1996–97 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)

This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all four commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1996 and ending in the spring of 1997. All times are Eastern and Pacific.

1996–97 was the first season in which the United States educational programming mandates took effect, prompting the major television networks to overhaul their Saturday morning programming so that their affiliates could meet the new mandates.

New series in bold.

*=Rebroadcasts of The Mask: Animated Series.

Fall 1996

	8:00 AM	8:30 AM	9:00 AM	9:30 AM	10:00 AM	10:30 AM	11:00 AM	11:30 AM	12:00 PM	12:30 PM
ABC	Jungle Cubs	Brand Spanking New! Doug	Mighty Ducks	Street Sharks	The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show		Bone Chillers	Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles	Flash Forward	ABC Weekend Special
CBS	*The Mask	Timon and Pumbaa	The Mask	Project G.e.e.K.e.R.	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.	Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Beakman's World	CBS Storybreak
Fox	C Bear and Jamal	The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper	Power Rangers Zeo	Spider-Man	Bobby's World	Life With Louie	X-Men	The Tick	local programming
NBC	Weekend Today (from 7:00 AM)		local programming		Saved by the Bell: The New Class	Hang Time	California Dreams	Saved by the Bell: The New Class	NBA Inside Stuff	NBC Sports and/or local programming
WB	Freakazoid!	Earthworm Jim	Superman	Road Rovers	Waynehead	Pinky and The Brain	Animaniacs	The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries	local programming

Spring 1997

Note: The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat and Beakman's World will switch places March 1 on CBS.

	8:00 AM	8:30 AM	9:00 AM	9:30 AM	10:00 AM	10:30 AM	11:00 AM	11:30 AM	12:00 PM	12:30 PM
ABC	Jungle Cubs	Brand Spanking New! Doug		Mighty Ducks	The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show		Nightmare Ned	Quack Pack	The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	ABC Weekend Special
CBS	The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat	Timon and Pumbaa	The Mask	Project G.e.e.K.e.R.	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.	Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Beakman's World	CBS Storybreak
Fox	C Bear and Jamal	The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper	Power Rangers Turbo	Spider-Man	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers	Bobby's World	Life With Louie	X-Men	local programming	In the Zone
NBC	Weekend Today (from 7:00 AM)		local programming		Saved by the Bell: The New Class	Hang Time	California Dreams	Saved by the Bell: The New Class	NBA Inside Stuff	NBC Sports and/or local programming
WB	The Daffy Duck Show	Animaniacs	Superman	Road Rovers	Waynehead	Pinky and the Brain	Animaniacs	The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries	local programming