1985–86 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1985–86 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1985 to August 1986.

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  •   Light yellow indicates talk shows.
  •   Green indicates soap operas.
  •   Pink indicates game shows.
  •   Gold indicates news and public affairs programming.
  •   Light teal indicates sporting events.
  •   White indicates local programming.
  •   Light purple indicates children's programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).
  • New series are highlighted in bold.

Schedule

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  • All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
  • Local schedules may differ, as affiliates have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs. Such scheduling may be limited to preemptions caused by local or national breaking news or weather coverage (which may force stations to tape delay certain programs to other timeslots) and any major sports events scheduled to air in a weekday timeslot (mainly during major holidays). Stations may air shows at other times at their preference.

Monday–Friday

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Network 6:00 am 6:30 am 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall ABC World News This Morning Good Morning America Local/syndicated programming Three's a Crowd All-Star Blitz Ryan's Hope Loving All My Children One Life to Live General Hospital Local/syndicated programming ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
Winter Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak New Love, American Style
Spring Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
CBS Fall CBS Early Morning News The CBS Morning News Local/syndicated programming The $25,000 Pyramid Press Your Luck The Price Is Right Local programming The Young and the Restless As the World Turns Capitol Guiding Light Body Language Local/syndicated programming CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
Winter Card Sharks Press Your Luck
NBC Fall NBC News at Sunrise Today Local/syndicated programming Your Number's Up Sale of the Century Wheel of Fortune Scrabble Super Password Search for Tomorrow Days of Our Lives Another World Santa Barbara Local/syndicated programming NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
Winter Family Ties

CBS note: CBS returned the 4:00 p.m. time slot to the affiliates beginning September 29, 1986, after Press Your Luck finished its run three days earlier, making CBS the last of the Big Three to return the time slot to affiliates. Many CBS affiliates did not air network programming in the 4:00 p.m. time slot, opting to air local and/or syndicated programming instead.

Saturday

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Network 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

ABC Funfit (10:25)

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo Scooby's Mystery Funhouse

ABC Funfit (11:25)

The Littles ABC Weekend Special College Football on ABC
November Scooby's Mystery Funhouse

ABC Funfit (8:25)

The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

ABC Funfit (10:55)

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
Winter American Bandstand ABC Sports and/or local programming Local news ABC World News Saturday
March Pink Panther and Sons (R)

ABC Funfit (8:25)

The Littles The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour Laff-A-Lympics (R) The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

ABC Funfit (11:55)

CBS Fall Local and/or
syndicated
programming
The Berenstain Bears Wuzzles Jim Henson's Muppets, Babies & Monsters Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling CBS Storybreak Dungeons & Dragons Land of the Lost (R) The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show The Get Along Gang (R) Pole Position (R) CBS Sports and/or local programming Local news CBS Evening News
October Jim Henson's Muppet Babies
January Richie Rich (R)

Astro Minute (11:28)

Pole Position (R) The Get Along Gang (R) CBS Sports and/or local programming
April Wuzzles The Berenstain Bears
July The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
NBC Local and/or
syndicated
programming
The Snorks Adventures of the Gummi Bears The Smurfs Punky Brewster Alvin and the Chipmunks Kidd Video Mister T Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (R) NBC Sports and/or local programming Local news NBC Nightly News

In the News aired at the end of CBS' Saturday morning shows except Muppet Babies and CBS Storybreak; CBS would also move the Pacific Time Zone schedule feed for its Saturday Morning lineup from its 8 AM-2 PM (Eastern Time) pattern to the 7 AM-1 PM (Central Time) pattern. Also, the shows past 1PM were removed in January.

One to Grow On aired after the credits of NBC's Saturday morning shows except Punky Brewster and Mister T.

Sunday

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Network 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Local and/or
syndicated programming
This Week with David Brinkley ABC Sports and/or local programming Local news ABC World News Sunday
CBS Fall Local and/or
syndicated programming
CBS News Sunday Morning Face the Nation Local and/or
syndicated programming
The NFL Today NFL on CBS and/or local programming
Mid-winter Local and/or
syndicated programming
CBS Sports and/or local programming Local news CBS Evening News
NBC Fall Local and/or
syndicated programming
Meet the Press Local and/or
syndicated programming
NFL '85 NFL on NBC and local programming
Mid-winter Local and/or
syndicated programming
NBC Sports and/or local programming Local news NBC Nightly News

By network

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See also

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Sources

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