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1983 premieres

106 American shows premiered in 1983. Sorted by premiere date where the day is recorded; shows known only by year are listed at the end.

106 shows
PremiereShowNetworkSeasonsEpisodesGenre
Jan 3Hit ManNBC, Canale 5165—
Jan 3Just Men!NBC—65Panel game
Jan 10Fraggle RockHBO, ITV596Fantasy
Jan 11The Joy of PaintingPBS31403—
Jan 17FrontlineWeb seriesPBS42775Documentary
Jan 22Mama's FamilyNBC6130Sitcom
Jan 22The Family TreeNBC16—
Jan 23The A-TeamNBC598Adventure
Feb 5The DukesAnimated seriesCBS220—
Feb 6The Winds of WarMiniseriesABC—7War
Feb 10Amanda'sABC113Sitcom
Feb 10CondoABC113Sitcom
Feb 15Bare EssenceMiniseriesNBC111Soap opera
Feb 26Wizards and WarriorsCBS18—
Feb 27Cocaine: One Man's SeductionNBC——Drama
Mar 4At EaseABC114Sitcom
Mar 4The RenegadesABC16—
Mar 7Small & FryeCBS16Fantasy
Mar 15Ace Crawford, Private EyeCBS15Sitcom
Mar 15Gun ShyCBS16Comedy
Mar 19The New Leave It to BeaverCBS4105Sitcom
Mar 25The MississippiCBS223—
Mar 27The Thorn BirdsMiniseriesABC14Drama
Apr 1Baby Makes FiveABC15Sitcom
Apr 1The CatlinsTBS—555Soap opera
Apr 2Goodnight, BeantownCBS218Sitcom
Apr 4Live with Kelly and MarkSyndication, WABC-TV—7,580Talk show
Apr 5Ryan's FourABC16Medical drama
Apr 6Zorro and SonCBS15Sitcom
Apr 10CasablancaNBC15—
Apr 16Philip Marlowe, Private EyeHBO211—
Apr 18Good Morning, Mickey!Animated seriesSyndication—80—
Apr 18Mouseterpiece TheaterAnimated seriesDisney Channel—60—
Apr 18Welcome to Pooh CornerDisney Channel180—
Apr 18You and Me KidDisney Channel—130—
May 1VNBC119Alien invasion
May 1V: The Original MiniseriesMiniseriesNBC—2Adventure
Jun 1Buffalo BillNBC226Sitcom
Jun 3Night TracksTBS———
Jun 6Reading RainbowPBS, Fox Kids15150—
Jun 26LovingABC133,169Soap opera
Aug 4ReggieABC16Sitcom
Aug 8NBC News at SunriseNews programNBC16—News
Aug 23Two MarriagesABC110—
Sep 1Donald Duck PresentsAnimated seriesDisney Channel———
Sep 5He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseAnimated seriesSyndication2130Children's
Sep 5Inspector GadgetAnimated seriesSyndication, France 3486Crime
Sep 5Thicke of the NightSyndication149Talk show
Sep 8We Got It MadeNBC246Sitcom
Sep 9Lottery!ABC117Drama
Sep 10Rubik, the Amazing CubeABC113Fantasy
Sep 10The LittlesAnimated seriesABC329Comedy
Sep 10The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo ShowAnimated seriesABC252Comedy
Sep 12GI Joe: A Real American HeroAnimated seriesSyndication295—
Sep 16WebsterABC6150Sitcom
Sep 17Alvin and the ChipmunksAnimated seriesNBC8102Comedy
Sep 17Benji, Zax & the Alien PrinceCBS113Science fiction
Sep 17Dungeons & DragonsAnimated seriesCBS327Action-adventure
Sep 17Mister TAnimated seriesNBC230Action
Sep 17One to Grow OnNBC———
Sep 17Saturday SupercadeAnimated seriesCBS226—
Sep 17The BiskittsAnimated seriesCBS—13Adventure
Sep 17The Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowAnimated seriesCBS218—
Sep 18Hardcastle and McCormickABC367Crime
Sep 19Press Your LuckCBS, ABC3758Game show
Sep 19Wheel of FortuneNBC, CBS—7,100Game show
Sep 20Just Our LuckABC113Sitcom
Sep 21HotelABC5114Soap opera
Sep 22Trauma CenterABC113—
Sep 23For Love and HonorNBC113Drama
Sep 23Mr. SmithNBC113Sitcom
Sep 26AfterMASHCBS229Sitcom
Sep 26BooneNBC113Drama
Sep 26Emerald Point N.A.S.CBS122Soap opera
Sep 27Oh MadelineABC119Sitcom
Sep 29It's Not EasyABC110Sitcom
Sep 30ManimalNBC18Science fiction
Oct 1Cutter to HoustonCBS19Drama
Oct 1The RoustersNBC113Action
Oct 2Don't Look NowPBS15—
Oct 2The Yellow RoseNBC122Soap opera
Oct 3GoNBC—79Game show
Oct 3Scarecrow and Mrs. KingCBS488Drama
Oct 5Whiz KidsCBS118Children's
Oct 17SallyKSDK193,820Talk show
Oct 21Jennifer Slept HereNBC113Fantasy
Oct 22A Caribbean MysteryCBS——Mystery
Oct 25Bay City BluesNBC18Comedy-drama
Oct 31Hollywood SquaresNBC, CBS263,536Quiz show
Oct 31SadatMiniseriesSyndication—2—
Oct 31The Match Game-Hollywood Squares HourNBC—191Game show
Nov 8BraingamesHBO5250—
Nov 13ChiefsMiniseriesCBS—3Crime
Nov 20KennedyMiniseriesNBC—3—
Dec 15AutomanABC113Comedy-drama
Dec 15MasqueradeABC113—
—20 Minute WorkoutCitytv2——
—America UndercoverHBO9—Documentary
—Computer ChroniclesPBS——Current affairs
—Disney Parks Christmas Day ParadeABC——Christmas
—Lucky LukeAnimated seriesFrance Régions 3126Comedy
—Not Necessarily the NewsHBO872—
—Princess DaisyMiniseriesNBC——Slice of life
—Star SearchSyndication——Reality
—Sunset LimousineCBS———
—The HitchhikerHBO685Anthology
Finales

Shows that ended in 1983

ShowNetworkYearsSeasonsYears on air
M*A*S*HCBS1972–19831112
Little House on the PrairieNBC1974–1983910
Big Blue MarblePBS1974–1983—10
Quincy, M.E.NBC1976–198388
Laverne & ShirleyABC1976–198388
CHiPsNBC1977–198367
TaxiNBC, ABC1978–198356
The All-New Popeye ShowAnimated seriesCBS1978–198336
Archie Bunker's PlaceCBS1979–198345
CBS Afternoon PlayhouseCBS1979–198355
Spider-Man and His Amazing FriendsAnimated seriesNBC1981–198333
The Greatest American HeroABC1981–198333
Father MurphyNBC1981–198323
Private BenjaminCBS1981–198333
Love, SidneyNBC1981–198323
BattlestarsNBC1981–198323
Kids' WritesNickelodeon1981–198313
Voyagers!NBC1982–198312
Tales of the Gold MonkeyABC1982–198312
Pac-ManAnimated seriesABC1982–198322