ABC Afterschool Specials

ABC Afterschool Specials
Premiere	October 4, 1972
Finale	December 5, 1996
Network/Provider	ABC
Style	60-minute comedy / drama anthology
Company	ABC
Seasons	25
Episodes	153
Origin	USA

ABC Afterschool Specials is a comedy / drama anthology that aired on ABC.

Targeted toward adolescent and teenage viewers and airing periodically (roughly between two and eight times per year) late in the afternoon following school during the school year, hour-long specials, primarily dramatic in nature and often dealing with controversial topics, were featured in this series. This series was the inspiration for two similar series broadcast by rival networks, the CBS Schoolbreak Special and NBC's Special Treat.

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
ABC
Season One	October 4, 1972	April 4, 1973				6
Season Two	October 3, 1973	June 5, 1974				7
Season Three	October 2, 1974	April 27, 1975				7
Season Four	October 8, 1975	May 19, 1976				7
Season Five	October 6, 1976	April 6, 1977				6
Season Six	October 12, 1977	May 5, 1978				7
Season Seven	September 27, 1978	May 9, 1979				7
Season Eight	September 26, 1979	March 19, 1980				7
Season Nine	September 24, 1980	March 18, 1981				7
Season Ten	September 23, 1981	April 7, 1982				7
Season Eleven	September 22, 1982	March 30, 1983				8
Season Twelve	September 28, 1983	April 18, 1984				7
Season Thirteen	September 19, 1984	May 1, 1985				7
Season Fourteen	September 11, 1985	March 19, 1986				6
Season Fifteen	September 17, 1986	June 3, 1987				8
Season Sixteen	September 9, 1987	March 16, 1988				6
Season Seventeen	September 15, 1988	April 20, 1989				7
Season Eighteen	September 14, 1989	April 19, 1990				6
Season Nineteen	September 13, 1990	March 21, 1991				5
Season Twenty	September 18, 1991	April 16, 1992				4
Season Twenty-One	October 1, 1992	April 15, 1993				4
Season Twenty-Two	September 16, 1993	December 9, 1993				2
Season Twenty-Three	September 15, 1994	May 25, 1995				6
Season Twenty-Four	September 21, 1995	June 11, 1996				6
Season Twenty-Five	September 12, 1996	December 5, 1996				3

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title			Release			Discs
Episode Collections  (Region 1)
Collector's Set			August 23, 2005	purchase		13
1974-76			October 12, 2004	purchase		2
1976-77			October 12, 2004	purchase		2
1978-79			January 11, 2005	purchase		1
1979-80			January 11, 2005	purchase		1
Class of '81-'82			May 24, 2005	purchase		1
Class of '82-'86			May 24, 2005	purchase		1

External links

• ABC Afterschool Specials on IMDb