1999 in American television
The following is a list of events affecting American television during 1999. Events listed include television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and re-brandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.
Events
January
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Biography Channel, a spinoff of A&E Network, launches. |
| DIY Network, a spinoff of Home and Garden Television, launches. | |
| 4 | Ed, Edd n Eddy premieres on Cartoon Network as the very first cartoon ever created for the network that was not produced by Hanna-Barbera. |
| 6 | Bob Newhart receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
| 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. |
| 31 | Family Guy airs its first pilot episode on Fox, after a new episode of The Simpsons which airs after Super Bowl XXXIII. |
February
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | Prevue Channel re-brands as The TV Guide Channel, an EPG-branded version of TV Guide magazine. |
| HBO Family, HBO's fourth multiplex channel, is re-launched and premieres four new shows; A Little Curious, George and Martha, Anthony Ant and Crashbox. | |
| 2 | Noggin debuts. |
March
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids debuts. |
| 26 | Tom Snyder's last show on CBS' 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. |
April
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 | Odyssey Network introduced new programs: Jim Henson Programs, Classic Sitcoms, Children's Programmings, and Family Movies. |
| 11 | Fox airs new Sunday Block: The World's Funniest!, The Simpsons, Season Premiere of Family Guy, and The X-Files. |
| 12 | NBC announces the cancellation of its long-running daytime drama Another World after years of declining ratings (a new serial, Passions, replaces AW on July 5). |
May
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | Starz launches two multiplex channels; Starz Cinema and Starz Family. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants premieres on Nickelodeon after Kids Choice Awards 1999. | |
| 6 | HBO launches two multiplex channels; HBO Zone and HBO Comedy. |
| 21 | Susan Lucci receives a Daytime Emmy Award for her role as Erica Kane on the ABC soap opera All My Children, after eighteen failed nominations during previous years. The ceremony is telecast live on CBS. |
| 23 | World Wrestling Federation Wrestler Owen Hart was killed after falling 70 ft (21 m) from the rafters at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, during a live broadcast of Over The Edge, in which it was aired on Pay Per View during that night's broadcast. |
| 25 | Home Improvement ends its eight season run with its series finale on ABC. Mad About You ends its seventh season run with its series finale on NBC. |
June
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 11 | Cartoon Cartoon Fridays premieres on Cartoon Network. |
July
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 17 | SpongeBob SquarePants officially begins. |
| 18 | The Simpsons actor Hank Azaria marries actress Helen Hunt. The couple would file for divorce over a year later. |
August
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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. |
September
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 | A big day for children's television: On PBS, PTV is completely re-branded as PBS Kids with new IDs, bumpers, and promos, whilst on UPN, a new weekly block called Disney's One Too debuts, a spinoff of ABC's Disney's One Saturday Morning. |
| In Schenectady, New York, PBS member station WMHQ is relaunched as WEWB-TV, a commercial broadcast station affiliated with The WB Television Network (the Capital District's first affiliate of that network). | |
| 12 | The 51st Primetime Emmy Awards presentation aired on Fox. |
| 20 | After a four-year hiatus, Family Feud resumes with a new host, Louie Anderson, a new set and a new theme. |
| After four years, WGN's superstation feed drops programming from The WB and Kids' WB at the request of the network. The network's programs are replaced by movie, sports from Chicago's sporting teams and other broadcasts. |
October
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | The infamous "YOU FOOL!" episode of Hollywood Squares airs. |
November
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 19 | John Carpenter becomes the first player on ABC's game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? to win $1,000,000. |
| 29 | The WB affiliate TV station WGRB 34 in Campbellsville, Kentucky changes its call sign to "WWWB", likely done in tribute to the network's "dubba-dubba-WB!" jingle. |
December
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 17 | 10th anniversary of the first half-hour episode of Fox's The Simpsons. |
| 31 | ABC participates in the global broadcast 2000 Today with ABC 2000 Today. Peter Jennings anchors ABC's broadcast of the special from New York City, joined later by Dick Clark who hosts the countdown in Times Square. |
Programs
Debuts
Ending this year
Entering syndication this year
| Show | Seasons | In Production | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | 4 | Yes | [1] |
| Caroline in the City | 4 | Yes | [2] |
| Clueless | 3 | No | [3] |
| The Drew Carey Show | 4 | Yes | [4] |
| In the House | 5 | No | [5] |
| The Parent 'Hood | 5 | No | [6] |
| Star Trek: Voyager | 5 | Yes | [7] |
| Unhappily Ever After | 5 | No | |
| The Wayans Bros. | 5 | No | [8] |
Resuming this year
| Title | Last aired | Previous network | New network | Date of return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timon and Pumbaa | 1996 | The Disney Channel and CBS | Toon Disney | January 1 |
| Zoom | 1978 | PBS | Same | January 4 |
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? | 1996 | Nickelodeon | Same | February 6 |
| ReBoot | Syndication | Toonami | March 15 | |
| Divorce Court | 1992 | Syndication | Same | September 7 |
| Tales from the Cryptkeeper | 1994 | ABC | CBS | September 11 |
| Family Feud | 1995 | Syndication | Same | September 20 |
| Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | 1997 | CBS | Nickelodeon | October 29 |
Changes of network affiliation
| Show | Moved from | Moved to |
|---|---|---|
| Timon and Pumbaa | The Disney Channel | Toon Disney |
| Franklin | CBS | Nick Jr. |
| Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | CBS | Nickelodeon |
| Tales from the Cryptkeeper | ABC | CBS |
| Recess | UPN and Disney Channel | |
| Pepper Ann | ||
| ReBoot (US terrestrial rights) | Syndication | Toonami |
| Pokémon | Kids' WB | |
| Hercules | Disney Channel and ABC | UPN |
| Rupert | Nick Jr. | CBS Kidshow |
| National Geographic Explorer | TBS | CNBC |
| Leeza | NBC | Syndication |
| Between Brothers | Fox | UPN |
| Little Dracula | Fox Kids | Fox Family Channel |
Made-for-TV movies and miniseries
| Title | Channel | Date of airing |
|---|---|---|
| Great Expectations | PBS | May 9 |
| Joan of Arc | CBS | May 15 |
| Atomic Train | NBC | May 16 |
| A Lesson Before Dying | HBO | May 22 |
| Pirates of Silicon Valley | TNT | June 20 |
| Vendetta | HBO | July 3 |
| First Daughter | TBS | August 15 |
| RKO 281 | HBO | November 20 |
| Cinderelmo | FOX | December 6 |
| The Lady in Question | A&E | December 12 |
Births
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Iron Eyes Cody | 94 | Actor (well known for an anti-littering campaign ad of the 1970s) |
| January 25 | Herman Wedemeyer | 74 | Actor (Duke Lukela on Hawaii Five-O) |
| February 20 | Gene Siskel | 53 | Film critic (co-host of Siskel & Ebert) |
| March 22 | David Strickland | 29 | Actor (Todd Stities on Suddenly Susan) |
| March 28 | Freaky Tah | 27 | American rapper |
| March 30 | Gary Morton | 74 | Producer, second husband of Lucille Ball |
| April 10 | Jean Vander Pyl | 79 | Voice actress (Wilma Flintstone on The Flintstones and Rosie the Robot Maid on The Jetsons) |
| April 14 | Ellen Corby | 87 | Actress (Grandma Esther Walton on The Waltons) |
| May 8 | Dana Plato | 34 | Actress (Kimberly Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes) |
| May 23 | Owen Hart | 34 | Wrestler (Superstar on WWF RAW is WAR) |
| June 11 | DeForest Kelley | 79 | Actor (Bones McCoy on Star Trek) |
| July 16 | John F. Kennedy Jr. | 38 | American lawyer and son of President John F. Kennedy |
| July 20 | Sandra Gould | 82 | Actress (Gladys Kravitz #2 on Bewitched) |
| August 23 | Martha Rountree | 87 | Broadcast journalist (Meet the Press) |
| August 24 | Mary Jane Croft | 83 | Actress (I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy) |
| September 5 | Allen Funt | 84 | Creator and host of Candid Camera |
| November 9 | Mabel King | 66 | Actress (Mabel Thomas on What's Happening!!) |
| November 11 | Mary Kay Bergman | 38 | Voice actress (Daphne Blake on Scooby-Doo) |
| November 18 | Beatrice Colen | 51 | Actress (Happy Days, Wonder Woman) |
| November 29 | Gene Rayburn | 81 | Host of (Match Game) |
| December 3 | Madeline Kahn | 57 | Actress (Oh Madeline) |
| December 10 | Shirley Hemphill | 52 | Comedian and actress (What's Happening!!) |
| December 28 | Clayton Moore | 85 | Actor (The Lone Ranger) |
See also
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