''CBS Schoolbreak Special'' is an American

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for teenagers that aired on CBS from December 1978 to January 1996. The series began under the title ''CBS Afternoon Playhouse'', and was changed during the 1984–85

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. The concept was similar to ABC's '' Afterschool Special''.

List of specials

''Afternoon Playhouse'' specials

Under its original name, the ''Afternoon Playhouse'' aired a handful of made-for-TV films, the most notable of which was the 1983 release of ''Revenge of the Nerd''. The TV special was often mistaken for the film of a similar name which premiered one year later in 1984.

Season 1 (1978)

Season 2 (1979–80)

Season 3 (1981)

Season 4 (1981–82)

Season 5 (1982–83)

Schoolbreak Specials

Season 1 (January 24 – June 12, 1984)

Season 2 (October 16, 1984 – April 23, 1985)

Season 3 (October 22, 1985 – April 1, 1986)

Season 4 (September 10, 1986 – June 21, 1987)

Season 5 (October 20, 1987 – April 19, 1988)

Season 6 (October 18, 1988 – April 11, 1989)

Season 7 (October 17, 1989 – April 24, 1990)

Season 8 (October 16, 1990 – April 2, 1991)

Season 9 (October 22, 1991 – April 7, 1992)

Season 10 (October 20, 1992 – April 13, 1993)

Season 11 (October 12, 1993 – April 12, 1994)

Season 12 (October 11, 1994 – May 30, 1995)

Season 13 (October 24, 1995 – January 23, 1996)

References

External links

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