1985–86 United States network television schedule (daytime)

These are the daytime Monday–Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning in September 1985. All times are Eastern; affiliate schedules may differ.

New series are highlighted in bold.

Fall 1985

	6:00 am	7:00 am	9:00 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	4:00 pm	4:30 pm	6:30 pm
ABC	ABC World News This Morning	Good Morning America	local programming			Three's a Crowd reruns	All-Star Blitz	Ryan's Hope	Loving	All My Children		One Life to Live		General Hospital	local programming		ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
CBS	CBS Early Morning News	CBS Morning News	local programming	The $25,000 Pyramid	Press Your Luck	The Price is Right		local programming	The Young and the Restless		As the World Turns		Capitol	Guiding Light	Body Language	local programming	CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
NBC	NBC News at Sunrise	The Today Show with Jane Pauley & Bryant Gumbel	local programming	Your Number's Up	Sale of the Century	Wheel of Fortune	Scrabble	Super Password	Search for Tomorrow	Days of Our Lives		Another World		Santa Barbara	local programming		NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw

Winter 1985-1986

	6:00 am	7:00 am	9:00 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	4:00 pm	4:30 pm	6:30 pm
ABC	ABC World News This Morning	Good Morning America	local programming			Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak	New Love, American Style	Ryan's Hope	Loving	All My Children		One Life to Live		General Hospital	local programming		ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
CBS	CBS Early Morning News	CBS Morning News	local programming	The $25,000 Pyramid	Card Sharks	The Price is Right		local programming	The Young and the Restless		As the World Turns		Capitol	Guiding Light	Press Your Luck	local programming	CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
NBC	NBC News at Sunrise	The Today Show with Jane Pauley & Bryant Gumbel	local programming	Family Ties reruns	Sale of the Century	Wheel of Fortune	Scrabble	Super Password	Search for Tomorrow	Days of Our Lives		Another World		Santa Barbara	local programming		NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw

Spring 1986

	6:00 am	7:00 am	9:00 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	4:00 pm	4:30 pm	6:30 pm
ABC	ABC World News This Morning	Good Morning America	local programming			Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous	New Love, American Style	Ryan's Hope	Loving	All My Children		One Life to Live		General Hospital	local programming		ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
CBS	CBS Early Morning News	CBS Morning News	local programming	The $25,000 Pyramid	Card Sharks	The Price is Right		local programming	The Young and the Restless		As the World Turns		Capitol	Guiding Light	Press Your Luck	local programming	CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
NBC	NBC News at Sunrise	The Today Show with Jane Pauley & Bryant Gumbel	local programming	Family Ties reruns	Sale of the Century	Wheel of Fortune	Scrabble	Super Password	Search for Tomorrow	Days of Our Lives		Another World		Santa Barbara	local programming		NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw

Summer 1986

	6:00 am	7:00 am	9:00 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	4:00 pm	4:30 pm	6:30 pm
ABC	ABC World News This Morning	Good Morning America	local programming			Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous	New Love, American Style	Ryan's Hope	Loving	All My Children		One Life to Live		General Hospital	local programming		ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
CBS	CBS Early Morning News	CBS Morning News	local programming	The $25,000 Pyramid	Card Sharks	The Price is Right		local programming	The Young and the Restless		As the World Turns		Capitol	Guiding Light	Press Your Luck	local programming	CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
NBC	NBC News at Sunrise	The Today Show with Jane Pauley & Bryant Gumbel	local programming	Family Ties reruns	Sale of the Century	Wheel of Fortune	Scrabble	Super Password	Search for Tomorrow	Days of Our Lives		Another World		Santa Barbara	local programming		NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw

NOTE: CBS returned the 4:00 p.m. timeslot to the affiliates beginning September 29, 1986, after Press Your Luck finished its run three days earlier. Many CBS affiliates did not air network programming in the 4:00 p.m. timeslot, opting to instead air local or syndicated programming.

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