2002 in American television

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The year 2002 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 2002.

For the American TV schedule, see: 2002–03 United States network television schedule.

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 3.7.1 2000 3.7.2 2001 4 Changes of network affiliation 5 Returning this year 6 Ending this year 7 Deaths

Events

Date	Event
January 1	KRON-TV (channel 4) in San Francisco ends its 52-year affiliation with NBC and becomes independent after Young Broadcasting, who purchased the station more than a year earlier from the deYoung family (who also sold the San Francisco Chronicle to Hearst Corporation), earlier declines to adhere to demands made by NBC to run the station under the conventions of an NBC-owned station (e.g., rebranding as "NBC 4", and running the entire network schedule in pattern with no pre-emptions except for news emergencies). ABC affiliate KNTV (channel 11) in San Jose assumed the affiliation and was shortly after, purchased by NBC. KRON would not carry NBC programming until April 2010, when it began to carry shows preempted by KNTV due to news emergencies and local events.
January 14	The secondary Univision Spanish-language television network, TeleFutura is debuted on some stations.
February 3	Super Commercials: A Mental Engineering Special airs on PBS stations reaching 85% of the U.S. after Super Bowl XXXVI; reportedly the best coverage yet achieved by a former public-access television program.
March 10	CBS airs it's first commercial-free 9/11 documentary TV film.
March 17	WrestleMania X8 invades the Toronto's Skydome when 68,227 fans see WrestleMania X8 which was headlined by The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan.
March 19	YES Network is launched in New York City and the rest of the Tri-state New York area.
April 1	The N, a digital cable and satellite channel aimed at teenagers, launches and shares the channel space of Noggin. The N would later split from Noggin on New Year's Eve 2007, and be renamed TeenNick in September 2009.
April 17	General Hospital airs its milestone 10,000th episode.
April 24	G4 began broadcasting, this was noted 2 years later before TechTV merges into G4TechTV.
May	One Life to Live airs a full week of episodes broadcast live from the ABC New York studios.
May 1	Nicktoons Network (renamed Nicktoons in 2009) launched in the United States.
	All of these MTV themed channels is also being launched as well as the VH1 sister network, VH1 Country (now known as CMT Pure Country)
May 6	WWF RAW becomes WWE RAW following a name change from World Wrestling Federation to World Wrestling Entertainment earlier in day.
May 12	CNN Sports Illustrated ceased operations. and it was been replaced by NBA TV on some cable systems. this leads us to continue with Sports Illustrated, a magazine owned by Time Warner, is current.
May 13	TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time is presented on ABC.
May 19	The X-Files airs it's 2-hour final episode.
June 1	The very first HD cable channel, Discovery HD Theater (now known as HD Theater) is launched.
June 3	Sailor Moon returns to Cartoon Network at 3:30pm EST/PST after a year of the network not showing the program.
June 7	Kim Possible has its first three episodes aired on Disney Channel.
June 12	The NBC airs its last NBA game after 12 years with the league.
June 16	The Dead Zone premieres on USA Network. It was the highest-rated cable series debut in television history.
July 5	Cartoon Network stops airing the popular anime Sailor Moon, this is the last time the network or any other network in the US has aired the series.
July 13	Fox News Channel overtakes CNN as the #1 cable TV news service in the US.
July 15	After negotiations over a new affiliation agreement with CBS collapsed, WJXT (channel 4) in Jacksonville, Florida became an independent station on this date, with former UPN affiliate WTEV (channel 47) assuming the market's CBS affiliation.
August 21	Fine Living Network is launched in United States.
September 4	Kelly Clarkson wins the first season of American Idol.
September 14	Fox Kids, then owned by ABC Family, leaves Fox and is replaced by the Fox Box (now known as 4Kids TV), also on ABC, One Saturday Morning was relaunched known as ABC Kids.
	Cartoon Network shows Sailor Moon SuperS – The Movie: Black Dream Hole again, this is the last time Sailor Moon was featured in the United States, until 2009.
September 22	The 54th Primetime Emmy Awards are handed out.
September 25	Lisa Donahue is crowned the winner of Big Brother 3 and wins the $500,000 prize. Runner-Up Danielle Reyes wins $50,000.
September 30	American Movie Classics is changing a format to a commercial general movie channel, and it was simply known as AMC.
	The ill-fated news network, All News Channel ceased broadcasting.
October 1	Cartoon Network celebrates its 10th Anniversary, airing with a 16-hour marathon of Looney Tunes.
October 5	The programming strand Discovery Kids on NBC launches on NBC.
October 17	The following stations were founded in Guam: K28HS, K30HB, K32GB, and K36GJ.
October 30	Warren Zevon is featured on the Late Show with David Letterman as the only guest for the entire hour. Zevon performs several songs and talks in length about being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer.
	Longtime castmember Hunter Tylo's character, Dr. Taylor Hamilton Forrester, is killed off the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, which is seen worldwide. Taylor would later return from the dead in 2005.
December	Talk show host David Letterman, Paul Shaffer and a stage hand from the Late Show with David Letterman, Biff Henderson, spend Christmas in Afghanistan with the United States and international military forces stationed in the country.
December 15	Animation for The Simpsons changes from cel animation to digital ink and paint.

Debuts

Date	Debut
January 13	The Jamie Kennedy Experiment on The WB
January 21	Cyberchase on PBS
February 9	Power Rangers Wild Force on Fox
March 5	The Osbournes on MTV
March 12	The Shield on FX
March 22	ChalkZone on Nickelodeon
March 25	The Bachelor on ABC
March 27	The George Lopez Show on ABC
April 1	Degrassi: The Next Generation on The N
April 15	Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck on Game Show Network
June 2	The Wire on HBO
June 7	Kim Possible on Disney Channel
June 7	Hamtaro on Cartoon Network
July 12	Monk on USA Network
July 20	The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius on Nickelodeon
August 31	InuYasha on Cartoon Network
September 15	Stargate Infinity on Fox
September 16	Dr. Phil in Syndication
	Everwood on The WB
September 17	8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter on ABC
	Life with Bonnie on ABC
September 20	Firefly on Fox
	What I Like About You on The WB
September 22	O2Be on Oxygen
September 23	CSI: Miami on CBS
	Half & Half on UPN
September 26	Without a Trace on CBS
September 27	Hack on CBS
September 29	American Dreams on NBC
October 1	Less Than Perfect on ABC
October 5	Endurance on NBC
October 28	Page to Screen on Bravo
November 4	Around The Horn on ESPN
December 6	Codename: Kids Next Door on Cartoon Network

Television shows

See also 2002–03 United States network television schedule

1940s

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

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).
• 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 version (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).
• Asian Variety Show (1987-present).
• Big Monday (1987-present).
• The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–present).
• College GameDay, football version (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).
• The 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• WWE RAW/WWE RAW Zone (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).
• Taxicab Confessions (1995-2006).
• Washington Journal (1995-present).
• Wild About Animals (1995-present).
• 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).
• Blues 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, national broadcast version (1996-present).
• 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)
• MSNBC Live (1996-present).
• 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) (U.S. version).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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 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).
• 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).
• Weather Center (1998-2009).
• Will & Grace (1998–2006).
• 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).
• Law & 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 Parkers (1999-2004).
• Passions (1999–2008).
• The Planet's Funniest Animals (1999-present).
• Republica Deportiva (1999-present).
• Rocket Power (1999–2004).
• Scrapbook Memories (1999-present).
• The Sopranos (1999–2007).
• 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 (US) (1999–present).
• World of Playboy (1999-present).
• WWE Smackdown (1999-present).

2000s

2000

• 106 & Park (2000-present).
• 3-2-1 Penguins (2000-present).
• Andromeda (2000-2005).
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000–present).
• Aqui y Ahora (2000-present).
• As Told by Ginger (2000–2004).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• Virtual Memory (2000-present).
• The Weather Classroom (2000-present).
• Yes, Dear (2000–2006).
• Your Weather Today (2000-present).

2001

• 24 (2001–2010).
• 30 Minute Meals (2001-present).
• 120 Minutes (1986-1999, 2001-2003, 2011-present).
• Access Granted (2001-present).
• According to Jim (2001–2009).
• Alias (2001–2006).
• The Amazing Race (2001–present).
• America's Test Kitchen (2001-present).
• The Bernie Mac Show (2001–2006).
• BET's Top 25 (2001-present).
• Braceface (2001–2006).
• The Chris Isaak Show (2001-2004).
• Cinema Insomnia (2001-present).
• College Football Scoreboard (2001-present).
• The Cost of Freedom (2001-present).
• Crossing Jordan (2001–2007).
• Design on a Dime (2001-present).
• Dismissed (2001-2005).
• DVD on TV (2001-present).
• The Ellen Show (2001-2002).
• The Fairly Oddparents (2001-present).
• Fear Factor (2001–2006).
• Garden Smart (2001-present).
• Great Hotels (2001–present).
• The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2001-2008).
• The Guardian (2001–2004).
• Hard Knocks (2001-present).
• How It's Made (2001–present).
• The Jeff Corwin Experience (2001-2005).
• The John Kerwin Show (2001-present).
• Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (2001-2003).
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011).
• Lifestyle Magazine (2001-present).
• Live with Regis and Kelly (2001-present).
• Living with Lydia (2001-2005).
• Lizzie McGuire (2001–2004).
• Lloyd in Space (2001–2004).
• Mutant X (2001–2004).
• My Wife and Kids (2001–2005).
• NASCAR RaceDay (2001-present).
• NASCAR Trackside (2001-present).
• NASCAR on Fox (2001-present).
• NASCAR on TNT (2001–present).
• A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001-2002).
• New Year's Eve Live (2001-present).
• Out There TV (2001-present).
• Pardon the Interruption (2001-present).
• The Quarters (2001-present).
• Reba (2001-2007).
• Samurai Jack (2001-2004).
• Sara's Secrets (2001-present).
• Scrubs (2001–2010).
• ShoBox: The New Generation (2001-present).
• Six Feet Under (2001–2005).
• Smallville (2001–2011).
• Spiritual Outdoor Adventures (2001-present).
• Enterprise (2001–2005).
• Time Squad (2001-2003).
• Tu Desayuno Alegre (2001-present).
• Two Guys Garage (2001-present).
• Unwrapped (2001-present).
• VH1's Top 40 Videos of the Year (2001-present).
• War Stories with Oliver North (2001-present).
• Weekend Now (2001-present).
• Yu-Gi-Oh! (2001-2006).
• The Zeta Project (2001-2002).

Changes of network affiliation

Show	Moved from	Moved to
Digimon: Digital Monsters	Fox	UPN
Making the Band	ABC	MTV
NBA Inside Stuff	NBC	ABC
Power Rangers	Fox	ABC
The News with Brian Williams	MSNBC	CNBC
Stargate SG-1	Showtime	Sci Fi

Returning this year

Show	Last Aired	Previous Network	Retitled as/Same	New/Returning/Same Network	Returning
Wild Kingdom	1988	NBC	Same	Animal Planet	September 17
The Twilight Zone	1989	NBC	Same	UPN	September 18

Ending this year

Date	Show	Debut
January 11	The Ellen Show	2001
January 18	The Outer Limits	1995
January 21	Daria	1997
February 14	Family Guy (returned in 2005)	1999
February 17	The Steve Harvey Show	1996	February 24	Angela Anaconda	1999
March 5	100 Centre Street	2001
March 12	Undeclared	2001
April 15	Once and Again	1999
April 26	Lexx	1997
April 30	Spin City	1996
April 30	Dharma & Greg	1997
May 3	Dark Angel	2000
May 14	Roswell	1999
May 18	V.I.P.	2002
May 19	The X-Files	1993
May 20	Ally McBeal	1997
May 20	Earth: Final Conflict	1997
May 20	Relic Hunter	1999
May 22	Felicity	1998
May 22	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	1996
May 22	Sally	1985
July 5	Politically Incorrect	1996
July 5	Sailor Moon	1995
August 10	The Zeta Project (reruns the second season on 2003 to 2008 on Cartoon Network)	2001
August 11	Greg the Bunny	2002
August 12	Titus	2000
August 18	A Nero Wolfe Mystery	2001
August 26	Witchblade	2001
August 30	Catchphrase	1986
September 7	Fox Kids	1990
September 7	Disney's One Saturday Morning	1997
September 8	Arliss	1996
September 14	The Amanda Show	1999
September 28	Ultraman Cosmos (Japan)	2001
October 14	The Oblongs	2001
November 14	Pokémon (Japan)	1997
November 16	Power Rangers Wild Force	2002
November 22	Courage the Cowardly Dog	1999
December 10	Invader Zim (returns to 2006)	2001
December 18	Rescue Heroes	1999
Unknown	Sesame Park	1995
Unknown	Tama and Friends	2001
Unknown	Computer Chronicles	1983
January 11	Card Sharks	1978

Deaths

• January 13 – Ted Demme, 37, film and television director. (Blow, Beautiful Girls).
• February 21 - John Thaw, 60, actor (The Sweeney, Inspector Morse, Kavanagh QC)
• February 22 – Chuck Jones, 89, animator.
• February 24 – Mel Stewart, 72, character actor (Henry Jefferson on All in the Family and Billy Melrose on Scarecrow and Mrs. King).
• February 27 – Spike Milligan, 83, comedian.
• February 28 – Mary Stuart, 75, soap opera actress who starred as Jo in the entire 35-year run of Search for Tomorrow.
• March 15 – Sylvester (Pat) Weaver, 93, longtime president of NBC, credited with creating The Today Show and The Tonight Show.
• March 17 – Rosetta LeNoire, 90, Mother Winslow on Family Matters.
• March 27
  • – Milton Berle, 93, comedian, actor.
  • – Dudley Moore, 66, comedian, actor.
• April 2 – Jack Kruschen, 80, character actor (Papa Papadopolous on Webster).
• April 16 – Robert Urich, 55, actor (Spenser: For Hire).
• May 24 – Susie Garrett, 72, actress (Betty Johnson on Punky Brewster), sister of Marla Gibbs.
• June 5 – Dee Dee Ramone, 49, actor/songwriter of the Ramones.
• June 13 - John Hope, 83, meteorologist of The Weather Channel.
• 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 3 – Bruce Paltrow, 58, producer (St. Elsewhere).
• October 13 – Keene Curtis, 79, actor (John Allen Hill on Cheers).
• October 20 – Barbara Berjer, 82, most known for her roles as Claire Cassen Shea on As the World Turns, Barbara Norris Thorpe on Guiding Light, and 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 The WB hit series 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.