2002–03 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 2002–03 daytime network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States in operation during that television season covers the weekday daytime hours from September 2002 to August 2003. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2001–02 season.
Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, PBS Kids – is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Also not included are stations affiliated with Pax TV, as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns although it also carried some first-run programs.
Legend
- Light yellow indicates talk shows.
- Green indicates soap operas.
- Pink indicates game shows.
- Gold indicates news programming.
- White indicates local programming.
- Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).
- Light teal indicates sporting events.
- Light purple indicates children's programming.
- New series are highlighted in bold.
Schedule
- All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
- Local schedules may differ, as affiliates have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs. Such scheduling may be limited to preemptions caused by local or national breaking news or weather coverage (which may force stations to tape delay certain programs in overnight timeslots or defer them to a co-operated or other contracted station in their regular timeslot) and any major sports events scheduled to air in a weekday timeslot (mainly during major holidays). Stations may air shows at other times at their preference.
Monday-Friday
7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | ||
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ABC | Good Morning America | Local and/or syndicated programming |
The View | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Port Charles | All My Children | One Life to Live | General Hospital | Local and/or syndicated programming |
ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings | |||||||||||||||
CBS | The Early Show | Local and/or syndicated programming |
The Price is Right | Local and/or syndicated programming |
The Young and the Restless | The Bold and the Beautiful | As the World Turns | Guiding Light | Local and/or syndicated programming |
CBS Evening News with Dan Rather | |||||||||||||||
NBC | Today | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Days of Our Lives | Passions | Local and/or syndicated programming |
NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw | |||||||||||||||||||
UPN | The Legend of Tarzan | Digimon Frontier | Recess | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Local and/or syndicated programming | ||||||||||||||||||||
The WB | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Scooby-Doo / Rescue Heroes: Global Response Team (Wed) | Pokémon | Jackie Chan Adventures | Yu-Gi-Oh! | Local and/or syndicated programming |
ABC note: Port Charles aired its final episode on October 3, 2003. ABC returned the 12:30 pm timeslot to its affiliates on October 6. Some affiliates did not air the program at its intended timeslot during its last three months on the air.
Saturday
Sunday
Network | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | |||
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ABC | Local and/or syndicated programming |
This Week with George Stephanopoulos | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | ABC World News Sunday | ||||||||||||||||||||||
CBS | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming |
CBS News Sunday Morning | Face the Nation | Local and/or syndicated programming |
NFL Today | NFL on CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mid-winter | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NBC | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Today | Meet the Press | Local and/or syndicated programming |
NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fox | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Fox News Sunday | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Fox NFL Sunday | Fox NFL (and sometimes another Fox Sports event and/or local programming) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mid-winter | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Fox Sports and/or local programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
UPN | Local and/or syndicated programming |
The Legend of Tarzan | Digimon Frontier | Recess | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Local and/or syndicated programming |
By network
ABC
CBS
NBC
Returning series:
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New series:
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Not returning from 2001–02:
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Fox
The WB
Returning series:
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New series:
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Not returning from 2001–02:
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