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The year 1985 in radio involved some significant events. ... The year 1986 in radio involved some significant events. ... // February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York North Americas Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance Staying Alive Octopussy Mr. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... // Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Adolph Caesar Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and... // April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ... // May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... // Michael Jacksons first film was Moonwalker Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit, starring Bob Hoskins Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy Big, starring Tom Hanks Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito Crocodile Dundee II Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis The Naked Gun... // Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... 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For the American network television schedule, please see 1986-87 American network television schedule. This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1986. ...

Events

• January 6 - A Vicks Formula 44 cough medicine ad premieres, starring Peter Bergman from All My Children, in which he told the viewing audience "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV." This phrase, first used in the early 1970s by Robert Young of Marcus Welby, M.D. fame, was subsequently parodied in many pop culture references.
• January 28 - NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger spacecraft explodes, live on television.
• February 11 - Culture Club lead singer Boy George appears on an episode of The A-Team.
• February 14 - Frank Zappa appears on an episode of the popular television series Miami Vice. Zappa portrays a crime boss named "Mr. Frankie".
• February 22 - In honor of the 20th anniversary of The Monkees premiering on television, MTV broadcasts "Pleasant Valley Sunday," a 22-hour marathon of Monkees episodes.
• February - On the soap opera Search for Tomorrow, the entire town of Henderson is washed away in a flood. Lead character Joanne Tourneur's (Mary Stuart) motel is the only structure in town left standing.
• March 10 - The first advert for a sanitary towel is broadcast on British television, on Channel 4.
• Spring - after four seasons, NBC cancels Remington Steele. This announcement results in series star Pierce Brosnan being named the newest actor to play James Bond. As a result of the media frenzy surrounding Brosnan's appointment, as well as the corresponding upswing in Steele's ratings, NBC reverses its decision and announces Steele will return midway through the 1986–87 season. This results in the Bond film producers withdrawing their offer to Brosnan, though he would reacquire the 007 role in 1995.
• April 27 - A man calling himself Captain Midnight jams HBO's signal to protest its monthly fee of $12.95.
• May 8 - NBC unveils its new Peacock logo.
• May 10 - Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe marries actress Heather Locklear.
• May 16 - Bobby Ewing is revealed to be alive and showering in his ex-wife Pam's bathroom in the season finale of Dallas; in the September 26 season premiere, it was shown that the entire 1985–86 season was a dream of hers the night after they agreed to remarry.
• May 22 - Cher calls David Letterman an "asshole" on the air during a taping of Late Night with David Letterman.
• June 18 - In the British soap opera Coronation Street the Rovers Return pub was gutted by fire with landlady Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear) trapped inside.
• June - The Yorkshire Television ITV region becomes the first UK terrestrial channel to broadcast 24 hours a day, initially simulcasting the cable and satellite music video channel Music Box throughout the night. The other ITV regions gradually switch to 24 hour television over the next two years.
• July 18 - A tornado is broadcast live on KARE TV in Minneapolis when the station's helicopter pilot makes a chance encounter.
• September 1 - For one week, CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather attempts to initiate the use of the word "Courage" as a slogan. The attempt is a failure, and is noticed by other members of the press.
• September 6 - Part One of The Trial of a Time Lord is broadcast on BBC1, marking the return to air of Doctor Who after an 18-month hiatus.
• September 27 - On The Facts of Life, Charlotte Rae leaves the role of Mrs. Garrett (who marries her old friend Bruce Gaines, played by Robert Mandan) and is replaced by Cloris Leachman, who played Beverly Ann Stickle, Mrs. Garrett's sister.
• October 9 - The Fox Broadcasting Company becomes the United States' fourth commercial broadcast television network.
• December 25 - 30.15 million tune in to watch "Dirty" Dennis Watts hand wife Angie her divorce papers in EastEnders, making it the highest rated episode of any soap in British television history.
• ABC becomes the second American station to discontinue use of chime intonations at the beginning of telecasts, as the network moves to satellite feed activation.
• Rod Roddy becomes the permanent announcer on the long-running CBS daytime game show The Price is Right.
• Merv Griffin sells his company, Merv Griffin Enterprises to The Coca-Cola Company for $250,000,000.
• Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman and Kevin Nealon join Saturday Night Live.
• Helen Martin joins the cast of 227, after appearing every episode in the 1985-86 season, replacing Kia Goodwin, who was dropped from the cast after the first season, who portrayed Rose's (Alaina Reed) daughter, Tiffany, before written off the show initinally in 1988.
• Ringo Starr narrates his last ever Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends episode, the second series finale, Thomas & the Missing Christmas Tree

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Debuts

• January - Hey Dad...! premieres in Australia (1986–1994).
• January 6 - the revival of Card Sharks premieres on CBS with host Bob Eubanks, replacing Body Language (1986-1989).
• January 12 - Catchphrase premieres on ITV in the UK (1986-2002).
• February 2 - The Disney Sunday Movie (1986–1988) (revival of 1954–1983 series).
• February 26 - Dragon Ball premieres on Fuji TV in Japan.
• March 1 - The Hogan Family premieres on NBC (1986–1991).
  • Choushinsei Flashman premieres on TV Asahi (1986-1987)
• March 25 - Perfect Strangers premieres on ABC (1986–1993).
• April 25 - Comic Relief (UK) premieres on BBC One (1986— ).
• September - The syndicated version of Card Sharks premieres with host Bill Rafferty (1986-1987).
• September 6 - Casualty (UK) premieres on BBC One (1986— ).
• September 8 - A.M. Chicago changes its name to The Oprah Winfrey Show and premieres on national television (1986— ).
• September 13 - Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1991) on CBS.
• September 15 - L.A. Law premieres on NBC (1986–1994).
  • the first true revival of The Hollywood Squares (1986–1989) premieres with host John Davidson.
• September 22 - ALF (1986–1990) on NBC.
• September 23 - Matlock (1986–1995) on NBC.
  • Sledge Hammer! (1986–1988) on ABC.
• September 27 - Amen (1986–1991) on NBC.
• September 29 - Designing Women (1986–1993) on CBS.
• October 6 - Double Dare (1986–1993) on Nickelodeon.

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Miniseries

• The Singing Detective (UK) (November 16–December 21) on BBC One
• Lost Empires
• The Great Bookie Robbery
• Cyclone Tracy
• Alice To Nowhere
• Robbery Under Arms
• A Fortunate Life
• The Challenge
• Sword Of Honour
• Lancaster-Miller Affair
• Dream West
• The Last Frontier
• North and South: Book II
• Sins

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Television shows

1940s

• Meet the Press (1947— )
• Candid Camera (1948— )
• Truth or Consequences (1950–1988)
• Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995)

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1950s

• 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— )
• The Edge of Night (1956–1975, CBS; 1975–1984, ABC)
• What the Papers Say (UK) (1956— )
• The Sky at Night (UK) (1957— )
• Blue Peter (UK) (1958— )
• Grandstand (UK) (1958-2007)

Hallmark Hall of Fame is a long running anthology program on American television. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand American Bandstand was a long-running dance music television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ... Today, commonly referred to as The Today Show to avoid ambiguity, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on the NBC television network. ... Panorama is a long-running current affairs documentary series on BBC television, launched in 1953 and focusing on investigative journalism. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Face The Nation logo, used until 2002. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... See also: 1961 in television, other events of 1962, 1963 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1962-63 American network television schedule. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1992. ... This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956[2] at 1:30pm. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Edge of Night was a long-running American television soap opera. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... What The Papers Say, is one of the longest running programmes on British television. ... The Sky at Night is a long running television programme on astronomy produced by the BBC. It is the longest running television programme with the same presenter anywhere. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Blue Peter is a popular, long-running BBC television programme for children. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British television sport programme Grandstand is one of the BBCs longest running sports shows, alongside BBC Sports Personality of the Year. ...

1960s

• Coronation Street (UK) (1960— )
• Four Corners (Australia) (1961— )
• It's Academic (1961— )
• The Late Late Show (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) (1964-2006)
• 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— )
• 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 Young and the Restless (1973— )
• Countdown (Australia) (1974–1987)
• Derrick (1974–1998)
• Wish You Were Here...? (UK) (1974— )
• Arena (UK) (1975— )
• 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— )
• The P.T.L. Club (1976–1987)
• 20/20 (1978— )
• 3-2-1 (UK) (1978–1987)
• Dallas (1978–1991)
• Grange Hill (UK) (1978— )
• Knots Landing (1979–1993)
• The Facts of Life (1979–1988)
• You Can't Do That on Television (Canada) (1979–1990)
• Antiques Roadshow (UK) (1979— )
• Nightline (1979— )
• This Old House (1979— )

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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). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Wish You Were Here. ... Arena is a British television documentary series, which has run in occasional seasons on the BBC TWO network since 1978. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. ... Jimll Fix It was a long running British television show broadcast by the BBC. // The show debuted on 31 May 1975, and ran until June 1994. ... Ryans Hope 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 that has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... The correct title of this article is the fifth estate. ... Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show originally devised by Merv Griffin, who also created Jeopardy!. Three contestants compete against each other to solve a word puzzle similar to those seen in the game Hangman. ... The PTL (standing for Praise The Lord and People That Love) was a conservative religious group and TV network. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 20/20 is an American television newsmagazine broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... 3-2-1 logo, 1982-1984 3-2-1 logo, 1985 3-2-1 logo, 1986 3-2-1 logo, 1987 3-2-1 was a game show, made by Yorkshire Television for ITV between 1978 and 1987 and hosted by former Butlins Red Coat Ted Rogers. ... Grange Hill is a British childrens television drama series which is shown on BBC1. ... Knots Landing was a primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 seasons, from December 27th, 1979 to May 13th, 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show initially centered around the lives of four married couples residing in a cul-de... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... You Cant Do That on Television (YCDTOTV) is a Canadian childrens television program, created by Roger Price and produced from 1979 until 1990. ... 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 and soft 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 magazine and television program which is aired 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)
• Dynasty (1981–1989)
• Entertainment Tonight (1981— )
• Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
• Gimme a Break! (1981–1987)
• Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
• Simon & Simon (1981–1988)
• Smurfs (1981-1990)
• 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)
• 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)
• The A-Team (1983–1987)
• Fraggle Rock (1983–1988)
• Loving (1983–1995)
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King (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)
• The Bill (UK) (1984— )
• The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
• Who's the Boss? (1984–1992)
• 227 (1985–1990)
• EastEnders (UK) (1985— )
• Growing Pains (1985–1992)
• It's a Living (1980–1982, 1985–1989)
• MacGyver (1985–1992)
• Moonlighting (1985–1989)
• Mr. Belvedere (1985–1990)
• Neighbours (Australia) (1985— )
• Only Fools and Horses (UK) (1981–1983, 1985–1993, 1996–1997, 2001–2003)
• Sally (1985–2002)
• T-Bag Strikes Again (There were various T-Bag series between 1985 and 1992)
• The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
• The Gummi Bears (1985-1991)
• The Twilight Zone (1959–1964, 1985–1988, 2002)
• What's Happening Now!! (1985–1988)

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Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from October 29, 1981 until May 12, 1987. ... Hill Street Blues was a serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. ... Simon & Simon was the name of a detective series starring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker. ... The Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs in French) are a fictional race of small blue creatures who live in a forest somewhere in Europe. ... 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. ... 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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. ... This article is about the British TV series. ... The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, first broadcast on September 20, 1984 and ran for eight seasons on the NBC television network, until April 30, 1992. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... (Redirected from 227 (sitcom)) 227 is an American sitcom that originally aired on the NBC network from 1985 to 1990. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Growing Pains is an American television sitcom that ran on the ABC network from 1985 to 1992. ... 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Returning in 1986

• Mama's Family (1983–1984, 1986–1990)

Mamas Family is an American television sitcom which premiered on January 22, 1983, on the NBC television network, where it aired for two seasons, until its cancellation in May 1984. ...

Ending this year

• March 7 - Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
• April 19 - Benson (1979–1986)
• May 2 - The Fall Guy (1981–1986)
• August 8 - Knight Rider (1982–1986)
• September 4 - Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)
• September 5 - The Love Boat (1977–1986)
• September 26 - Press Your Luck (1983–1986)
• December 26 - Search for Tomorrow airs its final episode after 35 years on the air (1951–1986)
• The Merv Griffin Show (1972-1986)
• Schoolhouse Rock! (1973–1986)

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Changes of network affiliation

• Silver Spoons moves from NBC to first-run syndication.
• The Wuzzles moves from CBS to ABC.

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Births

• April 2 - Christopher Walberg, voice actor ("Stinky Peterson" from Hey Arnold!)
• April 3 - Amanda Bynes, actress
• June 13 - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, actresses
• November 18 - Joseph Ashton, voice actor ("Otto Rocket" from Rocket Power)

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Deaths

• January 14 - Donna Reed, 64, actress (The Donna Reed Show, Dallas)
• January 24 - Gordon MacRae, 64, actor, singer
• May 28 - Don MacLaughlin, 78, longtime actor as Chris Hughes on As the World Turns
• July 15 - Florence Halop, 63, actress (Mrs. Hufnagel on St. Elsewhere and Florence on Night Court)
• August 26 - Ted Knight, 62, actor (Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Henry on Too Close for Comfort
• September 18 - Patricia Phoenix, 61, actress (Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street)
• November 2 - Paul Frees, 66, voice actor (Boris Badenov on Rocky and Bullwinkle; Ludwig von Drake on The Wonderful World of Disney)
• December 2 - Desi Arnaz, 69, actor, musician (Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy)