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1986/08/18-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date below, ABC replaces "The New Love, American Style" with a game show, "Double Talk" in the 11:30 ET, 10:30 CT/PT slot. It would last for four months.

During the summer, due to declining affiliate clearances, CBS was the last network to give up programming the 4 ET, 3 CT/PT slot after the final airing of "Press Your Luck" aired on September 26th. In the next 20 years, more affiliates would drop low-rated network programming in favor of lucrative syndicated programming, which would cause the network schedules to shrink in terms of number of hours programmed.

am10:00-am10:30: CBS The $25,000 Pyramid (through 12/31/87)
am10:00-am10:30: NBC Family Ties (Through 1/02/87)

am10:30-am11:00: CBS Card Sharks (through 3/31/89)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Sale of the Century (through 1/02/87)

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (through 5/29/87)
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 Double Talk (through 12/19/86)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Scrabble (through 9/04/87)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC Ryan's Hope (S) (through 1/13/89)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm12:30: NBC Super Password (through 3/24/89)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Loving (S) (through 11/10/95)
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 Santa Barbara (S) (through 1/15/93)

pm04:00-pm04:30: CBS Press Your Luck (through 9/26/86)
pm04:00-pm05:00: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)

pm04:30-pm05:30: CBS CBS Schoolbreak Special (occasional Tuesdays)

1986/09/29-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date, CBS gave the 4 ET, 3 CT/PT slot to local affiliates.

am10:00-am10:30: CBS The $25,000 Pyramid (through 12/31/87)
am10:00-am10:30: NBC Family Ties (Through 1/02/87)

am10:30-am11:00: CBS Card Sharks (through 3/31/89)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Sale of the Century (through 1/02/87)

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (through 5/29/87)
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 Double Talk (through 12/19/86)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Scrabble (through 9/04/87)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC Ryan's Hope (S) (through 1/13/89)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm12:30: NBC Super Password (through 3/24/89)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Loving (S) (through 11/10/95)
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 Santa Barbara (S) (through 1/15/93)

pm04:00-pm04:30: CBS [given to local affiliates]
pm04:00-pm05:00: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)
pm04:00-pm05:00: CBS CBS Schoolbreak Special (occasional Tuesdays)

1986/12/22-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date below, ABC cancels "Double Talk" and is once again left without a game show, and it would be game-less until it picks up another game show in the summer. In the 11:30 ET, 10:30 CT/PT slot, it replaced the game with reruns of "Webster."

During the fall, NBC 86'd "Search For Tomorrow" after 35 years.

am10:00-am10:30: CBS The $25,000 Pyramid (through 12/31/87)
am10:00-am10:30: NBC Family Ties (Through 1/02/87)

am10:30-am11:00: CBS Card Sharks (through 3/31/89)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Sale of the Century (through 1/02/87)

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (through 5/29/87)
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 Webster (through 7/03/87)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Scrabble (through 9/04/87)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC Ryan's Hope (S) (through 1/13/89)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm12:30: NBC Super Password (through 3/24/89)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Loving (S) (through 11/10/95)
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 Santa Barbara (S) (through 1/15/93)

pm04:00-pm05:00: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)
pm04:00-pm05:00: CBS CBS Schoolbreak Special (occasional Tuesdays)

1986/12/29-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date, NBC replaced "Search For Tomorrow" with a new game show "Wordplay" in the 12:30 ET, 11:30 CT/PT slot.

am10:00-am10:30: CBS The $25,000 Pyramid (through 12/31/87)
am10:00-am10:30: NBC Family Ties (through 1/02/87)

am10:30-am11:00: CBS Card Sharks (through 3/31/89)
am10:30-am11:00: NBC Sale of the Century (through 1/02/87)

am11:00-am11:30: ABC Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (through 5/29/87)
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 Webster (through 7/03/87)
am11:30-pm12:00: NBC Scrabble (through 9/04/87)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC Ryan's Hope (S) (through 1/13/89)
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm12:30: NBC Super Password (through 3/24/89)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Loving (S) (through 11/10/95)
pm12:30-pm01:00: NBC Wordplay (through 9/04/87)
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 Santa Barbara (S) (through 1/15/93)

pm04:00-pm05:00: ABC ABC Afterschool Specials (Wednesday occasional specials through 12/5/96)
pm04:00-pm05:00: CBS CBS Schoolbreak Special (occasional Tuesdays)

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