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2026 in American television

Summary

Certain American television events in 2026 have been scheduled. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and rebrandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; information on controversies, business transactions, and carriage disputes; and deaths of those who made various contributions to the medium.

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2
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6–22
8
11
Charter Communications announces it will purchase New England Cable News from NBCUniversal, and that it will merge NECN's operations with its existing Spectrum News channels in New England (including those in Massachusetts and Maine) under the new name Spectrum News NECN.
13
Granite Broadcasting completes the sale of its last remaining license, WTVH in Syracuse, New York, to Deerfield Media, and with it Granite shuts down.
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26
28

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Three days before its twenty-second season was scheduled to premiere on March 22, ABC pulls The Bachelorette from its lineup amid a domestic assault investigation against star Taylor Frankie Paul.
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31

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10
17
Ten days after a hearing on the Nexstar-Tegna merger (see 3/19 entry), U.S. District Court Judge for Eastern California Troy Nunley issues a preliminary injunction, effective April 21, that halts the merger on grounds that it would hinder competition and violate antitrust laws. Nexstar indicates that they would appeal the ruling.
18–19
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11–July 19
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27

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TBA

Date	Event	Ref.
14

Show	Moved from	Moved to
House of Villains	E!	Peacock
American Dad!	TBS	Fox
Pop Culture Jeopardy!	Amazon Prime Video	Netflix
Sunday Night Baseball	ESPN/ESPN2	NBC/Peacock
MLB Sunday Leadoff	The Roku Channel
TNA Impact!	AXS TV	AMC/AMC+
Dana White's Contender Series	ESPN+	Paramount+
The Ultimate Fighter
The Ms. Pat Show	BET+
Divorced Sistas
Jury Duty	Amazon Freevee	Amazon Prime Video
NASCAR: Full Speed	Netflix

First aired	Title	Channel
January 1	I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not	CNN
January 3	Stolen Girl	Lifetime
Lost in Paradise	Hallmark Channel
January 8	Golden Eve	CBS
January 10	A Melbourne Match	Hallmark Channel
Accused: The Karen Read Story	Lifetime
January 16	Phineas and Ferb: VENDPOCALYPSE: THE MUSICAL	Disney Channel
January 17	I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco	Lifetime
Love on the Amazon	Hallmark Channel
January 22	Disneyland Handcrafted	Disney+
January 24	Caught by Love	Hallmark Channel
Skyscraper Live	Netflix
January 30	Paw Patrol: Rocky's Cat-astrophe	Nickelodeon
January 31	Missing the Boat	Hallmark Channel
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love	Lifetime
February 3	The Turpins: A New House of Horror – A Diane Sawyer Special Event	ABC
February 4	The Muppet Show: Sabrina Carpenter with Seth Rogen	ABC/Disney+
Is It Cake? Valentines	Netflix
February 7	The Way to You	Hallmark Channel
February 12	Huz: Drawn to Life	PBS
February 14	Because of Cupid	Hallmark Channel
The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story	Lifetime
February 17	John and Carolyn – Love, Beauty and Loss	ABC
February 18	Jesse Jackson: In His Own Words	BET
February 19	Descendants/ZOMBIES Worlds Collide: Concert Special	Disney Channel
TMZ Presents: Michael Jackson: 30 Fatal Seconds	Fox
February 21	The Stars Between Us	Hallmark Channel
Double Double Trouble	Lifetime
A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey	CNN
February 27	Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace	HBO
February 28	Romance at Hope Ranch	Hallmark Channel
Pushed off a Plane and Survived	Lifetime
March 1	Shockwaves: The Attack on Iran	ABC
March 7	Vanished In an Instant	Lifetime
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery	Hallmark Channel
March 10	Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare	HBO
March 12	OWN Spotlight: Roberta	OWN
March 14	The Boy with My Son's Face	Lifetime
March 15	The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose	ABC/Hulu
March 21	I Killed Him in My Sleep	Lifetime
March 24	Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special	Disney+
March 27	Color Theories by Julio Torres	HBO
March 28	The Man in the Window	Lifetime
April 4	Rescued By Faith: The Connie and Larry Van Oosten Story
April 5	Finding Harry: The Craft Behind The Magic	HBO
HBCU AWAREFEST Benefit Concert Special	BET
April 6	The Neighborhood: A Farewell Special	CBS
April 10	The Reunion: Laguna Beach	The Roku Channel
CBS News: Artemis II Return to Earth	CBS
April 16	Artemis II: To the Moon and Back	Discovery Channel
April 17	Ramy Youssef: In Love	HBO
April 24	America Laughs with Matt Friend	CNN
May 1	Wowsabout	PBS Kids
May 2	Kentucky Roses	Hallmark Channel
Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story	Lifetime
May 4	Weather Hunters: Mother’s Day Rainbow	PBS Kids
May 7	We Are Jeni	Investigation Discovery
May 9	Love, Again	Lifetime
May 12	The Punisher: One Last Kill	Disney+
May 13	The A List: 15 Stories From Asia And Pacific Diasporas	HBO
May 16	Faith & Forgiveness: A Duck Dynasty Love Story	Lifetime
May 19	Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart Live	CBS/Paramount+
May 22	Josh Johnson: Symphony	HBO
May 23	Summer of '94	Fox
When I Said I Do	Lifetime
May 29	Miss You, Love You	HBO
May 30	Where the Heart Lands	Lifetime
June 22	All American: The Final Season Special	The CW
June	Untitled ABC News Studios primetime special	ABC
July 11	Iyanu: The War of Twin Princes	Cartoon Network
Summer	Camp Rock 3	Disney Channel/Disney+
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland
September 29	LEGO One Piece	Netflix
September	Angel in the Rubble	Lifetime
Fall	Terry McMillan Presents: Paradise with You
Untitled Ghosts holiday specials	CBS
December	The Price Is Right Live
TBA	Untitled Marvel's Spidey and Iron Man special	Disney Jr.
Untitled Paw Patrol specials	Nickelodeon
Clash of the Thundermans	Nickelodeon/Paramount+
Untitled Earth, Wind & Fire documentary	HBO
Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True	Hallmark Channel
Untitled A Biltmore Christmas sequel
Barbie in the Nutcracker	Netflix
102 Minutes Inside the Towers	History Channel
Untitled The Kitchen special	Food Network

Show	Network	Episode #	Episode title	Episode airdate
Spidey and His Amazing Friends	Disney Jr.	100th episode	"A Helping Handful/Adventures Down the Drain"	January 9
Saturday Night Live	NBC	1,000th episode	"Alexander Skarsgård/Cardi B"	January 31
The Muppet Show	ABC/Disney+	50th anniversary	"Sabrina Carpenter with Seth Rogen"	February 4
The Loud House	Nickelodeon	300th episode	"Living the Dream Boat"	February 27
Family Guy	Fox	450th episode	"Bringing Up Brady"	March 1
PAW Patrol	Nickelodeon	300th episode	"Pups Solve a Snap-N-Wrap Problem"	March 9
"Pups Save Helga and the Dingers"	March 10
Hannah Montana	Disney+	20th anniversary	Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special	March 24
NCIS	CBS	500th episode	"All Good Things"
Bar Rescue	Paramount Network	300th episode	"Hair of the Big Dog"	April 26
Outlander	Starz	100th episode	"Phares"	May 1
American Dad!	Fox	400th episode	TBA	TBA
Snapped	Oxygen	700th episode
Teen Titans Go!	Cartoon Network	450th episode
Abbott Elementary	ABC	100th episode

Show	Last aired	Type of return	Previous channel	New/returning/same channel	Return date
Alaska State Troopers	2015	Revival	Nat Geo	A&E	January 7
My Strange Addiction	New season	TLC	same
Primal	2022	Adult Swim	January 11
The Night Manager	2016	Revival	AMC	Amazon Prime Video
Fear Factor(as Fear Factor: House of Fear)	2018	MTV	Fox
Star Search	2004	Reboot	CBS	Netflix	January 20
Scrubs	2010	Revival	ABC	same	February 25
Ladies of London(as Ladies of London: The New Reign)	2017	Bravo	March 5
Jury Duty	2023	New season	Amazon Freevee	Amazon Prime Video	March 20
The Comeback	2014	HBO	same	March 22
Malcolm in the Middle(as Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair)	2006	Revival	Fox	Hulu	April 10
Euphoria	2022	New season	HBO	same	April 12
Beef	2023	Netflix	April 16
American Gladiators	2008	Reboot	NBC	Amazon Prime Video	April 17
Running Wild with Bear Grylls	2023	New season	Nat Geo	Fox	April 21
The Terror(as The Terror: Devil in Silver)	2019	AMC	AMC+/Shudder	May 7
Regular Show(as Regular Show: The Lost Tapes)	2017	Revival	Cartoon Network	same	May 11
Sofia the First(as Sofia the First: Royal Magic)	2018	Disney Jr.	May 25
House of the Dragon	2024	New season	HBO	June 21
Ted Lasso	2023	Apple TV	August 5
Untold Stories of the E.R.	2020	Revival	Discovery Life	TLC	August 19
The Big Break	2015	Golf Channel	same	August
WNBA on NBC	2002	Revival	NBC	NBC/Peacock	TBA

End date	Show	Channel	First aired	Status
January 11	PBS News Weekend	PBS	2013	Canceled
January 14	Palm Royale	Apple TV	2024
January 15	The Upshaws	Netflix	2021	Ended
January 16	Banfield	NewsNation
Power Book IV: Force	Starz	2022
January 21	Queer Eye	Netflix	2018
February 17	Tell Me Lies	Hulu	2022
March 25	Heartbreak High	Netflix
April 12	Smiling Friends	Adult Swim
April 23	The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets	Peacock	2025
May 3	Watson	CBS	Canceled
May 8	Outlander	Starz	2014	Ending
May 10	The Comeback	HBO	2005
May 11	The Neighborhood	CBS	2018
DMV	2025	Canceled
May 13	Good Omens	Amazon Prime Video	2019	Ending
May 20	The Boys
May 21	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	CBS	2015	Canceled
May 22	The Yogurt Shop Murders	HBO	2025	Ending
May 28	Hacks	HBO Max	2021
May 31	Euphoria	HBO	2019
June 21	The Way Home	Hallmark Channel	2023
Summer	All American	The CW	2018
The Chi	Showtime
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place	Disney Channel	2024
September	Access Hollywood	Syndication	1996	Canceled
The Steve Wilkos Show	2007
Access Daily with Mario & Kit	2010
Karamo	2022
Fall	The Kelly Clarkson Show	2019	Ending
Sherri	2022	Canceled
TBA	Ridiculousness	MTV	2011
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation	2018	Ending
The Witcher	Netflix	2019
Outer Banks	2020
Power Book III: Raising Kanan	Starz	2021
Yellowjackets	Showtime
Mayor of Kingstown	Paramount+
The Bear	Hulu	2022
Survival of the Thickest	Netflix	2023
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon	AMC
Avatar: The Last Airbender	Netflix	2024

Notes:

On July 17, 2025, Stephen Colbert announced on The Late Show that the show would be ending in May 2026, which received some controversy. Although some sources and CBS claim that the network is ending the show for financial reasons, other sources claim that the show was canceled for political reasons due to Colbert's comments regarding the second Trump administration as well as Paramount's settlement with Donald Trump's lawsuit regarding Kamala Harris' October 2024 60 Minutes interview (which also came as the Paramount-Skydance merger still awaited to be closed), with Colbert's comments occurring just three days before his announcement of the show's cancellation.

A list of programs (current or canceled) that have accumulated enough episodes (between 65 and 100) or seasons (three or more) to be eligible for off-network syndication or basic cable runs.

Show	Seasons	In production	Notes	Source
America's Funniest Home Videos	36	Yes	Broadcast syndication in local markets of Alfonso Ribeiro's hosting run

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Sources
Scripps Sports Network	FAST	March 24	On March 24, the E. W. Scripps Company announced the launch of its free streaming network Scripps Sports Network, which relies on content that Scripps has acquired for Ion Television and its local stations, including the Professional Women's Hockey League, National Women's Soccer League, Major League Volleyball, and replays of the Women's National Basketball Association, along with the National Arena League.

Old networkname	New networkname	Type	Conversion date	Notes	Source
Motor Trend	Discovery Turbo	Cable/satellite	January 9	Following the December 2024 sale of Motor Trend Group to Hearst Magazines, Warner Bros. Discovery quietly renamed the MotorTrend television network Discovery Turbo, a brand otherwise used in overseas markets.
Get	Great Entertainment Television	Over-the-air television network	February 16	Without fanfare, the Sony Pictures Television-owned digital network quietly removes the GET acronym in favor of the full name "Great Entertainment Television." The network was called getTV from its 2014 launch until rebranding to GET in 2023.

Network/service	Type	End date	Notes
Root Sports Northwest	Regional sports network	January 1	On September 26, 2025, days before the end of the Mariners' regular season, the team announced that Root Sports would close, with MLB Local Media serving as the team's distribution rights starting in 2026.
Fave TV	Over-the-air television network	February 2	Fave TV, which launched as an exclusive subchannel for CBS-owned stations in December 2020, quietly shut down on this date as a result of CBS agreeing to carry either Outlaw or 365BLK (both owned by Free TV Networks) on several of its owned stations. Although no public announcement officially confirmed the closure, the network's website stated that no programming would air after 6AM ET.
Merit TV	Over-the-air television network	March 21	The digital muiticast network owned by Phil McGraw quietly closed on or around this date without explanation or fanfare.
FanDuel Sports Network	Regional sports networks	Late April/Early May	On February 1, Main Street Sports Group informed the teams to which it held rights that it had begun the process of shutting down the remaining regional sports networks in its portfolio, with Sports Business Journal reporting on April 2 that Main Street's lenders signed to a closure plan that would begin with the end of the NBA's regular season on April 12 and last through the end of Round 1 of the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs in late April/early May, in order to fulfill the remaining contracts Main Street held with those leagues' teams. The closure of the channels, except for FanDuel Sports Network West (which the Los Angeles Angels acquired in full on March 9), will end a regional sports service that was originally established as Prime Sports in 1989; rebranded to Fox Sports Networks in 1996 (subsequently acquiring the assets of SportsChannel and three independent networks); and, after Main Street was formed in 2019, as the Sinclair/Allen Media joint venture Diamond Sports Group (the result of regulators requiring ESPN owner The Walt Disney Company to sell FSN during its acquisition of 21st Century Fox), rebranded through promotional partnerships to Bally Sports in 2021, and to FanDuel Sports Network in 2024. In recent years, Main Street encountered financial difficulties operating the channels due to cable subscription revenue declines (compounded by carriage disputes under Sinclair/Allen ownership, with the Bally/FanDuel networks losing their linear streaming pay television distribution), resulting in bankruptcies, missed rights payments, and the termination of team broadcast contracts (most notably the termination of FanDuel Sports' relationships with nine Major League Baseball teams on January 8).
BET+	Over-the-top streaming service	June	On March 13, Paramount Skydance announced that they had acquired Tyler Perry Studios' stake in BET+ and will shut down the service and merge its programming into Paramount+ in June.
Hulu	TBA	On August 6, 2025, The Walt Disney Company announced that it would be shutting down its standalone Hulu app sometime during 2026; with plans to fully merge Hulu with Disney+, though it will remain as its own brand as a part of that service.

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes
February 5	Pocatello–Idaho Falls, Idaho	KPIF	15.13	Newsmax2
February 26	Tulsa, Oklahoma	KOKI-TV	23.4	Charge!	Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns KTUL (channel 8), began operating KOKI on this date.
23.5	Comet
23.6	The Nest
April 1	New York City, New York	WNET	13.3	World Channel	As part of WNET's Sister Station, WLIW-TV, adding NHK World-Japan, the station moved the World Channel from WLIW to a new subchannel in WNET.

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Prior affiliation	New affiliation	Notes
February 5	Idaho Falls–Pocatello, Idaho	KIDK	3.1	Dabl	MeTV
KXPI-LD
March 2	Tulsa, Oklahoma	KOKI-TV	23.1	Fox	Roar	On February 6, it was announced that Sinclair Broadcast Group (which owned local ABC affiliate KTUL) acquired the Fox affiliation, owned by Rincon Broadcasting Group. On February 9, KOKI's main Fox affiliation moved to KTUL-DT2, with a simulcast on 23.1 continuing until March 1, when KOKI's main station switched to Roar.
March 19	San Diego, California	KUSI-TV	51.1	Independent	The CW	On that date, Nexstar Media Group completed its acquisition of Tegna Inc., owner of KFMB-TV. After the sale, some of The CW's programming had started to air and later move to KUSI-TV. KUSI became a sole CW outlet on March 23, when KFMB-DT2 ended its nearly nine-year affiliation with the network.
March 31	New York City, New York	WASA-LD	24.1	Estrella TV	Hot 97 TV	On March 30, MediaCo has announced that WASA-LD would remove Estrella TV in favor of the company's new network Hot 97 TV, a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel produced by New York City sister urban contemporary radio station WQHT that features programming on hip-hop music and culture. This made WASA-LD the second television station in the United States overall to affiliate with Hot 97 TV; the first was CNZ Communications-owned WHOT-TV in Atlanta.
April 1	Pendleton, OregonPasco–Richland–Kennewick, Washington	KFFX-TV	11.1	Fox	Roar
Yakima, Washington	KCYU-LD	41.1
June 30	Bowling Green, Ohio	WBGU-TV	27.1	PBS	The Ohio Channel	WBGU will disaffiliate from PBS due to federal budget cuts and the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
TBA	Pensacola, Florida	WSRE-TV	23.1	Educational independent	WSRE is set to disaffiliate from PBS after a board decision by the Pensacola State College trustees in September 2025, due to cuts in state and federal funding to public media.

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Prior affiliation	New affiliation	Notes
January 26	Seattle–Tacoma, Washington	KSTW	11.3	Fave TV	Outlaw	See Fave TV entry on "Closures"
January 29	Atlanta, Georgia	WUPA	69.5	365BLK
Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas	KTVT	11.4	Outlaw
St. Petersburg–Tampa, Florida	WTOG	44.3
February 2	Baltimore, Maryland	WJZ-TV	13.4	365BLK
Boston, Massachusetts	WBZ-TV	4.4	Outlaw
Chicago, Illinois	WBBM-TV	2.4	365BLK
Detroit, Michigan	WWJ-TV	62.4
Los Angeles, California	KCBS-TV	2.4
Miami, Florida	WFOR-TV	4.4	Outlaw
Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota	WCCO-TV	4.4
New York City	WCBS-TV	2.4	365BLK
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	WPSG	57.5
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	KDKA-TV	2.4
Sacramento–Stockton, California	KOVR	13.4	Outlaw
San Francisco, California	KPIX-TV	5.4	365BLK
Sacramento–Stockton–Modesto, California	KVIE	6.3	World Channel (full-time)	Create / World Channel (both part-time)
February 5	Pocatello–Idaho Falls, Idaho	KPIF	15.4	MeTV	WEST
15.9	Antenna TV	Jewelry Television
15.12	Newsmax2	Ace TV
KVUI	31.11	RVTV	Antenna TV
31.13	Ventana TV	Shop LC
February 9	Tulsa, Oklahoma	KTUL	8.2	Charge!	Fox	See KOKI-TV entry on "Stations changing network affiliations"
8.4	Roar	Rewind TV
8.5	Comet	—N/a
8.6	The Nest	—N/a
8.7	Rewind TV	—N/a
March 23	San Diego, California	KFMB-TV	8.2	The CW (primary)MyNetworkTV (secondary)	MyNetworkTV (sole primary)	See KUSI-TV entry on "Stations changing network affiliations"
April 1	New York City, New York	WLIW	21.3	World Channel	NHK World	Originally on NJ PBS, NHK World moved to WLIW. As a consequence of the changes, most viewers of NJ PBS in Southern and parts of Central New Jersey, including in the Philadelphia area, lost access to NHK World, requiring viewers to view it via the internet.
Yakima, Washington	KIMA-TV	29.3	Roar	Fox	See KFFX-TV and KCYU-LD entries on "Stations changing network affiliations"
Pasco–Richland–Kennewick, Washington	KEPR-TV	19.3

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes	First air date	Source
May 15	Charleston, Illinois	WEIU-TV	51	Educational independent	On April 26, 2026, the station announced that they were shutting down the broadcast station effective May 15, 2026, due to budget cuts and the station's disaffiliation with PBS in September 2025. Some of the station's programming will continue online after that date.	1986
July 30	New Jersey	NJ PBS	.1	PBS	On September 23, 2025, the WNET Group, which operates NJ PBS, announced that it would not renew its contract with the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority, the owner of the transmitters of NJ PBS, citing cuts from both the Federal and New Jersey State Governments over public broadcasting. While the WNET will air its newscast via WNET in Northern and Central New Jersey, the non-renewal would lead to the station disaffiliating with PBS or shutting down completely unless a new operator is found. WNET will support the state during the transition and would partner with other New Jersey-based institutions who are interested in operating NJ PBS.	2011

Date	Name	Age	Notes
January 1	Victoria Jones	34	Actress and daughter of Tommy Lee Jones. She made a guest appearance on One Tree Hill.
January 2	Edith Renfrow Smith	111	Supercentenarian. She was featured on Today during a segment on superagers.
January 4	Michael Reagan	80	Conservative commentator. He was an actor during the 1980s (including on Falcon Crest alongside his mother Jane Wyman) and hosted the first season of the game show Lingo.
January 5	Tom Cherones	86	Director and producer best known for his work on Seinfeld.
Elle Simone	49	Chef best known for hosting America's Test Kitchen.
January 8	Guy Moon	63	Composer best known for Oh Yeah! Cartoons, The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, 2 Stupid Dogs, Cow and Chicken, Grim & Evil, Back at the Barnyard, and Big Time Rush.
January 9	T. K. Carter	69	Actor (Just Our Luck, Punky Brewster, Good Morning, Miss Bliss, The Sinbad Show)
Ted Nichols	97	Composer for Hanna-Barbera cartoons.
January 10	Manolo Villaverde	91	Cuban-American actor best known as Pepe Peña on ¿Qué Pasa, USA?
January 11	Thomas Causey	76	Sound engineer (Dallas and Police Story)
Erich von Daniken	90	Swiss author and ancient alien astronaut theorist (Ancient Aliens)
January 13	Scott Adams	68	Creator and executive producer of the UPN animated series Dilbert, which was adapted from his comic strip of the same name.
Doug McConnell	80	Journalist best known for hosting Bay Area Backroads on KRON.
January 16	Bruce Bilson	97	Director (worked on Get Smart, Hogan's Heroes, Barney Miller, and several other television programs)
Mark Jones	72	Writer, director, and producer (Ark II, The Skatebirds, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels)
January 17	Roger Allers	76	Director, writer, animator, and storyboard artist (Animalympics)
January 22	Guy Hovis	84	Singer (The Lawrence Welk Show)
Floyd Vivino	74	Actor and musician best known for hosting The Uncle Floyd Show on public access television.
January 23	Ed Bernard	86	Actor (Police Woman, The White Shadow)
Yvonne Lime	90	Actress (Father Knows Best, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Happy)
January 25	Geoffrey Mason	85	Television sports producer (several networks, most notably for ABC and its coverage of the terrorist attack at the 1972 Summer Olympics)
January 26	Frederick King Keller	75	Director, producer, and screenwriter (Hey Dude, New York Undercover, The Pretender)
Produce Pete	80	Television personality (WNBC and WCAU) and commercial spokesperson (Pathmark Supermarkets)
January 30	Catherine O'Hara	71	Canadian-born actress (Schitt's Creek, Second City Television, The Studio), Emmy winner (1982, 2020)
Demond Wilson	79	Actor (Sanford and Son, Baby... I'm Back!, The New Odd Couple)

Date	Name	Age	Notes
February 2	Chuck Negron	83	Singer-songwriter and founding member of Three Dog Night. He was featured in a season 2 episode of Intervention about his son Chuckie.
February 3	Lamonte McLemore	90	Singer and founding member of The 5th Dimension. He and his groupmates made numerous television appearances, including on The Ed Sullivan Show.
February 6	John Wheeler	95	Actor (various recurring or guest roles, notably the "Journey to Babel" episode of Star Trek, as well as the 1971 "Grab a Bucket and a Mop" commercial for McDonald's)
February 7	Brad Arnold	47	Lead vocalist and founding member of 3 Doors Down. He and his bandmates made numerous television appearances.
February 10	Shelly Desai	90	Indian-born actor (Men of a Certain Age, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
February 11	Bud Cort	77	Actor (Columbo, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, Brave New World)
James Van Der Beek	48	Actor best known as Dawson Leery on Dawson's Creek and as a fictionalized version of himself in Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
February 14	Tom Noonan	74	Actor (Tales from the Darkside, The Equalizer, Monsters)
February 15	Robert Duvall	95	Actor best known as Augustus "Gus" McCrae on Lonesome Dove
February 16	Jane Baer	91	Animator (Hot Wheels, The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, The Smurfs)
February 17	Jesse Jackson	84	Civil rights activist, politician, ordained minister, and host of CNN's Both Sides with Jesse Jackson (1992–2000)
February 19	Eric Dane	53	Actor (Charmed, Grey's Anatomy, Euphoria)
February 20	Ismael Kanater	69	Moroccan actor (Babylon 5, Alias, Sleeper Cell)
February 21	Willie Colón	75	Salsa musician and social activist. He guest starred in a season 3 episode of Miami Vice.
February 23	Robert Carradine	71	Actor best known as Sam McGuire on Lizzie McGuire
Gary Dontzig	79	Actor (guest roles on The Waltons, Chico and the Man, and other series) and writer/producer (Murphy Brown, Suddenly Susan, State of Grace)
Sondra Lee	97	Actress (Starlit Time, The Voice of Firestone, Hansel and Gretel)
Monti Rock	86	Hairdresser best known for his "famous for being famous" guest appearances on The Merv Griffin Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson; appeared on The Midnight Special as his alter-ego Disco-Tex
February 24	Lauren Chapin	80	Actress best known as Kathy "Kitten" Anderson on Father Knows Best
Maria O'Brien	75	Actress and acting coach for Days of Our Lives
February 27	Neil Sedaka	86	Singer-songwriter. He made appearances as himself on shows like The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, The Midnight Special, The Carol Burnett Show, American Idol, and The King of Queens and created and hosted the web series Today's Mini-Concert
February 28	Annabel Schofield	62	Welsh-born model and actress best known as Laurel Ellis on Dallas.

Date	Name	Age	Notes
March 2	Stephen Hibbert	68	British-American actor (Newhart, Just Shoot Me!, Jericho) and writer (Late Night with David Letterman, Darkwing Duck, Animaniacs)
March 4	Lou Holtz	89	Football coach (Notre Dame, South Carolina, New York Jets) and color commentator for CBS and ESPN
March 5	Corey Parker	60	Actor (Thirtysomething, Flying Blind, Will & Grace) and acting coach
Sandy Wernick	86	Producer (ALF, Def Comedy Jam)
March 6	Jennifer Runyon	65	Actress (Another World, Charles in Charge, A Very Brady Christmas)
March 7	Country Joe McDonald	84	Singer-songwriter. He appeared in Tales of the City.
March 11	Ernie Anastos	82	News anchor for New York's WABC-TV, WCBS-TV, WWOR-TV, and WNYW-TV
March 15	Matt Clark	89	Actor (Ben Casey, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, T.H.E. Cat)
Sam Kieth	63	Comics artist and writer. He co-wrote the Cow and Chicken pilot, "No Smoking", with his cousin and series creator David Feiss.
March 16	Eric Overmyer	74	Writer/producer (several series, notably Homicide: Life on the Street, The Wire, Treme, and Bosch)
Orion Samuelson	91	Farm broadcaster (U.S. Farm Report, This Week in Agribusiness)
Kiki Shepard	74	Television host (Showtime at the Apollo) and actress (recurring/guest roles on Thunder in Paradise, NYPD Blue, and other series)
March 19	Chuck Norris	86	Actor best known for playing Cordell Walker on the original Walker, Texas Ranger and as a spokesman for Total Gym Fitness.
March 20	Nicholas Brendon	54	Actor best known as Xander Harris on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Jessie Jones	75	Actress (Murphy Brown, Melrose Place, Night Court)
March 23	Valerie Perrine	82	Actress (Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills, CBS Summer Playhouse, Northern Exposure)
March 25	Dash Crofts	87	Singer-songwriter and member of Seals & Crofts. He and his partner Jim Seals performed the theme song, "First Years", for the first season of The Paper Chase.
March 26	James Tolkan	94	Actor (Naked City, Remington Steele, Miami Vice)
March 28	Alex Duong	42	Actor and comedian best known as Sonny Le on Blue Bloods.
Mary Beth Hurt	79	Actress (Kojak, Great Performances, Tattingers)
March 29	Laurie Webb	101	Welsh actor (Sid Caesar Invites You)

Date	Name	Age	Notes
April 1	Tom Valenti	67	Chef. He made television appearances on shows like The Martha Stewart Show, Today, and The Early Show.
April 2	Dee Freeman	66	Actress (The Young and the Restless, Seinfeld, Sistas)
James Gadson	86	Drummer and session musician. He was featured in an episode of Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back about his niece's restaurant.
April 4	Arne Olsen	64	Canadian screenwriter (Escape from Atlantis, Hybrid)
April 6	Angela Pleasence	84	English actress (A Christmas Carol)
Nick Pope	60	English journalist and television personality. He was a regular guest on Ancient Aliens.
April 7	Barbara Gordon	90	Producer and filmmaker. She worked on shows for NBC, WCBS, NET, and PBS.
Michael Patrick	35	Irish actor (Game of Thrones)
April 8	Mario Adorf	95	German actor (Marco Polo)
April 9	Afrika Bambaataa	68	DJ and rapper. He did voice-over work for Kung Faux.
April 10	Harry Kim	74	Trumpeter. He acted as horn section leader and arranger for the five seasons of American Idol, as well as for America's Got Talent and Celebrity Duets.
Sid Krofft	96	Canadian producer and puppeteer. Through Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures, he and his younger brother Marty created shows like H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost, and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.
April 11	John Nolan	87	English actor (Masterpiece Theatre, Person of Interest, Dune: Prophecy)
April 13	Jean Walkinshaw	99	Producer. She produced content for History Channel, KING-TV, and KCTS.
April 14	Joy Harmon	85	Actress (Gidget, Batman, The Monkees)
April 16	Garret Anderson	53	Professional baseball player. He was a Los Angeles Angels pregame and postgame reporter during home games and some road games on Fox Sports West in 2012.
April 17	Nathalie Baye	77	French actress (And the Band Played On)
Mariclare Costello	90	Actress best known as Rosemary Hunter on The Waltons.
Nadia Farès	57	French actress (The Exile)
Bob Kevoian	75	Radio host. His radio program, The Bob & Tom Show, aired on WGN America from 2008 to 2010.
April 18	Van Hammer	66	Professional wrestler (WCW, WWF)
Rif Hutton	70	Actor best known as Dr. Ron Welch on Doogie Howser, M.D..
April 19	Patrick Muldoon	57	Actor (Saved by the Bell, Days of Our Lives, Melrose Place)
April 20	Alan Osmond	76	Musician and member of The Osmonds. Voiced himself on the animated series of the same name. He also appeared alongside three of his brothers on episodes of shows like Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, The Andy Williams Show, The Osmond Family Show and The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters.
David Wilcock	53	Paranormal writer and media personality. He was a regular guest on Ancient Aliens.
April 21	Luis Puenzo	80	Argentine director, producer, and screenwriter (Broken Silence)
April 22	Darrell Sheets	67	Television personality best known for appearing on Storage Wars.
Michael Tilson Thomas	81	Conductor, composer, and pianist. He made numerous television appearances, including on Great Performances, Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals, and Keeping Score.
April 25	Matt DeCaro	70	Actor best known as Roy Geary on Prison Break.
April 26	Nedra Talley	80	Singer and member of The Ronettes. She performed alongside her groupmates on shows like Shindig!, American Bandstand, and Hullabaloo.
April 27	Gerry Conway	73	Comic book writer, television writer, and producer (Father Dowling Mysteries, Diagnosis: Murder, Matlock)

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