Top-rated United States television programs of 1984–85

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1984–85 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Dynasty	ABC	25.0
2	Dallas	CBS	24.7
3	The Cosby Show	NBC	24.2
4	60 Minutes	CBS	22.2
5	Family Ties	NBC	22.1
6	The A-Team	NBC	21.9
7	Simon & Simon	CBS	21.8
8	Murder, She Wrote		20.1
9	Knots Landing		20.0
10	Falcon Crest		19.9
10	Crazy Like a Fox		19.9
12	Hotel	ABC	19.7
12	Cheers	NBC	19.7
14	Riptide	NBC	19.2
15	Magnum, P.I.	CBS	19.1
16	Newhart		18.4
17	Kate & Allie		18.3
18	NBC Monday Night Movie	NBC	18.2
19	Highway to Heaven		17.7
20	Night Court		17.6
21	ABC Sunday Night Movie	ABC	17.5
22	Scarecrow & Mrs. King	CBS	17.1
	TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes	NBC
	The Fall Guy	ABC
25	Monday Night Football	ABC	17.0
	Remington Steele	NBC
	Webster	ABC
28	Cagney & Lacey	CBS	16.9
29	Trapper John, M.D.	CBS	16.8
30	Hill Street Blues	NBC	16.6

References

Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1690. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.

v t e Top-rated United States television programs by season
Nielsen ratings
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19