Debuts
| Date | Show |
|---|---|
| January 3 | Unsolved Mysteries (as a special hosted by Raymond Burr) on NBC. |
| January 17 | Ohara on ABC. |
| January 21 | The Tortellis on NBC. |
| January 26 | Square One TV and Mathman on PBS. |
| February 9 | Rescue 911 on CBS. |
| March 11 | Houston Knights on CBS. |
| March 13 | Rags to Riches on NBC. |
| March 18 | The Bronx Zoo on NBC. |
| March 19 | Roomies on NBC. |
| March 20 | The Charmings on ABC. |
| March 23 | The Bold and the Beautiful on CBS. |
| March 31 | Max Headroom on ABC. |
| April 2 | Nothing in Common on NBC. |
| April 5 | Married... with Children on FOX. |
| The Tracey Ullman Show on FOX. | |
| April 12 | 21 Jump Street on FOX. |
| April 18 | Sweet Surrender on NBC. |
| April 19 | Bionic Six in Syndication |
| Duet on FOX. | |
| April 26 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills on FOX. |
| May 3 | Mr. President on FOX. |
| May 21 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd on NBC. |
| June 15 | Home Shopping Game in Syndication |
| July 11 | Werewolf on FOX. |
| July 18 | Karen's Song on FOX. |
| The New Adventures of Beans Baxter on FOX. | |
| August 8 | Animal Crack-Ups on ABC |
| September 7 | Geraldo in Syndication. |
| September 12 | I'm Telling! on NBC. |
| My Pet Monster on ABC. | |
| The New Archies on NBC. | |
| Popeye and Son on CBS. | |
| September 14 | Dinosaucers in Syndication |
| Frank's Place on CBS. | |
| September 16 | Wiseguy on CBS. |
| September 17 | Out of This World on NBC O&Os. |
| September 18 | DuckTales in Syndication |
| September 19 | Marblehead Manor on NBC O&Os. |
| Once a Hero on ABC. | |
| She's the Sheriff on NBC O&Os. | |
| September 20 | The Highwayman on NBC. |
| My Two Dads on NBC. | |
| September 22 | Full House on ABC. |
| I Married Dora on ABC. | |
| September 23 | Hooperman on ABC. |
| The Slap Maxwell Story on ABC. | |
| September 24 | A Different World on NBC. |
| Tour of Duty on CBS. | |
| September 25 | Beauty and the Beast on CBS. |
| September 26 | ALF: The Animated Series on NBC. |
| Jake and the Fatman on CBS. | |
| J.J. Starbuck on NBC. | |
| Second Chance (aka Boys Will Be Boys) on FOX. | |
| September 27 | Dolly on ABC. |
| The Law & Harry McGraw on CBS. | |
| September 28 | Star Trek: The Next Generation in Syndication |
| September 29 | thirtysomething on ABC. |
| October 3 | Everything's Relative on CBS. |
| Leg Work on CBS. | |
| October 11 | Women in Prison on FOX. |
| November 2 | Finders Keepers on Nickelodeon. |
| November 5 | Beverly Hills Buntz on NBC. |
| November 7 | Sable on ABC. |
| December 7 | Remote Control on MTV. |
| December 10 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Syndication |
| December 11 | The Wilton North Report on FOX. |
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