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1997/01/06-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date, NBC exchanges the 10 ET, 9 CT/PT hour for the 12 ET, 11 CT/PT hour, and debuts a new soap called "Sunset Beach". No network programmed the 10 ET, 9 CT/PT hour anymore for the time being.

Note that there are just 14 daytime shows on network TV.

am09:00-am10:00: FOX Fox After Breakfast (through 8/18/97, aired at 9am PT, ? CT and ? MT)

am10:00-am11:00: NBC [given to local affiliates]

am11:00-pm12:00: ABC Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends
am11:00-pm12:00: CBS The Price is Right (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: NBC Leeza (through 9/03/99)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Sunset Beach (S) (through 12/31/99)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC The City (S) (through 3/20/97)
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-pm02:00: CBS The Bold and the Beautiful (S) (present)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S) (through 1/13/12)
pm02:00-pm03:00: CBS As The World Turns (S) (through 9/17/10)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S) (through 6/25/99)

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

1997/03/23-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date, ABC replaces "The City" with soap repeat specials for over two months in the 12:30 ET, 11:30 CT/PT slot.

am09:00-am10:00: FOX Fox After Breakfast (through 8/18/97, aired at 9am PT, ? CT and ? MT)

am11:00-pm12:00: ABC Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends
am11:00-pm12:00: CBS The Price is Right (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: NBC Leeza (through 9/03/99)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Sunset Beach (S) (through 12/31/99)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC A Daytime to Remember (Various Soap Repeats of AMC, OLTL, GH) (through 5/29/97)
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-pm02:00: CBS The Bold and the Beautiful (S) (present)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S) (through 1/13/12)
pm02:00-pm03:00: CBS As The World Turns (S) (through 9/17/10)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S) (through 6/25/99)

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

1997/06/02-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date, ABC premiered "Port Charles" in the 12:30 ET, 11:30 CT/PT slot. It would be the final show to occupy that slot on ABC until the network cedes the slot to local affiliates in 2003.

am09:00-am10:00: FOX Fox After Breakfast (through 8/18/97, aired at 9am PT, ? CT and ? MT)

am11:00-pm12:00: ABC Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends
am11:00-pm12:00: CBS The Price is Right (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: NBC Leeza (through 9/03/99)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Sunset Beach (S) (through 12/31/99)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Port Charles (S) (through 10/03/03)
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-pm02:00: CBS The Bold and the Beautiful (S) (present)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S) (through 1/13/12)
pm02:00-pm03:00: CBS As The World Turns (S) (through 9/17/10)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S) (through 6/25/99)

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

1997/08/11-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date, ABC replaced "Caryl and Marilyn" with "The View" in the 11 ET, 10 CT/PT slot. As of December 2017, "The View" is one of just four shows that ran on ABC's Daytime schedule for over 20 years.

am09:00-am10:00: FOX Fox After Breakfast (through 8/18/97, aired at 9am PT, ? CT and ? MT)

am11:00-pm12:00: ABC The View (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: CBS The Price is Right (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: NBC Leeza (through 9/03/99)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Sunset Beach (S) (through 12/31/99)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Port Charles (S) (through 10/03/03)
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-pm02:00: CBS The Bold and the Beautiful (S) (present)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S) (through 1/13/12)
pm02:00-pm03:00: CBS As The World Turns (S) (through 9/17/10)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S) (through 6/25/99)

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

1997/08/19-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date, on a Tuesday date, Fox replaced "Fox After Breakfast" with "The Vicki Lawrence Show", which would last through October 3. Fox gave the time slot back to its affiliates after the series ended.

am09:00-am10:00: FOX The Vicki Lawrence Show (through 10/3/97, aired at 9am PT, ? CT and ? MT)

am11:00-pm12:00: ABC The View (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: CBS The Price is Right (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: NBC Leeza (through 9/03/99)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Sunset Beach (S) (through 12/31/99)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Port Charles (S) (through 10/03/03)
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-pm02:00: CBS The Bold and the Beautiful (S) (present)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S) (through 1/13/12)
pm02:00-pm03:00: CBS As The World Turns (S) (through 9/17/10)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S) (through 6/25/99)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S) (through 9/07/12)

1997/10/06-Eastern; for Central and Pacific, subtract one hour

On this date, Fox gave its 9am ET time slot back to its affiliates and, except for the weekday cartoon blocks, it's out of the daytime programming business.

There are no network daytime schedule changes at all during the year of 1998.

am09:00-am10:00: FOX [given to affiliates]

am11:00-pm12:00: ABC The View (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: CBS The Price is Right (present)
am11:00-pm12:00: NBC Leeza (through 9/03/99)

pm12:00-pm12:30: ABC [local]
pm12:00-pm12:30: CBS [local] (some time zones schedule this break one hour later)
pm12:00-pm01:00: NBC Sunset Beach (S) (through 12/31/99)

pm12:30-pm01:00: ABC Port Charles (S) (through 10/03/03)
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-pm02:00: CBS The Bold and the Beautiful (S) (present)

pm02:00-pm03:00: ABC One Life to Live (S) (through 1/13/12)
pm02:00-pm03:00: CBS As The World Turns (S) (through 9/17/10)
pm02:00-pm03:00: NBC Another World (S) (through 6/25/99)

pm03:00-pm04:00: ABC General Hospital (S) (through 9/07/12)

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