1994–95 United States network television schedule
The 1994–95 network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 1994 to August 1995. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football. This was the first season to feature the United Paramount Network and The WB Television Network, as both launched in January 1995. Both networks would ultimately shutdown and form The CW in September 2006.
New series highlighted in bold.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating in parenthesis (#rank / rating), as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
- Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
- Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
- Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.
Sunday
Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Fall | America's Funniest Home Videos | On Our Own | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (#23/12.7) | ||||
Winter | America's Funniest Home Videos | ||||||||
CBS | 60 Minutes (#6/17.2) | Murder, She Wrote (#8/15.6) (Tied with Friends) |
CBS Sunday Movie (#18/13.7) | ||||||
Fox | Fall | Fortune Hunter | The Simpsons | Hardball | Married... with Children | Wild Oats | Local Programming | ||
Follow-up | Encounters: The Hidden Truth | The Simpsons (Repeats) | The George Carlin Show | ||||||
Winter | The Simpsons (Repeats) | Get Smart | House of Buggin' | Dream On | |||||
Spring | Encounters: The Hidden Truth | The Critic | |||||||
Summer | Sliders | My Wildest Dreams | |||||||
Follow-up | Living Single | The George Carlin Show | |||||||
NBC | Fall | Earth 2 | seaQuest DSV | NBC Sunday Night Movie (#28/12.0) | |||||
Summer | Time Life's Lost Civilizations |
NOTE: The Great Defender aired its pilot episode on FOX at 7pm ET on March 5, 1995. FOX cancelled the show before the 2nd episode aired. Episodes already made before being cancelled aired on Mondays in the summer.
Monday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Fall | Coach | Blue Skies | ESPN Monday Night Football (#5/17.7) | |||
Follow-up | Coach (Repeats) | ||||||
Winter | A Whole New Ballgame | The ABC Monday Night Movie (#29/11.7) (Tied with Chicago Hope, The Martin Short Show and Primetime Live) | |||||
Spring | Various programming | ||||||
Summer | The Marshal | ||||||
CBS | Fall | The Nanny (#24/12.5) | Dave's World (#21/12.9) | Murphy Brown (#16/14.1) | Love & War | Northern Exposure | |
Winter | Cybill (#22/12.8) | Chicago Hope (#29/11.7) (Tied with The ABC Monday Night Movie, The Martin Short Show and Primetime Live) | |||||
Fox | Fall | Melrose Place | Party of Five | Local Programming | |||
Winter | Models Inc. | ||||||
Spring | Medicine Ball | ||||||
Summer | Encounters: The Hidden Truth | The Great Defender | |||||
NBC | Fall | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Blossom | The NBC Monday Movie (#19/13.6) | |||
Spring | In the House | ||||||
UPN (launched January 16, 1995) | Winter | Star Trek: Voyager | Pig Sty | Platypus Man | Local Programming | ||
Mid-Summer | Legend | ||||||
Tuesday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Fall | Full House (#25/12.4) | Me and the Boys (#20/13.1) | Home Improvement (#3/19.5) | Grace Under Fire (#4/18.6) | NYPD Blue (#7/16.5) | |
Spring | Thunder Alley | Ellen | |||||
Summer | Coach | ||||||
August | Roseanne | ||||||
CBS | Fall | Rescue 911 | CBS Tuesday Movie | ||||
Spring | Under One Roof | ||||||
Follow-up | Rescue 911 | ||||||
Fox | Fox Tuesday Night Movie | Local Programming | |||||
NBC | Fall | Wings (#26/12.3) | The Martin Short Show (#29/11.7) (Tied with Chicago Hope, the ABC Monday Night Movie and Primetime Live) |
Frasier (#15/14.3) | The John Larroquette Show | Dateline NBC | |
Follow-up | Various programming | ||||||
Winter | Something Wilder | ||||||
Spring | NewsRadio | Pride & Joy | |||||
Follow-up | The John Larroquette Show | ||||||
Summer | Pride & Joy | ||||||
Mid-Summer | NewsRadio | ||||||
UPN | Winter | Marker | The Watcher | Local Programming | |||
Spring | Legend | Marker |
Wednesday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Fall | Thunder Alley | All-American Girl | Roseanne (#10/15.5) | Ellen* (#13/14.8) | Turning Point | |
Follow-up | Sister, Sister | ||||||
Winter | Primetime Live (#29/11.7) (Tied with Chicago Hope, the ABC Monday Night Movie and The Martin Short Show) | ||||||
Spring | Roseanne (#10/15.5) | Ellen (#13/14.8) | Grace Under Fire (#4/18.6) | Coach | |||
Summer | Me and the Boys | Roseanne | |||||
August | Grace Under Fire | All-American Girl | |||||
CBS | Fall | The Boys Are Back | Daddy's Girls | Touched by an Angel | 48 Hours | ||
Follow-up | Various programming | The Boys Are Back | |||||
Winter | Women of the House | Hearts Afire | Double Rush | Love & War | Northern Exposure | ||
Follow-up | Various programming | ||||||
Spring | The George Wendt Show | Double Rush | CBS Wednesday Movie | ||||
Follow-up | Various programming | ||||||
Summer | Christy | Northern Exposure | Under Suspicion | ||||
Follow-up | The Nanny | Dave's World | CBS Wednesday Movie | ||||
Fox | Fall | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Models Inc. | Local Programming | |||
Winter | Party of Five | ||||||
Spring | Sliders | ||||||
NBC | Fall | The Cosby Mysteries | Dateline NBC | Law & Order (#27/12.2) | |||
Summer | High Sierra Search and Rescue | ||||||
The WB (launched January 11, 1995) | Winter | The Wayans Bros. | The Parent 'Hood | Unhappily Ever After | Muscle | Local Programming | |
Summer | The Parent 'Hood | The Wayans Bros. | Unhappily Ever After | ||||
August | Sister, Sister | ||||||
(*) The WB premiered a New Comedy Wednesday Line-Up
Thursday
Friday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Fall | Family Matters | Boy Meets World | Step by Step | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | 20/20 (#17/14.0) | |
Spring | Sister, Sister | On Our Own | |||||
Follow Up | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | ||||||
May/Summer | Boy Meets World | ||||||
CBS | Fall | Diagnosis: Murder | Under Suspicion | Picket Fences | |||
Spring | The Wright Verdicts | ||||||
Follow-up | Burke's Law | ||||||
Summer | Due South | ||||||
Mid-Summer | Black Fox | ||||||
August | Picket Fences | Picket Fences | |||||
Fox | Fall | M.A.N.T.I.S. | The X-Files | Local Programming | |||
Spring | VR.5 | ||||||
Summer | Encounters: The Hidden Truth | ||||||
Follow-up | Tales from the Crypt | Tales from the Crypt | |||||
Mid-Summer | TV Nation | ||||||
NBC | Fall | Unsolved Mysteries | Dateline NBC | Homicide: Life on the Street | |||
August | Baseball Night in America (August-September) |
Saturday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Fall | ABC Family Movie | The Commish | ||||
Spring | The Marshal | ||||||
Summer | Me and the Boys | Bringing up Jack | ABC Saturday Night Movie | ||||
Late summer | Baseball Night in America (July-August) | ||||||
CBS | Fall | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | The 5 Mrs. Buchanans | Hearts Afire | Walker, Texas Ranger | ||
Winter | The Boys Are Back | The 5 Mrs. Buchanans | |||||
Follow-up | Touched by an Angel | ||||||
Spring | The Office | The 5 Mrs. Buchanans | |||||
Fox | COPS | COPS | America's Most Wanted | Local Programming | |||
NBC | Fall | Something Wilder | Empty Nest | Sweet Justice | Sisters | ||
Follow-up | Empty Nest | Various programming | |||||
Winter | The Mommies | ||||||
Spring | Amazing Grace | ||||||
May | NBC Saturday Night Movies | ||||||
Summer | Empty Nest | Empty Nest | The John Larroquette Show | The John Larroquette Show | Law & Order |
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References
- Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.