| Mar 5 | Beyond Westworld | 1980 | 1 | 5 | Science fiction | Michael Crichton |
| Mar 15 | Hagen | 1980 | 1 | 9 | — | |
| Mar 20 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | 1980–1981 | 2 | 17 | Drama | |
| Mar 22 | The Tim Conway Show | 1980–1981 | 2 | 31 | — | |
| Mar 24 | Flo | 1980–1981 | 2 | 28 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 24 | The Stockard Channing Show | 1980 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Apr 7 | Park Place | 1980–1981 | 1 | 4 | Sitcom | |
| Apr 8 | The Gambler | 1980 | — | — | Western | |
| Aug 9 | That's My Line | 1980–1981 | 2 | 2 | Reality | Mark Goodson |
| Sep 6 | Drak PackAnimated series | 1980 | 1 | 16 | Adventure | |
| Sep 6 | The Tom and Jerry Comedy ShowAnimated series | 1980–1982 | 1 | 15 | Slapstick | William Hanna |
| Sep 13 | The Lone RangerAnimated series | 1980–1982 | 2 | 28 | Western | |
| Oct 27 | Ladies Man | 1980–1981 | 1 | 16 | Sitcom | |
| Nov 12 | Enos | 1980–1981 | 1 | 18 | Comedy-drama | |
| Dec 6 | Freebie and the Bean | 1980–1981 | 1 | 9 | Sitcom | |
| Dec 6 | Secrets of Midland Heights | 1980–1981 | 1 | 10 | Soap opera | |
| Dec 11 | Magnum, P.I. | 1980–1988 | 8 | 162 | Action | Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson |
| Feb 7 | Concrete Cowboys | 1981 | 1 | 7 | Western | |
| Mar 14 | Riker | 1981 | 1 | 5 | Crime | David Gerber |
| Apr 2 | Nurse | 1981–1982 | 2 | 25 | — | |
| Apr 6 | Private Benjamin | 1981–1983 | 3 | 39 | Sitcom | Nancy Meyers |
| Apr 6 | The Two of Us | 1981–1982 | 2 | 20 | Sitcom | |
| Apr 9 | Checking In | 1981 | 1 | 4 | Sitcom | |
| Apr 12 | Peter and PaulMiniseries | 1981 | — | 2 | Biographical | |
| Sep 12 | BlackstarAnimated series | 1981 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 12 | The Kwicky Koala ShowAnimated series | 1981 | 1 | 16 | — | Tex Avery |
| Sep 12 | The New Adventures of ZorroAnimated series | 1981 | 1 | 13 | — | Johnston McCulley |
| Sep 12 | TrollkinsAnimated series | 1981–1982 | — | 13 | Children's | |
| Oct 7 | Mr. Merlin | 1981–1982 | 1 | 22 | Sitcom | Larry Rosen |
| Oct 19 | Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the DollsMiniseries | 1981 | — | 2 | — | |
| Nov 5 | Jessica Novak | 1981 | 1 | 4 | Drama | |
| Nov 11 | Shannon | 1981–1982 | 1 | 9 | — | |
| Nov 24 | Simon & Simon | 1981–1989 | 8 | 156 | Detective | Philip DeGuere |
| Nov 28 | College Basketball on CBS Sports | 1981 | 42 | — | — | |
| Dec 4 | Falcon Crest | 1981–1990 | 9 | 227 | Soap opera | Earl Hamner, Jr. |
| — | Herbie, the Love Bug | 1982 | 1 | 5 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 13 | T. J. Hooker | 1982–1986 | 5 | 91 | Crime | Aaron Spelling |
| Mar 23 | Q.E.D. | 1982 | 1 | 6 | — | John Hawkesworth |
| Mar 25 | Cagney & Lacey | 1982–1988 | 7 | 125 | Drama | Barbara Corday, Barbara Avedon |
| Mar 29 | Capitol | 1982–1987 | 1 | 1,270 | Soap opera | |
| Apr 5 | Making the Grade | 1982 | 1 | 6 | Sitcom | Gary David Goldberg |
| Apr 5 | Report to Murphy | 1982 | 1 | 6 | Sitcom | |
| Aug 9 | Filthy Rich | 1982–1983 | 2 | 15 | Sitcom | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason |
| Sep 18 | Gilligan's PlanetAnimated series | 1982 | 1 | 13 | — | Sherwood Schwartz |
| Sep 18 | Meatballs & SpaghettiAnimated series | 1982–1983 | 1 | 21 | Children's | |
| Sep 18 | PandamoniumAnimated series | 1982 | — | 13 | Comedy | |
| Sep 19 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | 1982–1983 | 1 | 22 | Drama | |
| Sep 20 | Child's Play | 1982–1983 | — | 258 | — | Mark Goodson |
| Sep 24 | Bring 'Em Back Alive | 1982–1983 | 1 | 17 | Drama | Frank Cardea |
| Sep 26 | Gloria | 1982–1983 | 1 | 22 | Sitcom | Joe Gannon |
| Sep 27 | Square Pegs | 1982–1983 | 1 | 20 | Comedy | Anne Beatts |
| Oct 3 | CBS News RoundupNews program | 1982 | 23 | — | News | |
| Oct 4 | CBS Morning NewsNews program | 1982 | — | — | News | |
| Oct 6 | Tucker's Witch | 1982–1983 | 1 | 12 | Comedy-drama | |
| Oct 25 | Garfield television specials | 1982–1991 | — | 13 | — | |
| Oct 25 | Newhart | 1982–1990 | 8 | 184 | Sitcom | Barry Kemp |
| Nov 14 | The Blue and the GrayMiniseries | 1982 | 1 | 3 | Drama | Bruce Catton |
| — | Sunset Limousine | 1983 | — | — | — | |
| Feb 5 | The DukesAnimated series | 1983 | 2 | 20 | — | Gy Waldron |
| Feb 26 | Wizards and Warriors | 1983 | 1 | 8 | — | |
| Mar 7 | Small & Frye | 1983 | 1 | 6 | Fantasy | |
| Mar 15 | Ace Crawford, Private Eye | 1983 | 1 | 5 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 15 | Gun Shy | 1983 | 1 | 6 | Comedy | |
| Mar 19 | The New Leave It to Beaver | 1983–1989 | 4 | 105 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 25 | The Mississippi | 1983–1984 | 2 | 23 | — | |
| Apr 2 | Goodnight, Beantown | 1983–1984 | 2 | 18 | Sitcom | |
| Apr 6 | Zorro and Son | 1983 | 1 | 5 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 17 | Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince | 1983 | 1 | 13 | Science fiction | Joe Camp |
| Sep 17 | Dungeons & DragonsAnimated series | 1983–1985 | 3 | 27 | Action-adventure | |
| Sep 17 | Saturday SupercadeAnimated series | 1983–1984 | 2 | 26 | — | |
| Sep 17 | The BiskittsAnimated series | 1983–1984 | — | 13 | Adventure | |
| Sep 17 | The Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowAnimated series | 1983–1985 | 2 | 18 | — | Charles M. Schulz |
| Sep 19 | Press Your Luck | 1983 | 3 | 758 | Game show | Bill Carruthers |
| Sep 19 | Wheel of Fortune | 1983 | — | 7,100 | Game show | Merv Griffin |
| Sep 26 | AfterMASH | 1983–1985 | 2 | 29 | Sitcom | Larry Gelbart |
| Sep 26 | Emerald Point N.A.S. | 1983–1984 | 1 | 22 | Soap opera | |
| Oct 1 | Cutter to Houston | 1983 | 1 | 9 | Drama | Sandor Stern |
| Oct 3 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | 1983–1987 | 4 | 88 | Drama | |
| Oct 5 | Whiz Kids | 1983–1984 | 1 | 18 | Children's | |
| Oct 22 | A Caribbean Mystery | 1983 | — | — | Mystery | |
| Oct 31 | Hollywood Squares | 1983 | 26 | 3,536 | Quiz show | Bob Quigley, Merrill Heatter |
| Nov 13 | ChiefsMiniseries | 1983 | — | 3 | Crime | |
| — | Master of the GameMiniseries | 1984 | — | 3 | — | |
| Jan 4 | Domestic Life | 1984 | 1 | 10 | Sitcom | |
| Jan 4 | Empire | 1984 | 1 | 6 | — | |
| Jan 22 | Airwolf | 1984–1987 | 4 | 80 | Adventure | Donald P. Bellisario |
| Jan 28 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | 1984–1987 | 3 | 46 | Crime | |
| Jan 29 | Four Seasons | 1984 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | Alan Alda |
| Mar 4 | Maggie Briggs | 1984 | 1 | 6 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 7 | Mama Malone | 1984 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 19 | Kate & Allie | 1984–1989 | 6 | 122 | Sitcom | Sherry Coben |
| Apr 8 | George WashingtonMiniseries | 1984 | — | 3 | Biographical | |
| Jun 4 | Body Language | 1984–1986 | — | 396 | Game show | |
| Sep 15 | Muppet BabiesAnimated series | 1984–1996 | 8 | 107 | Sitcom | Jim Henson |
| Sep 15 | Pole PositionAnimated series | 1984 | 1 | 13 | Speculative fiction | Jean Chalopin |
| Sep 15 | Pryor's Place | 1984 | 1 | 13 | Children's | Sid and Marty Krofft |
| Sep 15 | The Get Along GangAnimated series | 1984 | 2 | 26 | — | Jean Chalopin |
| Sep 16 | E/R | 1984–1985 | 1 | 22 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 22 | Cover Up | 1984–1985 | 1 | 22 | Drama | Glen A. Larson |
| Sep 24 | An American Portrait | 1984–1986 | 2 | 15 | Documentary | |
| Sep 24 | Mistral's DaughterMiniseries | 1984 | — | 3 | — | |
| Sep 30 | Murder, She Wrote | 1984–1996 | 12 | 264 | Detective | Peter S. Fischer |
| Oct 3 | Charles in Charge | 1984–1990 | 5 | 126 | Sitcom | Michael Jacobs |
| Oct 3 | Dreams | 1984 | 1 | 12 | Sitcom | Andy Borowitz |
| Nov 11 | Ellis IslandMiniseries | 1984 | — | 3 | — | |
| Dec 30 | Crazy like a Fox | 1984–1986 | 2 | 35 | Police procedural | John Baskin |
| Jan 26 | Otherworld | 1985 | 1 | 8 | Science fiction | |
| Jan 27 | Robert Kennedy & His TimesMiniseries | 1985 | 1 | 3 | Drama | Arthur M. Schlesinger |
| Feb 10 | The Atlanta Child MurdersMiniseries | 1985 | — | — | Drama | |
| Mar 15 | Detective in the House | 1985 | 1 | 6 | Detective | |
| Mar 30 | CBS Storybreak | 1985–1998 | 3 | 23 | Anthology | |
| Aug 13 | West 57th | 1985–1989 | — | — | News magazine | Howard Stringer, Andrew Lack |
| Aug 22 | Hometown | 1985 | 1 | 9 | — | |
| Sep 14 | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' WrestlingAnimated series | 1985–1986 | 2 | 26 | Children's | |
| Sep 14 | Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters | 1985 | — | 3 | Live action & animation | Jim Henson |
| Sep 14 | The Berenstain BearsAnimated series | 1985–1987 | 2 | 52 | Comedy | |
| Sep 14 | The WuzzlesAnimated series | 1985 | 1 | 13 | Fantasy | Fred Wolf |
| Sep 16 | M.A.S.K.Animated series | 1985–1986 | 2 | 75 | Comedy | Bernard Deyriès |
| Sep 18 | Charlie & Co. | 1985–1986 | 1 | 18 | Sitcom | Allan Katz |
| Sep 18 | George Burns Comedy Week | 1985 | 1 | 13 | Anthology | |
| Sep 18 | Stir Crazy | 1985–1986 | 1 | 9 | — | |
| Sep 18 | The Equalizer | 1985–1989 | 4 | 88 | Crime | |
| Sep 27 | The Twilight Zone | 1985–1989 | 3 | 110 | Fantasy | Rod Serling |
| Dec 11 | Foley Square | 1985–1986 | 1 | 14 | Sitcom | |
| Dec 11 | Mary | 1985–1986 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | David Isaacs |
| — | Better Days | 1986 | 1 | 11 | Sitcom | |
| — | Dancin' to the Hits | 1986–1987 | — | — | Dance competition | |
| — | Monte CarloMiniseries | 1986 | — | 2 | — | |
| — | The Last FrontierMiniseries | 1986 | — | 2 | — | |
| Jan 21 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | 1986 | — | — | Crossover | The Jim Henson Company |
| Jan 28 | Melba | 1986 | 1 | 6 | Sitcom | |
| Feb 2 | SinsMiniseries | 1986 | — | 3 | — | |
| Mar 5 | Fast Times | 1986 | 1 | 7 | — | |
| Mar 5 | Tough Cookies | 1986 | 1 | 6 | — | |
| Mar 16 | If Tomorrow ComesMiniseries | 1986 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| Apr 13 | Dream WestMiniseries | 1986 | — | 3 | — | |
| Apr 24 | Bridges to Cross | 1986 | 1 | 6 | Drama | |
| Sep 8 | The Oprah Winfrey Show | 1986–2011 | 25 | 4,561 | Talk show | Oprah Winfrey |
| Sep 9 | The Wizard | 1986–1987 | 1 | 19 | — | |
| Sep 13 | Galaxy HighAnimated series | 1986 | — | 13 | Science fiction | |
| Sep 13 | Pee-wee's Playhouse | 1986–1990 | 5 | 46 | — | Paul Reubens |
| Sep 13 | Teen WolfAnimated series | 1986–1987 | 2 | 21 | Comedy | |
| Sep 13 | Wildfire | 1986 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 22 | Dennis the MenaceAnimated series | 1986–1988 | 1 | 78 | Children's | Jean Chalopin |
| Sep 22 | Together We Stand | 1986–1987 | 1 | 19 | Sitcom | Michael Jacobs |
| Sep 27 | Downtown | 1986–1987 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 27 | The New Mike Hammer | 1986 | — | 22 | — | |
| Sep 29 | Designing Women | 1986–1993 | 7 | 163 | Sitcom | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason |
| Oct 6 | My Sister Sam | 1986–1988 | 2 | 44 | Sitcom | |
| Nov 16 | FresnoMiniseries | 1986 | — | 5 | Comedy | |
| Dec 1 | The Cavanaughs | 1986–1989 | 2 | 26 | Sitcom | |
| Dec 28 | Outlaws | 1986–1987 | 1 | 12 | Science fiction | Nicholas J. Corea |
| — | At Mother's RequestMiniseries | 1987 | — | — | — | |
| — | Hello Kitty's Furry Tale TheaterAnimated series | 1987 | 1 | 26 | Children's | |
| — | Take Five | 1987 | 1 | 6 | Sitcom | Lowell Ganz |
| Jan 8 | Shell Game | 1987 | 1 | 6 | Comedy-drama | |
| Mar 1 | I'll Take ManhattanMiniseries | 1987 | — | 2 | — | Douglas Hickox |
| Mar 2 | Spies | 1987 | 1 | 6 | — | |
| Mar 11 | Houston Knights | 1987–1988 | 2 | 30 | Drama | |
| Mar 23 | The Bold and the Beautiful | 1987 | 40 | 9,898 | Soap opera | Lee Phillip Bell, William J. Bell |
| Mar 23 | The Popcorn Kid | 1987 | 1 | 6 | Sitcom | Barry Kemp |
| Apr 1 | Biography | 1987–2012 | — | — | Historical | Agnes Nixon, CBS News |
| Apr 1 | Roxie | 1987 | 1 | 6 | Sitcom | Allan Katz |
| Jun 12 | CBS Summer Playhouse | 1987–1989 | 3 | 47 | Anthology | Jim Henson |
| Sep 5 | Beauty and the Beast | 1987–1990 | 3 | 56 | Drama | |
| Sep 12 | Popeye and SonAnimated series | 1987 | 1 | 13 | Children's | E. C. Segar |
| Sep 14 | Frank's Place | 1987–1988 | 1 | 22 | Comedy-drama | Hugh Wilson |
| Sep 16 | The Oldest Rookie | 1987–1988 | 1 | 14 | Detective | |
| Sep 16 | Wiseguy | 1987–1990 | 4 | 75 | Police procedural | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Sep 19 | Mighty Mouse: The New AdventuresAnimated series | 1987–1988 | 2 | 19 | — | Ralph Bakshi |
| Sep 24 | Tour of Duty | 1987–1990 | 3 | 58 | War | |
| Sep 26 | Jake and the Fatman | 1987–1992 | 5 | 106 | Crime | Dean Hargrove |
| Sep 27 | The Law & Harry McGraw | 1987–1988 | 1 | 16 | — | Peter S. Fischer |
| Sep 28 | Lingo | 1987–2024 | — | — | Game show | Ralph Andrews |
| Oct 3 | Everything's Relative | 1987 | 1 | 10 | Sitcom | |
| Oct 3 | Leg Work | 1987 | 1 | 10 | Drama | |
| Nov 30 | CBS This MorningNews program | 1987–1996 | — | 3,100 | News | Chris Licht, David Rhodes |
| Dec 14 | Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesAnimated series | 1987–1996 | 10 | 193 | Children's | Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman |
| Jan 2 | High Mountain Rangers | 1988 | 1 | 12 | Drama | Robert Conrad |
| Jan 19 | 48 HoursNews program | 1988–2004 | 29 | 991 | Documentary | Howard Stringer |
| Feb 7 | Windmills of the GodsMiniseries | 1988 | — | 2 | Espionage | |
| Mar 6 | In the Heat of the Night | 1988–1995 | 8 | 146 | Drama | John Ball |
| Mar 14 | Eisenhower and Lutz | 1988 | 1 | 13 | Sitcom | Allan Burns |
| Mar 15 | Coming of Age | 1988–1989 | 1 | 15 | Sitcom | |
| Mar 15 | Trial and Error | 1988 | 1 | 3 | Sitcom | |
| Jun 13 | Blue Skies | 1988 | 1 | 8 | Drama | |
| Aug 27 | First Impressions | 1988 | 1 | 8 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 17 | Garfield and FriendsAnimated series | 1988–1994 | 7 | 121 | Children's | Jim Davis |
| Sep 17 | Hey Vern, It's Ernest! | 1988 | 1 | 13 | Children's | |
| Sep 17 | SupermanAnimated series | 1988 | 1 | 13 | Action | |
| Sep 17 | The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and AndyAnimated series | 1988–1990 | — | 13 | Comedy | |
| Sep 19 | C.O.P.S.Animated series | 1988 | 1 | 66 | — | |
| Oct 21 | This is America, Charlie BrownMiniseries | 1988–1989 | 1 | 8 | Documentary | Charles M. Schulz |
| Oct 26 | Annie McGuire | 1988 | 1 | 11 | Sitcom | |
| Oct 26 | The Van Dyke Show | 1988 | 1 | 10 | Sitcom | |
| Oct 27 | Paradise | 1988–1991 | 3 | 56 | Western | David Jacobs |
| Oct 29 | Dirty Dancing | 1988–1989 | 1 | 11 | Drama | |
| Nov 5 | Raising Miranda | 1988 | 1 | 9 | Sitcom | Jane Anderson |
| Nov 14 | Murphy Brown | 1988–1998 | 11 | 260 | Comedy | Diane English |
| Nov 27 | Almost Grown | 1988–1989 | 1 | 13 | Drama | David Chase |
| Nov 29 | TV 101 | 1988–1989 | 1 | 17 | Drama | Karl Schaefer |
| Jan 9 | The Pat Sajak Show | 1989–1990 | 1 | 298 | Talk show | |
| Jan 21 | Dolphin CoveMiniseries | 1989 | 1 | 8 | — | Peter Benchley |
| Feb 5 | Lonesome DoveMiniseries | 1989 | 1 | 4 | Western | Simon Wincer |
| Mar 1 | Hard Time on Planet Earth | 1989 | 1 | 13 | Science fiction | Jim Thomas |
| Mar 20 | Live-In | 1989 | 1 | 9 | Sitcom | |
| Apr 18 | Rescue 911 | 1989–1996 | 7 | 127 | — | |
| Apr 21 | Jesse Hawkes | 1989 | 1 | 6 | — | |
| Jun 12 | Doctor Doctor | 1989–1991 | 3 | 40 | LGBTQ | |
| Sep 4 | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!Animated series | 1989 | 1 | 52 | Fantasy | Steve Binder |
| Sep 13 | Wolf | 1989–1990 | 1 | 12 | Detective | |
| Sep 16 | Dink, the Little DinosaurAnimated series | 1989–1990 | 2 | 21 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 16 | Island Son | 1989–1990 | 1 | 18 | Crime | |
| Sep 16 | Rude Dog | 1989 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 16 | Rude Dog and the DweebsAnimated series | 1989 | 1 | 13 | — | |
| Sep 16 | The California Raisin ShowAnimated series | 1989 | 1 | 13 | Comedy | |
| Sep 17 | Major Dad | 1989–1993 | 4 | 96 | Sitcom | |
| Sep 18 | The Famous Teddy Z | 1989–1990 | 1 | 20 | Sitcom | Hugh Wilson |
| Sep 18 | The People Next Door | 1989 | 1 | 10 | Sitcom | Wes Craven |
| Sep 20 | A Peaceable Kingdom | 1989 | 1 | 12 | Drama | |
| Sep 21 | 48 Hours: Hurricane Watch | 1989 | — | — | Magazine format | |
| Sep 21 | Top of the Hill | 1989 | 1 | 13 | Drama | |
| Sep 22 | Snoops | 1989–1990 | 1 | 13 | Comedy-drama | |