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1985 premieres

89 American shows premiered in 1985. Sorted by premiere date where the day is recorded; shows known only by year are listed at the end.

89 shows
PremiereShowNetworkSeasonsEpisodesGenre
Jan 1WWF Prime Time WrestlingUSA Network—417—
Jan 4Street HawkABC113Science fiction
Jan 5Berrenger'sNBC111Soap opera
Jan 17Assaulted NutsChannel 417Comedy
Jan 20MacGruder and LoudABC114Drama
Jan 23ThundercatsAnimated seriesSyndication4130Science fiction
Jan 26OtherworldCBS18Science fiction
Jan 27Robert Kennedy & His TimesMiniseriesCBS13Drama
Feb 10The Atlanta Child MurdersMiniseriesCBS——Drama
Feb 17Hollywood WivesMiniseriesABC—3Romance
Mar 1Television PartsNBC———
Mar 3MoonlightingABC567Comedy
Mar 4RobotechAnimated seriesSyndication385Epic
Mar 7Christopher ColumbusMiniseriesRai 1—4Biographical
Mar 15Detective in the HouseCBS16Detective
Mar 15Mr. BelvedereABC6117Sitcom
Mar 21Eye to EyeABC17—
Mar 21WildsideABC16Western
Mar 24Half NelsonNBC16Comedy
Mar 30CBS StorybreakCBS323Anthology
Apr 7National Geographic ExplorerCNBC, MS NOW—233Geography
Apr 9Hail to the ChiefABC17Sitcom
Apr 19The Best TimesNBC16Drama
May 5Alfred Hitchcock PresentsNBC, USA Network476Anthology
May 6Dumbo's CircusPlayhouse Disney, Disney Channel—120Family
May 11Saturday Night's Main Event——Professional wrestling
May 21The Ray Bradbury TheaterHBO, USA Network665Anthology
Jun 3Larry King LiveCNN—6,120News
Jun 13The Mr. Tenaball ShowNickelodeon5250Children's
Jun 30Code of VengeanceNBC16Drama
Jul 14StingrayNBC225Adventure
Aug 13West 57thCBS——News magazine
Aug 22HometownCBS19—
Sep 2Galtar and the Golden LanceSyndication121—
Sep 4Hell TownNBC113Drama
Sep 6Yogi's Treasure HuntAnimated seriesSyndication327Children's
Sep 7EwoksAnimated seriesABC235Fantasy
Sep 7Scooby's Mystery FunhouseAnimated seriesABC121—
Sep 7Small WonderSyndication496Sitcom
Sep 7Star Wars: DroidsAnimated seriesABC113Children's
Sep 7The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-DooAnimated seriesABC113Horror
Sep 7The Super Powers Team: Galactic GuardiansAnimated seriesABC—10Science fiction
Sep 7What's Happening Now!!Syndication366Sitcom
Sep 9Headline Chasers1——
Sep 9She-RaAnimated seriesSyndication593Comedy
Sep 14227NBC5116Sitcom
Sep 14Adventures of the Gummi BearsAnimated seriesNBC665Adventure
Sep 14Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' WrestlingAnimated seriesCBS226Children's
Sep 14It's Punky BrewsterAnimated seriesNBC226Comedy
Sep 14Jim Henson's Little Muppet MonstersCBS—3Live action & animation
Sep 14The Berenstain BearsAnimated seriesCBS252Comedy
Sep 14The Care BearsAnimated seriesABC460Comedy
Sep 14The Golden GirlsNBC7180Sitcom
Sep 14The WuzzlesAnimated seriesCBS113Fantasy
Sep 1545/85ABC—1Documentary
Sep 15Lady BlueABC Signature114Crime
Sep 16Break the BankSyndication1180Game show
Sep 16Catch PhraseSyndication—65—
Sep 16M.A.S.K.Animated seriesCBS, TF1275Comedy
Sep 17Our Family HonorABC113—
Sep 18Charlie & Co.CBS118Sitcom
Sep 18George Burns Comedy WeekCBS113Anthology
Sep 18Stir CrazyCBS19—
Sep 18The EqualizerCBS488Crime
Sep 20A.D.MiniseriesCanale 5—7—
Sep 20Spenser: For HireABC366Detective
Sep 21Hollywood BeatABC114Detective
Sep 21Lime StreetABC18Drama
Sep 23Your Number's UpNBC—65Game show
Sep 24Growing PainsABC7166Sitcom
Sep 25Tall Tales & LegendsShowtime29Anthology
Sep 25The InsidersABC113Detective
Sep 27The Twilight ZoneCBS3110Fantasy
Sep 29Amazing StoriesNBC245Fantasy
Sep 29MacGyverABC7139Action
Oct 4Misfits of ScienceNBC116Comedy-drama
Oct 6JemAnimated seriesSyndication365Comedy
Oct 20Andy Warhol's Fifteen MinutesMTV15—
Oct 28The Big SpinSyndication241,213Game show
Oct 31Paw PawsAnimated seriesSyndication—21Comedy
Nov 3North and SouthMiniseriesABC315War
Nov 14Shadow ChasersABC113Mystery
Nov 20The ColbysABC249Soap opera
Dec 1Anne of Green GablesMiniseriesCanadian Broadcasting Corporation—2Adventure
Dec 11Foley SquareCBS114Sitcom
Dec 11MaryCBS113Sitcom
—Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand YearsAnimated seriesSyndication165Science fiction
—The Mechanical UniversePBS152Documentary
—WashingtoonShowtime110Comedy
Finales

Shows that ended in 1985

ShowNetworkYearsSeasonsYears on air
Name That TuneGame showNBC, Fox1952–19854334
Super FriendsAnimated seriesABC1973–1985913
The JeffersonsCBS1975–19851111
On LocationHBO1975–1985—11
AliceCBS1976–1985910
The Dukes of HazzardCBS1979–198577
NHL on USAUSA Network1979–198567
The Baseball BunchSyndication1981–198555
Matt HoustonABC1982–198534
Inspector GadgetAnimated seriesSyndication, France 31983–198543
He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseAnimated seriesSyndication1983–198523
Dungeons & DragonsAnimated seriesCBS1983–198533
VNBC1983–198513
The LittlesAnimated seriesABC1983–198533
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowAnimated seriesCBS1983–198523
AfterMASHCBS1983–198523
Mister TAnimated seriesNBC1983–198523
20 Minute WorkoutCitytv1983–198523
The CatlinsTBS1983–1985—3
VoltronAnimated seriesSyndication1984–198532