2001 in American television

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The year 2001 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 2001.

Contents 1 Events 2 Debuts 3 Television shows 3.1 1940s 3.2 1950s 3.3 1960s 3.4 1970s 3.5 1980s 3.6 1990s 3.6.1 1990-1993 3.6.2 1994-1996 3.6.3 1997 3.6.4 1998 3.6.5 1999 3.7 2000s 4 Returning this year 5 Ending this year 6 Changes of network affiliation 7 Notable TV movies and events 8 Deaths 9 References

Events

Date	Event
January 1	MTV2 is relaunched, adding with the words TV in the middle.
January 4	All of HBO's children shows move to HBO Family.
January 12	National Geographic Channel debuts in the United States. This was eventually launched in the UK from 1997.
March 26	WCW Monday Nitro airs its final show from Panama City Beach, Florida with a simulcast with the WWF's (Now WWE's) Monday Night RAW television show, officially ending a six year ratings battle in professional wrestling known as the Monday Night Wars.
April 10	Kevin Olmstead wins a $2.18 million jackpot on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, making him the biggest winner in American game show history until Ken Jennings' Jeopardy! run three years later.[1]
June 12	TNT is relaunched as a drama-based cable channel and a new slogan, We Know Drama currently in place.
June 18	Luke and Laura Spencer, widely regarded as the soap opera pairing that helped coin the term "supercouple", signed divorce papers on General Hospital, dissolving their fictional two-decade union.
July 1	HBO Plus is returning to it's HBO 2 name.
August 5	RHI Entertainment acquires The Jim Henson Company's half of Odyssey Network, later, it was rebranded known as Hallmark Channel.
September 8	Fox airs the final episode of the game show Murder in Small Town X, in which New York City firefighter Ángel Juarbe, Jr. won. Juarbe was killed on Sept. 11 during the collapse of the World Trade Center.
September 11	Viewers around the world witness a terrorist attack on the United States, and the collapse of the Twin Towers towers in New York City, live on television. Additionally, the ABC and NBC affiliates' broadcast towers are knocked out by the attacks, but New Yorkers can still view them on cable and satellite. Most broadcasters abandon regular programming – American networks for more than a week – and numerous major daily talk shows go off the air for several weeks until their hosts feel comfortable in returning to the airwaves.
September 17	The game show Card Sharks is revived with host Pat Bullard, but due to its dramatically different gameplay, it disappears after just 13 weeks.
	WWF Raw Is War/WWF War Zone becomes just WWF Raw due to the terrorist attacks of September 11.
September 20	Dr. Will Kirby is crowned the winner of Big Brother 2, which was delayed by the attacks of September 11, 2001. Runner-Up Nicole Nilson-Schafrich wins $50,000.
September 21	All four major US networks air America: A Tribute to Heroes a two-hour telethon to raise money for the families of those killed in the attacks. Also on this date, Alex Trebek, the longtime host of Jeopardy!, appears for the first time without his trademark mustache.
September 24	The start of the 2001–2002 fall season in the US is delayed as a result of the attacks, with some shows such as The West Wing substituting special episodes dealing with the event in lieu of their originally scheduled season premieres. Some series, such as the military-themed JAG and New York-based Third Watch have to be retooled to encompass the aftermath of the attacks.
Late September	Although they were first seen in 1952 and used by some television news programs ever since, continually scrolling news headlines along the bottom of the screen become commonplace after the Fox News Channel used it to allow viewers to keep track of the latest developments during the attacks.
October 3	In addition, several planned series and events were cancelled; most notably, a mini-series planned for spring 2002, which would have united the cast of Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, dealing with a terrorist attack on New York City.
October 20	Concert For New York: A Tribute To Heroes airs on VH1, with performances by Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Billy Joel and others. It raises funds for the families of those killed in the attacks.
October 22	A new bonus round premieres on Wheel of Fortune, in which a contestant can win up to $100,000.
November 1	Mun2 was replaced from GEMS Television.
November 10	Fox Family rebrands to ABC Family.
November 26	The values of clues on Jeopardy! have doubled. Since 1984, clues have been worth $100 to $500 in the Jeopardy! and twice as much in Double Jeopardy!. On this date these values have doubled for both rounds.
November 30	The Series finale of CG cartoon series ReBoot airs. Finishes on Cliffhanger.

Debuts

Date	Debut
January 9	The Mole on ABC
January 10	Grounded for Life on Fox
January 12	Lizzie McGuire on Disney Channel
January 13	Disney's House of Mouse on ABC
January 15	100 Centre Street on A&E
January 22	The Book of Pooh on Disney Channel
January 27	The Zeta Project on The WB
February 3	Lloyd in Space on ABC
	Power Rangers: Time Force Fox
March 4	The Lone Gunmen on Fox
March 28	My Wife and Kids on ABC
March 30	The Fairly OddParents on Nickelodeon
	Invader Zim on Nickelodeon
April 4	That's My Bush! on Comedy Central
April 22	A Nero Wolfe Mystery on A&E
June 2	Braceface on Fox Family Channel
June 3	Six Feet Under on HBO
June 8	Time Squad on Cartoon Network
June 11	Fear Factor on NBC
June 12	Witchblade on TNT
July 28	Cinema Insomnia on KXTV in Sacramento
August 10	Samurai Jack on Cartoon Network
August 11	Cubix: Robots for Everyone on The WB
August 24	Grim & Evil on Cartoon Network
September 3	Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat on PBS
	One on One on UPN
September 5	The Amazing Race on CBS
September 25	The Guardian on CBS
September 26	Star Trek: Enterprise on UPN
September 29	Yu-Gi-Oh! on The WB
September 30	Alias premieres on ABC
September 30	Law & Order: Criminal Intent on NBC
October 1	Reba on The WB
October 2	Scrubs on NBC
October 3	According to Jim on ABC
October 6	Mutant X in Syndication
October 14	Men, Women & Dogs on The WB
October 16	Smallville on The WB
October 22	Pardon the Interruption on ESPN
November 6	24 on Fox
November 14	The Bernie Mac Show on Fox
November 17	Justice League on Cartoon Network

Television shows

1940s

• Meet the Press (1947–present).
• Candid Camera (1948-2004).
• CBS Evening News (1948-present).
• Bozo the Clown (1949-2001).

1950s

• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present).
• PGA Tour on CBS (1951-present).
• American Religious Townhall (1952-present).
• Guiding Light (1952–2009).
• The Today Show (1952–present).
• Face the Nation (1954–present).
• The Tonight Show (1954–present).
• Tennis on NBC (1955-present).
• As the World Turns (1956–2010).
• It Is Written (1956-present).
• The Open Mind (1956-present).

1960s

• CBS Sports Spectacular (1960-present).
• ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961-2006).
• It's Academic (1961–present).
• Biography (1962–present).
• General Hospital (1963–present).
• Days of our Lives (1965–present).
• NFL Films Game of the Week (1965-present).
• The 700 Club (1966-present).
• College Football on ABC (1950, 1966-present).
• Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon (1966-present).
• PGA Tour on ABC (1966-2009).
• Washington Week (1967–present).
• 60 Minutes (1968–present).
• Columbo (1968-2003).
• Day of Discovery (1968-present).
• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968-2001).
• One Life to Live (1968–present).
• Tennis on CBS (1968-present).
• Sesame Street (1969–present).

1970s

• All My Children (1970–2011).
• The Hour of Power (1970-present).
• Monday Night Football (1970–present).
• NBC Nightly News (1970–present).
• The Wall Street Journal Report (1970-present).
• Wall $treet Week (1970-2006).
• Masterpiece Theatre (1971–present).
• Soul Train (1971–2006).
• Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (1972-present).
• Great Performances (1972-present).
• The Price Is Right (1972–present).
• Braves TBS Baseball (1973-2007).
• HBO World Championship Boxing (1973-present).
• Praise the Lord (1973-present).
• The Young and the Restless (1973–present).
• Nova (1974–present).
• Good Morning America (1975–present).
• The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (1975–present).
• Saturday Night Live (1975–present).
• U.S. Farm Report (1975-present).
• The Victory Garden (1975–present).
• Austin City Limits (1976–present).
• Creative Living with Sheryl Borden (1976-present).
• Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer (1976-present).
• Live from Lincoln Center (1976–present).
• America's Black Forum (1977-present).
• Inside the NFL (1977–present).
• This Week in Baseball (1977-present).
• 20/20 (1978–present).
• ABC World News (1978-present).
• The Coral Ridge Hour (1978-2007).
• Ever Increasing Faith (1978-present).
• CBS News Sunday Morning (1979–present).
• College Basketball on ESPN (1979-present).
• Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel (1979-present).
• Nightline, US (1979–present).
• Nightly Business Report (1979–present).
• SportsCenter (1979–present).
• This Old House (1979–present).
• The Woodwright's Shop (1979-present).

1980s

• Bobby Jones Gospel (1980-present).
• Lou Dobbs Moneyline (1980–2009, 2011-present)
• My Macy's Holiday Parade (1980-present).
• Mystery! (1980-present).
• PGA Tour on ESPN (1980-present).
• The ABC Monday Night Movie (1981-present).
• College Basketball on CBS (1981-present).
• College Football Countdown (1981-present).
• Entertainment Tonight (1981–present).
• MotorWeek (1981-present).
• NASCAR on ESPN (1981-2002, 2007-present).
• Noticiero Univision (1981-present).
• This Week (1981-present).
• Thoroughbred Racing on ESPN (1981-present).
• Thoroughbred Racing on NBC (1981-present).
• AgDay (1982-present).
• America This Morning (1982-present).
• CBS Morning News (1982-present).
• ESPN College Football (1982-present).
• Headline News (1982-present).
• The McLaughlin Group (1982-present).
• Nature (1982–present).
• Rejoice in the Lord (1982-present).
• SEC on CBS (1982-present).
• Sewing with Nancy (1982-present).
• Yan Can Cook (1982-present).
• America Undercover (1983-present).
• American Masters (1983-present).
• Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (1983-present).
• Frontline (1983-present).
• The George Michael Sports Machine (1983-2007).
• Gilad's Bodies in Motion (1983-present).
• Reading Rainbow (1983-2009).
• Sally (1983-2002).
• Wheel of Fortune, syndicated version (1983-present).
• ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime (1984-present).
• Jeopardy! (1964–1975, 1978–1979, 1984–present).
• Bassmasters (1985-present).
• Believer's Voice of Victory (1985-present).
• CNN World News (1985-present).
• Gay USA (1985-present).
• Grand Ole Opry Live (1985-present).
• Larry King Live (1985–2010).
• The Lighter Side of Sports (1985-present).
• National Geographic Explorer (1985–present).
• Sunday NFL Countdown (1985–present).
• At the Movies (1986-2010).
• Hometime (1986-present).
• Jack Van Impe Presents (1986-present).
• The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986–2011).
• Sabado Gigante (1986-present).
• Showtime Championship Boxing (1986-present).
• WWF Superstars of Wrestling (1986-2001).
• Asian Variety Show (1987-present).
• Big Monday (1987-present).
• The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–present).
• College GameDay (1987-present).
• Discover Wisconsin (1987-present).
• French in Action (1987-present).
• NFL Primetime (1987-present).
• Shark Week (1987-present).
• Sit and Be Fit (1987-present).
• Weekend Today (1987-present).
• 48 Hours (1988–present).
• America's Most Wanted (1988–present).
• American Experience (1988–present).
• NBA on TNT (1988-present).
• Nick Jr. (1988-2009).
• P.O.V. (1988-present).
• The Sports Reporters (1988-present).
• TGIF (1988-2005).
• America's Funniest Home Videos (1989–present).
• Baywatch (1989–2001).
• Booknotes (1989-2004).
• Ciao Italia (1989-present).
• Cops (1989–present).
• First Business (1989-present).
• Inside Edition (1989–present).
• The More You Know (1989-present).
• MTV Unplugged (1989-present).
• The New Yankee Workshop (1989-2009).
• Primetime (1989–present).
• The Simpsons (1989–present).
• Video Gospel (1989-present).

1990s

1990-1993

• Answers with Bayless Conley (1990-present).
• Baseball Tonight (1990-present).
• Changing Your World (1990-present).
• Channel One News (1990-present).
• ESPN Major League Baseball (1990-present).
• In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley (1990-present).
• Jimmy Houston Outdoors (1990-present).
• Law & Order (1990–2010).
• NBA Action (1990-present).
• NBA Inside Stuff (1990-present).
• NewsWatch TV (1990-present).
• Outside the Lines (1990–present).
• Sport Fishing with Dan Hernandez (1990-present).
• Sunday Night Baseball (1990–present).
• This is Your Day (1990-present).
• Through the Bible with Les Feldick (1990-present).
• Wednesday Night Baseball (1990-present).
• Breakfast with the Arts (1991–2007).
• Charlie Rose (1991–present).
• Conservative Roundtable (1991-present).
• E! News (1991-present).
• The Jerry Springer Show (1991-present).
• Maury (1991-present).
• Notre Dame Football on NBC (1991-present).
• Rugrats (1991–2004).
• American Justice (1992–present).
• Barney & Friends (1992–present).
• Dateline NBC (1992–present).
• ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime (1992-present).
• HBO First Look (1992-present).
• In the Life (1992-present).
• In the Mix (1992-2006).
• Life Today with James Robinson (1992-present).
• Money Talks News (1992-present).
• Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (1992-present).
• Ready Set Learn (1992-2010).
• Real Sex (1992–present).
• The Real World (1992–present).
• Reliable Sources (1992-present).
• To the Contrary (1992-present).
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992-2009, 2010-present).
• Up to the Minute (1992–present).
• World News Now (1992–present).
• Diagnosis: Murder (1993–2001).
• Frasier (1993–2004).
• How to Boil Water (1993-present).
• Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer (1993-2009).
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-2009).
• Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present).
• Monday Night Countdown (1993-present).
• NFL Matchup (1993-present).
• NYPD Blue (1993-2005).
• Off Beat Cinema (1993-present).
• PBS Kids (1993-present).
• Politically Incorrect (1993-2002).
• Power Rangers (1993-present).
• Ricki Lake (1993–2004).
• School House Rock (1973-1985, 1993-2009).
• Scientific American Frontiers (1993-2005).
• Super Tuesday (1993-present).
• Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001).
• WWE Raw (1993-present).
• The X-Files (1993–2002).

1994-1996

• All That (1994–2005)
• Autopsy (1994-present).
• The Big Help (1994-present).
• Entertainers with Byron Allen (1994-present).
• ER (1994–2009).
• ESPN2 College Football Saturday Primetime (1994-present).
• Extra (1994-present).
• Fox NFL Sunday (1994-present).
• Friends (1994–2004).
• Globe Trekker (1994-present).
• The Hal Lindsey Report (1994-present).
• Inside the Actors Studio (1994-present).
• NFL on Fox (1994-present).
• Primer Impacto (1994-present).
• Shell's Wonderful World of Golf (1961-1970, 1994-present).
• Small Business School (1994-present).
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994-2004).
• Think Tank (1994-2010).
• Touched by an Angel (1994–2003).
• VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown (1994-present).
• WGN Morning News (1994-present).
• A Oscuras Pero Encendidos (1995-present).
• Dinner and a Movie (1995-2011).
• The Drew Carey Show (1995–2004).
• Golf Central (1995-present).
• Golf on TNT (1995-present).
• JAG (1995–2005).
• The Late Late Show (1995-present).
• MADtv (1995-2009).
• Modern Marvels (1995–present).
• The Outer Limits (1995-2002).
• Planet X Television (1995-present).
• Private Screenings (1995-present).
• Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (1995-present).
• Sailor Moon (1995-2002).
• Squawk Box (1995-present).
• Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001).
• Taxicab Confessions (1995-2006, with specials airing in 2008 and 2010).
• Washington Journal (1995-present).
• WCW Monday Nitro (1995-2001).
• Wild About Animals (1995-present).
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001).
• 7th Heaven (1996–2007).
• 25 Days of Christmas (1996-present).
• Access Hollywood (1996-present).
• The American Athlete (1996-present).
• Arliss (1996-2002).
• Arthur (1996–present).
• Blue's Clues (1996–2006).
• Boxing After Dark (1996–present).
• Breakthrough with Rod Parsley (1996-present).
• The Daily Show (1996–present).
• Dexter's Laboratory (1996–2003).
• E! True Hollywood Story (1996-present).
• ESPN Major League Soccer (1996-present).
• ESPNEWS (1996-present).
• Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005).
• For Your Home (1996-present).
• Forensic Files (1996-present).
• Fox News Sunday (1996-present).
• Gardening by the Yard (1996-2009).
• Gold Fever (1996-present).
• Hablemos de Salud (1996-present).
• Hannity & Colmes (1996-2009).
• Hey Arnold! (1996–2004).
• Imus in the Morning (1996-present).
• The Jamie Foxx Show (1996–2001).
• Judge Judy (1996–present).
• Live by Request (1996-present).
• Live From the Red Carpet (1996-present).
• Local on the 8s (1996-present).
• Major League Baseball Game of the Week (1953-1993, 1996-present).
• Major League Baseball on Fox (1996-present).
• Moesha (1996–2001).
• MSNBC Live (1996-present).
• Nash Bridges (1996–2001).
• Naughty Amateur Home Videos (1996-present).
• The O'Reilly Factor (1996–present).
• Pop-Up Video (1996-2002, 2011-present).
• Power Lunch (1996-present).
• SPEED Center (1996-present).
• Spin City (1996–2002).
• Street Signs (1996-present).
• A Wedding Story (1996-present).
• WWE Free for All (1996-present).
• Your World with Neil Cavuto (1996-present).

1997

• ABC Kids (1997-2011).
• Ally McBeal (1997-2003).
• Animal Rescue (1997-present).
• Antiques Roadshow (1997-present).
• Autoline Detroit (1997-present).
• Behind the Music (1997-present).
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003).
• Christian World News (1997-present).
• The Crocodile Hunter (1997-2004).
• Daily News Live (1997-present).
• Daria (1997-2003).
• Despierta America (1997-present).
• Dharma & Greg (1997–2002).
• Emeril Live (1997-2008).
• Enjoying Everyday Life (1997-present).
• Fox News Watch (1997-present).
• Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997-present).
• HGTV Dream Home (1997-present).
• Johnny Bravo (1997–2004).
• Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003).
• King of the Hill (1997–2010).
• La Femme Nikita (1997-2001).
• Little Bill (1997-2007).
• Movie Surfers (1997-present).
• My Classic Car (1997-present).
• Oz (1997-2003).
• The People's Court (1981-1993, 1997-present).
• Playhouse Disney (1997-2011).
• Port Charles (1997–2003).
• The Practice (1997-2004).
• Recess (TV series) (1997–2001).
• Religion and Ethics Newsweekly (1997-present).
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1997-2003).
• South Park (1997–present).
• SportsDay (1997-present).
• SportsNite (1997-present).
• SportsRise (1997-present).
• Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007).
• The Teletubbies (1997-2001).
• The View (1997-present).
• WNBA on ESPN (1997-present).
• The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2008).

1998

• Becker (1998–2004).
• Book TV (1998-present).
• Call for Help (1998–2004).
• CatDog (1998–2004).
• The Challenge (1998-present).
• Charmed (1998–2006).
• City Confidential (1998–2006).
• Comedy Central Presents (1998–present)
• Crime Stories (1998-present).
• Dawson's Creek (1998–2003).
• El Gordo y la Flaca (1998-present).
• Elmo's World (1998-2009).
• The Famous Jett Jackson (1998–2001).
• Fox & Friends (1998-present).
• Friday Night Fights (1998-present).
• If Walls Could Talk (1998-present).
• Judge Joe Brown (1998-present).
• The King of Queens (1998–2007).
• NFL on CBS (1956–1994, 1998–present).
• NFL Live (1998-present).
• NFL Today (1975-1994, 1998-present).
• A Place of Our Own (1998-present).
• Pokemon (1998-present).
• The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2005, 2009).
• Pro Wrestling Report (1998-present).
• Realtree Outdoors (1998-present).
• The Screen Savers (1998-2005).
• Sex and the City (1998–2004).
• Special Report with Bret Baier (1998-present).
• That '70s Show (1998–2006).
• Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford (1998-present).
• Total Request Live (1998-2008).
• True Life (1998–present).
• WCW Thunder (1998-2001).
• Weather Center (1998-2009).
• Will & Grace (1998–2006).
• World's Wildest Police Videos (1998-2001).
• X-Play (1998-present).

1999

• 60 Minutes II (1999-2005).
• The Amanda Show (1999-2002).
• Angel (1999–2004).
• Cheaters (1999-present).
• Cold Case Files (1999-present).
• College Football Final (1999-present).
• Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999-2002, 2007).
• Digimon: Digital Monsters (1999-2003).
• Divorce Court (1957-1969, 1985-1992, 1999-present).
• The Early Show (1999-present).
• Early Today (1999-present).
• Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999–2009).
• Family Feud (1976–1985, 1988–1995, 1999–present).
• Family Guy (1999–2002, 2005–present).
• Farscape (1999–2003).
• Food 911 (1999-present).
• Fox Report (1999-present).
• Futurama (1999–2003, 2008-present).
• Good Eats (1999-present).
• The Greatest (1999-present).
• Hardwood Classics (1999-present).
• History's Business (1999-present).
• Home Movies (1999-2004).
• House Hunters (1999-present).
• Independent Lens (1999-present).
• Jerry Yarnell's School of Fine Art (1999-present).
• Judge Mathis (1999-present).
• Judging Amy (1999-2005).
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999–2004).
• Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-present).
• Making the Video (1999-present).
• NASCAR on NBC (1999-2006).
• The New Woody Woodpecker Show (1999–2003).
• NFL's Greatest Games (1999-present).
• The Norm Show (1999-2001).
• Once and Again (1999–2002).
• The Parkers (1999-2004).
• Passions (1999–2008).
• The Planet's Funniest Animals (1999-present).
• Republica Deportiva (1999-present).
• Rocket Power (1999–2004).
• Roswell (1999–2002).
• Scrapbook Memories (1999-present).
• The Sopranos (1999-2007).
• Spider-Man Unlimited (1999-2001).
• SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present).
• Storyteller Cafe (1999-present).
• Third Watch (1999-2005).
• Trucks! (1999-present).
• The West Wing (1999–2006).
• What's Inside Heidi's Head? (1999-2004).
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1999–present).
• World of Playboy (1999-present).
• WWE SmackDown! (1999–present).

2000s

• 106 & Park (2000-present).
• 3-2-1 Penguins (2000-2008).
• Andromeda (2000-2005).
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000-present).
• Aqui y Ahora (2000-present).
• As Told by Ginger (2000–2004).
• Bette (2000-2001).
• Between the Lions (2000–2010).
• Big Brother (2000–present).
• Blinkers Off (2000-present).
• Boston Public (2000–2004).
• Burt Wolfe: Travels and Traditions (2000-present).
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000–2002).
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–present).
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–present).
• Dark Angel (2000–2002).
• The District (2000-2004).
• Dora the Explorer (2000–present).
• Dream House (2000-present).
• Ed (2000–2004).
• Essence of Emeril (1994-1996, 2000-2008).
• Even Stevens (2000-2003).
• Every Woman (2000-present).
• First Outlook (2000-present).
• The Geena Davis Show (2000-2001).
• Gilmore Girls (2000-2007).
• Girlfriends (2000-2008).
• Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000-2007).
• Hippy Gourmet (2000-present).
• Jackie Chan Adventures (2000-2005).
• Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006).
• MTV Cribs (2000-present).
• P. Allen Smith Gardens (2000-present).
• Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1949-1950, 1982-1986, 2000-2003).
• Sealab 2021 (2000-2005).
• Secrets of the Dead (2000-present).
• Shooting Gallery (2000-present).
• Solo boxeo (2000-present).
• Strong Medicine (2000-2006).
• Survivor (2000–present).
• Titus (2000-2002).
• Trading Spaces (2000-2008).
• TV Funhouse (2000-2001).
• Virtual Memory (2000-present).
• The Weather Classroom (2000-present).
• Yes, Dear (2000–2006).
• Your Weather Today (2000-present).

Returning this year

Show	Last Aired	Previous Network	Retitled as/Same	New/Returning/Same Network	Returning
Card Sharks	1989	CBS	Same	Syndication	September 17

Ending this year

Date	Show	Debut
Unknown	The Lone Gunmen	2001
January 14	The Jamie Foxx Show	1996
March 4	La Femme Nikita	1997
March 7	Bette	2000
March 21	WCW Thunder	1998
March 26	WCW Monday Nitro bought out by WWF.	1995
March 31	Spider-Man Unlimited	1999
April 6	The Norm Show	1999
May 4	Nash Bridges	1996
May 11	Diagnosis: Murder	1993
May 14	Baywatch	1989
May 14	Moesha	1996
May 16	Two Guys and a Girl	1998
May 19	Walker, Texas Ranger	1993
May 20	The PJs	1999
May 22	3rd Rock from the Sun	1996
May 23	Star Trek: Voyager	1995
June 22	The Famous Jett Jackson	1998=
July 10	The Geena Davis Show	2000
August 31	Mister Rogers' Neighborhood	1968
June 1	Oh Yeah! Cartoons	1998
Unknown	The Big Help	1994
Unknown	TV Funhouse	2000
September 15	Live & Kicking	1993
September 28	So Weird	1999
Unknown	WWF Superstars of Wrestling	1986
November 1	Recess (TV series)	1997
November 11	The Angry Beavers	1997
November 17	Power Rangers: Time Force	2001

Changes of network affiliation

Show	Moved from	Moved to
American High	Fox	PBS
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	The WB	UPN
Roswell	The WB	UPN
Home Movies	UPN	Cartoon Network
National Geographic Explorer	CNBC	MSNBC

Notable TV movies and events

• April 29 – On Golden Pond, an adaptation of the play, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, working together for the first time since the film The Sound of Music, is aired live on CBS.
• August 11 – All Grown Up!, the Rugrats 10th anniversary special. Nickelodeon's famed nicktoon tots turn 10.
• November 18 – The Facts of Life Reunion, reunion of cast members from the 1979–1988 NBC sitcom (though this movie aired on ABC).

Deaths

• January 1 – Ray Walston, 86, actor (My Favorite Martian )
• January 18 – Al Waxman, 65, actor (Lt. Samuels on Cagney & Lacey)
• February 20 – Bob Weiskopf, 86, writer (I Love Lucy)
• February 27 – Stan Margulies, 80, producer (Roots, The Thorn Birds)
• March 8 – Edward Winter, 63, actor
• March 12 – Morton Downey, Jr., 67, television personality
• March 15 – Ann Sothern, 92, actress (Private Secretary, My Mother the Car)
• March 21 – Norma MacMillan, 79, voice actor
• March 22 – William Hanna, 90, cofounder (with Joseph Barbera) of famous Hanna-Barbera animation studio
• April 11 – George Hersee, 76, BBC engineer who designed Test Card F
• April 15 – Joey Ramone, 49, actor/songwriter of the Ramones
• May 2 – Ted Rogers, 65, Comedian and host of 3-2-1
• May 12 – Perry Como, 88, singer, TV host
• May 19 – Pat Falken Smith, 75, soap opera writer
• May 22 – Whitman Mayo, 70, actor (Grady Wilson on Sanford and Son)
• May 31 – Arlene Francis, 93, actress and game show panelist (What's My Line?)
• June 2 – Imogene Coca, 92, actress and comedienne (Your Show of Shows)
• June 21 – Carroll O'Connor, 76, actor who played Archie Bunker on All in the Family
• August 3 – Christopher Hewett, 79, actor (Mr. Belvedere)
• August 4 – Lorenzo Music, 64, writer and actor who co-created The Bob Newhart Show and did the voices of Carlton the doorman on Rhoda and Garfield the cat in the animated version of Jim Davis comic character
• August 25 – Aaliyah, 22, singer
• September 3 - Thuy Trang, 27, actress (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
• September 11 – David Angell, 55, writer (Cheers, Frasier), killed in the World Trade Center attacks
• October 9 – Dagmar, 79, 1950s television sex symbol
• October 15 – Ralph Levy, 81, director
• October 17 – Jay Livingston, 86, songwriter (themes to Bonanza and Mister Ed)
• November 29- George Harrison 58 songwriter The Beatles guest on the The Ed Sullivan Show
• December 22 – Lance Loud, 50, member of the family documented in An American Family
• December 26 - Nigel Hawthorne, 72, actor (Yes, Prime Minister)

References

1. ^ "Interview: Kevin Olmstead, mega-Millionaire". Trivia Hall of Fame. http://www.triviahalloffame.com/olmstead.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-18.