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In [[American television]] in 1995, notable events included television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.

== Notable events ==
=== January ===
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|The [[1994–1996 United States broadcast television realignment|1994–96 United States broadcast TV realignment]] continues in two major markets: as a by-product of an affiliation deal between [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[The E.W. Scripps Company]], and a related deal between [[CBS]] and [[Westinghouse Broadcasting]], Westinghouse-owned [[WBZ-TV]] (channel 4) in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] switches from [[NBC]] to CBS, while NBC aligns with former CBS affiliate [[WHDH (TV)|WHDH]] (which will remain affiliated with the network until New Year's Eve 2016). In Baltimore, CBS switches affiliations to Westinghouse-owned [[WJZ-TV]] (channel 13) after 46 years as an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate, while ABC joins Scripps-owned [[WMAR]] (channel 2) and NBC reunites with [[WBAL-TV]] (channel 11) after 13 years as a CBS affiliate. Later that year, Westinghouse acquires CBS, making both WBZ-TV and WJZ-TV [[CBS Television Stations|CBS owned-and-operated stations]].
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|''[[G-Force: Guardians of Space]]'', the second American adaptation of the [[Japan]]ese [[anime]] series ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'' (the first being ''[[Battle of the Planets]]'') becomes the first-ever anime to air on [[Cartoon Network]]. On January 29, ''[[Robot Carnival]]'', [[Vampire Hunter D (1985 film)|''Vampire Hunter D'']], and ''[[Twilight of the Cockroaches]]'' also debut, followed in February of next year by ''[[Speed Racer]]''. This predates the March 1997 debut of [[Toonami]], which will go on to popularize anime on the network and in the West.
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|''[[All My Children]]'' celebrates its 25th anniversary and broadcasts a prime-time special on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].
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|In an interview with Kathleen Gingrich, mother of [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician [[Newt Gingrich]], on [[CBS News|CBS]]' ''[[Eye to Eye with Connie Chung|Eye to Eye]]'', Mrs. Gingrich said she could not say what her son thought about [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Hillary Clinton]] on the air. [[Connie Chung]] asked Mrs. Gingrich to "just whisper it to me, just between you and me," and Mrs. Gingrich's microphone volume was turned up as she replied "He thinks she's a bitch."<ref>{{youtube|vecw539MjWM|Newt Gingrich: Hillary "She's A Bitch"}}</ref> Many people interpreted Chung's suggestion that if Mrs. Gingrich would whisper this statement it would be promised that the statement would be off the record. Bill Carter for ''The New York Times'' reported, "Ms. Chung had become the object of some of the most ferocious criticism, justified or not, ever directed at any network anchor as a result of her now infamous interview with Speaker Newt Gingrich's mother, Kathleen."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/22/us/the-empty-chair.html|title=The Empty Chair|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Bill|last=Carter|date=May 22, 1995}}</ref>  The interview was also parodied on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snltranscripts.jt.org/94/94j.phtml|title=SNL Transcripts: Jeff Daniels: 01/14/95|work=SNL Transcripts|access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref>
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|[[The WB]], a joint venture between [[Warner Bros. Television]] and [[Tribune Broadcasting]] in conjunction with original network CEO [[Jamie Kellner]], launches. Among the programs offered are four situation comedies (two family-oriented, one family-focused but adult-targeted and one adult-oriented soap opera-inspired satire): ''[[The Wayans Bros.]]'' (starring former ''[[In Living Color]]'' DJ/cast member [[Shawn Wayans]] and his younger brother, [[Marlon Wayans]]), ''[[The Parent 'Hood]]'' (starring [[Robert Townsend (actor)|Robert Townsend]]), ''[[Unhappily Ever After]]'' and ''[[Muscle (TV series)|Muscle]]''. While the former three series wound up lasting five seasons, ''Muscle'' fails to survive its first season. In addition to being available on around 70 affiliates, The WB is also initially distributed directly to cable and satellite providers via the [[WGN America|superstation feed]] of [[Chicago]] charter affiliate [[WGN-TV]] (owned by Tribune) to serve markets where the lack of available independent stations or stations that passed over the network in favor of fellow fledgling network UPN prevented The WB from maintaining an exclusive affiliation at launch. (This ended in August 1999, as a result of The WB gaining full-time affiliates in some underserved mid-sized markets and [[The WB 100+ Station Group|a small-market cable feed]] being launched to serve smaller markets.)
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|The United Paramount Network ([[UPN]]) launches, with a two-hour premiere of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. This results in an affiliation change in San Antonio between [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate KRRT (now [[KMYS]]) and independent station [[KABB]], as KRRT leaves Fox for the new network (due to its then-ownership by [[Paramount Stations Group|Paramount Pictures]], UPN's part-owner) and KABB assumes the Fox affiliation.
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|The 1994–96 United States broadcast TV realignment continues in the [[Flint/Tri-Cities]], Michigan market, as [[NBC]] affiliate [[WNEM-TV]] in [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]] and [[CBS]] affiliate [[WEYI-TV]] in [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]] swap affiliations. The move is deemed necessary by CBS to restore coverage in areas underserved by its then-new affiliate [[WWJ-TV|WGPR]] in adjacent [[Detroit]], since WNEM-TV's signal is stronger than that of WEYI-TV.
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|Live broadcasts of the [[People of the State of California vs. Orenthal James Simpson|O. J. Simpson trial]] begin; as a result, many network [[soap opera]]s are partially pre-empted, more or less, for nine months.
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=== February ===
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|''[[Seinfeld]]'' broadcasts its [[The Highlights of 100|100th episode]] on [[NBC]].
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|''[[What a Cartoon!]]'' (also known as ''World Premiere Toons'') launches on TBS, TNT and [[Cartoon Network]] simultaneously as part of the ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' special "1st Annual World Premiere Toon-In". The first short, "The Powerpuff Girls in Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins", was shown at the end of the special. The series will prove to launch the careers of many prominent animators such as [[Butch Hartman]], [[Craig McCracken]], [[Genndy Tartakovsky]], and [[Seth MacFarlane]].
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! 21
|[[Ted Danson]] reprises his role as [[Sam Malone]] from ''[[Cheers]]'' in an [[The Show Where Sam Shows Up|episode]] of its [[Spin-off (media)|spin–off]] ''[[Frasier]]'' on [[NBC]].
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|In what would be his final television appearance, [[George Burns]] is presented with the [[1st Screen Actors Guild Awards|very first]] [[Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award|SAG Lifetime Achievement Award]] by the [[Screen Actors Guild]].
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=== March ===
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|[[Deborah Norville]] begins assuming her duties as host of ''[[Inside Edition]]''.
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|''[[The Jenny Jones Show]]'' taped an episode titled "[[Revealing Same Sex Secret Crush]]", in which the secret admirers of six guests were revealed. Three days after the episode was taped, one of the guests, Jonathan Schmitz, [[Murder of Scott Amedure|murdered his secret admirer, Scott Amedure]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/making-killing-talk-tv-180638|title=Making A Killing On Talk Tv|last=Peyser|first=Marc|date=March 19, 1995|website=[[Newsweek]]|language=en-US|access-date=January 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303180622/https://www.newsweek.com/making-killing-talk-tv-180638|archive-date=March 3, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|The 1994–96 United States broadcast TV realignment continues in [[Seattle]]-[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]], as [[Ryman Hospitality Properties|Gaylord Broadcasting]]-owned [[KSTW]] joins [[CBS]] for the third time while former CBS affiliate [[KIRO-TV]] joins the [[UPN]] network.
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|All major U.S. networks interrupt their regular programming to break the news regarding the [[Murder of Selena|murder]] of [[Tejano music]] superstar [[Selena|Selena Quintanilla-Pérez]].<ref name="Maddona">[http://www.pacificnews.org/jinn/stories/3.06/970321-selena.html "In the spirit of Selena: Tributes, a book and an impending film testify to the Tejano singer's enduring"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803024420/http://www.pacificnews.org/jinn/stories/3.06/970321-selena.html |date=August 3, 2010 }}. by Gregory Rodriguez. ''Pacific News'', March 21, 1997. Retrieved on July 18, 2006.</ref> The lead item on national television network evening news programs in [[Corpus Christi, Texas]] had been the end of the [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike]]. Within thirty minutes of its announcement, Selena's murder became the lead item on all television stations in [[South Texas]].<ref>{{Cite book| last=Patoski| first=Joe Nick| title=Selena: Como La Flor| year=1996| publisher=Little Brown and Company| location=Boston| isbn=978-0-316-69378-3| url=https://archive.org/details/selenacomolaflor00pato_0 |page=200}}</ref> [[Univision]] and [[Telemundo]] are among the first national news stations to arrive at the crime scene.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=165}} Coverage of the singer's death and the murder trial would dominate American newscasts in 1995.<ref>{{cite news |title=Selena Dominated Headlines, in '95 |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/300317585/ |access-date=March 18, 2018  |work=The Odessa American |date=January 1, 1996 |page=9}}</ref>
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=== April ===
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|[[NHL on Fox|Fox]] airs [[National Hockey League]] games for the first time.
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|[[Drew Barrymore]] appears on [[CBS]]'s ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''. In honor of Letterman's birthday, guest Barrymore dances on his desk and flashes him "on-air".
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|''[[Rox (American TV series)|Rox]]'' becomes the first television series distributed via internet.<ref>[https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,982874,00.html Radio Free Cyberspace] ''Time''. June 24, 2001. Retrieved May 13, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.wired.com/1995/12/the-real-real-world/ The Real Real World]''Wired''. Dec. 1995. Retrieved May 13, 2022</ref><ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/misc.activism.progressive/msg/b322355dc9b987e9 Break out your bong; kill your TV. Usenet. April 18, 1995].</ref>
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|[[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] and [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] showcase the "[[Collision in Korea]]". It is the first ever American pro wrestling event held in [[North Korea]]. It is rebroadcast in both [[Japan]] and the United States with the main event being between [[Ric Flair]] and [[Antonio Inoki]].
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=== May ===
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| ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' makes its network broadcast television premiere on [[NBC]].
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|[[CBS]] broadcasts ''Deadline for Murder: From the Files of [[Edna Buchanan]]'', starring [[Elizabeth Montgomery]]. This turned out to be Montgomery's final live-action acting role (her final acting role in general was in a [[List of Batman: The Animated Series episodes#Season Two (1994–1995)|voice-over role]] on ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'') as she would die on May 18.
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|''[[As the World Turns]]'' broadcasts its milestone 10,000th episode on [[CBS]].
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|''[[Above Suspicion (1995 film)|Above Suspicion]]'' starring [[Christopher Reeve]] premieres on [[HBO]]. In it, Reeve plays a paralyzed cop who plots to murder his wife. Six days after ''Above Suspicion'' first airs, Reeve is seriously injured in a fall while riding on horseback, resulting in him becoming a [[quadriplegic]] for the remainder of his life. 
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|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] announces that an episode of the soap opera ''[[All My Children]]'' was deleted from broadcasting due to the then-recent [[Oklahoma City bombing]]; in the story, villainess Janet Green was supposed to explode the church in which her ex Trevor Dillon was to marry her rival Laurel Banning.
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=== June ===
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|[[NHL on Fox|Fox]] broadcasts the fourth game of the [[1995 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] between the [[1994–95 New Jersey Devils season|New Jersey Devils]] and [[1994–95 Detroit Red Wings season|Detroit Red Wings]]. This marks the first time that a clinching game from the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] is broadcast on American network television since the sixth game of the [[1980 Stanley Cup Finals|1980 Finals]] on [[NHL on CBS|CBS]].
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=== July ===
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|After being purchased by [[New World Communications]] from Argyle Television, three additional stations switch to [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] as part of the 1994–96 United States broadcast TV realignment: [[KDFW]] (channel 4) in Dallas-Ft. Worth, [[KTBC (TV)|KTBC]] (channel 7) in Austin, Texas and [[KTVI]] (channel 2) in St. Louis. KDFW and KTBC both defect from [[CBS]], while KTVI leaves [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. Independent station [[KTVT]] (channel 11) in Dallas takes the CBS affiliation in that area through an affiliation deal between the network and [[Ryman Hospitality Properties|Gaylord Broadcasting]] (owners of KTVT); in Austin, former Fox affiliate KBVO (channel 42) swaps affiliations with KTBC and changes its calls to [[KEYE-TV|KEYE]]; and in St. Louis, [[KDNL-TV|KDNL]] (channel 30) swaps its Fox affiliation with KTVI and joins ABC. Former Fox-owned station [[KDAF-TV]] (channel 33) joins [[The WB]], taking that affiliation from [[KXTX-TV]] (channel 39) due to a temporary arrangement in which KXTX would carry WB programming, until such time Fox was cleared to move to channel 4. KXTX-TV then becomes an independent station. [[Fox Kids]], Fox's children programming block, doesn't follow the rest of the network's programming to KTBC and KTVI because of their commitments to news, and instead air on independent stations [[K13VC]] and [[KNLC]]. As a result of a dispute between Fox and KNLC, however, Fox Kids is moved to KTVI the following year.
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|[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]] airs the [[1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|66th annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] from [[Arlington, Texas]]. It was ABC's first broadcast of baseball's All-Star Game since [[1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1988]] and their last to date.
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|[[WFMZ-TV]] initiates their very first daytime ''Berks Edition'' at 5:30 pm and the ''First Nighttime Newscast'' at 10:30 pm, covering the entire [[Berks County]] and all across the [[Lehigh Valley]] of Eastern [[Pennsylvania]] and Western [[New Jersey]].
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|[[The Walt Disney Company]] announces that it would acquire and merge with [[Capital Cities/ABC Inc.]] The purchase would include the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] network itself, stakes in [[A+E Networks|A&E Television Networks]], [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] and [[ESPN Inc.]], and the ownership in the limited partnership-ran animation studio [[DIC Productions, L.P.]] The sale would be completed in 1996.
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=== August ===
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|Shortly after [[CBS]]' [[List of CBS television affiliates (by U.S. state)|affiliation]] agreement with [[Westinghouse Broadcasting]], its flagship station at that time, [[KDKA-TV]] finally brings back the program ''[[CBS This Morning]]'' after a few years of preempting.
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|[[NBC]] wins the rights to [[NBC Olympic broadcasts|broadcast]] the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] from [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, Utah]] for $545 million.
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|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate in Rockford, [[WREX|WREX-TV]] and [[NBC]] affiliate [[WTVO]] swaps network affiliations due to a group deal with [[Quincy Media|Quincy Newspapers]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Flint|first=Joe|date=1995-05-29|title=AFFILS IN FINE FEATHER AT NBC MEET IN HAWAII|url=https://variety.com/1995/tv/features/affils-in-fine-feather-at-nbc-meet-in-hawaii-99127220/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|On the series finale of ''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]'', numerous high-profile names in the world of hip-hop close the show out with a [[freestyle rap]] session.
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|The [[Tribune Media|Tribune Company]] acquired a 12.5% limited partnership interest in [[The WB]] for $12 million; the deal gave Tribune an option to increase its stake in the network up to a 25% interest; Tribune would eventually increase its ownership share in the WB to 22.5% on March 31, 1997.
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|As a result of the 1994–96 United States broadcast TV realignment, longtime [[NBC]] affiliate [[WLUK-TV]] in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]] becomes the first of four "Big three" affiliates that SF Broadcasting (a joint venture of Savoy Communications and Fox Broadcasting) has purchased from Burnham Broadcasting to switch its affiliation to [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]. NBC eventually aligns with former Fox affiliate [[WGBA-TV]]. Two more NBC-affiliated stations ([[WALA-TV]] in Mobile, Alabama, and [[KHON-TV]] in Honolulu), along with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WVUE-DT|WVUE]] in New Orleans switch their affiliations to Fox on January 1, 1996. NBC again swaps affiliations with the former Fox affiliates in Mobile and Honolulu ([[WPMI]] and [[KHNL]] respectively), while ABC joins [[The WB|WB]] affiliate [[WGNO]] and former Fox affiliate [[WNOL]] joins The WB.
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|[[Larry Hagman]], former main actor of ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'' and ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'', undergoes a liver transplant.
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=== September ===
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|The very first edition of ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]'' airs from the [[Mall of America]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] on [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]].
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|[[Alan Kalter]] becomes the second announcer of the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' replacing [[Bill Wendell]].
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|In front of a nationwide audience watching on [[ESPN Major League Baseball|ESPN]] and on [[NBC Sports Washington|HTS]] in the [[List of Baltimore Orioles broadcasters|Baltimore market]], [[1995 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] shortstop [[Cal Ripken Jr.]] surpasses [[New York Yankees]] legend [[Lou Gehrig]] on [[Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks|Major League Baseball's list for most consecutive games played]].
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|The 1994–96 United States broadcast TV realignment continues when longtime ABC affiliate [[WGHP-TV]] (channel 8) in [[High Point, North Carolina]] is sold directly to Fox (acquired via New World Communications from [[Taft Broadcasting|Citicasters]], along with [[WBRC-TV]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama]] due to [[blind trust|ownership conflicts]]) and as a result, becomes a Fox-owned station. Former Fox affiliates [[WXLV-TV|WNRW-TV]] (channel 45)/[[WMYV-TV|WGGT-TV]] (channel 48, now [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate [[WMYV-TV]]) assume the ABC affiliation, and WNRW-TV changes its callsign to [[WXLV-TV]] to reflect the new affiliation. Both stations retain a secondary [[UPN]] affiliation until WGGT-TV leaves its WXLV-TV simulcast to become a full-time UPN affiliate the next year.
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|With the cancellation of the 1988 incarnation of ''[[Family Feud]]'', ''[[The Price Is Right]]'' becomes the last remaining [[Fremantle (company)|Goodson-Todman]] [[List of Fremantle productions|show]] on the air until a revival of ''[[Match Game]]'' three years later.
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|[[Kids' WB]] debuts on [[The WB]], anchored by ''[[Animaniacs]]'', which transfers over from [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s children's programming block, [[Fox Kids]]. It debuted on Fox Kids 2 years before.
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|A major compensation deal between [[NBC]] and [[CBS]] after the Westinghouse-Group W/CBS deal as a result of the 1994–96 United States broadcast TV realignment becomes effective: two NBC [[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]]'s ([[KCNC-TV]] in [[Denver]] and [[KUTV-TV]] in [[Salt Lake City]]) and the network's [[Philadelphia]] affiliate [[KYW-TV]] become CBS-affiliated stations (and quickly after that CBS-owned stations after Westinghouse merged with CBS), while former [[CBS]] affiliate [[KSL-TV]] in Salt Lake City joins NBC and CBS O&O [[WCAU]] in Philadelphia becomes an NBC-owned station. Meanwhile, in [[Miami]], CBS-owned [[WFOR-TV|WCIX]] (channel 6) and NBC-owned [[WTVJ]] (channel 4) swap channel positions, with WCIX becoming WFOR-TV as a result of the change. Two related swaps also occur in Denver, as former [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[KUSA-TV]] joins NBC, and former [[CBS]] affiliate [[KMGH-TV]] switches to ABC as a result of an affiliation deal between the network and [[McGraw-Hill]], KMGH's owners.
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|The [[47th Primetime Emmy Awards]] are aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].
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|[[CBS]] acquires [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WPRI-TV]] from Narragansett Television and swaps affiliations with [[WLNE-TV]], thus reversing a swap that took place in 1977.
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|[[UPN Kids]] launches on [[UPN]], featuring two new series, ''[[Space Strikers]]'' and ''[[Teknoman]]''.
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|As part of a deal between [[The Outlet Company|Outlet Communications]] and [[NBC]], [[The WB|WB]] affiliate [[WNCN|WNCN-TV]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] switches to NBC, ending WNCN's 9-month affiliation with The WB. Former NBC affiliate [[WRDC]] elevates its [[UPN]] affiliation to full-time status, while [[WRAZ (TV)|WRAZ]], which had signed on three days earlier, joins the WB.
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|Part 2 of "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns?]]" serves as the [[The Simpsons (season 7)|Season 7]] premiere of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]. An ''[[America's Most Wanted]]'' special, "Springfield's Most Wanted", precedes the episode.
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|[[KASW]] signs on the air in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], as part of a [[Local marketing agreement|LMA]] with, and taking [[The WB]] from, [[KTVK]] which becomes [[Independent station (North America)|independent]]. In addition, KASW also assumes the local broadcast rights to [[Fox Kids]], which [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[KSAZ-TV]] is pre-empting in favor of news.
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|[[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] joins the cast of ''[[Party of Five]]'', after appearing in three failed shows as a cast member, the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] series ''[[Shaky Ground]]'' and the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[The Byrds of Paradise]]'' and ''[[McKenna (TV series)|McKenna]]''.
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|[[Will Ferrell]], [[Cheri Oteri]], and [[Darrell Hammond]] join the cast of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.
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=== October ===
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|In [[Major League Baseball]]'s first [[1995 American League West tie-breaker game|"do or die" tie-breaker game]] since [[1980 National League West tie-breaker game|1980]], the [[1995 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]] defeat the [[1995 California Angels season|California Angels]] 9–1 to clinch the [[American League West]] title and their first ever [[1995 American League Division Series|postseason berth]]. The game is nationally televised on [[ESPN Major League Baseball|ESPN]] with [[Jon Miller]] and [[Joe Morgan]] on the call.
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|More than 150 million people tune in to watch the verdict in the [[O.J. Simpson murder trial]], which ends with Simpson being found not guilty of murdering his ex-wife [[Nicole Brown Simpson]] and her friend [[Ronald Goldman]]. The verdict is met with both [[Reaction to the verdict in the O. J. Simpson criminal trial|praise and criticism]].
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|Game 5 of the [[1995 American League Division Series|American League Division Series]] between the [[1995 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]] and [[1995 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] is broadcast on [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]/[[The Baseball Network]] with [[Brent Musburger]] and [[Jim Kaat]] on the call. With Seattle down by the score of 5–4 going into the bottom of the 11th inning, [[Edgar Martínez]] lines a [[The Double (Seattle Mariners)|double]] to the left field fence off of New York reliever [[Jack McDowell]], scoring both [[Joey Cora]] and [[Ken Griffey Jr.]] to send the Mariners to the [[1995 American League Championship Series|League Championship Series]] for the first time. Martinez's game-winning hit and the aftermath remains the Mariners' most famous moment. During 1995, there were rumors that the Mariners might relocate to the [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] area. Their success this season leads to renewed local interest in the team and the building of [[T-Mobile Park|Safeco Field]], which opened in July 1999.
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|[[List of ABC television affiliates (by U.S. state)|ABC affiliate]] [[WBND-LD|W58BT]] goes on the air and former ABC affiliate [[WSJV|WSJV-TV]] switches to [[List of Fox television affiliates (by U.S. state)|Fox]].
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|In the [[Michiana]] region of Indiana, [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]]-based [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WSJV]] swaps affiliations with [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]]-based [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate W58BT (which will become [[WBND-LD|WBND-LP]] by the end of the year). The rush for W58BT to switch to ABC (at the insistence of network executives, who didn't want to wait for W58BT to sign-on a new transmitter) causes a partial transmitter failure, which is fixed within a few days.<ref>{{cite news|title=ABC out, Fox in at WSJV|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FW&s_site=fortwayne&p_multi=FW&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6CCF4AC9A0534&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=August 21, 2016|newspaper=[[The News-Sentinel]]|date=April 21, 1995}} {{closed access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rocky Start for New South Bend ABC Affiliate|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rq8_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=01YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2484,3691678&dq=wsjv+abc&hl=en|accessdate=August 21, 2016|newspaper=Times-Union|date=October 19, 1995}}</ref>
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|[[Robert MacNeil]] anchors ''[[PBS Newshour|The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour]]'' on [[PBS]] for the last time.
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|[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]] and [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]] begin their unprecedented shared coverage of the [[1995 World Series|World Series]] through their soon to be concluding revenue sharing joint-venture with [[Major League Baseball]] called [[The Baseball Network]]. ABC, who last broadcast a World Series in [[1989 World Series|1989]] airs Games 1, 4, and 5 (with [[Al Michaels]], [[Jim Palmer]] and [[Tim McCarver]] on the call) while NBC, who last broadcast a World Series in [[1988 World Series|1988]], airs Games 2, 3 and the decisive Game 6 (with [[Bob Costas]], [[Joe Morgan]] and [[Bob Uecker]] on the call). (A seventh game, if necessary, would have been televised by ABC.) While NBC will continue to hold some MLB rights for the next few years, Game 5 on October 26 would prove to be the last Major League Baseball game to be broadcast by ABC until Game 1 of the [[2020 American League Wild Card Series]] between the [[2020 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]] and [[2020 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]].
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|In [[Toledo, Ohio]], [[NBC]] affiliate [[WTVG]] swaps affiliations with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WNWO]] and becomes an ABC owned-and-operated station.
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|The [[1995 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] win the [[1995 World Series]] in six games over the [[1995 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]], making them the first Major League team to win a championship for three different cities (first being Boston in 1914 and then Milwaukee in 1957). It is also the final broadcast for [[The Baseball Network]], which as previously mentioned, was a joint-venture between [[Major League Baseball]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], and [[NBC]]. 
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=== November ===
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! 1
|[[IHeartMedia|Clear Channel Communications]], owners of recently purchased [[WHP-TV]] in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], entered into a local marketing agreement with Gateway Communications, owners of [[WXBU|WLYH-TV]] in [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] to start operating the station. As a result, WLYH-TV's news operation has been discontinued.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1995-11-02|title=New operator pulls plug on WLYH news team|work=[[Lebanon Daily News|The Daily News]]}}</ref>
|-
! 2
|Characters from various [[NBC]] comedies appear on different shows. The [[Caroline in the City#Main|lead character]] from ''[[Caroline in the City]]'' appears on ''[[Friends]]'', while [[List of Friends and Joey characters|''Friends'' characters]] [[Ross Geller|Ross]] appears on ''[[The Single Guy]]'' and [[Chandler Bing|Chandler]] appears on ''Caroline in the City''.
|-
! 7
|[[Major League Baseball]] reaches a television deal<ref>{{cite news |last=Nidetz|first=Steve|date=November 7, 1995|title=BASEBALL'S NEW TV PACKAGE INCLUDES OLD FAVORITES|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-11-07-9511070105-story.html|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stewart |first=Larry |date=6 November 1995 |title=Fox Gets Baseball; NBC Is Part of Deal |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-06-sp-65431-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref> with [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Prisbell|first=Eric|date=October 12, 2020|title=Fox and MLB: Quarter-century of culture change|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2020/10/12/Media/Fox.aspx|work=Sports Business Journal|access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref> and [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]], allowing the former to obtain MLB game rights. Fox paid $575 million for the five-year contract, a fraction less of the amount of money that [[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]] had paid for the Major League Baseball television rights for the [[1990 Major League Baseball season|1990]]–[[1993 Major League Baseball season|1993 seasons]].<ref>{{cite news|title=MLB sews up deal with Fox, NBC. (Major League Baseball, National Broadcasting Co., Fox Broadcasting Co.)|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-17515226.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329181645/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-17515226.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 29, 2015|work=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=HighBeam Research|author=Jim McConville|date=November 6, 1995|access-date=January 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="BaseballContract">{{cite news|title=Baseball's new TV rights contract.(Major League Baseball contract)(Brief Article)|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-17609490.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329181638/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-17609490.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 29, 2015|work=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=HighBeam Research|author=James McConville|date=November 13, 1995|access-date=January 25, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! 13
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s 30-minute soap opera ''[[Loving (TV series)|Loving]]'' is turned into ''[[The City (1995 TV series)|The City]]''. 
|-
! rowspan="2" | 20
|On [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], ''[[One Life to Live]]'' broadcasts its 7,000th episode and debuts a new opening sequence.
|-
|''[[Rox (American TV series)|ROX]]'' and ''[[Computer Chronicles]]'' are broadcast via the [[Internet]]—these are the first Internet broadcasts in the history of television.<!--Please see discussion for more information on this event-->
|}

=== December ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date || Event
|-
! 1
|The 1994–96 United States broadcast TV realignment continues as [[WHBQ-TV]] (channel 13) in [[Memphis, Tennessee]] ends its [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliation after 45 years. WHBQ-TV is acquired by [[Fox Television Stations]] from [[Communications Corporation of America]] and joins [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], while former Fox affiliate [[WATN-TV|WPTY-TV]] (channel 24) joins ABC.
|-
! 11
|On [[NBC]], ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'' becomes the highest-rated morning news program (and would remain so until 2012).
|-
! 16
|[[WXBU|WLYH-TV]] in [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] ends its affiliation with [[CBS]] following a local marketing agreement with [[WHP-TV]], and as a result, [[WXBU|WLYH-TV]] became a primary [[UPN]] affiliate, cutting back the programming hours within the programming schedule.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1995-12-09|title=WLYH-TV dropping CBS affiliation, joining UPN|work=[[Lebanon Daily News|The Daily News]]}}</ref>
|-
! 18
|As part of the [[Monday Night Wars|Monday Night War]], [[World Championship Wrestling]] booker [[Eric Bischoff]]<ref name=cash>{{cite book|title=Controversy Creates Ca$h|author=Bischoff, Eric|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2006|isbn=1-4165-2729-X|page=[https://archive.org/details/controversycreat00bisc/page/187 187]|url=https://archive.org/details/controversycreat00bisc/page/187}}</ref> has [[WWE|WWF]] performer Alundra Blayze (now going by the name [[Madusa]]) appear on [[TNT (American TV channel)|TNT]]'s ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]'', where she throws her [[WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)|WWF Women's Championship]] into a trash can.
|-
! 31
| [[Cartoon Network]] broadcasts the ''[[What a Cartoon!|World Premiere Toons Countdown Call-In Show]]'', a three-hour marathon during New Year's Eve where viewers decide to vote and call for their favorite ''What a Cartoon!'' short. The ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' pilot (later known as "Changes"), was chosen the winner of the special as the network could later greenlit as a full animated series premiering in 1996.
|-
|}

==Programs==

===Programs debuting in 1995===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date
! Show
! Network
|-
! January 1
| ''[[Taxicab Confessions]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |January 2
| ''[[Cybill]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]  
|-
! rowspan="3" |January 4
| ''[[Washington Journal]]''
|[[C-SPAN]]
|-
| ''[[Double Rush]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Women of the House]]''
|-
!January 8
| ''[[House of Buggin']]''
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |January 9
| ''[[A Whole New Ballgame]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)|The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
! rowspan="3" |January 11
| ''[[Muscle (TV series)|Muscle]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[The WB]]
|-
| ''[[Unhappily Ever After]]''
|-
| ''[[The Wayans Bros.]]''
|-
! January 14
| ''[[Fudge (TV series)|Fudge]]''
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |January 15
| ''[[Get Smart (1995 TV series)|Get Smart]]''
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Modern Marvels]]''
|[[History (American TV channel)|The History Channel]]
|-
! rowspan="4" |January 16
| ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Vanishing Son]]''
|-
| ''[[The Puzzle Place]]''
|[[PBS Kids]]
|-
| ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[UPN]]
|-
! rowspan="3" |January 17
|''[[Marker (TV series)|Marker]]''
|-
|''[[The Watcher (1995 TV series)|The Watcher]]''
|-
| ''[[Golf Central]]''
|[[Golf Channel]]
|-
!January 18
| ''[[The Parent 'Hood]]''
|The WB
|-
! rowspan="2" |January 23
| ''[[Pig Sty]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[UPN]]
|-
| ''[[Platypus Man]]''
|-
!January 26
| ''[[Pointman]]''
|[[Prime Time Entertainment Network|PTEN]]
|-
!January 29
| ''[[Extreme (1995 TV series)|Extreme]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!January 31
| ''[[The Marshal]]''
|-
!February 20
| ''[[What a Cartoon!]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
!March 4
| ''[[NHL 2Night]]''
|[[ESPN2]]
|-
!March 5
| ''[[The Great Defender (TV series)|The Great Defender]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!March 8
| ''[[The George Wendt Show]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!March 10
| ''[[VR.5]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!March 11
| ''[[The Office (1995 TV series)|The Office]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!March 13
| ''[[Medicine Ball (TV series)|Medicine Ball]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!March 14
| ''[[Under One Roof (1995 TV series)|Under One Roof]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
! rowspan="2&quot;" |March 21
| ''[[NewsRadio]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Pride & Joy (TV series)|Pride & Joy]]''
|-
!March 22
| ''[[Sliders (TV series)|Sliders]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!March 23
| ''[[]]''
|[[]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |March 26
| ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
!March 31
| ''The Wright Verdicts''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!April 1
| ''[[Amazing Grace (American TV series)|Amazing Grace]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!April 2
| ''[[Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
!April 8
|''[[The Maxx]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
!April 10
| ''[[In the House (TV series)|In the House]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!April 14
| ''[[Colby's Clubhouse]]''
|[[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]
|-
!April 18
| ''[[Legend (TV series)|Legend]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
!May 27
| ''[[Bringing up Jack]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |May 28
| ''[[Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
| ''[[My Wildest Dreams (TV series)|My Wildest Dreams]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!June 5
| ''[[Singled Out]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
!July 12
| ''[[20th Century with Mike Wallace]]''
|The History Channel
|-
!July 19
| ''[[Road Rules]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
!August 7
| ''[[Squawk Box]]''
|[[CNBC]]
|-
!August 8
| ''[[Aeon Flux]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
!August 20
| ''[[Exit 57]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
!August 23
| ''[[Kirk (TV series)|Kirk]]''
|The WB
|-
!August 28
| ''[[Nowhere Man (American TV series)|Nowhere Man]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[UPN]]
|-
!August 29
| ''[[Live Shot]]''
|-
!August 31
| ''[[The Crew (1995 TV series)|The Crew]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!September 2
| ''Wild About Animals''
|rowspan="2"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
! rowspan="3" |September 4
| ''[[Bananas in Pyjamas]]''
|-
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]''
|[[Turner Network Television|TNT]]
|-
| ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!September 5
|''[[Deadly Games (TV series)|Deadly Games]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
!September 6
|''[[Carnie!]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!September 8
| ''[[Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)|Timon & Pumbaa]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] and [[CBS]] 
|-
! rowspan="7" |September 9
|''[[Gadget Boy & Heather]]''
|Syndcation
|-
| ''[[Earthworm Jim (TV series)|Earthworm Jim]]''
|rowspan="4"|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
| ''[[Freakazoid!]]''
|-
| ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]''
|-
| ''[[The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries]]''
|-
| ''[[The Preston Episodes]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
! rowspan="4" |September 10
| ''[[Cleghorne!]]''
|rowspan="3"|The WB
|-
| ''[[First Time Out]]''
|-
| ''Simon''
|-
| ''[[Space Strikers]]''
|[[UPN Kids]]
|-
! rowspan="10" |September 11
| ''[[Danny Bonaduce|Danny!]]''
|rowspan="7"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Day & Date]]''
|-
| ''[[Gabrielle (TV series)|Gabrielle]]''
|-
| ''[[LAPD: Life on the Beat]]''
|-
| ''[[Lauren Hutton|Lauren Hutton and...]]''
|-
| ''[[The Mark Walberg Show]]''
|-
| ''[[Tempestt Bledsoe|Tempestt]]''
|-
| ''[[Ned & Stacey]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Partners (1995 TV series)|Partners]]''
|-
| ''[[Bless This House (American TV series)|Bless This House]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!September 12
| ''[[The Monroes (1995 TV series)|The Monroes]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! rowspan="4" |September 13
| ''[[Central Park West (TV series)|Central Park West]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Courthouse (TV series)|Courthouse]]''
|-
| ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[The Naked Truth (TV series)|The Naked Truth]]''
|-
!September 14
| ''[[Charlie Grace (TV series)|Charlie Grace]]''
|-
! rowspan="3" |September 15
| ''[[Maybe This Time (TV series)|Maybe This Time]]''
|ABC
|-
| ''[[Strange Luck]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[The Stephanie Miller Show]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
! rowspan="7" |September 16
| ''[[Santo Bugito]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat]]''
|-
| ''[[Masked Rider (TV series)|Masked Rider]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
|''[[Brotherly Love (1995 TV series)|Brotherly Love]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Minor Adjustments]]''
|-
| ''[[Night Stand with Dick Dietrick]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Stephen J. Cannell|U.S. Customs: Classified]]''
|-
! rowspan="2" |September 17
| ''[[Almost Perfect]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Client (TV series)|The Client]]''
|-
! rowspan="2" |September 18
| ''[[Can't Hurry Love]]''
|-
| ''[[George & Alana]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
! rowspan="3" |September 19
| ''[[Hudson Street (TV series)|Hudson Street]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Murder One (TV series)|Murder One]]''
| ABC
|-
| ''[[The Pursuit of Happiness (1995 TV series)|The Pursuit of Happiness]]''
| NBC
|-
! rowspan="2" |September 21
| ''[[Caroline in the City]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[The Single Guy]]''
|-
! rowspan="3" |September 22
| ''[[American Gothic (1995 TV series)|American Gothic]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Dweebs (TV series)|Dweebs]]''
|-
| ''[[Bonnie (TV series)|Bonnie]]''
|-
! rowspan="2" |September 23
| ''[[8-Track Flashback]]''
|[[VH1]]
|-
| ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!September 24
| ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!September 28
| ''[[New York News]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
! rowspan="3" |October 1
| ''[[Misery Loves Company (TV series)|Misery Loves Company]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Too Something]]''
|-
|''[[Inspiration, Please!]]''
|[[Hallmark Channel|Faith & Values Channel]]
|-
! rowspan="3" |October 2
| ''[[Flipper (1995 TV series)|Flipper]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Family Challenge]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]]
|-
| ''[[Wild Animal Games]]''
|-
!October 8
| ''[[Wishbone (TV series)|Wishbone]]''
|[[PBS]]
|-
!October 14
| ''[[Mad TV]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!October 16
| ''[[Littlest Pet Shop (1995 TV series)|Littlest Pet Shop]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!October 21
| ''[[Street Fighter (TV series)|Street Fighter: The Animated Series]]''
|[[USA Network]]
|-
!October 22
| ''[[The Little Lulu Show]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
!October 27
| ''[[Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|Goosebumps]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
!October 28
| ''[[Dumb and Dumber (TV series)|Dumb and Dumber]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!October 30
| ''[[High Society (1995 TV series)|High Society]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!November 3
| ''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
!November 4
| ''[[The Adventures of Hyperman]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!November 6
| ''[[Little Bear (TV series)|Little Bear]]''
|[[Nick Jr. (block)|Nick Jr.]]
|-
!November 13
| ''[[The City (1995 TV series)|The City]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!December 3
| ''What's So Funny?''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!December 9
| ''[[Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (TV series)|Ace Ventura: Pet Detective]]''
|[[CBS]]
|}

===Programs returning in 1995===
{| class="wikitable"
|- "
! Show || Last aired || Previous network || New title || Returning
|-
|''[[Square One TV]]''
|1992
|[[PBS]]
|''Square One TV Math Talk''
{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}
|Unknown
|}

===Programs ending in 1995===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Date 
! Show 
! Debut
|-
!January 1
|''[[Liquid Television]]''
|1991
|-
!January 6
|''[[SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron]]'' 
|1993
|-
!January 21
|''[[Wild C.A.T.s]]''
|rowspan="4"|1994 
|-
!January 26
|''[[My So-Called Life]]''
|-
!January 27
|''[[The New Price Is Right (1994 game show)|The New Price Is Right]]'' 
|-
!January 28
|''[[The Boys Are Back (TV series)|The Boys Are Back]]'' 
|-
!February 1
|''[[Hearts Afire]]''
|1992
|-
!February 2
|''[[My Brother and Me]]''
|1994
|- 
! rowspan="2" |February 13
|''[[2 Stupid Dogs]]''
|1993
|-
|''[[Ghostwriter (1992 TV series)|Ghostwriter]]''
|1992
|- 
!February 19
|''[[Get Smart (1995 TV series)|Get Smart]]''
|1995
|- 
!February 25
|''[[Free Willy (TV series)|Free Willy]]''
|rowspan="5"|1994
|-
!February 28
|''[[Me and the Boys (TV series)|Me and the Boys]]''
|- 
!March 3
|''[[M.A.N.T.I.S.]]''
|-
!March 6
|''[[Models Inc.]]''
|- 
!March 12
|''[[The Brothers Grunt]]''
|- 
!March 13
|''[[A Whole New Ballgame]]''
|1995
|- 
!March 15
|''[[All-American Girl (TV series)|All-American Girl]]''
|rowspan="2"|1994
|-
!March 25
|''[[The 5 Mrs. Buchanans]]''
|-
!March 27
|''[[The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show]]''
|1995
|- 
!April 4
|''[[On Our Own (1994 TV series)|On Our Own]]''
|1994
|-
!April 6
|''[[Extreme (1995 TV series)|Extreme]]''
|1995
|-       
! rowspan="4" |April 12
|''[[The Pink Panther (TV series)|The Pink Panther]]''
|1993
|-  
|''[[The Cosby Mysteries]]''
|1994
|-  
|''[[Double Rush]]''
|rowspan="3"|1995
|-
|''[[The George Wendt Show]]''
|-
!April 23
|''[[House of Buggin']]''
|-
!May 7
|''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]''
|1986
|-
!May 11
|''[[Muscle (TV series)|Muscle]]''
|rowspan="3"|1995
|-
!May 12
|''[[VR.5]]''
|-
!May 15
|''[[Pig Sty]]''
|-
! rowspan="2" |May 16
|''[[Marker (TV series)|Marker]]''
|1995
|-
|''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]''
|1988
|-
!May 20
|''[[Star Search]]''
|1983
|-
!May 21
|''[[Sirens (1993 TV series)|Sirens]]''
|1993
|-
! rowspan="3" |May 22
|''[[Blossom (American TV series)|Blossom]]''
|rowspan="2"|1991
|-
|''[[Taz-Mania]]''
|-
|''[[The Critic]]''
|1994
|-
!May 23
|''[[Full House]]'' (returned in [[Fuller House (TV series)|2016]])
|1987
|-
!May 28
|''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''
|1990
|-
!June 7
|''[[The Watcher (1995 TV series)|The Watcher]]''
|1995
|-
!June 10
|''[[The Mommies (TV series)|The Mommies]]''
|1993
|-
!June 11
|''[[McGee and Me!]]''
|1989
|-
!June 14
|''[[Earth 2 (TV series)|Earth 2]]''
|1994
|-
!June 16
|''[[Supermarket Sweep]]'' (returned in 2000)
|1965
|-
! rowspan="2" |June 17
|''[[Empty Nest]]''
|1988
|-
|''[[Madman of the People]]''
|1994
|-
!June 19
|''[[The Maxx]]''
|1995
|-
!June 23
|''[[The Jon Stewart Show]]''
|1993
|-
!June 24
|''[[Bringing up Jack]]''
|1995
|-
!June 30 
|''[[Love Connection]]''
|1983
|-
!July 1
|''[[The State (1993 TV series)|The State]]''
|1993
|-
!July 4
|''[[Thunder Alley (TV series)|Thunder Alley]]''
|1994
|-
!July 10
|''[[Platypus Man]]''
|1995
|-                        
!July 26
|''[[Northern Exposure]]''
|1990
|-
!July 31
|''[[The Great Defender (TV series)|The Great Defender]]''
|rowspan="2"|1995
|-
!August 15
|''[[Marker (TV series)|Marker]]''
|-
!August 17
|''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]'' (returned in 2022)
|1988
|-
!August 18
|''[[Love & War (TV series)|Love & War]]''
|1992
|-
!August 27
|''[[WWF Wrestling Challenge]]''
|1986
|-
!September 2
|''[[Name Your Adventure]]''
|1992
|-
! rowspan="2" |September 8
|''[[Family Feud]]'' (returned in 1999)
|1976
|-
|''[[Women of the House]]''
|1995
|-
!September 15
|''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
|1992
|-
!October 13
|''[[Quicksilver (American game show)|Quicksilver]]''
|1994
|-
! rowspan="2" |October 19
|''[[Charlie Grace (TV series)|Charlie Grace]]''
|rowspan="4"|1995
|-
|''[[The Monroes (1995 TV series)|The Monroes]]''
|-
!October 28
|''[[The Preston Episodes]]''
|-
!November 9
|''[[Dweebs (TV series)|Dweebs]]''
|-
!November 9
|''[[The Moxy Show]]''
|1993
|-
!November 10 
|''[[Loving (TV series)|Loving]]''
|1983
|-
!November 15 
|''[[Courthouse (TV series)|Courthouse]]''
|1995
|-
!November 24
|''[[Legends of the Hidden Temple]]'' (returned in 2021)
|1993
|-
!November 25
|''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]''
|1994
|-
!November 27
|''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''
|1993
|-
!December 3
|''[[Space Strikers]]''
|1995
|-
!December 8
|''[[Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills]]''
|rowspan="3"|1994
|-
! rowspan="2" |December 9
|''[[The Baby Huey Show]]''
|-
|''[[Bump in the Night (TV series)|Bump in the Night]]''
|-
!December 16
|''Fudge''
|1995
|-
! rowspan="2" |December 17
|''[[Cleghorne!]]''
|rowspan="2"|1995
|-
|''[[First Time Out]]''
|-
!December 22
|''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)|Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?]]''
|1991
|-
!December 25
|''[[The Marshal]]''
|1995
|-
! Unknown date
| ''[[Return to the Sea (TV series)|Return to the Sea]]''
|1991
|}

===Entering syndication in 1995===
{|class="wikitable"
|- "
! Show || Seasons || In Production || Source
|-
|''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]''||6||rowspan="1"|Yes||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1994/BC-1994-11-28.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[America's Most Wanted]]''||7||rowspan="1"|Yes||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1995/BC-1995-04-10.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Beyond Reality (TV series)|Beyond Reality]]''||2||rowspan="1"|No||<ref name="IV">[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1995/BC-1995-03-27.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Blossom (American TV series)|Blossom]]''||5||rowspan="1"|No||<ref name="BV1995">[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1992/BC-1992-12-14.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]''||4||rowspan="1"|No||<ref name=BV1995 />
|-
|''[[The Hitchhiker (TV series)|The Hitchhiker]]''||6||rowspan="1"|No||<ref name=IV />
|-
|''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''||4||rowspan="1"|Yes||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1993/BC-1993-09-20.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Melrose Place]]''||4||rowspan="1"|Yes||{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}
|-
|''[[Seinfeld]]''||6||rowspan="1"|Yes||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1994/BC-1994-03-07.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]''||4||rowspan="1"|Yes||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1994/BC-1994-12-05.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]''||6||rowspan="1"|Yes||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1994/BC-1994-10-10.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|}

===Programs changing networks in 1995===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Show
! Moved from 
! Moved to
|-
| ''[[Animaniacs]]''
| [[Fox Kids]] 
| [[Kids' WB]] 
|-
|''[[The Busy World of Richard Scarry]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|[[Nick Jr. Channel]]
|-
|''[[G-Force: Guardians of Space]]''
|[[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|''[[Madeline (TV series)|Madeline]]''
|[[The Family Channel (American TV network, founded 1990)|The Family Channel]]
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[TV Nation]]''
| [[NBC]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[The Critic]]''
|rowspan="2"| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]''
| [[The WB]]
|-
|''[[One West Waikiki]]''
|[[CBS]]
|[[First-run syndication]]
|}

===Milestone episodes and anniversaries===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Show || Network || Episode # || Episode title <!-- Please include episode title if one was included as well as an internal link if available--> || Episode airdate <!-- Please indicate the episode's original air date, and arrange in chronological order by first air date--> || Source <!-- Please source the milestone episode with a neutral source before adding it -->
|-
| ''Home Improvement''
| ABC
| 100th episode
| "Wilson's Girlfriend"
| May 23
| {{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|}

===Made-for-TV movies and miniseries===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Premiere date
! Title
! Channel
|-
! January 7
| ''[[Fudge (TV series)|Fudge-a-Mania]]''
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! April 3
| ''[[Vanished (1995 film)|Danielle Steel's Vanished]]''
| [[NBC]]
|-
! May 14
| ''[[The Langoliers (miniseries)|The Langoliers]]''
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! September 17
| ''[[Zoya (1995 film)|Danielle Steel's Zoya]]''
|rowspan="2"| [[NBC]]
|-
! October 29
| ''Degree of Guilt''
|}

==Networks and services==
===Launches===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Network
! Type 
! Launch date
! Notes 
! Source 
|-
| [[America One]]
| Cable and satellite
| Unknown
| 
| 
|-
| [[Free Speech TV]] 
| Cable television
| Unknown
|
|
|-
| [[HTV (Latin America)|HTV]]
| Cable 
| January 1
| 
|
|-
| [[History (American TV network)|The History Channel]]
| Cable and satellite
| January 1
| 
|
|-
| [[The WB]]
| Cable and satellite
| January 11
| 
|
|-
| [[UPN]]
| Cable and satellite
| January 16
| 
|
|-
| The [[Golf Channel]]
| Cable and satellite
| January 17
| 
|
|-
| [[Classic Sports Network]]
| Cable and satellite
| May 6
| 
|
|-
| [[NBCSN|Outdoor Life Network]]
| Cable and satellite
| July 31
| 
|
|-
| [[CNNfn]]
| Cable and satellite
| December 29
| 
|
|-
| [[Speed (TV network)|Speedvision]]
| Cable and satellite
| December 31
| 
|
|-
| [[Great American Country]]
| Cable television
| December 31
| 
|
|}

===Conversions and rebrandings===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Old network name
! New network name
! Type
! Conversion Date
! Notes
! Source
|-
|La Cadena Deportiva Prime Ticket
|[[Fox Deportes|Prime Deportiva]]
|Cable television
|Unknown
| 
|
|-
|[[BBC World Service Television]]
|BBC World 
|Cable television
|January 26
|
|
|-
|TV! Channel
|INTRO Television
|Cable and satellite
|September 
|
|
|}

===Closures===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!style="text-align:center; width:125px"|Network
!style="text-align:center; width:130px"|Type
!style="text-align:center; width:60px"|End date
!style="text-align:center; width:500px"|Notes
!style="text-align:center; width:30px"|Sources
|-
|[[Prime Sports Upper Midwest]]
|Cable and satellite
|December 31
|
|
|}

==Television stations==
=== Station launches ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date || City of license/Market || Station || Channel || Affiliation
|- 
! January 2 
| [[Grundy, Virginia|Grundy, VA]] || [[WLFG]] || 68 || [[Religious broadcasting|Religious]] [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
! January 15 
| [[Ashland, Wisconsin|Ashland, WI]] ([[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth, MN]]) || [[WAST-LP|W25CA]] || 25 || [[America One]] 
|- 
! January 29 
| [[Tice, Florida|Tice]]/[[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers, FL]] || [[WRXY-TV]] || 49 || [[Christian Television Network|CTN]] 
|- 
! January 30 
| [[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]] || [[WMJF-CD|W61BT]] || 61 || [[The WB]]
|- 
! March 1 
| [[Macon, Georgia|Macon, GA]] || [[WPGA-TV]] || 58 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|- 
! March 7 
| [[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, OK]] || [[KUOT-CD|K19EA]] || 19 || [[The Box (American TV channel)|The Box]]
|- 
! April 1 
| [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan, AK]] || [[KUBD (TV)|KUBD]] || 4 || [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]] 
|-
! rowspan="2" |April 3 
| [[Boston|Boston, MA]] || [[WYCN-LD|W32AY]] || 32 || [[Telemundo]]
|-
| [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]-[[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven, CT]] || [[WCTX|WTVU]] || 59 || [[The WB]]
|- 
! April 5 
| [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]]/[[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock, AR]] || [[Victory Television Network|KVTH]] || 26 || [[Victory Television Network]]  
|-
! May 1 
| [[Sitka, Alaska|Sitka, AK]] || [[KSCT-LP|K05KH]] || 5 || Fox
|- 
! June 
| [[Reno, Nevada|Reno, NV]] || [[KRNS-CD|K47CO]] || 47 || [[Univision]] 
|- 
! June 1 
| [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]] || [[WUPL]] || 54 || [[UPN]]
|- 
! June 2 
| [[Houston|Houston, TX]] || [[KZJK]] || 61 || [[Shop at Home Network]]
|- 
! June 5 
| [[Littleton, New Hampshire|Littleton, NH]] || [[WMUR-TV#Former repeaters|WMUR-LP]] || 29 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! June 10 
| [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]] || [[KXVO]] || 15 || [[The WB]]
|-
! June 13 
| [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls, SD]] || [[KCSD-TV]] || 23 || [[PBS]] / [[South Dakota Public Broadcasting|SDPB]]
|- 
! June 14 
| [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] || [[KPDF-CD|K69HJ]] || 69 || [[Jewelry Television|ACN]] 
|- 
! rowspan="2" |June 21 
| [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]] || [[K29HD-D|K09VR]] || 9 || Independent ([[Texas Student Media]])
|-
| [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers, FL]] || [[WGPS-LD|W59CY]] || 59 || [[Daystar (TV network)|Daystar]] 
|- 
! June 28 
| [[Joplin, Missouri|Joplin, MO]] || K44ER || 44 || unknown
|- 
! July 10 
| [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo, TX]] || [[KETF-CD|K39EL]] || 39 || [[TBN Enlace USA]] 
|- 
! rowspan="2" |July 11 
| [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene, TX]] || [[KTES-LD|K40BM]] || 40 || [[Telemundo]]  
|-
| [[Kalispell, Montana|Kalispell, MT]] || [[KTMF-LP|K52EQ]] || 52 || ABC{{Efn|LPTV translator of KTMF.}}
|- 
! July 13 
|[[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan, KS]] || [[KKSU-LD|K21ER]] || 21 || Independent
|-
! August 
| [[North Platte, Nebraska|North Platte, NE]] || [[KIIT-CD|K11TW]] || 11 || [[UPN]] 
|-
! August 7 
| [[Wake Forest, North Carolina|Wake Forest, NC]] ([[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]/[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]) || [[WRAY-TV]] || 30 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
|- 
! August 12 
| [[Bluefield, West Virginia|Bluefield]]-[[Beckley, West Virginia|Beckley, WV]] || [[WVNS-TV|WVGV-TV]] || 59 || [[The WB]]
|-
! August 13 
| [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids, IA]] || [[KFXA]] || 28 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! August 28 
| [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor, ME]] || [[WBGR-LD|WBGR-LP]] || 33 || [[The WB]]
|-
! September 1 
| [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord, NH]] || [[WBPX-TV|WNBU]] || 21 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
! September 8 
| [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]] || [[WRAZ (TV)|WRAZ]] || 50 || rowspan="2"|[[The WB]]
|-
! September 22 
| [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] || [[KASW]] || 61
|-
! September 27 
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque, NM]] || K45DL || 45 || Religious independent
|-
! October 6 
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]/[[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe, NM]] || [[KASY-TV]] || 50 || [[UPN]]/[[The WB]]
|- 
! October 7 
| [[Tamuning, Guam|Tamuning, GU]] || [[KTKB-LD|K26HK]] || 26 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
|-
! October 18 
| [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend, IN]] || [[WBND-LD|W58BT]] || 58 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! November 20 
| [[Hagåtña, Guam|Hagåtña, GU]] || [[KUAM-LP]] || 20 || [[CBS]]
|-
! November 29 
| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] || [[WNAB]] || 58 || [[The WB]]
|}

=== Stations changing network affiliation ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date 
! City of license/Market || Station || Channel || Prior affiliation || New affiliation
|-
! rowspan="5" |January 2
| rowspan="3" |[[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]]
|[[WMAR-TV]]
|2
|[[NBC]]
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| [[WBAL-TV]]|| 11 ||[[CBS]]|| NBC
|-
| [[WJZ-TV]]|| 13 
|ABC|| CBS
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Boston|Boston, MA]]|| [[WBZ-TV]]|| 4 || NBC || CBS
|-
| [[WHDH (TV)|WHDH-TV]]|| 7 || CBS || NBC
|-
! rowspan="2" |January 9
| rowspan="2" |[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]]
|[[KTVK]]
|3
|ABC{{Efn|KTVK only aired ABC's daytime and primetime programming at the point of disaffiliation; the piecemeal dropping of ABC shows from the station throughout the latter half of 1994 resulted in KNXV-TV carrying all [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] programming from December 1994 onward.}}
|[[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]{{Efn|Temporarily carried [[The WB]] during part of 1995 before transferring the affiliation to [[KASW]] upon that station's sign-on.}}
|-
|[[KNXV-TV]]
|15
|Independent
|ABC
|-
! rowspan="4" |January 16
| rowspan="2" |[[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]/[[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw, MI]] || [[WNEM-TV]] || 5 || NBC || CBS
|-
| [[WEYI-TV]]|| 25 || CBS || NBC
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[San Antonio|San Antonio, TX]]
|[[KABB]]
|29
|Independent
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|[[KMYS|KRRT]]
|35
|Fox
|[[UPN]]
|-
!January 31
|[[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute, IN]]
|[[WAWV-TV|WBAK-TV]]
|38
|ABC
|Fox
|-
! rowspan="2" |March 6
| rowspan="2" |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]/[[Stockton, California|Stockton, CA]]
|[[KXTV]]
|10
|CBS
|ABC
|-
|[[KOVR]]
|13
|ABC
|CBS
|-
! rowspan="2" |March 13
| rowspan="2" |[[Seattle]]/[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma, WA]]
|[[KIRO-TV]]
|7
|CBS
|UPN
|-
|[[KSTW]]
|11
|Independent
|CBS
|-
! rowspan="6" |July 1
| rowspan="2" |[[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]
| [[KTBC (TV)|KTBC]] || 7 || CBS || Fox
|-
| [[KEYE-TV|KBVO-TV]]|| 42 || Fox || CBS
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Dallas]]/[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth, TX]]
|[[KDFW]]
|4
|CBS
|Fox
|-
|[[KTVT]]
|11
|Independent
|CBS
|-
|[[KDAF]]
|33
|Fox
|[[The WB]]
|-
|[[KXTX-TV]]
|39
|The WB
|Independent
|-
! rowspan="4" |August 7
| rowspan="2" |[[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence, RI]]/[[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford, MA]]
|[[WLNE-TV]]
|6
|CBS
|ABC
|-
|[[WPRI-TV]]
|12
|ABC
|CBS
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]]
|[[KTVI]]
|2
|ABC
|Fox
|-
|[[KDNL-TV]]
|30
|Fox
|ABC
|-
!August 13
| [[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque, IA]] 
|[[KFXB-TV]]
|40
|ABC
|Fox
|-
! rowspan="2" |August 14
| rowspan="2" |[[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford, IL]]
|[[WREX]]
|13
|ABC
|NBC
|-
|[[WTVO]]
|17
|NBC
|ABC
|-
! rowspan="2" | August 28 
| rowspan="2" | [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]]/[[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton, WI]] || [[WLUK-TV]] || 11 || NBC || Fox
|-
|[[WGBA-TV]]|| 26 ||Fox || NBC
|-
! rowspan="4" |September 3
| rowspan="3" |[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]/[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem, NC]]
|[[WGHP]]|| 8 || ABC 
|| Fox
|-
|[[WXLV-TV]]{{Efn|Known as WRNW-TV prior to the affiliation switch.}}|| 45 || rowspan="2" | Fox || rowspan="2" | ABC
|-
|[[WMYV|WGGT-TV]]{{Efn|Satellite of WXLV.}}|| 48 
|-
| [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]]/[[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg, SC]]|| [[WMYA-TV|WFBC-TV]]|| 40 || ABC{{Efn|As a semi-satellite of [[WLOS]] under the WAXA calls.}}|| Independent
|-
! rowspan="2" |September 7
| rowspan="2" |[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]/[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]/[[Goldsboro, North Carolina|Goldsboro, NC]]
|[[WNCN]]
|17
|The WB
|NBC
|-
|[[WRDC]]
|28
|NBC
|UPN
|-
! rowspan="7" | September 10 
| rowspan="3" |[[Denver|Denver, CO]] || [[KCNC-TV]] 
|4
|NBC
|CBS
|-
| [[KMGH-TV]]|| 7 || CBS || ABC
|-
| [[KUSA (TV)|KUSA]]|| 9 || ABC || NBC
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]|| [[KYW-TV]]|| 3 || NBC || CBS
|-
| [[WCAU|WCAU-TV]]|| 10 || CBS || NBC
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]]|| [[KUTV]]|| 2 ||NBC || CBS
|-
| [[KSL-TV]]|| 5 
|CBS|| NBC
|-
!October 10
|[[West Point, Mississippi|West Point, MS]] || [[WLOV-TV]] || 27 || ABC || Fox
|-
!October 18
|[[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend, IN]]
| [[WSJV]] || 28 || ABC || Fox
|-
! rowspan="2" |October 28
| rowspan="2" |[[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo, OH]]
| [[WTVG]] || 13 || NBC || ABC
|-
| [[WNWO-TV]]|| 24 || ABC || NBC
|-
! rowspan="2" | December 1 
| rowspan="2" |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]]
|[[WHBQ-TV]]|| 13 
|ABC
|Fox
|-
|[[WATN-TV|WPTY-TV]]
|24
|Fox
|ABC
|-
! rowspan="3" |December 2
| rowspan="3" |[[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville, IN]]
|[[WTVW]]
|7
|ABC
|Fox
|-
|[[WEHT]]
|25
|CBS
|ABC
|-
|[[WEVV-TV]]
|44
|Fox
|CBS
|-
!December 16
|[[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]/[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster, PA]]
|[[WXBU|WLYH-TV]]
|15
|CBS
|UPN
|}

=== Stations changing channel numbers ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date 
! City of license/Market || Station || Affiliation || Prior channel || New channel
|-
!rowspan="2"|September 10
| rowspan="2" |[[Miami]]/[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale, FL]]
|[[WTVJ]]
|NBC
|4
|6{{Efn|Exchanged network affiliations, intellectual property and all off- and on-air staff; now NBC owned-and-operated [[WTVJ]].}}
|-
|WCIX → [[WFOR-TV]]
|CBS
|6
|4{{Efn|Exchanged network affiliations, intellectual property and all off- and on-air staff; now CBS owned-and-operated [[WFOR-TV]].}}
|}

==Births==
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! Date || Name || Notability
|-
!January 4
|[[Maddie Hasson]]
|Actress (''[[The Finder (American TV series)|The Finder]]'', ''[[Twisted (TV series)|Twisted]]'')
|-
!January 8
|[[Ryan Destiny]]
|Actress
|-
!January 9
|[[Nicola Peltz]]
|Actress (''[[Bates Motel (TV series)|Bates Motel]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" |January 13
|[[Natalia Dyer]]
|Actress (''[[Stranger Things]]'')
|-
|[[Qaasim Middleton]]
|Actor (''[[The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)|The Naked Brothers Band]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" |January 24
|[[Dylan Everett]]
|Canadian actor (''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'')
|-
|[[Callan McAuliffe]]
|Actor
|-
!January 27
|[[Malika Andrews]]
|American sports journalist
|-
!January 30
|[[Danielle Campbell]]
|Actress (''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]'')
|-
!February 8
|[[Jordan Todosey]]
|Canadian actress (''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'')
|-
!February 23
|[[Zion Moreno]]
|Actress (''[[Control Z (TV series)|Control Z]]'', ''[[Gossip Girl (2021 TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'')
|-
!February 24
|[[Brittany Raymond]]
|Actress
|-
!February 28
|[[Quinn Shephard]]
|Actress
|-
!March 2
|[[Veronica Dunne (actor)|Veronica Dunne]]
|Actress (''[[K.C. Undercover]]'')
|-
!March 7
|[[Haley Lu Richardson]]
|Actress (''[[Ravenswood (TV series)|Ravenswood]]'', ''[[Recovery Road]]'')
|-
!March 10
|[[Grace Victoria Cox]]
|Actress (''[[Under the Dome (TV series)|Under the Dome]]'')
|-
!March 27
|Taylor Atelian
|Actress (''[[According To Jim]]'')
|-
!March 29
|Marc Musso
|Actor
|-
!April 1
|[[Logan Paul]]
|Actor and pro wrestler (''Logan Paul VS.'', [[Foursome (2016 TV series)|''Foursome'']], [[WWE]])
|-
!April 9
|[[Cierra Ramirez]]
|Actress (''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'', ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'', ''[[Good Trouble (TV series)|Good Trouble]]'')
|-
!April 12
|Miguel Luciano
|Actor (''[[Talia in the Kitchen]]'')
|-
!April 15
|[[Cody Christian]]
|Actor (''[[Pretty Little Liars]]'', ''[[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]'')
|-
!April 21
|[[Thomas Doherty (actor)|Thomas Doherty]]
|Scottish actor (''[[The Lodge (TV series)|The Lodge]]'', ''[[Descendants (franchise)|Descendants]]'', ''[[Gossip Girl (2021 TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'')
|-
!April 23
|[[Gigi Hadid]]
|Actress (''[[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills]]'')
|-
!May 1
|[[Jake Cannavale]]
|Actor
|-
!May 4
|[[Shameik Moore]]
|Actor (''[[Incredible Crew]]'', ''[[The Get Down]]'')
|-
!May 6
|[[Tiera Skovbye]]
|Canadian actress (''[[Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale]]'')
|-
! rowspan="4" |May 12 
|[[Kenton Duty]]
|Actor (''[[Shake It Up (American TV series)|Shake It Up]]'')
|-
|[[Luke Benward]]
|Actor (''[[Ravenswood (TV series)|Ravenswood]]'')
|-
|[[Sawyer Sweeten]] (d.2015)
|rowspan="2"|Actors (''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'')
|-
|Sullivan Sweeten
|-
!June 2
|[[Sterling Beaumon]]
|Actor (''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', ''[[The Killing (American TV series)|The Killing]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" |June 20
|[[Serayah (actress)|Serayah]]
|Actress (''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]'')
|-
|Aidan Drummond
|Canadian actor (''[[The Collector (Canadian TV series)|The Collector]]'')
|-
!June 21
|[[Andrew Dismukes]]
|Comedian
|-
!July 2
|Nicole Alyse Nelson
|Actress (''I Am Frankie'')
|-
!July 7
|Chloe Greenfield
|Actress (''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'')
|-
!July 9
|[[Georgie Henley]]
|Actress (''[[The Chronicles of Narnia (film series)|The Chronicles of Narnia]]'')
|-
!July 13
|Sam Straley
|Actor (''[[The Kids Are Alright (TV series)|The Kids Are Alright]]'')
|-
!July 26
|[[Tessa Blanchard]]
|Pro wrestler (WWE, [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-21 |title=Tessa Blanchard - Fights, Stats, Videos |url=https://www.trillertv.com/fighter/tessa-blanchard/4578/ |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=TrillerTV |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!August 4
|[[Jessica Sanchez]]
|Singer (''[[American Idol (season 11)|American Idol]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jessica Sanchez – The Vogue |url=https://thevogue.com/artists/jessica-sanchez/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!August 7
|[[Kris Statlander]]
|Pro wrestler ([[All Elite Wrestling|AEW]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haverford |first=Joey |date=2021-08-18 |title=Kris Statlander: Age, Height, Relationship Status & Other Things You Didn't Know About Her |url=https://www.thesportster.com/aew/aew-kris-statlander-age-height-relationship-status/ |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=TheSportster |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!August 12
|[[Austin Zajur]]
|Actor
|-
!August 18 
|[[Parker McKenna Posey]]
|Actress (''[[My Wife and Kids]]'')
|-
!August 19
|[[Velveteen Dream|Patrick Clark]]
|Pro wrestler and contestant on ''[[WWE Tough Enough|Tough Enough]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Velveteen Dream |url=https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/profiles/velveteen-dream |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=eWrestlingNews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!August 20
|[[Lulu Antariksa]]
|Actress (''[[How to Rock]]'')
|-
!August 26
|[[Gracie Dzienny]]
|Actress (''[[Supah Ninjas]]'')
|-
!August 28
|Ben Petry
|Actor
|-
!September 5
|[[Caroline Sunshine]]
|Actress (''[[Shake It Up (American TV series)|Shake It Up]]'')
|-
!September 12
|[[Ryan Potter]]
|Actor (''[[Supah Ninjas]]'', ''[[Lab Rats: Elite Force]]'', ''[[Titans (2018 TV series)|Titans]]''), voice actor (''[[Big Hero 6: The Series]]'')
|-
!September 16
|[[Victory Van Tuyl]]
|Actress (''[[Marvin Marvin]]'')
|-
!September 17
|[[Patrick Mahomes]]
|Football player<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ostly |first=Ayrton |title=Who is Patrick Mahomes? Everything you need to know about the Chiefs QB before Super Bowl |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/02/02/patrick-mahomes-super-bowl-kc-chiefs-qb-info-guide-stats/72411572007/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!September 18
|[[Megan Lee]]
|Actress (''[[Make It Pop]]'')
|-
!September 19
|Natalia Wójcik
|Voice actress (Annie on ''[[Little Einsteins]]'')
|-
!September 20
|[[Sammi Hanratty]]
|Actress
|-
!October 3
|[[Ayo Edebiri]]
|Actress (''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]'', ''[[The Bear (TV series)|The Bear]]'')
|-
!October 10
|Da'Vinchi
|Actor and rapper (''[[All American (TV series)|All American]]'', ''[[BMF (TV series)|BMF]]'')
|-
!October 15
|[[Billy Unger]]
|Actor (''[[Lab Rats (American TV series)|Lab Rats]]'', ''[[Lab Rats: Elite Force]]'')
|-
!October 23
|[[Ireland Baldwin]]
|Actress and daughter of [[Alec Baldwin]] and [[Kim Basinger]]
|-
!October 25
|[[Conchita Campbell]]
|Actress (''[[The 4400]]'')
|-
!October 30
|Rachel Hilson
|Actress (''[[Love, Victor]]'')
|-
!October 31
|Mateo Arias
|Actor (''[[Kickin' It]]'')
|-
!November 2
|[[Brandon Soo Hoo]]
|Actor (''[[Incredible Crew]]'', ''[[From Dusk till Dawn: The Series]]'')
|-
!November 3
|[[Kendall Jenner]]
|Actress (''[[Keeping Up with the Kardashians]]'')
|-
!November 13
|Stella Hudgens
|Actress 
|-
!November 16
|[[Noah Gray-Cabey]]
|Actor (''[[My Wife and Kids]]'', ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]'')
|-
!November 22
|[[Katherine McNamara]]
|Actress and singer (''[[Shadowhunters]]'')
|-
!November 29
|[[Laura Marano]]
|Actress (''[[Without a Trace]]'', ''[[The X's]]'', ''[[Back to You (TV series)|Back to You]]'',  ''[[Austin & Ally]]'')
|-
!December 12
|C.J. LeBlanc
|Actor (''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]'', ''[[Queen Sugar]]'')
|-
!December 18
|[[Elizabeth Stanton (television host)|Elizabeth Stanton]]
|Actress
|-
! rowspan="2" | December 29
|[[Ross Lynch]]
|Actor (''[[Austin & Ally]]'', ''[[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)|Chilling Adventures of Sabrina]]'') and singer (''[[R5 (band)|R5]]'')
|-
|Nick Merico
|Actor (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|}

==Deaths==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Date || Name || Age ||class="unsortable" |Notability
|-
!February 5 
|[[Doug McClure]]
|align="center"|59
|Actor (''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'')
|-
!February 9
|[[David Wayne]]
|align="center"|81
|Actor (''[[Ellery Queen (TV series)|Ellery Queen]]'')
|-
!February 22
|[[Ed Flanders]]
|align="center"|60
|Actor (''[[St. Elsewhere]]'')
|-
!March 28
|[[Hugh O'Connor]]
|align="center"|32
|Actor (Lonnie Jamison on ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'')
|-
!April 23 
|[[Howard Cosell]]
|align="center"|77
|Sports journalist/commentator (''[[Monday Night Football]]'')
|-
!April 25 
|[[Art Fleming]]
|align="center"|70
|Original host of (''[[Jeopardy!]]'')
|-
!May 18 
|[[Elizabeth Montgomery]] 
|align="center"|62
|Actress (Samantha Stephens on ''[[Bewitched]]'')
|-
!May 26 
|[[Friz Freleng]] 
|align="center"|88
|Animator (''[[Looney Tunes]]'')
|-
!June 30 
|[[Gale Gordon]] 
|align="center"|89 
|Actor (''[[The Lucy Show]]'')
|-
!July 4 
|[[Eva Gabor]] 
|align="center"|76
|Hungarian-born actress (Lisa Douglas on ''[[Green Acres]]'')
|-
!August 3 
|[[Ida Lupino]] 
|align="center"|77
|Actress & director
|-
!August 11 
|[[Phil Harris]] 
|align="center"|91
|Actor (''[[The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show]]'')
|-
!August 24
|[[Gary Crosby (actor)|Gary Crosby]] 
|align="center"|62
|Actor (''[[Adam-12]]'')
|-
!October 4
|[[Linda Gary]] 
|align="center"|50
|Actress, Voice Actress (''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'')
|-
!December 2
|[[Roxie Roker]]
|align="center"|66
|Actress (''[[The Jeffersons]]'')
|-
!December 25 
|[[Dean Martin]] 
|align="center"|78
|Singer, actor and host (''[[The Dean Martin Show]]'')
|-
|}

==Television debuts==
*[[Anthony Anderson]] – ''[[In the House (TV series)|In the House]]''
*[[Justin Chambers]]- ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''
*[[Michael Clarke Duncan]] – ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''
*[[Mike Epps]] – ''[[Def Comedy Jam]]''
*[[Lee Evans (comedian)|Lee Evans]] – ''[[The World of Lee Evans]]''
*[[Will Ferrell]] – ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
*[[Darrell Hammond]] – ''Saturday Night Live''
*[[Chris Kattan]] – ''[[NewsRadio]]''
*[[Ron Livingston]] – ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]''
*[[Cheri Oteri]] – ''Saturday Night Live''
*[[Anna Nicole Smith]] – ''[[The Naked Truth (TV series)|The Naked Truth]]''
*[[Dave Willis]] – ''[[Cartoon Planet]]''

==See also==
* [[1995 in the United States]]
* [[List of American films of 1995]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=tv_series&release_date=1995-01-01,1995-12-31&countries=us&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1995 American television series] at [[IMDb]]


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