2001 in American television
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The following is a list of events affecting American television during 2001. 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 |
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1 | After being acquired by MTV Networks, The Box, a request video music channel shuts down, replaced by MTV2 on terrestrial stations. |
In Hartford, Connecticut, UPN affiliate WTXX (now CW affiliate WCCT-TV) and WB affiliate WBNE (now MyNetworkTV affiliate WCTX) swap affiliations due to WTXX's impending purchase by Tribune Broadcasting, owners of Fox affiliate WTIC-TV (which at the time operated WTXX under a LMA) and a minority owner of The WB. WBNE, meanwhile, changes its call letters to the current WCTX and adopts new branding as "The X". | |
4 | HBO's children's programs, including the recently cancelled Crashbox, are transferred to its multiplex channel HBO Family. |
7 | Extreme Championship Wrestling's final nationally and globally televised event, Guilty as Charged airs on pay-per-view. |
9 | KXVA in Abilene, Texas signs-on the air under Program Test Authority. The new station (which will not be licensed for another 13 months) takes the market's Fox affiliation from sister station KIDZ-LP, which in turn becomes a full-time UPN affiliate. |
12 | The American version of National Geographic Channel debuts. |
15 | UK children's stop motion animated series Bob The Builder starts its TV premiere for the first time in the US on Nick Jr. |
February
Date | Event |
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5 | Kelly Ripa joins Live! as a permanent co-host with Regis Philbin. |
March
Date | Event |
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6 | TEENick first airs as a Sunday night block. |
26 | On TNT, WCW Monday Nitro broadcasts its final show from Panama City Beach, Florida with a simulcast with the WWF's (now WWE's) Monday Night RAW television series (then airing on TNN), officially ending a six-year ratings struggle in professional wrestling known as the Monday Night Wars. |
April
Date | Event |
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10 | Kevin Olmstead wins a $2.18 million jackpot on the ABC game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, making him the biggest winner in American game show history.[1] |
May
Date | Event |
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15 | NBC airs the hour-long season seven finale of Friends titled "The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding". |
18 | The 28th Daytime Emmy Awards are presented on NBC. |
23 | On UPN, Star Trek: Voyager airs its series finale with a two-part episode "Endgame". |
June
Date | Event |
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12 | TNT is refocused as a drama-based cable channel with a new slogan, We Know Drama. |
18 | Luke and Laura, widely regarded as the soap opera pairing that helped generate the term "supercouple", sign divorce papers on ABC's soap opera General Hospital, dissolving their fictional two-decade union. |
July
Date | Event |
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1 | HBO's second multiplex channel HBO Plus is renamed HBO 2, its original name from 1991 to 1998. |
21 | Nickelodeon's hit TV series Rugrats celebrates its 10th anniversary with a one-hour special, All Growed Up (which will eventually lead to a spin-off series), and a documentary, Still Babies After All These Years, narrated by Amanda Bynes. |
August
Date | Event |
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5 | Having acquired the Jim Henson Company's interest in the Odyssey cable network the previous year, Crown Media Holdings rebrands Odyssey as the Hallmark Channel, after Crown Media's corporate parent Hallmark Cards. The Hallmark Channel branding continues to this day. |
10 | Samurai Jack premieres on Cartoon Network with the premiere movie. |
31 | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood airs its final episode on PBS Kids. |
September
Date | Event |
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2 | Adult Swim, an adult-oriented programming block, debuts on its Turner sister cable channel Cartoon Network. |
7 | Ed Toutant wins $1,860,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.[2] He had previously appeared on the episode aired January 31, 2001 when the jackpot was $1,860,000, where he was ruled to have answered his $16,000 question incorrectly, but when it was discovered that there was a mistake in that question, Toutant was invited back[3] and won the $1,860,000 jackpot.[2] |
8 | Fox broadcasts the final episode of Murder in Small Town X, in which New York City firefighter Ángel Juarbe, Jr. won. Juarbe was killed three days later during the collapse of the World Trade Center. |
11 | Viewers around the world witness a terrorist attack on the United States, and the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York City, live on television. Additionally, the broadcast towers of WABC-TV and WNBC, the respective flagship stations of ABC and NBC, are destroyed by the attacks, but those signals could be viewed cable and satellite. The broadcast tower of WCBS-TV was destroyed in the attacks, but its full-power backup transmitter at the Empire State Building was not destroyed. Most American over-the-air broadcasters (except for Fox, UPN, PBS, and The WB) and cable networks suspend regular programming for four days, and numerous major daily talk shows are not exhibited for several weeks until their hosts feel comfortable resuming programming. |
Although they were first seen during 1952 and used by some television news programs ever since, continually scrolling news headlines along the bottom of the screen become commonplace after the Fox News Channel used it to allow viewers to keep track of the latest developments during the attacks. | |
13 | UPN resumes normal programming with a live episode of SmackDown. The show was originally going to be taped on September 11, but the taping got postponed by two days due to the attacks. |
17 | Card Sharks is revived with host Pat Bullard, but its dramatically different game play turns off viewers and it is cancelled after just 13 weeks. |
All of the Big Three television networks resume their normal daytime programming schedules after four days of extensive news coverage of the attacks. | |
20 | On CBS, Dr. Will Kirby is declared the winner of Big Brother 2, which was delayed by the attacks. Runner-up Nicole Nilson-Schafrich wins $50,000. |
21 | All four major US networks – ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC – broadcast America: A Tribute to Heroes, a two-hour telethon to raise money for the families of those killed by the attacks.[4] |
Alex Trebek, the longtime host of Jeopardy!, appears for the first time without his trademark mustache. | |
24 | The start of the 2001–2002 autumn season in the US is delayed as a result of the attacks, with some series such as NBC's The West Wing substituting special episodes dealing with the event in lieu of their originally scheduled season premieres. Some series, such as CBS's military-themed series JAG and NBC's New York-based Third Watch, have to be reformatted in consideration of the attacks. |
29 | Fox affiliate WVSX (now WVNS-TV) in Lewisburg, West Virginia changes its affiliation to CBS, giving the Beckley-Bluefield-Oak Hill market its first full-time CBS affiliate. Fox will not return to the Bluefield area until 2006, when the combination of a dispute involving WVAH-TV in Charleston and the end of the Foxnet cable service prompts WVNS-TV to establish a Fox-affiliated DT2 subchannel. |
October
Date | Event |
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2 | The medical comedy Scrubs premieres on NBC. |
3 | In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, several planned series and events are cancelled; most notably, NBC drops a mini-series planned for spring 2002 which would have united the cast of Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, dealing with a terrorist attack on New York City. |
20 | Concert For New York: A Tribute To Heroes is broadcast by VH1, with performances by Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Billy Joel and others. It raises funds for the families of those killed by the attacks. |
22 | A new bonus round premieres on Wheel of Fortune, in which a contestant can win as much as $100,000. This was not won until the December 19 episode. |
24 | The Walt Disney Company completes its purchase of Fox Family for $2.9 billion. |
November
Date | Event |
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1 | Telemundo relaunches GEMS Television as Mun2, featuring English and Spanish language programming intended for a young Latino audience. |
4 | The 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards are presented on CBS. The original date was postponed 2 months ago when the September 11 attacks occurred.[5] The broadcast aired opposite Game 7 of the World Series on Fox. |
10 | Fox Family Channel is renamed ABC Family, as News Corporation sells the channel to The Walt Disney Company. |
23 | Samurai Jack joins Cartoon Cartoon Fridays for the first time. |
26 | The values of clues on Jeopardy! are doubled. |
30 | The series finale of CGI cartoon series ReBoot is broadcast by Cartoon Network. |
December
Date | Event |
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31 | New Year's Eve Live airs its first episode on CNN. |
Programs
Debuts
These shows premiered in 2001:
Returning this year
Show | Last aired | Previous network | New network | Returning |
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Unsolved Mysteries | 1999 | CBS | Lifetime | July 11 |
Home Movies | UPN | Adult Swim | September 2 | |
Card Sharks | 1989 | CBS | Syndication | September 17 |
Ending this year
Date | Show | Debut |
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January 6 | Noah Knows Best | 2000 |
January 13 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | |
January 17 | Welcome to New York | |
January 14 | The Jamie Foxx Show | 1996 |
The Lone Gunmen | 2001 | |
TV Funhouse | 2000 | |
January 26 | Level 9 | |
February 16 | Teletubbies (returned in 2015) | 1997 |
February 18 | Grosse Pointe | 2000 |
Hype | ||
March 1 | Madeline | 1993 |
March 4 | La Femme Nikita | 1997 |
March 5 | Cleopatra 2525 | 2000 |
March 7 | Bette | |
March 11 | Strip Mall | |
March 21 | WCW Thunder | 1998 |
March 23 | Generation O! | 2000 |
March 25 | In a Heartbeat | |
March 26 | WCW Monday Nitro | 1995 |
March 30 | Hollywood Showdown | 2000 |
March 31 | Spider-Man Unlimited | 1999 |
April 1 | Kathy's So-Called Reality | 2001 |
WCW Worldwide | 1975 | |
April 6 | The Norm Show | 1999 |
April 9 | Gideon's Crossing | 2000 |
April 13 | Gary & Mike | 2001 |
April 14 | Kate Brasher | |
April 15 | Totally Hoops | |
Jack & Jill | 1999 | |
April 16 | 30 Minutes | 1994 |
May 4 | Nash Bridges | 1996 |
May 11 | Diagnosis: Murder | 1993 |
May 14 | Baywatch | 1989 |
Moesha | 1996 | |
May 16 | Two Guys and a Girl | 1998 |
May 19 | Cousin Skeeter | |
Walker, Texas Ranger | 1993 | |
May 20 | The Oblongs (returned in 2002) | 2001 |
May 21 | Zoboomafoo | 1999 |
May 22 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | 1996 |
May 23 | Boot Camp | 2001 |
That's My Bush! | ||
Star Trek: Voyager | 1995 | |
May 25 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | 1998 |
May 27 | Mike, Lu & Og | 1999 |
May 29 | DAG | 2000 |
June 1 | Seven Days | 1998 |
June 18 | Xena: Warrior Princess | 1995 |
June 22 | FreakyLinks | 2000 |
The Famous Jett Jackson | 1998 | |
June 27 | Ladies Man | 1999 |
June 30 | Men in Black: The Series | 1997 |
July 10 | The Geena Davis Show | 2000 |
July 25 | The Beast | 2001 |
August 12 | Undergrads | 2001 |
August 28 | Cursed | 2000 |
August 31 | The Big Help | 1994 |
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | 1968 | |
The Queen Latifah Show (returned in 2013) | 1999 | |
September 7 | Judge Mills Lane | 1998 |
September 28 | So Weird | 1999 |
September 30 | WWF Superstars of Wrestling | 1986 |
October 1 | Internet Tonight | 1998 |
October 9 | What About Joan? | 2001 |
October 11 | Little Bear | 1995 |
October 15 | Bug Juice (returned in 2018) | 1998 |
November 1 | Bob Patterson | 2001 |
November 5 | Recess | 1997 |
November 10 | All About Us | 2001 |
November 11 | The Angry Beavers | 1997 |
November 17 | Power Rangers Time Force | 2001 |
November 22 | Maisy | 1999 |
November 30 | ReBoot | 1994 |
December 15 | City Guys | 1997 |
December 18 | Batman Beyond | 1999 |
December 28 | Timothy Goes to School | 2000 |
December 30 | Men, Women & Dogs | 2001 |
Entering syndication this year
Show | Seasons | In Production | Source |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 5 | Yes | [7] |
City Guys | 4 | No | [8] |
Everybody Loves Raymond | 5 | Yes | [9] |
Just Shoot Me! | 5 | Yes | [10] |
King of the Hill | 5 | Yes | [11] |
The Practice | 5 | Yes | [12] |
The Steve Harvey Show | 5 | Yes | [13] |
Two Guys and a Girl | 4 | No | [14] |
Changes of network affiliation
Notable TV movies
Premiere date | Title | Channel |
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March 24 | Wit | HBO |
April 28 | 61* | |
April 29 | On Golden Pond | CBS |
May 19 | Conspiracy | HBO |
July 21 | All Growed Up | Nickelodeon |
November 18 | The Facts of Life Reunion | ABC |
Births
Date | Name | Notability |
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January 18 | Claire Engler | Actress (A.N.T. Farm) |
January 19 | Tyler Merna | Voice actor (Prince James on Sofia the First) |
January 21 | Jackson Brundage | Actor (One Tree Hill, See Dad Run, Harvey Beaks) |
February 5 | Connor Gibbs | Actor (Ghost Whisperer) |
February 15 | Haley Tju | Actress (Bella and the Bulldogs) |
February 16 | Katherine Forrester | Canadian voice actress (Katie on PAW Patrol) |
February 19 | David Mazouz | Actor (Touch, Gotham) |
February 21 | Isabella Acres | Actress (Better Off Ted) |
Amarr M. Wooten | Actor (Knight Squad) | |
March 6 | Milo Manheim | Actor |
April 5 | Robbie Tucker | Actor (The Young and the Restless, See Dad Run) |
April 8 | Kyla Rae Kowalewski | Voice actress (Anais on The Amazing World of Gumball) |
June 8 | Owen Mason | Canadian voice actor (Ryder on PAW Patrol (2013–15)) |
June 9 | Xolo Mariduena | Actor (Parenthood) |
June 13 | DeVore Ledridge | Actress (Bizaardvark) |
June 27 | Curtis Harris | Actor (The Haunted Hathaways) |
July 8 | Riele Downs | Canadian actress (Henry Danger, The Adventures of Kid Danger) |
July 10 | Isabela Moner | Actress (Dora and Friends: Into the City!, 100 Things to Do Before High School) |
July 31 | Sean Kyer | Canadian actor (Odd Squad) |
August 13 | Alyssa Jirrels | Actress (Mech-X4) |
August 16 | Cole Jensen | Actor (Crash & Bernstein) |
August 30 | Sean Ryan Fox | Actor (Henry Danger, The Adventures of Kid Danger) |
September 4 | Tenzing Norgay Trainor | Actor (Liv and Maddie) |
October 5 | Dalila Bela | Canadian actress (Odd Squad, Ready Jet Go!, Anne) |
October 12 | Raymond Ochoa | Actor |
October 13 | Caleb McLaughlin | Actor (Stranger Things) |
October 14 | Rowan Blanchard | Actress (Girl Meets World, The Goldbergs) |
October 27 | Teilor Grubbs | Actress (Hawaii Five-0) |
October 30 | Jaheem King Toombs | Actor (100 Things to Do Before High School) |
November 14 | Chloe Lang | Actress (Stephanie on LazyTown (2013–14)) |
December 5 | Diego Velazquez | Actor (The Thundermans) |
December 8 | Kamran Lucas | Actor (Mech-X4) |
Tylen Jacob Williams | Actor (Instant Mom) | |
December 14 | Joshua Rush | Actor (Clarence, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, The Lion Guard, Andi Mack) |
December 28 | Madison De La Garza | Actress (Desperate Housewives) and sister of Demi Lovato |
December 31 | Alex Thorne | Canadian voice actor (PAW Patrol, PJ Masks) |
Deaths
Date | Name | Age | Notability |
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January 1 | Ray Walston | 86 | Actor (My Favorite Martian ) |
January 18 | Al Waxman | 65 | Actor (Lt. Samuels on Cagney & Lacey) |
January 22 | Roy Brown | 68 | Clown and puppeteer |
February 7 | Dale Evans | 88 | Singer, actress (The Roy Rogers Show) and wife of Roy Rogers |
February 20 | Bob Weiskopf | 86 | Writer (I Love Lucy) |
February 27 | Stan Margulies | 80 | Producer (Roots, The Thorn Birds) |
March 8 | Edward Winter | 63 | Actor (Colonel Flagg on M*A*S*H) |
March 12 | Morton Downey Jr. | 68 | Host of (The Morton Downey Jr. Show) |
March 15 | Ann Sothern | 92 | Actress (Private Secretary, My Mother the Car) |
March 16 | Norma MacMillan | 79 | Voice actor (Casper the Friendly Ghost, Gumby) |
March 22 | William Hanna | 90 | Co-founder (with Joseph Barbera) of famous Hanna-Barbera animation studio |
April 15 | Joey Ramone | 49 | Singer-songwriter (Ramones) |
May 12 | Perry Como | 88 | Singer, TV host (Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall) |
May 19 | Pat Falken Smith | 75 | Soap opera writer (Days of Our Lives) |
May 22 | Whitman Mayo | 70 | Actor (Grady Wilson on Sanford and Son) |
May 23 | Harry Townes | 86 | Actor (The Fugitive) |
May 31 | Arlene Francis | 93 | Actress and game show panelist (What's My Line?) |
June 2 | Imogene Coca | 92 | Actress and comedian (Your Show of Shows) |
June 21 | Carroll O'Connor | 76 | Actor (Archie Bunker on All in the Family) |
August 3 | Christopher Hewett | 80 | Actor (Mr. Belvedere) |
August 4 | Lorenzo Music | 64 | Writer and actor who co-created The Bob Newhart Show and did the voices of Carlton the doorman on Rhoda and Garfield the cat |
August 25 | Aaliyah | 22 | Singer and actress |
September 3 | Thuy Trang | 27 | Actress (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) |
September 11 | David Angell | 55 | Writer (Cheers, Frasier) |
October 9 | Dagmar | 79 | 1950s sex symbol |
October 15 | Ralph Levy | 80 | Director (The Jack Benny Program, Petticoat Junction) |
October 17 | Jay Livingston | 86 | Songwriter (themes to Bonanza and Mister Ed) |
November 29 | George Harrison | 58 | Singer-songwriter (The Beatles) |
John Mitchum | 82 | Actor | |
December 1 | Johnny Stearns | 85 | Actor and producer (Mary Kay and Johnny, Tonight Starring Steve Allen) |
December 13 | Chuck Schuldiner | 34 | Singer, songwriter, guitarist (guest on Headbanger's Ball) |
December 20 | Foster Brooks | 89 | Actor |
December 22 | Lance Loud | 50 | Member of the family documented in (An American Family) |
See also
References
- ↑ "Interview: Kevin Olmstead, mega-Millionaire". Trivia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- 1 2 Berr, Jonathan (September 29, 2010). "Million Dollar Game Show Winners: What Happens After the Money Comes In". Aol.com. Daily Finance. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ↑ Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Season 3. Episode 1. September 7, 2001. ABC.
- ↑ Carman, John (September 22, 2001). "Musicians, actors honor heroes, raise money for attack victims". San Francisco Chronicle. p. A1.
- ↑ The 53rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards from Variety (November 6, 2001)
- ↑ "Jerkbeast - Seattle Public Access Show episodes". 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
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