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1988 in American television

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For the American TV schedule, see: 1988-89 United States network television schedule.

Contents

The year 1988 in television involved some significant events. This is a list of notable events in the United States.

Programs

  • 20/20 (1978–present)
  • 21 Jump Street (1987-1992)
  • 60 Minutes (1968–present)
  • 227 (1985–1990)
  • A Different World (1987–1993)
  • ABC World News (1978–present)
  • ALF (1986–1990)
  • All My Children (1970–2011)
  • Amen (1986–1991)
  • America This Morning (1982–present)
  • America Undercover (1983–present)
  • American Bandstand (1952–1989)
  • American Masters (1983–present)
  • Another World (1964–1999)
  • As the World Turns (1956–2010)
  • Cagney & Lacey (1982–1988)
  • Candid Camera (1948–2004)
  • CBS News Sunday Morning (1979–present)
  • Cheers (1982–1993)
  • College Basketball on CBS (1981–present)
  • Dallas (1978–1991)
  • Days of Our Lives (1965–present)
  • Derrick (1974–1998)
  • Designing Women (1986–1993)
  • Double Dare (1986–1993)
  • Duet (1987-1989)
  • Dynasty (1981–1989)
  • Entertainment Tonight (1981–present)
  • Face the Nation (1954–present)
  • Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
  • Family Ties (1982–1989)
  • Frontline (1983–present)
  • Full House (1987–1995)
  • General Hospital (1963–present)
  • Good Morning America (1975–present)
  • Growing Pains (1985–1992)
  • Guiding Light (1952–2009)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present)
  • Hee Haw (1969–1993)
  • Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
  • Hotel (1983–1988)
  • It's a Living (1980–1982, 1985–1989)
  • Jem (1985–1988)
  • Jeopardy! (1964–1975, 1984–present)
  • Kate and Allie (1984–1989)
  • Knots Landing (1979–1993)
  • L.A. Law (1986–1994)
  • Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993)
  • Lingo (1987–1988, 2002–2007, 2011)
  • Lou Dobbs Tonight (1980–present)
  • Loving (1983–1995)
  • MacGyver (1985–1992)
  • Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
  • Mama's Family (1983–1984, 1986–1990)
  • Married... with Children (1987–1997)
  • Masterpiece Theatre (1971–present)
  • Max Headroom (1987–1998)
  • Matlock (1986–1996)
  • Meet the Press (1947–present)
  • Miami Vice (1984–1989)
  • Monday Night Football (1970–present)
  • Moonlighting (1985–1989)
  • Mr. Belvedere (1985–1990)
  • Muppet Babies (1984–1991)
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
  • Mystery! (1980–present)
  • Nature (1982–present)
  • NBC Nightly News (1970–present)
  • Newhart (1982–1990)
  • Night Court (1984–1992)
  • Nightline (1979–present)
  • Nova (1974–present)
  • One Life to Live (1968–present)
  • Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1991)
  • Perfect Strangers (1986–1993)
  • Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
  • Ryan's Hope (1975–1989)
  • Sally (1985–2002)
  • Santa Barbara (1984–1993)
  • Saturday Night Live (1975–present)
  • Sesame Street (1969–present)
  • Soul Train (1971–2006)
  • SportsCenter (1979–present)
  • St. Elsewhere (1982–1988)
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987–1996)
  • The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–present)
  • The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
  • The Disney Sunday Movie (1986–1988) retooled as The Magical World of Disney (1988–1990) on October 9
  • The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
  • The McNeil/Leather Newshour (1975–present)
  • The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986–2011)
  • The Price Is Right (1972–present)
  • The Today Show (1952–present)
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
  • The Tracey Ullman Show (1987–1990)
  • The Twilight Zone (1985–1988)
  • The Young and the Restless (1973–present)
  • thirtysomething (1987–1991)
  • This Old House (1979–present)
  • This Week (1981–present)
  • This Week in Baseball (1977–1998, 2000–present)
  • Truth or Consequences (1950–1988)
  • Unsolved Mysteries (1987–1998, 2001–2002, 2008–2010)
  • Webster (1983–1989)
  • What's Happening Now!! (1985–1988)
  • Wheel of Fortune, daytime version (1975–1991)
  • Who's the Boss? (1984–1992)
  • Wide World of Sports (1961–1997)

    • Debuting this year

    The following is a list of shows that premiered in 1988.

    References

    1988 in American television Wikipedia
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