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2002 in American television

In American television in 2002, notable events included television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel initiations.

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January

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1 KRON-TV/San Francisco ends its affiliation with NBC after 52 years and becomes an independent station after Young Broadcasting, which purchased the station for $823 million in November 1999 from the deYoung family (who also sold the San Francisco Chronicle to the Hearst Corporation), refuses to agree to demands made by NBC to manage KRON under the conventions of a network-owned station (which included rebranding from "KRON 4" to "NBC 4", and airing the entire network schedule in pattern with pre-emptions reduced to those necessitated due to extended breaking news coverage). San Jose-based WB affiliate KNTV (which served as the ABC affiliate for the South Bay from 1960 until 2000, when it agreed to disaffiliate at the request of the Bay Area's primary ABC station, O&O KGO-TV) assumes the NBC affiliation and soon afterward is sold to the network by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation, whose remaining Bay Area station, KBWB-TV (now independent station KOFY-TV), consequently became the market's sole WB affiliate.
5 Soul Train airs its 1,000th episode. Faith Evans, Rayvon, and Mack 10 performed.
17 The Price Is Right tapes its 30th Anniversary Special broadcast in Las Vegas, and it was broadcast by CBS January 31.

February

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3 Super Commercials: A Mental Engineering Special is broadcast by PBS member stations reaching 85% of the U.S. after Super Bowl XXXVI; reportedly the best coverage yet achieved by a former public-access television program.
Pat Summerall calls his 26th and final Super Bowl overall for television and radio. This was also the eighth final Super Bowl telecast (and final NFL telecast of any kind) to be called by Summerall and John Madden. The duo called five for CBS and three for Fox. The New England Patriots win their first championship ever against the St. Louis Rams, leading a start of their dynasty.
8 The opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics are televised by NBC.
In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, WNBC in New York City revives the We're 4 New York campaign.
13 The UPN series Special Unit 2 airs its 19th and final episode. One of the guest stars in this episode was a then-19-year old Canadian actress by the name of Cobie Smulders, who would go on to star in the CBS series How I Met Your Mother alongside Josh Radnor and Jason Segel 3 years later.
14 CBS buys KCAL (channel 9) in Los Angeles, California from Young Broadcasting for $650 million, making it a sister station to KCBS channel 2.
The final Family Guy episode airs after Fox announces its cancellation (however, record DVD sales and high ratings in syndication convince Fox to bring it back in 2005).

March

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10 CBS broadcasts a commercial-free documentary TV movie about the September 11 attacks, without edits to content or language.
25 The first WWF draft lottery is broadcast live on the show Raw, causing a split between the two brands Raw and SmackDown.

April

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1 Noggin refocuses its daytime programming towards preschoolers, debuting Play with Me Sesame and Tiny Planets, and launches The N, a nighttime block for teenagers.
15 The 63rd and final episode of Once and Again is broadcast by ABC. This would mark Evan Rachel Wood's final appearance as a main cast member on a television series until Westworld premieres on HBO in 2016.
17 The ABC soap opera General Hospital broadcasts its milestone 10,000th episode.
19 Tribune Broadcasting buys WB affiliate WTTV (channel 4) in Bloomington, Indiana and its translator WTTK (channel 29) in Kokomo, Indiana from Sinclair for $125 million.
29 Donovan Patton replaces Steve Burns as the second host of Nick Jr.'s live-action animated children's television series Blue's Clues in a three-part special.

May

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1-14 Jeopardy! hosted a Million Dollar Masters Tournament held at Radio City Music Hall in commemoration of host Alex Trebek's 4,000th episode. Brad Rutter won the tournament aired May 14 and the $1,000,000 grand prize. The day after the finals, Jeopardy! celebrates the airing of Trebek's 4,000th episode in syndication.[1]
5 NBC broadcasts a three-hour 75th anniversary special.
6 One Life to Live broadcasts a full week of episodes broadcast live from the ABC New York studios.
The first Monday Night Raw episode under the World Wrestling Entertainment name is broadcast after following a lawsuit by the World Wildlife Fund for the initials "WWF".
13 TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time is presented by ABC.
17 The 29th Daytime Emmy Awards are broadcast by CBS.
19 In CBS, Vecepia Towery was named the Sole Survivor in Survivor: Marquesas. That episode was also panned with criticism over the infamous tiebreaker dubbed "Purple Rock" leading to the elimination of frontrunner Paschal English. As of today, this is the last reunion special hosted by someone other than the host Jeff Probst, Rosie O'Donnell hosted the special.
22 The Rosie O'Donnell Show airs its last live episode.

June

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12 NBC broadcasts its last NBA game after 12 years with the league.
16 The Dead Zone premieres on USA Network, with the highest ratings of a cable series debut in history.
18 FX broadcasts a "lost episode" of Married... with Children entitled "I'll See You in Court". Produced during the show's third season (1988–89), the episode was pulled from Fox's schedule due conflicts between the show's producers and the network over its content.
27 Fox Television Stations acquire WPWR-TV from Newsweb Corporation.

July

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4 ABC broadcasts a three-hour primetime news special, entitled In Search of America: Celebration.
13 Fox News Channel overtakes CNN as the #1-rated news channel.
15 After negotiations concerning a new affiliation agreement with CBS fail, WJXT (channel 4) in Jacksonville, Florida becomes an independent station on this date, with former UPN affiliate WTEV-TV (channel 47) assuming the market's CBS affiliation. This also results in an affiliation change in nearby Gainesville (where WJXT had long been the market's default CBS affiliate), as WB/UPN affiliate WGFL joins CBS (giving the Gainesville market its first-ever CBS affiliate).[2]

August

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September

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1 Clear Channel reverts the KMOL-TV branding in San Antonio back to the WOAI-TV branding, since Clear Channel traded WFTC to Fox in return for two network-based affiliates originally by Chris Craft, KTVX, and KMOL.
2 Disney Channel stops broadcasting its afternoon and late night programming blocks "Zoog Disney" and "Vault Disney".
In Portland, Oregon, the Meredith Corporation's duopoly of UPN affiliate KPTV and Fox affiliate KPDX (which Fox had sold to Meredith on June 17 in exchange for WOFL in Orlando, Florida and its semi-satellite in Gainesville, WOGX) swap affiliations.
KPSP-LP in Palm Springs, California signs-on the air, giving the Coachella Valley its first-ever CBS affiliate.
4 Kelly Clarkson wins the first season of Fox's reality series American Idol.
7 Fox Kids (which had been on the air since 1990) airs for the final time, as Fox had sold the block's program library to Disney, parent company of rival network ABC. It was replaced the following week (on September 14) by the 4Kids-programmed FoxBox.[3]
8 In Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, Fox O&O WFTC swaps affiliations with sister station and UPN affiliate KMSP-TV, due to Fox's desire to place their programming on a stronger station (in addition to being on VHF, KMSP-TV has higher ratings, a stronger signal, and a well-established news department).[4]
9 John Madden officially makes his debut as the new color commentator for Monday Night Football on ABC. Madden's first regular season broadcast was a game in New England between the Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Working alongside Al Michaels, Madden would later that season, be in the booth for ABC's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVII from San Diego. Madden would become the first person to do televised color commentary for two consecutive Super Bowls on two different networks (having previously called Super Bowl XXXVI for Fox).
14 Major upheavals take place on Saturday mornings, as three of the four major networks change their programming on this day, with NBC preparing to do the same. Fox, having sold Fox Kids Worldwide to The Walt Disney Company the previous year, ends Fox Kids and sells its airtime to 4Kids Entertainment, who begins programming their new children's programming block FoxBox. Disney, having acquired Fox Kids' program library, re-launches Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC as ABC Kids. CBS, whose then and now-corporate sibling Nickelodeon programs its lineup, rebrands its Nick Jr. on CBS block as Nick on CBS and refocuses it on 2–11 year old children.[3][5]
16 Sony Pictures Entertainment rebranded the television unit of Columbia TriStar Domestic Television into its proper name, Sony Pictures Television (which could bring Sony's upcoming future series, as well as Sony distributed shows, and classic shows from the Screen Gems Television/Columbia Pictures Television library to be under the Sony Television unit as a whole). The new Sony Pictures Television unit would produce the remaining Columbia TriStar programs under the Sony name that were renewed for the 2002-2003 TV season (which includes well-known series, Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, etc.).
17 Release date of Kelly Clarkson's debut single, the double-A side CD "A Moment Like This"/"Before Your Love".
22 Two NBC programs, Friends and The West Wing, respectively win Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Drama Series at the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards, which, by coincidence, airs on NBC.
25 Lisa Donahue is the winner of CBS's contest Big Brother 3 and wins the $500,000 prize; runner-up Danielle Reyes wins $50,000.
28 After being on the air for over ten years, NBC's Saturday morning block TNBC airs for the final time. The following week, NBC's deal with Discovery Networks takes effect, resulting in the launch of Discovery Kids on NBC.
30 American Movie Classics is revamped to become a commercial general movie channel.
Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney, and Toon Disney unveil their new logos and graphics.

October

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5 NBC, having signed a contract with Discovery Networks, replaces their teen-oriented block TNBC with a programming strand called Discovery Kids on NBC (a spinoff of digital cable channel Discovery Kids).
14 Nickelodeon debuts its weekly programming variety block U-Pick Live.
17 Four television stations debut in Guam carrying programming from the Trinity Broadcasting Network: K28HS, K30HB, K32GB, and K36GJ. All four stations will become translators of NBC affiliate KUAM-TV in 2007.
25 CBS News weatherman Mark McEwen leaves after 15 years.
27 Game 7 of the World Series is broadcast on Fox. The Anaheim Angels win their first championship by defeating the San Francisco Giants.
30 Warren Zevon is featured on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman as the only guest for the entire hour, performing several songs and talking about being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer.
Longtime cast member Hunter Tylo's character, Dr. Taylor Hamilton Forrester, is killed in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, which is seen worldwide.

November

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20 The 2002 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is broadcast on CBS. 10.5 million people tune in.[6][7][8]

December

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Programs

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Debuts

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Date Show Network
January 2 The Crocodile Hunter Diaries Animal Planet
January 8 Last Call with Carson Daly NBC
Imagine That
January 13 The Jamie Kennedy Experiment The WB
The Chamber Fox
January 15 The Chair ABC
First Monday CBS
January 16 Combat Missions USA Network
Glory Days The WB
January 18 NOW PBS
January 19 The Nick Cannon Show Nickelodeon
Teamo Supremo ABC
DragonflyTV PBS Kids
January 21 Cyberchase
January 23 American Family PBS
January 23 That '80s Show Fox
February 4 Morning Call CNBC
Closing Bell
February 9 Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension Fox Kids
Power Rangers Wild Force
February 12 On the Record Fox News Channel
February 24 Inside TV Land Nick at Nite
February 26 Watching Ellie NBC
February 28 Leap of Faith
March 3 Jeremiah Showtime
March 4 Late World with Zach VH1
March 5 The Osbournes MTV
As If UPN
The Random Years UPN
March 11 The American Embassy Fox
March 12 The Shield FX
March 14 My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star The WB
March 18 Baby Bob CBS
March 19 Yankeeography YES Network
Andy Richter Controls the Universe Fox
March 21 Under One Roof UPN
March 22 ChalkZone Nickelodeon
March 25 The Bachelor ABC
March 26 The Court
March 27 George Lopez
Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)
Greg the Bunny Fox
March 29 AFP: American Fighter Pilot CBS
April 1 $40 a Day Food Network
Play with Me Sesame Noggin
April 4 Opportunity Knocks PAX TV
April 7 Super Duper Sumos Nickelodeon
April 15 Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck Game Show Network
April 22 Made MTV
May 1 Arena G4
Blister
Cheat!
Cinematech
Filter
Game On
Icons
Players
Portal
Pulse
Signing Time! Direct-to-video
May 3 Max & Ruby Nickelodeon
May 6 Taildaters MTV
May 24 WWE Afterburn Syndication
WWE Bottom Line
May 25 WWE Velocity TNN
Phantom Investigators Kids' WB
June 2 The Wire HBO
June 3 Crank Yankers Comedy Central
Friend or Foe? Game Show Network
Russian Roulette
June 7 Kim Possible Disney Channel
June 10 I Bet You Will MTV
June 11 American Idol Fox
June 12 World Music Link TV
June 16 The Dead Zone USA Network
June 17 Dog Eat Dog NBC
June 18 Houston Medical ABC
June 21 Def Poetry Jam HBO
Odyssey 5 Showtime
June 23 Street Time
Monster Garage Discovery Channel
Totally in Tune Disney Channel
June 24 Sorority Life MTV
July 6 While You Were Out TLC
July 7 The Most Extreme Animal Planet
July 11 Wide Angle PBS
July 12 Monk USA Network
July 17 30 Seconds To Fame Fox
Breaking News Bravo
July 19 Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? Cartoon Network
July 20 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius Nickelodeon
She Spies NBC
July 21 For the People Lifetime
July 22 Meet My Folks NBC
July 29 One-Hit Wonders VH1
August 1 The Rerun Show NBC
Contest Searchlight Comedy Central
Cavuto on Business Fox News Channel
August 6 A Haunting Discovery Channel
August 12 Studio B with Shepard Smith Fox News Channel
August 16 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Cartoon Network
August 17 ¡Mucha Lucha! Kids' WB
August 25 Nickelodeon Robot Wars Nickelodeon
September 2 The Caroline Rhea Show Syndication
Liberty's Kids PBS Kids
Make Way For Noddy
September 12 Family Affair The WB
September 14 What's New, Scooby-Doo? Kids' WB
Ozzy & Drix
Fillmore! ABC Kids
Stargate Infinity FoxBox
September 15 Just Cause PAX TV
September 16 Baby Looney Tunes Cartoon Network
Beyond with James Van Praagh Syndication
The Daily Buzz
Dr. Phil
The Rob Nelson Show
Everwood The WB
September 16 Body and Soul PAX TV
September 17 8 Simple Rules ABC
Life with Bonnie
Push, Nevada
Beg, Borrow & Deal ESPN
September 18 Cedric the Entertainer Presents Fox
Fastlane
September 19 Do Over The WB
September 20 Greetings from Tucson
What I Like About You
Firefly Fox
John Doe
September 22 The Chris Matthews Show Syndication
O2Be Oxygen
September 23 CSI: Miami CBS
Half & Half UPN
September 24 Haunted
Hidden Hills NBC
In-Laws
Presidio Med CBS
September 25 MDs ABC
September 26 Good Morning, Miami NBC
Without a Trace CBS
September 27 Hack
Robbery Homicide Division
That Was Then ABC
September 28 Biker Build-Off Discovery Channel
September 29 American Dreams NBC
Boomtown
September 30 Recipe TV Featuring the World's Greatest Chefs Syndication
Still Standing CBS
Taboo Nat Geo
October 1 Less Than Perfect ABC
October 5 TNA Xplosion Sunshine Network
Croc Files Discovery Kids on NBC
Endurance
Operation Junkyard
Scout's Safari
Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
Prehistoric Planet
October 6 Bram & Alice CBS
October 9 Birds of Prey The WB
Unsolved History Discovery Channel
October 13 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye PAX TV
October 14 U-Pick Live Nickelodeon
October 21 Girls Club Fox
October 22 Scaredy Camp Nickelodeon
October 28 Page to Screen Bravo
October 30 3 South MTV
November 2 Clone High
November 4 Around the Horn ESPN
November 7 3-South MTV
November 25 Doggy Fizzle Televizzle MTV
November 28 Dinotopia ABC
November 30 Barefoot Contessa Food Network
December 1 Conquest The History Channel
December 6 Codename: Kids Next Door Cartoon Network
December 9 WinTuition Game Show Network
December 11 Extreme Makeover ABC
December 16 I Love the '80s VH1
December 25 NBA on ABC ABC

Shows changing networks

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Show Moved from Moved to
The News with Brian Williams MSNBC CNBC
Stargate SG-1 Showtime Sci-Fi Channel
The Wiggles ABC Family Playhouse Disney
Power Rangers Wild Force Fox Kids ABC Kids
NBA Inside Stuff TNBC ABC
The Wayne Brady Show Syndication
Lingo Game Show Network
The Twilight Zone UPN
Wild Kingdom NBC Animal Planet
The Weakest Link Syndication
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ABC
Making the Band MTV
Lloyd in Space Toon Disney
Mary Kate and Ashley in Action!
Teacher's Pet
House of Mouse
The Weekenders
Teamo Supremo
Mission Hill The WB Adult Swim
The Oblongs
Baby Blues
Beat The Clock CTV PAX TV

Returning this year

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Show Last aired Previous network New/Same network Returning
All That 2000 Nickelodeon Same January 19
Baby Blues The WB Adult Swim January 20
Mission Hill The WB Adult Swim July 14
The Oblongs 2001 The WB Adult Swim August 25
Barney & Friends 2000 PBS Kids Same September 2
The $100,000 Pyramid 1992 Syndication Pyramid September 16
Wild Kingdom 1988 NBC Animal Planet September 17

Ending this year

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Date Show Network Debut Status
January 1 Tales from the Neverending Story HBO 2001 Cancelled
January 5 Sk8 NBC
January 11 The Ellen Show CBS
Card Sharks (returned in 2019) Syndication 1978
January 15 Max Steel Cartoon Network 2000
Imagine That NBC 2002
January 18 The Outer Limits Sci Fi Channel 1995
January 21 Daria MTV 1997 Ended
January 25 The Chamber Fox 2002 Cancelled
January 26 Marvin The Tap-Dancing Horse PBS Kids 2000
January 26 That's Life CBS
January 27 Nikki The WB
January 31 The Tick Fox 2001
February 1 Market Watch CNBC 1998
February 5 Three Sisters NBC 2001
February 10 Action League Now! Nickelodeon
February 13 Special Unit 2 UPN
Dr. Katz Professional Therapist Comedy Central 1995
February 14 Going to California Showtime 2001
February 17 The Steve Harvey Show The WB 1996
Jackass MTV 2000
February 23 Sheena Syndication
March 4 Sponk! Noggin 2001
March 5 100 Centre Street A&E
March 10 Any Day Now Lifetime 1998
Baby Blues Kids' WB 2000
March 12 Undeclared Fox 2001
March 15 To Tell the Truth (returned in 2016) Syndication 1956
March 16 The Nightmare Room Kids' WB 2001
March 18 The Chair ABC 2002
March 19 The Random Years UPN
March 21 My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star The WB
March 23 UC: Undercover NBC 2001
March 25 Glory Days The WB 2002
March 31 The URL With Phred Show Noggin 2001
April 7 Sheep in the Big City Cartoon Network 2000
April 9 The Court Fox 2002
April 11 Eco-Challenge (returned in 2019) Discovery Channel 1995
April 15 Once and Again ABC 1999
April 17 Combat Missions USA 2002
April 21 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd Nickelodeon 1999
April 24 The Job ABC 2001
April 25 Leap of Faith NBC 2002
April 26 Lexx Sci Fi Channel 1997
April 28 Caitlin's Way Nickelodeon 2000
April 30 Dharma & Greg ABC 1997
Spin City 1996
May 1 Wolf Lake CBS 2001
May 2 Late World with Zach VH1 2002
May 3 Dark Angel Fox 2000
First Monday CBS 2002
Maybe It's Me The WB 2001
May 4 So Little Time ABC Family
May 10 Raising Dad The WB
Teacher's Pet Toon Disney 2000
May 11 Taina Nickelodeon 2001
May 12 Ponderosa PAX TV
May 13 Beastmaster Syndication 1999
The Lost World
May 14 Roswell The WB
Mysterious Ways NBC 2000
May 17 Talk Soup (returned in 2004 as The Soup) E! 1991 Ended
May 18 V.I.P. Syndication 1998 Cancelled
The Andy Dick Show MTV 2001
May 19 The X-Files (returned in 2016) Fox 1993 Ended
WWF Jakked/Metal Syndication 1999 Cancelled
May 20 Ally McBeal Fox 1997
Earth: Final Conflict Syndication
Relic Hunter 1999
The Hughleys ABC 1998
May 22 Felicity The WB Ended
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Syndication 1996 Cancelled
Sally 1983
May 24 Friday Night Videos NBC
Shop 'til You Drop (returned in 2003) PAX TV 1991
May 25 Maximum Exposure Syndication 2000
May 27 Family Law CBS 1999
May 28 Philly ABC 2001
May 29 That '80s Show Fox 2002
June 2 The Education of Max Bickford CBS 2001
June 6 Celebrity Deathmatch (returned in 2006) MTV 1998
June 12 NBA on NBC (will return in 2025) NBC 1990
June 15 The Tex Avery Show Cartoon Network 1996
June 21 Smush USA 2001
June 22 Alienators: Evolution Continues Fox Kids
June 25 Unscripted with Chris Connelly ESPN
June 29 Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! ABC
Phantom Investigators Kids' WB 2002
July 5 Politically Incorrect ABC 1993
July 13 Spy Groove MTV 2000
July 17 Breaking News Bravo 2002
July 27 The New Woody Woodpecker Show Fox Kids 1999
August 8 Pop-Up Video (returned in 2011) VH1 1996
August 10 The Zeta Project Kids' WB 2001
August 11 For Your Love The WB 1998
Greg the Bunny Fox 2002
Mission Hill Adult Swim 1999
August 12 Titus Fox 2000
August 18 A Nero Wolfe Mystery A&E 2001
Totally in Tune Disney Channel 2002
August 20 The Rerun Show NBC
August 24 Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension Fox Kids
August 26 Witchblade TNT 2001
August 30 I Bet You Will MTV 2002
Dennis Miller Live HBO 1994
August 31 Teen Summit BET 1989
September 1 Contest Searchlight Comedy Central 2002
September 5 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Fox 1997
Undressed MTV 1999
September 7 Just Deal NBC 2000
September 8 Arliss HBO 1996
September 18 Resurrection Blvd. Showtime 2000
September 20 Unsolved Mysteries (returned in 2008) Lifetime 1987
September 21 The Amanda Show Nickelodeon 1999
October 1 Son of the Beach FX 2000
October 4 That Was Then ABC 2002
October 5 Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (returned in 2004) PBS Kids 2001
October 6 Nickelodeon Robot Wars Nickelodeon 2002
October 7 Wild & Crazy Kids Nickelodeon 1990
Beat the Geeks Comedy Central 2001
October 14 The Oblongs The WB
October 15 Odyssey 5 Showtime 2002
October 18 Grim & Evil Cartoon Network 2001
October 24 Push, Nevada ABC 2002
October 27 Bram & Alice CBS
O2Be Oxygen
October 28 Girls Club Fox
October 31 Off Centre The WB 2001
November 5 Haunted UPN 2002
November 15 Pelswick Nickelodeon 2000
November 22 In Search of... (returned in 2018) Sci-Fi Channel 1977
Courage the Cowardly Dog Cartoon Network 1999
December 4 State of Grace ABC Family 2001
December 10 Invader Zim (returned in 2006) Nickelodeon
December 11 MDs ABC 2002
December 15 Do Over The WB 2002
December 18 The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries Cartoon Network 1995
December 20 Providence NBC 1999
Firefly Fox 2002
I Love the '80s VH1
December 21 BattleBots (returned in 2015) Comedy Central 2000

Entering syndication this year

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Show Seasons In Production Source
Charmed 4 Yes [citation needed]
Dawson's Creek 5 Yes [9][page needed][full citation needed]
Dharma & Greg 5 Yes [10][page needed][full citation needed]
The Larry Sanders Show 6 No [11][page needed][full citation needed]
Providence 3 Yes [citation needed]
Stargate SG-1 5 Yes [12][page needed][full citation needed]
The Hughleys 4 Yes [13][page needed][full citation needed]
That 70's Show 4 Yes [14][page needed][full citation needed]
Will & Grace 4 Yes [15][page needed][full citation needed]

Television films

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Title Network Date of airing
Is It College Yet? MTV January 21
Cadet Kelly Disney Channel March 8
9/11 CBS March 10
A Season on the Brink ESPN
Blue's Clues: Joe's Scrapbook Nickelodeon April 29
Get a Clue Disney Channel June 28
Gotta Kick It Up! July 26
Hope Ranch Animal Planet September 2
Hey Arnold!: The Journal Nickelodeon November 11
Home Alone 4 ABC November 25
Live from Baghdad HBO December 7
The Man Who Saved Christmas CBS December 15

Miniseries

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Title Channel Premiere
Dinotopia ABC May 12
Taken Sci-Fi December 2

Networks and services

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Launches

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Network Type Launch date Notes Source
TeleFutura Over-the-air multicast/cable and satellite January 14
The Church Channel Cable and satellite/over-the-air multicast January 14
YES Network Cable and satellite March 19
G4 Cable television April 24
MTV Hits
MTV Jams
Nicktoons TV
VH1 MegaHits 		Cable television May 1
National College Sports Network Cable and satellite June 1
Discovery HD Theater Cable and satellite June 17
BET Gospel
BET Hip-Hop 		Cable television July 1
Fine Living Network Cable and satellite August 21

Conversions and rebrandings

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Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes Source
Discovery Science Channel Science Channel Cable and satellite April 22 Discovery Science Channel becomes the first Discovery Networks-owned cable network to drop the Discovery branding from its name, rebranding as the Science Channel.
HBO Plus HBO 2 Cable television September

Closures

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Network Type End date Notes Sources
CNN/SI Cable and satellite May 15
All News Channel Satellite television September 30

Television stations

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Station launches

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Date City of License/Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/Ref.
January 18 Pago Pago, American Samoa K11UU 11 Baha’I religious independent (primary)
Australia Network (secondary)
March Juneau, Alaska K24FM 24 Pax TV
April Goldfield/Reno, Nevada KTVY-TV 7 ImaginAsian
Sheridan, Wyoming KJCW 7 CBS Satellite of KTVQ
June 9 Richmond, Virginia W39CD 39 TBN
June 13 Lewiston, Idaho K61HN 61 America One
Redding, California K50LD 50 Daystar
September Columbus/Tupelo, Mississippi WCBI-DT2 4.2 UPN
September 2 Palm Springs, California KPSP-LP 38 CBS
October 6 Tazewell/Knoxville, Tennessee WVLR 48 CTN
October 17 Hagåtña, Guam (Agana) K28HS 28 TBN
K30HB 30
K32GB 32
K36GJ 36
November 27 Chisholm, Minnesota KRII 11 NBC Semi-satellite of KBJR/Duluth
December 1 Waterloo/Cedar Rapids, Iowa KWWF 22 LeSEA/World Harvest Television
Unknown date Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands W52DG 52 Religious independent
Farmington, New Mexico KOFT 8 ABC Satellite of KOAT-TV/Albuquerque, New Mexico
Huntsville, Alabama WZDX-DT2 54.2 The WB
Missoula, Montana KMMF 17 Fox
Pago Pago, American Samoa K30HO 30 TBN
Parkersburg, West Virginia
(Marietta, Ohio) 		W64CS 64 unknown
W22CU 22
Pascagoula/Biloxi, Mississippi W07DG 7 America One
Syracuse, New York WNYI 52 Univision
Woodward, Oklahoma KUOK 36 Pax TV

Network affiliation changes

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Date City of License/Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation Notes/Ref.
March Berrien Springs, Michigan
(South Bend/Elkhart, Indiana) 		WRDY-LP 25 Independent ABC (via WBND-LP)
July 15 Gainesville, Florida WGFL 23 The WB (primary)
UPN (secondary) 		CBS (primary)
UPN (secondary)
WBFL-LP 11
Jacksonville, Florida WJXT 4 CBS Independent
WTEV-TV 47 UPN CBS
September 2 Portland, Oregon KPTV 12 UPN Fox
KPDX 49 Fox UPN
September 8 Minneapolis–Saint Paul KMSP 9 UPN Fox
WFTC 29 Fox UPN
October Berrien Springs, Michigan
(South Bend/Elkhart, Indiana) 		WRDY-LP 25 ABC (via WBND-LP) The WB
November 1 Sheridan, Wyoming KJCW 7 CBS NBC
Unknown date Bellingham, Washington
(Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) 		KVOS-TV 12 Independent (primary)
CityTV (secondary) 		Independent (full-time)
Calipatria/El Centro, California
Yuma, Arizona, United States/Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico 		KAJB 54 Independent Telefutura
Lima, Ohio WLMO-LP 38 Fox (as W65DP) CBS
Madison, Wisconsin WISC-DT2 3.2
(digital) 		The WB UPN
WBUW 57 UPN (as WHPN) The WB

Births

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Date Name Notability
January 22 Caitlin Clark Basketball player[16]
February 2 Soni Nicole Bringas Actress (Fuller House)
February 4 Graham Verchere Actor (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, The Good Doctor)
February 5 Davis Cleveland Actor (Shake It Up)
February 6 Shelby Simmons Actress (Bunk'd)
February 11 Chase Vacnin Actor (Drama Club)
February 24 Louis Tomeo Actor (Every Witch Way)
March 4 Jacob Hopkins Voice actor (Gumball on The Amazing World of Gumball (2014–17))
March 29 Mohana Krishnan Actress (I Am Frankie)
April 8 Skai Jackson Actress (Bubble Guppies, Jessie, Dora the Explorer, Bunk'd)
April 18 Noah Thompson Singer on (American Idol)[17]
April 26 Kristen Li Voice actress (Bubbles on The Powerpuff Girls)
May 6 Emily Alyn Lind Actress (Revenge, Gossip Girl)
May 8 Ethan Wacker Actor (Miles from Tomorrowland, Bizaardvark)
May 9 Cree Cicchino Actress (Game Shakers)
May 16 Sadie Sink Actress (Stranger Things)
May 19 Kayden Muller-Janssen Actress (The Villains of Valley View)
May 29 Aidan Miner Actor (School of Rock)
May 31 Giselle Torres Actress
June 2 Madison Hu Actress (Bizaardvark)
June 4 Eva Bella Actress (Shimmer and Shine)
June 16 Isaak Presley Actor (Stuck in the Middle)
Matthew Zhang Actor (Henry Danger, Harvey Beaks)
June 17 Jake Goodman Canadian actor (Life with Boys, Max & Shred)
June 25 Mason Vale Cotton Actor (Desperate Housewives, Mad Men)
July 23 Benjamin Flores Jr. Actor (The Haunted Hathaways, Game Shakers)
July 26 Michael Campion Actor (Fuller House)
Theodore Barnes Actor (Legendary Dudas, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
July 31 Lela Brown Actress (Just Roll with It) and Rapper
Abi Carter Singer (American Idol)[18]
August 18 Murray Wyatt Rundus Actor (Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything)
August 19 Brighton Sharbino Actress (The Walking Dead)
August 21 Isabella Pappas Actress (The Villains of Valley View)
August 30 Grant Palmer Voice actor (Lincoln Loud on The Loud House (Episodes 1–22))
September 3 Iman Vellani Actress (Ms. Marvel)
September 6 Asher Angel Actor (Andi Mack)
Pearce Joza Actor (Legendary Dudas, Mech-X4)
September 8 Gaten Matarazzo Actor (Stranger Things)
September 12 DeVion Harris Actor (Legendary Dudas)
September 19 Isaac Kragten Actor (Odd Squad)
September 21 Ethan Estrada Actor (Talia in the Kitchen)
September 22 Cody Veith Actor (Walk the Prank)
September 27 Jenna Ortega Actress (Jane the Virgin, Stuck in the Middle, Elena of Avalor)
Jillian Shea Spaeder Actress (Walk the Prank)
September 30 Maddie Ziegler Actress (Dance Moms)
October 3 Felix Avitia Actor (Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Raven's Home)
October 6 Rio Mangini Actor (Bella and the Bulldogs, Everything Sucks!)
October 12 Iris Apatow Actress (Love)
October 14 Thomas Kuc Actor (Game Shakers)
October 25 Johnny Sequoyah Actress
November 15 Van Crosby Actor (Splitting Up Together)
November 20 Madisyn Shipman Actress (Saturday Night Live, Game Shakers)
November 26 Baylee Littrell Actor
November 30 Emily Skinner Actress (Andi Mack)
December 6 Cade Sutton Actor (Kirby Buckets)
December 20 Isabella Ferreira Actress (Love, Victor)
December 23 Finn Wolfhard Actor (Stranger Things, Carmen Sandiego)

Deaths

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Date Name Age Notability
January 13 Ted Demme 38 Director
February 6 Guy Stockwell 68 Actor, brother of Dean Stockwell
February 13 Waylon Jennings 64 Singer (balladeer/narrator on The Dukes of Hazzard)
February 15 Howard K. Smith 87 Television anchor (ABC News, CBS News)
February 22 Chuck Jones 89 Animator (Looney Tunes), director (How the Grinch Stole Christmas!)
February 24 Mel Stewart 72 Character actor (Henry Jefferson on All in the Family and Billy Melrose on Scarecrow and Mrs. King)
February 28 Mary Stuart 75 Soap opera actress (Jo for the entire 35-year run of Search for Tomorrow)
March 15 Sylvester Weaver 93 President of NBC, credited with creating (The Today Show and The Tonight Show)
March 17 Rosetta LeNoire 90 Actress (Mother Winslow on Family Matters)
March 27 Milton Berle 93 Comedian, actor (Texaco Star Theater)
April 2 Jack Kruschen 80 Character actor (Papa Papadopolous on Webster)
April 16 Robert Urich 55 Actor (Spenser on Spenser: For Hire and Dan Tanna on Vega$)
April 25 Lisa Lopes 30 Rapper of TLC
May 24 Susie Garrett 72 Actress (Betty Johnson on Punky Brewster), sister of Marla Gibbs
June 3 Sam Whipple 41 Actor (Open All Night, Seven Days)
June 5 Dee Dee Ramone 50 Singer-songwriter (Ramones)
June 13 John Hope 83 Meteorologist of The Weather Channel
July 8 Ward Kimball 88 Animator
August 5 Josh Ryan Evans 20 Actor (Timmy Lenox on Passions)
September 7 Erma Franklin 64 Singer
September 14 LaWanda Page 81 Comedian, actress (Aunt Esther on Sanford and Son)
September 28 Whitney Blake 76 Actress (Dorothy Baxter on Hazel), co-creator of One Day at a Time and mother of Meredith Baxter
October 10 Teresa Graves 54 Actress (Get Christie Love!)
October 13 Keene Curtis 79 Actor (John Allen Hill on Cheers)
October 20 Barbara Berjer 82 Actress (Claire Cassen Shea on As the World Turns, Barbara Norris Thorpe on Guiding Light, Bridget Connell on Another World)
November 3 Jonathan Harris 87 Actor (Bradford Webster on The Third Man, Doctor Zachary Smith on Lost in Space, Commander Isaac Gampu on Space Academy)
November 9 Merlin Santana 26 Actor (Romeo Santana on The Steve Harvey Show)
December 3 Glenn Quinn 32 Actor (Mark on Roseanne)
December 5 Roone Arledge 71 Sports producer, credited with creating (Monday Night Football)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jeopardy!'streak". Associated Press. Brad Rutter of Lancaster, Penn., earned a total of $1,155,102 after winning a Million Dollar Masters Tournament.
  2. ^ 2 stations to fill TV-4's former CBS viewing area, The Florida Times-Union, July 14, 2002.
  3. ^ a b Paula Bernstein (January 18, 2002). "4Kids buys 4 hours from Fox Kids". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Kamenick, Amy (May 23, 2002). "Channels 9 and 29 swap affiliations". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Paula Bernstein (September 29, 2002). "Kid skeds tread on joint strategy". Variety. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  6. ^ Bobbin, Jay (November 17, 2002). "Heidi Klum reveals Victoria's fashion secrets in CBS special". The Daily Ardmoreite. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
  7. ^ Rosenthal, Phil (November 20, 2002). "An hour barely covers it". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  8. ^ "Movie Moguls Let Fur Fly, Too". New York Post. November 17, 2002. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  9. ^ Broadcasting & Cable, April 9, 2001
  10. ^ Broadcasting & Cable, April 17, 2000
  11. ^ Broadcasting & Cable, January 29, 2001
  12. ^ Broadcasting & Cable, December 3, 2001
  13. ^ Broadcasting & Cable, October 1, 2001
  14. ^ Broadcasting & Cable, August 12, 2002
  15. ^ Broadcasting & Cable, September 30, 2002
  16. ^ "Caitlin Clark Career Stats - WNBA". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  17. ^ Bronson, Fred (2022-04-26). "Meet 2022's 'American Idol' Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  18. ^ Bronson, Fred (2024-04-23). "Meet 2024's 'American Idol' Top 10 Contestants". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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