| List of years in American television: |
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| 2008–09 United States network television schedule |
| 2009–10 United States network television schedule |
| List of American television programs currently in production |
InAmerican television in 2009, notable events included television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel launches.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | After 51 years as anNBC affiliate,KBTV/Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas joined theFox network. The NBC affiliation moves over to the DT sub-channel ofABC affiliateKBMT. |
| Major League Baseball launchesMLB Network, becoming the last of the four major American sports leagues to launch its own channel.[1] | |
| 3 | Fox replaces the4Kids TV block, with two hours from 8–10 am going to the affiliates, and 10 am–noon EST becomingWeekend Marketplace (infomercials).[2] |
| 5 | NBC affiliateWGBC inMeridian, Mississippi switches its primary affiliation toFox, taking the affiliation fromWTOK-DT2. NBC programming then moves toWGBC-DT2. The move is made to allow Fox programs to be offered in HD. |
| 9 | Nickelodeon kicks off a year-long celebration ofSpongeBob SquarePants tenth anniversary.[3] |
| 15 | Hawaii became the first state in the United States to have all of its television stations switch to digital television.[4] |
| William Petersen appears for the last time as a regular cast member onCBS'sCSI: Crime Scene Investigation as SupervisorGil Grissom.[5] | |
| 19 | The Powerpuff Girls return toCartoon Network for their tenth anniversary special. |
| 26 | Disgraced Illinois governorRod Blagojevich goes on a media blitz appearing onNBC'sThe Today Show,ABC'sThe View, andCNN'sLarry King Live while his impeachment trial continues in his homestate.[6] Blagojevich is later ousted from office on January 29. |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | Super Bowl XLIII, which saw thePittsburgh Steelers defeat theArizona Cardinals 27–23 and give the Steelers their history-making sixthSuper Bowl win ever for the franchise, was televised live onNBC in the U.S. |
| TheTEENick block ends its run onNickelodeon. | |
| 2 | The Nick Jr. block on Nickelodeon rebrands asNick's Play Date. |
| 10 | MyNetworkTV announced that they will switch from a network to a syndication programming service.[7] |
| 11 | President Obama signed theDTV Delay Act into law, officially moving theDTV transition in the United States cutoff date to June 12, 2009.[8] |
| 12 | Charter Communications files forChapter 11 Bankruptcy protection.[9] |
| 13 | Toon Disney was replaced byDisney XD. |
| 15 | OnFox,The Simpsons is broadcast inHD for the first time, with theseason 20 episode "Take My Life, Please". The event also includes a newopening, during whichBart writes "HDTV is worth every cent" for this episode'schalkboard gag. |
| 17 | 368 U.S. TV stations permanently shut off their analog signals on the original February 17 date of theDTV transition in the United States and began broadcasting exclusively indigital.[10] 53 stations qualify fornightlight service status, meaning they must use their analog signals only for DTV transitionpublic service announcements and severe weather alerts.[11] All others must wait until June 12 to go all digital (seeDTV Delay Act for further details). |
| 20 | After 16 years on the air, the last episode ofLate Night with Conan O'Brien airs onNBC.[12] Conan's favorite bandThe White Stripes was the final guest.Will Ferrell (impersonating former U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bush) and former sidekick/O'Brien'sTonight Show announcerAndy Richter made surprise appearances, and pre-recorded clips ofJohn Mayer andAbe Vigoda were shown.[12]Late Night leaves Studio 6A at NBC'sRockefeller Center studios in New York after 27 years. |
| 22 | The81st Academy Awards presentation was televised live onABC.Slumdog Millionaire won eight awards includingBest Picture, and 14 other films won at least one award. 37 million viewers in the United States watched the ceremony. |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | The traditionalNielsen ratings Februarysweeps are moved to March.[13] |
| 2 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon premiered onNBC.[12]The Roots is the house band. Oscar winnerRobert De Niro, Grammy winnerVan Morrison, and singer/actorJustin Timberlake were Jimmy's first guests. Former hostConan O'Brien also made a cameo appearance.Late Night moves to Studio 6B (the formerWNBC-TV news studio) atNBC Studios in Rockefeller Center. |
| 9 | NBC'sflagship station,WNBC inNew York City, launchesNew York Nonstop, an entertainment/lifestyle channel. |
| 16 | Ion Televisionaffiliates launch their HD channel.[14] |
| 19 | PresidentBarack Obama appears onNBC'sThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno, marking the first time a sitting president has appeared on a late-night talk show. |
| 23 | American satellite television providerDirecTV paid $4 billion to extend its exclusive contract for theNFL Sunday Ticket package until 2014.[15] After the 2014 season, DirecTV will have had exclusive U.S. rights for the package for 20 straight seasons, since the package's (and DirecTV's) inception in 1994. |
| 31 | Osbournes Reloaded premieres on theFox network, but due to several affiliates refusing to air the show, it gets the ax in the summer. |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nickelodeon celebrates its 30th anniversary. |
| 2 | TheTV Guide Network announces that they will no longer carry local television listing grids on their channel.[16] However, as of 2010, they are still displayed only on local cable providers. |
| Emmy Award-winning medical dramaER airs its series finale onNBC after a one-hour retrospective. | |
| 7 | The television specialCharlie Brown's All-Stars returns to American television for the first time since 1982, airing onABC.[17] |
| 16 | SportscasterJohn Madden announces his retirement at age 73. |
| OnCBS,Bob Barker returns to the set of his former game show of 35 years,The Price Is Right, to promote his new book,Priceless Memories.[18] | |
| 20 | The CW arrives inGuam with the on-air debut ofKTKB-LP. |
| The CW affiliateWLGA/Columbus, Georgia becomes an independent station. The CW affiliation moves to a subchannel forNBC affiliateWLTZ, known asCW Ga-Bama. | |
| 23 | Nick GAS is retired onDish Network and replaced by a west coast feed ofCartoon Network. |
| 27 | ABC launches an HD subchannel network calledLive Well HD Network. The channel initially airs on its O&Os before expanding it to other affiliates a year later.[19] |
| 28 | CBS's dramaNCIS airs a two-part pilot for its spin-off seriesNCIS: Los Angeles when the first part of "Legend" airs on this night. The second part airs the following Tuesday. |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nickelodeon'sThe Fairly OddParents returns with part one ("The Big Beginning") of a three-day movie calledWishology. |
| 5 | The CW announces that it will turn over its Sunday night schedule back to its affiliates.[20] Since then,The CW only broadcasts on the weekdays and Saturday mornings. |
| 6 | Noggin andThe N split up onDish Network. |
| 16 | After 14 years,MADtv's series finale airs onFox with hostFred Willard, and includes guest appearances by former cast membersAlex Borstein,Mo Collins,Artie Lange,Will Sasso andDebra Wilson. |
| 20 | The CW aired the original series finale ofThe Game, which resulted in there being no scripted series (comedy or drama) on American network television with a predominantly African-American cast.[citation needed] |
| OnFox,Kris Allen won theeighth installment ofAmerican Idol. | |
| 25 | Cartoon Network, for the first time, broadcasts the three movies of the popular anime seriesSailor Moon;Sailor Moon R: The Movie,Sailor Moon S: The Movie, andSailor Moon Super S: The Movie, after seven years of not airing in the United States. |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien premieres at 11:35 p.m.EDT onNBC, withWill Ferrell andPearl Jam as the show's first guests.Tonight moves to Stage 1 atUniversal Studios Hollywood inUniversal City, California. |
| 12 | All remainingNTSC full-service television stations in the United States stop broadcastinganalog television and start broadcastingdigital television signals only[21] (seeDTV transition in the United States for further details). |
| 12 | Four months after the Steelers' Super Bowl win the city of Pittsburgh sees another championship with the Penguins winning the Stanley Cup their third in franchise history and their first since 1992. Game 7 was the last to be broadcast on analog television before switching to digital. |
| 25 | The "King of Pop" Michael Jackson dies at his Los Angeles home at the age of 50. |
| 29 | Americancable news channelMSNBC launches itshigh definition version, becoming the last of theBig 3 cable news channels to do so.[22] |
| TheMichael Jackson-themed episode forAmerican Idol (season 8) is re-aired onFox due tohis death on June 25. |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 | Amemorial service forMichael Jackson, whodied on June 25, is broadcast live around the world, with an estimated audience of one billion.[23] |
| Sci Fi Channel renames itself "Syfy".[24]Warehouse 13 is the first show on the network (with the new name), which premiered on this day. | |
| 13 | New Vision Television files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. |
| WLIO-DT2 inLima, Ohio, previously aCW affiliate before simulcasting parent stationWLIO, joinsFox (withMyNetworkTV as its secondary affiliation). Fox's former affiliateWOHL-CA, who had been sold to WLIO on February 5, will sign off on July 31 in preparation for a flash-cut to digital channel 35 (asWOHL-CD), and return to the air as anABC affiliate (withCBS on DT2) on September 28. ABC and CBS's former affiliates (WLQP-LP andWLMO-LP) sign off their analog signals on that same date in preparation for a possible flash-cut to digital. | |
| 14 | The 2009MLBAll-Star Game is broadcast onFox. The ceremonial first pitch is thrown by PresidentBarack Obama. |
| 27 | Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment andUniversal Media Studios, announced that he is leaving the company.[25] |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 | Paula Abdul confirms to her fans on her Twitter page that she will step down as a judge forAmerican Idol after eight seasons. |
| 5 | Laura Ling andEuna Lee, both Asian-American journalists forCurrent TV, are released from prison inNorth Korea through negotiations between the government andBill Clinton. Both women were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor foraccidentally crossing the border from China while doing a story in 2008. |
| 8 | Sonia Sotomayor's swearing in asUnited States Supreme Court Justice marks the first time that a televised event was shown live at the Supreme Court instead of the White House. |
| 9 | ABC airsWho Wants to Be a Millionaire for 11 episodes in primetime as an event to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the show. The final episode, which aired on August 23, saw a contestant Ken Basin attempted unsuccessfully on the $1,000,000 final question (a similar situation would later be repeated on September 25, 2013, when Josina Reaves reached the final question and lost). |
| 13 | ABC announced thatAll My Children will move its production from New York City to Los Angeles in 2010. This will mark the first time in its 40-year run (Its 40th anniversary will be in 2010) that the serial will switch studio production locations, and the first soap opera to do so since CBS'The Brighter Day in 1961.[26] |
| 18 | Rainbow Media launches a new theme channel namedWedding Central on its parent systemCablevision.[27] |
| Honolulu, Hawaii television outletsKGMB (CBS),KHNL (NBC) andKFVE (My Network TV) combine their operations under an SSA deal made betweenRaycom Media and MCG. As part of the deal, Raycom takes over KGMB's programming and newscast and swap channels with MCG, who oversee KFVE and move the station to KGMB's channel.[28] | |
| 22 | VH1 cancels the reality showsMegan Wants a Millionaire andI Love Money afterRyan Jenkins, a contestant on both shows, is charged with the murder of his ex-wife, swimsuit modelJasmine Fiore,[29] and is later found dead himself inHope, British Columbia.[30] |
| 27 | Lifetime Entertainment Services, the parent company ofLifetime Television, is acquired byA&E Television Networks.[31] |
| 28 | After 26 years on the air,PBS pullsReading Rainbow off thePBS Kids schedule. ThePBS KIDS series had been in reruns since 2006. |
| 31 | The Walt Disney Company, parent company ofABC, acquiresMarvel Entertainment.[32][33] |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson onCBS begins broadcasting inhigh-definition, along with a brand new opening, and a change to the theme song. |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | DirecTV removed sports channelVersus due to an ongoing carriage dispute about subscriber fees.[34][35] |
| Freedom Communications, the parent company ofWPEC/West Palm Beach, Florida andWTVC/Chattanooga, Tennessee, among others, files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.[36] | |
| 7 | ESPN celebrates its 30th anniversary with a special 90-minute edition ofSportsCenter.[37] |
| 9 | Ellen DeGeneres is named the successor to Paula Abdul as judge ofAmerican Idol.[38] |
| 10 | John Stossel leavesABC and his co-hosting duties at20/20 to join theFox Business Network andFox News Channel.[39] |
| 12 | KEWLopolis ends onCBS after theCookie Jar Group's acquisition ofDIC Entertainment, which had programmed the block. |
| 13 | TheNFL introduces Red Zone Channel, a special channel with extended highlights available during the regular season.AT&T U-Verse,Comcast,Dish Network, andVerizon FiOS are the first carriers to provide the new channel.[40][41][42] |
| The final two episodes ofKing of the Hill air onFox. Four unaired episodes would later be shown in syndication and onAdult Swim. | |
| A tribute to Michael Jackson andKanye West's interruptingTaylor Swift's speech were among the notable moments at the2009 MTV Video Music Awards[43] | |
| 14 | Liberman Broadcasting launches a new Spanish-language TV network calledEstrella TV.[44][45] |
| For the first time ever,NBC launches a prime-time weeknight talk/variety show withJay Leno as host, titledThe Jay Leno Show, which airs during the 10:00 p.m.Eastern/9:00 p.m.Central time slots but got canceled after one season. | |
| Barney & Friends is broadcast inHD for the first time. | |
| 16 | For the first time ever on television,The Newlywed Game features a gay couple on their show.George Takei and his partnerBrad Altman are the celebrity newlyweds that make history onGSN's version of the game show.[46] |
| 18 | Guiding Light, aCBS soap opera that began on radio in 1937 before moving to television in 1952, airs its final episode on the network. CBS retains the time slot and uses it to launch a revival ofLet's Make a Deal on October 5.[47] |
| Astrophysicist and formerNobel laureateGeorge Smoot appeared inFOX's game showAre You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, and became the second contestant (of two to date, afterKathy Cox) to win the $1 million grand prize. | |
| 19 | KEWLopolis,CBS's Saturday morning children's programming block, is renamedCookie Jar TV by theCookie Jar Group. |
| 20 | Barack Obama makes history by appearing on five Sunday news/talk shows on the same day:CBS'sFace the Nation,ABC'sThis Week,CNN'sState of the Union with John King,NBC/MSNBC'sMeet The Press and onUnivision. |
| Jimmy Mulville, head of the Britishproduction companyHat Trick Productions, announced plans to make a pilot for an American version of the Britishsatiricalpanel gameHave I Got News for You.[48] | |
| Mad Men wins Outstanding Drama Series and30 Rock wins Outstanding Comedy Series at the61st Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted byNeil Patrick Harris and televised byCBS.[49] | |
| 21 | President Barack Obama appears onCBS'sLate Show with David Letterman, marking the first time a sitting U.S. president has been hostDavid Letterman's guest.[50] |
| 22 | ABCWorld News Now on theABC television network becomes the first overnight newscast to broadcast inhigh definition. |
| 25 | The Tonight Show hostConan O'Brien suffers a concussion after hitting his head on the studio floor while taping a stunt with guestTeri Hatcher. Production on that day's episode is halted, and a rerun airs onNBC in its place. O'Brien returned to work the following Monday.[51] |
| 27 | Season 21 ofThe Simpsons begins broadcasting onFox with the season premiere titled "Homer the Whopper." This season establishesThe Simpsons as the longest-running prime-time entertainment program in history (overtakingGunsmoke). |
| The Cleveland Show, a spin-off ofFamily Guy, premieres onFox.Family Guy itself will make mention of this at the end of theseason seven episode "Baby Not on Board". Thepilot episode airing on this night also serves asCleveland Brown's official departure fromFamily Guy. | |
| 28 | MyNetworkTV converts from being abroadcasttelevision network to becoming asyndicated programming service due to disappointing ratings in their original programming, relying mostly on syndicated repeats of recent broadcast and cable television series.[52][53] |
| Viacom replacesNoggin withNick Jr., andThe N withTeenNick. Both of the new channels' names, and much of their programming, are taken from former programming blocks on Nickelodeon.[54] All four networks (including theNick@Nite block andNicktoons) are rebranded with a new universal logo, replacing the iconic "orange splat" logo that had been in use since 1984. In addition, BET J is quietly rebranded asCentric.[55] |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Letterman admits on hisLate Show to having sexual relationships with female members of his staff. He also tells the audience that he wrote a fraudulent check for $2 million to a48 Hours producer who planned to blackmail him on the matter.[56] |
| CBS affiliateKEYE-TV inAustin, Texas relaunchesKEYE-DT2 as aTelemundo affiliate, displacing theRetro Television Network and giving Austin its first locally based Telemundo affiliate. | |
| 5 | ESPN's broadcast ofMonday Night Football between theGreen Bay Packers andMinnesota Vikings becomes the most-watched cable television program in history, with 15 million homes tuning in to see Vikings quarterbackBrett Favre face his former team for the first time. The Vikings won the game 30–23 and Favre became the first quarterback in NFL history to beat all 32 teams.[57] |
| 14 | News Corporation announces thatFox Reality Channel will be replaced byNat Geo Wild in March 2010.[58] |
| 21 | Nickelodeon (Viacom) acquires global rights toTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fromMirage Studios for $60 million.[59] |
| 25 | Steve Phillips is fired byESPN after the baseball analyst admits to having an affair withBrooke Hundley, a 22-year-old production assistant at the sports network. Hundley, who was later given a court restraining order after trying to stalk Phillips, his soon-to-be-ex-wife and son, was also fired.[60] |
| 26 | The newscasts of Honolulu television outletsKGMB andKHNL/KFVE are combined into one, becoming "Hawaii News Now." KGMB and KHNL will simulcast their early morning show "Sunrise", 5 pm and 10 pm newscast, with the exception of KGMB's 7 am portion of "Sunrise" and 6 pm newscast, KHNL's relocated 5:30 pm newscast and during the 7 am hour when they start airingNBC's Today Show, and during separate programming. KFVE's 6:30 pm and 9 pm newscasts remain intact. Also effective with this move is KGMB moving from DT channel 8 (PSIP RF channel 9) to DT 23 (PSIP 5) and vice versa for KFVE[61] |
| 29 | Washington, D.C. stationWJLA-TV, an affiliate ofABC, airs a local special "Touch of Life: The Guide to Breast Self Examination" featuring uncensored self-breast exams. The special is also continued the next day.[62] |
| 30 | For the first time in its 27-year history,The Weather Channel begins showing weekly weather-related movies, includingThe Perfect Storm andMisery.[63] |
| Epix, a newpremium channel, launches, withVerizon FiOS being its first carrier. |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 | Game 6 of theWorld Series airs onFox. TheNew York Yankees defeated thePhiladelphia Phillies. This is the team's 27th and most recent title. It is also their first series clinch at the newly builtYankee Stadium. Ever since then, the Yankees would not appear in another World Series for the rest of thefollowing decade until the2024 ALCS where they defeat theCleveland Guardians, thus ending a 15-year drought from winning the pennant. |
| 5 | Scripps Networks Interactive pays $1.1 billion for a 65% share ofTravel Channel.[64] |
| 6 | TheSpongeBob SquarePants one-hour tenth-anniversary special,SpongeBob's Truth or Square, premieres onNickelodeon. The special is then followed bythe series premiere of Nickelodeon's newest cartoon,Fanboy and Chum Chum, the first Nicktoon to premiere under the 2009 Nick logo instead of the 1984 splat logo. |
| 8 | After ten years on the air, theCartoon CartoonEd, Edd n Eddy airs a TV movie calledEd, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show onCartoon Network to wrap up its run. |
| 10 | First Lady Michelle Obama appears on the season premiere ofSesame Street, commemorating thePBS show's 40th anniversary.[65] |
| 11 | CNN anchorLou Dobbs, a mainstay at the channel since its start in 1980, announces he is leaving the network effective immediately.[66] |
| 16 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire held a special,Tournament of 10 as part of the tenth anniversary of the series, where ten former contestants with the highest winnings during the syndicated run were invited to answer the $1 million question, and the prize is awarded to only one contestant if the contestant holds the highest prior winnings (which was determined byseed) answered the question correctly. The run ended on November 20, when Sam Murray won the $1 million prize as he was the only contestant to answer the $1 million question correctly. |
| 19 | Oprah Winfrey announces that she will end hertalk show in 2011, after its 25th season.[67][68] |
| 26 | TheNFL Network airs an expletive uttered byDenver Broncos head coachJosh McDaniels during the team's Thanksgiving night football game with theNew York Giants. Play-by-play announcerBob Papa apologized for the network's gaffe later in the broadcast.[69] |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | The2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is broadcast onCBS. 8.3 million people tune in.[70][71] |
| 3 | It is announced thatNBC Universal will become a joint venture betweenGeneral Electric andComcast, with GE retaining a 49 percent stake in the company and buying currentNBC partnerVivendi's share. Comcast, meanwhile, will take a 51 percent controlling interest. The deal is subject to government approval.[72] |
| 7 | Comstar Media acquires semi-religious television and radio networkFamilyNet.[73] |
| The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is rebranded asPBS NewsHour onPBS after 14 years of the name.[74] | |
| 8 | CBS announced that they are cancelingAs the World Turns (the last of theProcter & Gamble soaps) after more than 50 years on the air. The series ends its run on September 17, 2010, and is replaced four weeks after that withThe Talk.[75][76][77][78][79] |
| 11 | After 20 years,Diane Sawyer leavesABC'sGood Morning America to succeedCharles Gibson as anchor ofABC World News beginning December 21. Chief political correspondentGeorge Stephanopoulos replaces Sawyer as "GMA" co-anchor.[80] |
| 15 | The FCC considers an order that would close the "terrestrial loophole" which keeps fiber-delivered channels such asComcast SportsNet Philadelphia and4SD off of satellite TV systems.[81] |
| 18 | Charles Gibson retires as anchor ofABC World News. The following Monday,Diane Sawyer takes over as anchor.[80] |
| 23 | E! rehiresJoan Rivers to host their specials in 2010. |
| 28 | DirecTV launched anew satellite which, when fully installed, will give the provider the capacity of up to 80 more HD channels. It will become fully operational early in the 2nd quarter of 2010.[82] |
| 31 | DirecTV andRainbow Media reach a last-minute carriage renewal agreement, keeping Rainbow's channelsAMC,WE tv,IFC,Fuse TV,SundanceTV,MSG Network andMSG Plus on the satellite system.[83] |
| Show | Seasons | In Production | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bones | 4 | Yes | |
| Criminal Minds | 4 | Yes | |
| Everybody Hates Chris | 4 | No | |
| Ghost Whisperer | 4 | Yes | |
| Grey's Anatomy | 4 | Yes | |
| The Hills | 5 | Yes | |
| Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County | 3 | No | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 10 | Yes | |
| My Name Is Earl | 4 | No | |
| The Office | 5 | Yes |
| Show | Previous network | Last aired | New network | Returning | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanny 911 | Fox | 2007 | Country Music Television | January | |
| Austin Stevens: Snakemaster (asAustin Stevens Adventures) | Animal Planet | Same | February | ||
| I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | ABC | 2003 | NBC | June | |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (primetime) | 2002 | Same | August | [112] | |
| Let's Make a Deal | NBC | 2003 | CBS | October 5 | [113] |
| Soul Train Music Awards | WGN America andSyndication | 2008 | Centric | November | [114] |
| Johnny Test | Kids WB | Cartoon Network | November 10 |
| Show | Network | Episode# | Episode title | Episode air date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Rangers | ABC Kids | 700th | "Danger and Destiny, Part 2" | December 26 |
| Date | Show | Channel | Debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9 | The Big Spin | Syndication | 1985 | Cancelled |
| Hannity & Colmes | Fox News Channel | 1996 | ||
| Lipstick Jungle | NBC | 2008 | ||
| Stargate Atlantis | Syfy | 2004 | ||
| January 11 | Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer | CNN | 1993 | |
| January 18 | Viva Piñata | 4Kids TV/CW4Kids | 2006 | |
| January 19 | Momma's Boys | NBC | 2008 | |
| January 23 | Disney's Really Short Report | Disney Channel | 2007 | |
| January 24 | Game Show in My Head | CBS | 2009 | |
| Tak and the Power of Juju | Nickelodeon | 2007 | ||
| January 25 | The Drinky Crow Show | Adult Swim | ||
| January 26 | Superstars of Dance | NBC | 2009 | |
| January 31 | Crusoe | 2008 | ||
| February 2 | Bromance | MTV | ||
| The X Effect | 2007 | |||
| February 3 | A Double Shot at Love | 2008 | ||
| February 5 | The Principal's Office | truTV | ||
| Greg Behrendt's Wake Up Call | SoapNet | 2009 | ||
| February 19 | Cheat! | G4 | 2002 | |
| February 20 | 13: Fear Is Real | The CW | 2009 | |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | NBC | 1993 | Ended | |
| February 24 | 10 Items or Less | TBS | 2006 | Cancelled |
| Privileged | The CW | 2008 | ||
| February 28 | Sushi Pack | CBS | 2007 | |
| March 4 | Knight Rider | NBC | 2008 | |
| March 7 | Gone Country | CMT | ||
| March 8 | The L Word | Showtime | 2004 | Ended |
| March 10 | Homeland Security USA | ABC | 2009 | Cancelled |
| March 12 | Kath & Kim | NBC | 2008 | |
| March 15 | Hole in the Wall (returned in 2010) | Fox | ||
| The CollegeHumor Show | MTV | 2009 | ||
| March 16 | Kyle XY | ABC Family | 2006 | |
| March 17 | Orangutan Island | Animal Planet | 2007 | |
| March 20 | Battlestar Galactica | Syfy | 2004 | Ended |
| March 22 | Flight of the Conchords | HBO | 2007 | Cancelled |
| March 25 | The Chopping Block | NBC | 2009 | |
| Life with Derek | Disney Channel | 2005 | ||
| March 28 | D. L. Hughley Breaks the News | CNN | 2008 | |
| March 30 | The Replacements | Disney Channel | 2006 | |
| March 31 | Schoolhouse Rock! | ABC/Direct-to-video | 1973 | |
| April 1 | Life on Mars | ABC | 2008 | |
| April 2 | Eleventh Hour | CBS | ||
| ER | NBC | 1994 | Ended | |
| April 6 | Storm Hawks | Cartoon Network | 2007 | Cancelled |
| April 7 | Trust Me | TNT | 2009 | |
| April 8 | Life | NBC | 2007 | |
| April 10 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Fox | 2008 | |
| April 17 | Xavier: Renegade Angel | Adult Swim | 2007 | |
| April 18 | Yin Yang Yo! | Disney XD | 2006 | |
| April 19 | As the Bell Rings | Disney Channel | 2007 | |
| Rock of Love with Bret Michaels | VH1 | |||
| April 23 | The Beast | A&E | 2009 | |
| May 1 | Howie Do It | NBC | ||
| May 2 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Nicktoons | 2003 | |
| May 3 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Cartoon Network | 2004 | Ended |
| May 8 | Everybody Hates Chris (returning in 2024) | The CW | 2005 | |
| May 10 | The Unit | CBS | 2006 | Cancelled |
| May 13 | Room Raiders | MTV | 2003 | |
| May 14 | My Name Is Earl | NBC | 2005 | |
| May 15 | Prison Break (returned in 2017) | Fox | ||
| The Best Years | E! | 2007 | ||
| The Game (moved toBET in early 2011) | The CW | 2006 | ||
| May 16 | Talkshow with Spike Feresten | Fox | ||
| Mad TV (returned in 2016) | 1995 | |||
| May 19 | Without a Trace | CBS | 2002 | |
| May 23 | Mr. Meaty | Nicktoons | 2006 | |
| Transformers: Animated | Cartoon Network | 2007 | Ended | |
| May 26 | Reaper | The CW | Cancelled | |
| May 28 | This American Life | Syndication | ||
| May 29 | Eye for an Eye | 2003 | ||
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (returned in 2010) | NBC | 1992 | Ended | |
| June 2 | According to Jim | ABC | 2001 | Cancelled |
| June 3 | The Cougar | TV Land | 2009 | |
| Make Me a Supermodel | Bravo | 2008 | ||
| June 6 | Worst Week | CBS | ||
| Nanny 911 | CMT | 2004 | ||
| June 12 | Best Week Ever (returned in 2014) | VH1 | ||
| The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet | Syndication | 2007 | ||
| June 13 | The Naked Brothers Band | Nickelodeon | ||
| Pushing Daisies | ABC | |||
| June 14 | Million Dollar Password | CBS | 2008 | |
| June 16 | Cupid | ABC | 2009 | |
| June 17 | The Unusuals | |||
| June 19 | Don't Forget the Lyrics! (returned in 2010) | Fox | 2007 | |
| June 23 | College Hill | BET | 2004 | |
| June 25 | Beyond the Break | The N | 2006 | |
| DJ & the Fro | MTV | 2009 | ||
| In the Motherhood | ABC | |||
| June 27 | Groomer Has It | Animal Planet | 2008 | |
| June 28 | Three Delivery | Nicktoons | ||
| June 30 | The Best Damn Sports Show Period | Fox Sports Net | 2001 | |
| July 8 | Reno 911! (returned in 2020) | Comedy Central | 2003 | |
| July 11 | Harper's Island | CBS | 2009 | |
| Eli Stone | ABC | 2008 | ||
| July 13 | Here Come the Newlyweds | |||
| Run's House | MTV | 2005 | ||
| July 18 | Man vs. Cartoon | 2009 | ||
| July 19 | Valentine | The CW | 2008 | |
| July 22 | BrainRush | Cartoon Network | 2009 | |
| July 23 | Samantha Who? | ABC | 2007 | |
| July 25 | Kings | NBC | 2009 | |
| July 26 | Hammertime | A&E | ||
| Denise Richards: It's Complicated | E! | 2008 | ||
| July 27 | Charm School | VH1 | 2007 | |
| August 5 | I Survived a Japanese Game Show | ABC | 2008 | |
| August 7 | The Goode Family | 2009 | ||
| Surviving Suburbia | ||||
| August 8 | Dirty Sexy Money | 2007 | ||
| August 12 | The Philanthropist | NBC | 2009 | |
| August 14 | Mental | Fox | ||
| Random! Cartoons | Nicktoons | 2008 | ||
| August 16 | Easy Money | The CW | ||
| August 18 | Miami Social | Bravo | 2009 | |
| August 19 | Megan Wants a Millionaire | VH1 | ||
| August 26 | Michael & Michael Have Issues | Comedy Central | ||
| September 2 | Wide Angle | PBS | 2002 | |
| September 4 | Judge David Young | Syndication | 2007 | |
| September 5 | The Bill Engvall Show | TBS | ||
| VeggieTales on TV! | Qubo | 2006 | ||
| September 11 | The Assistants | The N | 2009 | |
| September 13 | There Goes the Neighborhood | CBS | 2009 | |
| September 15 | The Cleaner | A&E | 2008 | |
| September 18 | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (returned in 2015) | Fox | 2007 | |
| Guiding Light | CBS | 1952 | ||
| September 22 | Addicted to Beauty | Oxygen | 2009 | |
| Ruby & The Rockits | ABC Family | |||
| September 23 | The Beautiful Life | The CW | ||
| September 25 | Money for Breakfast | Fox Business | 2007 | |
| October 4 | Raging Planet | Science Channel | 1997 | |
| October 10 | Making the Band | MTV | 2000 | |
| October 19 | The Mr. Men Show | Cartoon Network | 2008 | |
| October 23 | Defying Gravity | ABC | 2009 | |
| October 26 | Real Chance of Love | VH1 | 2008 | |
| November 4 | Hank | ABC | 2009 | |
| November 8 | Ed, Edd n Eddy | Cartoon Network | 1999 | Ended |
| November 9 | Secret Girlfriend | Comedy Central | 2009 | Cancelled |
| November 11 | Lou Dobbs Tonight (returned in 2011) | CNN | 1980 | |
| November 17 | The Prisoner | AMC | 2009 | |
| November 18 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Disney XD | 2008 | |
| November 21 | Sit Down, Shut Up | Fox | 2009 | |
| November 22 | Dallas Divas & Daughters | Bravo | ||
| Titan Maximum | Cartoon Network | |||
| November 29 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Nicktoons | 2009 | |
| December 1 | Sherri | Lifetime | ||
| December 4 | Monk (returned in 2023 asMr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie) | USA | 2002 | Ended |
| December 7 | Rita Rocks | Lifetime | 2008 | Cancelled |
| Alice | Showcase | 2009 | ||
| December 8 | Joe Buck Live | HBO | ||
| December 9 | Design Squad | PBS Kids Go! | 2007 | |
| December 10 | The Jeff Dunham Show | Comedy Central | 2009 | |
| Austin Stevens: Snakemaster | Animal Planet | 2004 | ||
| December 11 | Live at Gotham | Comedy Central | 2006 | |
| December 12 | SuperFetch | Animal Planet | 2009 | |
| December 17 | It's On with Alexa Chung | MTV | ||
| December 18 | Crash | Starz | 2008 | |
| December 22 | Little Einsteins | Playhouse Disney | 2005 | |
| The Othersiders | Cartoon Network | 2009 | ||
| Table for 12 | TLC | |||
| December 24 | Raising the Bar | TNT | 2008 | |
| Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight | The CW | 2009 | ||
| December 26 | Power Rangers RPM | ABC | ||
| December 27 | Brothers | Fox | ||
| December 30 | Eastwick | ABC |
| Premiere date | Title | Channel | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 16 | Dadnapped | Disney Channel | |
| Spectacular! | Nickelodeon | ||
| March 14 | Naked Idol | ||
| April 11 | The Premiere | ||
| April 24 | Hatching Pete | Disney Channel | |
| May 1–3 | Wishology | Nickelodeon | |
| June 19 | Mr. Troop Mom | ||
| June 26 | Princess Protection Program | Disney Channel | |
| July 19 | Deadliest Sea | Discovery Channel | |
| August 28 | Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie | Disney Channel | |
| September 13 | Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | Cartoon Network | |
| November 8 | Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show | ||
| November 25 | Ben 10: Alien Swarm |
| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diya TV | Cable television | Unknown date | |||
| SchlagerTV | Cable television | January | |||
| MLB Network | Cable television | January 1 | |||
| The Country Network | Cable television | January 7 | |||
| NBC Nonstop | Cable television | March 9 | |||
| YNN Buffalo | Local cable | March 25 | Regional news channel for western New York state; currently known asSpectrum News Buffalo. | ||
| Live Well Network | Over-the-air multicast | April 27 | Lifestyle programming channel launched for theABC Owned Television Stations. | ||
| Tuff TV | Over-the-air multicast | June 30 | Sports and outdoor lifestyle programming channel launched byLuken Communications. | ||
| Wedding Central | Cable television | August 18 | |||
| NFL RedZone | National cable/satellite television channel | September 13 | The gamy-day exclusive NFL Redzone provides whip-around coverage of all Sunday afternoon regular-season games that are aired in progress onCBS orFox. It broadcasts every Sunday during theNational Football League regular season from 12:55 to 8 p.m.Eastern time (10:55 a.m. to 5 p.m.Pacific Time). | ||
| Estrella TV | Spanish-language over-the-air multicast | September 14 | |||
| Nick Jr. Channel | Cable television | September 28 | |||
| TeenNick | Cable television | September 28 | |||
| VasalloVision | Cable television | October 22 | |||
| Halogen TV | Cable television | October 24 | |||
| Epix | Cable television | October 30 | |||
| National Geographic Channel Korea | Cable television | November 18 | |||
| Wazoo Sports Network | Regional over-the-air multicast network | Unknown date | Local sports network airing local high school, college, and minor league sporting events in theLouisville andLexington, Kentucky markets. | ||
| Epix 3 | Cable television | Unknown date |
| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toon Disney | Disney XD | Cable television | February 13 | ||
| BET J | Centric | Cable television | September 28 | ||
| CaribeVision | America CV Network | Cable television | Unknown |
| Network | Type | Launch date | Closure date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KET ED | Regional over-the-air multicasting and cable | 2007 | Fall 2009 | Apublic television service provided by theKentucky Educational Television network, the channel providedinstructional television and professional development programming to schools and libraries, fulfilling the duty of its predecessors KET3, KET4, and Star Channels 703 and 704. KET ED was discontinued as a linear channel, but some of its programming was shown on theKentucky Channel for the next three years until its programming was made exclusively available through KET's On-Demand Video Service. | |
| Pennsylvania Public Television Network | Regional over-the-air and cable | Unknown | Fall 2009 | ||
| Variety Television Network | OTA multicasting and cable | Unknown | January 2009 | ||
| Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids | Cable television | March 1, 1999 | April 23, 2009 | ForDish Network owners only | |
| TuVision | Cable television | July 1, 2007 | 2009 | ||
| White Springs Television | OTA broadcasting and cable | January 2007 | October 2009 |
| Date | City of License/Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Beaumont, Texas | KBMT-DT2 | 12.2 | NBC | |
| Elmira, New York | WENY-DT2 | 36.2 | CBS | ||
| January 5 | Meridian, Mississippi | WGBC-DT2 | 30.2 | NBC | NBC relocated from the station's main channel |
| February 18 | Mobile, Alabama/Pensacola, Florida | WDPM-DT | 4 (now on 18) | Daystar | |
| March 2 | Pueblo/Colorado Springs, Colorado | KVSN-TV | 48 | Univision | |
| June | Glendive, Montana | KXGN-DT2 | 5.2 | NBC | |
| July | Jackson, Mississippi | WWJX | 23 | AMGTV | |
| Lima, Ohio | WOHL-CA | 25 / 35.1 | ABC | ||
| July 13 | Great Falls, Montana | KTMF-DT2 | 23.2 | Fox (primary) MyNetworkTV (secondary) Jewelry Television (overnights) | |
| August 1 | Springfield, Missouri | KRBK | 49 | MyNetworkTV | |
| August 20 | Derby/Wichita, Kansas | KDCU-TV | 31 | Univision | |
| September 28 | Lima, Ohio | WOHL-CD2 | 35.2 | CBS | |
| October | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | KWTV-DT2 | 9.2 | News on 9 Now | |
| November 30 | Duluth, Minnesota | KCWV | 27 | My Family TV | |
| Unknown date | Billings, Montana | KBGS-TV | 16 | PBS | Part of theMontana PBS network |
| Date | City of License/Market | Station | Channel | Old affiliation | New affiliation | Notes/Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Beaumont, Texas | KBTV-TV | 4 / 4.1 | NBC | Fox | |
| KUIL-LP | 64 | Fox | Independent | |||
| January 5 | Meridian, Mississippi | WGBC | 30.1 | NBC | Fox | NBC moves to WGBC-DT2 |
| WTOK-DT2 | 11.2 | Fox (primary) The Sportsman Channel (secondary) | MyNetworkTV (primary) Jewelry Television (secondary) | |||
| June | Glendive, Montana | KXGN-TV | 5 / 5.1 | CBS (primary) NBC and The Sportsman Channel (secondary) | CBS (exclusive) | KXGN launched a DT2 subchannel that now serves as a full-time NBC affiliate. |
| June 12 | Lincoln, Nebraska | KFXL-TV (recalled from KCWL-TV) | 51.1 | The CW Plus | Fox | |
| June 15 | Wilmington, North Carolina | WWAY-DT2 | 3.2 | Independent (local weather) | RTV | |
| July | Marquette, Michigan | WLUC-DT2 | 6.2 | Universal Sports | Fox (primary) America One (secondary) | |
| July 1 | Boise, Idaho | KYUU-LP | 35 / 35.1 | CBS (as aKBOI repeater) | RTV | |
| July 13 | Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands | W52DG | 52 | Religiousindependent | CBS | |
| Unknown date | Williamson, West Virginia | W45AZ | 45 | TBN | RTV |
| Date | City of license/Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Sign-on date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4 | Lexington, Kentucky | WBLU-LP | 62 | Retro Television Network Retro Jams | May 3, 1999 | |
| March 20 | Bethel, Alaska | KYUK-TV | 4 | PBS Alaska One | 1972 | |
| June 12 | Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands | WVIF | 15 | Independent | 2000 | |
| Sun Valley/Twin Falls, Idaho | KIDK | 5 | Independent | 2003 | ||
| September 1 | Nacogdoches, Texas | KETK-LP | 53 (analog) | NBC | 2004 | |
| October 1 | Mercer, Pennsylvania | WFXI-CA | 17 | Fox | 1990 |
| Date | Name | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| January 26 | YaYa Gosselin | Actress |
| January 28 | Winslow Fegley | Actor |
| March 4 | Dylan Gilmer | Actor |
| May 18 | Hala Finley | Actress |
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| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Pat Hingle | 84 | Actor |
| January 6 | Cheryl Holdridge | 64 | Actress (The Mickey Mouse Club) |
| January 8 | Don Galloway | 71 | Actor (Sgt. Ed Brown onIronside) |
| January 9 | Hager Twins | 67 | Actor/singer (Hee Haw) |
| January 13 | Patrick McGoohan | 80 | Actor (John Drake onDanger Man and Number 6 onThe Prisoner) |
| January 14 | Ricardo Montalbán | 88 | Actor (Fantasy Island,Freakazoid!,Kim Possible) |
| January 18 | Bob May | 69 | Actor and stuntman (Lost in Space) |
| January 21 | Veatrice Rice | 59 | television personality (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) |
| January 25 | Kim Manners | 58 | TV producer-director (The X-Files,Supernatural) |
| January 31 | Clint Ritchie | 70 | Actor (One Life to Live) |
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| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 6 | James Whitmore | 87 | Actor and commercial spokesman (The Practice) |
| Philip Carey | 83 | Actor and commercial spokesman (Laredo,One Life to Live) | |
| February 7 | Molly Bee | 69 | Actress and singer (Hometown Jamboree) |
| February 28 | Paul Harvey | 90 | Radio and TV news commentator (The Rest of the Story,Good Morning America) |
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 13 | Alan W. Livingston | 91 | Vice-president in charge of programming at NBC; created the character ofBozo the Clown |
| Andrew Martin | 33 | Professional wrestler known asTest in the WWF/E & The Punisher in TNA | |
| March 15 | Ron Silver | 62 | Actor, director, producer (The West Wing) |
| March 17 | Morton Lachman | 90 | TV writer and producer (All in the Family,Gimme a Break!,Kate & Allie) |
| March 24 | George Kell | 86 | Sportscaster (Detroit Tigersplay-by-play announcer [1959–96])[115] |
| March 27 | Irving R. Levine | 86 | Journalist-correspondent forNBC News |
| March 28 | Maurice Jarre | 84 | Composer (Cimarron Strip,Jesus of Nazareth,Shōgun,The Murder of Mary Phagan) |
| March 29 | Andy Hallett | 33 | Actor (Angel,Angel: Live Fast, Die Never) |
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 3 | Thomas Braden | 92 | TV journalist and commentator (Crossfire), whose bookEight Is Enough was adapted into theseries of the same name |
| April 8 | Dan Miller | 67 | TV journalist (anchorman atWSMV/Nashville, Tennessee andKCBS-TV/Los Angeles, California;The Pat Sajak Show sidekick) |
| April 13 | Harry Kalas | 73 | Philadelphia Phillies radio-TV play-by-play announcer since 1971, narrator ofNFL Films andNFL on Westwood One play-by-play[116] |
| April 15 | Merle Harmon | 82 | TV-radio sportscaster, commercial spokesman, and businessman (play-by-play announcer forMilwaukee Brewers andTexas Rangers;ABC andNBC Sports programs) |
| April 25 | Bea Arthur | 86 | Actress (Maude onAll in the Family andMaude, Dorothy onThe Golden Girls) |
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| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Danny Gans | 52 | Comedian and musical impressionist (portrayedDean Martin in 1992 miniseriesSinatra) |
| May 2 | Jack Kemp | 73 | Football player and politician[117] |
| May 4 | Dom DeLuise | 75 | Actor/comedian |
| May 13 | Frank Aletter | 83 | Actor (Bringing Up Buddy,The Cara Williams Show,Nancy) |
| May 18 | Dolla | 21 | Rapper |
| Wayne Allwine | 62 | Voice actor (Mickey Mouse) | |
| May 21 | Joan Alexander | 94 | Actress and game show panelist (The Name's the Same,The New Adventures of Superman) |
| May 26 | Michael Ross | 89 | Comedy writer/producer (All in the Family,The Jeffersons,Three's Company) |
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| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 3 | David Carradine | 72 | Actor (Kung Fu andKung Fu: The Legend Continues) |
| June 8 | Johnny Palermo | 27 | Actor (Everybody Hates Chris) |
| June 19 | Ken Roberts | 99 | Voice-over announcer and actor (The Secret Storm,The Electric Company) |
| June 23 | Ed McMahon | 86 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson sidekick,Star Search host |
| June 25 | Farrah Fawcett | 62 | Actress (Charlie's Angels) |
| Michael Jackson | 50 | Entertainer and recording artist (alsoThe Jackson 5) | |
| June 27 | Gale Storm | 87 | Actress and singer (My Little Margie,The Gale Storm Show) |
| June 28 | Billy Mays | 50 | Commercial/infomercial pitchman (OxiClean, Orange Glo,ESPN360.com, etc.) |
| Fred Travalena | 66 | Impressionist, comedian, actor and game show host (Anything For Money) |
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Karl Malden | 97 | Actor (The Streets of San Francisco,The West Wing) |
| July 11 | Mark Mandala | 72 | Television executive (President ofABC from 1986 to 1994) |
| July 17 | Walter Cronkite | 92 | TV/radio journalist, reporter, author and narrator (CBS Evening News anchor [1962–81]) andLiberty's Kids[118] |
| July 21 | Gidget | 15 | Advertiser forTaco Bell |
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 | John Hughes | 59 | Writer for (At Ease) |
| August 16 | Ed Reimers | 96 | TV/radio voiceover announcer and actor (voice behindAllstate Insurance's "You're In Good Hands" commercials;Maverick,Star Trek) |
| August 18 | Robert Novak | 78 | Journalist, writer and commentator (Crossfire) |
| August 19 | Don Hewitt | 86 | Producer, creator of60 Minutes[119] |
| August 26 | Dominick Dunne | 83 | Screenwriter, producer, news contributor/commentator (Adventures in Paradise,The Two Mrs. Grenvilles), more recently host ofDominick Dunne's Power, Privilege, and Justice[120] |
| August 28 | Adam Goldstein | 36 | Reality TV participant (Punk'd,The Simple Life) |
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | Buddy Blattner | 89 | Sportscaster (most recently for theAtlanta Hawks)[121] |
| September 8 | Army Archerd | 87 | Variety columnist and TV personality (Entertainment Tonight, The Movie Show)[122] |
| September 10 | Frank Batten | 82 | Co-founder ofThe Weather Channel[123] |
| September 11 | Larry Gelbart | 81 | Producer, director and writer (creator ofM*A*S*H and others)[124] |
| September 12 | George Eckstein | 81 | TV writer and producer (The Fugitive,Gunsmoke)[125] |
| September 13 | Arnold Laven | 87 | Producer (creator ofThe Rifleman)[126] |
| September 14 | Henry Gibson | 73 | Actor (Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In,Rocket Power)[127] |
| Patrick Swayze | 57 | Actor (The Beast,North and South)[128] | |
| September 15 | Fred Cusick | 90 | Sportscaster (Boston Bruinsplay-by-play announcer for 45 seasons)[129] |
| September 16 | Mary Travers | 72 | Singer, songwriter; member ofPeter, Paul and Mary (The Jack Benny Program,What's My Line and Peter Paul & Mary TV concert specials)[130] |
| September 21 | Robert Ginty | 60 | Actor (The Paper Chase,Falcon Crest,Hawaiian Heat) and director[131] |
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 14 | Lou Albano | 76 | Wrestler and actor (Mario onThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)[132] |
| October 17 | Jay W. Johnson | 66 | Congressman (Wisconsin's 8th congressional district) and TV news anchor/reporter (Alumni ofWFRV andWLUK/Green Bay, Wisconsin) |
| Vic Mizzy | 93 | Songwriter (The Addams Family andGreen Acres theme songs)[133] | |
| October 22 | Soupy Sales | 83 | Children's TV personality, actor, and comedian (Lunch with Soupy Sales,What's My Line,Junior Almost Anything Goes)[134] |
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 3 | Carl Ballantine | 92 | Actor (McHale's Navy,Night Court,Garfield and Friends), comedian, and magician[135] |
| November 10 | David Lloyd | 75 | Screenwriter (The Mary Tyler Moore Show,The Bob Newhart Show,Cheers,Frasier) |
| November 15 | Dennis Cole | 69 | Actor (Felony Squad;Bracken's World;The Young and the Restless)[136] |
| Ken Ober | 52 | Actor, host (Remote Control), and producer (The New Adventures of Old Christine) | |
| November 27 | Bill Bresnan | 75 | Cable TV pioneer (founder ofBresnan Communications)[137] |