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The following is a list of events affecting '''American television during 1997'''. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures, and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.
In [[American television]] in 1997, notable events included television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures, and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.


== Events ==
== Events ==
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| rowspan="5" | January 1
!rowspan="2"|January 1
|The [[television rating system]], a system similar to the one used for motion pictures, goes into effect.
|The [[television rating system]], a system similar to the one used for motion pictures, goes into effect.
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|[[WWOR-TV]]'s [[WOR EMI Service]] is officially discontinued, re-uplinked into a local version a month later.
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|[[Cartoon Network (New Zealand)|Cartoon Network]] gets its very first official launch for the first time in New Zealand.
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|''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''{{'}}s Season 1 finale airs on [[Cartoon Network]].
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|The [[Emergency Alert System]] comes into effect and replaces the [[Emergency Broadcast System]].
|The [[Emergency Alert System]] comes into effect and replaces the [[Emergency Broadcast System]].
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|January 3
!January 3
|[[Bryant Gumbel]] anchors his last ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' show on [[NBC]]. The following Monday, [[Matt Lauer]] takes over alongside [[Katie Couric]] until he was fired 20 years later in November 2017.
|[[Bryant Gumbel]] anchors his last ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' show on [[NBC]]. The following Monday, [[Matt Lauer]] takes over alongside [[Katie Couric]] until he was fired 20 years later in November 2017.
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|January 6
!January 22
|''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]'' premieres on [[NBC]].
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|January 12
|''[[King of the Hill]]'' premieres on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].
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|January 22
|[[New World Pictures|New World Communications]] is acquired by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]. The deal makes 10 New World-owned stations that affiliated with Fox as a result of the [[1994 United States broadcast TV realignment]] network [[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]]'s.
|[[New World Pictures|New World Communications]] is acquired by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]. The deal makes 10 New World-owned stations that affiliated with Fox as a result of the [[1994 United States broadcast TV realignment]] network [[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]]'s.
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|January 26
!January 26
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] broadcasts its first [[Super Bowl XXXI|Super Bowl]], making it the last of the big four networks to air a Super Bowl. The [[1996 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] defeat the [[1996 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] 35-21 in a game that gives Fox its highest ratings to date.
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] broadcasts its first [[Super Bowl XXXI|Super Bowl]], making it the last of the big four networks to [[List of Super Bowl broadcasters|air a Super Bowl]]. The [[1996 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] defeat the [[1996 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] 35–21 in a game that gives Fox its highest ratings to date.
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|February 1
!February 1
|The final affiliation switch resulting from the [[1994–1996 United States broadcast TV realignment|1994–96 United States broadcast TV realignment]] takes place when [[Allbritton Communications]] (owners of [[WJLA-TV]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], one of the strongest [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliates in the country) converts [[The WB|WB]] affiliate [[WPXC-TV|WBSG]] in [[Brunswick, Georgia]] into a semi-satellite of new sign-on [[WJXX]] in [[Orange Park, Florida]], which assumes the ABC affiliation for the [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] market. Former ABC affiliate [[WCWJ|WJKS]] promptly discontinues its news operation and assumes the WB affiliation from WBSG.
|The final affiliation switch resulting from the [[1994–1996 United States broadcast television realignment|1994–96 United States broadcast TV realignment]] takes place when [[Allbritton Communications]] (owners of [[WJLA-TV]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], one of the strongest [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliates in the country) converts [[The WB|WB]] affiliate [[WPXC-TV|WBSG]] in [[Brunswick, Georgia]], into a semi-satellite of new sign-on [[WJXX]] in [[Orange Park, Florida]], which assumes the ABC affiliation for the [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] market. Former ABC affiliate [[WCWJ|WJKS]] promptly discontinues its news operation and assumes the WB affiliation from WBSG.
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|February 9
!February 9
|On [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], ''[[The Simpsons]]'' airs the episode "[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]". With this episode, ''The Simpsons'' surpasses ''[[The Flintstones]]'' as the longest-running primetime animated series in terms of episodes aired.
|On [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], ''[[The Simpsons]]'' airs the episode "[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]". With this episode, ''The Simpsons'' surpasses ''[[The Flintstones]]'' as the longest-running primetime animated series in terms of episodes aired.
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|February 21
!February 23
|''[[Schindler's List]]'' makes its network television debut on [[NBC]]. The film is broadcast virtually unedited and is the first telecast to receive a TV-M (now [[TV-MA]]) rating under the [[TV Parental Guidelines]] that had been established earlier in the year.
|The old trilon-style puzzle board is used for the last time on ''[[Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' after 22 years. Next Monday, February 24, a new digital puzzle board debuts, which allows [[Vanna White]] to reveal letters with just a simple touch of a button.
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|February 26
!February 26
|Various [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] characters appeared with [[Las Vegas]] settings in the shows ''[[Grace Under Fire]]'', ''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]'', ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'', and ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]''.
|Various [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] characters appeared with [[Las Vegas]] settings in the shows ''[[Grace Under Fire]]'', ''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]'', ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'', and ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]''.
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|March 17
!March 17
|[[Toonami]] debuts on [[Cartoon Network]].
|[[Toonami]] debuts on [[Cartoon Network]].
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|March 23
!March 23
|The [[WrestleMania 13|13th annual]] [[WrestleMania]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view events|event]] airs on [[pay-per-view]]. While the event as a whole receives mixed reviews, the [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|submission match]] between [[Bret Hart]] and [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] is highly praised, being called one of the greatest matches in wrestling history, and has been cited by some as the beginning of the [[Attitude Era]].<ref name=ign>{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Robinson|title=Top 20 Matches in Wrestlemania History|url=http://uk.sports.ign.com/articles/775/775590p20.html|access-date=2010-12-25}}</ref>
|The [[WrestleMania 13|13th annual]] [[WrestleMania]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view events|event]] airs on [[pay-per-view]]. While the event as a whole receives mixed reviews, the [[submission match]] between [[Bret Hart]] and [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] is highly praised, being called one of the greatest matches in wrestling history, and has been cited by some as the beginning of the [[Attitude Era]].<ref name=ign>{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Robinson|title=Top 20 Matches in WrestleMania History|url=https://uk.sports.ign.com/articles/775/775590p20.html|access-date=December 25, 2010|archive-date=February 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221103650/https://uk.sports.ign.com/articles/775/775590p20.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|April 1
!April 6
|[[Disney Channel]] is revamped with the [[Cable television in the United States|cable television]] premiere of ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]''. The film would have its network television premiere on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] one year later. Disney Channel continues to convert from subscription television to a basic cable channel.
| The cable channel [[Discovery People|CBS Eye on People]] (later known as Discovery People) debuted. Also, ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' host [[Alex Trebek]] hosts ''[[Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' while [[Pat Sajak]] & [[Vanna White]] play for charity and Sajak's wife Lesly in charge of the puzzleboard. In turn, Sajak hosts ''Jeopardy!'' on this date as well.
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|rowspan="2"|April 6
!April 13
|[[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] broadcasts its first ever [[pay-per-view]] dubbed "[[ECW Barely Legal|Barely Legal]]".
|[[Disney Channel]] is revamped with the premiere of ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]''.
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!April 25
|[[Playhouse Disney|Disney Channel Preschool Block]] debuts on [[Disney Channel]].
|[[CBS]] broadcasts a [[The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!|reunion film]] featuring the surviving cast of ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'', which originally aired on the network from 1979–1985. This proved to be [[Denver Pyle]]'s final performance before his death on [[Christmas Day]], 1997.<ref>{{cite news|title=Denver Pyle; Uncle in 'Dukes of Hazzard'|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-dec-28-me-2938-story.html|access-date=July 16, 2017|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 28, 1997}}</ref>
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|April 13
!April 30
|The ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]'' episode "[[The Puppy Episode]]" is broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], showing for the first time the revelation of a main character as a homosexual.
|[[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] broadcasts its first ever [[pay-per-view]] dubbed "[[ECW Barely Legal|Barely Legal]]".
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!May 7
|April 30
|The ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]'' episode, "[[The Puppy Episode]]" is broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], showing for the first time the revelation of a main character as a homosexual.
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|May 7
|[[CBS]] begins airing the two-part ''[[Knots Landing]]'' reunion miniseries ''[[Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac]]'', airing on two non-consecutive nights, on May 7 and May 9.
|[[CBS]] begins airing the two-part ''[[Knots Landing]]'' reunion miniseries ''[[Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac]]'', airing on two non-consecutive nights, on May 7 and May 9.
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|May 9
!May 9
|[[Bob Saget]] hosts his final regular episode of ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], with the other cast members of ''[[Full House]]'', minus [[The Olsen Twins]].
|[[Bob Saget]] hosts his final regular episode of ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]'' on ABC, with the other cast members of ''[[Full House]]'', minus [[The Olsen Twins]]. The $100,000 season finale (his final episode) aired nine days later on May 18.
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|June 6
!June 6
|[[Farrah Fawcett]] makes a bizarre appearance on [[CBS]]'s ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''. Fawcett tells long, rambling stories without a purpose, fails to understand simple questions, and gets easily distracted by things like blinking lights on the set.
|[[Farrah Fawcett]] makes a bizarre appearance on [[CBS]]'s ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''. Fawcett tells long, rambling stories without a purpose, fails to understand simple questions, and gets easily distracted by things like blinking lights on the set.
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|June 21
!June 21
|The [[Professional Bowlers Tour]] ends after 36 years on [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]]. [[CBS Sports|CBS]] assumes the rights to the tour and will televise several events over the next two years.
|The [[Professional Bowlers Tour]] ends after 36 years on [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]]. [[CBS Sports|CBS]] assumes the rights to the tour and will televise several events over the next two years.
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|rowspan="2"| June 30
!June 30
|In [[Seattle]], [[KIRO-TV]] (CBS) and [[KSTW]] (UPN) reverse their 1995 swap.
|In [[Seattle]], [[KIRO-TV]] (CBS) and [[KSTW]] (UPN) reverse their 1995 swap.
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!rowspan="2"|July 8
|''[[The Simpsons]]'' begins airing in the [[Republic of Ireland]] for the very first time on [[Network 2]] after not airing in the country for a long time since it first started as a series of animated shorts on ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''. The series begins its Irish run with [[Some Enchanted Evening (The Simpsons)|Some Enchanted Evening]].
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|July 8
|[[KONG (TV)|KONG-TV]], [[Seattle]]'s [[Independent station (North America)|independent station]] goes on the air.
|[[KONG (TV)|KONG-TV]], [[Seattle]]'s [[Independent station (North America)|independent station]] goes on the air.
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|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]] broadcasts the [[1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] from [[Progressive Field|Cleveland]], marking the first time that the [[List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game broadcasters|network would broadcast]] the midsummer classic.
|July 9
|[[NewSport]] ends after four years.
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|July 14
!July 14-16
|[[Cartoon Network]] launches the "[[Cartoon Cartoons]]" brand with the debut of three animated series, ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'' and ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', as well as the season two premiere of [[Dexter's Laboratory]].
|''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' premieres on [[Cartoon Network]].
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|rowspan="3"| July 15
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!July 15
|A tribute episode of ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' is broadcast on [[NBC]] in honor of [[Victoria Wyndham]]'s 25 years with the program.
|A tribute episode of ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' is broadcast on [[NBC]] in honor of [[Victoria Wyndham]]'s 25 years with the program.
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!July 24
|''[[Cow and Chicken]]'' and its secondary series ''[[I Am Weasel]]'' premiere on [[Cartoon Network]]. The [[Cartoon Cartoons|Cartoon Cartoon]] programming block also makes its debut on the network.
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|July 24
|[[George Harrison]] appears on a [[VH-1]] special to promote his friend [[Ravi Shankar]]'s album ''[[Chants of India]]''. This would prove to be Harrison's final television appearance.
|[[George Harrison]] appears on a [[VH-1]] special to promote his friend [[Ravi Shankar]]'s album ''[[Chants of India]]''. This would prove to be Harrison's final television appearance.
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|August 25
!August 31
|[[WFFF-TV]] in [[Burlington, Vermont]], signs-on the air, giving the Burlington/[[Plattsburgh, New York|Plattsburgh]] market its first full-time [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate (prior to this, Fox programming was seen on a secondary basis on [[CBS]] affiliate [[WCAX-TV]]).<ref name=nerw-wfffstart>{{cite news|last=Fybush|first=Scott|title=You Drive 1100 Miles And What Do You Get?|url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-970904.html|accessdate=August 28, 2016|newspaper=North East RadioWatch|date=September 4, 1997}}</ref>
|''[[Rugrats]]'' returns to [[Nickelodeon]] with new regular episodes. It had been cancelled during 1994 but received a reprieve for a fourth season in 1995. (Four special episodes were broadcast during this time, but are not counted as part of the series's normal run.)
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!September 3
|August 31
|[[Jeri Ryan]] makes her [[Scorpion (Star Trek: Voyager)|first appearance]] as [[Seven of Nine]] on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''.
|[[WFFF-TV]] in [[Burlington, Vermont]] signs-on the air, giving the Burlington/[[Plattsburgh, New York|Plattsburgh]] market its first full-time [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate (prior to this, Fox programming was seen on a secondary basis on [[CBS]] affiliate [[WCAX-TV]]).<ref name=nerw-wfffstart>{{cite news|last=Fybush|first=Scott|title=You Drive 1100 Miles And What Do You Get?|url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-970904.html|accessdate=August 28, 2016|newspaper=North East RadioWatch|date=September 4, 1997}}</ref>
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|September 1
!September 5
|[[Joan Lunden]] makes her final appearance as co-anchor for ABC's ''[[Good Morning America]]'', after being on the program since 1980. Lunden would be succeeded by [[Lisa McRee]].
|[[Disney Channel]] converts from subscription television to a regular{{vague|What is a "regular" channel?|date=October 2020}} channel after 14 years.
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|September 3
!September 6
|[[Jeri Ryan]] makes her [[Scorpion (Star Trek: Voyager)|first appearance]] as [[Seven of Nine]] on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''.
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|September 6
|Various networks broadcast the [[Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana funeral]]; 2.7 million viewers at home watched this special.
|Various networks broadcast the [[Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana funeral]]; 2.7 million viewers at home watched this special.
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|September 8
!September 8
|''[[Rugrats]]'' receives its very first transmission on Irish television on [[Network 2]] with the series being shown on ''[[The Den (Ireland)|The Den]]'' in Ireland.
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|September 8
|[[KDAF|KDAF-TV]] gives up the rights on [[Fox Kids]] to [[KDFI]], as KDFW airs news, talk shows, [[Infomercial|paid]]/real estate and E/I-[[Regulations on children's television programming in the United States|complaint programming]] instead of the block (KDFI also airs said programs, as well as Fox programs, just in case for local news emergencies and [[Fox Sports (United States)|sports]] preemptions).
|[[KDAF|KDAF-TV]] gives up the rights on [[Fox Kids]] to [[KDFI]], as KDFW airs news, talk shows, [[Infomercial|paid]]/real estate and E/I-[[Regulations on children's television programming in the United States|complaint programming]] instead of the block (KDFI also airs said programs, as well as Fox programs, just in case for local news emergencies and [[Fox Sports (United States)|sports]] preemptions).
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|September 13
!September 13
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] revamps its [[Saturday morning cartoon|Saturday morning]] cartoon schedule, and adds more new series from parent company [[Disney]] to become [[ABC Kids (United States)|Disney's One Saturday Morning]]. This, along with many other programming, was delayed one week from its originally planned debut as a result of the aforementioned Princess Diana funeral.
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] revamps its [[Saturday morning cartoon|Saturday morning]] cartoon schedule, and adds more new series from parent company [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] to become [[ABC Kids (TV programming block)|Disney's One Saturday Morning]]. This, along with many other programming, was delayed one week from its originally planned debut as a result of the aforementioned [[Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana funeral]].
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|September 14
!September 14
|The [[49th Primetime Emmy Awards]] presentation was broadcast on [[CBS]].
|The [[49th Primetime Emmy Awards]] presentation was broadcast on [[CBS]].
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|September 19
!September 19
|After several years of being a part of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s successful "[[TGIF (ABC)|TGIF]]" [[sitcom]] programming block, ''[[Family Matters (TV series)|Family Matters]]'' and ''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]'' switch to [[CBS]] to form the basis of the "[[CBS Block Party]]", a [[Counterprogramming (television)|direct competitor]] to TGIF. Both series, as well as the Block Party, will be cancelled after one season.
|After several years of being a part of ABC's successful "[[TGIF (ABC)|TGIF]]" [[sitcom]] programming block, ''[[Family Matters (TV series)|Family Matters]]'' and ''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]'' switch to [[CBS]] to form the basis of the "[[CBS Block Party]]", a [[Counterprogramming (television)|direct competitor]] to TGIF. Both series, as well as the Block Party, would be cancelled after one season.
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|September 25
!September 25
|''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' produces a live episode for its [[ER (season 4)|fourth season]] premiere.
|''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' produces a live episode for its [[ER (season 4)|fourth season]] premiere.
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|September 26
!September 26
|''[[Jeopardy!]]'''s 3,000th syndicated episode airs. The categories in the Jeopardy! and Final Jeopardy! rounds from its debut episode in 1984 are used on this episode.
|''[[Jeopardy!]]'''s 3,000th syndicated episode airs. The categories in the Jeopardy! and Final Jeopardy! rounds from its debut episode in 1984 are used on this episode.
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|October 1
!October 5
|The [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view events|event]] [[Badd Blood: In Your House]] is broadcast on [[pay-per-view]]. Not only is the event notable for featuring the promotion's first-ever [[Hell in a Cell]] match, which pitted [[The Undertaker]] against [[Shawn Michaels]] and saw the debut of Undertaker's [[kayfabe|storyline]] brother [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], it marked the last time that [[Vince McMahon]] would be featured as the chief broadcaster of the commentating team for a pay-per-view event. According to WWE, the [[Montreal Screwjob]], which took place at [[Survivor Series (1997)|Survivor Series 1997]], is considered the beginning of the [[Attitude Era]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/wwefeaturepage/attitude-era|title=A special look at the Attitude Era|work=[[WWE]]}}</ref> Thus, Badd Blood: In Your House was the last WWF PPV of the [[History of WWE#New Generation Era (1993–1997)|New Generation Era]].
|[[PRISM (TV channel)|PRISM]] and [[SportsChannel America|SportsChannel Philadelphia]], cease broadcasting to make way for [[Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia]].
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!rowspan="2"|October 20
|''Bear In the Big Blue House'' premieres on Disney Channel
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|''Arthur'' begins its second season on PBS with Fred Rogers from ''Mister Rogers Neighborhood'' guest starring.
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|October 25
!rowspan="2"|October 25
|[[Chris Farley]] guest hosts ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in what would turn out to be his final [[Saturday Night Live (season 23)|television appearance]] before his death on December 18, 1997.
|[[Chris Farley]] guest hosts ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in what would turn out to be his final [[Saturday Night Live (season 23)|television appearance]] before his death on December 18, 1997.
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|''[[Under Wraps (1997 film)|Under Wraps]]'', the first [[Disney Channel Original Movie]] (DCOM) by [[Disney Channel]], is broadcast.
|October 26
|The Game 7 of the [[1997 World Series|World Series]] is broadcast on [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]. The [[1997 Florida Marlins season|Florida Marlins]] defeat the [[1997 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]], becoming the first baseball wild card team to win the world championship. This was the first World Series that NBC would broadcast in its entirety since [[1988 World Series|1988]]. NBC aired only Games 2-3 and the decisive sixth game of the [[1995 World Series]], while [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]] aired the other three and a seventh game had it been necessary.
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|October 31
!October 26
|Game 7 of the [[1997 World Series|World Series]] is broadcast on [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]. The [[1997 Florida Marlins season|Florida Marlins]] defeat the [[1997 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]], becoming the first baseball wild card team to win the world championship. This was the first World Series that NBC would broadcast in its entirety since [[1988 World Series|1988]]. NBC aired only Games 2-3 and the decisive sixth game of the [[1995 World Series]], while [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]] aired the other three and a seventh game had it been necessary.
|[[Detroit]] regional sports network [[Pro-Am Sports System|PASS Sports]] goes off the air.
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|November 2
!November 2
|A third production of [[Richard Rodgers]] and [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]'s version of ''[[Cinderella (1997 film)|Cinderella]]'' was aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. This version, featuring [[Brandy Norwood]] and [[Whitney Houston]], was produced by ABC's parent company [[The Walt Disney Company]] (which made its own version of the story as an animated movie during 1950).
|A third production of [[Richard Rodgers]] and [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]'s version of ''[[Cinderella (1997 film)|Cinderella]]'' was aired on ABC. This version, featuring [[Brandy Norwood]] and [[Whitney Houston]], was produced by ABC's parent company [[The Walt Disney Company]] (which released its own version of the story as an animated movie 1950).
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|November 6
!November 6
|The [[NBC]] discussion show ''[[Meet the Press]]'' celebrates its 50th anniversary.
|The [[NBC]] discussion show ''[[Meet the Press]]'' celebrates its 50th anniversary.
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|November 7
!November 7
|A [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] event featuring [[Salem Saberhagen|Salem]] in a [[Time travel in fiction|time ball]] with [[Sabrina Spellman|Sabrina]] appeared on all four [[TGIF (TV programming block)|TGIF]] shows around that time, ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'', ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', ''[[You Wish (TV series)|You Wish]]'', and ''[[Teen Angel (1997 TV series)|Teen Angel]]''.
|A [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] event featuring [[Salem Saberhagen|Salem]] in a [[Time travel in fiction|time ball]] with [[Sabrina Spellman|Sabrina]] appeared on all four [[TGIF (TV programming block)|TGIF]] shows around that time, ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'', ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', ''[[You Wish (TV series)|You Wish]]'', and ''[[Teen Angel (1997 TV series)|Teen Angel]]''.
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|November 9
!November 9
|During a [[pay-per-view]] broadcast of the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]'s ''[[Survivor Series (1997)|Survivor Series]]'', then-[[WWE World Heavyweight Championship|WWF Champion]] [[Bret Hart]] loses his title to [[Shawn Michaels]]. The finish is mired in controversy when WWF chairman [[Vince McMahon]], who had been sitting at ringside, orders [[Earl Hebner]], the assigned [[Referee (professional wrestling)|referee]], to end the match as Michaels is holding Hart in Hart's own finishing maneuver, the [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Sharpshooter]], even though Hart had not [[Professional wrestling#submission|submitted]]. The incident becomes known as the [[Montreal Screwjob]] and will mark the final appearance of Hart on WWE television until 2010.<ref name="MainEvent">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1997/mainevent/|title=WWE Championship Match: Shawn Michaels def. Bret "Hit Man" Hart to become new WWE Champion|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|date=November 9, 1997|accessdate=March 2, 2015}}</ref>
|During a [[pay-per-view]] broadcast of the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]'s ''[[Survivor Series (1997)|Survivor Series]]'', then-[[WWE Championship|WWF Champion]] [[Bret Hart]] loses his title to [[Shawn Michaels]]. The finish is mired in controversy when WWF chairman [[Vince McMahon]], who had been sitting at ringside, orders [[Earl Hebner]], the assigned [[Referee (professional wrestling)|referee]], to end the match as Michaels is holding Hart in Hart's own finishing maneuver, the [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Sharpshooter]], even though Hart had not [[Professional wrestling#Submission|submitted]]. The incident becomes known as the [[Montreal Screwjob]] and will mark the final appearance of Hart on WWE television until 2010.<ref name="MainEvent">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1997/mainevent/|title=WWE Championship Match: Shawn Michaels def. Bret "Hit Man" Hart to become new WWE Champion|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|date=November 9, 1997|accessdate=March 2, 2015}}</ref>
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|November 17
!November 17
|[[Rick Rude]] becomes the only person to appear on both [[USA Network]]'s ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' and [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]]'s ''[[Monday Nitro]]'' on the same night. Whereas the ''Raw'' that aired that night was pre-recorded six days in advanced, Rude appeared on a live edition of ''Nitro'' about an hour earlier.
|[[Rick Rude]] becomes the only person to appear on both [[USA Network]]'s ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' and [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]'s ''[[Monday Nitro]]'' on the same night. Whereas the ''Raw'' that aired that night was pre-recorded six days in advanced, Rude appeared on a live edition of ''Nitro'' about an hour earlier.
|-
|-
|November 23
!November 29
|''[[King of the Hill]]'' starts being screened in Australia for the first time on [[Seven Network]].
|-
|November 29
|The [[Emergency Broadcast System]] is replaced by the [[Emergency Alert System]] and it continues to this day.
|The [[Emergency Broadcast System]] is replaced by the [[Emergency Alert System]] and it continues to this day.
|-
|-
|December 8
!December 8
|[[WVIT]] becomes a [[NBC Owned Television Stations |NBC O&O]] for the second time, and [[Paramount Stations Group]] had purchased [[WLWC]] and [[WWHO]], dropping off newscasts, although Paramount had to run these two as a WB affiliate until 2000, while getting [[UPN]] to secondary status.
|[[WVIT]] becomes an [[NBC Owned Television Stations|NBC O&O]] for the second time, and [[Paramount Stations Group]] had purchased [[WLWC]] and [[WWHO]], dropping off newscasts, although Paramount had to run these two as a WB affiliate until 2000, while getting [[UPN]] to secondary status.
|-
|-
|December 15
!December 15
|[[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] chairman [[Vince McMahon]] announces the introduction of the [[Attitude Era]] (a term used by WWF for its adult-oriented programming) on ''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'', during a segment entitled "The Cure for the Common Show". The WWF Attitude's scratch logo also makes its on-screen debut within the episode, replacing the New Generation's block logo.
|[[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] chairman [[Vince McMahon]] announces the introduction of the [[Attitude Era]] (a term used by WWF for its adult-oriented programming) on ''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'', during a segment entitled "The Cure for the Common Show". The WWF Attitude's scratch logo also makes its on-screen debut within the episode, replacing the New Generation's block logo.
|-
|-
|December 23
!December 24
|[[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] and [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] broadcast "24 Hours of ''[[A Christmas Story]]''", consisting of 12 consecutive airings of the 1983 film from the evening of Christmas Eve to the evening of Christmas Day.<ref name="latimes.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-1224-tvhighlights-20171224-story.html|title=TV This Week, Dec. 24-30: 'A Christmas Story' marathon and more|first=Matt|last=Cooper |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 22, 2017|via=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
|[[Trio (TV network)|Trio]], a channel devoted to [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] programs, debuts for United States viewers.
|-
!December 28
|[[World Championship Wrestling]]'s fifteenth annual [[Starrcade (1997)|Starrcade]] [[List of NWA/WCW closed-circuit events and pay-per-view events|event]] airs on [[pay-per-view]]. The [[Card (sports)#Main event|main event]] would see [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] defeat [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] to win the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]]. Overall, this would become the highest grossing pay-per-view in WCW history.
|}
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Date
! Date
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! Network
! Network
|-
|-
|January 1
!January 1
| ''[[Cooking Live]]''
| ''[[Cooking Live]]''
|[[Food Network]]
|[[Food Network]]
|-
|-
|January 4
!January 4
| ''[[Lost on Earth]]''
| ''[[Lost on Earth]]''
|[[USA Network]]
|[[USA Network]]
|-
|-
|January 6
!January 6
| ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]''
| ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]''
|[[NBC]]
|[[NBC]]
|-
|-
|January 7
!January 7
| ''[[Orleans (TV series)|Orleans]]''
| ''[[Orleans (TV series)|Orleans]]''
|[[CBS]]
|[[CBS]]
|-
|-
|January 8
!January 8
| ''[[Chicago Sons]]''
| ''[[Chicago Sons]]''
|[[NBC]]
|[[NBC]]
|-
|-
|January 9
!January 9
| ''[[Antiques Roadshow (U.S.)|Antiques Roadshow]]''
| ''[[Antiques Roadshow (American TV program)|Antiques Roadshow]]''
|[[PBS]]
|[[PBS]]
|-
|-
|January 12
!January 12
| ''[[King of the Hill]]''
| ''[[King of the Hill]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 13
!rowspan="2"|January 13
| ''[[La Femme Nikita (TV series)|La Femme Nikita]]''
| ''[[La Femme Nikita (TV series)|La Femme Nikita]]''
|[[USA Network]]
|[[USA Network]]
|-
|-
| ''[[The New Adventures of Robin Hood]]''
| ''[[The New Adventures of Robin Hood]]''
|[[TNT (U.S. TV channel)|TNT]]
|[[TNT (American TV channel)|TNT]]
|-
|-
|January 19
!January 19
| ''[[Emeril Live]]''
| ''[[Emeril Live]]''
|[[Food Network]]
|[[Food Network]]
|-
|-
|February 7
!February 7
| ''[[The Chris Rock Show]]''
| ''[[The Chris Rock Show]]''
|[[HBO]]
|[[HBO]]
|-
|-
|February 28
!February 28
| ''[[Crisis Center]]''
| ''[[Crisis Center]]''
|[[NBC]]
|[[NBC]]
|-
|-
|March 2
!March 2
| ''[[The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures]]''
| ''[[The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures]]''
|[[HBO]]
|[[HBO]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|March 3
!rowspan="3"|March 3
| ''[[Daria]]''
| ''[[Daria]]''
|[[MTV]]
|[[MTV]]
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|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 4
!rowspan="2"|March 4
| ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]''
| ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]''
|[[NBC]]
|[[NBC]]
|-
|-
| ''[[The Practice]]''
| ''[[The Practice]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|rowspan="2"|ABC
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 5
!rowspan="2"|March 5
|''[[Arsenio (TV series)|Arsenio]]''
|''[[Arsenio (TV series)|Arsenio]]''
|-
|-
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|[[CBS]]
|[[CBS]]
|-
|-
|March 6
!March 6
|''[[Prince Street (TV series)|Prince Street]]''
|''[[Prince Street (TV series)|Prince Street]]''
|[[NBC]]
|[[NBC]]
|-
|-
|March 10
!March 10
| ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
| ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
|[[The WB]]
|[[The WB]]
|-
|-
|March 18
!March 18
| ''[[Social Studies (TV series)|Social Studies]]''
| ''[[Social Studies (TV series)|Social Studies]]''
|[[UPN]]
|[[UPN]]
|-
|-
|March 22
!March 22
| ''[[Lawless (American TV series)|Lawless]]''
| ''[[Lawless (American TV series)|Lawless]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|April 1
|March 26
| ''[[Smart Guy]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 1
| ''[[Religion & Ethics Newsweekly]]''
| ''[[Religion & Ethics Newsweekly]]''
|[[PBS]]
|[[PBS]]
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|[[Comedy Central]]
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
|-
|April 9
!April 2
| ''[[Smart Guy]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
!April 9
| ''[[Pacific Palisades (TV series)|Pacific Palisades]]''
| ''[[Pacific Palisades (TV series)|Pacific Palisades]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|-
|April 10
!April 10
| ''[[Fired Up (TV series)|Fired Up]]''
| ''[[Fired Up (TV series)|Fired Up]]''
|[[NBC]]
|[[NBC]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 12
!rowspan="2"|April 12
| ''[[Gun (TV series)|Gun]]''
| ''[[Gun (TV series)|Gun]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|rowspan="2"|ABC
|-
|-
| ''[[Leaving L.A.]]''
| ''[[Leaving L.A.]]''
|-
|-
|April 14
!April 14
| ''[[¡Despierta América!]]''
| ''[[¡Despierta América!]]''
|[[Univision]]
|[[Univision]]
|-
|-
|April 15
!April 15
| ''[[Soul Man (TV series)|Soul Man]]''
| ''[[Soul Man (TV series)|Soul Man]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|rowspan="2"|ABC
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|April 19
!rowspan="3"|April 19
| ''[[Nightmare Ned]]''
| ''[[Nightmare Ned]]''
|-
|-
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|[[Fox Kids]]
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
|-
|May 16
!May 16
| ''[[Todd McFarlane's Spawn]]''
| ''[[Todd McFarlane's Spawn]]''
|[[HBO]]
|[[HBO]]
|-
|-
|May 25
!May 25
| ''[[Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction]]''
| ''[[Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|-
|June 2
!June 2
| ''[[Port Charles]]''
| ''[[Port Charles]]''
|ABC
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|-
|June 6
!June 6
| ''[[Life... and Stuff]]''
| ''[[Life... and Stuff]]''
|[[CBS]]
|[[CBS]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 7
!rowspan="2"|June 7
| ''[[CNN NewsStand]]''
| ''[[CNN NewsStand]]''
|[[CNN]]
|[[CNN]]
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|[[HBO]]
|[[HBO]]
|-
|-
|July 7
!July 7
| ''[[Figure It Out]]''
| ''[[Figure It Out]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|-
|July 11
!July 11
| ''[[Spicy City]]''
| ''[[Spicy City]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[HBO]]
|rowspan="2"|[[HBO]]
|-
|-
|July 12
!July 12
| ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]''
| ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|July 14
!rowspan="2"|July 14
| ''[[Roar (U.S. TV series)|Roar]]''
| ''[[Roar (1997 TV series)|Roar]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|-
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|rowspan="3"|[[Cartoon Network]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|July 15
!rowspan="2"|July 15
| ''[[Cow and Chicken]]''
| ''[[Cow and Chicken]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[I Am Weasel]]''
| ''[[I Am Weasel]]''
|-
|-
|July 21
!July 21
| ''[[Deepwater Black|Mission Genesis]]''
| ''[[Deepwater Black|Mission Genesis]]''
|[[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]]
|[[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]]
|-
|-
|July 27
!July 27
| ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
| ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
|-
|July 28
!July 28
| ''[[Win Ben Stein's Money]]''
| ''[[Win Ben Stein's Money]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
|-
|August 4
!August 4
| ''[[USA High]]''
| ''[[USA High]]''
|[[USA Network]]
|[[USA Network]]
|-
|-
|August 11
!August 11
| ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]''
| ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]''
|ABC
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|-
|August 13
!August 13
| ''[[South Park]]''
| ''[[South Park]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|August 17
!rowspan="2"|August 17
| ''[[Behind the Music]]''
| ''[[Behind the Music]]''
|[[VH1]]
|[[VH1]]
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|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|-
|August 25
!August 25
| ''[[Good News (TV series)|Good News]]''
| ''[[Good News (TV series)|Good News]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[UPN]]
|rowspan="3"|[[UPN]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|August 26
!rowspan="2"|August 26
| ''[[Head over Heels (U.S. TV series)|Head over Heels]]''
| ''[[Head over Heels (American TV series)|Head over Heels]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[Hitz]]''
| ''[[Hitz]]''
|-
|-
!rowspan="5"|September 1
|August 31
|''[[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|rowspan="5"|September 1
| ''[[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]''
| ''[[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
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|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 6
!rowspan="2"|September 6
| ''[[Click (game show)|Click]]''
| ''[[Click (game show)|Click]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
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|[[NBC]]
|[[NBC]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|September 7
!rowspan="3"|September 7
| ''[[Alright Already (TV series)|Alright Already]]''
| ''[[Alright Already (TV series)|Alright Already]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[The WB]]
|rowspan="2"|[[The WB]]
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|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
|-
|September 8
!September 8
| ''[[Ally McBeal]]''
| ''[[Ally McBeal]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 11
!rowspan="2"|September 11
| ''[[Between Brothers]]''
| ''[[Between Brothers]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[413 Hope St.]]''
| ''[[413 Hope St.]]''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 12
!rowspan="2"|September 12
| ''[[Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation]]''
| ''[[Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|[[Fox Kids]]
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|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="10"|September 13
!rowspan="11"|September 13
| ''[[Pepper Ann]]''
| ''[[Pepper Ann]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|rowspan="3"|ABC
|-
|''[[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[Science Court]]''
| ''[[Science Court]]''
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| ''[[The New Ghostwriter Mysteries]]''
| ''[[The New Ghostwriter Mysteries]]''
|-
|-
|September 14
!September 14
| ''[[Going Wild with Jeff Corwin]]''
| ''[[Going Wild with Jeff Corwin]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="5"|September 15
!rowspan="5"|September 15
| ''[[Breaker High]]''
| ''[[Breaker High]]''
|[[UPN]]
|[[UPN]]
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|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 18
!rowspan="2"|September 18
| ''[[Cracker (U.S. TV series)|Cracker]]''
| ''[[Cracker (American TV series)|Cracker]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|rowspan="2"|ABC
|-
|-
| ''[[Nothing Sacred (TV series)|Nothing Sacred]]''
| ''[[Nothing Sacred (TV series)|Nothing Sacred]]''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 19
!rowspan="2"|September 19
| ''[[The Visitor (TV series)|The Visitor]]''
| ''[[The Visitor (TV series)|The Visitor]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
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|[[CBS]]
|[[CBS]]
|-
|-
|September 20
!September 20
|''[[The New Adventures of Zorro (1997 TV series)|The New Adventures of Zorro]]''
|''[[The New Adventures of Zorro (1997 TV series)|The New Adventures of Zorro]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|September 22
!rowspan="3"|September 22
| ''[[Timecop (TV series)|Timecop]]''
| ''[[Timecop (TV series)|Timecop]]''
|ABC
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|-
| ''[[The Ink and Paint Club (TV series)|The Ink and Paint Club]]''
| ''[[The Ink and Paint Club (TV series)|The Ink and Paint Club]]''
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|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 23
!rowspan="2"|September 23
| ''[[Dellaventura]]''
| ''[[Dellaventura]]''
|-
|-
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|ABC
|ABC
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|September 24
!rowspan="4"|September 24
| ''[[Bryant Gumbel|Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel]]''
| ''[[Bryant Gumbel|Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel]]''
|[[CBS]]
|[[CBS]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Dharma & Greg]]''
| ''[[Dharma & Greg]]''
|ABC
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Built to Last (TV series)|Built to Last]]''
| ''[[Built to Last (TV series)|Built to Last]]''
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| ''[[The Tony Danza Show (1997 TV series)|The Tony Danza Show]]''
| ''[[The Tony Danza Show (1997 TV series)|The Tony Danza Show]]''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 25
!rowspan="2"|September 25
| ''[[Veronica's Closet]]''
| ''[[Veronica's Closet]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[Union Square (TV series)|Union Square]]''
| ''[[Union Square (TV series)|Union Square]]''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 26
!rowspan="2"|September 26
| ''[[Teen Angel (1997 TV series)|Teen Angel]]''
| ''[[Teen Angel (1997 TV series)|Teen Angel]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|rowspan="2"|ABC
|-
|-
| ''[[You Wish (TV series)|You Wish]]''
| ''[[You Wish (TV series)|You Wish]]''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 27
!rowspan="2"|September 27
| ''[[Soldier of Fortune, Inc.]]''
| ''[[Soldier of Fortune, Inc.]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
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|NBC
|NBC
|-
|-
|September 28
!September 28
| ''[[Jenny (TV series)|Jenny]]''
| ''[[Jenny (TV series)|Jenny]]''
|NBC
|NBC
|-
|-
|September 29
!September 29
| ''The Big Garage''
| ''The Big Garage''
|[[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]]
|[[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="6"|October 1
!rowspan="6"|October 1
| ''[[Amp (TV series)|Amp]]''
| ''[[Amp (TV series)|Amp]]''
|[[MTV]]
|[[MTV]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Daily News Live (Comcast SportsNet)|Daily News Live]]''
| ''[[Daily News Live (Comcast SportsNet)|Daily News Live]]''
|rowspan="4"|[[Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia|CSN Philadelphia]]
|rowspan="4"|[[NBC Sports Philadelphia|CSN Philadelphia]]
|-
|-
| ''[[SportsDay]]''
| ''SportsDay''
|-
|-
| ''[[SportsNite]]''
| ''[[SportsNite]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[SportsRise]]''
| ''SportsRise''
|-
|-
| ''[[Wimzie's House]]''
| ''[[Wimzie's House]]''
|[[PBS Kids|PTV]]
|[[PBS Kids|PTV]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|October 4
!rowspan="2"|October 4
| ''[[The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police]]''
| ''[[The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|[[Fox Kids]]
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|rowspan="3"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|October 6
!rowspan="3"|October 6
| ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]''
| ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[Team Knight Rider]]''
| ''[[Team Knight Rider]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[The Edge (CNBC)|The Edge]]''
| ''The Edge''
|[[CNBC]]
|[[CNBC]]
|-
|-
|October 8
!October 8
| ''[[Working (TV series)|Working]]''
| ''[[Working (TV series)|Working]]''
|[[NBC]]
|[[NBC]]
|-
|-
|October 10
!October 10
| ''[[Raging Planet]]''
| ''[[Raging Planet]]''
|[[Discovery Channel]]
|[[Discovery Channel]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|October 11
!rowspan="2"|October 11
| ''[[C-16: FBI]]''
| ''[[C-16: FBI]]''
|ABC
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Men in Black: The Series]]''
| ''[[Men in Black: The Series]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
|-
|October 17
!rowspan="2"|October 17
| ''[[Players (1997 TV series)|Players]]''
| ''[[Players (1997 TV series)|Players]]''
|[[NBC]]
|[[NBC]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Cartoon Sushi]]''
|rowspan="2"|October 20
| [[MTV]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 20
| ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]''
| ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]''
|[[Playhouse Disney|Disney Channel Preschool Block]]
|[[Playhouse Disney]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Channel Umptee-3]]''
| ''[[Channel Umptee-3]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
|-
|October 21
!October 21
| ''[[Over the Top (TV series)|Over the Top]]''
| ''[[Over the Top (TV series)|Over the Top]]''
|ABC
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|-
|November 1
!November 1
| ''[[Sleepwalkers (TV series)|Sleepwalkers]]''
| ''[[Sleepwalkers (TV series)|Sleepwalkers]]''
|[[NBC]]
|[[NBC]]
|-
|-
|November 3
!rowspan="4"|November 4
| ''[[Franklin (TV series)|Franklin]]''
|[[CBS Kidshow]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|November 4
| ''[[Autoline Detroit]]''
| ''[[Autoline Detroit]]''
|[[WTVS]]
|[[WTVS]]
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|[[The Nashville Network|TNN]]
|[[The Nashville Network|TNN]]
|-
|-
|November 8
!November 8
| ''[[The Journey of Allen Strange]]''
| ''[[The Journey of Allen Strange]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|-
|November 28
!November 28
| ''[[Tenacious D (TV series)|Tenacious D]]''
| ''[[Tenacious D (TV series)|Tenacious D]]''
|[[HBO]]
|[[HBO]]
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|- "
|- "
! Show || Last aired || Previous network || New title || New network || Returned
! Show || Last aired || Previous network || New title || New network || Returned
|-
|''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
|1996
|[[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]]/[[TNT (U.S. TV channel)|TNT]]
|rowspan="4"|Same
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|July 18
|-
|-
|''[[Rugrats]]''
|''[[Rugrats]]''
|1994
|1994
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|rowspan="2"|Same
|rowspan="2"|Same
|rowspan="2"|Same
|August 23
|August 23
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|September 8
|September 8
|-
|-
|''[[Cartoon Planet]]''
|1996
|[[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]]
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|September 9
|-
|-
|''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
|''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
|1995
|1995
|[[Fox Kids]]
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|The New Batman Adventures
|''[[The New Batman Adventures]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|[[Kids' WB]]
|rowspan="2"|September 13
|rowspan="2"|September 13
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|''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
|''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|rowspan="2"|1996
|[[American Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|rowspan="2"|Same
|rowspan="2"|Same
|[[Broadcast syndication|Disney Channel]]
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
|-
|''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|The Wonderful World of Disney]]''
|''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|The Wonderful World of Disney]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|Disney Channel
|ABC
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|September 28
|September 28
|}
|}


===Ending this year===
===Ending this year===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
|- "
! Date
! Date
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! Debut
! Debut
|-
|-
|January 1
!January 1
|''[[Kung Fu: The Legend Continues]]''
|''[[Kung Fu: The Legend Continues]]''
|1993
|1993
|-
|-
|January 3
!January 3
|''[[Small Talk (American game show)|Small Talk]]''
|''[[Small Talk (American game show)|Small Talk]]''
|1996
|1996
|-
|-
|January 12
!January 17
|''[[Kirk (TV series)|Kirk]]''
|1995
|-
|January 17
|''[[Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series]]''
|''[[Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series]]''
|1996
|1996
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 27
!rowspan="2"|January 27
|''[[Ned & Stacey]]''
|''[[Ned & Stacey]]''
|1995
|1995
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|rowspan="2"|1996
|-
|-
|January 31
!January 31
|''[[Wait 'til You Have Kids]]''
|''[[Wait 'til You Have Kids]]''
|-
|-
|February 15
!February 15
|''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''
|''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''
|1994
|1994
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|February 22
!rowspan="2"|February 22
|''[[C Bear and Jamal]]''
|''[[C Bear and Jamal]]''
|rowspan="5"|1996
|rowspan="5"|1996
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|''[[Road Rovers]]''
|''[[Road Rovers]]''
|-
|-
|February 24
!February 24
|''[[Savannah (TV series)|Savannah]]''
|''[[Savannah (TV series)|Savannah]]''
|-
|-
|March 8
!March 8
|''[[The Mouse and the Monster]]''
|''[[The Mouse and the Monster]]''
|-
|-
|March 15
!March 15
|''[[Dangerous Minds (TV series)|Dangerous Minds]]''
|''[[Dangerous Minds (TV series)|Dangerous Minds]]''
|-
|-
|March 16
!March 16
|''[[WWF on MSG Network]]''
|''[[WWF on MSG Network]]''
|1976
|1976
|-
|-
|March 28
!March 26
|''[[What a Cartoon!]]'' (returned in 2000)
|rowspan="2"|1995
|-
!March 28
|''[[The City (1995 TV series)|The City]]''
|''[[The City (1995 TV series)|The City]]''
|1995
|-
|-
|March 30
!March 30
|''[[Life with Roger]]''
|''[[Life with Roger]]''
|1996
|1996
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 2
!rowspan="2"|April 2
|''[[Lost on Earth]]''
|''[[Lost on Earth]]''
|1997
|1997
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|1996
|1996
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 4
!rowspan="2"|April 4
|''[[Dragon Flyz]]''
|''[[Dragon Flyz]]''
|1996
|1996
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|rowspan="3"|1997
|rowspan="3"|1997
|-
|-
|April 7
!April 7
|''[[Pauly]]''
|''[[Pauly]]''
|-
|-
|April 10
!April 10
|''[[Orleans (TV series)|Orleans]]''
|''[[Orleans (TV series)|Orleans]]''
|-
|-
|April 12
!April 12
|''[[The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat]]''
|''[[The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat]]''
|1995
|1995
|-
|-
|April 14
!April 14
|''[[Relativity (TV series)|Relativity]]''
|''[[Relativity (TV series)|Relativity]]''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|rowspan="2"|1996
|-
|-
|April 16
!April 16
|''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''
|''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''
|-
|-
|April 23
!April 23
| ''[[Arsenio (TV series)|Arsenio]]''
| ''[[Arsenio (TV series)|Arsenio]]''
|1997
|1997
|-
|-
|May 1
!May 1
|''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]''
|''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]''
|1992
|1992
|-
|-
|May 13
!May 13
|''[[Homeboys in Outer Space]]''
|''[[Homeboys in Outer Space]]''
|1996
|1996
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 14
!rowspan="2"|May 14
|''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]''
|''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]''
|1989
|1989
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|rowspan="2"|1995
|rowspan="2"|1995
|-
|-
|May 16
!May 16
|''[[Baywatch Nights]]''
|''[[Baywatch Nights]]''
|-
|-
|May 17
!May 17
|''[[Waynehead]]''
|''[[Waynehead]]''
|1996
|1996
|-
|-
|May 18
!May 18
|''[[Brotherly Love (1995 TV series)|Brotherly Love]]''
|''[[Brotherly Love (1995 TV series)|Brotherly Love]]''
|1995
|1995
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|May 19
!rowspan="3"|May 19
| ''[[The Cape (1996 TV series)|The Cape]]''
| ''[[The Cape (1996 TV series)|The Cape]]''
|rowspan="4"|1996
|rowspan="4"|1996
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|''[[Ink (TV series)|Ink]]''
|''[[Ink (TV series)|Ink]]''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 20
!rowspan="2"|May 20
|''[[The Burning Zone]]''
|''[[The Burning Zone]]''
|-
|-
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|1988
|1988
|-
|-
|May 21
!May 21
|''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]''
|''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]''
|1990
|1990
|-
|-
|May 22
!May 22
|''[[Moloney (TV series)|Moloney]]''
|''[[Moloney (TV series)|Moloney]]''
|rowspan="3"|1996
|rowspan="3"|1996
|-
|-
|May 30
!May 30
|''[[Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends]]''
|''[[Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends]]''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 31
!rowspan="2"|May 31
|''[[Dark Skies]]''
|''[[Dark Skies]]''
|-
|-
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|1997
|1997
|-
|-
|June 1
!June 1
|''[[Freakazoid!]]''
|''[[Freakazoid!]]''
|1995
|1995
|-
|-
|June 9
!June 9
|''[[Married... with Children]]''
|''[[Married... with Children]]''
|1987
|1987
|-
|-
|June 14
!June 14
|''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''
|''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''
|1993
|1993
|-
|-
|June 17
!June 17
|''[[Deadly Games]]''
|''[[Deadly Games (TV series)|Deadly Games]]''
|1995
|1995
|-
|-
|June 21
!June 21
|''[[Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys]]''
|''[[Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys]]''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|rowspan="2"|1996
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 25
!rowspan="2"|June 25
|''[[Pearl (TV series)|Pearl]]''
|''[[Pearl (TV series)|Pearl]]''
|-
|-
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|1992
|1992
|-
|-
!June 27
|July 2
|''[[Dave's World]]''
|1993
|-
!July 2
|''[[Chicago Sons]]''
|''[[Chicago Sons]]''
|rowspan="2"|1997
|rowspan="2"|1997
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|July 18
!July 18
|''[[Life... and Stuff]]''
|''[[Life... and Stuff]]''
|-
|-
!July 22
|''[[Dave's World]]''
|1993
|-
|July 22
|''[[Edgewise]]''
|''[[Edgewise]]''
|1996
|1996
|-
|-
|July 30
!July 30
|''[[Pacific Palisades (TV series)|Pacific Palisades]]''
|''[[Pacific Palisades (TV series)|Pacific Palisades]]''
|1997
|1997
|-
|-
|August 1
!August 1
|''[[Eek! The Cat]]''
|''[[Eek! The Cat]]''
|1992
|1992
|-
|-
|August 9
!August 9
|''[[Nightmare Ned]]''
|''[[Nightmare Ned]]''
|1997
|1997
|-
|-
|August 18
!August 18
|''[[The Site]]''
|''[[The Site]]''
|1996
|1996
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|August 22
!rowspan="2"|August 22
|''[[Pappyland]]''
|''[[Pappyland]]''
|1993
|1993
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|1997
|1997
|-
|-
|August 29
!August 29
|''[[The Disney Afternoon]]''
|''[[The Disney Afternoon]]''
|1990
|1990
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|August 30
!rowspan="2"|August 30
|''[[Hangin' with Mr. Cooper]]''
|''[[Hangin' with Mr. Cooper]]''
|1992
|1992
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|1995
|1995
|-
|-
|September 1
!September 1
|''[[Kino's Storytime]]''
|''[[Kino's Storytime]]''
|1992
|1992
|-
|-
|September 5
!September 5
|''[[The Gordon Elliott Show]]''
|''[[The Gordon Elliott Show]]''
|rowspan="2"|1994
|rowspan="2"|1994
|-
|-
|September 6
!September 6
|''[[Duckman]]''
|''[[Duckman]]''
|-
|-
|September 7
!September 7
|''[[Family Challenge]]''
|''[[Family Challenge]]''
|1995
|1995
|-
|-
|September 20
!September 20
|''[[X-Men (TV series)|X-Men]]''
|''[[X-Men: The Animated Series|X-Men]]'' (returned in [[X-Men '97|2024]])
|rowspan="2"|1992
|rowspan="2"|1992
|-
|-
|September 26
!September 26
|''[[Lamb Chop's Play-Along]]''
|''[[Lamb Chop's Play-Along]]''
|-
|-
|September 27
!September 27
|''[[The Legend of Calamity Jane]]''
|''[[The Legend of Calamity Jane]]''
|1997
|1997
|-
|-
|October 5
!October 5
|''[[Remember This?]]''
|''Remember This?''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|rowspan="2"|1996
|-
|-
|October 12
!October 12
|''[[The Big Easy (TV series)|The Big Easy]]''
|''[[The Big Easy (TV series)|The Big Easy]]''
|-
|-
|October 15
!October 24
|''[[Built to Last (TV series)|Built to Last]]''
|rowspan="3"|1997
|-
|October 24
|''[[Meego (TV series)|Meego]]''
|''[[Meego (TV series)|Meego]]''
|rowspan="4"|1997
|-
|-
|October 28
!October 28
|''[[Head over Heels (U.S. TV series)|Head over Heels]]''
|''[[Head over Heels (American TV series)|Head over Heels]]''
|-
|-
|November 4
!November 4
|''[[Over the Top (TV series)|Over the Top]]''
|''[[Over the Top (TV series)|Over the Top]]''
|rowspan="2"|1997
|-
|-
|November 11
!November 11
|''[[Hitz]]''
|''[[Hitz]]''
|-
|-
|November 23
!November 16
|''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''
|1994
|-
!November 19
|''[[Built to Last (TV series)|Built to Last]]''
|1997
|-
!November 23
|''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]''
|''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]''
|1996
|1996
|-
|-
|November 24
!November 24
|''[[Power Rangers Turbo]]''
|''[[Power Rangers Turbo]]''
|rowspan="2"|1997
|rowspan="2"|1997
|-
|-
|November 25
!November 25
|''[[Mummies Alive!]]''
|''[[Mummies Alive!]]''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|November 28
!rowspan="2"|November 28
|''[[The Grind (TV series)|The Grind]]''
|''[[The Grind (TV series)|The Grind]]''
|1992
|1992
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|1993
|1993
|-
|-
|December 4
!rowspan="2"|December 4
| ''[[Eagle Riders]]''
|1996
|-
|''[[Extreme Ghostbusters]]''
|''[[Extreme Ghostbusters]]''
|1997
|1997
|-
|-
|December 6
!December 6
|''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]''
|''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]''
|rowspan="2"|1994
|1994
|-
|-
|December 7
!December 10
|''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''
|-
|December 10
| ''[[The Tony Danza Show (1997 TV series)|The Tony Danza Show]]''
| ''[[The Tony Danza Show (1997 TV series)|The Tony Danza Show]]''
|1997
|1997
|-
|-
|December 12
!December 12
|''[[Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)|Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?]]''
|''[[Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)|Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?]]''
|1996
|1996
|-
|-
|December 15
!December 15
|''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' (returned in 1999)
|''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' (returned in 1999)
|1997
|1997
|-
|-
|December 17
!December 17
|''[[Men Behaving Badly (U.S. TV series)|Men Behaving Badly]]''
|''[[Men Behaving Badly (American TV series)|Men Behaving Badly]]''
|1996
|1996
|-
|-
|December 21
!December 21
|''[[Weinerville]]''
|''[[Weinerville]]''
|1993
|1993
|-
|-
!December 24
|-
|December 24
|''[[Extreme Dinosaurs]]''
|''[[Extreme Dinosaurs]]''
|1997
|1997
|-
|-
|December 26
!December 26
|''[[Shopping Spree]]''
|''[[Shopping Spree]]''
|1996
|1996
|-
|-
|December 27
!December 27
|''[[Hee Haw]]''
|''[[Hee Haw]]''
|1969
|1969
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| August 23
| August 23
|-
|-
| ''[[Under Wraps (film)|Under Wraps]]''
| ''[[Under Wraps (1997 film)|Under Wraps]]''
| October 25
| October 25
|-
|-
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! Title || Network || Premiere
! Title || Network || Premiere
|-
|-
|''[[The Shining (TV miniseries)|The Shining]]''
|''[[The Shining (miniseries)|The Shining]]''
| ABC
| ABC
| April 27
| April 27
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| May 7
| May 7
|-
|-
|''[[The Last Don]]''
|''[[The Last Don (miniseries)|The Last Don]]''
| May 11<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richmond |first=Ray |date=1997-05-11 |title=The Last Don |url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/reviews/the-last-don-1117437039/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
| May 11
|-
|-
|''[[The Odyssey (TV miniseries)|The Odyssey]]''
|''[[The Odyssey (TV miniseries)|The Odyssey]]''
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|''[[George Wallace (film)|George Wallace]]''
|''[[George Wallace (film)|George Wallace]]''
| August 24
| August 24
|-
|''[[Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might]]''
| Syndication
| November 15
|-
|-
|}
|}


===Shows changing networks===
===Changes of network affiliation===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Show
! Show
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| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Sliders]]''
| ''[[Sliders (TV series)|Sliders]]''
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Syfy]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''
|''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''
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|-
|-
|''[[The Wonderful World of Disney]]''
|''[[The Wonderful World of Disney]]''
|[[Disney Channel|The Disney Channel]]
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
| ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
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| [[Kids' WB]]
| [[Kids' WB]]
|-
|-
|''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''
|''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''|| [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]/[[Cartoon Network]]
| [[Cartoon Network]]
|rowspan="6"|[[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] and [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]]
|rowspan="8"|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|''[[Cartoon Planet]]''
|-
|''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
|-
|''[[The Bugs Bunny Show]]''
|-
|''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''
|-
|''[[G-Force: Guardians of Space]]''
|-
|''[[Voltron]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[USA Network]]
|-
|''[[Robotech]]''
|-
|-
|''[[Babylon 5]]''
|''[[Babylon 5]]''
|[[Prime Time Entertainment Network|PTEN]]
|[[Prime Time Entertainment Network|PTEN]]
|[[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]]
|[[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]
|}
|}


===Entering syndication this year===
===Entering syndication this year===
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|-
|''[[The X-Files]]''||4|| rowspan="1" 1'' |Yes||
|''[[The X-Files]]''||4|| rowspan="1" 1'' |Yes||
|}

==Networks and services==
===Launches===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Network
! Type
! Launch date
! Notes
! Source
|-
| [[Fox Sports West 2]]
| Cable and satellite
| January 27
|
|
|-
| [[CBS Eye on People]]
| Cable and satellite
| March 31
| CBS Eye on People launches in 2 million homes with fourteen original programs supplied by [[CBS News]], including live talk show ''Off 10th'', ''60 Minutes More'', and ''48 Hours Later''. The channel received low carriage, and was later sold to [[Discovery Communications]] before being closed.
|
|-
| [[Fox Sports Detroit]]
| Cable and satellite
| September 17
| In 1997, News Corporation it would launch a Fox Sports network in Michigan, and won a surprise bid for local cable television rights to [[Detroit Pistons]] games. Fox Sports Detroit then acquired broadcast rights to [[Detroit Red Wings]] and [[Detroit Tigers]] games from competitor [[Pro-Am Sports System]], and launched on September 17 in the for the NHL and MLB seasons.
|
|-
| [[Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia]]
| Cable television
| October 1
|
|
|-
| [[Fox Soccer|Fox Sports World]]
| Cable and satellite
| November 1
|
|
|}

===Conversions and rebrandings===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Old network name
! New network name
! Type
! Conversion Date
! Notes
! Source
|-
|Encore+
|Plex: Encore 1
|Cable and satellite
|January 1
|Plex: Encore 1 replaced both Encore+, and Intro Television, which showed sampler blocks of different cable networks. Like Encore+, Plex aired programs from a different Encore multiplex channel each day. Plex rebranded as MoviePlex in October.
|
|}

===Closures===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!style="text-align:center; width:125px"|Network
!style="text-align:center; width:130px"|Type
!style="text-align:center; width:60px"|End date
!style="text-align:center; width:500px"|Notes
!style="text-align:center; width:30px"|Sources
|-
|[[NewSport]]
|Cable and satellite
|July 9
|NewSport, a 24-hour sports news channel owned by Rainbow Programming Holdings, had struggled to receive carriage throughout its run, receiving only 10 million subscribers at its peak. NewSport's slow growth compared to competitor [[ESPNews]] resulted in Rainbow closing NewSport on July 9.
|
|-
|[[PRISM (TV channel)|PRISM]]
|Cable television
|October 1
|
|
|-
|[[SportsChannel Philadelphia]]
|Cable and satellite
|October 1
|
|
|-
|[[Pro-Am Sports System]]
|Cable and satellite
|November 1
|In 1997, Fox/Liberty Networks won an unexpected bid for the local cable television rights to [[Detroit Red Wings]] games from Pro-Am Sports System, then announced plans to launch a regional sports network to compete with PASS. Fox Sports Detroit won a bid for broadcast rights to the Detroit Pistons and Detroit Tigers contracts on August 26. On August 30, PASS owner Post-Newsweek sold its remaining Tigers and Pistons contracts and sportscaster [[John Keating (sportscaster)|John Keating]]'s contract to Fox Sports Detroit before its launch, then shut down Pro-Am Sports System at midnight on November 1, 1997.
|
|-
| [[Network One]]
| Cable television
| November 13
|
|
|}
|}


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| March 7 || [[Fajardo, Puerto Rico]] || [[WRUA]] || 34 || Religious independent <br> (satellite of [[WECN]])
| March 7 || [[Fajardo, Puerto Rico]] || [[WRUA]] || 34 || Religious independent <br> (satellite of [[WECN]])
|-
|-
| March 13 || [[New York City]] || [[WMBQ-CD|W22BM]] || 22 || [[The Box (U.S. TV channel)|The Box]]
| March 13 || [[New York City]] || [[WMBQ-CD|W22BM]] || 22 || [[The Box (American TV channel)|The Box]]
|-
|-
| March 17 || [[Bryan, Texas]] || [[KSCM-LP|K12ON]] || 12 || [[Telemundo]]
| March 17 || [[Bryan, Texas]] || [[KSCM-LP|K12ON]] || 12 || [[Telemundo]]
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| March 18 || [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]/[[Fort Worth, Texas]] || [[KAZD]] || 55 || Independent
| March 18 || [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]/[[Fort Worth, Texas]] || [[KAZD]] || 55 || Independent
|-
|-
| March 24 || [[Snyder, Texas|Snyder]]/[[Abilene, Texas]] || [[KPCB-DT|KPCB]] || 17 || God’s Learning Channel
| March 24 || [[Snyder, Texas|Snyder]]/[[Abilene, Texas]] || [[KPCB-DT|KPCB]] || 17 || God's Learning Channel
|-
|-
| March 27 || [[Ely, Nevada]] || [[KENV-DT|KENV]] || 10 || [[NBC]]
| March 27 || [[Ely, Nevada]] || [[KENV-DT|KENV]] || 10 || [[NBC]]
|-
|-
| April 14 || [[Providence, Rhode Island]]<br><small>([[New Bedford, Massachusetts]])</small> || [[WLWC]] || 28 || [[UPN]]/[[The WB]]
| April 14 || [[Providence, Rhode Island]]<br><small>([[New Bedford, Massachusetts]])</small> || [[WLWC]] || 28 || '''[[UPN]]'''/[[The WB]]
|-
|-
| May || [[Bozeman, Montana]] || [[KWYB-LP]] || 28 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| May || [[Bozeman, Montana]] || [[KWYB-LP]] || 28 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
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| July 17 || [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]] || [[KWYF-LD|K26ES]] <br> {{small|(translator of [[KLWY]]/[[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]])}} || 26 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| July 17 || [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]] || [[KWYF-LD|K26ES]] <br> {{small|(translator of [[KLWY]]/[[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]])}} || 26 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|-
| August || [[McAllen, Texas]] || [[KUST-LP|K28FL]] || 28 || Spanish independent
| August || [[McAllen, Texas]] || [[KUST-LP|K28FL]]|| 28 || Spanish independent
|-
|-
| August 13 || [[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]]/[[Portland, Maine]] || [[WPME]] || 35 || [[UPN]]
| August 13 || [[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]]/[[Portland, Maine]] || [[WPME]] || 35 || [[UPN]]
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| October 30 || [[Pahrump, Nevada]] || [[KPVM-LP|K41CQ]] || 41 || Independent
| October 30 || [[Pahrump, Nevada]] || [[KPVM-LP|K41CQ]] || 41 || Independent
|-
|-
| November 21 || [[Ellensburg, Washington]] || [[K39DM]] || 39 || [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]]
| November 21 || [[Ellensburg, Washington]] || [[K39DM]]|| 39 || [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| December 1 || [[Little Rock, Arkansas]] || [[KARZ-TV|KVUT]] || 42 || inTV
| rowspan=2| December 1 || [[Little Rock, Arkansas]] || [[KARZ-TV|KVUT]] || 42 || inTV
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! Date || Name || Notability
|-
|-
|January 7
!January 7
|[[Kyle Stanger]]
|[[Kyle Stanger]]
|English actor (Lumpy on ''[[My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]'')
|English actor (Lumpy on ''[[My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]'')
|-
|-
|January 9
!January 9
|Lauryn McClain
|Lauryn McClain
|Actress
|Actress
|-
|-
|January 11
!January 11
|[[Cody Simpson]]
|[[Cody Simpson]]
|Australian actor
|Australian actor
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| January 17
!rowspan="2"| January 17
|[[Jake Paul]]
|[[Jake Paul]]
|Actor (''[[Bizaardvark]]'')
|Boxer and actor (''[[Bizaardvark]]'')
|-
|-
|Jazzy Williams
|Jazzy Williams
|Actress (''[[WITS Academy]]'')
|Actress (''[[WITS Academy]]'')
|-
|-
|January 21
!January 21
|[[Jeremy Shada]]
|[[Jeremy Shada]]
|Actor (''[[Incredible Crew]]''), Voice actor (''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', ''[[Adventure Time]]'')
|Actor (''[[Incredible Crew]]''), Voice actor (''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', ''[[Adventure Time]]'')
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 24
!rowspan="2"|January 24
|[[Jonah Bobo]]
|[[Jonah Bobo]]
|Voice actor (Austin on ''[[The Backyardigans]]'')
|Voice actor (Austin on ''[[The Backyardigans]]'')
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|Actor (''[[Kickin' It]]'')
|Actor (''[[Kickin' It]]'')
|-
|-
|February 7
!February 7
|[[Matthew Gumley]]
|[[Matthew Gumley]]
|Voice actor (Benny on ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'' (2008–14))
|Voice actor (Benny on ''[[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora the Explorer]]'' (2008–14))
|-
|-
|February 9
!February 9
|[[Kathryn Newton]]
|[[Kathryn Newton]]
|Actress (''[[Gary Unmarried]]'', ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'', ''[[Halt and Catch Fire (TV series)|Halt and Catch Fire]]'')
|Actress (''[[Gary Unmarried]]'', ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'', ''[[Halt and Catch Fire (TV series)|Halt and Catch Fire]]'')
|-
|-
|February 10
!February 10
|[[Chloë Grace Moretz]]
|[[Chloë Grace Moretz]]
|Actress (''[[My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]'', ''[[Carrie (2013 film)|Carrie]]'', ''[[The 5th Wave (film)|The 5th Wave]]'')
|Actress (''[[My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]'', ''[[Carrie (2013 film)|Carrie]]'', ''[[The 5th Wave (film)|The 5th Wave]]'')
|-
|-
|February 12
!February 12
|[[Shane Baumel]]
|[[Shane Baumel]]
|Voice actor (Tipo on ''[[The Emperor's New School]]'')
|Voice actor (Tipo on ''[[The Emperor's New School]]'')
|-
|-
|February 27
!February 26
|[[Aidan Gould]]
|Actor
|-
!February 27
|Erica Huang
|Erica Huang
|Voice actress (June on ''[[Little Einsteins]]'')
|Voice actress (June on ''[[Little Einsteins]]'')
|-
|-
|March 11
!March 2
|[[Becky G]]
|Actress and singer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aguila |first=Justino |date=2014-09-11 |title=9. Becky G: 21 Under 21 (2014) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/becky-g-21-under-21-2014-6251181/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!March 3
|[[Camila Cabello]]
|Singer
|-
!March 10
|[[Uriah Shelton]]
|Actor (''[[The Glades (TV series)|The Glades]]'', ''[[Blue (web series)|Blue]]'', ''[[Girl Meets World]]'')
|-
!March 11
|[[Matreya Fedor]]
|[[Matreya Fedor]]
|Canadian actress (''[[Mr. Young]]'')
|Canadian actress (''[[Mr. Young]]'')
|-
|-
|March 16
!March 16
|[[Tyrel Jackson Williams]]
|[[Tyrel Jackson Williams]]
|Actor (''[[The Backyardigans]]'', ''[[Lab Rats (U.S. TV series)|Lab Rats]]'')
|Actor (''[[The Backyardigans]]'', ''[[Lab Rats (American TV series)|Lab Rats]]'')
|-
|-
|March 18
!March 18
|[[Ciara Bravo]]
|[[Ciara Bravo]]
|Actress (''[[Big Time Rush]]'', ''[[Red Band Society]]'', ''[[Second Chance (2016 TV series)|Second Chance]]'')
|Actress (''[[Big Time Rush]]'', ''[[Red Band Society]]'', ''[[Second Chance (2016 TV series)|Second Chance]]'')
|-
|-
|April 8
!rowspan="2"|April 8
|[[Evan Mock]]
|Actor (''[[Gossip Girl (2021 TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'')
|-
|[[Sadie Calvano]]
|[[Sadie Calvano]]
|Actress (''[[Mom (TV series)|Mom]]'')
|Actress (''[[Mom (TV series)|Mom]]'')
|-
|-
|April 15
!April 15
|[[Maisie Williams]]
|[[Maisie Williams]]
|English actress (''[[Game of Thrones]]'')
|English actress (''[[Game of Thrones]]'')
|-
|-
|April 16
!April 16
|[[Tiarnie Coupland]]
|[[Tiarnie Coupland]]
|Australian actress (''[[Worst Year of My Life Again]]'')
|Australian actress (''[[Worst Year of My Life Again]]'')
|-
|-
|April 24
!April 24
|Autumn Wendel
|Autumn Wendel
|Actress (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|Actress (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|-
|-
|May 9
!May 9
|[[Zane Huett]]
|[[Zane Huett]]
|Actor (''[[Desperate Housewives]]'')
|Actor (''[[Desperate Housewives]]'')
|-
|-
|May 21
!May 21
|[[Kevin Quinn (actor)|Kevin Quinn]]
|[[Kevin Quinn (actor)|Kevin Quinn]]
|Actor (''[[Bunk'd]]'')
|Actor (''[[Bunk'd]]'')
|-
|-
|May 30
!May 30
|[[Jake Short]]
|[[Jake Short]]
|Actor (''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'', ''[[Mighty Med]]'', ''[[Lab Rats: Elite Force]]'', ''[[All Night (TV series)|All Night]]'')
|Actor (''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'', ''[[Mighty Med]]'', ''[[Lab Rats: Elite Force]]'', ''[[All Night (TV series)|All Night]]'')
|-
|-
|June 5
!June 5
|Denisea Wilson
|Denisea Wilson
|Actress (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|Actress (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|-
|-
|June 17
!June 11
|[[Sadie Robertson]]
|Actress
|-
!June 16
|[[Jack Perry]]
|Pro wrestler and son of [[Luke Perry]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-20 |title=Jack Perry |url=https://www.thesportster.com/tag/jungle-boy/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=TheSportster |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!June 17
|[[KJ Apa]]
|[[KJ Apa]]
|New-Zealand actor (''[[Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale]]'')
|New-Zealand actor (''[[Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale]]'')
|-
|-
|June 20
!June 20
|[[Maria Lark]]
|[[Maria Lark]]
|Actress (''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'')
|Actress (''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'')
|-
|-
!June 21
|July 2
|[[Rebecca Black]]
|Singer
|-
!June 26
|[[Jacob Elordi]]
|Australian actor (''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]'')
|-
!July 2
|Jackson Odell
|Jackson Odell
|Actor that appeared in ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'', ''[[iCarly]]'', and ''[[Modern Family]]'' (d. [[2018 in American television|2018]])
|Actor that appeared in ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'', ''[[iCarly]]'', and ''[[Modern Family]]'' (d. [[2018 in American television|2018]])
|-
|-
|July 4
!July 4
|[[Daniela Nieves]]
|[[Daniela Nieves]]
|Venezuelan-American Actress (''[[Every Witch Way]]'', ''[[WITS Academy]]'')
|Venezuelan-American Actress (''[[Every Witch Way]]'', ''[[WITS Academy]]'')
|-
|-
|July 7
!July 7
|[[Gatlin Green]]
|Gatlin Green
|Actress (''[[Heroes Reborn (miniseries)|Heroes Reborn]]'')
|Actress (''[[Heroes Reborn (miniseries)|Heroes Reborn]]'')
|-
|-
|July 13
!July 13
|[[Leo Howard]]
|[[Leo Howard]]
|Actor (''[[Kickin' It]]'', ''[[Shake It Up (U.S. TV series)|Shake It Up]]'')
|Actor (''[[Kickin' It]]'', ''[[Shake It Up (American TV series)|Shake It Up]]'')
|-
|-
|July 20
!July 20
|Billi Bruno
|Billi Bruno
|Actress (''[[According to Jim]]'')
|Actress (''[[According to Jim]]'')
|-
|-
|July 22
!July 22
|[[Field Cate]]
|[[Field Cate]]
|Actor (''[[Pushing Daisies]]'')
|Actor (''[[Pushing Daisies]]'')
|-
|-
|August 2
!August 2
|[[Christina Robinson (actress)|Christina Robinson]]
|[[Christina Robinson (actress)|Christina Robinson]]
|Actor (''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]'')
|Actor (''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]'')
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|August 5
!rowspan="2"|August 5
|[[Olivia Holt]]
|[[Olivia Holt]]
|Actress (''[[Kickin' It]]'', ''[[I Didn't Do It (TV series)|I Didn't Do It]]'', ''[[Cloak & Dagger (TV series)|Cloak & Dagger]]'')
|Actress (''[[Kickin' It]]'', ''[[I Didn't Do It (TV series)|I Didn't Do It]]'', ''[[Cloak & Dagger (TV series)|Cloak & Dagger]]'')
|-
|-
|[[Adam Irigoyen]]
|[[Adam Irigoyen]]
|Actor (''[[Shake It Up (U.S. TV series)|Shake It Up]]'')
|Actor (''[[Shake It Up (American TV series)|Shake It Up]]'')
|-
|-
|August 10
!August 10
|[[Kylie Jenner]]
|[[Kylie Jenner]]
|Actress (''[[Keeping Up with the Kardashians]]'')
|Actress (''[[Keeping Up with the Kardashians]]'')
|-
|-
|August 11
!August 11
|Alexander Martella
|Alexander Martella
|Actor
|Actor
|-
|-
|August 16
!August 16
|[[Piper Curda]]
|[[Piper Curda]]
|Actress (''[[Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja]]'', ''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'', ''[[I Didn't Do It (TV series)|I Didn't Do It]]'')
|Actress (''[[Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja]]'', ''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'', ''[[I Didn't Do It (TV series)|I Didn't Do It]]'')
|-
|-
|August 25
!August 19
|[[Marcello Hernandez]]
|Actor and stand-up comedian (''[[Saturday Night Live]]'')
|-
!August 25
|[[Bryana Salaz]]
|[[Bryana Salaz]]
|Actress (''[[Best Friends Whenever]]'') and singer
|Actress (''[[Best Friends Whenever]]'') and singer
|-
|-
|August 28
!August 28
|[[Emilia McCarthy]]
|[[Emilia McCarthy]]
|Canadian actress (''[[Max & Shred]]'')
|Canadian actress (''[[Max & Shred]]'')
|-
|-
|September 7
!September 7
|[[Dean-Charles Chapman]]
|[[Dean-Charles Chapman]]
|English actor (''[[Game of Thrones]]'')
|English actor (''[[Game of Thrones]]'')
|-
|-
|September 16
!September 12
|[[Sydney Sweeney]]
|Actress (''[[Everything Sucks!]]'', ''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]'')
|-
!September 16
|[[Elena Kampouris]]
|[[Elena Kampouris]]
|Actress
|Actress
|-
|-
|October 7
!October 6
|[[Michael J. Woodard]]
|Singer (''[[American Idol]]'', ''[[Majors & Minors]]'') and voice actor (''[[I Heart Arlo]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bronson |first=Fred |date=2018-04-16 |title=‘American Idol’: Get to Know the First Half of the Top 14 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/american-idol-top-14-contestants-8342065/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!October 7
|[[Kira Kosarin]]
|[[Kira Kosarin]]
|Actress (''[[The Thundermans]]'')
|Actress (''[[The Thundermans]]'')
|-
|-
|October 8
!October 8
|[[Bella Thorne]]
|[[Bella Thorne]]
|Actress (''[[Shake It Up (U.S. TV series)|Shake It Up]]'', ''[[Famous in Love]]'') and singer
|Actress (''[[Shake It Up (American TV series)|Shake It Up]]'', ''[[Famous in Love]]'') and singer
|-
|-
|October 10
!October 10
|[[Grace Rolek]]
|[[Grace Rolek]]
|Voice actress (''[[Steven Universe]]'', ''[[Steven Universe Future]]'')
|Voice actress (''[[Steven Universe]]'', ''[[Steven Universe Future]]'')
|-
|-
|October 23
!October 23
|[[Zach Callison]]
|[[Zach Callison]]
|Voice actor (''[[Sofia the First]]'', ''[[Steven Universe]]'', ''[[Steven Universe Future]]'')
|Voice actor (''[[Sofia the First]]'', ''[[Steven Universe]]'', ''[[Steven Universe Future]]'')
|-
|-
|October 24
!rowspan="2"|October 24
|Kendall Ryan Sanders
|Kendall Ryan Sanders
|Actor (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|Actor (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|-
|-
|[[Arthur Gunn]]
|October 25
|Singer (''[[American Idol]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=When did Arthur Gunn's first album release? |url=https://genius.com/artists/Arthur-gunn/q/first-album |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Genius}}</ref>
|-
!October 25
|[[Tyler Alvarez]]
|[[Tyler Alvarez]]
|Actor (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|Actor (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|-
|-
|October 26
!October 26
|[[Rhenzy Feliz]]
|[[Rhenzy Feliz]]
|Actor (''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'')
|Actor (''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'')
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|October 28
!rowspan="2"|October 28
|[[Sierra McCormick]]
|[[Sierra McCormick]]
|Actress (''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'')
|Actress (''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'')
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|Actress (''[[19 Kids and Counting]]'', ''[[Counting On]]'') and television personality
|Actress (''[[19 Kids and Counting]]'', ''[[Counting On]]'') and television personality
|-
|-
|October 29
!October 29
|Brynna Drummond
|Brynna Drummond
|Canadian voice actress
|Canadian voice actress
|-
|-
|October 31
!rowspan="2"|October 31
|[[Sydney Park (actress)|Sydney Park]]
|[[Sydney Park (actress)|Sydney Park]]
|Actress (''[[Instant Mom]]'', ''[[Spirit Riding Free]]'')
|Actress (''[[Instant Mom]]'', ''[[Spirit Riding Free]]'')
|-
|-
|[[Holly Taylor]]
|rowspan="2"|November 1
|Actress
|-
!rowspan="2"|November 1
|[[Alex Wolff]]
|[[Alex Wolff]]
|Actor (''[[The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)|The Naked Brothers Band]]'') and singer
|Actor (''[[The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)|The Naked Brothers Band]]'') and singer
|-
|-
|[[Max Burkholder]]
|[[Max Burkholder]]
|Actor (''[[My Friends Tigger and Pooh]]'', ''[[Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood]]'')
|Actor (''[[My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]'', ''[[Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood]]'')
|-
|-
|November 3
!November 3
|Carson Rowland
|Carson Rowland
|Actor (''I Am Frankie'')
|Actor (''[[I Am Frankie]]'')
|-
|-
|November 12
!November 12
|Ryan Cargill
|Ryan Cargill
|Actor (''[[WITS Academy]]'')
|Actor (''[[WITS Academy]]'')
|-
|-
|November 14
!November 14
|George Sear
|[[George Sear]]
|English actor (''[[Love, Victor]]'')
|English actor (''[[Love, Victor]]'')
|-
|-
|November 26
!rowspan="2"|November 26
|[[Aubrey Joseph]]
|[[Aubrey Joseph]]
|Actor (''[[Cloak & Dagger (TV series)|Cloak & Dagger]]'') and rapper
|Actor (''[[Cloak & Dagger (TV series)|Cloak & Dagger]]'') and rapper
|-
|-
|[[Luka Sabbat]]
|December 5
|Actor and model (''[[Grown-ish]]'')
|-
!December 5
|[[Maddie Poppe]]
|[[Maddie Poppe]]
|Singer, [[American Idol (season 16)]] Winner
|Singer, [[American Idol (season 16)|''American Idol'' (season 16)]] Winner
|-
!December 11
|[[Taylor Hickson]]
|Actress (''[[Motherland: Fort Salem]]'')
|-
|-
|December 15
!December 15
|[[Maude Apatow]]
|[[Maude Apatow]]
|Actress (''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]'')
|Actress
|}
|}


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! Date || Name || Age ||class="unsortable" |Notability
|-
|-
|January 18
!January 18
|[[Adriana Caselotti]]
|[[Adriana Caselotti]]
|align="center"|80
|align="center"|80
|Voice actress ([[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]])
|Voice actress ([[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]])
|-
|-
|February 6
!February 6
|[[Ernie Anderson]]
|[[Ernie Anderson]]
|align="center"|73
|align="center"|73
|Voice actor and announcer (''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'')
|Voice actor and announcer (''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'')
|-
|-
|February 26
!February 26
|[[David Doyle (actor)|David Doyle]]
|[[David Doyle (actor)|David Doyle]]
|align="center"|67
|align="center"|67
|Actor (Bosley on ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' and voice of Grandpa Lou Pickles on [[Rugrats]])
|Actor (Bosley on ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' and voice of Grandpa Lou Pickles on ''[[Rugrats]]'')
|-
|-
|March 15
!March 15
|[[Gail Davis]]
|[[Gail Davis]]
|align="center"|71
|align="center"|71
|Actress (Annie on ''[[Annie Oakley (TV series)|Annie Oakley]]'')
|Actress (Annie on ''[[Annie Oakley (TV series)|Annie Oakley]]'')
|-
|-
|April 15
!April 15
|[[Don Bexley]]
|[[Don Bexley]]
|align="center"|87
|align="center"|87
|Actor (Bubba on ''[[Sanford and Son]]'')
|Actor (Bubba on ''[[Sanford and Son]]'')
|-
|-
|May 4
!May 4
|[[Alvy Moore]]
|[[Alvy Moore]]
|align="center"|75
|align="center"|75
|Actor (Hank Kimball on ''[[Green Acres]]'')
|Actor (Hank Kimball on ''[[Green Acres]]'')
|-
|-
|May 11
!May 11
|[[Howard Morton]]
|[[Howard Morton]]
|align="center"|71
|align="center"|71
|Character actor (Officer Ralph Simpson on ''[[Gimme a Break!]]'')
|Character actor (Officer Ralph Simpson on ''[[Gimme a Break!]]'')
|-
|-
|May 18
!May 18
|[[Bridgette Andersen]]
|[[Bridgette Andersen]]
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|21
|Actress
|Actress
|-
|-
|May 24
!May 24
|[[Edward Mulhare]]
|[[Edward Mulhare]]
|align="center"|74
|align="center"|74
|Actor (Captain Gregg on ''[[The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]]'' and Miles on ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'')
|Actor (Captain Gregg on ''[[The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]]'' and Miles on ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'')
|-
|-
|June 8
!June 8
|[[Reid Shelton]]
|[[Reid Shelton]]
|align="center"|72
|align="center"|72
|Actor (''1st & Ten: The Championship'')
|Actor (''1st & Ten: The Championship'')
|-
|-
|June 14
!June 14
|[[Richard Jaeckel]]
|[[Richard Jaeckel]]
|align="center"|70
|align="center"|70
|Actor (''[[Baywatch]]'', ''[[Spenser for Hire]]'')
|Actor (''[[Baywatch]]'', ''[[Spenser for Hire]]'')
|-
|-
|June 24
!June 24
|[[Brian Keith]]
|[[Brian Keith]]
|align="center"|75
|align="center"|75
|Actor (Uncle Bill on ''[[Family Affair]]'')
|Actor (Uncle Bill on ''[[Family Affair]]'')
|-
|-
|July 1
!July 1
|[[Robert Mitchum]]
|[[Robert Mitchum]]
|align="center"|79
|align="center"|79
|Actor
|Actor
|-
|-
|July 2
!July 2
|[[James Stewart]]
|[[James Stewart]]
|align="center"|89
|align="center"|89
|Actor
|Actor
|-
|-
|July 4
!July 4
|[[Charles Kuralt]]
|[[Charles Kuralt]]
|align="center"|62
|align="center"|62
|Journalist (''[[CBS News Sunday Morning]]'')
|Journalist (''[[CBS News Sunday Morning]]'')
|-
|-
|August 27
!August 27
|[[Brandon Tartikoff]]
|[[Brandon Tartikoff]]
|align="center"|48
|align="center"|48
|President of [[NBC]]
|President of [[NBC]]
|-
|-
!August 31
|September 9
| [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana]]
|align="center"|36
| [[Princess of Wales]]
|-
!September 9
|[[Burgess Meredith]]
|[[Burgess Meredith]]
|align="center"|89
|align="center"|89
|Actor (The Penguin on ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'')
|Actor (The Penguin on ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'')
|-
|-
|September 17
!September 17
|[[Red Skelton]]
|[[Red Skelton]]
|align="center"|84
|align="center"|84
|Comedian (''[[The Red Skelton Show]]'')
|Comedian (''[[The Red Skelton Show]]'')
|-
|-
|October 5
!October 5
|[[Brian Pillman]]
|[[Brian Pillman]]
|align="center"|35
|align="center"|35
|Professional wrestler
|Professional wrestler
|-
|-
|October 9
!October 9
|[[Arch Johnson]]
|[[Arch Johnson]]
|align="center"|75
|align="center"|75
|Character actor (''[[Camp Runamuck]]'')
|Character actor (''[[Camp Runamuck]]'')
|-
|-
|October 16
!October 16
|[[Audra Lindley]]
|[[Audra Lindley]]
|align="center"|79
|align="center"|79
|Actress (Mrs. Roper on ''[[Three's Company]]'')
|Actress (Mrs. Roper on ''[[Three's Company]]'')
|-
|-
|October 24
!October 24
|[[Don Messick]]
|[[Don Messick]]
|align="center"|71
|align="center"|71
|Voice actor ([[Scooby-Doo]])
|Voice actor ([[Scooby-Doo]])
|-
|-
|October 30
!October 30
|[[Sydney Newman]]
|[[Sydney Newman]]
|align="center"|80
|align="center"|80
|Producer (''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Doctor Who]]'')
|Producer (''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Doctor Who]]'')
|-
|-
|November 25
!November 25
|[[Charles Hallahan]]
|[[Charles Hallahan]]
|align="center"|54
|align="center"|54
|Actor (''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]'')
|Actor (''[[Hunter (1984 American TV series)|Hunter]]'')
|-
|-
|December 18
!December 18
|[[Chris Farley]]
|[[Chris Farley]]
|align="center"|33
|align="center"|33
|Comedian (''[[Saturday Night Live]]'')
|Comedian (''[[Saturday Night Live]]'')
|-
|-
|December 24
!December 24
|[[Toshiro Mifune]]
|[[Toshiro Mifune]]
|align="center"|77
|align="center"|77
|Japanese actor
|Japanese actor
|-
|-
|December 25
!December 25
|[[Denver Pyle]]
|[[Denver Pyle]]
|align="center"|77
|align="center"|77
|Actor (Uncle Jesse on ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'')
|Actor (Uncle Jesse on ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'')
|-
|-
|December 31
!December 31
|[[Michael LeMoyne Kennedy]]
|[[Michael LeMoyne Kennedy]]
|align="center"|39
|align="center"|39
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|-
|}
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==Television debuts==
*[[James Gandolfini]] – ''[[Gun (TV series)|Gun]]''
*[[Natasha Henstridge]] – ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
*[[Nick Offerman]] – ''[[ER (TV Series)|ER]]''
*[[Rebecca Romijn]] – ''[[Friends]]''
*[[Octavia Spencer]] – ''[[413 Hope St.]]''
*[[Jason Sudeikis]] – ''Alien Avengers II''
*[[Wanda Sykes]] – ''[[The Chris Rock Show]]''
*[[Paz Vega]] – ''Menudo es mi padre''
*[[Goran Visnjic]] – ''Olujne tisine 1895-1995''
*[[Shea Whigham]] – ''[[Ghost Stories (1997 TV series)|Ghost Stories]]''
*[[Rainn Wilson]] – ''[[One Life to Live]]''


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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{{Years in TV by country|1997}}
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 00:00, 27 December 2024

List of years in American television:
1996–97 United States network television schedule
1997–98 United States network television schedule
List of American television programs currently in production

In American television in 1997, notable events included television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures, and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.

Events

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Date Event
January 1 The television rating system, a system similar to the one used for motion pictures, goes into effect.
The Emergency Alert System comes into effect and replaces the Emergency Broadcast System.
January 3 Bryant Gumbel anchors his last Today show on NBC. The following Monday, Matt Lauer takes over alongside Katie Couric until he was fired 20 years later in November 2017.
January 22 New World Communications is acquired by Fox. The deal makes 10 New World-owned stations that affiliated with Fox as a result of the 1994 United States broadcast TV realignment network O&O's.
January 26 Fox broadcasts its first Super Bowl, making it the last of the big four networks to air a Super Bowl. The Green Bay Packers defeat the New England Patriots 35–21 in a game that gives Fox its highest ratings to date.
February 1 The final affiliation switch resulting from the 1994–96 United States broadcast TV realignment takes place when Allbritton Communications (owners of WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C., one of the strongest ABC affiliates in the country) converts WB affiliate WBSG in Brunswick, Georgia, into a semi-satellite of new sign-on WJXX in Orange Park, Florida, which assumes the ABC affiliation for the Jacksonville market. Former ABC affiliate WJKS promptly discontinues its news operation and assumes the WB affiliation from WBSG.
February 9 On Fox, The Simpsons airs the episode "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show". With this episode, The Simpsons surpasses The Flintstones as the longest-running primetime animated series in terms of episodes aired.
February 23 Schindler's List makes its network television debut on NBC. The film is broadcast virtually unedited and is the first telecast to receive a TV-M (now TV-MA) rating under the TV Parental Guidelines that had been established earlier in the year.
February 26 Various ABC characters appeared with Las Vegas settings in the shows Grace Under Fire, Coach, The Drew Carey Show, and Ellen.
March 17 Toonami debuts on Cartoon Network.
March 23 The 13th annual WrestleMania event airs on pay-per-view. While the event as a whole receives mixed reviews, the submission match between Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin is highly praised, being called one of the greatest matches in wrestling history, and has been cited by some as the beginning of the Attitude Era.[1]
April 6 Disney Channel is revamped with the cable television premiere of Pocahontas. The film would have its network television premiere on ABC one year later. Disney Channel continues to convert from subscription television to a basic cable channel.
April 13 Extreme Championship Wrestling broadcasts its first ever pay-per-view dubbed "Barely Legal".
April 25 CBS broadcasts a reunion film featuring the surviving cast of The Dukes of Hazzard, which originally aired on the network from 1979–1985. This proved to be Denver Pyle's final performance before his death on Christmas Day, 1997.[2]
April 30 The Ellen episode "The Puppy Episode" is broadcast on ABC, showing for the first time the revelation of a main character as a homosexual.
May 7 CBS begins airing the two-part Knots Landing reunion miniseries Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac, airing on two non-consecutive nights, on May 7 and May 9.
May 9 Bob Saget hosts his final regular episode of America's Funniest Home Videos on ABC, with the other cast members of Full House, minus The Olsen Twins. The $100,000 season finale (his final episode) aired nine days later on May 18.
June 6 Farrah Fawcett makes a bizarre appearance on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman. Fawcett tells long, rambling stories without a purpose, fails to understand simple questions, and gets easily distracted by things like blinking lights on the set.
June 21 The Professional Bowlers Tour ends after 36 years on ABC. CBS assumes the rights to the tour and will televise several events over the next two years.
June 30 In Seattle, KIRO-TV (CBS) and KSTW (UPN) reverse their 1995 swap.
July 8 KONG-TV, Seattle's independent station goes on the air.
Fox broadcasts the Major League Baseball All-Star Game from Cleveland, marking the first time that the network would broadcast the midsummer classic.
July 14-16 Cartoon Network launches the "Cartoon Cartoons" brand with the debut of three animated series, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel, as well as the season two premiere of Dexter's Laboratory.
July 15 A tribute episode of Another World is broadcast on NBC in honor of Victoria Wyndham's 25 years with the program.
July 24 George Harrison appears on a VH-1 special to promote his friend Ravi Shankar's album Chants of India. This would prove to be Harrison's final television appearance.
August 31 WFFF-TV in Burlington, Vermont, signs-on the air, giving the Burlington/Plattsburgh market its first full-time Fox affiliate (prior to this, Fox programming was seen on a secondary basis on CBS affiliate WCAX-TV).[3]
September 3 Jeri Ryan makes her first appearance as Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager.
September 5 Joan Lunden makes her final appearance as co-anchor for ABC's Good Morning America, after being on the program since 1980. Lunden would be succeeded by Lisa McRee.
September 6 Various networks broadcast the Princess Diana funeral; 2.7 million viewers at home watched this special.
September 8 KDAF-TV gives up the rights on Fox Kids to KDFI, as KDFW airs news, talk shows, paid/real estate and E/I-complaint programming instead of the block (KDFI also airs said programs, as well as Fox programs, just in case for local news emergencies and sports preemptions).
September 13 ABC revamps its Saturday morning cartoon schedule, and adds more new series from parent company Disney to become Disney's One Saturday Morning. This, along with many other programming, was delayed one week from its originally planned debut as a result of the aforementioned Princess Diana funeral.
September 14 The 49th Primetime Emmy Awards presentation was broadcast on CBS.
September 19 After several years of being a part of ABC's successful "TGIF" sitcom programming block, Family Matters and Step by Step switch to CBS to form the basis of the "CBS Block Party", a direct competitor to TGIF. Both series, as well as the Block Party, would be cancelled after one season.
September 25 ER produces a live episode for its fourth season premiere.
September 26 Jeopardy!'s 3,000th syndicated episode airs. The categories in the Jeopardy! and Final Jeopardy! rounds from its debut episode in 1984 are used on this episode.
October 5 The World Wrestling Federation event Badd Blood: In Your House is broadcast on pay-per-view. Not only is the event notable for featuring the promotion's first-ever Hell in a Cell match, which pitted The Undertaker against Shawn Michaels and saw the debut of Undertaker's storyline brother Kane, it marked the last time that Vince McMahon would be featured as the chief broadcaster of the commentating team for a pay-per-view event. According to WWE, the Montreal Screwjob, which took place at Survivor Series 1997, is considered the beginning of the Attitude Era.[4] Thus, Badd Blood: In Your House was the last WWF PPV of the New Generation Era.
October 20 Bear In the Big Blue House premieres on Disney Channel
Arthur begins its second season on PBS with Fred Rogers from Mister Rogers Neighborhood guest starring.
October 25 Chris Farley guest hosts Saturday Night Live in what would turn out to be his final television appearance before his death on December 18, 1997.
Under Wraps, the first Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) by Disney Channel, is broadcast.
October 26 Game 7 of the World Series is broadcast on NBC. The Florida Marlins defeat the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first baseball wild card team to win the world championship. This was the first World Series that NBC would broadcast in its entirety since 1988. NBC aired only Games 2-3 and the decisive sixth game of the 1995 World Series, while ABC aired the other three and a seventh game had it been necessary.
November 2 A third production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's version of Cinderella was aired on ABC. This version, featuring Brandy Norwood and Whitney Houston, was produced by ABC's parent company The Walt Disney Company (which released its own version of the story as an animated movie 1950).
November 6 The NBC discussion show Meet the Press celebrates its 50th anniversary.
November 7 A crossover event featuring Salem in a time ball with Sabrina appeared on all four TGIF shows around that time, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Boy Meets World, You Wish, and Teen Angel.
November 9 During a pay-per-view broadcast of the World Wrestling Federation's Survivor Series, then-WWF Champion Bret Hart loses his title to Shawn Michaels. The finish is mired in controversy when WWF chairman Vince McMahon, who had been sitting at ringside, orders Earl Hebner, the assigned referee, to end the match as Michaels is holding Hart in Hart's own finishing maneuver, the Sharpshooter, even though Hart had not submitted. The incident becomes known as the Montreal Screwjob and will mark the final appearance of Hart on WWE television until 2010.[5]
November 17 Rick Rude becomes the only person to appear on both USA Network's Raw and TNT's Monday Nitro on the same night. Whereas the Raw that aired that night was pre-recorded six days in advanced, Rude appeared on a live edition of Nitro about an hour earlier.
November 29 The Emergency Broadcast System is replaced by the Emergency Alert System and it continues to this day.
December 8 WVIT becomes an NBC O&O for the second time, and Paramount Stations Group had purchased WLWC and WWHO, dropping off newscasts, although Paramount had to run these two as a WB affiliate until 2000, while getting UPN to secondary status.
December 15 World Wrestling Federation chairman Vince McMahon announces the introduction of the Attitude Era (a term used by WWF for its adult-oriented programming) on Raw Is War, during a segment entitled "The Cure for the Common Show". The WWF Attitude's scratch logo also makes its on-screen debut within the episode, replacing the New Generation's block logo.
December 24 TNT and TBS broadcast "24 Hours of A Christmas Story", consisting of 12 consecutive airings of the 1983 film from the evening of Christmas Eve to the evening of Christmas Day.[6]
December 28 World Championship Wrestling's fifteenth annual Starrcade event airs on pay-per-view. The main event would see Sting defeat Hollywood Hogan to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Overall, this would become the highest grossing pay-per-view in WCW history.

Programs

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Debuts

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Date Show Network
January 1 Cooking Live Food Network
January 4 Lost on Earth USA Network
January 6 Sunset Beach NBC
January 7 Orleans CBS
January 8 Chicago Sons NBC
January 9 Antiques Roadshow PBS
January 12 King of the Hill Fox
January 13 La Femme Nikita USA Network
The New Adventures of Robin Hood TNT
January 19 Emeril Live Food Network
February 7 The Chris Rock Show HBO
February 28 Crisis Center NBC
March 2 The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures HBO
March 3 Daria MTV
Pauly Fox
Spy Game ABC
March 4 Just Shoot Me! NBC
The Practice ABC
March 5 Arsenio
Temporarily Yours CBS
March 6 Prince Street NBC
March 10 Buffy the Vampire Slayer The WB
March 18 Social Studies UPN
March 22 Lawless Fox
April 1 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly PBS
Viva Variety Comedy Central
April 2 Smart Guy The WB
April 9 Pacific Palisades Fox
April 10 Fired Up NBC
April 12 Gun ABC
Leaving L.A.
April 14 ¡Despierta América! Univision
April 15 Soul Man ABC
April 19 Nightmare Ned
The Angry Beavers Nickelodeon
Power Rangers Turbo Fox Kids
May 16 Todd McFarlane's Spawn HBO
May 25 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Fox
June 2 Port Charles ABC
June 6 Life... and Stuff CBS
June 7 CNN NewsStand CNN
Perversions of Science HBO
July 7 Figure It Out Nickelodeon
July 11 Spicy City HBO
July 12 Oz
July 14 Roar Fox
Johnny Bravo Cartoon Network
July 15 Cow and Chicken
I Am Weasel
July 21 Mission Genesis Sci-Fi Channel
July 27 Stargate SG-1 Showtime
July 28 Win Ben Stein's Money Comedy Central
August 4 USA High USA Network
August 11 The View ABC
August 13 South Park Comedy Central
August 17 Behind the Music VH1
The World's Funniest! Fox
August 25 Good News UPN
August 26 Head over Heels
Hitz
September 1 101 Dalmatians: The Series Syndication
Fox News Watch Fox News Channel
MTV Live MTV
Pensacola: Wings of Gold USA Network
Extreme Dinosaurs Syndication
September 6 Click Syndication
City Guys NBC
September 7 Alright Already The WB
The Tom Show
Popular Mechanics for Kids Syndication
September 8 Ally McBeal Fox
September 11 Between Brothers
413 Hope St.
September 12 Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation Fox Kids
Police Academy: The Series Syndication
September 13 Pepper Ann ABC
Recess
Science Court
The Crayon Box Syndication
The Legend of Calamity Jane Kids' WB
The New Batman Adventures
The New Batman/Superman Adventures
The Weird Al Show CBS
Wheel 2000
Fudge
The New Ghostwriter Mysteries
September 14 Going Wild with Jeff Corwin Disney Channel
September 15 Breaker High UPN
George & Leo CBS
The Gregory Hines Show
Michael Hayes
The Mr. Men Show Syndication
September 18 Cracker ABC
Nothing Sacred
September 19 The Visitor Fox
Meego CBS
September 20 The New Adventures of Zorro Syndication
September 22 Timecop ABC
The Ink and Paint Club Disney Channel
Brooklyn South CBS
September 23 Dellaventura
Hiller and Diller ABC
September 24 Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel CBS
Dharma & Greg ABC
Built to Last NBC
The Tony Danza Show
September 25 Veronica's Closet
Union Square
September 26 Teen Angel ABC
You Wish
September 27 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Syndication
Total Security NBC
September 28 Jenny NBC
September 29 The Big Garage TLC
October 1 Amp MTV
Daily News Live CSN Philadelphia
SportsDay
SportsNite
SportsRise
Wimzie's House PTV
October 4 The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police Fox Kids
Fame L.A. Syndication
October 6 Earth: Final Conflict
Team Knight Rider
The Edge CNBC
October 8 Working NBC
October 10 Raging Planet Discovery Channel
October 11 C-16: FBI ABC
Men in Black: The Series Kids' WB
October 17 Players NBC
Cartoon Sushi MTV
October 20 Bear in the Big Blue House Playhouse Disney
Channel Umptee-3 Kids' WB
October 21 Over the Top ABC
November 1 Sleepwalkers NBC
November 4 Autoline Detroit WTVS
Cartoon Sushi MTV
Enjoying Everyday Life Syndication
My Classic Car TNN
November 8 The Journey of Allen Strange Nickelodeon
November 28 Tenacious D HBO

Returning this year

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Show Last aired Previous network New title New network Returned
Rugrats 1994 Nickelodeon Same Same August 23
The People's Court 1993 Syndication September 8
Batman: The Animated Series 1995 Fox The New Batman Adventures Kids' WB September 13
Muppets Tonight 1996 ABC Same Disney Channel
The Wonderful World of Disney Disney Channel ABC September 28

Ending this year

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Date Show Debut
January 1 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues 1993
January 3 Small Talk 1996
January 17 Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series 1996
January 27 Ned & Stacey 1995
Space Cases 1996
January 31 Wait 'til You Have Kids
February 15 Gargoyles 1994
February 22 C Bear and Jamal 1996
Road Rovers
February 24 Savannah
March 8 The Mouse and the Monster
March 15 Dangerous Minds
March 16 WWF on MSG Network 1976
March 26 What a Cartoon! (returned in 2000) 1995
March 28 The City
March 30 Life with Roger 1996
April 2 Lost on Earth 1997
EZ Streets 1996
April 4 Dragon Flyz 1996
Crisis Center 1997
April 7 Pauly
April 10 Orleans
April 12 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat 1995
April 14 Relativity 1996
April 16 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
April 23 Arsenio 1997
May 1 Martin 1992
May 13 Homeboys in Outer Space 1996
May 14 Coach 1989
Street Fighter 1995
May 16 Baywatch Nights
May 17 Waynehead 1996
May 18 Brotherly Love 1995
May 19 The Cape 1996
Goode Behavior
Ink
May 20 The Burning Zone
Roseanne (returned in 2018) 1988
May 21 Wings 1990
May 22 Moloney 1996
May 30 Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends
May 31 Dark Skies
Gun 1997
June 1 Freakazoid! 1995
June 9 Married... with Children 1987
June 14 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1993
June 17 Deadly Games 1995
June 21 Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys 1996
June 25 Pearl
MTV Sports 1992
June 27 Dave's World 1993
July 2 Chicago Sons 1997
July 18 Life... and Stuff
July 22 Edgewise 1996
July 30 Pacific Palisades 1997
August 1 Eek! The Cat 1992
August 9 Nightmare Ned 1997
August 18 The Site 1996
August 22 Pappyland 1993
Spicy City 1997
August 29 The Disney Afternoon 1990
August 30 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 1992
The Mask: Animated Series 1995
September 1 Kino's Storytime 1992
September 5 The Gordon Elliott Show 1994
September 6 Duckman
September 7 Family Challenge 1995
September 20 X-Men (returned in 2024) 1992
September 26 Lamb Chop's Play-Along
September 27 The Legend of Calamity Jane 1997
October 5 Remember This? 1996
October 12 The Big Easy
October 24 Meego 1997
October 28 Head over Heels
November 4 Over the Top
November 11 Hitz
November 16 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters 1994
November 19 Built to Last 1997
November 23 The Incredible Hulk 1996
November 24 Power Rangers Turbo 1997
November 25 Mummies Alive!
November 28 The Grind 1992
Beavis and Butt-head (returned in 2011) 1993
December 4 Eagle Riders 1996
Extreme Ghostbusters 1997
December 6 The Magic School Bus 1994
December 10 The Tony Danza Show 1997
December 12 Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? 1996
December 15 Johnny Bravo (returned in 1999) 1997
December 17 Men Behaving Badly 1996
December 21 Weinerville 1993
December 24 Extreme Dinosaurs 1997
December 26 Shopping Spree 1996
December 27 Hee Haw 1969

Made-for-TV movies

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Title Network Date of airing
Miss Evers' Boys HBO February 22
12 Angry Men Showtime August 17
Northern Lights Disney Channel August 23
Under Wraps October 25
Don King: Only in America HBO November 15
What the Deaf Man Heard CBS November 23

Miniseries

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Title Network Premiere
The Shining ABC April 27
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac CBS May 7
The Last Don May 11[7]
The Odyssey NBC May 18
Rough Riders TNT July 20
George Wallace August 24

Shows changing networks

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Show Moved from Moved to
JAG NBC CBS
Unsolved Mysteries
Family Matters ABC
Step by Step
Muppets Tonight Disney Channel
The Naked Truth NBC
Clueless UPN
Sweet Valley High Syndication
Sliders Fox Sci-Fi Channel
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Comedy Central
Politically Incorrect ABC
The Wonderful World of Disney Disney Channel
Batman: The Animated Series Fox Kids Kids' WB
Dexter's Laboratory TBS/Cartoon Network Cartoon Network
Babylon 5 PTEN TNT

Entering syndication this year

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Show Seasons In Production Source
Boy Meets World 4 Yes
Due South 3 Yes
Frasier 4 Yes
Grace Under Fire 4 Yes
Living Single 4 Yes
NYPD Blue 4 Yes
Walker, Texas Ranger 5 Yes
The X-Files 4 Yes

Networks and services

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Launches

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Network Type Launch date Notes Source
Fox Sports West 2 Cable and satellite January 27
CBS Eye on People Cable and satellite March 31 CBS Eye on People launches in 2 million homes with fourteen original programs supplied by CBS News, including live talk show Off 10th, 60 Minutes More, and 48 Hours Later. The channel received low carriage, and was later sold to Discovery Communications before being closed.
Fox Sports Detroit Cable and satellite September 17 In 1997, News Corporation it would launch a Fox Sports network in Michigan, and won a surprise bid for local cable television rights to Detroit Pistons games. Fox Sports Detroit then acquired broadcast rights to Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers games from competitor Pro-Am Sports System, and launched on September 17 in the for the NHL and MLB seasons.
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia Cable television October 1
Fox Sports World Cable and satellite November 1

Conversions and rebrandings

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Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes Source
Encore+ Plex: Encore 1 Cable and satellite January 1 Plex: Encore 1 replaced both Encore+, and Intro Television, which showed sampler blocks of different cable networks. Like Encore+, Plex aired programs from a different Encore multiplex channel each day. Plex rebranded as MoviePlex in October.

Closures

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Network Type End date Notes Sources
NewSport Cable and satellite July 9 NewSport, a 24-hour sports news channel owned by Rainbow Programming Holdings, had struggled to receive carriage throughout its run, receiving only 10 million subscribers at its peak. NewSport's slow growth compared to competitor ESPNews resulted in Rainbow closing NewSport on July 9.
PRISM Cable television October 1
SportsChannel Philadelphia Cable and satellite October 1
Pro-Am Sports System Cable and satellite November 1 In 1997, Fox/Liberty Networks won an unexpected bid for the local cable television rights to Detroit Red Wings games from Pro-Am Sports System, then announced plans to launch a regional sports network to compete with PASS. Fox Sports Detroit won a bid for broadcast rights to the Detroit Pistons and Detroit Tigers contracts on August 26. On August 30, PASS owner Post-Newsweek sold its remaining Tigers and Pistons contracts and sportscaster John Keating's contract to Fox Sports Detroit before its launch, then shut down Pro-Am Sports System at midnight on November 1, 1997.
Network One Cable television November 13

Television stations

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Station launches

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Date City of license/Market Station Channel Affiliation
January 4 Eagle River/Rhinelander/Wausau, Wisconsin WYOW 34 ABC
January 24 Vero Beach/West Palm Beach, Florida W10CI 10
January 27 Union City, Tennessee W41CD 41 Independent
February 7 San Luis Obispo, California KTAS 33 Univision
February 9 Orange Park/Jacksonville, Florida WJXX 25 ABC
February 18 Laredo, Texas K15EZ 15 TBN Enlace USA
March 2 Worthington, Minnesota KSMN 15 PBS
(part of Pioneer Public Television)
March 7 Fajardo, Puerto Rico WRUA 34 Religious independent
(satellite of WECN)
March 13 New York City W22BM 22 The Box
March 17 Bryan, Texas K12ON 12 Telemundo
March 18 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas KAZD 55 Independent
March 24 Snyder/Abilene, Texas KPCB 17 God's Learning Channel
March 27 Ely, Nevada KENV 10 NBC
April 14 Providence, Rhode Island
(New Bedford, Massachusetts)		 WLWC 28 UPN/The WB
May Bozeman, Montana KWYB-LP 28 ABC
May 3 Cedar Rapids, Iowa KTVC 48 inTV
May 16 Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands WATU 23 UPN
June 5 Paducah, Kentucky WDKA 49 UPN
July 8 Everett/Seattle, Washington KONG 16 Independent
July 17 Cheyenne, Wyoming K26ES
(translator of KLWY/Casper)		 26 Fox
August McAllen, Texas K28FL 28 Spanish independent
August 13 Lewiston/Portland, Maine WPME 35 UPN
August 31 Burlington, Vermont/Plattsburgh, New York WFFF-TV 44 Fox
September 15 Columbia, South Carolina WQHB 63 UPN/The WB
September 20 Gainesville, Florida WGFL 28 The WB/UPN
September 20 Crossville/Knoxville, Tennessee WBXX-TV 20 The WB
Gainesville, Florida WGFL 53
October 24 Yuma, Arizona
(El Centro, California)		 KESE-LP 35 Telemundo
October 30 Pahrump, Nevada K41CQ 41 Independent
November 21 Ellensburg, Washington K39DM 39 Trinity Broadcasting Network
December 1 Little Rock, Arkansas KVUT 42 inTV
Twentynine Palms, California KVMD 31 America One
Unknown date Del Rio, Texas KTRG 28 Independent
Guayama, Puerto Rico WIDP 46 Religious independent
Maryville/Milwaukee, Wisconsin WWRS-TV 52 TBN
San Juan, Puerto Rico WDZE 51 Independent
Twin Falls, Idaho K45FK 14 Independent

Stations changing network affiliation

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Market Date Station Channel Prior affiliation New affiliation
Campbellsville, Kentucky January 1 WGRB 34 FOX The WB
Charleston, South Carolina January 6 WMMP 36 The WB UPN
Jacksonville, Florida February 9 WJKS-TV 17 ABC The WB
Seattle-Tacoma, Washington June 30 KIRO-TV 7 UPN CBS
KSTW 11 CBS UPN
Binghamton, New York October 23 WBGH-CA 8 Independent NBC

Births

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Date Name Notability
January 7 Kyle Stanger English actor (Lumpy on My Friends Tigger & Pooh)
January 9 Lauryn McClain Actress
January 11 Cody Simpson Australian actor
January 17 Jake Paul Boxer and actor (Bizaardvark)
Jazzy Williams Actress (WITS Academy)
January 21 Jeremy Shada Actor (Incredible Crew), Voice actor (Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Adventure Time)
January 24 Jonah Bobo Voice actor (Austin on The Backyardigans)
Dylan Riley Snyder Actor (Kickin' It)
February 7 Matthew Gumley Voice actor (Benny on Dora the Explorer (2008–14))
February 9 Kathryn Newton Actress (Gary Unmarried, Supernatural, Halt and Catch Fire)
February 10 Chloë Grace Moretz Actress (My Friends Tigger & Pooh, Carrie, The 5th Wave)
February 12 Shane Baumel Voice actor (Tipo on The Emperor's New School)
February 26 Aidan Gould Actor
February 27 Erica Huang Voice actress (June on Little Einsteins)
March 2 Becky G Actress and singer[8]
March 3 Camila Cabello Singer
March 10 Uriah Shelton Actor (The Glades, Blue, Girl Meets World)
March 11 Matreya Fedor Canadian actress (Mr. Young)
March 16 Tyrel Jackson Williams Actor (The Backyardigans, Lab Rats)
March 18 Ciara Bravo Actress (Big Time Rush, Red Band Society, Second Chance)
April 8 Evan Mock Actor (Gossip Girl)
Sadie Calvano Actress (Mom)
April 15 Maisie Williams English actress (Game of Thrones)
April 16 Tiarnie Coupland Australian actress (Worst Year of My Life Again)
April 24 Autumn Wendel Actress (Every Witch Way)
May 9 Zane Huett Actor (Desperate Housewives)
May 21 Kevin Quinn Actor (Bunk'd)
May 30 Jake Short Actor (A.N.T. Farm, Mighty Med, Lab Rats: Elite Force, All Night)
June 5 Denisea Wilson Actress (Every Witch Way)
June 11 Sadie Robertson Actress
June 16 Jack Perry Pro wrestler and son of Luke Perry[9]
June 17 KJ Apa New-Zealand actor (Riverdale)
June 20 Maria Lark Actress (Medium)
June 21 Rebecca Black Singer
June 26 Jacob Elordi Australian actor (Euphoria)
July 2 Jackson Odell Actor that appeared in The Goldbergs, iCarly, and Modern Family (d. 2018)
July 4 Daniela Nieves Venezuelan-American Actress (Every Witch Way, WITS Academy)
July 7 Gatlin Green Actress (Heroes Reborn)
July 13 Leo Howard Actor (Kickin' It, Shake It Up)
July 20 Billi Bruno Actress (According to Jim)
July 22 Field Cate Actor (Pushing Daisies)
August 2 Christina Robinson Actor (Dexter)
August 5 Olivia Holt Actress (Kickin' It, I Didn't Do It, Cloak & Dagger)
Adam Irigoyen Actor (Shake It Up)
August 10 Kylie Jenner Actress (Keeping Up with the Kardashians)
August 11 Alexander Martella Actor
August 16 Piper Curda Actress (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, A.N.T. Farm, I Didn't Do It)
August 19 Marcello Hernandez Actor and stand-up comedian (Saturday Night Live)
August 25 Bryana Salaz Actress (Best Friends Whenever) and singer
August 28 Emilia McCarthy Canadian actress (Max & Shred)
September 7 Dean-Charles Chapman English actor (Game of Thrones)
September 12 Sydney Sweeney Actress (Everything Sucks!, Euphoria)
September 16 Elena Kampouris Actress
October 6 Michael J. Woodard Singer (American Idol, Majors & Minors) and voice actor (I Heart Arlo)[10]
October 7 Kira Kosarin Actress (The Thundermans)
October 8 Bella Thorne Actress (Shake It Up, Famous in Love) and singer
October 10 Grace Rolek Voice actress (Steven Universe, Steven Universe Future)
October 23 Zach Callison Voice actor (Sofia the First, Steven Universe, Steven Universe Future)
October 24 Kendall Ryan Sanders Actor (Every Witch Way)
Arthur Gunn Singer (American Idol)[11]
October 25 Tyler Alvarez Actor (Every Witch Way)
October 26 Rhenzy Feliz Actor (Runaways)
October 28 Sierra McCormick Actress (A.N.T. Farm)
Joy-Anna Forsyth Actress (19 Kids and Counting, Counting On) and television personality
October 29 Brynna Drummond Canadian voice actress
October 31 Sydney Park Actress (Instant Mom, Spirit Riding Free)
Holly Taylor Actress
November 1 Alex Wolff Actor (The Naked Brothers Band) and singer
Max Burkholder Actor (My Friends Tigger & Pooh, Parenthood)
November 3 Carson Rowland Actor (I Am Frankie)
November 12 Ryan Cargill Actor (WITS Academy)
November 14 George Sear English actor (Love, Victor)
November 26 Aubrey Joseph Actor (Cloak & Dagger) and rapper
Luka Sabbat Actor and model (Grown-ish)
December 5 Maddie Poppe Singer, American Idol (season 16) Winner
December 11 Taylor Hickson Actress (Motherland: Fort Salem)
December 15 Maude Apatow Actress (Euphoria)

Deaths

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Date Name Age Notability
January 18 Adriana Caselotti 80 Voice actress (Snow White)
February 6 Ernie Anderson 73 Voice actor and announcer (The Carol Burnett Show)
February 26 David Doyle 67 Actor (Bosley on Charlie's Angels and voice of Grandpa Lou Pickles on Rugrats)
March 15 Gail Davis 71 Actress (Annie on Annie Oakley)
April 15 Don Bexley 87 Actor (Bubba on Sanford and Son)
May 4 Alvy Moore 75 Actor (Hank Kimball on Green Acres)
May 11 Howard Morton 71 Character actor (Officer Ralph Simpson on Gimme a Break!)
May 18 Bridgette Andersen 21 Actress
May 24 Edward Mulhare 74 Actor (Captain Gregg on The Ghost & Mrs. Muir and Miles on Knight Rider)
June 8 Reid Shelton 72 Actor (1st & Ten: The Championship)
June 14 Richard Jaeckel 70 Actor (Baywatch, Spenser for Hire)
June 24 Brian Keith 75 Actor (Uncle Bill on Family Affair)
July 1 Robert Mitchum 79 Actor
July 2 James Stewart 89 Actor
July 4 Charles Kuralt 62 Journalist (CBS News Sunday Morning)
August 27 Brandon Tartikoff 48 President of NBC
August 31 Princess Diana 36 Princess of Wales
September 9 Burgess Meredith 89 Actor (The Penguin on Batman)
September 17 Red Skelton 84 Comedian (The Red Skelton Show)
October 5 Brian Pillman 35 Professional wrestler
October 9 Arch Johnson 75 Character actor (Camp Runamuck)
October 16 Audra Lindley 79 Actress (Mrs. Roper on Three's Company)
October 24 Don Messick 71 Voice actor (Scooby-Doo)
October 30 Sydney Newman 80 Producer (The Avengers, Doctor Who)
November 25 Charles Hallahan 54 Actor (Hunter)
December 18 Chris Farley 33 Comedian (Saturday Night Live)
December 24 Toshiro Mifune 77 Japanese actor
December 25 Denver Pyle 77 Actor (Uncle Jesse on The Dukes of Hazzard)
December 31 Michael LeMoyne Kennedy 39 American socialite and son of Robert F. Kennedy

Television debuts

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References

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