This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1984. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New fall series are highlighted in bold. Series cancelled are highlighted in italics.
The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in lime. The top ten rated programs are highlighted in yellow. The top 20 rated programs are highlighted in cyan. The top 30 rated programs are highlighted in magenta. The top 40 rated programs are highlighted in orange. The top 50 rated programs are highlighted in silver. Each of the shows is listed with its (rank/rating) as determined by Nielsen Media Research..[1]
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
All ratings data courtesy of TVTango's ratings archive.
Fall Schedule[]
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Sunday[]
Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Ripley's Believe It or Not! (85/11.31) | Hardcastle and McCormick (39/15.82) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie (21/17.57) | ||||||
CBS | 60 Minutes (5/22.20) | Murder, She Wrote (9/20.51) | The CBS Sunday Night Movies (7/21.5) | ||||||
NBC | Silver Spoons (94/10.37) | Punky Brewster (83/11.47) | Knight Rider (34/16.58) | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies (29/17.06) |
Monday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Call to Glory (51/13.89) | ABC NFL Monday Night Football (28/17.1) | |||||
CBS | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (30/17.0) | Kate & Allie (16/18.7) | Newhart (17/18.55) | Cagney & Lacey (27/17.18) | |||
NBC | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes (33/16.89) | NBC Monday Night at the Movies (18/18.03) |
Tuesday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | official | Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders (66/12.59) | Three's a Crowd (46/14.83) | Paper Dolls (84/11.39) | Jessie (72/12.07) | ||
follow-up (Oct. 23) | Three's a Crowd | Who's the Boss? (38/15.95) | |||||
follow-up (Dec. 11) | Glitter (77/11.82) | Paper Dolls | |||||
CBS | official | AfterM*A*S*H (82/11.56) | E/R (60/13.4) | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies (31/16.98) | |||
follow-up (Nov. 6) | Specials | ||||||
NBC | The A-Team (6/21.9) | Riptide (15/19.32) | Remington Steele (24/17.34) |
Wednesday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | The Fall Guy (26/17.24) | Dynasty (1/24.89) | Hotel (20/17.73) | ||||
CBS | official | Charles in Charge (54/13.78) | Dreams (87/11.18) | The Jeffersons (78/11.76) | Alice (69/12.14) | Trapper John, M.D. (32/16.92) | |
follow-up (Nov. 7) | E/R | ||||||
NBC | Highway to Heaven (19/17.87) | The Facts of Life (36/16.04) | It's Your Move (61/13.38) | St. Elsewhere (53/13.8) |
Thursday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | official | People Do the Craziest Things (92/10.63) | Who's the Boss? | Glitter | 20/20 (55/13.71) | ||
follow-up (Oct. 4) | The ABC Thursday Night Movie (88/11.09) | ||||||
CBS | Magnum, P.I. (13/19.62) | Simon and Simon (4/22.25) | Knots Landing (11/20.01) | ||||
NBC | The Cosby Show (3/23.73) | Family Ties (5/21.47) | Cheers (14/19.36) | Night Court (23/17.39) | Hill Street Blues (25/17.3) |
Friday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Benson (37/15.98) | Webster (25/17.46) | Hawaiian Heat (74/11.97) | Matt Houston (64/12.64) | |||
CBS | The Dukes of Hazzard (57/13.67) | Dallas (2/24.63) | Falcon Crest (12/19.8) | ||||
NBC | official | V (68/12.52) | Hunter (65/12.61) | Miami Vice (43/14.99) | |||
Follow-up (Oct. 19) | Specials and Movies |
Saturday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | T.J. Hooker (58/13.62) | The Love Boat (42/15.2) | Finder of Lost Loves (56/13.71) | ||||
CBS | Airwolf (59/13.44) | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (63/13.25) | Cover Up (52/13.81) | ||||
NBC | official | Diff'rent Strokes (44/14.96) | Gimme a Break! (49/14.26) | Partners in Crime (86/11.21) | Hot Pursuit (97/9.68) | ||
follow-up (Dec. 1) | Double Trouble (50/14.04) | Gimme a Break! | Spencer (80/11.62) | Partners in Crime |
Mid-Season Schedule[]
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Sunday[]
Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | official | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | ||||||
follow-up (Apr.) | Specials | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | |||||||
CBS | 60 Minutes | Murder, She Wrote | Crazy Like a Fox (10/20.01) | Trapper John, M.D. | |||||
NBC | Silver Spoons | Punky Brewster | Knight Rider | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies |
Monday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Hardcastle and McCormick | The ABC Monday Night Movie (35/16.55) | |||||
CBS | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Kate & Allie | Newhart | Cagney & Lacey | |||
NBC | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes | NBC Monday Night at the Movies |
Tuesday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | official | Three's a Crowd | Who's the Boss? | MacGruder and Loud (40/15.76) | Call to Glory | ||
follow-up (Mar. 5) | Moonlighting (47/14.67) | ||||||
follow-up (Apr. 9) | Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders | Who's the Boss? | Hail to the Chief (45/14.86) | MacGruder and Loud | |||
CBS | official | The Jeffersons | Alice | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies | |||
follow-up (Apr. 2) | The Lucie Arnaz Show (102/8.8) | The Jeffersons | |||||
NBC | The A-Team | Riptide | Remington Steele |
Wednesday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | The Fall Guy | Dynasty | Hotel | ||||
CBS | official | Charles in Charge | E/R | The CBS Wednesday Night Movies | |||
follow-up (Apr. 10) | Double Dare (79/11.73) | ||||||
NBC | Highway to Heaven | The Facts of Life | Sara (48/14.44) | St. Elsewhere |
Thursday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | official | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | 20/20 | ||||
follow-up (Mar. 21) | Wildside (89/11.08) | Eye To Eye (90/10.64) | |||||
CBS | Magnum, P.I. | Simon and Simon | Knots Landing | ||||
NBC | The Cosby Show | Family Ties | Cheers | Night Court | Hill Street Blues |
Friday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | official | Benson | Webster | Street Hawk (70/12.12) | Matt Houston | ||
follow-up (Mar. 15) | Webster | Mr. Belvedere (41/15.23) | Benson | Off the Rack (75/11.9) | |||
CBS | official | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas | Falcon Crest | |||
follow-up (Mar. 15) | Detective in the House (76/11.83) | ||||||
follow-up (Apr. 26) | W5 | ||||||
NBC | official | Specials and Movies | |||||
follow-up (Mar. 22) | Codename: Foxfire (62/13.26 rating) | Half Nelson (71/12.09) | The Best Times (101/8.93) | ||||
follow-up (Apr. 19) | NBC Friday Night at the Movies (67/12.58) | Miami Vice |
Saturday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | T.J. Hooker | The Love Boat | Finder of Lost Loves | ||||
CBS | official- | Otherworld (93/10.38) | Airwolf | Cover Up | |||
follow-up (Apr. 13) | Charles in Charge | E/R | |||||
NBC | official | Diff'rent Strokes | Double Trouble | Gimme a Break! | It's Your Move | Berenger's (98/9.51) | |
follow-up (Mar. 9) | Under One Roof (formerly Spencer) |
Summer Schedule[]
Sunday[]
Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | |||||||
CBS | 60 Minutes | Murder, She Wrote | Crazy Like a Fox | Trapper John, M.D. | |||||
NBC | official | Punky Brewster | Silver Spoons | Knight Rider | NBC Sunday Night at the Movies | ||||
follow-up (Aug. 18) | Oceanquest (73/11.98) |
Monday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Hardcastle and McCormick | Monday Night Baseball (99/9.5) | |||||
CBS | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Kate & Allie | Newhart | Cagney & Lacey | |||
NBC | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes | NBC Monday Night at the Movies |
Tuesday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | official | Three's a Crowd | Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders | Who's the Boss? | Hail to the Chief | MacGruder and Loud | |
follow-up (Aug. 20) | Who's the Boss? | Three's a Crowd | Moonlighting | ||||
CBS | official | The Jeffersons | Alice | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies | |||
follow-up (Aug. 13) | The CBS Tuesday Night Movies | West 57th (95/10.33) | |||||
NBC | The A-Team | Riptide | Remington Steele |
Wednesday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | official | The Fall Guy | Dynasty | Hotel | |||
follow-up (Jul. 17) | Rock 'N' Roll Summer Action (103/7.99) | ||||||
CBS | official | Charles in Charge | E/R | The CBS Wednesday Night Movies | |||
follow-up (Aug. 14) | I Had Three Wives (81/11.58) | ||||||
NBC | Highway to Heaven | The Facts of Life | Double Trouble | St. Elsewhere |
Thursday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | 20/20 | |||||
CBS | Magnum, P.I. | Simon and Simon | Knots Landing | ||||
NBC | The Cosby Show | Family Ties | Cheers | Night Court | Hill Street Blues |
Friday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | official | Webster | Comedy Factory #96 10.04 rating | Benson | People Do The Craziest Things | Matt Houston | |
follow-up (Aug. 16) | Mr. Belvedere | Off the Rack | Specials | ||||
CBS | The Dukes of Hazzard | Dallas | Falcon Crest | ||||
NBC | official | Michael Nesmith In Television Parts (104/7.58) | Under One Roof | V | Miami Vice | ||
follow-up (July 12) | NBC Friday Night at the Movies | ||||||
follow-up (Aug. 9) | Motown Revue (100/9.07) | Specials |
Saturday[]
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | T.J. Hooker | The Love Boat | Finder of Lost Loves | ||||
CBS | Cover Up | Airwolf | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | ||||
NBC | Diff'rent Strokes | It's Your Move | Gimme a Break! | Mama's Family (repeats) (91/10.63) | Hunter |
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Pickups and Cancellations[]
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Cancellations[]
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References[]
- ↑ "1984-1985 Television Season Top Rated Shows". Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20061031060230/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/ratings/1984_1985.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-06.
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