I was trying to find something and came across this (I really do love Wikipedia). Remember, even into the 90s, when CBS, NBC, and ABC would have "made for TV movies" on in primetime, and even ran older theatre movies many nights, mostly before VCRs, especially later at night after the 10PM news?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_United_States_network_television_schedule
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_United_States_network_television_schedule