Debuts
| Date | Show |
|---|---|
| January 7 | Time Machine on NBC. |
| January 23 | ThunderCats in Syndication |
| March 1 | Michael Nesmith in Television Parts on NBC. |
| March 3 | Moonlighting on ABC. |
| March 15 | Mr. Belvedere on ABC. |
| March 30 | CBS Storybreak on CBS. |
| April 7 | National Geographic Explorer on Nickelodeon. |
| April 10 | Lady Blue on ABC. |
| May 10 | WWF Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC. |
| June 3 | Larry King Live on CNN. |
| June 30 | Code of Vengeance on NBC. |
| July 14 | Stingray on NBC |
| August 13 | West 57th on CBS |
| September 4 | Hell Town on NBC. |
| September 7 | Small Wonder in Syndication. |
| Star Wars: Droids on ABC | |
| Star Wars: Ewoks on ABC | |
| What's Happening Now!! in Syndication | |
| September 14 | 227 on NBC. |
| The Berenstain Bears on CBS | |
| The Care Bears in Syndication | |
| Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears on NBC. | |
| Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling on CBS. | |
| The Golden Girls on NBC. | |
| It's Punky Brewster on NBC. | |
| Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters on CBS. | |
| The Wuzzles on CBS. | |
| September 16 | Break the Bank in Syndication |
| G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero in Syndication | |
| September 18 | Charlie & Co. on CBS |
| The Equalizer on CBS. | |
| George Burns Comedy Week on CBS | |
| Stir Crazy on CBS | |
| September 20 | Spenser: For Hire on ABC. |
| September 21 | Hollywood Beat on ABC |
| Lime Street on ABC | |
| September 24 | Growing Pains on ABC. |
| September 29 | Amazing Stories on NBC. |
| MacGyver on ABC. | |
| October 4 | Misfits of Science on NBC |
| October 6 | Jem in Syndication. |
| November 20 | The Colbys on ABC |
| November 21 | Shadow Chasers on ABC |
| December 11 | Mary on CBS. |
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