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1982-1983 Television Season

The 1982-1983 television season is the 37th network season in United States television history. It began on Monday, September 20, 1982 and ended on Sunday, April 24, 1983. The effective start date of the 1982-83 season for the purposes of audience measurement was Monday, September 20, 1982 through Sunday, September 25, 1983.

Demographic Estimates

Universe estimates used to calculate a program or network's rating within that particular demographic for the 1982-83 TV season. See the extended 1982-1983 universe estimates.

DemographicPopulationShare
Households83,300,000
Persons 2+218,130,000
Persons 2-1132,330,00014.8%
Persons 6-1119,120,0008.77%
Persons 12-1721,680,0009.94%
Persons 18+164,120,00075.2%
Persons 18-3466,940,00030.7%
Persons 18-49106,380,00048.8%
Persons 25-5488,940,00040.8%
Persons 35+97,180,00044.6%

Events

1983

March

  1. CMT is launched.
  2. Paramount is launched.

April

  1. Disney Channel is launched.

September

  1. Wheel of Fortune premieres on Syndication.

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