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Examines ABC's fall schedule for 1992-93. Presents a day-to-day description of those shows programmed. The schedule as a very safe, easy one that will be easy to sell and draw very little negative reaction; The seven new series joining the schedule; Possible strides for ABC on Thursday night with the exit of `The Cosby Show'; The surprise omission of `Matlock' from Saturday's lineup; Other shows; Details. INSET: ABC's long-form lineup..

Details the new series rollouts and additional episodes of existing series networks will offer as the summer programming race heats up. The increased demand for summer programming; Average flight order for summer series; The low license fees for summer shows; Problems with getting talent for summer rates; Benefits of summer programming; Series debating on ABC, CBS and NBC, including `On the Air,' `The Raven,' and `Homefires'; Original episodes on Fox; More.

Reports that ABC and CBS announced their Saturday morning animated cartoon lineups which include some new additions and some shows that will not return. ABC's new shows `The Addams Family,' `Goof Troop' and `Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa'; Shows not returning are `Hammerman,' `Pirates of Dark Water,' and `Beatlejuice'; `The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show' returns; CBS adds takeoffs of `Fievel's American Tails' and `Disney's The Little Mermaid'; Dumped shows; More.

Reports an exclusive `Broadcasting' survey finds money paid to producers remaining flat in recent years, and dropping for first-year programming. Bill Klein, senior vice president of CBS, said projects are looked at on a show-by-show basis; Programs such as `Cheers' and `The Cosby Show' will continue to receive fees four times as much as those paid to most other series; Major producers are questioning traditional production practices; Many current practices will be overhauled; More.

Reports that although the numbers haven't been encouraging in the show's first three airings, Civil Wars's Bill Finkelstein, creator and executive producer of the ABC series, thinks the series is finding its identity and believes ensuing episodes will get stronger. Produced under the Steven Bochco Productions banner; Finkelstein's career up to now; Future hopes for the show; Details.

Looks at the overall quality of television programs on the networks this season. Networks are blocked in some time periods competitively; Would prefer to lose less costly; Peter Tortorici of CBS says, `there doesn't have to be a parallel between cost and quality'; Ratings success; Shows that are considered quality (`Cheers' and `Murphy Brown'); A quality series has network support; New quality series; `Brooklyn Bridge' creator Gary David Goldberg; Details.

Reports that Reeves Entertainment is producing seven series pilots for fall-schedule consideration, with three slated for ABC, three for CBS, and one for Nickelodeon. `Beauty' starring Karen Allen and directed by former `Thirtysomething' star KenOlin; `Charing Cross'; `Graham,' a half-hour comedy featuring Griffin Dunne as the `David Lettermen of kids' shows hosts'; More.

States that Fox Broadcasting and MTV have teamed up to present `A Concert for Life,' a multi-star show to raise money and awareness to combat the spread of AIDS. The concert is set for April 20 at London's Wembley Stadium; The event will serve as a tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of the group Queen, who died of AIDS last year; When the concert will air on Fox and MTV; All profits will be donated; More.

Reports how Fox may have found a way to give its sixth night of prime time programming--set to debut this summer--a running start by working with Aaron Spelling Productions and developing `Melrose Place.' The new show is a spin-off of the successful `Beverly Hills, 90210'; One-hour show is created by Darren Star, who created `Beverly Hills, 90210'; Show centers around young adults out of college living on their own for the first time in Los Angeles; More.

Tells how the Corporation for Public Broadcasting-PBS Program Challenge Fund has given a $2 million grant to `The West,' a 10-hour series that reunites the production team that produced `The Civil War' series. Announcement made by Don Marbury, director, CPB Television Program Fund; Project set to air in 1996; Reunites Ken Burns, Stephen Ives and Geoffrey Ward, the creative principals of `The Civil War'; Announcement of other grants; Details.