American television Wikipedia. The following is a list of events affecting American television during 2. Events listed include television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel initiations. JanuaryeditDate. Event. The U. S. PT East, originally created by the New York, New York, company Prime. Time 2. 4, and used by satellite TV viewers where over the air TV is unavailable, changes its ABC affiliate from WKRN TV Nashville, Tennessee to flagship station WABC TV New York City. Direc. TV deletes Trio from its lineup. The network loses two thirds of its 2. NBCUniversal owned channel. Fox cancels the reality show Whos Your Daddy Craig Ferguson replaces Craig Kilborn as the host of The Late Late Show on CBS, becoming the first non US host to have his own late night talk show. The 3. 5th anniversary episode of the series All My Children is broadcast by ABC. The special episode, which used former characters Mark Dalton Mark La. Mura and Nick Davis Larry Keith, was also unique in that it was the last appearance of ailing actress Ruth Warrick. She died less than two weeks after the episode was broadcast. Tamala Edwards resigns as co anchor of ABCs World News Now and heads to the networks O OWPVIPhiladelphia. Evangelion Episode 24 Download Raw 2016' title='Evangelion Episode 24 Download Raw 2016' />RahXephon Japanese, Hepburn Rzefon is an anime series about 17yearold Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon. CBS airs the first episode of the reality series The Will. Ratings for the show are so low, it is canceled after only one episode, following Foxs Whos Your Daddy After over 6 years, Big Tigger hosts Rap City Tha Bassment for the last time on BET. He reveals that his mother has sold the basement and forced him out to live with his father. The following day, the show is retitled as Rap City with Mad Linx taking over as the new host. Heather Cabot becomes the new co anchor of ABCs World News Now. Fox Box, Foxs Saturday morning programming block owned by 4. Kids Entertainment, is rebranded as 4. Kids TV. FebruaryeditDate. Event. 9On the 2. Cheatbook your source for Cheats, Video game Cheat Codes and Game Hints, Walkthroughs, FAQ, Games Trainer, Games Guides, Secrets, cheatsbook. Watch and download Imouto to Sono Yuujin ga Ero Sugite Ore no Kokan ga Yabai Episode 1 in English Sub. Dan Rather retires as main anchorman of the CBS Evening News and is succeeded by Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer on an interim basis. G4 broadcasts the final episode of the former Tech. TV series The Screen Savers the series was replaced by a new show known as Attack of the Show After a 1. Doctor Who returns to BBC television in the UK. Around this time efforts are under way to get the cult program a berth on an American network, however Sci Fi Channel rejects it for the entire first two seasons on its revival run. The following Doctor Who episodes were returned to the air on BBC America in December 2. Date. Event. 1ABC news anchorman Peter Jennings anchors what will turn out to be his final World News Tonight telecast. Four days later, Jennings informs viewers of World News Tonight, via a taped segment, that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer and beginning of chemotherapy. PBS Kids Go celebrates Tax Day with the first two hour Cyberchase special Know Your Dough. Date. Event. 1Family Guy begins airing new episodes on Fox with North by North Quahog. Initially cancelled by Fox in 2. Cartoon Networks Adult Swim block and DVD releases, as well as letters addressed to Fox, forces the network to renew the show. Foxs revival of Family Guy coincides with the launch of the networks Animation Domination block, which also debuts on this night and pairs Family Guy with King of the Hill, The Simpsons, and the official series premiere of American Dad Hunter Tylo resumes her role as Dr. Taylor Forrester on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, after the character was killed off three years ago. The revelation that she was alive surprises many viewers as it had not been hinted by any other sources, print or online. Sponge. Bob Square. Pants debuts its fourth season on Nickelodeon after a 7 month hiatus. Originally set to end in 2. Nickelodeon to renew the series for a fourth season. The controversial final episode of Star Trek Enterprise is broadcast in the United States on UPN, ending an 1. Star Trek series dating back to 1. Tom Cruise appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show, which made several public pronouncements of his relationship with Katie Holmes, and most notably the couch incident. On Fox, Carrie Underwood wins season four of the popular singing competition, American Idol. SeptembereditDate. Event. 2While presenting for the NBC telecast of A Concert for Hurricane Relief, music producer and rapper Kanye West ignores his script and addresses what he perceives as the racism of both the government and of the media, stating George Bush doesnt care about black people, and calls for the media to stop labeling African American families as looters while white families were depicted as looking for food. In Champaign, Illinois, NBC affiliates WICSWICD end their 4. ABC affiliate WAND due to an affiliation deal between LIN Media, operators of WAND, and NBC. The Naruto franchise makes its North American television debut on Cartoon Networks Toonami block. The 5. 7th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are given at the Shrine Auditorium in a ceremony broadcast by CBS. Maggie Ausburn is the winner of the American version of Big Brother 6 on CBS, and wins the 5. Runner Up Ivette Corredero wins 5. Nicktoons is rebranded as Nicktoons Network but will revert to the Nicktoons name in 2. PBS Kids Sprout is launched by a joint venture between PBS, Comcast, and HIT Entertainment. The new network replaces PBS Kids, allowing for an initial reach of 1. OctobereditNovembereditDecembereditProgramseditReturning this yeareditEnding this yeareditEntering syndication this yeareditChanges of network affiliationeditMade for TV movieseditMiniserieseditDate. Name. Age. Notability. January 1. 9Lamont Bentley. Actor Moesha, The ParkersJanuary 2. Johnny Carson. 79. Comedian, host of The Tonight ShowFebruary 1. Brian Kelly. 73. Actor Straightaway, FlipperMarch 2. Paul Henning. 93. Producer The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Green AcresApril 5. Debralee Scott. 52. Actress, game show panelist Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Match GameApril 2. Mason Adams. 86. Actor Charlie Hume on Lou GrantMay 1. Frank Gorshin. 72. Actor The Riddler on BatmanMay 2. Howard Morris. 85. Actor, director The Andy Griffith Show, Your Show of ShowsMay 2. Thurl Ravenscroft. Actor Tony the Tiger of Kelloggs. Frosted Flakes commercialsMay 2. Eddie Albert. 99. Actor Oliver Wendell Douglas on Green Acres, Frank Mac. Bride on SwitchJune 2. Paul Winchell. 82. Ventriloquist, actor The Smurfs, Wacky Races, The New Adventures of Winnie the PoohJune 2. John Fiedler. 80. Actor The Bob Newhart Show, Buffalo Bill, The New Adventures of Winnie the PoohJuly 2. James Doohan. 85. Actor Scotty on original Star TrekAugust 7. Peter Jennings. 67. ABC news anchor. August 8. Barbara Bel Geddes. Actress Miss Ellie on DallasAugust 2. Brock Peters. 78. Actor. September 2. Bob Denver. 70. Actor Gilligan on Gilligans Island and Maynard G. Krebs on The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeptember 2. Don Adams. 82. Actor Get Smart, Tennessee Tuxedo, and Inspector GadgetOctober 2. Nipsey Russell. 87. Actor, comedian and game show panelist. Designer Choice Ceiling Fan Remote Manual. October 6. Ray Bumatai. Actor. October 7. Charles Rocket. 56. Actor Saturday Night LiveNovember 1. Eddie Guerrero. 38. Professional wrestler and star of WWE Smack. Down. November 2. Pat Morita. 73. Actor Sanford and Son, Happy Days, OharaNovember 2. Wendie Jo Sperber. Actress Babes, Bosom BuddiesDecember 1. Richard Pryor. 65. Actor, comedian The Richard Pryor ShowDecember 1. John Spencer. 58. Actor Leo Mc. Garry on The West Wing and Tommy Mullaney on L. A. LawSee alsoeditReferencesedit.