Is The ABC Afterschool Special coming back?
The ABC Afterschool Special (1972–1997) — drama · comedy · adventure on ABC
The answer: Concluded January 23, 1997.
25seasons
156episodes
About The ABC Afterschool Special
The ABC Afterschool Special ended on January 23, 1997, after its 25th season. The series concluded its run on ABC, with no announced plans for revival or continuation.
The show was an American television anthology series that aired in the late afternoon on weekdays. It was known for dramatizing situations that were often controversial and of interest to children and teenagers, covering topics such as illiteracy, substance abuse, and teenage pregnancy. Some episodes were animated or presented as documentaries, aiming to address real-life issues faced by young audiences. The series ran from October 4, 1972, and over its long history, it won 51 Daytime Emmy Awards.
Each episode was approximately 60 minutes long, and the show was produced as an anthology, meaning each episode was a standalone story focused on different characters and themes.
The ABC Afterschool Special episode schedule
156 aired
Aired · 156
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 1997 | S25·E4 | Miracle at Trapper Creek |
| December 5, 1996 | S25·E3 | Teenage Confidential |
| October 24, 1996 | S25·E2 | Me and My Hormones |
| September 12, 1996 | S25·E1 | Too Soon for Jeff |
| June 11, 1996 | S24·E6 | Through Thick & Thin |
| April 18, 1996 | S24·E5 | Daddy's Girl |
| March 14, 1996 | S24·E4 | Educating Mom |
| January 24, 1996 | S24·E3 | Just Chill |
| December 7, 1995 | S24·E2 | Positive: A Journey Into A.I.D.S. |
| September 21, 1995 | S24·E1 | Fast Forward |
| May 25, 1995 | S23·E5 | Long Road Home |
| April 6, 1995 | S23·E4 | Notes for My Daughter |
| March 16, 1995 | S23·E3 | Bonnie Raitt Has Something to Talk About |
| December 8, 1994 | S23·E2 | The Magical Makeover |
| September 15, 1994 | S23·E1 | Boys Will Be Boys |
| May 2, 1994 | S22·E4 | Jacqi's Dilemma |
| March 21, 1994 | S22·E3 | I Hate the Way I Look |
| December 9, 1993 | S22·E2 | Montana Crossroads |
| September 16, 1993 | S22·E1 | Love Hurts |
| April 15, 1993 | S21·E4 | Girlfriend |
| March 18, 1993 | S21·E3 | Learning Not to Hurt |
| January 28, 1993 | S21·E2 | Shades of a Single Protein |
| October 1, 1992 | S21·E1 | Surviving a Break-up |
| April 16, 1992 | S20·E4 | Summer Stories: The Mall (3) |
| April 2, 1992 | S20·E3 | Summer Stories: The Mall (2) |
| March 19, 1992 | S20·E2 | Summer Stories: The Mall (1) |
| September 18, 1991 | S20·E1 | In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story |
| March 21, 1991 | S19·E5 | It's Only Rock & Roll |
| January 24, 1991 | S19·E4 | The Less Than Perfect Daughter |
| December 6, 1990 | S19·E3 | Stood Up |
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| October 18, 1990 | S19·E2 | Testing Dirty |
| September 13, 1990 | S19·E1 | A Question About Sex |
| April 19, 1990 | S18·E6 | The Perfect Date |
| February 22, 1990 | S18·E5 | Over the Limit |
| January 25, 1990 | S18·E4 | All That Glitters |
| November 30, 1989 | S18·E3 | A Town's Revenge |
| October 26, 1989 | S18·E2 | Private Affairs |
| September 14, 1989 | S18·E1 | My Dad Can't Be Crazy, Can He? |
| April 20, 1989 | S17·E7 | Torn Between Two Fathers |
| March 30, 1989 | S17·E6 | The Cheats |
| March 16, 1989 | S17·E5 | Just Tipsy, Honey |
| January 19, 1989 | S17·E4 | Taking a Stand |
| October 26, 1988 | S17·E3 | Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend |
| October 15, 1988 | S17·E2 | A Family Again |
| September 15, 1988 | S17·E1 | Date Rape |
| March 16, 1988 | S16·E6 | Daddy Can't Read |
| January 20, 1988 | S16·E5 | The Terrible Things My Mother Told Me |
| December 2, 1987 | S16·E4 | Seasonal Differences |
| October 23, 1987 | S16·E3 | The Day My Kid Went Punk |
| September 23, 1987 | S16·E2 | The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story |
| September 9, 1987 | S16·E1 | Just a Regular Kid: An A.I.D.S. Story |
| June 3, 1987 | S15·E8 | Read Between the Lines |
| March 18, 1987 | S15·E7 | Class Act: A Teacher's Story |
| March 4, 1987 | S15·E6 | Divorced Kids' Blues |
| February 18, 1987 | S15·E5 | Supermom's Daughter |
| November 19, 1986 | S15·E4 | The Gift of Amazing Grace |
| October 22, 1986 | S15·E3 | Teen Father |
| October 1, 1986 | S15·E2 | Wanted: The Perfect Guy |
| September 17, 1986 | S15·E1 | A Desperate Exit |
| March 19, 1986 | S14·E7 | Getting Even: A Wimp's Revenge |
| March 5, 1986 | S14·E6 | Are You My Mother? |
| February 12, 1986 | S14·E5 | Can a Guy Say No? |
| December 4, 1985 | S14·E4 | High School Narc |
| November 6, 1985 | S14·E3 | Don't Touch |
| October 9, 1985 | S14·E2 | Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale |
| September 11, 1985 | S14·E1 | No Greater Gift |
| May 21, 1985 | S13·E7 | One Too Many |
| March 6, 1985 | S13·E6 | First the Egg |
| February 13, 1985 | S13·E5 | I Want to Go Home |
| November 14, 1984 | S13·E4 | Mom's on Strike |
| October 24, 1984 | S13·E3 | The Almost Royal Family |
| October 10, 1984 | S13·E2 | Out of Step |
| September 19, 1984 | S13·E1 | Summer Switch |
| April 18, 1984 | S12·E7 | The Hero Who Couldn't Read |
| March 17, 1984 | S12·E6 | Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia |
| February 8, 1984 | S12·E5 | The Great Love Experiment |
| December 7, 1983 | S12·E4 | Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy |
| November 9, 1983 | S12·E3 | The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid |
| October 19, 1983 | S12·E2 | The Hand-Me-Down Kid |
| September 21, 1983 | S12·E1 | It's No Crush, I'm in Love |
| March 30, 1983 | S11·E8 | The Wave |
| March 23, 1983 | S11·E7 | But It's Not My Fault |
| March 16, 1983 | S11·E6 | Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents? |
| February 9, 1983 | S11·E5 | The Woman Who Willed a Miracle |
| January 19, 1983 | S11·E4 | Please Don't Hit Me, Mom |
| November 10, 1982 | S11·E3 | A Very Delicate Matter |
| October 27, 1982 | S11·E2 | Two Loves for Jenny |
| September 22, 1982 | S11·E1 | Amy and the Angel |
| April 7, 1982 | S10·E7 | Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother |
| March 3, 1982 | S10·E6 | Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now (The Night Swimmers) |
| February 10, 1982 | S10·E5 | The Unforgivable Secret |
| November 11, 1981 | S10·E4 | The Color of Friendship |
| October 28, 1981 | S10·E3 | Tough Girl |
| October 14, 1981 | S10·E2 | Starstruck |
| September 23, 1981 | S10·E1 | She Drinks a Little |
| March 19, 1981 | S9·E7 | My Mother Was Never a Kid |
| March 4, 1981 | S9·E6 | Run, Don't Walk |
| February 11, 1981 | S9·E5 | A Matter of Time |
| November 12, 1980 | S9·E4 | Stoned |
| October 29, 1980 | S9·E3 | The Gymnast |
| October 15, 1980 | S9·E2 | Schoolboy Father |
| September 24, 1980 | S9·E1 | A Family of Strangers |
| March 19, 1980 | S8·E7 | What Are Best Friends For? |
| March 5, 1980 | S8·E6 | Where Do Teenagers Come From? |
| February 13, 1980 | S8·E5 | The Heartbreak Winner |
| November 14, 1979 | S8·E4 | The Late Great Me |
| October 24, 1979 | S8·E3 | A Special Gift |
| October 10, 1979 | S8·E2 | A Movie Star's Daughter |
| September 26, 1979 | S8·E1 | Which Mother is Mine? |
| May 9, 1979 | S7·E7 | The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid |
| March 7, 1979 | S7·E6 | The Terrible Secret |
| February 14, 1979 | S7·E5 | Make-Believe Marriage |
| December 12, 1978 | S7·E4 | Dinky Hocker |
| October 25, 1978 | S7·E3 | Gaucho |
| October 11, 1978 | S7·E2 | Thank You, Jackie Robinson |
| September 7, 1978 | S7·E1 | One of a Kind |
| May 5, 1978 | S6·E7 | It's a Mile from Here to Glory |
| April 5, 1978 | S6·E6 | Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me |
| March 22, 1978 | S6·E5 | The Rag-Tag Champs |
| March 8, 1978 | S6·E4 | It Isn't Easy Being a Teenage Millionaire |
| November 12, 1977 | S6·E3 | Trouble River |
| October 26, 1977 | S6·E2 | The Pinballs |
| October 12, 1977 | S6·E1 | Hewitt's Just Different |
| April 6, 1977 | S5·E6 | Very Good Friends |
| March 9, 1977 | S5·E5 | The Horrible Honchos |
| February 16, 1977 | S5·E4 | My Mom's Having a Baby |
| December 1, 1976 | S5·E3 | Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid |
| November 10, 1976 | S5·E2 | P.J. and the President's Son |
| October 6, 1976 | S5·E1 | Francesca, Baby |
| May 19, 1976 | S4·E7 | Dear Lovey Hart: I Am Desperate |
| April 21, 1976 | S4·E6 | Blind Sunday |
| February 18, 1976 | S4·E5 | Me & Dad's New Wife |
| February 18, 1976 | S3·E6 | Me and My Dad's New Wife |
| February 4, 1976 | S4·E4 | The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon |
| November 19, 1975 | S4·E3 | The Shaman's Last Raid |
| October 22, 1975 | S4·E2 | Fawn Story |
| October 8, 1975 | S4·E1 | It Must Be Love ('Cause I Feel So Dumb) |
| April 27, 1975 | S3·E7 | The Secret Life of T. K. Dearing |
| February 5, 1975 | S3·E5 | The Skating Rink |
| November 27, 1974 | S3·E4 | The Toothpaste Millionaire |
| November 6, 1974 | S3·E3 | Winning and Losing: Diary of a Campaign |
| October 23, 1974 | S3·E2 | The Bridge of Adam Rush |
| October 2, 1974 | S3·E1 | Sara's Summer of the Swans |
| June 5, 1974 | S2·E7 | The Crazy Comedy Concert |
| May 15, 1974 | S2·E6 | The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head |
| March 27, 1974 | S2·E5 | The Runaways |
| March 6, 1974 | S2·E4 | Cyrano |
| January 16, 1974 | S2·E3 | Pssst! Hammerman's After You |
| November 28, 1973 | S2·E2 | My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel |
| October 3, 1973 | S2·E1 | Rookie of the Year |
| April 4, 1973 | S1·E6 | Alexander |
| February 7, 1973 | S1·E5 | The Incredible, Indelible Magical, Physical Mystery Trip |
| January 3, 1973 | S1·E4 | William: The Life, Works, and Times of William Shakespeare |
| December 6, 1972 | S1·E3 | Santiago's Ark |
| November 1, 1972 | S1·E2 | Follow the North Star |
| October 4, 1972 | S1·E1 | Last of the Curlews |
