CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)

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CBS Schoolbreak Special is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from April 1980 to January 1996. The series began under the title CBS Afternoon Playhouse, and was changed during the 1984 - 85 season. The concept was very similar to ABC's Afterschool Special.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (387 votes)
Seasons: 13
Streaming (US): Plex · Plex Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 13 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1984)

6.85 avg 4 episodes 7.7 → 6.4 52 min avg

Front-loaded

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dead Wrong: The John Evans Story	7.7	29
2	Welcome Home, Jellybean	7.5	45
3	All the Kids Do It	5.8	34
4	The Alfred G. Graebner Memorial High School Handbook of Rules and Regulations	6.4	12

Season 2 (1984)

7.18 avg 4 episodes 8.1 → 5.9 53 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hear Me Cry	8.1	34
2	Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story	7.2	45
4	The Day the Senior Class Got Married	7.5	20
5	Ace Hits the Big Time	5.9	38

Season 3 (1985)

7.50 avg 4 episodes 6.2 → 8.5 54 min avg

Big finale

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The War Between the Classes	6.2	34
2	Have You Tried Talking to Patty?	8.3	18
3	Babies Having Babies	7.0	43
4	God, the Universe & Hot Fudge Sundaes	8.5	14

Season 4 (1986)

7.34 avg 5 episodes 7.6 → 7.5 49 min avg

u-shaped

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Drug Knot	7.6	40
2	Little Miss Perfect	7.3	35
4	The Day They Came to Arrest the Book	6.9	24
5	What If I'm Gay?	7.4	173
7	An Enemy Among Us	7.5	40

Season 5 (1987)

7.80 avg 4 episodes 6.5 → 7.8 60 min avg

Slow burn

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Soldier Boys	6.5	19
2	Never Say Goodbye	7.7	19
3	Home Sweet Homeless	9.2	14
4	Gangs	7.8	18

Season 6 (1988)

7.38 avg 5 episodes 7.7 → 7.0 60 min avg

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	No Means No	7.7	43
2	Gambler	7.5	12
4	My Past Is My Own	7.1	40
5	15 and Getting Straight	7.6	58
6	A Matter of Conscience	7.0	15

Season 7 (1989)

6.58 avg 4 episodes 6.8 → 7.7 45 min avg

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Frog Girl: The Jenifer Graham Story	6.8	20
2	Flour Babies	6.2	17
3	The Girl with the Crazy Brother	5.6	32
4	American Eyes	7.7	19

Season 8 (1990)

6.98 avg 5 episodes 7.7 → 8.2 60 min avg

Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Fourth Man	7.7	18
2	Lies of the Heart	6.9	20
3	The Emancipation of Lizzie Stern	8.9	16
4	But He Loves Me	3.2	93
5	Abby, My Love	8.2	13

Season 9 (1992)

6.20 avg 3 episodes 7.8 → 7.2 60 min avg

u-shaped

Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	Two Teens and a Baby	7.8	13
4	Please, God, I'm Only 17	3.6	105
5	Different Worlds: A Story of Interracial Love	7.2	26

Season 10 (1992)

7.95 avg 4 episodes 7.5 → 9.4 60 min avg

Season 10 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sexual Considerations	7.5	26
2	Words Up!	7.5	10
4	Big Boys Don't Cry	7.4	33
5	Crosses on the Lawn	9.4	10

Season 11 (1993)

7.83 avg 4 episodes 6.9 → 9.1 57 min avg

Season 11 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Other Mothers	6.9	39
2	If I Die Before I Wake	6.9	18
3	Love in the Dark Ages	8.4	11
4	Same Difference	9.1	26

Season 12 (1994)

7.30 avg 5 episodes 9.2 → 5.6 53 min avg

Season 12 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Writing on the Wall	9.2	12
2	My Summer as a Girl	7.2	40
3	What About Your Friends	7.7	114
4	Kids Killing Kids	6.8	24
5	Between Mother and Daughter	5.6	22

Season 13 (1995)

7.83 avg 3 episodes 8.5 → 7.4 45 min avg

Declining

Season 13 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	My Indian Summer	8.5	17
2	Children Remember the Holocaust	7.6	114
3	Crosstown	7.4	13

CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)

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