<P> The Day After is an American television film that first aired on November 20 , 1983 , on the ABC television network . More than 100 million people , in nearly 39 million households , watched the program during its initial broadcast . With a 46 rating and a 62 % share of the viewing audience during its initial broadcast , it was the seventh highest rated non-sports show up to that time and set a record as the highest - rated television film in history -- a record it still held as recently as a 2009 report . </P>
<P> The Day After is an American television film that first aired on November 20 , 1983 , on the ABC television network . More than 100 million people , in nearly 39 million households , watched the program during its initial broadcast . With a 46 rating and a 62 % share of the viewing audience during its initial broadcast , it was the seventh highest rated non-sports show up to that time and set a record as the highest - rated television film in history -- a record it still held as recently as a 2009 report . </P>
when did the movie the day after come out
when did the movie the day after come out
November 20 , 1983
November 20 , 1983