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1983/01/03-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On the first change of 1983, NBC brought back "Sale of the Century" in the 10:30 ET, 9:30 CT/PT slot. "Wheel" moves back 1/2 an hour. It debuted "Hitman" at 11:30 ET, 10:30 CT/PT and "Just Men" at 12 ET, 11 CT/PT. The latter two games lasted only three months. The game show count went back up to eight.

am10:00-am10:30: CBS The $25,000 Pyramid (through 12/31/87)
am10:00-am10:30: NBC The Facts of Life

am10:30-am11:00: CBS Child's Play (through 9/16/83)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Sale of the Century (through 1/02/87)

am11:00-am11:30: NBC Wheel of Fortune (through 6/30/89)
am11:00-pm12:00: ABC The Love Boat (through 6/23/83)
am11:00-pm12:00: CBS The Price is Right (present)

am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Hitman (through 4/01/83)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC Family Feud (through 10/05/84)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm12:30: NBC Just Men! (through 4/01/83)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S) (through 10/05/84)
pm12:30-pm01:00: NBC Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 12/26/86)
pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (present, some zones air it 1/2 hour earlier)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S) (through 9/23/11)
pm01:00-pm02:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S) (through 09/09/2022)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS As The World Turns (S) (through 3/20/87)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S) (through 1/13/12)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S) (through 6/25/99)

pm02:30-pm03:00: CBS Capitol (S) (through 3/20/87)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S) (through 9/07/12)
pm03:00-pm04:00: CBS Guiding Light (S) (through 9/18/09)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC Fantasy (through 10/28/83)

pm04:00-pm04:30: ABC The Edge of Night (S) (through 12/28/84)
pm04:00-pm04:30: CBS Tattletales (through 6/01/84)
pm04:00-pm05:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)
pm04:30-pm05:30: CBS CBS Afternoon Playhouse (occasional Tuesdays)

1983/04/04-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

NBC made some more moves. It canceled "Hitman" and "Just Men" with new game shows. "Dream House" and "The New Battlestars" occupied the hour starting at 11:30 ET, 10:30 CT/PT.

In the 11:30am slot, NBC brought back "Dream House", followed by "New Battlestars" at noon.

am10:00-am10:30: CBS The $25,000 Pyramid (through 12/31/87)
am10:00-am10:30: NBC The Facts of Life

am10:30-am11:00: CBS Child's Play (through 9/16/83)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Sale of the Century (through 1/02/87)

am11:00-am11:30: NBC Wheel of Fortune (through 6/30/89)
am11:00-pm12:00: ABC The Love Boat (through 6/23/83)
am11:00-pm12:00: CBS The Price is Right (present)

am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Dream House (through 6/29/84)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC Family Feud (through 10/05/84)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm12:30: NBC New Battlestars (through 7/01/83)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S) (through 10/05/84)
pm12:30-pm01:00: NBC Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 12/26/86)
pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (present, some zones air it 1/2 hour earlier)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S) (through 9/23/11)
pm01:00-pm02:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S) (through 09/09/2022)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS As The World Turns (S) (through 3/20/87)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S) (through 1/13/12)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S) (through 6/25/99)

pm02:30-pm03:00: CBS Capitol (S) (through 3/20/87)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S) (through 9/07/12)
pm03:00-pm04:00: CBS Guiding Light (S) (through 9/18/09)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC Fantasy (through 10/28/83)

pm04:00-pm04:30: ABC The Edge of Night (S) (through 12/28/84)
pm04:00-pm04:30: CBS Tattletales (through 6/01/84)
pm04:00-pm05:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)
pm04:30-pm05:30: CBS CBS Afternoon Playhouse (occasional Tuesdays)

1983/06/27-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date, ABC replaced reruns of "The Love Boat" with reruns of "Too Close For Comfort" at 11 ET, 10 CT/PT, followed by a new soap opera, "Loving," at 11:30 ET, 10:30 CT/PT. ABC now had four and a half hours devoted to soap operas.

am10:00-am10:30: CBS The $25,000 Pyramid (through 12/31/87)
am10:00-am10:30: NBC The Facts of Life

am10:30-am11:00: CBS Child's Play (through 9/16/83)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Sale of the Century (through 1/02/87)

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Too Close For Comfort (through 9/16/83)
am11:00-am11:30: NBC Wheel of Fortune (through 6/30/89)
am11:00-pm12:00: CBS The Price is Right (present)

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Loving (S) (through 10/05/84)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Dream House (through 6/29/84)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC Family Feud (through 10/05/84)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm12:30: NBC New Battlestars (through 7/01/83)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S) (through 10/05/84)
pm12:30-pm01:00: NBC Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 12/26/86)
pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (present, some zones air it 1/2 hour earlier)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S) (through 9/23/11)
pm01:00-pm02:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S) (through 09/09/2022)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS As The World Turns (S) (through 3/20/87)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S) (through 1/13/12)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S) (through 6/25/99)

pm02:30-pm03:00: CBS Capitol (S) (through 3/20/87)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S) (through 9/07/12)
pm03:00-pm04:00: CBS Guiding Light (S) (through 9/18/09)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC Fantasy (through 10/28/83)

pm04:00-pm04:30: ABC The Edge of Night (S) (through 12/28/84)
pm04:00-pm04:30: CBS Tattletales (through 6/01/84)
pm04:00-pm05:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)
pm04:30-pm05:30: CBS CBS Afternoon Playhouse (occasional Tuesdays)

1983/07/04-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date, NBC pulled "Battlestars". Reruns of "Diff'rent Strokes" returned at 10 ET, 9 CT/PT, and "The Facts of Life" moved to 12 ET, 11 CT/PT.

am10:00-am10:30: CBS The $25,000 Pyramid (through 12/31/87)
am10:00-am10:30: NBC Diff'rent Strokes

am10:30-am11:00: CBS Child's Play (through 9/16/83)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Sale of the Century (through 1/02/87)

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Too Close For Comfort (through 9/16/83)
am11:00-am11:30: NBC Wheel of Fortune (through 6/30/89)
am11:00-pm12:00: CBS The Price is Right (present)

am11:30-pm12:00: ABC Loving (S) (through 10/05/84)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Dream House (through 6/29/84)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC Family Feud (through 10/05/84)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm12:30: NBC The Facts of Life (through 9/30/83)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Ryan's Hope (S) (through 10/05/84)
pm12:30-pm01:00: NBC Search For Tomorrow (S) (through 12/26/86)
pm12:30-pm01:30: CBS The Young & The Restless (S) (present, some zones air it 1/2 hour earlier)

pm01:00-pm02:00: ABC All My Children (S) (through 9/23/11)
pm01:00-pm02:00: NBC Days of Our Lives (S) (through 09/09/2022)

pm01:30-pm02:30: CBS As The World Turns (S) (through 3/20/87)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S) (through 1/13/12)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S) (through 6/25/99)

pm02:30-pm03:00: CBS Capitol (S) (through 3/20/87)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S) (through 9/07/12)
pm03:00-pm04:00: CBS Guiding Light (S) (through 9/18/09)
pm03:00-pm04:00: NBC Fantasy (through 10/28/83)

pm04:00-pm04:30: ABC The Edge of Night (S) (through 12/28/84)
pm04:00-pm04:30: CBS Tattletales (through 6/01/84)
pm04:00-pm05:00: NBC NBC Special Treat (occasional Tuesdays)

pm04:30-pm05:30: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)
pm04:30-pm05:30: CBS CBS Afternoon Playhouse (occasional Tuesdays)

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