List of most watched Canadian television broadcasts of 1985

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The following is a list of most watched Canadian television broadcasts of 1985 (single-network only) according to Nielsen.

Most watched by week

Week ofProgramNetworkViewers
(million)
Ref.
January 7 Dallas CBC 3.64 [1]
January 14 Magnum, P.I. CTV 2.95 [2]
January 21 Walt Disney CBC3.44 [3]
January 28 12th Annual American Music Awards CTV4.19 [4]
February 4Walt DisneyCBC3.70 [5]
February 11Un­known
February 18 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan CTV3.39 [6]
February 25 27th Annual Grammy Awards 3.78 [7]
March 4Night of 100 Stars3.19 [8]
March 11DallasCBC3.15 [9]
March 18Walt Disney3.37 [10]
March 25 57th Academy Awards CTV4.32 [11]
April 1Walt DisneyCBC3.19 [12]
April 8 1985 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Game 4)3.45 [13]
April 151985 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Saturday)3.45 [14]
April 222.64 [15]
April 29Dallas3.04 [16]
May 62.98 [17]
May 134.04 [18]
May 20Un­known
May 27 1985 Stanley Cup Finals (Game 5) CTV3.37 [19]
June 3Walt DisneyCBC2.19 [20]
June 10 Knight Rider CTV1.89 [21]
June 17Walt DisneyCBC2.07 [22]
June 24 The National 2.37 [23]
July 1 Eye of the Needle CTV2.33 [24]
July 8 Live Aid 2.40 [25]
July 15 Excalibur 2.16 [26]
July 22 Princess Daisy (Part 2)2.56 [27]
July 29Un­known
August 5The NationalCBC2.18 [28]
August 12Un­known
August 19Un­known
August 26 Sparkling Cyanide CTV2.24 [29]
September 2 A Change of Seasons 1.99 [30]
September 9 The Blue and the Gray (Part 3)2.26 [31]
September 16 Love Child 2.80 [32]
September 23 The Cosby Show 4.35 [33]
September 304.55 [34]
October 7 1985 American League Championship Series (Game 5)4.48 [35]
October 14The Cosby Show5.20 [36]
October 21Un­known
October 28The Cosby ShowCTV4.83 [37]
November 44.99 [38]
November 114.37 [39]
November 185.21 [40]
November 25Un­known
December 2 Anne of Green Gables (Part 2)CBC5.84 [41]
December 9The Cosby ShowCTV5.66 [42]
December 164.48 [43]
December 23Un­known
December 30The Cosby ShowCTV4.90 [44]

References

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  7. "The Diary" . The Globe and Mail . March 22, 1985. p. 15. Retrieved March 31, 2020 via Gale OneFile: News.
  8. "The Diary" . The Globe and Mail . April 1, 1985. p. 14. Retrieved March 31, 2020 via Gale OneFile: News.
  9. "The Diary" . The Globe and Mail . April 5, 1985. p. 12. Retrieved March 31, 2020 via Gale OneFile: News.
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  11. "The Diary" . The Globe and Mail . April 24, 1985. p. M2. Retrieved March 31, 2020 via Gale OneFile: News.
  12. "The Diary" . The Globe and Mail . April 29, 1985. p. M2. Retrieved March 31, 2020 via Gale OneFile: News.
  13. "The Diary" . The Globe and Mail . May 7, 1985. p. M2. Retrieved March 31, 2020 via Gale OneFile: News.
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  25. "The Diary" . The Globe and Mail . August 6, 1985. p. 14. Retrieved March 31, 2020 via Gale OneFile: News.
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  27. "The Diary" . The Globe and Mail . August 19, 1985. p. 14. Retrieved March 31, 2020 via Gale OneFile: News.
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  32. "The Diary" . The Globe and Mail . October 11, 1985. p. A14. Retrieved March 31, 2020 via Gale OneFile: News.
  33. "The Diary" . The Globe and Mail . October 21, 1985. p. A14. Retrieved March 31, 2020 via Gale OneFile: News.
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