1985–86 United States network television schedule

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:USTV The 1985–86 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 1985 through August 1986. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1984–85 season.

PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 1986 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.<ref name="BM2">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. Template:ISBN.</ref> Most of the ratings come from AmericanRadioHistory.com's PDF archive.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite magazine</ref> This was the first television season wherein the Nielsen people meter technology was used for the nationwide audience measurement system, largely replacing the diaries system in place from the 1950-1951 television season.<ref name="wapo">Template:Cite news</ref>

Legend

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Schedule

Sunday

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! MacGyver The ABC Sunday Night Movie
Winter The Disney Sunday Movie
CBS Fall Template:Highlight Murder, She Wrote Template:Small Crazy Like a Fox Trapper John, M.D.
Winter Template:Highlight
NBC Fall Punky Brewster Silver Spoons Amazing Stories Alfred Hitchcock Presents Template:Highlight
Spring Silver Spoons Fathers and Sons
Late spring Punky Brewster Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
August Dalton's Code of Vengeance Template:Highlight

Monday

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 Hardcastle and McCormick Template:Highlight
Winter ABC Monday Night Movie
June The Insiders
Mid-summer Monday Night Baseball
CBS Scarecrow and Mrs. King Template:Small Kate & Allie Template:Small Newhart Template:Small Cagney & Lacey
NBC Fall TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes Template:Highlight
Winter You Again? Template:Small Valerie Template:Small
Spring Valerie Template:Small You Again? Template:Small
Late spring Amazing Stories

Tuesday

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 Who's the Boss? Template:Small Growing Pains Template:Small Moonlighting Template:Small Our Family Honor
Mid-fall Spenser: For Hire
Spring Perfect Strangers
Mid-spring Growing Pains Template:Small
Summer Perfect Strangers
Mid-summer Growing Pains Template:Small
CBS Fall Hometown CBS Tuesday Night Movie
Mid-fall Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Late fall Stir Crazy
Mid-winter Template:SmallTemplate:Efn Trapper John, M.D. Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
Late winter Trapper John, M.D. CBS Tuesday Night Movie
Spring Morningstar/Eveningstar Mary Foley Square The Equalizer
Mid-spring Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Template:Small
Summer Simon & Simon Template:Small Magnum, P.I. Template:Small
NBC Fall The A-Team Template:Small Riptide Remington Steele
Spring Hunter Stingray
Summer 1986

Notes:

  • The premiere episode of Melba and a new episode of Charlie & Co. aired at 8 and 8:30 p.m. respectively on January 28, 1986 (the day of the Challenger disaster), but both shows were put on hiatus immediately afterwards. The former was burned off during the summer and the latter resumed airing in a different slot during the spring.
  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer consisted on repeats of the 1983–84 series.
  • 1986 aired as a "preview" series in advance of the 1986–87 season.

Wednesday

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 Insiders Dynasty Template:Small Hotel Template:Small
Winter MacGyver
Summer Hardcastle and McCormick Template:Small
Mid-summer Perfect Strangers Template:Small Mr. Sunshine Template:Small MacGyver
CBS Fall Stir Crazy Charlie & Co. George Burns Comedy Week The Equalizer
Mid-fall Template:Small
Late fall Mary Foley Square
Winter Crazy Like a Fox
Spring Fast Times Tough Cookies CBS Wednesday Night Movie
Mid-spring West 57th
Summer Foley Square Charlie & Co. Airwolf Template:Small West 57th
NBC Fall Highway to Heaven Template:Small Hell Town St. Elsewhere
Winter Blacke's Magic
Summer Gimme a Break! Template:Small You Again? Template:Small

Thursday

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 Lady Blue 20/20
Mid-fall ABC Thursday Night Movie
Late fall Shadow Chasers The Colbys
Winter Ripley's Believe It or Not!
CBS Fall Magnum, P.I. Simon & Simon Template:Small Knots Landing Template:Small
Spring Simon & Simon Template:Small Bridges to Cross
Summer Crazy Like a Fox Template:Small Trapper John, M.D. Template:Small
Mid-summer CBS Thursday Night Movie
Late summer Price is Right Special Crazy Like a Fox Template:Small Trapper John, M.D.
NBC Fall The Cosby Show Template:Small Family Ties Template:Small Cheers Template:Small Night Court Template:Small Hill Street Blues
Late winter All Is Forgiven
Spring Night Court Template:Small
Summer All Is Forgiven
Mid-summer Night Court Template:Small

Friday

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 Webster Mr. Belvedere Diff'rent Strokes Benson Spenser: For Hire
Mid-fall Our Family Honor
Winter He's the Mayor The Fall Guy
Spring Mr. Sunshine Joe Bash
Mid-spring The ABC Friday Night Movie
Summer Mr. Sunshine Template:SmallTemplate:Efn The Love Boat Template:Small
Late summer Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
CBS Fall The Twilight Zone Dallas Template:Small Falcon Crest Template:Small
Spring Charlie & Co. Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
Summer The Twilight Zone CBS Friday Movie
NBC Fall Knight Rider Misfits of Science Miami Vice Template:Small
Winter Misfits of Science Knight Rider
Late winter Riptide
Spring The Last Precinct
Mid-spring Knight Rider
Summer Miami Vice Template:Small Stingray Template:Small
Late summer The A-Team Template:Small Riptide Template:Small

Note:

  • Diff'rent Strokes aired an one-hour season premiere on September 27 at 9:00pm.

Saturday

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 Hollywood Beat Lime Street The Love Boat
Mid-fall The Fall Guy Lady Blue
Winter The Redd Foxx Show Benson Fortune Dane
Spring The Love Boat Template:Small
Mid-spring Mr. Sunshine
Summer Diff'rent Strokes Template:Small ABC Saturday Night Movie
CBS Fall Airwolf CBS Saturday Night Movie
Spring Crazy Like a Fox
Mid-spring Airwolf Magnum, P.I.
Summer Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
August Melba CBS Saturday Night Movie
NBC Fall Gimme a Break! The Facts of Life Template:Small The Golden Girls Template:Small 227 Template:Small Hunter
Spring All Is Forgiven Remington Steele
Mid-spring 227 Template:Small
Summer The Facts of Life Template:Small 227 Template:Small Me & Mrs. C
Late summer Template:SmallTemplate:Efn

Notes:

  • Due to the death of Samantha Smith and her father in a plane crash, ABC ceased production on Lime Street and was forced to move Lady Blue into its slot.
  • The Love Boat had a number of 2-hour episodes throughout the season, airing from 9 to 11 p.m. Assorted repeats from previous seasons aired on the 9 p.m. slot during the spring.

By network

ABC

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CBS

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Template:Col-3 Not returning from 1984–85:

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NBC

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Template:Col-3 Not returning from 1984–85:

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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.

^ Diff'rent Strokes switched networks for the 1985–1986 season.

+ Mike Hammer abruptly ended production after series star Stacy Keach was sentenced to six months in prison for cocaine possession. Production resumed during the 1986–1987 season.

@ T. J. Hooker continued production for CBS' late night schedule for the 1985–1986 season.

See also

Notes

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References

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