TV shows premiered in 1988
All genres
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988-1999)
- American Experience (1988-)
- The Wonder Years (1988-1993)
- Red Dwarf (1988-)
- The Kids in the Hall (1988-2021)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988-1997)
Original title: 銀河英雄伝説 - You Rang, M'Lord? (1988-1993)
- Garfield and Friends (1988-1995)
- Mahabharat (1988-1990)
Original title: महाभारत - China Beach (1988-1991)
- In the Heat of the Night (1988-1995)
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988-2011)
- 48 Hours (1988-)
- The Power of Myth (1988-)
- The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988-1991)
- Count Duckula (1988-1993)
- War and Remembrance (1988-1989)
- America's Most Wanted (1988-2021)
- Rab C. Nesbitt (1988-2014)
- Monsters (1988-1990)
- Roseanne (1988-2018)
- Mission: Impossible (1988-1990)
- Murphy Brown (1988-2018)
- Talking Heads (1988-1988)
- Midnight Caller (1988-1991)
- Jack the Ripper (1988-1988)
- Tanner '88 (1988-1988)
- The Chronicles of Narnia (1988-1988)
- Vale Tudo (1988-1989)
- Piece of Cake (1988-1988)
- POV (1988-)
- A Very British Coup (1988-1988)
- The Men Who Killed Kennedy (1988-2003)
- Noble House (1988-1988)
- Bharat Ek Khoj (1988-1989)
- Paradise (1988-1990)
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988-1991)
- Empty Nest (1988-1995)
- The Secret Life of Machines (1988-1993)
- Dear John (1988-1992)
- Gunbuster (1988-1989)
Original title: トップをねらえ！ - Darkness (1988-)
Original title: Tamas - Nightingales (1988-1988)
Original title: Hezardastan - C.O.P.S. (1988-1989)
- My Secret Identity (1988-1991)
- The Beiderbecke Connection (1988-1988)
- Game, Set, and Match (1988-1988)
- Luv Kush (1988-1989)
- Fauji (1988-1988)
Original title: फौजी - Ninja Olympiad (1988-)
Original title: 世界忍者戦ジライヤ - Home and Away (1988-)
- London's Burning (1988-2002)
- The NBA on TNT (1988-)
- Moviedrome (1988-2000)
- Wagle Ki Duniya (1988-1990)
- The Bourne Identity (1988-1988)
- Dino-Riders (1988-1988)
- Superman (1988-1988)
- The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988-1988)
- This Is America, Charlie Brown (1988-1989)
- Denver, the Last Dinosaur (1988-1990)
- Freddy's Nightmares (1988-1990)
- Probe (1988-1988)
- Ronin Warriors (1988-1995)
Original title: 鎧伝サムライトルーパー - A Taste for Death (1988-1988)
- Lincoln (1988-1988)
- Raafat Al Haggan (1988-1991)
- Bohubrihi (1988-1988)
- Ramona (1988-1989)
- Les Guignols de l'info (1988-2018)
- War of the Worlds (1988-1990)
- Family Double Dare (1988-1992)
- Yo! MTV Raps (1988-2004)
- Djekna jos nije umrla, a ka' ce ne znamo (1988-1989)
- Nonni and Manni (1988-)
Original title: Nonni und Manni - Gumby Adventures (1988-2002)
- The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988-1989)
- The Dirtwater Dynasty (1988-1988)
- Midshipmen, Onwards! (1988-1988)
Original title: Gardemariny, vperyod! - Clarence (1988-1988)
- Hey, Vern, It's Ernest! (1988-1988)
- Moondial (1988-1988)
- Nana (1988-1988)
- The Incredibly Strange Film Show (1988-1989)
- Patlabor: The Mobile Police (1988-1988)
Original title: Kidô keisatsu patorebâ - Secret of the Sahara (1988-1988)
Original title: Il segreto del Sahara - Countryfile (1988-)
- Day by Day (1988-1989)
- TV Pirata (1988-1992)
- Round the Bend! (1988-1991)
- Superboy (1988-1992)
- First Born (1988-1988)
- T and T (1988-1991)
- Hannay (1988-1989)
- Fantastic Max (1988-1991)
- After Henry (1988-1992)
- Charlie Chalk (1988-1989)
- Kamen Rider Black RX (1988-1989)
Original title: 仮面ライダーBLACK RX - Alexei Sayle's Stuff (1988-1991)
- Colin's Sandwich (1988-1989)
- Favorite Son (1988-1988)
- Almost Grown (1988-1989)
- Dominion Tank Police (1988-1994)
Original title: Dominion - Fox's Fun House (1988-1991)
Original title: Fun House - Something Is Out There (1988-1988)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988-)
- The One Game (1988-1988)
- TV 101 (1988-1989)
- Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (1988-1993)
Original title: Katts and Dog - RoboCop (1988-1988)
- The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988-1988)
- The Comedy Company (1988-1990)
- Fifteen to One (1988-2003)
- Dynaman (1988-)
- The Rainbow (1988-1988)
- You Bet! (1988-1997)
- First of the Summer Wine (1988-1989)
- The New Yogi Bear Show (1988-1990)
- Police Academy: The Animated Series (1988-1989)
Original title: Police Academy: The Series - Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop (1988-1989)
- Heartbeat (1988-1989)
- Amor en silencio (1988-1988)
- Carte Blanche (1988-)
- Crying Freeman (1988-1994)
Original title: Kuraingu Furiman - Chouju Sentai Liveman (1988-1989)
Original title: Chôjû sentai Raibuman - Baby M (1988-1988)
- Zomergasten (1988-)
- Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters (1988-1990)
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988-1989)
- ALF Tales (1988-1990)
- Act of Betrayal (1988-1988)
- Something Is Out There (1988-1989)
- Chasing Rainbows (1988-1988)
- Vampire Princess Miyu (1988-1989)
Original title: Kyûketsuhime Miyu - Codename: Kyril (1988-1988)
- Later with Bob Costas (1988-1994)
- Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (1988-1989)
Original title: Toransufômâ: Chôjin masutâ fôsu - The Prisoner of Castle If (1988-1988)
Original title: Uznik zamka If - Hora marcada (1988-1990)
- A Dangerous Life (1988-1988)
- Histoire(s) du cinéma (1988-1999)
- Windmills of the Gods (1988-1988)
- Soreike! Anpanman (1988-)
- Nick & Hillary (1988-1989)
Original title: Tattingers - Christabel (1988-1988)
- Mashin Hero Wataru (1988-1989)
Original title: Mashin eiyûden Wataru - El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar (1988-1989)
Original title: El extraño Retorno de Diana Salazar - The River (1988-1988)
- This Is David Lander (1988-1988)
- Hemingway (1988-1988)
- The Ratties (1988-)
- Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988-1988)
Original title: The Modern World: Ten Great Writers - The Adventures of Raggedy Ann & Andy (1988-1990)
- Aaron's Way (1988-1988)
- Casa Vianello (1988-2007)
- Emma: Queen of the South Seas (1988-1988)
- Palace (1988-1989)
- Troubles (1988-1988)
- Dirty Dancing (1988-1989)
- Zhizn Klima Samgina (1988-1988)
- The Franchise Affair (1988-1988)
- Murphy's Law (1988-1989)
- The Smoggies (1988-1991)
- Erebus: The Aftermath (1988-)
- The Munsters Today (1988-1991)
- Wilder Westen inclusive (1988-)
- Wheel of Fortune (1988-2001)
- O Primo Basílio (1988-)
- Ayomoy (1988-1988)
- Circus Humberto (1988-)
Original title: Cirkus Humberto - Mitternachtsspitzen (1988-)
- Sakigake!! Otokojuku (1988-1988)
- Rolf's Cartoon Club (1988-1992)
- Het klokhuis (1988-)
- The Van Dyke Show (1988-1988)
- Jackasses and Nerds (1988-1989)
Original title: Dårfinkar & dönickar - Little Prince Cedie (1988-1988)
Original title: Shoukoushi Sedi - Motormouth (1988-1992)
- Small World (1988-1988)
- Medisch Centrum West (1988-2025)
- Hamster in a Nightshirt (1988-1989)
Original title: Krecek v nocní kosili - An Ocean Apart (1988-1988)
- Kiteretsu Daihyakka (1988-1996)
Original title: キテレツ大百科 - Baby Boom (1988-1989)
- Painajainen (1988-1988)
- Eisenhower & Lutz (1988-1988)
- Korea: The Unknown War (1988-)
- Echoes (1988-1988)
- Starship Troopers (1988-1988)
Original title: Uchû no senshi - Always Afternoon (1988-1988)
- Armor Hunter Merowlink (1988-1989)
Original title: Kikô ryôhei Merôrinku - A Prague Underworld (1988-)
Original title: Panoptikum mesta prazského - The Hit Man and Her (1988-1992)
- True Believers (1988-1988)
- This Morning (1988-)
- El pecado de Oyuki (1988-1988)
- The Thorns (1988-1988)
- Angne & Svullo (1988-)
- The Watch House (1988-)
- Thompson (1988-1988)
