Events[]
- January 21 - Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story airs on NBC.
- January 30 - Teen Set: The Video is release on VHS.
- February 7 - Dick Winslow dies.
- March 23 - Shannon's Deal episode 2.1, The Bad Beat, airs on NBC.
- April 9 - Shannon's Deal episode 2.2, Greed, airs on NBC.
- April 16 - Shannon's Deal episode 2.3, Strangers in the Night, airs on NBC.
- April 19 - Jenny participates in the Sega-sponsored Superstar Kids Challenge.
- April 20 - The second day of the Superstar Kids Challenge.
- April 23 - Shannon's Deal episode 2.4, First Amendment, airs on NBC.
- April 30 - Shannon's Deal episode 2.5, The Inside Man, airs on NBC.
- May 14 - Shannon's Deal episode 2.6, Matrimony, airs on NBC.
- May 21 - Shannon's Deal episode 2.7, Trouble, airs on NBC.
- August 10 - Robin Bach dies.
- September 20 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.1, When Irish Eyes are Smiling, airs on CBS.
- September 22 - Runaway Father airs on CBS.
- September 27 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.2, Death in Brooklyn, airs on CBS.
- October 4 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.3, Boys of Summer, airs on CBS.
- October 18 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.4, Sylvia's Condition, airs on CBS.
- October 23 - Danielle Steele's Daddy airs on NBC.
- October 25 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.5, What I Did for Love, airs on CBS.
- November 6 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.6, War of the Worlds, airs on CBS.
- November 13 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.7, Dinner at Six, airs on CBS.
- November 20 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.8, Old Fools, airs on CBS.
- November 27 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.9, Saturday, airs on CBS.
- December 1 - Jenny is nominated at the Youth in Film Awards for "Best Young Actress Starring in a TV Movie" for her role in Runaway Father.
- December 8 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.10, Get a Job, airs on CBS.
- December 11 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.11, Where Have You Gone, Jackie Robinson?, airs on CBS.