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1999 in American television

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In American television in 1999, notable events included television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and re-brandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.

Events

January

DateEvent46112331
On an episode of WWF Raw is War which had been taped six days earlier on December 29th, Mick Foley wrestling as Mankind defeats The Rock to win the WWF Championship. Meanwhile, on WCW Monday Nitro, Hulk Hogan defeats Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in the infamous Fingerpoke of Doom. Tony Schiavone on orders from Eric Bischoff gave away the results of Foley's championship victory. As a result, 600,000 viewers switch from Nitro to Raw. These incidents would mark the beginning of WCW's downfall until its closure in 2001.
Bob Newhart receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Jon Stewart debuts as host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, replacing Craig Kilborn, who moves to CBS to succeed Tom Snyder as host of The Late Late Show.
Gene Siskel hosts his final episode of Siskel & Ebert with Roger Ebert. On February 3, 1999, Siskel announced that he would take a leave of absence for the rest of the season but promised to be back the next fall. On February 20, 1999, Siskel died suddenly from complications from a second brain surgery. On that final episode, Siskel and Ebert reviewed At First Sight, Another Day in Paradise, The Hi-Lo Country, Playing by Heart, and The Theory of Flight
Paula Zahn leaves CBS News after 10 years.
The Denver Broncos win their second consecutive Super Bowl against the Atlanta Falcons with a score of 34–19. The game is broadcast on Fox with the broadcast team of Pat Summerall and John Madden on the call.
Family Guy premieres on Fox immediately following the Super Bowl.

February

DateEvent113
Prevue Channel re-brands as The TV Guide Channel, an EPG-branded version of TV Guide magazine.
HBO Family, HBO's fourth multiplex channel, is rebranded and premieres four new shows; A Little Curious, George and Martha, Anthony Ant and Crashbox.
Disney Channel rebrands its preschool block as Playhouse Disney.
Kids' WB acquired the rights to the anime, Pokémon after it debuted on first-run syndication in 1998; and Pokémon made Kids' WB a household name until 2006, and made it as a huge franchise.

March

DateEvent1315242628
A special live edition of All That airs on Nickelodeon.
After three years of not being picked up by domestic distribution in the US, action series L.A. Heat finally airs on US television with the series airing on TNT.
Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski is signed to the recently launched Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids network as a special host and sports correspondent.
Tom Snyder's last show on CBS's The Late Late Show. The following Monday, Craig Kilborn, late of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, takes his place as the show's host.
Futurama is set premiere on Fox.

April

DateEvent182629
Hockey great Wayne Gretzky plays his final game (a 2–1 overtime loss between his New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins), which is broadcast in the United States by Fox. Mike Emrick and John Davidson were on the call with Sam Rosen conducting interviews.
NBC's The Tonight Show is broadcast in high-definition for the first time, making it the first late-night program to be broadcast in this format. Host Jay Leno's guests are: Salma Hayek, David Arquette, and Jewel.
The pilot episode of WWF SmackDown! is broadcast on UPN as a single television special. (The show would officially premiere again on the network with a new stage on August 26.) The main event saw Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock team up to defeat the Corporate Ministry.

May

DateEvent121232425
Immediately following the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon airs the pilot episode of its newest series SpongeBob SquarePants. Tara Lipinski, Bill Bellamy and Robert Ri'chard appeared in interstitials during the sneak peek where they mentioned the series officially premiering in July. SpongeBob would go on to become the longest running Nickelodeon series in its history.
Susan Lucci receives a Daytime Emmy Award for her role as Erica Kane on the ABC soap opera All My Children, after eighteen failed nominations during previous years. The ceremony is telecast live on CBS.
World Wrestling Federation wrestler Owen Hart is killed after falling 70 ft (21 m) from the rafters at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, during a live pay-per-view broadcast of Over the Edge.
During an in-ring promo on WCW Monday Nitro, WCW wrestler Bret Hart pays tribute to his brother Owen, who was killed in an in-ring accident the night before at Over the Edge.
The series finale of Home Improvement is broadcast on ABC. Patricia Richardson (Jill Taylor) is offered $25 million to do a ninth season; Tim Allen (Tim Taylor) is offered $50 million. The two decline the offer and the series comes to an end as a result. Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Randy Taylor) does not return to the show for the series finale (as he is busy with his education and filming the movie Speedway Junky, released in 2001), only appearing in archived footage. The series finale becomes the fifth highest-rated series finale television program of the 1990s and the ninth overall series finale ever presented on a single network in television history, watched by 35.5 percent of the households sampled in America, and 21.6 percent of television viewers.

June

DateEvent1117
Cartoon Network rebrands its Friday night block of original animated series as Cartoon Cartoon Fridays.
The NHL on Fox airs for the final time.

July

DateEvent1831
The Simpsons actor Hank Azaria marries actress Helen Hunt. The couple would file for divorce over a year later.
CBS This Morning co-anchor Russ Mitchell as a Saturday anchor of CBS Evening News along with Thalia Assuras as an alternate Saturday anchor starting in November.

August

DateEvent8162630
The series finale of Mystery Science Theater 3000 airs on The Sci-Fi Channel, who had been broadcasting the past three seasons following its departure from Comedy Central in 1996. The last film to be featured in its original run is the 1968 film Danger: Diabolik. Mystery Science Theater 3000 would resume production in 2017, when new episodes begin airing on Netflix.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire airs its first episode on ABC with Regis Philbin as host. It would go on to become the television season's highest-rated series and one of ABC's most successful shows.
WWF SmackDown! airs its first episode, live from the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, on UPN. The main event saw Triple H defeating The Rock to retain the WWF Title thanks to interference from Shawn Michaels, who was the special guest referee.
Countess Vaughn leaves the cast of Moesha to star in her own television spin-off The Parkers with Mo'Nique, making her the first female African-American comedian to receive a spin-off.

September

DateEvent671220242627
UPN replaces its UPN Kids block with a new E/I-compliant block airing weekdays and Sunday mornings named Disney's One Too, a spinoff of ABC's Disney's One Saturday Morning.
In Schenectady, New York, PBS member station WMHQ is relaunched as WEWB-TV, a commercial broadcast station affiliated with The WB (the Capital District's first affiliate of that network).
PBS launches a 24-hour PBS Kids television network and new branding for its children's programming.
Viacom announced that the company would acquire CBS and its company, CBS Corporation (after CBS spun off Viacom in 1971 after the FCC forbids broadcast networks to own syndication units or more TV stations) which would cause the two companies to merge into one mega media empire. Which the merger would bring CBS and Paramount close.
The 51st Primetime Emmy Awards presentation is aired on Fox.
After four years, WGN's superstation feed drops programming from The WB and Kids' WB at the request of the network. The network's programs are replaced by movie, sports from Chicago's sporting teams and other broadcasts.
The WB begins airing programming on Friday nights.
NBC airs a three-hour prime-time special in celebration of Saturday Night Live's 25th anniversary.
The Rock garners the highest cable rating in WWF history with Mankind in a segment entitled "This is your life" on Raw Is War, which draws a record 8.4 rating.

October

DateEvent471027
ABC affiliate WPTY, and sister station WLMT, both in the Memphis area, begin allowing The WB programming, most notably on WPTY for late nights, and some kids shows, like Pokémon, airing on WLMT.
Donald Trump announces his 2000 presidential campaign on an episode of Larry King Live.
The professional wrestling pay-per-view event, Heroes of Wrestling is broadcast from the Casino Magic hotel and casino in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Although the event was heavily promoted, it was only purchased by 29,000 households. Additionally, the event itself was generally regarded to be of poor quality: Wrestling Observer rated it the worst major wrestling event of 1999, with its editor Dave Meltzer giving a rating of "absolute zero" to a tag team match featuring Luke Williams and Butch Miller facing Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik. Meltzer's colleague, Bryan Alvarez of Figure Four Weekly, has repeatedly referred to this match as the worst he has ever seen and rated it "minus more stars than there are in the universe"
The fourth and deciding game of the World Series airs on NBC. This is to date, NBC's 39th and final World Series. The New York Yankees defeat once again the Atlanta Braves, winning their second title in a row and 25th in franchise history.

November

DateEvent19
John Carpenter becomes the first player on ABC's game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? to win $1,000,000. Carpenter is also the first known contestant in the history of American game show to win $1,000,000.

December

DateEvent11531
Richard Pryor appears in the cold open of the ABC sitcom Norm in what would prove to be his final television appearance. He would die in 2005, 6 years later.
NASCAR strikes a deal with Fox Sports, FX, NBC, and TBS (later moved to TNT) worth $2.4 billion for a new six-year package, covering the Winston Cup (now NASCAR Cup) Series and Busch (now Xfinity) Series schedules. NASCAR wanted to capitalize on its increased popularity even more, so the organization decided that future deals would be centralized; that is, the networks would negotiate directly with NASCAR for a regular schedule of telecasts. The old deal arrangement saw each track negotiate with the networks to broadcast their races. As a result, NASCAR had races on CBS, TNN, ESPN, ABC, NBC, and TBS. However, NBC, which had just entered the sport, showed only one race in 2000. NASCAR wanted to increase the number of races by each partner, and have as many races on broadcast networks as possible, to prevent fans from missing races.
ABC participates in the global broadcast 2000 Today with ABC 2000 Today. Peter Jennings anchors ABC's broadcast of the special from New York City, joined later by Dick Clark who hosts the countdown in Times Square.

Programs

Debuts

DateShowNetworkJanuary 1January 4January 5January 8January 10January 11January 13January 17January 18January 21January 25January 26January 30January 31February 1February 17March 8March 9March 15March 19March 24March 28March 29April 1April 3April 6April 7April 17April 26May 1May 8June 7June 10June 14June 15June 19July 5July 7July 11July 17July 18July 26August 1August 3August 9August 14August 16August 17August 19August 26August 30September 4September 6September 7September 8September 9September 11September 12September 13September 16September 18September 19September 20September 21September 22September 23September 24September 25September 26September 29September 30October 2October 5October 6October 7October 8October 9October 12October 15October 16October 18October 25October 30November 1November 4November 12November 28November 29
The Blame GameMTV
Cold Case FilesA&E
Scrapbook MemoriesDIY Network
Ed, Edd n EddyCartoon Network
Total Recall 2070Showtime
Mega BabiesFox Family
ProvidenceNBC
Batman BeyondKids' WB
The SopranosHBO
The PJsFox
The Daily Show with Jon StewartComedy Central
60 Minutes IICBS
The Brothers FlubNickelodeon
Zoe, Duncan, Jack and JaneThe WB
So WeirdDisney Channel
TurksCBS
DilbertUPN
ZoboomafooPBS Kids
A Little CuriousHBO Family
Crashbox
The JerseyDisney Channel
Family GuyFox
George and MarthaHBO Family
Anthony Ant
The Planet's Funniest AnimalsAnimal Planet
Station ZeroMTV
Strange WorldABC
Family RulesUPN
Sons of ThunderCBS
Payne
Rescue 77The WB
L.A. HeatTNT
FarscapeSci-Fi Channel
It's Like, You Know...ABC
The Norm Show
FuturamaFox
The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornCBS
Snap JudgmentCourt TV
The Big MomentABC
Everything's RelativeNBC
Strangers with CandyComedy Central
Animals Are People TooPAX TV
Home MoviesUPN
Mickey Mouse WorksABC
SpongeBob SquarePantsNickelodeon
The New Woody Woodpecker ShowFox Kids
Where Are They Now?VH1
The Chimp ChannelTBS
Power PlayUPN
The Man ShowComedy Central
Beggars and ChoosersShowtime
PassionsNBC
Good EatsFood Network
Making the VideoMTV
Movie StarsThe WB
Rotten RalphFox Family
G vs EUSA Network
UndressedMTV
Phred on Your Head ShowNoggin
Grown UpsUPN
DowntownMTV
Independent LensPBS
Katie JoplinThe WB
Treasures in Your HomePAX TV
Destination Stardom
Rocket PowerNickelodeon
Who Wants to Be a MillionaireABC
Chicken Soup for the SoulPax TV
The LotAMC
The ParkersUPN
WWE SmackDown
Sonic UndergroundSyndication
Battle Dome
WWF Jakked/Metal
Dragon TalesPBS Kids
Sabrina: The Animated SeriesUPN
Storytime with ThomasFox Family
It's Itsy Bitsy Time
Strip PokerUSA Network
Get RealFox
Early TodayNBC
Later Today
DetentionKids' WB
Hope IslandPax TV
Blind DateSyndication
The Dr. Joy Browne Show
The Martin Short Show
The Queen Latifah Show
Fox ReportFox News Channel
Judge MathisSyndication
ActionFox
Beast Machines: TransformersFox Kids
Rescue HeroesCBS
Judging AmyCBS
Family Law
Ladies Man
Richard Simmons' DreamMakerSyndication
Relic Hunter
Cita's WorldBET
Safe HarborThe WB
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitNBC
The Mike O'Malley Show
Mission HillThe WB
Once and AgainABC
Oh, Grow Up
The West WingNBC
Stark Raving Mad
Third Watch
Cold Feet
Now and AgainCBS
Odd Man OutABC
Freaks and GeeksNBC
Peter Benchley's AmazonSyndication
Xyber 9: New DawnFox Kids
SnoopsABC
Jack & JillThe WB
Popular
Work with MeCBS
Curb AppealHGTV
Archie's Weird MysteriesPax TV
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost WorldSyndication
Spider-Man UnlimitedFox Kids
EmmaVH1
Shasta McNastyUPN
AngelThe WB
Roswell
House HuntersHGTV
WastelandABC
Harsh RealmFox
Love & MoneyCBS
Random Acts of ComedyFox Family
Angela Anaconda
BeastMasterSyndication
The StripUPN
Ryan Caulfield: Year OneFox
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowdNickelodeon
The Amanda Show
Farmclub.comUSA Network
Time of Your LifeFox
The Avengers: United They StandFox Kids
The Early ShowCBS
GreedFox
Mike, Lu & OgCartoon Network
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Little BillNickelodeon
webRIOTMTV

Ending this year

DateTitleDebutJanuary 2January 16January 18January 20January 24January 25February 3February 11February 12February 14February 21February 25February 27February 28March 1March 2March 8March 11March 13March 14March 16March 17March 26March 27April 4April 6April 10April 11April 13April 17April 23April 26April 27April 28May 3May 4May 7May 10May 14May 16May 20May 21May 22May 23May 24May 25May 28June 2June 8June 11June 23June 25June 26July 6July 9July 15July 25July 30August 11August 13August 21August 28September 6September 10September 12September 17September 24September 28October 20October 21October 22October 29November 5November 8November 12November 19November 22November 28December 1December 2December 10December 12December 16December 17December 18December 28December 31
Birdz1998
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?1994
The New Batman Adventures1997
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza1998
Guys Like Us
Toonsylvania
Brats of the Lost Nebula
Encore! Encore!
Fantasy Island
Working1997
Maggie Winters1998
Cupid
Brimstone
Going Wild with Jeff Corwin1997
The Little Lulu Show1995
Vengeance Unlimited1998
Mad Jack the Pirate
The Mr. Potato Head Show
Trinity
DiResta
Hercules
Between Brothers1997
Hyperion Bay1998
Jumanji1996
Maggie1998
Due South1994
LateLine1998
Tracey Takes On...1996
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder1995
The Net1998
Women: Stories of Passion1996
Station Zero1999
Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain1998
Anthony Ant1999
Family Rules
The Sifl and Olly Show1997
Sons of Thunder1999
Turks
Caroline in the City1995
Everything's Relative1999
Payne
Rescue 77
NewsRadio1995
Beast Wars: Transformers1996
L.A. Doctors1998
Brother's Keeper
Young Hercules
Smart Guy1997
The Wayans Bros.1995
Promised Land1996
Millennium
Homicide: Life on the Street1993
Love Boat: The Next Wave1998
Air America
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
Viper1994
Sister, Sister
Unhappily Ever After1995
Mad About You (returned in 2019)1992
Melrose Place
Home Movies (returned in 2001)1999
The Sentinel1996
Clueless
Home Improvement1991
Todd McFarlane's Spawn1997
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993
Total Recall 20701999
Unsolved Mysteries (returned in 2001)1987
USA High1997
The Nanny1993
Turning Point1994
Another World1964
Love Connection (returned in 2017)1983
Doug1991
The Big Moment1999
Amazing Animals1996
Two of a Kind1998
Mercy Point
The Parent 'Hood1995
Legacy1998
In the House1995
Cow and Chicken1997
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
The New Addams Family1998
NBC News at Sunrise1983
Hard Copy1989
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (returned in 2017)1988
Match Game (returned in 2016)1962
Timon & Pumbaa1995
The Mike O'Malley Show1999
Work with Me
Wasteland
Ryan Caulfield: Year One
Sonic Underground
Cold Feet
CBS This Morning (returned in 2012)1987
Emma1999
Downtown
Poltergeist: The Legacy1996
Sabrina: The Animated Series1999
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys1995
Safe Harbor1999
Viva Variety1997
Action1999
Dexter's Laboratory (returned in 2001)1996
Figure It Out (returned in 2012)1997
The Chimp Channel1999
Little Men1998
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy1999
Snoops
Oh, Grow Up
Sunset Beach1997

Entering syndication this year

ShowSeasonsIn ProductionSource
3rd Rock from the Sun
Caroline in the City
Clueless
The Drew Carey Show
In the House
The Parent 'Hood
Star Trek: Voyager
Unhappily Ever After
The Wayans Bros.

Resuming this year

TitleLast airedPrevious networkNew titleNew networkDate of return
Timon and Pumbaa
Zoom
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
ReBoot
Johnny Bravo
Divorce Court
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
Family Feud
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Changes of network affiliation

ShowMoved fromMoved to
Timon and PumbaaSyndication and CBSToon Disney
The US of APBSPBS Kids
FranklinCBS KidshowNick Jr.
Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveCBSNickelodeon
Tales from the CryptkeeperABCCBS
RecessABC/UPN
Pepper Ann
ReBoot (US terrestrial rights)SyndicationToonami
National Geographic ExplorerTBSCNBC
LeezaNBCSyndication
Between BrothersFoxUPN

Made-for-TV movies and miniseries

TitleChannelDate of airing
Zenon: Girl of the 21st CenturyDisney ChannelJanuary 23
Deep in My HeartCBSFebruary 14
Alice in WonderlandNBCFebruary 28
Replacing DadCBSMarch 14
Great ExpectationsPBSMay 9
Joan of ArcCBSMay 15
Atomic TrainNBCMay 16
A Lesson Before DyingHBOMay 22
Pirates of Silicon ValleyTNTJune 20
VendettaHBOJuly 3
Johnny TsunamiDisney ChannelJuly 24
First DaughterTBSAugust 15
Don't Look Under the BedDisney ChannelOctober 9
RKO 281HBONovember 20
Horse SenseDisney Channel
Runaway ReptarNickelodeonNovember 27
CinderelmoFOXDecember 6
Ego TripCartoon NetworkDecember 10
The Lady in QuestionA&EDecember 12

Networks and services

Network launches

NetworkTypeLaunch dateNotesSource
NogginCable and satelliteFebruary 2A joint venture between Nickelodeon and the Children's Television Workshop, airing educational programming for pre-schoolers and school-aged children from both parties. Dish Network and Americast carried the network at launch.
Nickelodeon Games and Sports for KidsCable and satelliteMarch 1A channel broadcasting games shows and sports-related programs from Nickelodeon.
Starz Cinema
Starz FamilyCable and satelliteMay 1
HBO Comedy
HBO ZoneCable and satelliteMay 6First announced in April 1998, HBO Comedy airs comedic films plus HBO comedy series and stand-up specials, while HBO Zone airs programs aimed at young adults.
TV Globo InternacionalCable and satelliteAugust 24
PBS KidsCable and satellite/over-the-air multicastSeptember 6A 24-hour channel showing PBS' children's programs (notably excluding Sesame Street, whose pay TV rights were held by Noggin).
News 8 AustinCable televisionSeptember 13A 24-hour news network serving the Greater Austin area.
DIY NetworkCable and satelliteSeptember 30An interactive spin-off of HGTV carrying instructional programs related to "do it yourself" activities.
Boyz ChannelCable televisionOctober 31A spin-off of the Fox Family Channel airing programmes aimed towards a young male audience.
Girlz ChannelCable televisionOctober 31A spin-off of the Fox Family Channel airing programmes aimed towards a young female audience.

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network nameNew network nameTypeConversion DateNotesSource
Starz! 2Starz! TheaterCable televisionJuly

Television stations

Station launches

DateCity of License/MarketStationChannelAffiliationNotes/Ref.
January 1Seattle, WashingtonKHCV45Independent
January 5Tucson, ArizonaKWBA58The WB
January 19Twin Falls, IdahoK26EW26TBN
February 12Las Vegas, NevadaKCNG-LP25UPN (primary)
America's Voice (secondary)
February 15Phoenix, ArizonaKPPX-TV51Pax TV
February 19San Antonio, TexasKPXL-TV26Pax TV
March 5Santa Fe/Albuquerque, New MexicoKWBQ19The WB
March 12New York CityW36AD36Independent
AprilAlbuquerque, New MexicoKAPX41Pax TV
May 3Lexington, KentuckyW62CL62UPNOriginally an LPTV translator of WAOM/Morehead, Kentucky
May 5Worcester, MassachusettsWYDN48Prime Time Christian BroadcastingNow a Daystar affiliate licensed in Lowell, Massachusetts
June 7Camden/Little Rock, ArkansasKKYK-TV49The WB
Williamson, West VirginiaW45AZ45TBN
June 17Batavia/Buffalo, New YorkWPXJ-TV51Pax TV
June 20Bemidji/Brainerd, MinnesotaKFTC26FoxSatellite of WFTC/Minneapolis
July 6Filer/Twin Falls, IdahoKBGH19Educational independent
July 9Honolulu, HawaiiKAIE38Religious independent
AugustLincoln, NebraskaK18CD18FoxTranslator of KSNB/Superior
August 1Rio Grande City, Texas
(Brownsville/McAllen, Texas, USA/Reynosa/Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico)KTLM40Telemundo
Spokane, WashingtonKGPX-TV34Pax TV
August 4Baton Rouge, LouisianaW19AW19UPN
August 5Wichita, KansasKWCV33The WB
August 8Seattle, WashingtonKBEH51ValueVision
August 21St. George, UtahKUSG12CBSSatellite of KUTV/Salt Lake City, Utah
August 27Waterville/Portland, MaineWMPX-TV23Pax TV
August 30Iowa/Cedar Rapids, IowaKWKB20The WB
September 12Muskogee/Tulsa, OklahomaKWBT19The WB
September 17Tuskegee/Montgomery, AlabamaWBMM22Pax TV
November 1Tecate/Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
(San Diego, California, United States)KHUPN-TV49UPN
November 5Colorado Springs, ColoradoKXTU-LD57UPN
November 7Bismarck, North DakotaKNDX26Fox
November 10Paducah, KentuckyW52DC49UPN
November 15Minot, North DakotaKXND24Fox
December 1Wausau, WisconsinWFXS-DT55Fox
December 22Flint, MichiganWXON-LP54Independent
Unknown dateBoca Raton, FloridaWPPB-TV63Educational independent
Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin IslandsWVXF17Fox
Honolulu, HawaiiKWBN44Daystar
Laredo, TexasK55HW55Mas Musica
McAllen/Brownsville, TexasKZMC-LP35America's StoreTranslator of KNWS-LP/Brownsville
Milwaukee, WisconsinW41CV41WebFN
Victoria, TexasK27EG27NBC

Network affiliation changes

DateCity of License/MarketStationChannelOld affiliationNew affiliationNotes/Ref.
June 12Lima, OhioWLQP-LP18Fox (as W18BP)UPN

Station closures

DateMarketStationChannelAffiliation
October 31Buffalo, New YorkWFHW-LP58Independent

Births

DateNameNotabilityJanuary 1January 4January 18January 22January 30February 10March 2March 5March 20March 21March 22March 27April 2April 6April 7April 9May 1May 4May 5May 11May 22May 25May 26May 28May 30June 5June 11June 18June 20June 21June 26June 27July 5July 9August 4August 13August 14August 21August 22September 7September 9September 13September 14October 2October 6October 13October 15October 16November 1November 5November 10November 28November 29
Diamond WhiteActress (The Haunted Hathaways, The Lion Guard, Pinky Malinky) and singer
Gage MunroeCanadian voice actor (Stoked, PAW Patrol, Hotel Transylvania: The Series)
Karan BrarActor (Jessie, Bunk'd)
Mateus WardActor (Lab Rats, Hostages, Murder in the First)
Ricky GarciaActor (Best Friends Whenever)
Mavrick MorenoActor (Every Witch Way)
Tiffany EspensenActress (Phineas and Ferb, Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures, Kirby Buckets)
Caleb Lee HutchinsonSinger (American Idol)
Madison BeerAmerican singer
Olivia StuckActress (Kirby Buckets)
Lexi DiBenedettoActress (Knight Squad, The Really Loud House)
Gavin MacIntoshActor (The Fosters)
Natasha CalisActress
Sophie ReynoldsActress (Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Youth & Consequences)
Kwesi BoakyeActor (Men of a Certain Age, The Looney Tunes Show, The Amazing World of Gumball)
Conner RayburnActor (According to Jim)
Isaac Hempstead-WrightEnglish actor (Game of Thrones)
Tiffany StrattonPro wrestler (WWE)
HookPro wrestler (AEW)
Jonny GrayCanadian actor (Max & Shred)
Madison LintzActress (The Walking Dead, Bosch)
Sabrina CarpenterActress (Sofia the First, Girl Meets World, Milo Murphy's Law) and singer
Camren BicondovaActress (Gotham)
Brec BassingerActress (The Haunted Hathaways, Bella and the Bulldogs, School of Rock, All Night, The Loud House, Stargirl)
Kerry IngramEnglish actress (Game of Thrones)
Cameron BoyceActor (Jessie, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Descendants, Descendants: Wicked World) (d. 2019)
Sean GiambroneActor (The Goldbergs, Clarence)
Denisea WilsonActress (Every Witch Way)
Katelyn NaconActress (The Walking Dead, T@gged)
Saxon SharbinoActress (Touch, Love)
Willie SpenceSinger (American Idol) (d. 2022)
Kayla MaisonetActress (Dog with a Blog, The Haunted Hathaways, Stuck in the Middle, Speechless)
Natalie Alyn LindActress (The Goldbergs, Gotham, The Gifted)
Harley Quinn SmithActress
Chandler RiggsActor (The Walking Dead)
Gus KampActor (Best Friends Whenever)
Claire CorlettCanadian voice actress (Sweetie Belle on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
Kelly GouldActress (Rita Rocks, Jessie)
Corey FogelmanisActor (Girl Meets World)
Eli BrownActor (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, Gossip Girl)
Alison ThorntonActress
Maxim KnightActor (Falling Skies)
Ricardo HurtadoActor (School of Rock)
Michelle CreberVoice actress (Martha Speaks, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
Cameron OcasioActor (Sam & Cat)
Ronni HawkActress (Stuck in the Middle, On My Block)
Zoey BurgerActress (Every Witch Way)
Emma KenneyActress (Shameless)
Skye BluePro wrestler (AEW)
Nathaniel PotvinActor (Mech-X4)
Will ShadleyVoice actor (Gorgonzola on Chowder)
Nell Tiger FreeEnglish actress (Game of Thrones)
Bailee MadisonActress (Wizards of Waverly Place, Once Upon a Time, Trophy Wife, The Fosters, Good Witch, Pretty Little Liars)
Jadiel DowlinActor (Star Falls)
Joshua HoffmanActor (Talia in the Kitchen)
Buddy HandlesonActor (Shake It Up, Wendell and Vinnie, Bella and the Bulldogs)
Zachary S. WilliamsActor (I Am Frankie)
Kiernan ShipkaActress (Mad Men, The Legend of Korra, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
Michael CiminoActor (Love, Victor)
Lee RodriguezActress (Never Have I Ever)
Tim Johnson Jr.Actor (Saturdays)

Deaths

DateNameAgeclass="unsortable"NotabilityJanuary 4January 25February 20March 22March 28March 30April 10April 14May 8May 21May 23June 11July 16July 20August 23August 24September 5October 6November 9November 11November 18November 29December 3December 10December 14December 28
Iron Eyes Cody94Actor (well known for an anti-littering campaign ad of the 1970s)
Herman Wedemeyer74Actor (Duke Lukela on Hawaii Five-O)
Gene Siskel53Film critic (co-host of Siskel & Ebert)
David Strickland29Actor (Todd Stities on Suddenly Susan)
Freaky Tah27American rapper
Gary Morton74Producer, second husband of Lucille Ball
Jean Vander Pyl79Voice actress (Wilma Flintstone on The Flintstones and Rosie the Robot Maid on The Jetsons)
Ellen Corby87Actress (Grandma Esther Walton on The Waltons)
Dana Plato34Actress (Kimberly Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes)
Sachiko Hirasawa25Japanese R&B singer of the sister duo Double
Owen Hart34Wrestler (Superstar on WWF RAW is WAR)
DeForest Kelley79Actor (Bones McCoy on Star Trek)
John F. Kennedy Jr.38American lawyer and son of President John F. Kennedy
Sandra Gould82Actress (Gladys Kravitz #2 on Bewitched)
Martha Rountree87Broadcast journalist (Meet the Press)
Mary Jane Croft83Actress (I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy)
Allen Funt84Creator and host of Candid Camera
Gorilla Monsoon62Pro wrestler and WWF commentator
Mabel King66Actress (Mabel Thomas on What's Happening!!)
Mary Kay Bergman38Voice actress (South Park)
Beatrice Colen51Actress (Happy Days, Wonder Woman)
Gene Rayburn81Host of (Match Game)
Madeline Kahn57Actress (Oh Madeline)
Shirley Hemphill52Comedian and actress (What's Happening!!)
Walt Levinsky70Composer
Clayton Moore85Actor (The Lone Ranger)

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