CBS Schedule Wednesday, October 23, 1985

[RALfan]

All Times EST

6:30 Early Morning News
7:00 Morning News
9:00 Local Programming
10:00 The $25,000 Pyramid
10:30 Press Your Luck
11:00 The Price is Right
12:00 Local Programming
12:30 The Young and the Restless
1:30 As the World Turns
2:30 Capitol
3:00 Guiding Light
4:00 Body Language

CBS Evening News airs at 6:30 or 7:00

8:00 Stir Crazy "The Sulky Race"
9:00 Charlie & Company "Like Father, Like Son"
9:30 George Burns Comedy Week "Disaster at Buzz Creek"
10:00 The Equalizer "The Confirmation Day"
11:00 Local Programming
11:30 T.J. Hooker
12:30 Late Night Movie "Rage"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqK7DqL4XM8

Sources:

The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television by Wesley Hyatt
The Complete Guide of The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 – Present
by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh
The Pyramid Celebrity Archives http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/westbridge/448/25kceleb.htm
TV.com http://www.tv.com

 

[searadiofreak]

That's a pretty good snapshot of CBS programming in the 80's. However, local affiliates across the country were quite varied when they ran the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. Many ran it at 6:30, but many also ran it at 5:30, or 6, depending on their local news grid. In the 70's, many network owned stations ran the network news at 7pm, but soon realized they could make more money with syndication during that hour. Of course, in Central and Mountain, everything is moved up an hour.