Must See TV - NBC Thursday-night Lineup History

NBC Thursday-night Lineup History

Lime indicates the #1 most-watched program of the season.
Yellow indicates the top-10 most-watched programs of the season.
Cyan indicates the top-20 most watched programs of the season.
Magenta indicates the top-30 most watched programs of the season.
Orange indicates the top-40 most watched programs of the season.
Silver indicates the top-50 most watched programs of the season.
Year(s) / Season 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
Pre-Must See TV (1980–1982)
1980–1981 Fall Games People Play NBC Thursday Night Movie
Winter Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Spring
1981–1982 Fall Harper Valley Lewis & Clark Diff'rent Strokes Gimme a Break! Hill Street Blues
Winter Fame
Spring
Must See TV (1982–2006)
1982–1983 Fall Fame Cheers Taxi Hill Street Blues
Winter Gimme a Break! Cheers
Spring
1983–1984 Fall Gimme a Break! Mama's Family We Got It Made Cheers Hill Street Blues
Winter Family Ties Cheers Buffalo Bill
Spring
1984–1985 Fall The Cosby Show Family Ties Cheers Night Court Hill Street Blues
Winter
Spring
1985–1986 Fall The Cosby Show Family Ties Cheers Night Court Hill Street Blues
Winter
Spring
1986–1987 Fall The Cosby Show Family Ties Cheers Night Court Hill Street Blues
Winter L.A. Law
Spring Nothing in Common
1987–1988 Fall The Cosby Show A Different World Cheers Night Court L.A. Law
Winter
Spring Day by Day and The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1988–1989 Fall The Cosby Show A Different World Cheers Dear John L.A. Law
Winter
Spring
1989–1990 Fall The Cosby Show A Different World Cheers Dear John L.A. Law
Winter Grand
Spring Wings
1990–1991 Fall The Cosby Show A Different World Cheers Grand L.A. Law
Winter Wings
Spring Seinfeld
1991–1992 Fall The Cosby Show A Different World Cheers Wings L.A. Law
Winter
Spring
1992–1993 Fall A Different World Rhythm & Blues Cheers Wings L.A. Law
Winter Out All Night A Different World
Spring Cheers Wings Seinfeld
1993–1994 Fall Mad About You Wings Seinfeld Frasier L.A. Law
Winter Homicide: Life on the Street
Spring L.A. Law
1994–1995 Fall Mad About You Friends Seinfeld Madman of the People ER
Winter
Spring Hope & Gloria Friends
1995–1996 Fall Friends The Single Guy Seinfeld Caroline in the City ER
Winter
Spring Boston Common
1996–1997 Fall Friends The Single Guy Seinfeld Suddenly Susan ER
Winter Suddenly Susan The Naked Truth
Spring Fired Up
1997–1998 Fall Friends Union Square Seinfeld Veronica's Closet ER
Winter Just Shoot Me
Spring
1998–1999 Fall Friends Jesse Frasier Veronica's Closet ER
Winter
Spring Will & Grace
1999–2000 Fall Friends Jesse Frasier Stark Raving Mad ER
Winter
Spring Daddio Battery Park
2000–2001 Fall Friends Cursed/The Weber Show Will & Grace Just Shoot Me ER
Winter
Spring
2001–2002 Fall Friends Inside Schwartz Will & Grace Just Shoot Me ER
Winter Leap of Faith
Spring Friends
2002–2003 Fall Friends Scrubs Will & Grace Good Morning, Miami ER
Winter
Spring
2003–2004 Fall Friends Scrubs and Friends Will & Grace Coupling and Scrubs ER
Winter Will & Grace The Apprentice
Spring Friends Will & Grace Scrubs
2004–2005 Fall Joey Will & Grace The Apprentice ER
Winter
Spring
2005–2006 Fall Joey Will & Grace The Apprentice ER
Winter Will & Grace Four Kings My Name Is Earl The Office
Spring My Name Is Earl
Comedy Night Done Right (2006–present)
2006–2007 Fall My Name Is Earl The Office Deal or No Deal ER
Winter Scrubs 30 Rock
Spring Scrubs and 30 Rock Andy Barker, P.I. and Scrubs
2007–2008 Fall My Name Is Earl 30 Rock The Office Scrubs ER
Winter1 My Name Is Earl and The Office repeats or Deal or No Deal Celebrity Apprentice Lipstick Jungle
Spring My Name Is Earl 30 Rock and Scrubs The Office Scrubs and 30 Rock ER
2008–2009 Fall My Name Is Earl Kath & Kim The Office SNL Weekend Update Thursday and 30 Rock ER
Winter 30 Rock
Spring Parks and Recreation Southland
2009–2010 Fall SNL Weekend Update Thursday and Community Parks and Recreation The Office Community and 30 Rock The Jay Leno Show
Winter Community 30 Rock
Spring The Marriage Ref
2010–2011 Fall Community 30 Rock The Office Outsourced The Apprentice
Winter Perfect Couples Parks and Recreation 30 Rock Outsourced
Spring The Paul Reiser Show
The Office (R)
2011–2012 Fall Community Parks and Recreation The Office Whitney Prime Suspect
Mid-season 30 Rock Up All Night The Firm
Spring Awake
Follow-up Community 30 Rock
Follow-up Parks and Recreation
2012–2013 Fall SNL Primetime: Election Special and 30 Rock Up All Night The Office Parks and Recreation Rock Center with Brian Williams
Spring Community Parks and Recreation 1600 Penn

^1 Because of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, shows that would regularly air were replaced with repeats and unscripted television.

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