Here's A Look At What NYC's TV Schedule Was Like On The Very 1st Day Of The 1990s. NOTE: This was also the very 1st day of the new "Syndex" rule, in which one local TV station in NYC, WWOR had programming replacements on it's cable superstation feed, outside of NYC. But here you're actually seeing the local feed's schedule as this was taken from the New York Daily News.
(2)WCBS-CBS New York City, NY
6:00am This Morning's Business
6:30am CBS Morning News
7:00am This Morning
9:00am The Joan Rivers Show
10:00am Cotton Bowl Parade
11:00am Tournament Of Roses Parade
1:30pm Mobile Cotton Bowl: Arkansas Vs. Tennessee
5:00pm News
6:00pm News
6:30pm CBS Evening News With Dan Rather
7:00pm Hard Copy
7:30pm Wheel Of Fortune
8:00pm Major Dad
8:30pm Doctor, Doctor
9:00pm Murphy Brown
9:30pm Designing Women
10:30pm Newhart
11:00pm News
11:30pm The Pat Sajak Show
12:30am Night Heat
1:30am News
2:00am CBS News Nightwatch
(4)WNBC-NBC New York City, NY
6:00am NBC News At Sunrise
6:30am News
7:00am The Today Show
9:00am Inside Edition
9:30am USA Today
10:00am Fiesta Bowl Parade
1:00pm Hall Of Fame Bowl: Auburn Vs. Ohio State
4:30pm Sunkist Fiesta Bowl: Florida State Vs. Nebraska
8:00pm Federal Express Orange Bowl: Colorado Vs. Notre Dame
11:00pm News
11:30pm The Best Of Carson
12:30am Late Night With David Letterman
1:30am Later With Bob Costas
2:00am News
2:30am Win, Lose Or Draw
3:00am Family
4:00am Ben Casey
5:00am Father Knows Best
5:30am News
(5)WNYW-FOX New York City, NY
6:00am First Business
6:30am News
7:00am Good Day New York
9:00am I Love Lucy
9:30am Paid Programming
10:00am Divorce Court
10:30am The Judge
11:00am Tournament Of Roses Parade
1:30pm Bewitched
2:00pm Woody Woodpecker
2:30pm Muppet Babies
3:00pm The Flintstones
3:30pm The Real Ghostbusters
4:00pm Alvin & The Chipmunks
4:30pm The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
5:00pm Diff'rent Strokes
5:30pm The Facts Of Life
6:00pm Family Ties
6:30pm Night Court
7:00pm News
7:30pm A Current Affair
8:00pm 21 Jump Street
9:00pm Alien Nation
10:00pm News
11:00pm M*A*S*H*
11:30pm Kojak
12:30am After Hours
1:00am McCreary Report
2:00am Paid Programming
2:30am Paid Programming
3:00am Movie: "Goodbye Again" (1961)
5:30am Faith 20
(7)WABC-ABC New York City, NY
6:00am ABC World News This Morning
6:30am News
7:00am Good Morning America
9:00am Live! With Regis & Kathie Lee
10:00am Sally Jessy Raphael
11:00am Tournament Of Roses Parade
1:30pm Florida Citrus Bowl: Illinois Vs. Virginia
4:45pm Rose Bowl: Michigan Vs. USC
8:30pm USF&G Sugar Bowl: Alabama Vs. Miami
12:00am News
12:30am Nightline
1:00am Late Movie: "240-Robert" (1979)
3:00am News
3:30am Branded
4:00am The Guns Of Will Sonnett
4:30am The Avengers
5:30am Morning Stretch
(9)WWOR-IND Secaucus, NJ
6:00am Paid Programming
6:30am Smurfs' Adventures
7:00am Gumby
7:30am The Jetsons
8:00am Porky Pig & Bugs Bunny
8:30am Care Bears
9:00am Love Connection
9:30am Paid Programming
10:00am Paid Programming
10:30am Paid Programming
11:00am Nine Broadcast Plaza
1:00pm Paid Programming
1:30pm Paid Programming
2:00pm Movie Special: "On The Town" (1949)
4:00pm Movie Special: "Finian's Rainbow" (1968)
7:30pm Movie Special: "Some Like It Hot" (1959)
10:00pm News
11:00pm Taxi
11:30pm The Arsenio Hall Show
12:30am The Twilight Zone
1:00am Joe Franklin
2:00am Paid Programming
2:30am Paid Programming
3:00am Home Shopping
(11)WPIX-IND New York City, NY
6:00am Insight
6:30am Yogi Bear
7:00am Scooby-Doo
7:30am Maxie's World
8:00am Fun House
8:30am The Brady Bunch
9:00am I Dream Of Jeannie
9:30am Best Talk On Location
10:00am The 1990 Tournament Of Roses Parade
1:30pm Inaguration Special
2:00pm Denver, The Last Dinosaur
2:30pm C.O.P.S.
3:00pm Police Academy
3:30pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
4:00pm DuckTales
4:30pm Chip 'N' Dale's Rescue Rangers
5:00pm Batman
5:30pm Batman
6:00pm Growing Pains
6:30pm Growing Pains
7:00pm The People's Court
7:30pm Movie: "Beyond The Poseidon Adventure" (1979)
10:00pm News
10:30pm USA Tonight
11:00pm Cheers
11:30pm The Honeymooners
12:00am Hill Street Blues
1:00am USA Tonight
1:30am Carson's Comedy Classics
2:00am Movie: "Angel City" (1980)
4:00am Medical Center
5:00am Alice
5:30am USA Tonight
(13)WNET-PBS Newark, NJ
6:00am Learn To Read
6:30am All About TV
7:00am Sesame Street
8:00am Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
8:30am Sesame Street
9:30am Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
10:00am Sesame Street
11:00am New York City Mayoral Inaguration 1990
1:00pm TBA
1:30pm Wonderworks
2:30pm From Vienna: New Year's Celebration 1990
4:00pm Sesame Street
5:00pm Square One Television
5:30pm 3-2-1 Contact
6:00pm Other Side Of Easy Street
6:30pm Nightly Business Report
7:00pm The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
8:00pm From Vienna: New Year's Celebration 1990
9:30pm World Of Tomorrow
11:00pm Eleventh Hour
11:30pm Great Performances
12:30am In Performance At The White House
1:30am Eleventh Hour
2:00am The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
3:00am Wonderworks
5:00am In Performance At The White House
(21)WLIW-PBS Garden City, NY
6:00am Tax Tips On Tape
6:15am Tax Tips On Tape
6:30am To Life!
6:45am A.M. Weather
7:00am Lilas, Yoga & You
7:30am Body Electric
8:00am Sesame Street
9:00am Zoobilee Zoo
9:30am Reading Rainbow
10:00am Carmina Burana
11:30am Mystery!
12:30pm Mystery!
1:30pm Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes
2:00pm Wonderworks
2:30pm Wonderworks
3:00pm Wonderworks
4:30pm 3-2-1 Contact
5:00pm Sesame Street
6:00pm The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
7:00pm Louis Rukeyser Looks At The Nineties
8:00pm The Frugal Gourmet
8:30pm The Frugal Gourmet
9:00pm American Masters
10:00pm From Vienna: New Year's Celebration 1990
11:30pm Nightly Business Report
12:00am The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
1:00am Movie: "Abilene Town" (1946)
2:30am Movie: "Angel & The Badman" (1947)
(31)WNYC-PBS New York City, NY
7:00am Ohayo! America
9:00am Homestretch
9:30am Body Electric
10:00am American Art Forum
10:30am Eye On Dance
11:00am New York City Mayoral Inaguration 1990
1:00pm Lonesome Pine
2:30pm Eye On Dance
3:30pm Video Music Box
4:30pm N.Y. Mayoral Inaguration
5:00pm Adam Smith's Money World
5:30pm City Comment
6:00pm Donna E Briganti
7:30pm News From Italy
8:00pm N.Y. Mayoral Inaguration
8:30pm From Vienna: New Year's Celebration 1990
10:00pm EastEnders
10:30pm Shelley
11:00pm Tai Han
(55)WLIG-IND Riverhead, NY
7:00am News
7:30am My Three Sons
8:00am News
8:30am Paid Programming
9:00am Ask Washington
10:00am Movie: "'Till The Clouds Roll By" (1947)
12:00pm The 700 Club
1:00pm Heritage Today
2:00pm Wild Kingdom
2:30pm Paid Programming
3:00pm Daniel Boone
4:00pm DuckTales
4:30pm Chip 'N' Dale's Rescue Rangers
5:00pm Movie: "The Greatest Show On Earth" (1952)
8:00pm Movie: "Cold Turkey" (1971)
10:00pm Paid Programming
10:30pm News
11:00pm Movie: "Salvador" (1986)
1:00am Movie: "Tulsa" (1949)
(2)WCBS-CBS New York City, NY
6:00am This Morning's Business
6:30am CBS Morning News
7:00am This Morning
9:00am The Joan Rivers Show
10:00am Cotton Bowl Parade
11:00am Tournament Of Roses Parade
1:30pm Mobile Cotton Bowl: Arkansas Vs. Tennessee
5:00pm News
6:00pm News
6:30pm CBS Evening News With Dan Rather
7:00pm Hard Copy
7:30pm Wheel Of Fortune
8:00pm Major Dad
8:30pm Doctor, Doctor
9:00pm Murphy Brown
9:30pm Designing Women
10:30pm Newhart
11:00pm News
11:30pm The Pat Sajak Show
12:30am Night Heat
1:30am News
2:00am CBS News Nightwatch
(4)WNBC-NBC New York City, NY
6:00am NBC News At Sunrise
6:30am News
7:00am The Today Show
9:00am Inside Edition
9:30am USA Today
10:00am Fiesta Bowl Parade
1:00pm Hall Of Fame Bowl: Auburn Vs. Ohio State
4:30pm Sunkist Fiesta Bowl: Florida State Vs. Nebraska
8:00pm Federal Express Orange Bowl: Colorado Vs. Notre Dame
11:00pm News
11:30pm The Best Of Carson
12:30am Late Night With David Letterman
1:30am Later With Bob Costas
2:00am News
2:30am Win, Lose Or Draw
3:00am Family
4:00am Ben Casey
5:00am Father Knows Best
5:30am News
(5)WNYW-FOX New York City, NY
6:00am First Business
6:30am News
7:00am Good Day New York
9:00am I Love Lucy
9:30am Paid Programming
10:00am Divorce Court
10:30am The Judge
11:00am Tournament Of Roses Parade
1:30pm Bewitched
2:00pm Woody Woodpecker
2:30pm Muppet Babies
3:00pm The Flintstones
3:30pm The Real Ghostbusters
4:00pm Alvin & The Chipmunks
4:30pm The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
5:00pm Diff'rent Strokes
5:30pm The Facts Of Life
6:00pm Family Ties
6:30pm Night Court
7:00pm News
7:30pm A Current Affair
8:00pm 21 Jump Street
9:00pm Alien Nation
10:00pm News
11:00pm M*A*S*H*
11:30pm Kojak
12:30am After Hours
1:00am McCreary Report
2:00am Paid Programming
2:30am Paid Programming
3:00am Movie: "Goodbye Again" (1961)
5:30am Faith 20
(7)WABC-ABC New York City, NY
6:00am ABC World News This Morning
6:30am News
7:00am Good Morning America
9:00am Live! With Regis & Kathie Lee
10:00am Sally Jessy Raphael
11:00am Tournament Of Roses Parade
1:30pm Florida Citrus Bowl: Illinois Vs. Virginia
4:45pm Rose Bowl: Michigan Vs. USC
8:30pm USF&G Sugar Bowl: Alabama Vs. Miami
12:00am News
12:30am Nightline
1:00am Late Movie: "240-Robert" (1979)
3:00am News
3:30am Branded
4:00am The Guns Of Will Sonnett
4:30am The Avengers
5:30am Morning Stretch
(9)WWOR-IND Secaucus, NJ
6:00am Paid Programming
6:30am Smurfs' Adventures
7:00am Gumby
7:30am The Jetsons
8:00am Porky Pig & Bugs Bunny
8:30am Care Bears
9:00am Love Connection
9:30am Paid Programming
10:00am Paid Programming
10:30am Paid Programming
11:00am Nine Broadcast Plaza
1:00pm Paid Programming
1:30pm Paid Programming
2:00pm Movie Special: "On The Town" (1949)
4:00pm Movie Special: "Finian's Rainbow" (1968)
7:30pm Movie Special: "Some Like It Hot" (1959)
10:00pm News
11:00pm Taxi
11:30pm The Arsenio Hall Show
12:30am The Twilight Zone
1:00am Joe Franklin
2:00am Paid Programming
2:30am Paid Programming
3:00am Home Shopping
(11)WPIX-IND New York City, NY
6:00am Insight
6:30am Yogi Bear
7:00am Scooby-Doo
7:30am Maxie's World
8:00am Fun House
8:30am The Brady Bunch
9:00am I Dream Of Jeannie
9:30am Best Talk On Location
10:00am The 1990 Tournament Of Roses Parade
1:30pm Inaguration Special
2:00pm Denver, The Last Dinosaur
2:30pm C.O.P.S.
3:00pm Police Academy
3:30pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
4:00pm DuckTales
4:30pm Chip 'N' Dale's Rescue Rangers
5:00pm Batman
5:30pm Batman
6:00pm Growing Pains
6:30pm Growing Pains
7:00pm The People's Court
7:30pm Movie: "Beyond The Poseidon Adventure" (1979)
10:00pm News
10:30pm USA Tonight
11:00pm Cheers
11:30pm The Honeymooners
12:00am Hill Street Blues
1:00am USA Tonight
1:30am Carson's Comedy Classics
2:00am Movie: "Angel City" (1980)
4:00am Medical Center
5:00am Alice
5:30am USA Tonight
(13)WNET-PBS Newark, NJ
6:00am Learn To Read
6:30am All About TV
7:00am Sesame Street
8:00am Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
8:30am Sesame Street
9:30am Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
10:00am Sesame Street
11:00am New York City Mayoral Inaguration 1990
1:00pm TBA
1:30pm Wonderworks
2:30pm From Vienna: New Year's Celebration 1990
4:00pm Sesame Street
5:00pm Square One Television
5:30pm 3-2-1 Contact
6:00pm Other Side Of Easy Street
6:30pm Nightly Business Report
7:00pm The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
8:00pm From Vienna: New Year's Celebration 1990
9:30pm World Of Tomorrow
11:00pm Eleventh Hour
11:30pm Great Performances
12:30am In Performance At The White House
1:30am Eleventh Hour
2:00am The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
3:00am Wonderworks
5:00am In Performance At The White House
(21)WLIW-PBS Garden City, NY
6:00am Tax Tips On Tape
6:15am Tax Tips On Tape
6:30am To Life!
6:45am A.M. Weather
7:00am Lilas, Yoga & You
7:30am Body Electric
8:00am Sesame Street
9:00am Zoobilee Zoo
9:30am Reading Rainbow
10:00am Carmina Burana
11:30am Mystery!
12:30pm Mystery!
1:30pm Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes
2:00pm Wonderworks
2:30pm Wonderworks
3:00pm Wonderworks
4:30pm 3-2-1 Contact
5:00pm Sesame Street
6:00pm The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
7:00pm Louis Rukeyser Looks At The Nineties
8:00pm The Frugal Gourmet
8:30pm The Frugal Gourmet
9:00pm American Masters
10:00pm From Vienna: New Year's Celebration 1990
11:30pm Nightly Business Report
12:00am The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
1:00am Movie: "Abilene Town" (1946)
2:30am Movie: "Angel & The Badman" (1947)
(31)WNYC-PBS New York City, NY
7:00am Ohayo! America
9:00am Homestretch
9:30am Body Electric
10:00am American Art Forum
10:30am Eye On Dance
11:00am New York City Mayoral Inaguration 1990
1:00pm Lonesome Pine
2:30pm Eye On Dance
3:30pm Video Music Box
4:30pm N.Y. Mayoral Inaguration
5:00pm Adam Smith's Money World
5:30pm City Comment
6:00pm Donna E Briganti
7:30pm News From Italy
8:00pm N.Y. Mayoral Inaguration
8:30pm From Vienna: New Year's Celebration 1990
10:00pm EastEnders
10:30pm Shelley
11:00pm Tai Han
(55)WLIG-IND Riverhead, NY
7:00am News
7:30am My Three Sons
8:00am News
8:30am Paid Programming
9:00am Ask Washington
10:00am Movie: "'Till The Clouds Roll By" (1947)
12:00pm The 700 Club
1:00pm Heritage Today
2:00pm Wild Kingdom
2:30pm Paid Programming
3:00pm Daniel Boone
4:00pm DuckTales
4:30pm Chip 'N' Dale's Rescue Rangers
5:00pm Movie: "The Greatest Show On Earth" (1952)
8:00pm Movie: "Cold Turkey" (1971)
10:00pm Paid Programming
10:30pm News
11:00pm Movie: "Salvador" (1986)
1:00am Movie: "Tulsa" (1949)
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