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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 .
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.
December 4, 1985 () Joan Rivers (guest host), Howard Cosell , Charlton Heston , Brigitte Nielsen , Gallagher Whitney Houston performed "Saving All My Love for You"
Date Event January 1 VH1 begins in the United States.: January 4 Sesame Street broadcasts its 2,000th episode.: January 7 During an appearance on ABC's Good Morning America, actor Yul Brynner, who was suffering from terminal lung cancer, mentioned his wish to make a public service announcement to be run after his death to tell others to not smoke.
When Chevy Chase hosted the show, there were reports of tension amongst the cast and crew. According to the book Live from New York: The Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, Chase pitched an idea for a sketch that featured openly gay cast member Sweeney as a person with AIDS who is weighed by a doctor to see how much weight he lost.
This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1985–86 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research. [1] Rank Program Network Rating 1: The ...
Note: The episode was dedicated to the memory of Arne Sultan, who co-developed the series and served as the show's writer and executive producer with Earl Barret until the end of the fourth season; Sultan died in March 1986 at the age of 60.
The following is a list of episodes for the American television anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents, which was a revival of the original American television anthology series of the same name. The new series lasted only one season on NBC ; NBC cancelled it, but it was then produced for three more years by USA Network .