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==Events==

*[[April 9]] - ''[[The Price is Right]]'' airs its 5,000th episode on [[CBS]].

*[[May 11]] - ''[[ZDTV]]'', a [[technology]] based cable channel (now [[G4TV]]), is launched in the [[United States]].

*[[September 23]] - [[BBC Choice]], the [[United Kingdom|UK]]'s first digital-only TV station, launches.

*[[December 14]] - After a world-record-breaking 75 consecutive victories, [[Ian Lygo]] makes his final appearance on the UK [[game show]] ''[[100%]]'', after being forced to retire by the show's producers.

*Former child star [[Gary Coleman]] is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver in a [[California]] shopping mall.

*[[Zee TV]], a [[Hindi]] television channel is launched in the USA.

==Debuts==

*[[January 20]] – ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'' premieres (1998-[[2003]]).

*[[May 11]] - ''[[Call For Help]]'' premieres on [[ZDTV]] (1998-[[2004]]).

*[[June]] - ''[[Sifl and Olly|The Sifl and Olly Show]]'' premieres (1998-[[1999]]).

*[[June]] - ''[[Forgive or Forget]]'', hosted by [[Mother Love]], premieres (1998-[[2000]]).

*[[August 23]] - ''[[That '70s Show]]'' premieres on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] (1998-present).

*[[September 4]] - ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' (1998-present) premieres on [[ITV]] in the UK. A year later, [[Regis Philbin]] would host an American version.

*[[September]] - ''[[Will & Grace]]'' premieres on [[NBC]] (1998-present).

*[[October]] - ''[[Charmed]]'' premieres (1998-present).

*[[November 2]] - ''[[Becker]]'' premieres (1998-2004).

*''[[CatDog]]'' premieres on [[Nickelodeon]] (1998-[[2001]]).

*''[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons]]'' premieres on Nickelodeon (1998-2001).

*''[[Sex and the City]]'' premieres on [[HBO]] (1998-2004).

*''[[The King of Queens]]'' premieres on [[CBS]] (1998-present).

*''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' premieres on [[Cartoon Network]] (1998-2004).

*''[[Let's Bowl]]'' airs in a few markets (1998, 2001-[[2002]]).

==Television shows==

*''[[Meet the Press]]'' ([[1947]]-present).

*''[[Candid Camera]]'' ([[1948]]-present).

*''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'' ([[1951]]-present).

*''[[Guiding Light]]'' ([[1952]]-present).

*''[[The Today Show]]'' (1952-present).

*''[[Panorama (television)|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).

*''[[Four Corners (TV series)|Four Corners]]'' ([[Australia]]) ([[1961]]-present).

*''[[It's Academic]]'' (1961-present).

*''[[The Late Late Show]]'' ([[Ireland]]) ([[1962]]-present).

*''[[General Hospital]]'' ([[1963]]-present).

*''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' ([[1964]]-1999).

*''[[Top of the Pops]]'' (UK) (1964-present).

*''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' ([[1965]]-present).

*''[[Play School]]'' ([[1966]]-present).

*''[[The Money Programme]]'' (UK) (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).

*''[[Soul Train]]'' (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).

*''[[Arena (television)|Arena]]'' (UK) ([[1975]]–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).

*''[[Antiques Road Show]]'' (UK) ([[1979]]-present).

*''[[Nightline]]'' (1979-present).

*''[[This Old House]]'' (1979-present).

*''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' ([[1981]]-present).

*''[[What Now]]'' (1982-present)

*''[[Timewatch]]'' ([[United Kingdom|UK]]) (1982-present)

*''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (1964-1975, '''[[1984]]-present''').

*''[[The Bill]]'' (UK) (1984-present).

*''[[EastEnders]]'' (UK) ([[1985]]-present).

*''[[Neighbours]]'' (Australia) (1985-present).

*''[[Sally Jessy Raphaël|Sally]]'' (1985-2002).

*''[[Oprah|The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' ([[1986]]-present).

*''[[Comic Relief]]'' (UK) (1986-present).

*''[[Casualty (television)|Casualty]]'' ([[United Kingdom|UK]]) (1986-present).

*''[[Chucklevision]]'' (UK) (1987-present).

*''[[Inspector Morse]]'' ([[1987]]-2000).

*''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' (1987-present).

*''[[America's Most Wanted]]'' (1988-present).

*''[[The American Experience]]'' (1988-present).

*''[[Fair City]]'' (1988-present).

*''[[Home and Away]]'' (1988-present).

*''[[This Morning]]'' (1988-present).

*''[[Red Dwarf]]'' (UK) (1988-1999).

*''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' ([[1988]]-1999).

*''[[Children's Ward|The Ward]]'' (UK) (1988-2000).

*''[[Baywatch]]'' ([[1989]]-2001).

*''[[Cops (TV series)|Cops]]'' (1989-present).

*''[[The Simpsons]]'' (1989-present).

*''[[Law & Order]]'' ([[1990]]-present).

*''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]'' (1990-present).

*''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' (UK) (1990-2000).

*''[[Home Improvement]]'' ([[1991]]-1999).

*''[[Rugrats]]'' (1991-2004).

*''[[The Jerry Springer Show]]'' (1991-present).

*''[[The Red Green Show]]'' (1991-present).

*''[[Barney & Friends]]'' ([[1992]]-2002).

*''[[Dateline NBC]]'' (1992-present).

*''[[Mad About You]]'' (1992-1999).

*''[[The Real World]]'' (1992-present).

*''[[Frasier]]'' ([[1993]]-2004).

*''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' (1993-present).

*''[[NYPD Blue]]'' (1993-present).

*''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' (1993-1999).

*''[[The Late Show with David Letterman]]'' (1993-present).

*''[[The Nanny]]'' (1993-1999).

*''[[The X-Files]]'' (1993-2002).

*''[[WWE RAW|WWF RAW Is War/WWF War Zone]]'' (1993-present).

*''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' ([[1994]]-present).

*''[[Friends]]'' (1994-2004).

*''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' (1994-2003).

*''[[JAG]]'' ([[1995]]-present).

*''[[Pamela Wallin Live]]'' (Canada) (1995-1999).

*''[[Sesame Park]]'' (Canada) (1995-2002).

*''[[Sliders]]'' (1995-2000).

*''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' (1995-2001).

*''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' (1995-2004).

*''[[The Wheezer Bros.]]'' (1995-2001).

*''[[7th Heaven]]'' ([[1996]]-present).

*''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' (1996-present).

*''[[Doug]]'' (1991-1994, '''1996-1999''').

*''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'' (1996-[[2005]]).

*''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' (1996-2004).

*''[[Judge Judy]]'' (1996-present).

*''[[Spin City]]'' (1996-2002).

*''[[The Daily Show]]'' (1996-present).

*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' ([[1997]]-2003).

*''[[Cow and Chicken]]'' (1997-1999).

*''[[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).

*''[[Sunset Beach (soap opera)|Sunset Beach]]'' (1997-1999).

*''[[The Practice]]'' (1997-2004).

*''[[Teletubbies]]'' (UK) (1997-2001).

*''[[Walt Disney anthology series|The Wonderful World of Disney]]'' (1997-present).

*''[[Match Game]]'' (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, '''1998-1999''').

==Ending this year==

*[[January 22]] - ''[[The Demon Headmaster]]'' (UK) (1996-1998).

*[[May 14]] - After nine years on the air, the [[TV series|series]] finale of the [[television]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Seinfeld]]'' airs on [[National Broadcasting Corporation|NBC]] (1989-1998).

*[[May 18]] – ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' (1988-1998).

*[[June 26]] – ''[[Step by Step]]'' (1991-1998)

*[[July 17]] – ''[[Family Matters (TV series)|Family Matters]]'' (1989-1998).

*''[[Derrick]]'' (1974-1998).

*''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'' (1992-1998).

*''[[Timon and Pumbaa]]'' (1995-1998).

<!--==Births==-->

==Deaths==

*[[February 19]] - [[Grandpa Jones]], star of ''[[Hee Haw]]'',[[comedian]] and musician.

*[[May 28]] - [[Phil Hartman]], star of ''[[Newsradio]]''

*September 23 - [[Mary Frann]], actress (Joanna on ''[[Newhart]]'').

*[[September 28]] - [[Eric Malling]], Canadian television journalist.

*[[October 17]] - [[Joan Hickson]], actress, [[Agatha Christie]]'s [[Miss Marple]].

*[[November 17]] - [[Esther Rolle]], actress (Florida on ''[[Maude]]'' and ''[[Good Times]]'').

*[[December 22]] - [[Michelle Thomas]], actress (Myra on ''[[Family Matters]]'', Justine on ''[[The Cosby Show]]'')

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