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The 1984–85 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 1984 through August 1985. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1983–84 season.
Halfway through the season, NBC began airing some of its prime-time programming in MTS stereo sound. The network had aired The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and some specials in this format since the summer of 1984.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 1985 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
Legend
[edit]- Light blue indicates local programming.
- Gray indicates encore programming.
- Blue-gray indicates news programming.
- Light green indicates sporting events.
- Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
- Light gold indicates programming produced outside of the United States.
- highlight Lime highlights indicates the number-one most watched program of the season.
- highlight Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
- highlight Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.
- highlight Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.
- highlight Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.
Schedule
[edit]- New series are highlighted in bold.
- Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by (R).
- All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times.
Sunday
[edit]| Network | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Hardcastle and McCormick | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (21/17.5) | |||||
| Late fall | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (21/17.5) / Specials / Miniseries[a] | ||||||||
| Winter | |||||||||
| Spring | |||||||||
| Summer | |||||||||
| CBS | Fall | 60 Minutes (4/22.2) | Murder, She Wrote (8/20.1) | The Jeffersons | Alice | Trapper John, M.D. (29/16.8) | |||
| Winter | Crazy Like a Fox (10/19.9) (Tied with Falcon Crest) | ||||||||
| Spring | |||||||||
| Summer | |||||||||
| NBC | Fall | Silver Spoons | Punky Brewster | Knight Rider | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies | ||||
| Winter | Punky Brewster | Silver Spoons | |||||||
| Spring | |||||||||
| Summer | Various programming[b] | ||||||||
| Late summer | Various programming[b] | OceanQuest | |||||||
Monday
[edit]| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Call to Glory | Monday Night Football (25/17.0) (Tied with Remington Steele and Webster) | ||||
| Late fall | Hardcastle and McCormick | ||||||
| Winter | The ABC Monday Night Movie | ||||||
| Spring | |||||||
| Summer | Monday Night Baseball | ||||||
| Late summer | Hardcastle and McCormick (R) | The ABC Monday Night Movie | |||||
| CBS | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (22/17.1) (Tied with TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes and The Fall Guy) |
Kate & Allie (17/18.3) | Newhart (16/18.4) | Cagney & Lacey (26/16.9) | |||
| NBC | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes (22/17.1) (Tied with Scarecrow and Mrs. King and The Fall Guy) |
NBC Monday Night at the Movies (18/18.2) | |||||
Note:
- On ABC, Street Hawk was supposed to air 8:00-9:00 p.m., but production problems delayed the series' premiere.[2]
Tuesday
[edit]| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders | Three's a Crowd | Paper Dolls | Jessie | ||
| Mid-Fall | Three's a Crowd | Who's the Boss? | |||||
| Late fall | Glitter | Paper Dolls | |||||
| Winter | MacGruder and Loud | Call to Glory | |||||
| Late winter | Moonlighting | ||||||
| Spring | Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders | Who's the Boss? | Hail to the Chief | MacGruder and Loud | |||
| Summer | Who's the Boss? (R) | Three's a Crowd (R) | Moonlighting (R) | ||||
| CBS | Fall | AfterMASH | E/R | The CBS Tuesday Night Movie | |||
| Mid-fall | Special programming | ||||||
| Winter | The Jeffersons | Alice | |||||
| Spring | The Lucie Arnaz Show | The Jeffersons | |||||
| Mid-spring | Special programming | ||||||
| Summer | The Lucie Arnaz Show | The Jeffersons | |||||
| Mid-summer | The Jeffersons (R) | Alice (R) | |||||
| Late summer | The CBS Tuesday Night Movie | West 57th | |||||
| NBC | The A-Team (6/21.9) | Riptide (14/19.2) | Remington Steele (25/17.0) (Tied with Monday Night Football and Webster) | ||||
Wednesday
[edit]| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | The Fall Guy (22/17.1) (Tied with Scarecrow and Mrs. King and TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes) |
Dynasty (1/25.0) | Hotel (12/19.7) (Tied with Cheers) | |||
| Winter | |||||||
| Spring | |||||||
| Summer | Rock 'n' Roll Summer Action | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | Charles in Charge | Dreams | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | |||
| Mid-fall | E/R | ||||||
| Spring | Double Dare | ||||||
| Summer | Charles in Charge (R) | E/R (R) | |||||
| Mid-summer | I Had Three Wives | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Highway to Heaven (18/17.7) | The Facts of Life | It's Your Move | St. Elsewhere | ||
| Winter | Sara | ||||||
| Spring | Double Trouble (R) | ||||||
| Summer | |||||||
Thursday
[edit]| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | People Do the Craziest Things | Who's the Boss? | Glitter | 20/20 | ||
| Mid-Fall | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
| Spring | Wildside | Eye to Eye | |||||
| Mid-spring | Street Hawk | Various programming[c] | |||||
| Summer | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
| CBS | Magnum, P.I. (15/19.1) | Simon & Simon (7/21.8) | Knots Landing (9/20.0) | ||||
| NBC | The Cosby Show (3/24.2) | Family Ties (5/22.1) | Cheers (12/19.7) (Tied with Hotel) |
Night Court (20/17.6) | Hill Street Blues (30/16.6) | ||
Friday
[edit]| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Benson | Webster (25/17.0) (Tied with Monday Night Football and Remington Steele) |
Hawaiian Heat | Matt Houston | ||
| Winter | Street Hawk | ||||||
| Late winter | Webster (25/17.0) (Tied with Monday Night Football and Remington Steele) |
Mr. Belvedere | Benson | Off the Rack | |||
| Spring | Me and Mom | ||||||
| Summer | The Comedy Factory | People Do the Craziest Things | Matt Houston | ||||
| Mid-summer | Mr. Belvedere (R) | Off the Rack (R) | Various programming[c] | ||||
| CBS | Fall | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas (2/24.7) | Falcon Crest (10/19.9) (Tied with Crazy Like a Fox) | |||
| Spring | Detective in the House | ||||||
| May | The Dukes of Hazzard (R) | ||||||
| Summer | |||||||
| NBC | Fall | V | Hunter | Miami Vice | |||
| Late fall | Miami Vice | Hot Pursuit | |||||
| Winter | Hunter | Miami Vice | |||||
| Mid-winter | Code Name: Foxfire | V | |||||
| Spring | The Best Times | Half Nelson | |||||
| Summer | Television Parts | Under One Roof (R) | V (R) | ||||
| Mid-summer | NBC Friday Night at the Movies | ||||||
| Late summer | Knight Rider (R) | Motown Revue | |||||
Saturday
[edit]| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | T. J. Hooker | The Love Boat | Finder of Lost Loves | ||||
| CBS | Fall | Airwolf | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | Cover Up | |||
| Winter | Otherworld | Airwolf | |||||
| Spring | Charles in Charge | E/R (R) | |||||
| Mid-spring | Cover Up | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (R) | |||||
| Summer | |||||||
| Mid-summer | Airwolf (R) | CBS Saturday Movie | |||||
| NBC | Fall | Diff'rent Strokes | Gimme a Break! | Partners in Crime | Hot Pursuit | ||
| Mid-fall | Double Trouble | Gimme a Break! | Spencer | Partners in Crime | |||
| Winter | It's Your Move | Berrenger's | |||||
| Spring | Under One Roof | Hunter | |||||
| Summer | It's Your Move (R) | Mama's Family (R) | Various programming[c] | ||||
| Mid-summer | Our Time | ||||||
| Late summer | Diff'rent Strokes (R) | Our Time | Various programming[d] | ||||
Notes:
- Spencer was put on hiatus upon the departure of two main cast members (including the lead) and retooled as Under One Roof.
- Mama's Family consisted of reruns of the series' 1983–84 network run.
By network
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Returning Series
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New Series
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Not returning from 1983–84:
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Returning Series
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New Series
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Not returning from 1983–84:
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Returning Series
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New Series
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Not returning from 1983–84:
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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
See also
[edit]- 1984–85 United States network television schedule (daytime)
- 1984–85 United States network television schedule (late night)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Beginning December 16, ABC's Sunday schedule between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. varied, consisting of three-hour broadcasts of The ABC Sunday Night Movie, 2 1/2 hour broadcasts of the ABC Sunday Night Movie airing at 8:00 p.m., followed by sitcom repeats at 10:30 p.m., two-hour broadcasts of The ABC Sunday Night Movie starting at 8:00 p.m. with various repeats or specials airing at 10:00 p.m., specials airing at 8:00 p.m. followed by a miniseries or a two-hour broadcast of The ABC Sunday Night Movie starting at 9:00 p.m., or miniseries, specials or sports programming during the entire three-hour block.
- ^ a b Sitcom repeats and specials
- ^ a b c Various repeats and specials
- ^ Sitcom repeats, specials and unsold sitcom pilots
References
[edit]- ^ Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
- ^ "In Brief" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 3, 1984. p. 88. Retrieved November 20, 2023.