This is a list of television-related events in 1985. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Events

• January 4 - Channel 4 in the UK achieves its highest ever audience as 13.8 million viewers tune in for the final part of the mini-series A Woman of Substance.
• January 6 - The last 405-line transmitters are switched off in the UK.
• February 18 - BBC1 in the UK undergoes a major relaunch. At 5.35 p.m., the legendary mechanical "mirror globe" ident, in use in varying forms since 1969, is seen for the last time in regular rotation on national BBC1. Its replacement, the COW (Computer Originated World, a computer generated globe) debuts at 7pm. On the same day, computer-generated graphics replace magnetic weather maps on all BBC forecasts, and Terry Wogan's eponymous talk show is relaunched as a thrice-weekly live primetime programme. EastEnders launches the following day.
• March 2 - The NBC sitcom Gimme a Break! broadcasts an episode live.
• April 28 - In the UK, the World Snooker Championship Final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis draws BBC2's highest ever rating of 18.5 million viewers.
• May 10 - The first episode of Saturday Night's Main Event airs on NBC, the first time that professional wrestling had aired on network television since the 1950s.
• May 17 - The season finale of Dallas finds Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) on his deathbed after his crazed ex-sister in law Katherine Wentworth (Morgan Brittany) runs him down in her car.
• July 31 - The War Game, made for the BBC's The Wednesday Play strand in 1965 but banned from broadcast at the time, is finally shown on television as part of BBC2's After the Bomb season.
• August 19 - David Letterman of NBC's Late Night interrupts The Today Show with a megaphone while both shows are on the air. Letterman leaned out the window of his building and announced "My name is Larry Grossman [then president of NBC News] and I'm not wearing any pants!". The Today Show was taping an interview several stories below.
• September 14 - In part one of a three-part season premiere on The Facts of Life, Edna's Edibles, the main focal point of the long-running series since 1983, was burned to the ground.
• October 27 - Mini-Series Anzacs starring Paul Hogan + Andrew Clarke Debuts on Channel Nine (Aus)
• October 29 - The Price Is Right ended the show with the memory of announcer Johnny Olson.
• November 17 - Kane & Abel, a miniseries based on the bestselling Jeffrey Archer novel debuts on CBS television.
• December 3 - Copacabana, an original musical starring Barry Manilow (based on his 1978 hit song of the same name), Annette O'Toole, and Estelle Getty, airs on CBS.
• December 8 - Lindenstraße, the first German soap opera, first airs on ARD.
• NBC becomes the first commercial television network to use satellite interconnection for its stations; as a result, it is the first station to discontinue use of chime intonations at the beginning of each telecast, to signal to the affiliates to start airing the network feed.
• Actress Courteney Cox uses the word "period" (in the physical sense) on U.S. television for the first time, in a commercial for Tampax brand tampons.
• Elmo, a new character for Sesame Street, is introduced.
• Douglas Marland starts his critically-acclaimed eight-year run writing for As the World Turns.
• Sábado Gigante moves from Chile to Univision studios in Miami, Florida.
• At the close of its 22nd season, Doctor Who is abruptly "rested" by BBC1 Controller Michael Grade. He intended to cancel the show outright, but the production office remained open and a much-changed 23rd season was broadcast in 1986. Many fans would conduct vocal protests over the next year, urging the BBC to bring the series back.
• NBC becomes the first broadcast network in the U.S. to air its prime time programs in stereo.
• Jon Lovitz and Dennis Miller join Saturday Night Live.
• The Key to Rebecca a television movie starring Season Hubley airs on U.S. television.

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Debuts

• February 2 - Dengeki Sentai Changeman premieres on TV-Asahi (1985-1986)
• February 19 - EastEnders premieres on the BBC (1985— ).
• March 5 - Moonlighting premieres on ABC (1985–1989).
• March 6 - Robotech premieres in syndication on WNBC.
• March 15 - Mr. Belvedere, based on a series of three films starring Clifton Webb, premieres on ABC (1985–1990).
• March 18 - Neighbours premieres in Australia (1985— ).
• September 7 - What's Happening Now!!, a sequel to the 1970s sitcom What's Happening!!, premieres in syndication (1985–1988).
• September 9 - The $100,000 Pyramid premieres in syndication and gives 3 players who go to the top of the pyramid return for a tournament of champion returns for $100,000 in cash hosted once again by Dick Clark (entertainer).
• September 14 - The Gummi Bears (1985-1991) and The Wuzzles (1985), the first Disney animated shows made for television, premiere on NBC and CBS, respectively, at the same time slot.
  • The Golden Girls premieres on NBC (1985–1992).
  • 227 premieres on NBC (1985–1990).
• September 24 - Growing Pains premieres on ABC (1985–1992).
• September 29 - MacGyver premieres on ABC (1985–1992).
• October 4 - The short-lived Misfits of Science premieres (1985).
• Edge of Darkness premieres (1985).
• Sally premieres (1985–2002).
• Wonders in Letterland (There were various T-Bag series between 1985 and 1992)
• WWF Saturday Night's Main Event

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Miniseries

• Alice in Wonderland
• North and South
• Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
• ANZACS
• Palace Of Dreams
• Shout!, The Story Of Johnny O'Keeffe

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Television shows

1940s

• Meet the Press (1947— )
• Candid Camera (1948— )
• Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995)

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1950s

• Truth or Consequences (1950–1988)
• Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951— )
• American Bandstand (1952–1989)
• Guiding Light (1952— )
• The Today Show (1952— )
• Panorama (UK) (1953— )
• Face the Nation (1954— )
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
• This Is Your Life (UK) (1955–2003)
• As the World Turns (1956— )
• What the Papers Say (UK) (1956— )
• The Sky at Night (UK) (1957— )
• Blue Peter (UK) (1958— )
• Grandstand (UK) (1958— )

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1960s

• Adam-12 (1968-1975)
• Coronation Street (UK) (1960— )
• Four Corners (Australia) (1961— )
• It's Academic (1961— )
• The Late Late Show ([Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]) (1962-present).
• Doctor Who (UK) (1963–1989, 1996, 2005— )
• General Hospital (1963— )
• Another World (1964–1999)
• Crossroads (UK) (1964–1988, 2001–2003)
• Top of the Pops (UK) (1964— )
• Days of Our Lives (1965— )
• Play School (1966— )
• The Money Programme (UK) (1966— )
• 60 Minutes (1968— )
• One Life to Live (1968— )
• Hee Haw (1969–1993)
• Sesame Street (1969— )
• The Benny Hill Show (UK) (1969–1989)

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1970s

• All My Children (1970— )
• Charlie's Angels (1976-1981)
• CHiPs (1977-1983)
• Monday Night Football (1970— )
• Masterpiece Theatre (1971— )
• Whistle Test (UK) (1971–1987)
• Soul Train (1971— )
• Emmerdale Farm (UK) (1972— )
• John Craven's Newsround (UK) (1972— )
• The Price Is Right (1972— )
• Last of the Summer Wine (UK) (1973— )
• The Rookies (1972-1976)
• Schoolhouse Rock! (1973–1986)
• Starsky & Hutch (1975-1979)
• The Young and the Restless (1973— )
• Countdown (Australia) (1974–1987)
• Derrick (1974–1998)
• Wish You Were Here...? (UK) (1974— )
• Arena (UK) (1975–present)
• Good Morning America (1975— )
• Jim'll Fix It (UK) (1975–1994)
• Ryan's Hope (1975–1989)
• Saturday Night Live (1975— )
• the fifth estate (Canada) (1975— )
• Wheel of Fortune (1975— )
• Family Feud (1976–1985, 1988–1995, 1999— )
• The P.T.L. Club (1976–1987)
• The Love Boat (1977–1986)
• 20/20 (1978— )
• 3-2-1 (UK) (1978–1987)
• Dallas (1978–1991)
• Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
• Grange Hill (UK) (1978— )
• Benson (1979–1986)
• Knots Landing (1979–1993)
• Tales of the Unexpected (UK) (1979–1985, 1987–1988)
• The Facts of Life (1979–1988)
• Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)
• You Can't Do That on Television (Canada) (1979–1990)
• Antiques Roadshow (UK) (1979— )
• Nightline (1979— )
• This Old House (1979— )

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The Old Grey Whistle Test was an influential BBC2 television music show that ran from September 1971 until 1987. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Soul Train is a long-running American music-related syndicated television program. ... For the 1994 debut album by The Cardigans, see Emmerdale (album). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Newsround (originally called John Cravens Newsround, before the departure of Craven) is a BBC childrens news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972, and was the worlds first television news magazine aimed specifically at children. ... The Price Is Rights US 35th season logo. ... Last of the Summer Wine, written by Roy Clarke, is a British television sitcom. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Rookies was a television series running from 1972 until 1976. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Schoolhouse Rock! is a series of 46 educational short films featuring songs about schoolhouse topics, including grammar, science, economics, history, and politics. ... Starsky & Hutch is a 2004 American comedy/action film directed by Todd Phillips. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... The Young and the Restless (commonly abbreviated as Y&R) is an American soap opera that has been broadcast on CBS since March 26, 1973. ... Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from late 1974 until July 19, 1987. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Derrick is a German TV series produced by ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Chief Inspector (Oberinspektor) Stephan Derrick (Horst Tappert) and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein (Fritz Wepper), who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings (with only three unsolved cases). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Wish You Were Here. ... Arena is a British television documentary series, which has run in occasional seasons on the BBC TWO network since 1978. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcasted on the ABC television network. ... JemmyHll Fix It, even though its not broken was a long running British television show broadcast by the BBC. // The show debuted on 31 May 1975, and ran until June 1994. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Ryans Hope (RH) was a soap opera which aired for fourteen years on ABC, from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... The correct title of this article is the fifth estate. ... This article discusses the current version of the U.S. game show. ... It has been suggested that Family Feud Broadcast History (United States), Family Feud in popular culture, Family Feud rules and production, Family Feud around the world be merged into this article or section. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Jim Bakker (born January 2, 1939 in Muskegon, Michigan) is an American televangelist, Assemblies of God preacher, and evangelist beset by scandal, and the former host of The PTL Club (PTL being an acronym for Praise the Lord and People That Love) with his then-wife Tammy Faye Bakker. ... The Love Boat was a TV series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from 1977 until 1986. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Knots Landing was a primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 seasons, from December 27th, 1979 to May 13th, 1993 on CBS, as a midseason replacement, just one week before replacing the long-running crime drama, Barnaby Jones in its timeslot, and was at that time the second longest... Tales Of The Unexpected is a British television series that originally aired between 1979 and 1988, made by Anglia Television for ITV. The series was an anthology of various different tales, initially based on short stories by author Roald Dahl that were sometimes sinister, sometimes wryly humourous and usually had... The Facts of Life was an American sitcom which ran on the NBC network from 1979 to 1988. ... Trapper John, M.D. was a television series spinoff of the film M*A*S*H that ran on CBS from September 23, 1979 to September 4, 1986. ... You Cant Do That on Television (YCDTOTV) was a Canadian childrens television program, created by Roger Price and produced from 1979 until 1990, with a reunion episode in 2004. ... Antiques Roadshow is a British human interest television show in which antique appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom and appraise antiques brought in by local residents. ... Nightline is a late-night hard news program broadcast by ABC in the United States, and has a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. ... This Old House is a television program on the American public broadcast network PBS that follows remodeling projects of houses over a number of weeks. ...

1980s

• Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
• Solid Gold (1980–1988)
• Too Close for Comfort (1980–1986)
• Dynasty (1981–1989)
• Entertainment Tonight (1981— )
• The Equalizer (1985-1989)
• Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
• Fame (1982-1987)
• Gimme a Break! (1981–1987)
• Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
• Simon & Simon (1981–1988)
• The Fall Guy (1981–1986)
• Today's Special (Canada) (1981–1987)
• What Now (1982— )
• Timewatch (UK) (1982— )
• Cagney & Lacey (1982–1988)
• Capitol (1982–1987)
• Cheers (1982–1993)
• Fame (1982–1987)
• Family Ties (1982–1989)
• Knight Rider (1982–1986)
• Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993)
• Newhart (1982–1990)
• Remington Steele (1982–1987)
• Silver Spoons (1982–1987)
• St. Elsewhere (1982–1988)
• The Journal (Canada) (1982–1992)
• Fraggle Rock (1983–1988)
• Loving (1983–1995)
• Press Your Luck (1983–1986)
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987)
• The A-Team (1983–1987)
• Webster (1983–1989)
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (UK) (1984–1988, 1991–1994)
• Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
• Jeopardy! (1964–1975, 1984— )
• Kate and Allie (1984–1989)
• Miami Vice (1984–1989)
• Mother and Son (Australia) (1984–1994)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
• Night Court (1984–1992)
• Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
• Santa Barbara (1984–1993)
• Tales from the Darkside (1984–1988)
• T.J. Hooker (1982-1986)
• The Bill (UK) (1984— )
• The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
• The Jetsons (1962–1963, 1984–1985, 1987)
• Who's the Boss? (1984–1992)
• It's a Living (1980–1982, 1985–1989)
• Only Fools and Horses (UK) (1981–1983, 1985–1993, 1996–1997, 2001–2003)
• The Twilight Zone (1959–1964, 1985–1988, 2002)

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Todays Special was a childrens television show produced by Clive VanderBurgh at TV Ontario from 1981 to 1987. ... What Now is a long running New Zealand childrens program. ... Timewatch is a long running television series produced by the BBC. It presents a broad range of historical investigations focusing forgotten events or forgotten aspects of major events. ... Cagney & Lacey was an American television series, which aired on CBS for six seasons from 1982 to 1988. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Capitol was the name of a soap opera which aired on CBS from March 29, 1982 to March 20, 1987. ... Cheers is an American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. ... Fame was an American television series that ran from 1982 to 1987. ... Family Ties was a popular American television sitcom which aired on NBC for seven seasons, from 1982 to 1989. ... Knight Rider was a popular US-American television series that ran between September 26, 1982, and August 8, 1986. ... Late Night with David Letterman was a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. ... Newhart was a television situation comedy starring comedian Bob Newhart that aired on the CBS network from 1982 to 1990. ... Remington Steele was an American television series first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. ... Silver Spoons was a sitcom that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982 to May 11, 1986 and in first-run syndication from September 15, 1986 to March 4, 1987. ... St. ... The Journal was a popular current affairs newsmagazine on CBC Television from 1982 to 1992. ... Fraggle Rock was a childrens television series with a total of 5 seasons and 96 episodes running from January 10, 1983 to March 30, 1987 on HBO in the United States. ... The U.S. soap opera Loving aired on ABC from June 27, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes. ... Press Your Luck was a popular American television game show during the 1980s where contestants collected spins by answering trivia questions, and then used the spins on an 18-space gameboard full of cash and prizes. ... Scarecrow and Mrs. ... For the 2008 movie, see The A-Team (film). ... The cast of Webster Webster was a sitcom which premiered on ABC on September 16, 1983, and ran on that network until September 11, 1987, but continued in first-run syndication until 1989. ... The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the name given to the series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company Granada Television between 1984 and 1994, although only the first two series bore that title on screen. ... Highway to Heaven was a television drama which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeopardy! is a popular international television quiz game show, originally devised by Merv Griffin, who also created Wheel of Fortune. ... Kate & Allie was a television situation comedy, airing on CBS from 1984 to 1989. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Maggie Beare (Ruth Cracknell) and son Arthur (Garry McDonald) Mother and Son was an Australian television sitcom produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 1984 until 1994. ... Murder, She Wrote is a long-running television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. ... Night Court was an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 1984 until May 1992. ... Punky Brewster was a popular sitcom in the 1980s. ... Santa Barbara was an American soap opera which ran on NBC for 2137 episodes from July 30, 1984 to January 15, 1993. ... Tales from the Darkside is an anthology TV series from the 1980s produced by George A. Romero. ... T.J. Hooker was a weekly police drama that premiered as a mid-season replacement in early 1982 on ABC-TV and ran on ABC primetime through summer 1985. ... The Bill is a long-running British television police procedural first shown on ITV1, at 8pm, usually on Wednesdays and Thursdays. ... The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom that ran from 1984 to 1992. ... The Jetsons was a prime-time American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and aired on Sunday nights on ABC from September 23, 1962 to March 3, 1963. ... Whos the Boss? was a television sitcom starring Tony Danza and Judith Light. ... Its a Living was an American sitcom which ran from 1980 to 1982 and from 1985 to 1989. ... 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Ending this year

• February 8 - The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985)
• March 19 - Alice (1976–1985)
• June 14 - Family Feud (1976–1985)
• June 25 - The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
• July 6 - Cover Up (1984–1985)
• August 31 - Super Friends (1973–1985)
• December 7 - The Wuzzles (1985)
• Are You Being Served? (UK) (1972–1985)
• Battle of the Planets (1978–1985)
• The Gillies Report (Australia) (1984–1985)
• Superstars (UK) (1973–1985, 2003–2005)
• Tucker's Luck (UK) (1983–1985)
• World of Sport (UK) (1965–1985)

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Changes of network affiliation

• Diff'rent Strokes moves from NBC to ABC.

Births

• January 1 - Keeley Fawcett, British actress
• May 28 - Carey Mulligan, British actress
• October 11 - Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress

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Deaths

• February 12 - Nicholas Colasanto, actor (Coach Ernie Pantusso on Cheers)
• February 28 - Charita Bauer, soap opera actress (Bert Bauer on Guding Light)
• May 8 - Dolph Sweet, actor (Chief Carl Kanisky on Gimme a Break!)
• May 13 - Selma Diamond, actress (Selma Hacker on Night Court), supposedly the inspiration for a character on The Dick Van Dyke Show
• October 2 - Rock Hudson, actor (McMillan and Wife), from AIDS
• October 12 - Johnny Olson, announcer of The Price Is Right and other game shows
• November 1 - Phil Silvers, actor, comedian (You'll Never Get Rich)
• November 29 - Bill Scott, voice actor of Bullwinkle J. Moose
• December 31 - Ricky Nelson, actor (on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), musician, killed in a plane crash