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.

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  •   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

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  • 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

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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
ABC 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 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 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 / What's New, Scooby-Doo? (Mar. 22-26) / Astro Boy (Apr. 19-30) Static Shock
May Static Shock MegaMan NT Warrior
June Ozzy & Drix Pokémon
August Jackie Chan Adventures ¡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

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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
ABC Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
Lilo & Stitch: The Series Recess Fillmore! The Proud Family Lizzie McGuire That's So Raven Kim Possible Power Rangers Ninja Storm Power Rangers Ninja Storm NBA Inside Stuff College Football on ABC
Spring Power Rangers Dino Thunder Power Rangers Dino Thunder ABC Sports and/or local programming ABC Sports programming Local news ABC World News Saturday
CBS Fall The Wild Thornberrys Hey Arnold! ChalkZone Little Bill The Saturday Early Show Dora the Explorer Blue's Clues SEC on CBS
Winter CBS Sports and/or local programming CBS Sports programming Local news CBS Evening News
Spring Hey Arnold! ChalkZone All Grown Up The Brothers Garcia
NBC Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
Today Croc Files Jeff Corwin Unleashed Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls Endurance Strange Days at Blake Holsey High Scout's Safari NBC Sports and/or local programming NBC Sports programming Local news NBC Nightly News
November Kenny the Shark Tutenstein
July Skunked TV Tutenstein Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls
August Today Strange Days at Blake Holsey High Scout's Safari 2004 Summer Olympics
Fox Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
Cubix: Robots for Everyone Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Sonic X Shaman King Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cramp Twins Funky Cops NFL Under the Helmet Fox Sports and/or local programming
November Sonic X
December Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy
February Shaman King Sonic X Fox Sports and/or local programming
March Sonic X Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shaman King Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Local and/or
syndicated
programming
This Week in Baseball Fox Sports and/or local programming
Summer Winx Club Martin Mystery (May) / Shaman King (July 31) Shaman King Kirby: Right Back at Ya! / Winx Club (July) The Menu Winx Club / Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (July)
The WB Fall Local and/or
syndicated programming
What's New Scooby-Doo? Yu-Gi-Oh! Jackie Chan Adventures Ozzy & Drix Pokémon ¡Mucha Lucha! Yu-Gi-Oh! X-Men: Evolution Local and/or
syndicated programming
November Yu-Gi-Oh! Teen Titans Xiaolin Showdown Pokémon
February Jackie Chan Adventures Astro Boy (Jan. 17-Feb. 7) / Static Shock Teen Titans Pokémon / MegaMan NT Warrior (May) ¡Mucha Lucha!
June Codename: Kids Next Door ¡Mucha Lucha! Static Shock MegaMan: NT Warrior
July Jackie Chan Adventures

Sunday

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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
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

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See also

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