# 1985–86 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 1985–86 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1985 to August 1986.

## Legend

* Light yellow indicates talk shows.
* Green indicates soap operas.
* Pink indicates game shows.
* Gold indicates news and public affairs programming.
* Light teal indicates sporting events.
* White indicates local programming.
* Light purple indicates children's programming.
* Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).
* New series are highlighted in bold.

## Schedule

* All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
* Local schedules may differ, as affiliates have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs. Such scheduling may be limited to preemptions caused by local or national breaking news or weather coverage (which may force stations to tape delay certain programs to other timeslots) and any major sports events scheduled to air in a weekday timeslot (mainly during major holidays). Stations may air shows at other times at their preference.

### Monday–Friday

| Network | Network | 6:00 am | 6:30 am | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm |
| ABC | Fall | ABC World News This Morning | ABC World News This Morning | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Three's a Crowd | All-Star Blitz | Ryan's Hope | Loving | All My Children | All My Children | One Life to Live | One Life to Live | General Hospital | General Hospital | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings |
| ABC | Winter | ABC World News This Morning | ABC World News This Morning | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak | New Love, American Style | Ryan's Hope | Loving | All My Children | All My Children | One Life to Live | One Life to Live | General Hospital | General Hospital | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings |
| ABC | Spring | ABC World News This Morning | ABC World News This Morning | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Good Morning America | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous | New Love, American Style | Ryan's Hope | Loving | All My Children | All My Children | One Life to Live | One Life to Live | General Hospital | General Hospital | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings |
| CBS | Fall | CBS Early Morning News | CBS Early Morning News | The CBS Morning News | The CBS Morning News | The CBS Morning News | The CBS Morning News | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The $25,000 Pyramid | Press Your Luck | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Local programming | The Young and the Restless | The Young and the Restless | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Capitol | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | Body Language | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather |
| CBS | Winter | CBS Early Morning News | CBS Early Morning News | The CBS Morning News | The CBS Morning News | The CBS Morning News | The CBS Morning News | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | The $25,000 Pyramid | Card Sharks | The Price Is Right | The Price Is Right | Local programming | The Young and the Restless | The Young and the Restless | As the World Turns | As the World Turns | Capitol | Guiding Light | Guiding Light | Press Your Luck | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather |
| NBC | Fall | NBC News at Sunrise | NBC News at Sunrise | Today | Today | Today | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Your Number's Up | Sale of the Century | Wheel of Fortune | Scrabble | Super Password | Search for Tomorrow | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | Another World | Another World | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw |
| NBC | Winter | NBC News at Sunrise | NBC News at Sunrise | Today | Today | Today | Today | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Family Ties | Sale of the Century | Wheel of Fortune | Scrabble | Super Password | Search for Tomorrow | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives | Another World | Another World | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | Local/syndicated programming | NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw |
CBS note: CBS returned the 4:00 p.m. time slot to the affiliates beginning September 29, 1986, after Press Your Luck finished its run three days earlier, making CBS the last of the Big Three to return the time slot to affiliates. Many CBS affiliates did not air network programming in the 4:00 p.m. time slot, opting to air local and/or syndicated programming instead.

### Saturday

| Network | Network | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm |
| ABC | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour | The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour | The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour | The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour | The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians ABC Funfit (10:25) | The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | Scooby's Mystery Funhouse ABC Funfit (11:25) | The Littles | ABC Weekend Special | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC |
| ABC | November | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Scooby's Mystery Funhouse ABC Funfit (8:25) | The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour | The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour | The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour | The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour | The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians ABC Funfit (10:55) | The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | The Littles | ABC Weekend Special | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC | College Football on ABC |
| ABC | Winter | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Scooby's Mystery Funhouse ABC Funfit (8:25) | The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour | The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour | The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour | The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour | The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians ABC Funfit (10:55) | The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | The Littles | ABC Weekend Special | American Bandstand | American Bandstand | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | ABC World News Saturday |
| ABC | March | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Pink Panther and Sons (R) ABC Funfit (8:25) | The Littles | The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour | The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour | Laff-A-Lympics (R) | The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour | The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour | The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians ABC Funfit (11:55) | ABC Weekend Special | American Bandstand | American Bandstand | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | ABC World News Saturday |
| CBS | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Berenstain Bears | Wuzzles | Jim Henson's Muppets, Babies & Monsters | Jim Henson's Muppets, Babies & Monsters | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | CBS Storybreak | Dungeons & Dragons | Land of the Lost (R) | The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show | The Get Along Gang (R) | Pole Position (R) | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | October | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Berenstain Bears | Wuzzles | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | CBS Storybreak | Dungeons & Dragons | Land of the Lost (R) | The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show | The Get Along Gang (R) | Pole Position (R) | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | January | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Berenstain Bears | Wuzzles | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Richie Rich (R) Astro Minute (11:28) | Dungeons & Dragons | Pole Position (R) | The Get Along Gang (R) | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | | | | Local news | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | April | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Wuzzles | The Berenstain Bears | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Richie Rich (R) Astro Minute (11:28) | Dungeons & Dragons | Pole Position (R) | The Get Along Gang (R) | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News |
| CBS | July | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Wuzzles | The Berenstain Bears | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Richie Rich (R) Astro Minute (11:28) | Dungeons & Dragons | Pole Position (R) | The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News |
| NBC | NBC | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The Snorks | Adventures of the Gummi Bears | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | The Smurfs | Punky Brewster | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Kidd Video | Mister T | Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (R) | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News |
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.
One to Grow On aired after the credits of NBC's Saturday morning shows except Punky Brewster and Mister T.

### Sunday

| Network | Network | 7:00 am | 7:30 am | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | 9:00 am | 9:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | noon | 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm |
| ABC | ABC | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | This Week with David Brinkley | This Week with David Brinkley | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | ABC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | ABC World News Sunday |
| CBS | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | CBS News Sunday Morning | CBS News Sunday Morning | CBS News Sunday Morning | Face the Nation | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | The NFL Today | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming | NFL on CBS and/or local programming |
| CBS | Mid-winter | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | CBS News Sunday Morning | CBS News Sunday Morning | CBS News Sunday Morning | Face the Nation | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | CBS Sports and/or local programming | Local news | CBS Evening News |
| NBC | Fall | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Meet the Press | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | NFL '85 | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming | NFL on NBC and local programming |
| NBC | Mid-winter | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Local and/or syndicated programming | Meet the Press | Local and/or syndicated programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | NBC Sports and/or local programming | Local news | NBC Nightly News |