The following is the 1995–96 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1995 through August 1996. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1994–95 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football. New series highlighted in bold. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research. Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season. Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season. Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season. Other Legend Light blue indicates local programming. Gray indicates encore programming. Blue-gray indicates news programming. Light green indicates sporting events. Light Purple indicates movies. Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs, including specials. Note: This is the first fall season for The WB and UPN. The schedules of either network would not be constant until fall 1999, when the WB decided to air shows from Sunday through Friday and UPN would air Monday through Friday. This is also the first television season to officially end in the month of May. From July 19 to August 4, 1996, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Note: JAG was on Saturdays until February 3, 1996; then, on March 13, 1996, NBC moved the show to Wednesdays. By network ABC Returning series 20/20 The ABC Sunday Night Movie America's Funniest Home Videos Boy Meets World Coach The Commish Ellen Family Matters Grace Under Fire Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Home Improvement Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman The Marshal Monday Night Football NYPD Blue Primetime Live Roseanne Step by Step Turning Point New series Aliens in the Family * Before They Were Stars * Buddies * Champs * Charlie Grace The Dana Carvey Show * The Drew Carey Show The Faculty * High Incident * Hudson Street The Jeff Foxworthy Show Maybe This Time The Monroes Muppets Tonight * Murder One The Naked Truth