2003 in American television
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The following is a list of events affecting American television during 2003. Events listed include television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel initiations.
Events
January
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2 | ABC affiliate WBKP in Calumet, Michigan greatly improves its coverage area in the Upper Peninsula when it signs-on satellite station WBUP in Ishpeming. |
| 19 | The WB series Charmed broadcasts its 100th episode. |
| 20 | KMAY-LP (now KAGS-LD) in Bryan, Texas signs-on as a satellite of Temple-based NBC affiliate KCEN-TV. |
February
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 5 | The Price Is Right broadcasts its first Million Dollar Spectacular on CBS. |
| 16 | The 300th episode of the series The Simpsons is broadcast on Fox the same night as the Married... with Children reunion special. |
| 21 | Late Show host David Letterman begins a few weeks' leave from the CBS talk show due to a bout of shingles (during this time, guest hosts will include Bruce Willis, Regis Philbin, Will Ferrell and Elvis Costello). |
| 24 | CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather interviews Saddam Hussein on national television, shortly before the Iraq invasion began. |
| The miniseries Giant Robot Week is broadcast by Cartoon Network, which includes 2 edited episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This is the first attempt to broadcast the series by network TV. | |
| 26 | On CBS, The Young and the Restless celebrates its 30th anniversary. |
March
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 21 | Farscape's series finale, "Bad Timing", airs on Sci Fi. |
April
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | On ABC, General Hospital celebrates its 40th anniversary. |
| 7 | Dragon Ball Z broadcasts its final episode on Cartoon Network. The series was first broadcast by Toonami on August 31, 1998. The series will return in 2005 with the first 65 episodes re-dubbed and uncut. |
| 12 | All Grown Up!, a spin-off of Rugrats, premieres on Nickelodeon. The series premiere becomes the highest-rated premiere in Nickelodeon history and held that record until 2010. |
| 22 | Bianca Montgomery (Eden Riegel) kisses Lena Kundera (Olga Sosnovska) on the ABC soap opera All My Children; this is the first lesbian kiss on American daytime television. |
May
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 8 | Nancy Christy becomes the first woman to win $1,000,000 on the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. |
| 16 | The 30th Daytime Emmy Awards are given, in a ceremony telecast by ABC. |
| Cartoon Cartoons Fridays airs its final episode on Cartoon Network. The following Friday, "Summer Fridays" takes its place. | |
| 19 | ABC broadcasts a four-hour 50th Anniversary Special. |
| U.S./Canadian cable network Much USA is rebranded as Fuse. | |
| 20 | America's Next Top Model premieres on UPN. |
| 21 | On Fox, Ruben Studdard becomes the winner of American Idol – season two. |
June
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 13 | Liz Cho co-anchors her last World News Now newscast on ABC before heading to the network's flagship station WABC-TV in New York City. She is succeeded by Andrea Stassou. |
July
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 14 | David Muir is named the new co-anchor of ABC's World News Now, replacing Derek McGinty, who left for WUSA in Washington, D.C.. |
August
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 11 | The National Network is rebranded as Spike TV. |
September
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | In Casper, Wyoming, Pax TV affiliate KCWY switches its affiliation to NBC, taking that affiliation from KTWO-TV which will join ABC in March 2004. In the interim, KTWO-TV becomes an independent station with select programming from Pax. |
| 10 | UPN's series Enterprise begins a season-long story sequence – the first time a full season of a Star Trek series has been devoted to one storyline. (Three episodes into the new season, the series title is changed to Star Trek: Enterprise.) |
| 21 | The CBS comedy Everybody Loves Raymond wins its first Outstanding Comedy award and the NBC drama The West Wing wins its fourth straight Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series at the 55th Primetime Emmy Awards. The ceremonies are telecast by Fox. |
| 24 | Jun Song wins the American version of Big Brother 4 on CBS and wins the $500,000 prize. Runner-Up Allison Irwin wins $50,000. |
October
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Marsters joins the cast of Angel on The WB, carrying his Buffy the Vampire Slayer character of Spike over from the former series. |
| 6 | Young Sir is named the new host of BET's The Center, replacing Amerie, who left the show to continue working on her music. |
| 20 | Rod Roddy makes his final appearance as announcer of The Price Is Right on CBS. Roddy would pass away from colon cancer exactly a week later, on October 27. |
November
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2 | CBS at 75, the special celebrating the network's 75th anniversary, is broadcast by CBS. |
| 4 | NFL Network launches. |
| 10 | The 4000th episode of Wheel of Fortune (since the 1982 pairing of host and hostess Pat Sajak and Vanna White) is broadcast in syndication. |
December
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2 | Tamala Edwards is named the new co-anchor of ABC's World News Now, replacing Andrea Stassou. |
Programs
Debuts
Returning this year
| Show | Channel | Last aired | New title | New network | Returning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ren and Stimpy Show | Nickelodeon, MTV | 1996 | Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" | Spike | June 26 |
Ending this year
Entering syndication this year
| Show | Seasons | In Production | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel | 4 | Yes | |
| Becker | 5 | No | [1] |
| Family Guy | 3 | Yes | |
| Futurama | 4 | Yes | |
| The King of Queens | 5 | Yes | [2] |
| Judging Amy | 4 | Yes | [3] |
| The Parkers | 4 | Yes |
Changes of network affiliation
Made-for-TV movies
| Title | Network | Date of airing |
|---|---|---|
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 | NBC | December 20 |
Births
| Date | Name | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Jaeden Lieberher | Actor (Masters of Sex) |
| January 9 | Megan Richie | Actress (Legendary Dudas, Jake and the Neverland Pirates) |
| February 4 | Kyla Kenedy | Actress (The Walking Dead, Speechless) |
| February 20 | Olivia Rodrigo | Actress (Bizaardvark) |
| April 13 | Olivia Sanabia | Actress (Coop and Cami Ask the World) |
| April 16 | Alina Foley | Actress (The League, Shimmer and Shine) |
| April 18 | Benjamin Cole Royer | Actor (Best Friends Whenever) |
| Matthew Lewis Royer | ||
| April 19 | Caleel Harris | Voice actor (Blaze and the Monster Machines, The Loud House) |
| May 1 | Lizzy Greene | Actress (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, A Million Little Things) |
| May 19 | JoJo Siwa | Actress (Dance Moms) and singer |
| June 11 | Breanna Yde | Actress (The Haunted Hathaways, School of Rock, The Loud House) |
| June 16 | Anna Cathcart | Canadian actress (Odd Squad) |
| July 5 | Terrell Ransom Jr. | Actor (Days of Our Lives, The Amazing World of Gumball) |
| August 18 | Max Charles | Actor (The Neighbors, Harvey Beaks, The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, The Lion Guard, The Strain) |
| August 28 | Quvenzhané Wallis | Actress |
| September 3 | Jack Dylan Grazer | Actor (Me, Myself & I) |
| September 8 | Carmen Blanchard | Actress |
| Nicolas Cantu | Voice actor (The Amazing World of Gumball, Sofia the First) | |
| September 18 | Nina Lu | Actress (Bunk'd) |
| Aidan Gallagher | Actor (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn) | |
| October 10 | Maggie Elizabeth Jones | Actress (Ben and Kate) |
| October 24 | Hudson Yang | Actor (Fresh Off the Boat) |
| October 27 | Gavin Lewis | Actor |
| November 8 | Meyrick Murphy | Actress (Legendary Dudas, The Walking Dead) |
| November 12 | Kamaia Fairburn | Actress (Star Falls) |
| November 21 | Elijha Hammill | Canadian voice actor (Ryder on PAW Patrol) |
| November 23 | Olivia Keville | Actress (Splitting Up Together) |
| December 9 | Jackson A. Dunn | Actor (Legendary Dudas) |
| December 12 | Lincoln Melcher | Actor (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn, Bunk'd) |
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 12 | Maurice Gibb | 53 | Musician/songwriter (Bee Gees) |
| January 23 | Nell Carter | 54 | Actress, singer (Gimme a Break) |
| February 21 | Julie Mitchum | 88 | Actress |
| February 27 | Fred Rogers | 74 | Mister Rogers of (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) |
| March 12 | Lynne Thigpen | 54 | American television/film/stage actress (The District, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?)[4] |
| March 30 | Michael Jeter | 50 | Voice actor/stage actor (Sesame Street, Evening Shade, and voice of Nate Horowitz (Eugene's Dad) on Hey Arnold!) |
| April 30 | Lionel Wilson | 79 | Voice actor (The Aldrich Family, Tom Terrific, The Hector Heathcote Show and first voice of Eustace Bagge on Courage the Cowardly Dog) |
| May 14 | Robert Stack | 84 | Actor (Eliot Ness on The Untouchables) |
| May 15 | June Carter Cash | 73 | Singer and actress (The Johnny Cash Show) |
| June 19 | Laura Sadler | 22 | English actress (Grange Hill, Holby City) |
| July 6 | Buddy Ebsen | 95 | Actor (The Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones) |
| July 27 | Bob Hope | 100 | Comedian, host and actor |
| September 8 | Jaclyn Linetsky | 17 | Canadian voice actress (Mega Babies, What's with Andy?, Caillou) |
| September 11 | John Ritter | 54 | Actor (Three's Company, 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, and voice of Clifford the Big Red Dog) |
| September 12 | Johnny Cash | 71 | Singer and actor (The Johnny Cash Show) |
| October 17 | Janice Rule | 72 | Actress (The Fugitive) |
| October 21 | Fred Berry | 52 | Actor (Freddie "Rerun" Stubbs on What's Happening!!) |
| October 27 | Rod Roddy | 66 | Announcer (Press Your Luck, Soap, and most famously, The Price Is Right) |
| November 9 | Art Carney | 85 | Actor (Ed Norton on The Honeymooners) |
| November 12 | Jonathan Brandis | 27 | Actor (Lucas Wolenczak on seaQuest DSV) |
| Penny Singleton | 95 | Voice actress (Jane Jetson on The Jetsons) | |
| November 14 | Gene Anthony Ray | 41 | Actor (Leroy Johnson on Fame) |
| December 14 | Jeanne Crain | 78 | Actress |
| December 28 | Helen Kleeb | 96 | Actress (Miss Mamie Baldwin on The Waltons) |
| December 29 | Earl Hindman | 61 | Actor (Wilson J. Wilson Jr. on Home Improvement) |
See also
References
- ↑ from Broadcasting & Cable
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- ↑ "Lynne Thigpen, Actress in CBS's 'District,' Dies at 54". New York Times. Nytimes.com. 2003-03-14. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
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