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

==Events==
===January===
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! 4
| On an episode of ''[[WWF Raw is War]]'' which had been taped six days earlier on December 29th, [[Mick Foley]] wrestling as Mankind defeats [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] to win the [[WWF Championship]]. Meanwhile, on ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]'', [[Hulk Hogan]] defeats [[Kevin Nash]] for the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] in the infamous [[Fingerpoke of Doom]]. [[Tony Schiavone]] on orders from [[Eric Bischoff]] gave away the results of Foley's championship victory. As a result, 600,000 viewers switch from ''Nitro'' to ''Raw''. These incidents would mark the beginning of WCW's downfall until its closure in 2001.
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! 6
| [[Bob Newhart]] receives a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].
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! 11
| [[Jon Stewart]] debuts as host of [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[The Daily Show]]'', replacing [[Craig Kilborn]], who moves to [[CBS]] to succeed [[Tom Snyder]] as host of ''[[The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)|The Late Late Show]]''.
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!rowspan="2"| 23
| [[Gene Siskel]] hosts his final episode of ''[[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|Siskel & Ebert]]'' with [[Roger Ebert]]. On February 3, 1999, Siskel announced that he would take a leave of absence for the rest of the season but promised to be back the next fall. On February 20, 1999, Siskel died suddenly from complications from a second [[Brain tumor|brain surgery]]. On that final episode, Siskel and Ebert reviewed ''[[At First Sight (1999 film)|At First Sight]]'', ''[[Another Day in Paradise (film)|Another Day in Paradise]]'', ''[[The Hi-Lo Country]]'', ''[[Playing by Heart]]'', and ''[[The Theory of Flight]]''
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| [[Paula Zahn]] leaves [[CBS News]] after 10 years.
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!rowspan="2"| 31
| The [[1998 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] win their second consecutive [[Super Bowl XXXIII|Super Bowl]] against the [[1998 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] with a score of 34–19. The game is broadcast on [[NFL on Fox|Fox]] with the broadcast team of [[Pat Summerall]] and [[John Madden]] on the call. 
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| ''[[Family Guy]]'' [[Death Has a Shadow|premieres]] on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] immediately [[List of Super Bowl lead-out programs|following]] the [[Super Bowl XXXIII|Super Bowl]].
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|}

===February===
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! Date
! Event
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!rowspan="3"| 1
| Prevue Channel re-brands as [[TV Guide Network|The TV Guide Channel]], an EPG-branded version of [[TV Guide]] magazine.
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| HBO Family, [[HBO]]'s fourth multiplex channel, is rebranded and premieres four new shows; ''[[A Little Curious]]'', ''[[George and Martha]]'', ''[[Anthony Ant]]'' and ''[[Crashbox]]''.
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| [[Disney Channel]] rebrands its preschool block as [[Playhouse Disney]].
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! 13
| ''[[Kids' WB]]'' acquired the rights to the anime, ''[[Pokémon (TV series)|Pokémon]]'' after it debuted on first-run syndication in 1998; and ''Pokémon'' made Kids' WB a household name until 2006, and made it as a huge franchise.
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===March===
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! Date
! Event
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! 13
| A special live [[All That (season 5)|edition]] of ''[[All That]]'' airs on [[Nickelodeon]].
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! 15
|After three years of not being picked up by domestic distribution in the US, action series ''[[L.A. Heat (TV series)|L.A. Heat]]'' finally airs on US television with the series airing on [[TNT (American TV channel)|TNT]].
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! 24
| Olympic gold medalist [[Tara Lipinski]] is signed to the recently launched [[Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids]] network as a special host and sports correspondent.
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! 26
| [[Tom Snyder]]'s last show on [[CBS]]'s ''[[The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)|The Late Late Show]]''. The following Monday, [[Craig Kilborn]], late of [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[The Daily Show]]'', takes his place as the show's host.
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!28
|''[[Futurama]]'' is set premiere on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].
|}

===April===
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! Date
! Event
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! 18
| [[National Hockey League|Hockey]] great [[Wayne Gretzky]] plays his final game (a 2–1 [[Overtime (ice hockey)|overtime]] loss between his [[1998–99 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]] and the [[1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh Penguins]]), which is broadcast in the United States by [[NHL on Fox|Fox]]. [[Mike Emrick]] and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]] were on the call with [[Sam Rosen (sportscaster)|Sam Rosen]] conducting interviews.
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! 26
| [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' is broadcast in high-definition for the first time, making it the first late-night program to be broadcast in this format. Host [[Jay Leno]]'s guests are: [[Salma Hayek]], [[David Arquette]], and [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]].
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! 29
| The [[Television pilot|pilot]] episode of ''[[WWE Smackdown|WWF SmackDown!]]'' is broadcast on [[UPN]] as a single television special. (The show would officially premiere again on the network with a new stage on August 26.) The main event saw [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] and [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] team up to defeat the [[Corporate Ministry]].
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===May===
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! 1
| Immediately following the [[1999 Kids' Choice Awards]], [[Nickelodeon]] airs the pilot episode of its newest series ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''. [[Tara Lipinski]], [[Bill Bellamy]] and [[Robert Ri'chard]] appeared in interstitials during the sneak peek where they mentioned the series officially premiering in July. ''SpongeBob'' would go on to become the longest running [[Nickelodeon]] series in its history.
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! 21
| [[Susan Lucci]] receives a [[26th Daytime Emmy Awards|Daytime Emmy Award]] for her role as [[Erica Kane]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] soap opera ''[[All My Children]]'', after eighteen failed nominations during previous years. The ceremony is telecast live on [[CBS]].
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! 23
| ''[[World Wrestling Federation]]'' wrestler [[Owen Hart]] is killed after falling 70&nbsp;ft (21 m) from the rafters at [[Kemper Arena]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], during a live pay-per-view broadcast of [[WWF Over the Edge|Over the Edge]].
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! 24
| During an in-ring promo on ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]'', [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] wrestler [[Bret Hart]] pays tribute to his brother [[Owen Hart|Owen]], who was killed in an [[Death of Owen Hart|in-ring accident]] the night before at [[Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge]].
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! 25
| The [[List_of_Home_Improvement_episodes#Season_8_(1998–99)|series finale]] of ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' is broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. [[Patricia Richardson]] ([[Jill Taylor (Home Improvement)|Jill Taylor]]) is offered $25 million to do a ninth season; [[Tim Allen]] ([[List_of_Home_Improvement_characters#Tim_Taylor|Tim Taylor]]) is offered $50 million. The two decline the offer and the series comes to an end as a result.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/68477/14-sturdy-facts-about-home-improvement |title=14 Sturdy Facts About 'Home Improvement'|last=Cormier |first=Roger |magazine=Mental Floss |date=September 17, 2016 |access-date=September 21, 2018 |quote=Richardson was offered $25 million to do a ninth season; Allen was offered double that. The two declined, and Home Improvement ended after eight seasons and 203 episodes.}}</ref> [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]] ([[List_of_Home_Improvement_characters#Randy_Taylor|Randy Taylor]]) does not return to the show for the series finale (as he is busy with his education and filming the movie ''[[Speedway Junky]]'', released in 2001), only appearing in archived footage. The series finale becomes the fifth [[List of most-watched television broadcasts#United States|highest-rated series finale television program]] of the 1990s and the ninth overall series finale ever presented on a single network in television history, watched by 35.5 percent of the households sampled in America, and 21.6 percent of television viewers.
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===June===
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! Date
! Event
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! 11
| [[Cartoon Network]] rebrands its Friday night block of original animated series as ''[[Cartoon Cartoons|Cartoon Cartoon Fridays]]''.
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! 17
| The ''[[NHL on Fox]]'' airs for the [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|final time]].
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===July===
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! Event
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! 18
| ''[[The Simpsons]]'' actor [[Hank Azaria]] marries actress [[Helen Hunt]]. The couple would file for divorce over a year later.
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! 31
| ''[[CBS This Morning]]'' co-anchor [[Russ Mitchell]] as a Saturday anchor of ''[[CBS Evening News]]'' along with [[Thalia Assuras]] as an alternate Saturday anchor starting in November.
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===August===
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! Date
! Event
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! 8
| The [[List_of_Mystery_Science_Theater_3000_episodes#Season_10_(1999)|series finale]] of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' airs on [[Syfy|The Sci-Fi Channel]], who had been broadcasting the past three seasons following its departure from [[Comedy Central]] in 1996. The last film to be featured in its original run is the 1968 film ''[[Danger: Diabolik]]''. ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' would resume production in 2017, when [[List_of_Mystery_Science_Theater_3000_episodes#Season_11_(2017)|new episodes]] begin airing on [[Netflix]].
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! 16
| ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'' airs its first episode on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] with [[Regis Philbin]] as host. It would go on to become the television season's highest-rated series and one of ABC's most successful shows.
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! 26
| ''[[WWF SmackDown!]]'' airs its [[History of WWE Smackdown|first episode]], live from the [[Kemper Arena]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], on [[UPN]]. The main event saw [[Triple H]] defeating [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] to retain the [[WWE Championship|WWF Title]] thanks to interference from [[Shawn Michaels]], who was the special guest referee.
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! 30
| [[Countess Vaughn]] leaves the cast of ''[[Moesha]]'' to star in her own television spin-off ''[[The Parkers]]'' with [[Mo'Nique]], making her the first female African-American comedian to receive a spin-off.
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===September===
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! Event
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! rowspan="3" | 6
| [[UPN]] replaces its [[UPN Kids]] block with a new E/I-compliant block airing weekdays and Sunday mornings named [[Disney's One Too]], a spinoff of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[Disney's One Saturday Morning]].
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| In [[Schenectady, New York]], [[PBS]] member station [[WCWN|WMHQ]] is relaunched as WEWB-TV, a commercial broadcast station affiliated with [[The WB]] (the [[Capital District, New York|Capital District]]'s first affiliate of that network).
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| [[PBS]] launches a 24-hour [[PBS Kids]] television network and new branding for its children's programming.
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! 7
| [[Viacom (1952–2006)|Viacom]] announced that the company would acquire [[CBS]] and its company, [[CBS Corporation (1997)|CBS Corporation]] (after CBS spun off Viacom in 1971 after the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] forbids broadcast networks to own [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] units or more TV stations) which would cause the two companies to merge into one mega media empire. Which the merger would bring CBS and [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] close.
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! 12
| The [[51st Primetime Emmy Awards]] presentation is aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].
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! 20
| After four years, [[WGN America|WGN's superstation feed]] drops programming from [[The WB]] and [[Kids' WB]] at the request of the network. The network's programs are replaced by movie, sports from Chicago's sporting teams and other broadcasts.
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! 24
| [[The WB]] begins airing programming on Friday nights.
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! 26
| [[NBC]] airs a [[Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Special|three-hour prime-time special]] in celebration of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'s'' 25th anniversary.
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! 27
| [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] garners the highest cable rating in [[WWE|WWF]] history with [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] in a segment entitled "This is your life" on [[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]], which draws a record 8.4 rating.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/playlists/rock-this-is-your-life-playlist | title=The Rock: This is Your Life! }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/57902-bill-banks-talks-about-the-highest-rated-wrestling-segment | title=Bill Banks Talks About the Highest Rated Wrestling Segment | website=[[Bleacher Report]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://slashwrestling.com/raw/990927.html | title=; RAW 27 September 1999|work=/Wrestling}}</ref>
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===October===
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! 4
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WATN-TV|WPTY]], and sister station [[WLMT]], both in the [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] area, begin allowing [[The WB]] programming, most notably on WPTY for late nights, and some kids shows, like ''[[Pokémon (TV series)|Pokémon]]'', airing on WLMT.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1999-09-23|title=WPTY shuffles, moves the WB network to "free" TV late nights|work=[[The Commercial Appeal]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1999-09-23|title=WB|work=[[The Commercial Appeal]]}}</ref>
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! 7
| [[Donald Trump]] announces his [[Donald Trump 2000 presidential campaign|2000 presidential campaign]] on an episode of ''[[Larry King Live]]''.
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! 10
| The [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] event, [[Heroes of Wrestling]] is broadcast from the [[Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis|Casino Magic]] hotel and casino in [[Bay St. Louis, Mississippi|Bay St. Louis]], [[Mississippi]]. Although the event was heavily promoted, it was only purchased by 29,000 households. Additionally, the event itself was generally regarded to be of poor quality: ''[[Wrestling Observer]]'' rated it the worst major wrestling event of 1999,<ref name=ppvdisappoints>{{cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/oct11_her.html|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120715153357/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/oct11_her.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= July 15, 2012|title= Heroes PPV a disappointment|access-date= 2007-05-13}}</ref> with its editor [[Dave Meltzer]] giving a rating of "[[absolute zero]]" to a tag team match featuring [[The Bushwhackers|Luke Williams and Butch Miller]] facing [[Nikolai Volkoff]] and [[The Iron Sheik]]. Meltzer's colleague, [[Bryan Alvarez]] of ''Figure Four Weekly'', has repeatedly referred to this match as the worst he has ever seen and rated it "minus more stars than there are in the universe"<ref>[http://www.wrestlecrap.com/classic22.html Heroes of Wrestling: Sucked Long Before Jake Used a Snake as a Penis]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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! 27
| The fourth and deciding game of the [[1999 World Series|World Series]] airs on [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]. This is to date, NBC's 39th and final [[List of World Series broadcasters|World Series]]. The [[1999 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] defeat once again the [[1999 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]], winning their second title in a row and 25th in franchise history.
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===November===
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! 19
| [[John Carpenter (game show contestant)|John Carpenter]] becomes the first player on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s game show ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' to win $1,000,000. Carpenter is also the first known contestant in the history of American game show to win $1,000,000.
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===December===
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! 1
| [[Richard Pryor]] [[List of The Norm Show episodes#Season 2 (1999–2000)|appears]] in the cold open of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[The Norm Show|Norm]]'' in what would prove to be his final television appearance. He would die in 2005, 6 years later.
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! 15
| [[NASCAR]] strikes a deal with [[NASCAR on Fox|Fox Sports]], [[FX (TV network)|FX]], [[NASCAR on NBC|NBC]], and [[NASCAR on TBS|TBS]] (later moved to [[NASCAR on TNT|TNT]]) worth $2.4 billion for a new six-year package,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsportstv.com/2001_tv_deal.htm |title=2001 TV Deal |access-date=2017-09-14 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000918001829/http://www.motorsportstv.com/2001_tv_deal.htm |archive-date=September 18, 2000 }} Quote: While many fans were upset that ESPN and CBS lost the rights, insiders say that their bids were close to $100 million annually under the winning bids from Fox and NBC.</ref> covering the Winston Cup (now [[NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR Cup]]) Series and Busch (now [[Comcast Cable|Xfinity]]) Series schedules. NASCAR wanted to capitalize on its increased popularity even more, so the organization decided that future deals would be centralized; that is, the networks would negotiate directly with NASCAR for a regular schedule of telecasts. The old deal arrangement saw each track negotiate with the networks to broadcast their races. As a result, NASCAR had races on [[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]], [[NASCAR on TNN|TNN]], [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]], ABC, NBC, and TBS. However, NBC, which had just entered the sport, showed only one race in [[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2000]]. NASCAR wanted to increase the number of races by each partner, and have as many races on broadcast networks as possible, to prevent fans from missing races.
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! 31
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] participates in the global broadcast ''[[2000 Today]]'' with ''[[ABC 2000 Today]]''. [[Peter Jennings]] anchors ABC's broadcast of the special from [[New York City]], joined later by [[Dick Clark]] who hosts the countdown in [[Times Square]].
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==Programs==

===Debuts===
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! Date
! Show
! Network
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!rowspan="3"|January 1
| ''[[The Blame Game (MTV)|The Blame Game]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
| ''[[Cold Case Files]]''
|[[A&E Network|A&E]]
|-
| ''Scrapbook Memories''
|[[DIY Network]]
|-
!January 4
|''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|January 5
| ''[[Total Recall 2070]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
| ''[[Mega Babies]]''
|[[Fox Family Channel|Fox Family]]
|-
!January 8
| ''[[Providence (American TV series)|Providence]]''
| [[NBC]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|January 10
| ''[[Batman Beyond]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
| ''[[The Sopranos]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[The PJs]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!January 11
| ''[[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
!January 13
| ''[[60 Minutes II]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|January 17
|''[[The Brothers Flub]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|''[[Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
!January 18
|''[[So Weird]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
!January 21
|''[[Turks (TV series)|Turks]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|January 25
|''[[Dilbert (TV series)|Dilbert]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
|''[[Zoboomafoo]]''
|[[PBS Kids]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|January 26
| ''[[A Little Curious]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[HBO Family]]
|-
|''[[Crashbox]]''
|-
!January 30
| ''[[The Jersey]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
!January 31
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Fox
|-
!rowspan="2"|February 1
| ''[[George and Martha]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[HBO Family]]
|-
|''[[Anthony Ant]]''
|-
!February 17
| ''The Planet's Funniest Animals''
|[[Animal Planet]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |March 8
| ''[[Station Zero (1999 TV series)|Station Zero]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
| ''[[Strange World (TV series)|Strange World]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|March 9
| ''[[Family Rules (American TV series)|Family Rules]]'' 
|[[UPN]]
|-
| ''[[Sons of Thunder (TV series)|Sons of Thunder]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|March 15
| ''[[Payne (TV series)|Payne]]''
|-
| ''[[Rescue 77]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
| ''[[L.A. Heat (TV series)|L.A. Heat]]''
|[[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]
|-
!March 19
| ''[[Farscape]]''
|[[Syfy (United States)|Sci-Fi Channel]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|March 24
| ''[[It's Like, You Know...]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[The Norm Show]]''
|-
!March 28
| ''[[Futurama]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!March 29
| ''[[The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)|The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!April 1
| ''[[Snap Judgment (legal comedy show)|Snap Judgment]]''
|[[TruTV|Court TV]]
|-
!April 3
| ''[[The Big Moment]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!April 6
|''[[Everything's Relative (1999 TV series)|Everything's Relative]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!April 7
|''[[Strangers with Candy]]'' 
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
!April 17
|''Animals Are People Too''
|PAX TV
|-
!April 26
|''[[Home Movies (TV series)|Home Movies]]'' 
|[[UPN]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 1
|''[[Mickey Mouse Works]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
!May 8
|''[[The New Woody Woodpecker Show]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Kids]]
|-
!June 7
| ''[[Where Are They Now? (American TV series)|Where Are They Now?]]''
|[[VH1]]
|-
!June 10
| ''[[The Chimp Channel]]''
|[[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]
|-
!June 14
|''[[Power Play (1998 TV series)|Power Play]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
!June 15
|''[[The Man Show]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
!June 19
|''[[Beggars and Choosers (TV series)|Beggars and Choosers]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
!July 5
|''[[Passions]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!July 7
|''[[Good Eats]]''
|[[Food Network]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|July 11
|''[[Making the Video]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
|''[[Movie Stars (TV series)|Movie Stars]]''
|The WB
|-
!July 17
|''[[Rotten Ralph]]''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|Fox Family]]
|-
!July 18
|''[[G vs E]]''
|[[USA Network]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|July 26
|''[[Undressed]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
|''[[Phred on Your Head Show]]''
|[[Nick Jr. Channel|Noggin]]
|-
!August 1
| ''[[Grown Ups (1999 TV series)|Grown Ups]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
!August 3
|''[[Downtown (1999 TV series)|Downtown]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|August 9
|''[[Independent Lens]]''
|PBS
|-
|''[[Katie Joplin]]''
|The WB
|-
|''Treasures in Your Home''
|PAX TV
|-
!August 14
|''Destination Stardom''
|
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 16
|''[[Rocket Power]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!August 17
|''[[Chicken Soup for the Soul]]''
|[[Ion Television#PAX (1998–2005)|Pax TV]]
|-
!August 19
|''[[The Lot (TV series)|The Lot]]''
|[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 26
|''[[The Parkers]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[UPN]]
|-
| ''[[WWE SmackDown]]''
|-
!August 30
|''[[Sonic Underground]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|September 4
|''[[Battle Dome]]''
|-
|''[[WWF Jakked/Metal]]''
|-
! rowspan="4" |September 6
|''[[Dragon Tales]]''
|PBS Kids
|-
|''[[Sabrina: The Animated Series]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
|''Storytime with Thomas''
| rowspan="2" |[[Freeform (TV channel)|Fox Family]]
|-
|''[[It's Itsy Bitsy Time]]''
|-
!September 7
|''[[Strip Poker (game show)|Strip Poker]]''
|[[USA Network]]
|-
!September 8
| ''[[Get Real (American TV series)|Get Real]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|September 9
| ''[[Early Today]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Today (American TV program)|Later Today]]''
|-
!September 11
|''[[Detention (American TV series)|Detention]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
!September 12
|''[[Hope Island (TV series)|Hope Island]]''
| Pax TV
|-
!rowspan="6"|September 13
|''[[Blind Date (American TV series)|Blind Date]]''
|rowspan="4"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
|''[[Dr. Joy Browne|The Dr. Joy Browne Show]]''
|-
|''[[The Martin Short Show]]''
|-
|''[[The Queen Latifah Show]]''
|-
| ''[[Fox Report]]''
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|-
|''[[Judge Mathis]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!September 16
|''[[Action (TV series)|Action]]''
| Fox
|-
!rowspan="2"| September 18
| ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
| ''[[Rescue Heroes]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!September 19
| ''[[Judging Amy]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[CBS]]
|-
!rowspan="7"| September 20
| ''[[Family Law (American TV series)|Family Law]]''
|-
| ''[[Ladies Man (1999 TV series)|Ladies Man]]''
|-
| ''Richard Simmons' DreamMaker''
|rowspan="2"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Relic Hunter]]''
|-
| ''[[Cita's World]]''
|[[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]
|-
| ''[[Safe Harbor (1999 TV series)|Safe Harbor]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
!rowspan="3"| September 21
| ''[[The Mike O'Malley Show]]''
|-
| ''[[Mission Hill (TV series)|Mission Hill]]'' 
|[[The WB]]
|-
| ''[[Once and Again]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"| September 22
| ''[[Oh, Grow Up]]''
|-
| ''[[The West Wing]]''
|rowspan="4"|[[NBC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"| September 23
| ''[[Stark Raving Mad (TV series)|Stark Raving Mad]]''
|-
| ''[[Third Watch]]''
|-
!rowspan="3"| September 24
| ''[[Cold Feet (American TV series)|Cold Feet]]''
|-
| ''[[Now and Again]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Odd Man Out (American TV series)|Odd Man Out]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!rowspan="3"| September 25
| ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Amazon (1999 TV series)|Peter Benchley's Amazon]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Xyber 9: New Dawn]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
!rowspan="2"| September 26
| ''[[Snoops (1999 TV series)|Snoops]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Jack & Jill (TV series)|Jack & Jill]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[The WB]]
|-
!rowspan="2"| September 29
| ''[[Popular (TV series)|Popular]]''
|-
| ''[[Work with Me]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!September 30
| ''[[Curb Appeal]]''
|[[HGTV]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|October 2
| ''[[Archie's Weird Mysteries]]''
|[[ION Television|Pax TV]]
|-
| ''[[The Lost World (TV series)|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Spider-Man Unlimited]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
!rowspan="3"| October 5
| ''[[Emma (TV series)|Emma]]''
|[[VH1]]
|-
| ''[[Shasta McNasty]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
| ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[The WB]] 
|-
!October 6
| ''[[Roswell (TV series)|Roswell]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 7
|''[[House Hunters]]''
|[[HGTV]]
|-
|''[[Wasteland (American TV series)|Wasteland]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|October 8
|''[[Harsh Realm]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|''[[Love & Money]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Random Acts of Comedy]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Freeform (TV channel)|Fox Family]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 9
|''[[Angela Anaconda]]''
|-
|''[[BeastMaster (TV series)|BeastMaster]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!October 12
| ''[[The Strip (American TV series)|The Strip]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
!October 15
|''[[Ryan Caulfield: Year One]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 16
|''[[100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|''[[The Amanda Show]]''
|-
!October 18
|''[[Farmclub.com]]''
|[[USA Network]]
|-
!October 25
| ''[[Time of Your Life (American TV series)|Time of Your Life]]''
| Fox
|-
!October 30
| ''[[The Avengers: United They Stand]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
!November 1
|''[[The Early Show]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!November 4
|''[[Greed (game show)|Greed]]''
| Fox
|-
!rowspan="2"|November 12
| ''[[Mike, Lu & Og]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]''
|-
!November 28
|''[[Little Bill]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
!November 29
| ''[[webRIOT]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
|}

===Ending this year===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
!Date 
!Title 
!Debut
|-
!rowspan="2"|January 2
|''[[Birdz (TV series)|Birdz]]''
|1998
|-
|''[[Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?]]''
|1994
|-
!January 16
|''[[The New Batman Adventures]]''
|1997
|-
!rowspan="3"|January 18
|''[[The Charlie Horse Music Pizza]]''
|rowspan="6"|1998
|-
|''[[Guys Like Us]]''
|-
|''[[Toonsylvania]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|January 20
|''[[Brats of the Lost Nebula]]''
|-
|''[[Encore! Encore!]]''
|-
!January 24
|''[[Fantasy Island (1998 TV series)|Fantasy Island]]''
|-
!January 25
|''[[Working (TV series)|Working]]''
|1997
|-
!February 3
|''[[Maggie Winters]]''
|rowspan="3"|1998
|-
!February 11
|''[[Cupid (1998 TV series)|Cupid]]''
|-
!February 12
|''[[Brimstone (TV series)|Brimstone]]''
|-
!February 14
|''[[Going Wild with Jeff Corwin]]''
|1997
|-
!February 21
|''[[The Little Lulu Show]]''
|1995
|-
!February 25
|''[[Vengeance Unlimited]]''
|rowspan="6"|1998
|-
!rowspan="2"|February 27
|''[[Mad Jack the Pirate]]''
|-
|''[[The Mr. Potato Head Show]]''
|-
!February 28
|''[[Trinity (American TV series)|Trinity]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|March 1
|''[[DiResta]]''
|-
|''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]''
|-
!March 2
|''[[Between Brothers]]''
|1997
|-
!March 8
|''[[Hyperion Bay]]''
|1998
|-
!March 11
|''[[Jumanji (TV series)|Jumanji]]''
|1996
|-
!March 13
|''[[Maggie (1998 TV series)|Maggie]]''
|1998
|-
!March 14
|''[[Due South]]''
|1994
|-
!March 16
|''[[LateLine]]''
|1998
|-
!March 17
|''[[Tracey Takes On...]]''
|1996
|-
!March 26
|''[[The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder]]''
|1995
|-
!March 27
|''[[The Net (American TV series)|The Net]]''
|1998
|-
!April 4
|''[[Women: Stories of Passion]]''
|1996
|-
!April 6
|''[[Station Zero]]''
|1999
|-
!April 10
|''[[Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain]]''
|1998
|-
!April 11
|''[[Anthony Ant]]''
|rowspan="2"|1999
|-
!rowspan="2"|April 13
|''[[Family Rules (American TV series)|Family Rules]]''
|-
|''[[The Sifl and Olly Show]]''
|1997
|-
!April 17
|''[[Sons of Thunder (TV series)|Sons of Thunder]]''
|rowspan="2"|1999
|-
!April 23
|''[[Turks (TV series)|Turks]]''
|-
!April 26
|''[[Caroline in the City]]''
|1995
|-
!April 27
|''[[Everything's Relative (1999 TV series)|Everything's Relative]]''
|rowspan="3"|1999
|-
!April 28
|''[[Payne (TV series)|Payne]]''
|-
!May 3
|''[[Rescue 77]]''
|-
!May 4
|''[[NewsRadio]]''
|1995
|-
!May 7
|''[[Beast Wars: Transformers]]''
|1996
|-
!May 10
|''[[L.A. Doctors]]''
|rowspan="3"|1998
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 14
|''[[Brother's Keeper (1998 TV series)|Brother's Keeper]]''
|-
|''[[Young Hercules]]''
|-
!May 16
| ''[[Smart Guy]]''
|1997
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 20
|''[[The Wayans Bros.]]''
|1995
|-
|''[[Promised Land (1996 TV series)|Promised Land]]''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|-
!rowspan="3"|May 21
|''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]''
|-
|''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
|1993
|-
|''[[Love Boat: The Next Wave]]''
|rowspan="3"|1998
|-
!rowspan="3"|May 22
|''[[Air America (TV series)|Air America]]''
|-
|''[[Mortal Kombat: Conquest]]''
|-
|''[[Viper (TV series)|Viper]]''
|rowspan="2"|1994
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 23
|''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]''
|-
|''[[Unhappily Ever After]]''
|1995
|-
!rowspan="4"|May 24
|''[[Mad About You]]'' (returned in 2019)
|rowspan="2"|1992
|-
|''[[Melrose Place]]''
|-
|''[[Home Movies (TV series)|Home Movies]]'' (returned in 2001)
|1999
|-
|''[[The Sentinel (TV series)|The Sentinel]]''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 25
|''[[Clueless (TV series)|Clueless]]''
|-
|''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''
|1991
|-
!May 28
|''[[Todd McFarlane's Spawn]]''
|1997
|-
!June 2
|''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
|1993
|-
!June 8
|''[[Total Recall 2070]]''
|1999
|-
!rowspan="2"|June 11
|''[[Unsolved Mysteries]]'' (returned in 2001)
|1987
|-
|''[[USA High]]''
|1997
|-
!rowspan="2"|June 23
|''[[The Nanny (TV series)|The Nanny]]''
|1993
|-
|''[[Turning Point (TV program)|Turning Point]]''
|1994
|-
!rowspan="2"|June 25
|''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''
|1964
|-
|''[[Love Connection]]'' (returned in 2017)
|1983
|-
!rowspan="2"|June 26
|''[[Doug (TV series)|Doug]]''
|1991
|-
|''[[The Big Moment]]''
|1999
|-
!July 6
|''[[Amazing Animals]]''
|1996
|-
!July 9
|''[[Two of a Kind (American TV series)|Two of a Kind]]''
|rowspan="2"|1998
|-
!July 15
|''[[Mercy Point]]''
|-
!July 25
|''[[The Parent 'Hood]]''
|1995
|-
!July 30
|''[[Legacy (American TV series)|Legacy]]''
|1998
|-
!August 11
|''[[In the House (TV series)|In the House]]''
|1995
|-
!August 13
|''[[Cow and Chicken]]''
|rowspan="2"|1997
|-
!August 21
|''[[WWF Shotgun Saturday Night]]''
|-
!August 28
|''[[The New Addams Family]]''
|1998
|-
!September 6
|''[[NBC News at Sunrise]]''
|1983
|-
!September 10
|''[[Hard Copy]]''
|1989
|-
!September 12
|''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' (returned in 2017)
|1988
|-
!September 17
|''[[Match Game]]'' (returned in 2016)
|1962
|-
!September 24
|''[[Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)|Timon & Pumbaa]]''
|1995
|-
!September 28
|''[[The Mike O'Malley Show]]''
|rowspan="6"|1999
|-
!October 20
|''[[Work with Me]]''
|-
!October 21
|''[[Wasteland (American TV series)|Wasteland]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 22
|''[[Ryan Caulfield: Year One]]''
|-
|''[[Sonic Underground]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 29
|''[[Cold Feet (American TV series)|Cold Feet]]''
|-
|''[[CBS This Morning]]'' (returned in 2012)
|1987
|-
!November 5
|''[[Emma (TV series)|Emma]]''
|rowspan="2"|1999
|-
!November 8
|''[[Downtown (1999 TV series)|Downtown]]''
|-
!November 12
|''[[Poltergeist: The Legacy]]''
|1996
|-
!November 19
|''[[Sabrina: The Animated Series]]''
|1999
|-
!November 22
|''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]''
|1995
|-
!November 28
|''[[Safe Harbor (1999 TV series)|Safe Harbor]]''
|1999
|-
!December 1
|''[[Viva Variety]]''
|1997
|-
!December 2
|''[[Action (TV series)|Action]]''
|1999
|-
!December 10
|''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' (returned in 2001)
|1996
|-
!December 12
|''[[Figure It Out]]'' (returned in 2012) 
|1997
|-
!December 16
|''[[The Chimp Channel]]''
|1999
|-
!December 17
|''[[Little Men (TV series)|Little Men]]''
|1998
|-
!rowspan="2"|December 18
|''[[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]]''
|rowspan="3"|1999
|-
|''[[Snoops (1999 TV series)|Snoops]]''
|-
!December 28
|''[[Oh, Grow Up]]''
|-
!December 31
|''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]''
|1997
|}

===Entering syndication this year===
{|class="wikitable"
|- "
! Show || Seasons || In Production || Source
|-
|''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''||4|||Yes||<ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1997/BC-1997-06-23.pdf from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Caroline in the City]]''||4|||Yes||<ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1998/BC-1998-05-11.pdf from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Clueless (TV series)|Clueless]]''||3|||No||<ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1998/BC-1998-12-14.pdf from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''||4|||Yes||<ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1997/BC-1997-06-30.pdf from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[In the House (TV series)|In the House]]''||5|||No||<ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1997/BC-1997-08-25.pdf from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[The Parent 'Hood]]''||5|||No||<ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1997/BC-1997-03-17.pdf from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''||5|||Yes||<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkojUV81KFg Star Trek: Voyager Syndication Promo - "Are You a Voyager?" - YouTube] from YouTube</ref>
|-
|''[[Unhappily Ever After]]''||5|||No||
|-
|''[[The Wayans Bros.]]''||5||rowspan"1"|No||<ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1997/BC-1997-10-06.pdf from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|}

===Resuming this year===
{| class="wikitable"
|- "
! Title || Last aired || Previous network || New title || New network || Date of return
|-
|''[[Timon and Pumbaa (television series)|Timon and Pumbaa]]''
|1996
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] and [[CBS]]
|rowspan="6"|Same
|[[Toon Disney]]
|January 1
|-
|''[[Zoom (1999 TV series)|Zoom]]''
|1978
|PBS 
|PTV
|January 4
|-
|''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]]''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|Same
|February 6
|-
|''[[ReBoot]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|[[Toonami]]
|March 15
|-
|''[[Johnny Bravo]]''
|1997
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|rowspan="2"|Same
|July 2
|-
|''[[Divorce Court]]''
|1992
|Syndication
|September 7
|-
|''[[Tales from the Cryptkeeper]]'' 
|1994
|ABC
|''The New Tales from the Cryptkeeper''
|CBS
|September 11
|-
|''[[Family Feud]]''
|1995
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|rowspan="2"|Same
|Same
|September 20
|-
|''[[Ace Ventura: Pet Detective]]'' 
|1997
|CBS
|Nickelodeon 
|October 29 
|}

===Changes of network affiliation===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Show
! Moved from 
! Moved to
|-
| ''[[Timon and Pumbaa (television series)|Timon and Pumbaa]]''
| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] and [[CBS]]
| [[Toon Disney]]
|-
| ''[[Franklin (TV series)|Franklin]]''
| [[CBS Kidshow]]
| [[Nick Jr. (block)|Nick Jr.]]
|-
| ''[[Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (TV series)|Ace Ventura: Pet Detective]]''
| [[CBS]]
| [[Nickelodeon]]
|-
| ''[[Tales from the Cryptkeeper]]'' 
| rowspan="3"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[UPN]] 
|-
| ''[[Pepper Ann]]''
|-
| ''[[ReBoot]]'' (US terrestrial rights)
| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
| [[Toonami]]
|-
| ''[[National Geographic Explorer]]''
| [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]
| [[CNBC]]
|-
| ''[[Leeza]]''
|[[NBC]]
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
|''[[Between Brothers]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|[[UPN]]
|-
|}

===Made-for-TV movies and miniseries===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Title 
! Channel 
! Date of airing
|-
|''[[Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film)|Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;"|Disney Channel
| style="text-align:center;"|January 23
|-
|''[[Deep in My Heart (1999 film)|Deep in My Heart]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|CBS
| style="text-align:center;"|February 14
|-
|''[[Alice in Wonderland (1999 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;"|NBC
| style="text-align:center;"|February 28
|-
|''[[Replacing Dad]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|CBS
| style="text-align:center;"|March 14
|-
|''[[Great Expectations (1999 film)|Great Expectations]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;"|PBS 
| style="text-align:center;"| May 9
<!-- ''[[Jesus (1999 film)|Jesus]]'' was removed because it was released in '99 in Europe, but in 2000 in the U.S. -->
|-
|''[[Joan of Arc (miniseries)|Joan of Arc]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|CBS
| style="text-align:center;"| May 15
|-
|''[[Atomic Train]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;"|NBC 
| style="text-align:center;"| May 16
|-
|''[[A Lesson Before Dying (film)|A Lesson Before Dying]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;"|HBO 
| style="text-align:center;"| May 22 
|-
|''[[Pirates of Silicon Valley]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;"|TNT 
| style="text-align:center;"| June 20
|-
|''[[Vendetta (1999 film)|Vendetta]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|HBO
| style="text-align:center;"| July 3
|-
|''[[Johnny Tsunami]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Disney Channel
| style="text-align:center;"| July 24
|-
|''[[First Daughter (1999 film)|First Daughter]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|TBS 
| style="text-align:center;"| August 15
|-
|''[[Don't Look Under the Bed]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Disney Channel 
| style="text-align:center;"| October 9
|-
|''[[RKO 281]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;"|HBO
|rowspan="2"| November 20
|-
|''[[Horse Sense]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;"|Disney Channel
|-
|''[[Runaway Reptar]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;"|Nickelodeon
| style="text-align:center;"|November 27
|-
|''[[Cinderelmo]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;"|FOX
| style="text-align:center;"|December 6
|-
|''[[Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip|Ego Trip]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;"|Cartoon Network
| style="text-align:center;"|December 10
|-
|''[[The Lady in Question (1999 film)|The Lady in Question]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;"|A&E 
| style="text-align:center;"| December 12
|}

==Networks and services==
===Network launches===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Network
! Type 
! Launch date
! Notes 
! Source 
|-
| [[Noggin (brand)|Noggin]]
| Cable and satellite
| February 2
| A joint venture between [[Nickelodeon]] and the [[Children's Television Workshop]], airing educational programming for pre-schoolers and school-aged children from both parties. [[Dish Network]] and [[Americast]] carried the network at launch.
| 
|-
| [[Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids]]
| Cable and satellite
| March 1
| A channel broadcasting games shows and sports-related programs from [[Nickelodeon]].
| 
|-
| Starz Cinema<br>Starz Family
| Cable and satellite
| May 1
| 
| 
|-
| HBO Comedy<br>HBO Zone
| Cable and satellite
| May 6
| First announced in April 1998, HBO Comedy airs comedic films plus HBO comedy series and stand-up specials, while HBO Zone airs programs aimed at young adults.
| 
|-
| [[TV Globo Internacional]]
| Cable and satellite
| August 24
| 
|
|-
| [[PBS Kids]]
| Cable and satellite/over-the-air multicast
| September 6
| A 24-hour channel showing PBS' children's programs (notably excluding ''[[Sesame Street]]'', whose pay TV rights were held by Noggin).
|
|-
| [[Spectrum News 1 Austin|News 8 Austin]]
| Cable television 
| September 13
| A 24-hour news network serving the [[Greater Austin]] area.
|
|-
| [[DIY Network]]
| Cable and satellite
| September 30
| An interactive spin-off of [[HGTV]] carrying instructional programs related to "[[do it yourself]]" activities.
| 
|-
| [[Boyz/Girlz Channel|Boyz Channel]]
| Cable television
| October 31
| A spin-off of the [[Fox Family Channel]] airing programmes aimed towards a young male audience.
| 
|-
| [[Boyz/Girlz Channel|Girlz Channel]]
| Cable television
| October 31
| A spin-off of the [[Fox Family Channel]] airing programmes aimed towards a young female audience.
| 
|}

===Conversions and rebrandings===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Old network name
! New network name
! Type
! Conversion Date
! Notes
! Source
|-
|[[Starz!|Starz! 2]]
|Starz! Theater
|Cable television
|July 
|
|
|-
|}

==Television stations==
===Station launches===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! [[City of License]]/[[Designated market area|Market]]
! [[Television station|Station]]
! Channel 
! Affiliation
! Notes/Ref.
|- 
| January 1 
| [[Seattle, Washington]] 
| [[KFFV|KHCV]]
| 45
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
| 
|- 
| January 5
| [[Tucson, Arizona]] 
| [[KWBA]]
| 58 
| [[The WB]] 
| 
|- 
| January 19
| [[Twin Falls, Idaho]]
| K26EW
| 26
| [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]
| 
|- 
| February 12
| [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] 
| [[KTUD-CD|KCNG-LP]]
| 25
| [[UPN]] (primary) <br /> [[America's Voice (cable network)|America's Voice]] (secondary) 
| 
|- 
| February 15
| [[Phoenix, Arizona]] 
| [[KPPX-TV]]
| 51
| '''[[Ion Television|Pax TV]]'''
|
|- 
| February 19
| [[San Antonio, Texas]] 
| [[KPXL-TV]]
| 26
| '''[[Ion Television|Pax TV]]'''
| 
|- 
| March 5
| [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]]/[[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]
| [[KWBQ]]
| 19
| [[The WB]] 
| 
|- 
| March 12
| [[New York City]] 
| [[WDVB-CD|W36AD]]
| 36
| Independent
| 
|- 
| April 
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]
| [[KTFQ-TV|KAPX]]
| 41
| '''[[Ion Television|Pax TV]]''' 
| 
|- 
| May 3
| [[Lexington, Kentucky]] 
| [[WBLU-LP|W62CL]]
| 62
| [[UPN]]
| Originally an [[Low-power broadcasting|LPTV]] translator of [[WUPX-TV|WAOM]]/[[Morehead, Kentucky]]
|- 
| May 5 
| [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]
| [[WYDN]]
| 48
| Prime Time Christian Broadcasting
| Now a Daystar affiliate licensed in [[Lowell, Massachusetts]]
|- 
| rowspan=2| June 7
| [[Camden, Arkansas|Camden]]/[[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
| [[KMYA-DT|KKYK-TV]]
| 49
| [[The WB]] 
| 
|- 
| [[Williamson, West Virginia]]
| W45AZ
| 45
| [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]
| 
|- 
| June 17
| [[Batavia, New York|Batavia]]/[[Buffalo, New York]]
| [[WPXJ-TV]]
| 51
| '''[[Ion Television|Pax TV]]'''
| 
|- 
| June 20 
| [[Bemidji, Minnesota|Bemidji]]/[[Brainerd, Minnesota]] 
| [[KFTC (TV)|KFTC]]
| 26
| '''[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]''' 
| Satellite of [[WFTC]]/[[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]] 
|- 
| July 6
| [[Filer, Idaho|Filer]]/[[Twin Falls, Idaho]]
| [[KBGH]]
| 19
| Educational independent
| 
|- 
| July 9
| [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] 
| KAIE
| 38
| Religious independent
| 
|- 
| August 
| [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]
| [[KCWH-LD|K18CD]]
| 18
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
| Translator of [[KTVG|KSNB]]/[[Superior, Nebraska|Superior]]
|- 
| rowspan=2| August 1
| [[Rio Grande City, Texas]] <br /> {{small|([[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]]/[[McAllen, Texas]], [[United States|USA]]/[[Reynosa, Tamaulipas|Reynosa]]/[[Matamoros, Tamaulipas]], [[Mexico]])}}
| [[KTLM]]
| 40
| [[Telemundo]]
| 
|- 
| [[Spokane, Washington]] 
| [[KGPX-TV]]
| 34
| '''[[Ion Television|Pax TV]]'''
| 
|- 
| August 4
| [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]
| [[KZUP-CD|W19AW]]
| 19
| [[UPN]] 
| 
|- 
| August 5
| [[Wichita, Kansas]] 
| [[KSCW-DT|KWCV]]
| 33
| [[The WB]]
| 
|- 
| August 8
| [[Seattle, Washington]]
| [[KUNS-TV|KBEH]]
| 51
| [[ShopNBC|ValueVision]]
| 
|- 
| August 21 
| [[St. George, Utah]] 
| [[KMYU|KUSG]]
| 12 
| '''CBS''' 
| Satellite of [[KUTV]]/[[Salt Lake City, Utah]]
|- 
| August 27
| [[Waterville, Maine|Waterville]]/[[Portland, Maine]]
| [[WPFO|WMPX-TV]]
| 23 
| '''[[Ion Television|Pax TV]]''' 
| 
|- 
| August 30 
| [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa]]/[[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]] 
| [[KWKB]]
| 20 
| [[The WB]]
| 
|- 
| September 12
| [[Muskogee, Oklahoma|Muskogee]]/[[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] 
| [[KQCW-DT|KWBT]]
| 19
| [[The WB]]
| 
|- 
| September 17
| [[Tuskegee, Alabama|Tuskegee]]/[[Montgomery, Alabama]]
| [[WBMM]]
| 22
| [[Ion Television|Pax TV]]
| 
|- 
| November 1
| [[Tecate]]/[[Tijuana]], [[Baja California]], [[Mexico]] <br /> {{small|([[San Diego, California]], [[United States]])}} 
| [[XHDTV-TDT|KHUPN-TV]]
| 49
| [[UPN]] 
| 
|- 
| November 5
| [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
| [[KXTU-LD]]
| 57
| [[UPN]] 
| 
|- 
| November 7
| [[Bismarck, North Dakota]] 
| [[KNDB|KNDX]]
| 26
| Fox 
| 
|- 
| November 10
| [[Paducah, Kentucky]] 
| [[WQWQ-LD|W52DC]]
| 49
| [[UPN]] 
| 
|-
| November 15
| [[Minot, North Dakota]] 
| [[KNDM|KXND]]
| 24
| Fox
| 
|- 
| December 1 
| [[Wausau, Wisconsin]] 
| [[WFXS-DT]]
| 55
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|
|- 
| December 22 
| [[Flint, Michigan]] 
| [[WXON-LP]]
| 54
| Independent 
| 
|- 
| rowspan=7| Unknown date
| [[Boca Raton, Florida]]
| [[WBEC-TV|WPPB-TV]]
| 63
| Educational independent 
| 
|- 
| [[Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands]]
| [[WVXF]]
| 17
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
| 
|-
| [[Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| [[KWBN]]
| 44
| [[Daystar (TV network)|Daystar]]
|
|- 
| [[Laredo, Texas]] 
| [[KYLX-LD|K55HW]]
| 55
| Mas Musica 
| 
|- 
| [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]]/[[Brownsville, Texas]] 
| [[KRZG-CD|KZMC-LP]]
| 35
| [[America's Store]]
| Translator of [[KNWS-LD|KNWS-LP]]/Brownsville
|- 
| [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
| [[WBME-CD|W41CV]]
| 41
| [[Reuters|WebFN]]
| 
|- 
| [[Victoria, Texas]]
| [[KUNU-LD|K27EG]]
| 27
| [[NBC]] 
| 
|- 
|}

===Network affiliation changes===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! [[City of License]]/[[Designated market area|Market]]
! [[Television station|Station]]
! Channel 
! Old affiliation
! New affiliation
! Notes/Ref.
|- 
| June 12
| [[Lima, Ohio]] 
| [[WPNM-LD|WLQP-LP]]
| 18 
| Fox (as W18BP) 
| [[UPN]]
| 
|- 
|}

===Station closures===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date 
! Market 
! Station 
! Channel 
! Affiliation
|-
| October 31
| [[Buffalo, New York]]
| [[WFHW-LP]]
| 58
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
|}

==Births==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date || Name || Notability
|-
!January 1
|[[Diamond White (singer)|Diamond White]]
|Actress (''[[The Haunted Hathaways]]'', ''[[The Lion Guard]]'', ''[[Pinky Malinky]]'') and singer
|-
!January 4
|[[Gage Munroe]]
|Canadian voice actor (''[[Stoked (TV series)|Stoked]]'', ''[[PAW Patrol]]'', ''[[Hotel Transylvania: The Series]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|January 18
|[[Karan Brar]]
|Actor (''[[Jessie (2011 TV series)|Jessie]]'', ''[[Bunk'd]]'')
|-
|[[Mateus Ward]]
|Actor (''[[Lab Rats (American TV series)|Lab Rats]]'', ''[[Hostages (American TV series)|Hostages]]'', ''[[Murder in the First (TV series)|Murder in the First]]'')
|-
!January 22
|Ricky Garcia
|Actor (''[[Best Friends Whenever]]'')
|-
!January 30
|Mavrick Moreno
|Actor (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|-
!February 10
|[[Tiffany Espensen]]
|Actress (''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', ''[[Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures]]'', ''[[Kirby Buckets]]'')
|-
!March 2
|[[Caleb Lee Hutchinson]]
|Singer (''[[American Idol (season 16)|American Idol]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cardoza |first=Riley |date=2017-05-22 |title=Caleb Lee Hutchinson |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/caleb-lee-hutchinson/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Hollywood Life |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!March 5
|[[Madison Beer]]
|American singer
|-
!March 20
|Olivia Stuck
|Actress (''[[Kirby Buckets]]'')
|-
!March 21
|Lexi DiBenedetto
|Actress (''[[Knight Squad]]'', ''[[The Really Loud House]]'')
|-
!March 22
|[[Gavin MacIntosh]]
|Actor (''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'')
|-
!March 27
|[[Natasha Calis]]
|Actress
|-
!April 2
|[[Sophie Reynolds]]
|Actress (''[[Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything]]'', ''[[Youth & Consequences]]'')
|-
!April 6
|[[Kwesi Boakye]]
|Actor (''[[Men of a Certain Age]]'', ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'', ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]'')
|-
!April 7
|Conner Rayburn
|Actor (''[[According to Jim]]'')
|-
!April 9
|[[Isaac Hempstead-Wright]]
|English actor (''[[Game of Thrones]]'')
|-
!May 1
|[[Tiffany Stratton]]
|Pro wrestler ([[WWE]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiffany Stratton WWE {{!}} News, Rumors, Pictures & Biography {{!}} Sportskeeda WWE |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/tiffany-stratton |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=www.sportskeeda.com}}</ref>
|-
!May 4
|[[Hook (wrestler)|Hook]]
|Pro wrestler ([[All Elite Wrestling|AEW]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hook AEW {{!}} News, Rumors & Updates |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/hook |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=www.sportskeeda.com}}</ref>
|-
!May 5
|[[Jonny Gray (actor)|Jonny Gray]]
|Canadian actor (''[[Max & Shred]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 11
|[[Madison Lintz]]
|Actress (''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'', ''[[Bosch (TV series)|Bosch]]'')
|-
|[[Sabrina Carpenter]]
|Actress (''[[Sofia the First]]'', ''[[Girl Meets World]]'', ''[[Milo Murphy's Law]]'') and singer
|-
!May 22
|[[Camren Bicondova]]
|Actress (''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'')
|-
!May 25
|[[Brec Bassinger]]
|Actress (''[[The Haunted Hathaways]]'', ''[[Bella and the Bulldogs]]'', ''[[School of Rock (TV series)|School of Rock]]'', ''[[All Night (TV series)|All Night]]'', ''[[The Loud House]]'', ''[[Stargirl (TV series)|Stargirl]]'') 
|-
!May 26
|[[Kerry Ingram]]
|English actress (''[[Game of Thrones]]'')
|-
!May 28
|[[Cameron Boyce]]
|Actor (''[[Jessie (2011 TV series)|Jessie]]'', ''[[Jake and the Never Land Pirates]]'', ''[[Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything]]'', ''[[Descendants (franchise)|Descendants]]'', ''[[Descendants: Wicked World]]'') (d. [[2019 in American television|2019]])
|-
!May 30
|[[Sean Giambrone]]
|Actor (''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'', ''[[Clarence (American TV series)|Clarence]]'')
|-
!June 5
|Denisea Wilson
|Actress (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|June 11
|[[Katelyn Nacon]]
|Actress (''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'', ''[[T@gged]]'')
|-
|[[Saxon Sharbino]]
|Actress (''[[Touch (American TV series)|Touch]]'', ''[[Love (TV series)|Love]]'') 
|-
!June 18
|[[Willie Spence]]
|Singer ([[American Idol (season 19)|''American Idol'']]) (d. 2022)
|-
!June 20
|[[Kayla Maisonet]]
|Actress (''[[Dog with a Blog]]'', ''[[The Haunted Hathaways]]'', ''[[Stuck in the Middle (TV series)|Stuck in the Middle]]'', ''[[Speechless (TV series)|Speechless]]'')
|-
!June 21
|[[Natalie Alyn Lind]]
|Actress (''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'', ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'', ''[[The Gifted (American TV series)|The Gifted]]'')
|-
!June 26
|[[Harley Quinn Smith]]
|Actress
|-
!June 27
|[[Chandler Riggs]]
|Actor (''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'')
|-
!July 5
|Gus Kamp
|Actor (''[[Best Friends Whenever]]'')
|-
!July 9
|[[Claire Corlett]]
|Canadian voice actress (Sweetie Belle on ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'')
|-
!August 4
|[[Kelly Gould]]
|Actress (''[[Rita Rocks]]'', ''[[Jessie (2011 TV series)|Jessie]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 13
|Corey Fogelmanis
|Actor (''[[Girl Meets World]]'')
|-
|[[Eli Brown]]
|Actor (''[[Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists]]'', ''[[Gossip Girl (2021 TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'')
|-
!August 14
|[[Alison Thornton]]
|Actress
|-
!August 21
|[[Maxim Knight]]
|Actor (''[[Falling Skies]]'')
|-
!August 22
|[[Ricardo Hurtado]]
|Actor (''[[School of Rock (TV series)|School of Rock]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|September 7
|[[Michelle Creber]]
|Voice actress (''[[Martha Speaks (TV series)|Martha Speaks]]'', ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'')
|-
|[[Cameron Ocasio]]
|Actor (''[[Sam & Cat]]'')
|-
!September 9
|Ronni Hawk
|Actress (''[[Stuck in the Middle (TV series)|Stuck in the Middle]]'', ''[[On My Block (TV series)|On My Block]]'')
|-
!September 13
|Zoey Burger
|Actress (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|-
!September 14
|[[Emma Kenney]]
|Actress (''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" |October 2
|[[Skye Blue]]
|Pro wrestler (AEW)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-23 |title=Skye Blue - Fights, Stats, Videos |url=https://www.trillertv.com/fighter/skye-blue/15859/ |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=TrillerTV |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Nathaniel Potvin
|Actor (''[[Mech-X4]]'')
|-
!October 6
|Will Shadley
|Voice actor (Gorgonzola on ''[[Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]'')
|-
!October 13
|[[Nell Tiger Free]]
|English actress (''[[Game of Thrones]]'')
|-
!October 15
|[[Bailee Madison]]
|Actress (''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'', ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'', ''[[Trophy Wife (TV series)|Trophy Wife]]'', ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'', ''[[Good Witch (TV series)|Good Witch]]'', ''[[Pretty Little Liars (2022 TV series)|Pretty Little Liars]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 16
|Jadiel Dowlin
|Actor (''[[Star Falls]]'')
|-
|Joshua Hoffman
|Actor (''[[Talia in the Kitchen]]'')
|-
!November 1
|[[Buddy Handleson]]
|Actor (''[[Shake It Up (American TV series)|Shake It Up]]'', ''[[Wendell and Vinnie]]'', ''[[Bella and the Bulldogs]]'')
|-
!November 5
|Zachary S. Williams
|Actor (''[[I Am Frankie]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|November 10
|[[Kiernan Shipka]]
|Actress (''[[Mad Men]]'', ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', ''[[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)|Chilling Adventures of Sabrina]]'')
|-
|[[Michael Cimino (actor)|Michael Cimino]]
|Actor (''[[Love, Victor]]'')
|-
!November 28
|[[Lee Rodriguez]]
|Actress ([[Never Have I Ever (TV series)|Never Have I Ever]])
|-
!November 29
|Tim Johnson Jr.
|Actor (''[[Saturdays (TV series)|Saturdays]]'')
|}

==Deaths==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Date || Name || Age ||class="unsortable" |Notability
|-
!January 4 
|[[Iron Eyes Cody]]
| style="text-align:center;"|94
|Actor (well known for an anti-littering campaign ad of the 1970s)
|-
!January 25
|[[Herman Wedemeyer]]
| style="text-align:center;"|74
|Actor (Duke Lukela on ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'')
|-
!February 20 
|[[Gene Siskel]]
| style="text-align:center;"|53
|Film critic (co-host of ''[[Siskel & Ebert]]'')
|-
!March 22 
|[[David Strickland]]
| style="text-align:center;"|29
|Actor (Todd Stities on ''[[Suddenly Susan]]'')
|-
!March 28
|[[Freaky Tah]]
| style="text-align:center;"|27
|American rapper
|-
!March 30 
|[[Gary Morton]]
| style="text-align:center;"|74
|Producer, second husband of [[Lucille Ball]]
|-
!April 10 
|[[Jean Vander Pyl]]
| style="text-align:center;"|79
|Voice actress ([[Wilma Flintstone]] on ''[[The Flintstones]]'' and [[List_of_The_Jetsons_characters#Rosie|Rosie the Robot Maid]] on ''[[The Jetsons]]'')
|-
!April 14 
|[[Ellen Corby]]
| style="text-align:center;"|87
|Actress (Grandma Esther Walton on ''[[The Waltons]]'')
|-
!May 8 
|[[Dana Plato]]
| style="text-align:center;"|34
|Actress (Kimberly Drummond on ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'')
|-
!May 21 
|Sachiko Hirasawa
| style="text-align:center;"|25
|Japanese R&B singer of the sister duo ''[[Double (singer)|Double]]''
|-
!May 23 
|[[Owen Hart]]
| style="text-align:center;"|34
|Wrestler (Superstar on ''[[WWE Raw|WWF RAW is WAR]]'')
|-
!June 11 
|[[DeForest Kelley]]
| style="text-align:center;"|79
|Actor ([[Leonard McCoy|Bones McCoy]] on ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'')
|-
!July 16
|[[John F. Kennedy Jr.]]
| style="text-align:center;"|38
|American lawyer and son of [[President of the United States|President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]
|-
!July 20 
|[[Sandra Gould]]
| style="text-align:center;"|82
|Actress (Gladys Kravitz #2 on ''[[Bewitched]]'')
|-
!August 23 
|[[Martha Rountree]]
| style="text-align:center;"|87
|Broadcast journalist (''[[Meet the Press]]'')
|-
!August 24 
|[[Mary Jane Croft]]
| style="text-align:center;"|83
|Actress (''[[I Love Lucy]]'', ''[[The Lucy Show]]'', ''[[Here's Lucy]]'')
|-
!September 5 
|[[Allen Funt]]
| style="text-align:center;"|84
|Creator and host of ''[[Candid Camera]]''
|-
!October 6
|[[Gorilla Monsoon]]
| style="text-align:center;"|62
|Pro wrestler and [[WWE|WWF]] commentator<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Hamza |date=2023-04-18 |title=The Tragic Death & Legacy Of WWE Legend Gorilla Monsoon, Explained |url=https://www.thesportster.com/wwe-tragic-death-legacy-of-gorilla-monsoon-explained/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=TheSportster |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!November 9 
|[[Mabel King]]
| style="text-align:center;"|66
|Actress (Mabel Thomas on ''[[What's Happening!!]]'')
|-
!November 11 
|[[Mary Kay Bergman]]
| style="text-align:center;"|38
|Voice actress (''[[South Park]]'')
|-
!November 18
|[[Beatrice Colen]]
| style="text-align:center;"|51
|Actress (''[[Happy Days]]'', ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'')
|-
!November 29 
|[[Gene Rayburn]]
| style="text-align:center;"|81
|Host of (''[[Match Game]]'')
|-
!December 3
|[[Madeline Kahn]]
| style="text-align:center;"|57
|Actress (''[[Oh Madeline]]'')
|-
!December 10
|[[Shirley Hemphill]]
| style="text-align:center;"|52
|Comedian and actress (''[[What's Happening!!]]'')
|-
!December 14
|[[Walt Levinsky]]
| style="text-align:center;"|70
|Composer
|-
!December 28 
|[[Clayton Moore]]
| style="text-align:center;"|85
|Actor (''[[The Lone Ranger (TV series)|The Lone Ranger]]'')
|}

==See also==
* [[1999 in the United States]]
* [[List of American films of 1999]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=tv_series&release_date=1999-01-01,1999-12-31&countries=us&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1999 American television series] at [[IMDb]]

{{Years in TV by country|1999}}
{{Years in television}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1999 In Television}}
[[Category:1999 in American television| ]]
[[Category:1990s in American television]]