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.
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]
New series are highlighted in bold.
Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by .
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.
| 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 | ||||||
| Late fall | The ABC Sunday Night Movie / Specials / Miniseries | |||||||||
| CBS | Fall | 60 Minutes | Murder, She Wrote | The Jeffersons | Alice | Trapper John, M.D. | ||||
| Winter | Crazy Like a Fox | |||||||||
| NBC | Silver Spoons | Punky Brewster | Knight Rider | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Late fall | Hardcastle and McCormick | |||||||
| Winter | The ABC Monday Night Movie | |||||||
| Summer | Monday Night Baseball | |||||||
| CBS | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Kate & Allie | Newhart | Cagney & Lacey | ||||
| NBC | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes | NBC Monday Night at the Movies | ||||||
| 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 | |||
| Late fall | Three's a Crowd | Who's the Boss? | Glitter | Paper Dolls | ||||
| Winter | MacGruder and Loud | Call to Glory | ||||||
| Late winter | Moonlighting | |||||||
| Summer | Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders | Hail to the Chief | Life's Most Embarrassing Moments | |||||
| CBS | Fall | AfterMASH | E/R | The CBS Tuesday Night Movie | ||||
| Winter | The Jeffersons | Alice | ||||||
| Spring | The Lucie Arnaz Show | The Jeffersons | ||||||
| Summer | The Jeffersons | Alice | ||||||
| NBC | The A-Team | Riptide | Remington Steele | |||||
| 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 | Dynasty | Hotel | |||
| Summer | Rock 'n' Roll Summer Action | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | Charles in Charge | Dreams | The CBS Wednesday Night Movie | |||
| Winter | E/R | ||||||
| Spring | Double Dare | ||||||
| Summer | I Had Three Wives | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Highway to Heaven | The Facts of Life | It's Your Move | St. Elsewhere | ||
| Winter | Sara | ||||||
| Spring | Double Trouble | ||||||
| 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 | |||
| Winter | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | |||||||
| Spring | Wildside | Eye to Eye | ||||||
| Mid-spring | Who's the Boss? | Mr. Belvedere | Street Hawk | |||||
| Summer | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | |||||||
| CBS | Magnum, P.I. | Simon & Simon | Knots Landing | |||||
| NBC | The Cosby Show | Family Ties | Cheers | Night Court | Hill Street Blues | |||
| 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 | Hawaiian Heat | Matt Houston | ||
| Winter | Street Hawk | ||||||
| Late winter | Webster | Mr. Belvedere | Benson | Off the Rack | |||
| Spring | Me and Mom | ||||||
| Summer | The Comedy Factory | Webster | |||||
| CBS | Fall | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas | Falcon Crest | |||
| Winter | Detective in the House | ||||||
| Spring | The Dukes of Hazzard | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | V | Hunter | Miami Vice | |||
| Winter | V | ||||||
| Spring | The Best Times | Half Nelson | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Mid-spring | Cover Up | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | |||||
| Summer | Airwolf | Various programming | |||||
| 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 | Our Time | It's Your Move | Mama's Family | ||||
| Mid-summer | Diff'rent Strokes | Our Time | |||||
| Late summer | Gimme a Break! | The Facts of Life | Our Time | ||||
Returning Series
New Series
Not returning from 1983–84:
Returning Series
New Series
Not returning from 1983–84:
Returning Series
New Series
Not returning from 1983–84:
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.