2003–04 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 2003–04 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 2003 to August 2004. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2002–03 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, 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
| 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 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 | ABC World News This Morning | Good Morning America | Local and/or syndicated programming |
The View | Local and/or syndicated programming |
All My Children | One Life to Live | General Hospital | Local and/or syndicated programming |
ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings | |||||||||||||||||
| CBS | CBS Morning News | 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 | Early Today | Today | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Days of Our Lives | Passions | Local and/or syndicated programming |
NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The WB | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming |
Scooby-Doo / What's New, Scooby-Doo? (Oct. 20-24/Nov. 10-21) | Jackie Chan Adventures | Pokémon | Yu-Gi-Oh! | Local and/or syndicated programming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| January | Jackie Chan Adventures / Astro Boy (Apr. 19-30) | Static Shock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May | Static Shock | MegaMan NT Warrior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June | Ozzy & Drix | Pokémon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August | Jackie Chan Adventures / Xiaolin Showdown | ¡Mucha Lucha! | Yu-Gi-Oh! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
CBS note: Beginning in March 2004, CBS offered its affiliates two feeds of Guiding Light: one airing at 10:00 am and one airing at 3:00 pm (both Eastern). Before that time, CBS affiliates that aired Guiding Light outside of the network's recommended 3:00 pm Eastern timeslot had to tape-delay the program to the following morning.
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 | ABC World News Sunday | Local news | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | CBS Evening News | Local 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
By network
ABC
CBS
NBC
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Returning series:
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New series:
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Not returning from 2002–03:
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Fox
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Returning series:
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New series:
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Not returning from 2002–03:
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The WB
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Returning series:
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New series:
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Not returning from 2002–03:
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