The following is a list of most watched Canadian television broadcasts of 1985 (single-network only) according to Nielsen.
Most watched by week Week of Program Network Viewers(million) January 7 Dallas CBC 3.64 January 14 Magnum, P.I. CTV 2.95 January 21 Walt Disney CBC 3.44 January 28 12th Annual American Music Awards CTV 4.19 February 4 Walt Disney CBC 3.70 February 11 colspan="4" February 18 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan CTV 3.39 February 25 27th Annual Grammy Awards 3.78 March 4 Night of 100 Stars 3.19 March 11 Dallas CBC 3.15 March 18 Walt Disney 3.37 March 25 57th Academy Awards CTV 4.32 April 1 Walt Disney CBC 3.19 April 8 1985 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Game 4) 3.45 April 15 1985 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Saturday) 3.45 April 22 2.64 April 29 Dallas 3.04 May 6 2.98 May 13 4.04 May 20 colspan="4" May 27 1985 Stanley Cup Finals (Game 5) CTV 3.37 June 3 Walt Disney CBC 2.19 June 10 Knight Rider CTV 1.89 June 17 Walt Disney CBC 2.07 June 24 The National 2.37 July 1 Eye of the Needle CTV 2.33 July 8 Live Aid 2.40 July 15 Excalibur 2.16 July 22 Princess Daisy (Part 2) 2.56 July 29 colspan="4" August 5 The National CBC 2.18 August 12 colspan="4" August 19 colspan="4" August 26 Sparkling Cyanide CTV 2.24 September 2 A Change of Seasons 1.99 September 9 The Blue and the Gray (Part 3) 2.26 September 16 Love Child 2.80 September 23 The Cosby Show 4.35 September 30 4.55 October 7 1985 American League Championship Series (Game 5) 4.48 October 14 The Cosby Show 5.20 October 21 colspan="4" October 28 The Cosby Show CTV 4.83 November 4 4.99 November 11 4.37 November 18 5.21 November 25 colspan="4" December 2 Anne of Green Gables (Part 2) CBC 5.84 December 9 The Cosby Show CTV 5.66 December 16 4.48 December 23 colspan="4" December 30 The Cosby Show CTV 4.90
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