These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning in September 1981. All times are Eastern; affiliate schedules may differ.
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New series are highlighted in bold.
Fall 1981
NOTE: Captain Kangaroo was shortened from 1 hour to 30 minutes and retitled Wake Up With the Captain on September 28.
Spring 1982
NOTE: Search for Tomorrow aired its final CBS episode on March 26, 1982. The following Monday, March 29, Search moved to NBC.
Summer 1982
NOTE: On October 1, 1982, Captain Kangaroo aired its final weekday episode. The show then moved exclusively to Saturday mornings, where it would remain until its cancellation in 1984. Sunrise Semester also aired its final episode on the same day. CBS Morning News expanded from 90 minutes to 2 hours (becoming CBS' first 2-hour morning show), and replaced these iconic but outdated children's programs.