Real Life with Jane Pauley began as an hour-long program aired on Tuesday nights in the summer of 1990. It was put on hiatus in September of that year, returning in January 1991 as a mid-season replacement.
"Real Life with Jane Pauley," a one-hour show, debuted on Tuesdays in the summer of 1990. The program went off the air in September of that year but returned in January 1991 to fill a mid-season slot.