1984–85 United States network television schedule

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.

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.

Legend
Gray indicates encore programming.

Blue-gray indicates news programming.

Light green indicates sporting events.

Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.

Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.

Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.

Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.

Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.

Sunday
Note: 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, two-hour broadcasts of The ABC Sunday Night Movie starting at 8:00 p.m. with specials airing at 10:00 p.m., specials airing at 8:00 p.m. followed by a two-hour broadcast of The ABC Sunday Night Movie starting at 9:00 p.m., or miniseries or sports programming during the entire three-hour block.

Monday
Note: On ABC, Street Hawk was supposed to air 8:00-9:00 p.m., but production problems delayed the series' premiere.

ABC
Returning Series
 * 20/20
 * The ABC Monday Night Movie
 * ABC NFL Monday Night Football
 * The ABC Sunday Night Movie
 * Benson
 * Dynasty
 * The Fall Guy
 * Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders
 * Hardcastle and McCormick
 * Hotel
 * Life's Most Embarrassing Moments
 * The Love Boat
 * Matt Houston
 * Monday Night Baseball
 * Monday Night Football
 * Ripley's Believe It or Not!
 * T. J. Hooker
 * Webster

New Series
 * The ABC Thursday Night Movie
 * Call to Glory
 * The Comedy Factory *
 * Eye to Eye *
 * Finder of Lost Loves
 * Glitter
 * Hail to the Chief *
 * Hawaiian Heat
 * Jessie
 * MacGruder and Loud *
 * Me and Mom *
 * Mr. Belvedere *
 * Moonlighting *
 * Off the Rack *
 * Paper Dolls
 * People Do the Craziest Things
 * Rock 'n' Roll Summer Action *
 * Street Hawk *
 * Three's a Crowd
 * Who's the Boss?
 * Wildside *

Not returning from 1983–84:
 * 9 to 5
 * The ABC Wednesday Night Movie
 * a.k.a. Pablo
 * Automan
 * Blue Thunder
 * Fantasy Island
 * Happy Days
 * Hart to Hart
 * It's Not Easy
 * Just Our Luck
 * Lottery!
 * Masquerade
 * Oh Madeline
 * Shaping Up
 * That's Incredible!
 * Three's Company
 * Trauma Center
 * Two Marriages

CBS
Returning Series
 * 60 Minutes
 * Airwolf
 * AfterMASH
 * Alice
 * Cagney & Lacey
 * Dallas
 * The Dukes of Hazzard
 * Falcon Crest
 * The Jeffersons
 * Kate & Allie
 * Knots Landing
 * Magnum, P.I.
 * Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
 * Newhart
 * Rosie
 * Scarecrow and Mrs. King
 * Simon & Simon
 * Trapper John, M.D.

New Series
 * Charles in Charge
 * Cover Up
 * Crazy Like a Fox *
 * Detective in the House *
 * Double Dare *
 * Dreams
 * E/R
 * I Had Three Wives *
 * The Lucie Arnaz Show *
 * Murder, She Wrote
 * Otherworld *

Not returning from 1983–84:
 * The American Parade
 * Cutter to Houston
 * Domestic Life
 * Double Dare
 * Empire
 * Emerald Point N.A.S.
 * The Four Seasons
 * Maggie Briggs
 * Mama Malone
 * The Mississippi
 * One Day at a Time
 * Whiz Kids

NBC
Returning Series
 * The A-Team
 * Cheers
 * Diff'rent Strokes
 * Double Trouble *
 * The Facts of Life
 * Family Ties
 * Gimme a Break!
 * Hill Street Blues
 * Knight Rider
 * NBC Sunday Night Movie
 * NBC Monday Night at the Movies
 * Night Court
 * Remington Steele
 * Riptide
 * St. Elsewhere
 * Silver Spoons
 * TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes

New Series
 * Berrenger's *
 * The Best Times *
 * Code Name: Foxfire *
 * The Cosby Show
 * Highway to Heaven
 * Half Nelson *
 * Hot Pursuit
 * Hunter
 * It's Your Move
 * Miami Vice
 * Our Time
 * Partners in Crime
 * Punky Brewster
 * Sara *
 * Spencer/Under One Roof *
 * V: The Series

Not returning from 1983–84:
 * Bay City Blues
 * Boone
 * Buffalo Bill
 * Comedy Zone
 * The Duck Factory
 * First Camera
 * For Love and Honor
 * Jennifer Slept Here
 * Legmen
 * Mama's Family
 * Manimal
 * The Master
 * Mr. Smith
 * The New Show
 * People Are Funny
 * Real People
 * The Rousters
 * Summer Sunday U.S.A.
 * We Got It Made
 * The Yellow Rose

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