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1986 in American television
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In 1986, television in the United States saw a number of significant events, including the debuts, finales, and cancellations of television shows; the launch, closure, and rebranding of channels; changes and additions to network affiliations by stations; controversies, business transactions, and carriage disputes; and the deaths of individuals who had made notable contributions to the medium.
Events
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | ||
| A revival of Card Sharks premieres on CBS. In order to make room for the show (which aired at 10:30 AM), CBS moves Press Your Luck to the 4:00 PM timeslot. | ||
| January 17 | ||
| January 18 | ||
| January 24 | ||
| January 25 | ||
| January 26 | ||
| January 28 | ||
| The premiere episode of Melba, a vehicle for singer/actress Melba Moore, ranks as one of the lowest-rated programs of the week. CBS immediately pulled the show from its schedule. The remaining episodes were later aired during the summer. | ||
| February 9 | ||
| February 11 | ||
| February 14 | ||
| February 17 | ||
| February 22 | ||
| March 1 | ||
| March 3 | ||
| March 6–12 | ||
| March 7 | ||
| Dallas/Fort Worth independent television station KRLD-TV changes its calls to KDAF in anticipation of its switch to Fox in October. | ||
| March 9 | ||
| Punky Brewster broadcasts a "very special episode" concerning Punky's reaction to the real life Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster. This would be the final episode of Punky Brewster to be broadcast on NBC. Its final two seasons would be produced for the first-run syndication market. | ||
| March 15 | ||
| March 20 | ||
| March 24 | ||
| April 3 | ||
| April 5 | ||
| April 7 | ||
| April 13 | ||
| April 19 | ||
| April 20 | ||
| April 21 | ||
| April 27 | ||
| May 4–5 | ||
| May 10 | ||
| May 12 | ||
| May 16 | ||
| May 16–24 | ||
| May 22 | ||
| May 26–June 8 | ||
| May 31 | ||
| June 1 | ||
| June 9 | ||
| June 18 | ||
| June 29 | ||
| July 4 | ||
| July 5 | ||
| July 15 | ||
| July 18 | ||
| September 1 | ||
| Disney Channel, at the time a premium cable network, begins broadcasting a 24-hour-a-day schedule. | ||
| September 8 | ||
| Al Michaels makes his debut as the new play-by-play announcer for Monday Night Football. Michaels succeeds Frank Gifford, who was transferred to a color commentating role. Michaels would remain as the play-by-play announcer for Monday Night Football until the end of the 2005 season, when ABC terminated their broadcasting relationship with the National Football League. | ||
| The second season of the Leave It to Beaver sequel series, Still the Beaver airs on TBS. Originally broadcast on The Disney Channel, the series, now titled The New Leave It to Beaver, will air on TBS for three seasons, finally concluding in 1989. | ||
| September 17 | ||
| September 20 | ||
| The film-review program Siskel & Ebert & the Movies makes its debut in syndication. Although the two critics have been working as a pair since 1975, this will be their longest running program and will run in various incarnations until 2010. | ||
| September 27 | ||
| Mama's Family begins its third season now in first-run syndication after spending its first two seasons on NBC. | ||
| Sheryl Lee Ralph joins the cast of the sitcom It's a Living as Ginger St. James. Ralph replaces Ann Jillian, who portrayed Cassie Cranston and departed after three seasons (the first two on ABC and the third in first-run syndication). Ralph would remain on It's a Living until its conclusion in 1989. | ||
| September 28 | ||
| ABC airs the broadcast network television premiere of Raiders of the Lost Ark. | ||
| October 4 | ||
| October 5 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 9 | ||
| October 11 | ||
| October 12 | ||
| October 17 | ||
| October 25 | ||
| October 31 | ||
| November 9 | ||
| November 19–23 | ||
| November 30 | ||
| December 16 | ||
| December 20 | ||
| December 25 |
Programs
Debuting this year
| Date | Title | Network |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Blacke's Magic | NBC |
| January 6 | Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak | ABC |
| January 10 | He's the Mayor | |
| January 18 | The Redd Foxx Show | |
| January 22 | Planet Earth | PBS |
| January 26 | The Last Precinct | NBC |
| January 28 | Melba | CBS |
| February 15 | Fortune Dane | ABC |
| February 16 | Sidekicks | |
| February 24 | You Again? | NBC |
| March 1 | Valerie | |
| March 3 | Matlock | |
| March 5 | Fast Times | CBS |
| Tough Cookies | ||
| March 20 | All Is Forgiven | NBC |
| March 25 | Morningstar/Eveningstar | CBS |
| Perfect Strangers | ABC | |
| March 28 | Mr. Sunshine | |
| April 6 | Fathers and Sons | NBC |
| April 24 | Bridges to Cross | CBS |
| April 25 | Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills | |
| May 28 | The Canned Film Festival | Syndication |
| June 21 | Me & Mrs. C | NBC |
| June 30 | The Mysterious Cities of Gold | Nickelodeon |
| July 28 | A Current Affair | Syndication |
| September 6 | WWF Superstars of Wrestling | |
| The Flintstone Kids | ABC | |
| September 8 | Ghostbusters | Syndication |
| Nightlife | ||
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | ||
| SilverHawks | ||
| Superior Court | ||
| September 9 | The Wizard | CBS |
| September 10 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Showtime |
| September 11 | Our House | NBC |
| September 13 | Easy Street | |
| Kissyfur | ||
| The Real Ghostbusters | ABC | |
| Pound Puppies | ||
| Pee-wee's Playhouse | CBS | |
| Teen Wolf | ||
| Wildfire | ||
| At the Movies | Syndication | |
| September 14 | The New Adventures of Jonny Quest | |
| September 15 | Rambo: The Force of Freedom | |
| Zoobilee Zoo | ||
| September 16 | Jack and Mike | ABC |
| September 17 | Head of the Class | |
| September 18 | Crime Story | NBC |
| L.A. Law | ||
| September 19 | Starman | ABC |
| September 20 | The Ellen Burstyn Show | |
| Heart of the City | ||
| Life With Lucy | ||
| September 22 | Dennis the Menace | Syndication |
| Zoobilee Zoo | ||
| Together We Stand | CBS | |
| ALF | NBC | |
| September 23 | Sledge Hammer! | ABC |
| September 25 | Our World | |
| September 26 | Kay O'Brien | CBS |
| September 27 | The New Mike Hammer | |
| Amen | NBC | |
| September 28 | WWF Wrestling Challenge | Syndication |
| September 29 | Designing Women | CBS |
| October 1 | Better Days | |
| October 6 | My Sister Sam | |
| Double Dare | Nickelodeon | |
| October 9 | The Late Show | Fox |
| December 1 | The Cavanaughs | CBS |
| December 5 | Dads | ABC |
| Gung Ho | ||
| December 28 | Outlaws | CBS |
Resuming this year
| Title | Final Aired | Previous Network | New title | Returning Network | Date of return | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Sharks | ||||||||||
| Too Close for Comfort | ||||||||||
| 9 to 5 | ||||||||||
| Hollywood Squares | ||||||||||
| Mama's Family |
Ending this year
| Date | Title | Debut |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Body Language | 1984 |
| January 7 | Stir Crazy | 1985 |
| January 16 | Shadow Chasers | |
| January 25 | Lady Blue | |
| February 1 | Inspector Gadget (returned in 2015) | 1983 |
| February 6 | Ripley's Believe It or Not! (returned in 2000) | 1982 |
| February 21 | Misfits of Science | 1985 |
| March 5 | Planet Earth | 1986 |
| March 7 | Diff'rent Strokes | 1978 |
| April 4 | Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak | 1986 |
| April 8 | Foley Square | 1985 |
| Mary | ||
| April 19 | Benson | 1979 |
| The Redd Foxx Show | 1986 | |
| April 23 | Fast Times | |
| April 27 | Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors | 1985 |
| May 2 | The Fall Guy | 1981 |
| May 3 | Crazy Like a Fox | 1984 |
| May 5 | Hardcastle and McCormick | 1983 |
| May 7 | Blacke's Magic | 1986 |
| May 16 | Charlie & Co. | 1985 |
| May 23 | The Joker's Wild (returned in 1990) | 1972 |
| The All-New Let's Make a Deal (returned in 1991) | 1963 | |
| Tic Tac Dough (returned in 1990) | 1956 | |
| May 24 | The Love Boat | 1977 |
| Mr. Sunshine | 1986 | |
| May 28 | T. J. Hooker | 1982 |
| June 6 | The Merv Griffin Show | 1972 |
| June 7 | Star Wars: Droids | 1985 |
| August 8 | Knight Rider | 1982 |
| August 9 | The Paper Chase | 1978 |
| August 22 | Riptide | 1984 |
| August 24 | Code of Vengeance | 1985 |
| September 4 | Trapper John, M.D. | 1979 |
| September 5 | Price Is Right (nighttime) (returned in 1994) | 1972 |
| September 26 | Press Your Luck (returned in 2019) | 1983 |
| October 22 | Better Days | 1986 |
| November 15 | Life with Lucy | |
| November 20 | Kay O'Brien | |
| December 5 | Ghostbusters | |
| SilverHawks | ||
| December 6 | It's Punky Brewster | 1985 |
| December 13 | Ewoks | |
| Wildfire | 1986 | |
| December 26 | The Canned Film Festival | |
| Rambo: The Force of Freedom | ||
| Search for Tomorrow | 1951 |
Changing networks
| Show | Moved from | Moved to |
|---|---|---|
| National Geographic Explorer | Nickelodeon | TBS |
| The New Leave It to Beaver | Disney Channel | |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | CBS | ABC |
| The Care Bears | Syndication | |
| Pink Panther and Sons | NBC | |
| Card Sharks | CBS | |
| Hollywood Squares | Syndication | |
| Mama's Family | ||
| Silver Spoons | ||
| 9 to 5 | ABC |
Made-for-TV movies and miniseries
| Title | Channel | Premiere date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Frontier (miniseries) | ||||
| North and South: Book II (miniseries) |
Networks and services
Launches
| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival | Cable television | April 1 | ||
| C-SPAN2 | Cable television | June 2 | ||
| QVC | Cable television | November 24 |
Conversions and rebrandings
| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion Date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Christian Network | Liberty Broadcasting Network | Cable television | Unknown | ||
| Satellite Program Network | Tempo Television | Cable television | March 8 |
Closures
There are no closures for cable and satellite television channels in this year.
Television stations
Station launches
| Date | City of License/Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Quincy, Illinois | WTJR | !6 | CTN | |
| January 8 | Columbus, Ohio | W17AI | 17 | Independent | |
| January 10 | Mansfield, Ohio | WMFD-TV | 68 | Independent | |
| January 27 | Houston, Texas | KTHT | 67 | Independent | |
| January 30 | Pensacola, Florida/Mobile, Alabama | WHBR | 33 | CTN | |
| January 31 | Birmingham, Alabama | WCAJ | 68 | Independent | |
| February 7 | Hot Springs, Arkansas | KRZB-TV | 26 | Independent | |
| February 15 | Syracuse, New York | WKAF | 68 | Independent | |
| February 19 | Urbana, Illinois | WCCU | 27 | Independent | Satellite of WRSP-TV/Springfield |
| March 6 | Rockford, Illinois | W68BR | 68 | ||
| March 7 | Olean/Buffalo, New York | W20AB | 20 | ACTS/TempoTV | |
| March 10 | Roanoke/Lynchburg, Virginia | WVFT | 27 | Independent | |
| March 17 | Lufkin, Texas | KHTM-LP | 13 | Independent | |
| March 23 | Lynchburg, Virginia | WJPR | 21 | Independent | |
| March 24 | Honolulu, Hawaii | KBFD | 32 | Asian independent | |
| Odessa/Midland, Texas | KOCV-TV | 36 | PBS | ||
| March 30 | Jefferson City/Columbia, Missouri | KNLJ | 25 | Religious independent | |
| April 2 | Louisville, Kentucky | WBNA | 21 | Independent | |
| April 7 | West Monroe/Monroe, Louisiana | ||||
| (El Dorado, Arkansas) | KMCT-TV | 39 | Religious independent | ||
| April 6 | Omaha, Nebraska | KPTM | 42 | Independent | |
| April 13 | Stockton, California | ||||
| Sacramento/Modesto, California) | KSCH-TV | 58 | Independent | ||
| April 16 | Rawlins, Wyoming | KRWY | 9 | ABC | |
| April 19 | Florence, Alabama | WTRT | 26 | Independent | |
| April 24 | Lakeland/Tampa, Florida | WTMV | 32 | Independent | |
| April 25 | San Francisco, California | K30BI | 30 | The Box | |
| April 27 | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico | WUHM-TV | 22 | Independent | Satellite of WAPA-TV/San Juan |
| April 29 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | W35BT | 35 | Cornerstone Television | |
| June 1 | Joplin, Missouri | KOZJ | 26 | PBS | Satellite of KOZK/Springfield |
| June 2 | Ottumwa, Iowa | ||||
| (Kirksville, Missouri) | KOIA-TV | 15 | Independent | ||
| June 8 | Madison, Wisconsin | WMSN-TV | 47 | Independent | |
| June 14 | Hartford, Connecticut | W13BF | 13 | Netspan | |
| June 16 | Odessa/Midland, Texas | KPEJ-TV | 24 | Independent | |
| June 17 | Beaumont, Texas | KITU-TV | 34 | TBN | |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | KJTM-TV | 38 | Independent | ||
| June 25 | Nashville, Tennessee | W61AR | 61 | Independent (primary) | |
| America One (secondary) | |||||
| July 1 | Charleston, Illinois | WEIU-TV | 51 | Independent | |
| July 9 | Wilmington, Delaware | ||||
| (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | WTGI-TV | 61 | Independent (primary) | ||
| ABC (secondary) | Clearednetwork programs not cleared by WPVI-TV until 1988. | ||||
| July 22 | Gadsden/Anniston, Alabama | ||||
| (Birmingham/Tuscaloosa, Alabama) | WTJP-TV | 60 | TBN | ||
| August 12 | Nashville, Tennessee | W24AE | 24 | HSN | |
| August 15 | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | WELU | 32 | Religious independent | |
| August 20 | Iron Mountain/Marquette, Michigan | WDHS | 8 | TBN | |
| August 23 | Honolulu, Hawaii | KWHE | 14 | Independent | |
| August 28 | Naranjito, Puerto Rico | WECN | 64 | Religious independent | |
| August 29 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | K07TX | 7 | Independent | |
| September 1 | Monterey/Santa Cruz, California | KSMS | 67 | SIN | |
| September 2 | Erie, Pennsylvania | WETG | 66 | Independent | |
| September 12 | Indianapolis, Indiana | W31AL | 31 | EWTN | |
| September 14 | Portland, Maine | WPXT | 51 | Independent | |
| September 15 | New London/Hartford, Connecticut | WTWS | 26 | Independent | |
| September 19 | Pembina, North Dakota | ||||
| (Emerson/Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) | KNRR | 12 | Independent | Satellite of KVRR/Fargo | |
| September 21 | Great Falls, Montana | KTGF | 16 | NBC | |
| September 25 | Garland/Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | KIAB-TV | 23 | SIN (primary) | |
| CTN/HSN (secondary) | |||||
| Detroit, Michigan | W26AB | 26 | America One (primary) | ||
| FamilyNet (secondary) | |||||
| September 28 | La Crosse, Wisconsin | WQOW | 18 | ABC | |
| October 7 | St. Joseph, Missouri | KTAJ-TV | 16 | TBN | |
| October 8 | Reno, Nevada | KREN-TV | 27 | SIN | |
| October 12 | Utica, New York | WTUV | 33 | Fox | |
| October 13 | Johnstown/Altoona, Pennsylvania | WWCP-TV | 8 | Independent | |
| October 16 | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina | WUNP-TV | 36 | PBS | Part of University of North Carolina Public Television |
| October 21 | Clarksville, Indiana | ||||
| (Louisville, Kentucky) | W05BA | 5 | TBN | ||
| October 25 | Bend, Oregon | K48BL | 48 | America One | |
| November 2 | Visalia/Fresno, California | KNXT | 49 | Religious independent | |
| November 14 | Portsmouth, Ohio | K21BK | 21 | Independent | |
| November 15 | San Jose, California | ||||
| (San Francisco/Oakland, California) | KLXV-TV | 65 | TBN | ||
| November 25 | Vallejo, California | ||||
| (San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, California) | KPST-TV | 66 | Asian independent | ||
| December 1 | Salt Lake City, Utah | KUEN | 9 | Educational independent | |
| December 5 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | WFWA | 39 | PBS | |
| December 6 | Norwell/Boston, Massachusetts | WRYT | 46 | Independent | |
| December 12 | La Salle/Chicago, Illinois | WWTO-TV | 35 | TBN | |
| Unknown date | Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands | WTTM-TV | 27 | Independent |
Network affiliation changes
| Date | City of License/Market | Station | Channel | Old affiliation | New affiliation | Notes/Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Columbia, Missouri | KMIZ | 17 | NBC | ABC | |
| KOMU-TV | 8 | ABC | NBC | |||
| June 1 | CharlestonHuntington, West Virginia | WCHS-TV | 8 | CBS | ABC | |
| Huntington/Charleston, West Virginia | WOWK-TV | 13 | ABC | CBS | ||
| June 29 | Omaha, Nebraska | KMTV-TV | 3 | NBC | CBS | |
| WOWT | 6 | CBS | NBC | |||
| October 9 | Albany, New York | WXXA-TV | 23 | Independent | Fox | |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | KGSW | 14 | ||||
| Amarillo, Texas | KCIT | 14 | ||||
| Anchorage, Alaska | KTBY | 4 | ||||
| Anderson, South Carolina | ||||||
| (Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina and Asheville, North Carolina) | WAXA-TV | 40 | ||||
| Appleton/Green Bay, Wisconsin | WXGZ-TV | 32 | ||||
| Atlanta, Georgia | WATL | 36 | ||||
| Augusta, Georgia | W67BE | 67 | ||||
| Austin, Texas | KBVO | 42 | ||||
| Baltimore, Maryland | WBFF | 45 | Independent (primary) | |||
| ABC/CBS (secondary) | Previously cleared programs not cleared by WMAR-TV (later WBAL-TV) and WJZ-TV | |||||
| Bessemer, Alabama | ||||||
| (Birmingham/Tuscaloosa/Anniston) | WDBB | 17 | Independent | |||
| Boise, Idaho | KTRV-TV | 12 | ||||
| Charlotte, North Carolina | WCCB | 18 | ||||
| Champaign/Decatur/Springfield, Illinois | WRSP-TV | 55 | ||||
| Charleston, South Carolina | WTAT-TV | 24 | ||||
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | WDSI-TV | 61 | ||||
| Chicago, Illinois | WFLD | 32 | ||||
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | KXRM-TV | 21 | ||||
| Columbus, Ohio | WTTE | 28 | ||||
| Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | KDAF | 33 | ||||
| Danville/Lexington, Kentucky | WDKY-TV | 56 | ||||
| Dayton, Ohio | WRGT-TV | 45 | ||||
| Des Moines, Iowa | KDSM-TV | 17 | ||||
| Detroit, Michigan | WKBD-TV | 50 | ||||
| El Paso, Texas | KCIK-TV | 14 | ||||
| Eugene, Oregon | K25AS | 25 | ||||
| Fargo, North Dakota | KVRR | 15 | ||||
| Flint/Saginaw, Michigan | WSMH | 66 | ||||
| Fort Myers, Florida | WFTX-TV | 36 | ||||
| Gadsden, Alabama | ||||||
| (Birmingham/Tuscaloosa/Anniston) | WNAL | 44 | ||||
| Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan | WXMI | 17 | ||||
| Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina | WNRW-TV | 45 | ||||
| Harrisburg/Lebanon, Pennsylvania | WPMT | 43 | ||||
| Hartford, Connecticut | WTIC-TV | 61 | Independent (primary) | |||
| CBS/ABC (secondary) | Previously cleared ABC or CBS programming not carried by WTNH or WFSB-TV, respectively. | |||||
| Hazleton/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | WOLF-TV | 56 | Independent | |||
| Honolulu, Hawaii | KHNL | 13 | ||||
| Huntington/Charleston, West Virginia | ||||||
| (Ashland, Kentucky/Portsmouth, Ohio) | WVAH-TV | 23 | ||||
| Indianapolis, Indiana | WXIN | |||||
| (recalled from WPDS-TV) | 59 | |||||
| Inglis/Yankeetown, Florida | ||||||
| (Gainesville/Ocala) | W49AI | 49 | ||||
| Jacksonville, Florida | WAWS | 30 | ||||
| Kansas City, Missouri | KSHB-TV | 41 | ||||
| Kerrville/San Antonio, Texas | KRRT | 35 | ||||
| Lafayette, Louisiana | KADN | 15 | ||||
| Lake Charles, Louisiana | KVHP | 29 | ||||
| Las Vegas, Nevada | KVVU-TV | 5 | ||||
| Los Angeles, California | KTTV | 11 | ||||
| Louisville, Kentucky | WDRB | 41 | ||||
| Lubbock, Texas | KJTV-TV | 36 | ||||
| Lynchburg/Danville, Virginia | WJPR-TV | 21 | ||||
| Madison, Wisconsin | WMSN-TV | 47 | ||||
| Miami, Florida | WCIX-TV | 6 | ||||
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | WCGV-TV | 24 | ||||
| Montgomery, Alabama | WCOV-TV | 20 | ||||
| Mobile, Alabama | ||||||
| (Pensacola, Florida) | WPMI-TV | 15 | ||||
| Monterey/Salinas/Santa Cruz, California | KCBA | 35 | ||||
| Nashville, Tennessee | WCAY-TV | 30 | ||||
| Newport, Kentucky/Cincinnati, Ohio | WXIX-TV | 19 | ||||
| New York City | WNEW-TV | 5 | ||||
| Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||
| (Newport News/Portsmouth/Virginia Beach) | WTVZ | 33 | ||||
| Oakland/San Francisco, California | KTVU | 2 | ||||
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | KAUT-TV | 43 | ||||
| Orlando, Florida | WOFL | 35 | ||||
| Ottumwa, Iowa/Kirksville, Missouri | KOIA-TV | 15 | ||||
| Peoria/Bloomington, Illinois | WYZZ-TV | 43 | ||||
| Pembina, North Dakota (USA) | ||||||
| (Emerson/Winnipeg, Manitoba) | KNRR | 12 | Satellite of KVRR/Fargo | |||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WTXF-TV | 29 | ||||
| Phoenix, Arizona | KNXV-TV | 15 | ||||
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WPGH-TV | 53 | Independent (primary) | |||
| CBS (secondary) | ||||||
| Pine Bluff/Little Rock, Arkansas | KJTM-TV | 38 | Independent | |||
| Portland, Maine | WPXT | 51 | ||||
| Providence, Rhode Island | WNAC-TV | 64 | ||||
| Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina | WLFL-TV | 22 | ||||
| Redding/Chico, California | KRCR-TV | 7 | ABC (exclusive) | ABC (primary) | ||
| Fox (secondary) | ||||||
| Reno, Nevada | KAME-TV | 21 | Independent | Fox | ||
| Richmond, Virginia | WRLH-TV | 35 | ||||
| Rochester, New York | WUHF | 31 | ||||
| Sacramento, California | KTXL | 40 | ||||
| Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | WSZE-TV | 10 | NBC (primary) | |||
| CBS/ABC (secondary) | NBC (primary) | |||||
| CBS/ABC/Fox (secondary) | Satellite of KUAM-TV/Hagåtña, Guam | |||||
| San Angelo, Texas | KIDY | 6 | Independent | Fox | ||
| Salt Lake City, Utah | KSTU | 13 | ||||
| Savannah, Georgia | WTGS | 28 | ||||
| Casper, Wyoming | KFNB | 20 | ||||
| Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | WOLF-TV | 38 | ||||
| Shaker Heights/Cleveland, Ohio | WOIO | 19 | ||||
| Shreveport, Louisiana | KMSS-TV | 33 | Independent (primary) | |||
| CBS (secondary) | ||||||
| Spokane, Washington | KAYU-TV | 28 | Independent | |||
| Springfield, Missouri | KDEB-TV | 27 | ||||
| St. Louis, Missouri | KDNL | 30 | ||||
| Syracuse, New York | WSYT-TV | 68 | ||||
| Tacoma/Seattle, Washington | KCPQ | 13 | Independent (primary) | |||
| CBS (secondary) | ||||||
| Tampa, Florida | WTOG | 44 | Independent | |||
| Thief River Falls, Minnesota | ||||||
| (Grand Forks, North Dakota) | KBRR | 10 | Satellite of KVRR/Fargo | |||
| Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | ||||||
| (San Diego, California, United States) | XETV-TV | 6 | ||||
| Toledo, Ohio | WUPW | 36 | ||||
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | KOKI-TV | 23 | ||||
| Tucson, Arizona | KMSB | 11 | ||||
| Waco, Texas | KWKT-TV | 44 | ||||
| Washington, D.C. | WTTG | 5 | ||||
| Watertown, New York | WJCK | 50 | ABC (exclusive) | ABC (primary) | ||
| Fox (secondary) | ||||||
| Wichita, Kansas | KSAS-TV | 24 | Independent | Fox | ||
| Wichita Falls, Texas | KJTL | 18 | ||||
| October 13 | Altoona/Johnstown, Pennsylvania | WWPC-TV | 23 | ABC | Independent |
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| Jacob Zachar | ||||
| Megan Fox | ||||
| May 17 | ||||
| Tahj Mowry | ||||
| Erin Richards | ||||
| May 20 | ||||
| Kyle Harris | ||||
| May 21 | ||||
| May 22 | ||||
| May 24 | ||||
| May 28 | ||||
| May 30 | ||||
| June 3 | ||||
| June 4 | ||||
| June 5 | ||||
| June 6 | ||||
| Justin Allgaier | ||||
| Cameron Britton | ||||
| June 10 | ||||
| June 11 | ||||
| June 13 | ||||
| Mary-Kate Olsen | ||||
| Ashley Olsen | ||||
| June 17 | ||||
| June 18 | ||||
| Meaghan Rath | ||||
| June 19 | ||||
| June 20 | ||||
| June 24 | ||||
| Solange Knowles | ||||
| June 27 | ||||
| Alex Plank | ||||
| June 28 | ||||
| Maya Stojan | ||||
| Matteo Lane | ||||
| Kellie Pickler | ||||
| July 1 | ||||
| July 2 | ||||
| July 6 | ||||
| July 8 | ||||
| July 9 | ||||
| July 10 | ||||
| July 15 | ||||
| July 16 | ||||
| Taryn Southern | ||||
| July 17 | ||||
| Kaitlin Vilasuso | ||||
| July 18 | ||||
| July 20 | ||||
| July 21 | ||||
| Betty Gilpin | ||||
| July 24 | ||||
| July 26 | ||||
| July 28 | ||||
| Nolan Gerard Funk | ||||
| July 29 | ||||
| July 30 | ||||
| August 3 | ||||
| August 8 | ||||
| August 13 | ||||
| August 16 | ||||
| Sarah Pavan | ||||
| Shawn Pyfrom | ||||
| August 17 | ||||
| August 21 | ||||
| Brooks Wheelan | ||||
| August 27 | ||||
| Jack Kesy | ||||
| August 28 | ||||
| August 29 | ||||
| Nicole Byer | ||||
| August 31 | ||||
| Spencer Klein | ||||
| Brent Morin | ||||
| September 1 | ||||
| September 5 | ||||
| September 8 | ||||
| September 10 | ||||
| September 12 | ||||
| Emmy Rossum | ||||
| Molly Tarlov | ||||
| September 14 | ||||
| September 15 | ||||
| Jenna Marbles | ||||
| George Watsky | ||||
| September 16 | ||||
| Kyla Pratt | ||||
| September 18 | ||||
| September 19 | ||||
| Peter Vack | ||||
| September 20 | ||||
| September 23 | ||||
| September 24 | ||||
| Alex Paxton-Beesley | ||||
| September 26 | ||||
| Sean Doolittle | ||||
| September 28 | ||||
| September 29 | ||||
| Lo Bosworth | ||||
| September 30 | ||||
| October 1 | ||||
| October 2 | ||||
| October 7 | ||||
| Holland Roden | ||||
| October 10 | ||||
| October 18 | ||||
| October 12 | ||||
| Marcus T. Paulk | ||||
| October 13 | ||||
| Julia McIlvaine | ||||
| October 17 | ||||
| October 22 | ||||
| October 23 | ||||
| Emilia Clarke | ||||
| Jessica Stroup | ||||
| October 24 | ||||
| October 25 | ||||
| October 27 | ||||
| Christine Evangelista | ||||
| October 28 | ||||
| October 29 | ||||
| November 1 | ||||
| November 3 | ||||
| November 4 | ||||
| November 6 | ||||
| November 10 | ||||
| November 11 | ||||
| Jon Batiste | ||||
| November 14 | ||||
| November 16 | ||||
| November 17 | ||||
| November 18 | ||||
| Georgia King | ||||
| November 20 | ||||
| November 21 | ||||
| Sam Palladio | ||||
| Colleen Ballinger | ||||
| November 24 | ||||
| November 25 | ||||
| Cole Escola | ||||
| November 28 | ||||
| December 1 | ||||
| December 5 | ||||
| December 7 | ||||
| December 8 | ||||
| December 10 | ||||
| December 11 | ||||
| Condola Rashad | ||||
| December 13 | ||||
| December 17 | ||||
| Vanessa Zima | ||||
| December 20 | ||||
| December 23 | ||||
| December 26 | ||||
| December 30 |
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | class="unsortable" | Notability | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | |||||||
| January 14 | |||||||
| January 24 | |||||||
| January 29 | |||||||
| March 30 | |||||||
| May 28 | |||||||
| June 14 | |||||||
| July 15 | |||||||
| August 26 | |||||||
| September 12 | |||||||
| September 27 | |||||||
| October 25 | |||||||
| November 2 | |||||||
| November 11 | |||||||
| November 18 | |||||||
| November 22 | |||||||
| December 2 |
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