1999 in television

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See also: 1998 in television, other events of 1999, 2000 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

Contents

1 Events

Events

January 1 - On Coronation Street, four-decade resident Alf Roberts dies of a heart attack, just one month before the real-life death of his portrayer, Bryan Mosley.
January 6 - Bob Newhart receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
February 14 - Elton John appears as himself in a special Valentine's Day episode of the animated series The Simpsons.
July 18 - Actor Hank Azaria marries actress Helen Hunt. The couple divorced on December 18, 2000.
December 7 - Channel 5 in the UK broadcasts the TV movie Winter Angel, a revival of the popular 1970s BBC science-fiction series Doomwatch.
Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy.
10th anniversary of The Simpsons.
Big Brother (1999-present) premieres in the Netherlands, produced by Endemol.

Debuts

March - The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn premieres (1999-2004)
July 17 - SpongeBob SquarePants, Nickelodeon's most popular Nicktoon, releases it's first episode Bubblestand/Ripped Pants (1999-present)
September - Judging Amy premieres (1999-present)
September - The West Wing premieres (1999-present)
September - Third Watch premieres (1999-present)
October - Angel premieres (1999-2004)
Family Guy premieres (1999-2002, 2005-present)
Farscape premieres (1999-2003)
Futurama (1999-2003)
Home Movies premieres (1999, 2001-present)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premieres (1999-present)
Queer as Folk (UK) (1999-2000)
Rocket Power premieres (1999-present)
Shocking Behavior: Caught on Tape premiered (1999-present)
Spongebob Squarepants premieres (1999-present)
Tenacious D premieres on cable television (1999-present)
The Sopranos premieres on cable television (1999-present)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? premieres in the US, hosted by Regis Philbin. The show is based on a British show of the same name (1999-present)

Television shows

Meet the Press (1947-present)
Candid Camera (1948-present)
Guiding Light (1952-present)
The Today Show (1952-present)
Panorama (UK) (1953-present)
Face the Nation (1954-present)
The Tonight Show (1954-present)
This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003)
As the World Turns (1956-present)
What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present)
The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present)
Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present)
Grandstand (UK) (1958-present)
Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present)
The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present)
General Hospital (1963-present)
Top of the Pops (UK) (1964-present)
Days of Our Lives (1965-present)
Play School (1966-present)
60 Minutes (1968-present)
One Life to Live (1968-present)
Sesame Street (1969-present)
All My Children (1970-present)
Monday Night Football (1970-present)
Masterpiece Theatre (1971-present)
Emmerdale (UK) (1972-present)
Newsround (UK) (1972-present)
The Price Is Right (1972-present)
Last of the Summer Wine (UK) (1973-present)
The Young and the Restless (1973-present)
Wish You Were Here...? (UK) (1974-present)
Good Morning America (1975-present)
Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
the fifth estate (Canada) (1975-present)
Wheel of Fortune (1975-present)
20/20 (1978-present)
Grange Hill (UK) (1978-present)
Entertainment Tonight (1981-present)
Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present)
The Bill (UK) (1984-present)
EastEnders (UK) (1985-present)
Neighbours (Australia) (1985-present)
Sally (1985-2002)
The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-present)
Inspector Morse (1987-2000)
The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-present)
The Ward (UK) (1988-2000)
Baywatch (1989-2001)
Cops (1989-present)
The Simpsons (1989-present)
Law & Order (1990-present)
One Foot in the Grave (UK) (1990-2000)
Rugrats (1991-2004)
The Jerry Springer Show (1991-present)
Barney & Friends (1992-2002)
Dateline NBC (1992-present)
The Real World (1992-present)
Frasier (1993-2004)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-present)
NYPD Blue (1993-present)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present)
The X-Files (1993-2002)
ER (1994-present)
Friends (1994-2004)
Touched by an Angel (1994-2003)
JAG (1995-present)
Sesame Park (Canada) (1995-2002)
Sliders (1995-2000)
The Drew Carey Show (1995-2004)
The Wheezer Bros. (1995-2001)
7th Heaven (1996-present)
Dexter's Laboratory (1996-present)
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-present)
Hey Arnold! (1996-present)
Judge Judy (1996-present)
Spin City (1996-2002)
The Daily Show (1996-present)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
Daria (1997-2001)
Dharma & Greg (1997-2002)
Disney's One Saturday Morning (1997-2001)
Johnny Bravo (1997-present)
Just Shoot Me (1997-2003)
King of the Hill (1997-present)
South Park (1997-present)
Stargate SG-1 (1997-present)
The Practice (1997-2004)
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997-present)
Becker (1998-2004)
CatDog (1998-2001)
Dawson's Creek (1998-2003)
Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998-2000)
Sex and the City (1998-2004)
That '70s Show (1998-present)
The King of Queens (1998-present)
The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2004)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK) (1998-present)
Will & Grace (1998-present)
Family Feud (1976-1985, 1988-1995, 1999-present)

Ending this year

June 25 - the American soap opera Another World airs its final episode (#8891) (1964-1999)
September - Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988-1999)
Home Improvement (1991-1999)
Mad About You (1992-1999)
The Nanny (1993-1999)
Pamela Wallin Live (Canada) (1995-1999)
Doug (1991-1994, 1996-1999)
Cow and Chicken (1997-1999)
Sunset Beach (1997-1999)
Match Game (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999)
The Sifl and Olly Show (1998-1999)

Deaths

January 4 - Iron Eyes Cody, actor known for a popular anti-littering commercial from the 1970s
March 22 - David Strickland, actor on Suddenly Susan, suicide
March 30 - Gary Morton, producer, second husband of Lucille Ball
April 10 - Jean Vander Pyl, voice actor who voiced Wilma Flintstone on The Flintstones and Rosie the Robot Maid on The Jetsons
May 8 - Dana Plato, actress on Diff'rent Strokes, age 34
June 11 - DeForest Kelley, actor on Star Trek
July 20 - Sandra Gould, actress on Bewitched
September 5 - Allen Funt, host of Candid Camera
December 29 - Gene Rayburn, television host