[1] PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.
Note: An actors' strike hindered the ability to start airing shows in a timely manner.
The shows in the schedule were the first to air new episodes in their respective time periods as they bowed in between late August and December 31, 1980.
Note: On ABC, local and paid political programming aired in the 8-9 p.m. hour from September till November.
It was pulled from the Wednesday night schedule in January 1981 and returned on Mondays from March to April, when the final 12 episodes of the series ran as six 60-minute installments.
Note: CBS Thursday Movie Special aired 9-11 p.m. from September till the end of November.