndicated programming
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries Animaniacs Pinky and the Brain Superman: The Animated Series Road Rovers Freakazoid! Earthworm Jim Local and/or
syndicated programming
October Freakazoid! Earthworm Jim Superman: The Animated Series Road Rovers Waynehead Pinky and the Brain Animaniacs The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
November The Daffy Duck Show Animaniacs

CBS note: The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat and Beakman's World switched timeslots on July 12.

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 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
Today Meet the Press Local and/or
syndicated programming
NFL on NBC
Mid-winter NBC Sports and/or local programming Local news NBC Nightly News
Fox Fall Local and/or
syndicated programming
Fox News Sunday Local and/or
syndicated programming
Fox NFL Sunday Fox NFL
Mid-winter Fox Sports and/or local programming Local and/or
syndicated programming
UPN Local and/or
syndicated programming
Jumanji The Mouse and the Monster The Incredible Hulk Bureau of Alien Detectors Local and/or
syndicated programming

By network

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See also

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References

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Sources

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