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{{short description|Television-related events in the US during 1998}}
{{more citations needed|date=June 2016}}
{{USTV year|1998}}<!--no space 1998-->
In [[American television]] in 1998, notable events included television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.
==Events==
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!3
|[[Jim McKay]] announces that ''[[Wide World of Sports (American TV series)|Wide World of Sports]]'' has been cancelled by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] after 37 years.
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!12
|[[CBS]] acquires the rights to the [[American Football Conference|AFC]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]] as part of a $4 billion, eight-year contract; [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] renew their agreements for the [[National Football Conference|NFC]] and ''[[Monday Night Football]]'', respectively ([[Super Bowl XXXII]], broadcast on January 25, would be [[NBC]]'s last NFL game until [[2006 NFL season|2006]]).
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!15
|Many of Sinclair's stations that were previously affiliated with [[UPN]] were converted to affiliates of [[The WB]].
|-
!30
|[[CBS]] [[List of CBS television affiliates (by U.S. state)|affiliate]] in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], WCPX-TV changes its name to [[WKMG-TV]] following its purchase by [[Graham Media Group|Post-Newsweek]].
|}
===February===
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!9
|Prevue Channel (now [[Pop (American TV network)|Pop]]) revamps its programming to include short-form segments. The revamp lasts until January 31, 1999, when the channel is renamed TV Guide Channel.
|}
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!2
|[[Cartoon Network]] introduces a new on-air branding package produced by Primal Screen, which frequently incorporated [[Raymond Scott]]'s song "[[Powerhouse (instrumental)|Powerhouse]]", and would last for six years.
|-
!18
|A wanted child molester named Matthew Fenwick appears as a contestant on the game show ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' and wins $4,400. At the time of the episode's airing, Matthew was on the run after being accused of molesting two underage girls, ages 8 and 10, who discovered Matthew on the game show after a warrant was issued for him in November 1997 by the police. He was arrested two days after his appearance on the game show and subsequently pled guilty in July 1998 for two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
|-
!29
|[[World Wrestling Federation]] wrestler [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] defeats [[Shawn Michaels]], winning his first [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] at [[WrestleMania XIV]]. With this, it has been cited to be the full beginning of the "[[Attitude Era]]".
|}
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!4
|The [[1998 Kids' Choice Awards]] air on [[Nickelodeon]], hosted by [[Rosie O'Donnell]]. Television winners included ''[[Kenan & Kel]]'' (for "[[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Show|Favorite TV Show]]"), [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]] (of ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' for "Favorite TV Actor"), [[Melissa Joan Hart]] (of ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' for "Favorite TV Actress") and ''[[Rugrats]]'' (for "Favorite Cartoon"). A half-hour sneak preview of ''[[CatDog]]'' follows the ceremony.
|-
!6
|Long-running British children's television series ''[[Teletubbies]]'' begins its U.S. television debut on [[PBS Kids]].
|-
!9
|''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)|The Price Is Right]]'''s 5,000th episode is broadcast on [[CBS]]. On the show, every pricing game is played for a car (something ''Price'' had only done once before. It has been repeated only once since then). At the beginning of the show, CBS announces it has renamed Studio 33 (the studio at [[CBS Television City]] where ''The Price Is Right'' has taped since its 1972 return) the [[Bob Barker]] Studios in honor of the show's then-host and executive producer.
|-
!11
|The [[National Cable Television Association]] announces they will discontinue the [[CableACE awards]], due to the [[Emmy Awards]] recognizing cable programming.
|-
!30
|Seven television stations broadcast the suicide of maintenance worker [[Daniel V. Jones]] on live television. The incident causes many to criticize Los Angeles television stations' practice of airing police pursuits live and calls for proposed changes in the way live coverage of events are handled in the future.
|}
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!7
|The infamous ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episode, "[[The Puerto Rican Day]]" is broadcast on [[NBC]]. In it, [[Cosmo Kramer]] accidentally burns and then stomps on the [[Flag of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican flag]]. NBC was forced to apologize and had it banned from airing on the network again. Also, it was not initially part of the syndicated package. In the summer of 2002, the episode started to appear with the flag-burning sequence intact.
|-
!14
|76.3 million people tune in to [[The Finale (Seinfeld)|The Finale]] of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' on [[NBC]].
|-
!28
|Former ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' actor and comedian [[Phil Hartman]], then featuring on the NBC [[sitcom]] ''[[NewsRadio]]'', the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] animated [[sitcom]] ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and announcer of [[Cartoon Network]] is shot and killed by his wife (who then kills herself).
|}
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! Date
! Event
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!1
|The anime ''[[Sailor Moon (TV series)|Sailor Moon]]'' debuts on [[Cartoon Network]]'s after school programming block, [[Toonami]].
|-
!11
|United Video Satellite Group, parent company of the Prevue Channel (now [[Pop (American TV network)|Pop]]), acquires ''[[TV Guide]]'' from [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] for [[United States dollar|$]]800 million and 60 million shares of stock worth an additional $1.2 billion. In recognition of this, Prevue Channel will rebrand to the TV Guide Channel on February 1, 1999.<ref name="Gemstar">{{cite news|title=News Lite: TV Guide Deal Sets Up Broadcast Opportunity|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83826997.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611061805/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83826997.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2014|newspaper=[[Daily News (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles Daily News]]|publisher=HighBeam Research|date=June 12, 1998|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The $2 Billion Acquisition of TV Guide|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-53557420|work=[[Folio (magazine)|Folio]]|publisher=|date=January 1, 1999|access-date=|archive-date=April 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401084016/https://www.gale.com/databases/questia|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!14
|[[Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals|Game 6]] of the [[1998 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] between the [[1997–98 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago Bulls]] and [[1997–98 Utah Jazz season|Utah Jazz]] is broadcast on [[NBA on NBC|NBC]]. The game registered a 22.3 [[Nielsen rating]] and 38 share with average 35.9 million viewers. This made it the highest rated and most watched game in the history of the [[National Basketball Association]]. 72 million people in the US watched at least part of the game.<ref>{{cite news|title=72 million saw Bulls take the prize|url=https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1998/06/17/STYLE1021.dtl|access-date=July 29, 2011|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=June 17, 1998|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The previous record was a 21.2 rating and 37 share for Game 7 of the [[1988 NBA Finals]] between the [[1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] and [[1987–88 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit Pistons]] on [[NBA on CBS|CBS]].<ref name="la times">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-17-sp-60729-story.html|title=NBA Players Removed from U.S. Rosters|date=June 17, 1998|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=February 13, 2009}}</ref>
|}
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!3
|The feud between [[UPN]] and [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] has been ended, with many of the Milwaukee, Birmingham, Raleigh and Charleston stations that were temporary independent stations went back to being [[UPN]] affiliates.
|-
!15
|A pre-season football game in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] between the [[San Francisco 49ers]] and [[Seattle Seahawks]] is [[CBS]]'s first [[National Football League|NFL football]] broadcast since January 1994.
|-
!16
|[[KATH-LD|KATH-LP]] in [[Juneau, Alaska]] signs on the air, giving the Juneau market its first full-time [[NBC]] affiliate. The sign-on was delayed for a month due to delays in receiving the equipment required to place the station on the local GCI cable system (Sister station [[KATH-LD|KSCT-LP]] in [[Sitka, Alaska|Sitka]], the market's former [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate, had already switched to NBC).<ref name="je-kathnearlaunch">{{cite news|title=Juneau-based television station to hit airwaves soon|url=https://juneauempire.com/stories/062698/tv.html|access-date=June 25, 2016|work=[[Juneau Empire]]|date=June 26, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422140034/http://juneauempire.com/stories/062698/tv.html|archive-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="je-kathstart">{{cite news|title=New local television station to hit airwaves Monday|url=https://juneauempire.com/stories/081698/newtv.html|access-date=June 25, 2016|work=[[Juneau Empire]]|date=August 16, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422140315/https://juneauempire.com/stories/081698/newtv.html|archive-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}
===September===
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!6
|[[CBS]] resumes its regular season [[NFL on CBS|coverage]] of the [[National Football League]] for the first time since [[1993 NFL season|1993]].
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!7
|The ''[[Pokemon (TV series)|Pokemon]]'' anime debuts in first run syndication with the episode "Battle aboard the St. Anne", which aired as a sneak peek. The series would make official debut the next day with the episode "[[Pokemon, I Choose You]]".
|-
!8
|In front of a nationwide audience watching on [[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]], [[Mark McGwire]] hits his [[1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase|62nd home run]] of the [[1998 Major League Baseball season|Major League Baseball season]], breaking the [[1961 Major League Baseball season|37 year old]] [[List of Major League Baseball progressive single-season home run leaders|record]] held by [[Roger Maris]].
|-
!13
|The [[50th Primetime Emmy Awards]] is broadcast on [[NBC]]. The NBC sitcom ''[[Frasier]]'' is announced as the winner of [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]], becoming the first show to win one of the two main series prizes for five consecutive years. Meanwhile, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Practice]]'' would win the award [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]]. This is to date, the last Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony where all the nominees for Outstanding Drama Series are from the broadcast networks. The [[51st Primetime Emmy Awards|following year]], [[HBO]]'s ''[[The Sopranos]]'' would become the first [[Cable television in the United States|cable television]] series to be nominated for Outstanding Drama Series.
|-
!17
|''[[Frasier]]'' appears for the first time on Thursday nights in the 9:00 slot, NBC had been discussing in May, displacing ''[[Seinfeld]]'', although ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]'' has been moved to Tuesdays two days earlier. The show produced new episodes in its slot next week.
|}
===October===
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!4
|[[UPN]] adds two additional nights of programming to its schedule with primetime series added to Friday nights, including a movie block on Thursday nights.
|-
!21
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] [[Fox Major League Baseball|broadcasts]] the Game 4 of its second [[1998 World Series|World Series]]. The [[1998 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] defeat the [[1998 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]], winning their 24th championship and second since [[1996 World Series|1996]].
|-
!19
|[[Fox Family Channel]] debuts its new annual event [[31 Nights of Halloween|13 Nights of Halloween]].
|}
===November===
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!8
|The Milwaukee, Raleigh, Birmingham and Charleston stations owned by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] air many ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' [[List of Star Trek: Voyager episodes|episodes]] viewers left out of the last season, with the permission of [[UPN]] and [[Paramount Television]].
|-
!16
|''[[Sesame Street]]''{{'}}s 30th season premiere introduces a revised set, the human character Alan, and the segment ''[[Elmo's World]]''.
|-
!17
|''[[Barney & Friends]]'' broadcasts its 100th episode.
|-
!20
|''[[The Rugrats Movie]]'', based on [[Nickelodeon]]'s hit series ''[[Rugrats]]'' is released in theaters. The movie introduces the character of [[List of Rugrats characters#Main characters|Dil Pickles]], who became a main character in ''Rugrats'' the following January. ''The Rugrats Movie'' was a commercial success, making a grand total of [[United States dollar|$]]100,494,675 domestically and another $40,400,000 in international markets.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web | url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rugratsmovie.htm |date= |title=THE RUGRATS MOVIE |first= |last= |publisher=Box Office Mojo | access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref> To promote the movie, Nickelodeon put all ''Rugrats'' episodes on hiatus for the week. It was the first time since 1994 that ''Rugrats'' was not part of Nick's daily schedule.
|}
===December===
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! Event
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==Programs==
===Debuts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
|-
! Date
! Show
! Network
|-
!January 1
|''[[A Baby Story]]''
|[[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]]
|-
!January 3
| ''[[The Magnificent Seven (TV series)|The Magnificent Seven]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!January 4
| ''[[Ask Harriet]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!January 5
| ''[[The Charlie Horse Music Pizza]]''
|[[PBS Kids]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|January 8
| ''[[Crime Stories (American TV program)|Crime Stories]]''
|[[TruTV|Court TV]]
|-
| ''[[WCW Thunder]]''
|[[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|January 15
| ''[[Prey (American TV series)|Prey]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Style & Substance]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!January 20
| ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
!January 24
| ''[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News Saturday Night]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!January 26
| ''[[Special Report with Bret Baier]]''
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|-
!January 30
| ''[[Jep!]]''
|[[Game Show Network]]
|-
!February 1
| ''[[Fox & Friends]]''
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|-
!February 2
| ''[[Three (TV series)|Three]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
!February 6
| ''[[Power Rangers in Space]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
!February 7
| ''[[Silver Surfer (TV series)|Silver Surfer]]''
|-
!February 23
| ''[[The Closer (1998 TV series)|The Closer]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
!February 24
| ''[[Four Corners (American TV series)|Four Corners]]''
|-
!February 28
| ''[[Bug Juice]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
!March 9
| ''[[House Rules (1998 TV series)|House Rules]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|March 10
| ''[[That's Life (1998 TV series)|That's Life]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place]]''
|-
| ''[[Weather Center (1998–2009)|Weather Center]]''
|[[The Weather Channel]]
|-
!March 11
| ''[[Significant Others (1998 TV series)|Significant Others]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!March 14
| ''[[PB&J Otter]]''
|[[Playhouse Disney]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|March 17
| ''[[For Your Love (TV series)|For Your Love]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[LateLine]]''
|-
!March 24
| ''[[True Life]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
!April 2
| ''[[World's Wildest Police Videos]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!April 4
|''[[CatDog]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|April 6
|''[[Getting Personal]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|''[[Push (American TV series)|Push]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|''[[Teletubbies]]''
|[[PBS Kids]]
|-
!April 9
| ''[[Mysteries and Scandals]]''
|[[E!]]
|-
!April 13
| ''[[Love Boat: The Next Wave]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
!April 19
|''[[You're the One (TV series)|You're the One]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[The WB]]
|-
!April 20
| ''[[Kelly Kelly (TV series)|Kelly Kelly]]''
|-
!rowspan="4"|May 11
| ''Call for Help''
|rowspan="4"|[[TechTV|ZDTV]]
|-
| ''[[Internet Tonight]]''
|-
| ''[[The Screen Savers]]''
|-
| ''[[Silicon Spin]]''
|-
!May 14
| ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[MTV]]
|-
!May 25
|''[[Say What? Karaoke]]''
|-
!June 1
| ''[[The Challenge (TV series)|The Challenge]]''
|-
!June 3
| ''[[The Simple Life (1998 TV series)|The Simple Life]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|June 6
| ''[[Sex and the City]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|June 8
| ''[[Invasion America]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
| ''[[Forgive or Forget]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|June 22
| ''[[The Howie Mandel Show]]''
|-
| ''[[Faux Pause]]''
|[[Game Show Network]]
|-
!July 4
| ''[[X-Play]]''
|[[TechTV|ZDTV]]
|-
!July 13
| ''[[The Sifl and Olly Show]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
!July 16
| ''Fox Files''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|July 18
| ''[[Bad Dog (TV series)|Bad Dog]]''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|Fox Family]]
|-
| ''[[The Net (American TV series)|The Net]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[USA Network]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|July 19
| ''[[Sins of the City]]''
|-
| ''[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 1
| ''[[Linc's]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
| ''[[You're On!]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
!August 2
|''[[WWE Heat]]''
|[[USA Network]]
|-
!August 5
|''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American TV series)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 15
| ''[[I Can't Believe You Said That]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Freeform (TV channel)|Fox Family]]
|-
| ''Outrageous!''
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 17
| ''[[Judge Mills Lane]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Welcome to Paradox]]''
|[[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|August 18
| ''[[Any Day Now (TV series)|Any Day Now]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
|-
| ''[[Maggie (1998 TV series)|Maggie]]''
|-
| ''[[Ohh Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents]]''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|Fox Family]]
|-
!August 22
| ''[[The Howard Stern Radio Show]]''
| [[CBS]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 23
| ''[[Holding the Baby (American TV series)|Holding the Baby]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[That '70s Show]]''
|-
!August 26
| ''[[Oh Baby (TV series)|Oh Baby]]''
|[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
|-
!rowspan="4"|August 31
| ''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]''
|[[Disney Channel]] and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''Great Day America''
|rowspan="3"|[[Ion Television|PAX TV]]
|-
| ''[[The Reel to Reel Picture Show]]''
|-
| ''[[Woman's Day]]''
|-
!rowspan="4"|September 1
| ''[[Book TV]]''
|C-SPAN2
|-
| ''[[NFL Live]]''
|[[ESPN2]]
|-
| ''[[Cousin Skeeter]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
| ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]''
|-
!September 5
| ''[[The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
!September 6
| ''[[It's a Miracle (TV series)|It's a Miracle]]''
|[[Ion Television|PAX TV]]
|-
!September 7
| ''[[The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
!September 9
| ''[[First Wave (TV series)|First Wave]]''
|[[Syfy (United States)|Sci-Fi Channel]]
|-
!September 11
| ''[[Living in Captivity]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!rowspan="6"|September 12
| ''[[Animorphs (TV series)|Animorphs]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
| ''One World''
|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]''
|rowspan="4"|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
| ''[[Mad Jack the Pirate]]''
|-
| ''[[The Mr. Potato Head Show]]''
|-
| ''[[Young Hercules]]''
|-
!September 13
| ''[[The Army Show]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
!rowspan="4"|September 14
| ''[[Judge Joe Brown]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[The Roseanne Show]]''
|-
| ''[[Total Request Live]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
| ''[[Histeria!]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
!September 15
| ''[[Costello (TV series)|Costello]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!September 19
| ''[[Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
!rowspan="8"|September 21
| ''[[The Brian Benben Show]]''
|CBS
|-
| ''[[The King of Queens]]''
|CBS
|-
| ''[[L.A. Doctors]]''
|CBS
|-
| ''[[Change of Heart (TV series)|Change of Heart]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Donny & Marie (1998 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]''
|-
| ''[[Hyperion Bay]]''
|The WB
|-
| ''[[Conrad Bloom]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
|-
!rowspan="3"|September 22
| ''[[Encore! Encore!]]''
|-
| ''[[The Hughleys]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Sports Night]]''
|ABC
|-
!September 24
| ''[[Jesse (TV series)|Jesse]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|September 25
| ''[[Buddy Faro]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Brother's Keeper (1998 TV series)|Brother's Keeper]]''
|rowspan="4"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Two of a Kind (American TV series)|Two of a Kind]]''
|-
!rowspan="4"|September 26
| ''[[Cupid (1998 TV series)|Cupid]]''
|-
| ''[[Fantasy Island (1998 TV series)|Fantasy Island]]''
|-
| ''[[Martial Law (TV series)|Martial Law]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[V.I.P. (American TV series)|V.I.P.]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!September 28
| ''The Cut''
|[[MTV]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|September 29
| ''[[Vengeance Unlimited]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|September 30
| ''[[The Secret Lives of Men]]''
|ABC
|-
| ''[[Maggie Winters]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[To Have & to Hold (American TV series)|To Have & to Hold]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 2
| ''[[Friday Night Fights]]''
|[[ESPN2]]
|-
| ''[[Off the Wall (TV series)|Off the Wall]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
!rowspan="5"|October 3
| ''[[Birdz (TV series)|Birdz]]''
|CBS
|-
| ''[[Flying Rhino Junior High]]''
|CBS
|-
| ''[[Mortal Kombat: Konquest]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Anatole (TV series)|Anatole]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Dumb Bunnies]]''
|CBS
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 4
| ''[[Air America (TV series)|Air America]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Rolie Polie Olie]]''
|[[Playhouse Disney]]
|-
!rowspan="5"|October 5
| ''[[Inquizition]]''
|[[Game Show Network]]
|-
| ''[[Noddy (TV series)|Noddy]]''
|[[PBS Kids]]
|-
| ''[[DiResta]]''
|rowspan="4"|[[UPN]]
|-
| ''[[Guys Like Us]]''
|-
| ''[[The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer]]''
|-
!October 6
| ''[[Mercy Point]]''
|-
!rowspan="3"|October 7
|''[[Charmed]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
|''[[Out of the Box (TV series)|Out of the Box]]''
|[[Playhouse Disney]]
|-
|''[[Seven Days (TV series)|Seven Days]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[UPN]]
|-
!October 9
|''[[Legacy (American TV series)|Legacy]]''
|-
!October 10
|''[[Brats of the Lost Nebula]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
!October 11
|''[[Malibu, CA (TV series)|Malibu, CA]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!October 16
|''[[Trinity (American TV series)|Trinity]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
!October 17
|''Wind on Water''
|-
!October 19
|''[[The New Addams Family]]''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|Fox Family]]
|-
!October 20
|''[[The FBI Files]]''
|[[Discovery Channel]]
|-
!October 23
| ''[[Brimstone (TV series)|Brimstone]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!October 25
| ''[[The Famous Jett Jackson]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 27
| ''America's Greatest Pets''
|rowspan="2"|[[UPN]]
|-
| ''[[Reunited (American TV series)|Reunited]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|November 2
| ''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Jay Jay the Jet Plane]]''
|[[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|November 7
| ''[[City Confidential]]''
|[[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]]
|-
| ''[[Little Men (TV series)|Little Men]]''
|[[Ion Television|PAX TV]]
|-
| ''[[Mythic Warriors]]''
|CBS
|-
!November 18
| ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
!December 1
| ''[[Comedy Central Presents]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|}
===Ending this year===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! Show
! Debut
|-
!rowspan="2"|January 1
|''[[413 Hope St.]]''
|1997
|-
|''[[Living Single]]''
|1993
|-
!January 3
|''[[Newton's Apple]]''
|1983
|-
!January 4
|''[[Inspector Gadget's Field Trip]]''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|-
!January 10
|''[[Jungle Cubs]]''
|-
!January 12
|''[[Jenny (TV series)|Jenny]]''
|rowspan="2"|1997
|-
!January 13
|''[[Dellaventura]]''
|-
!January 15
|''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]''
|1994
|-
!January 16
|''[[The Visitor (TV series)|The Visitor]]''
|rowspan="3"|1997
|-
!January 22
|''[[Union Square (TV series)|Union Square]]''
|-
!January 24
|''[[Cracker (American TV series)|Cracker]]''
|-
!January 29
|''[[Ask Harriet]]''
|1998
|-
!January 31
|''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]''
|1994
|-
!February 5
|''[[The Ink and Paint Club (TV series)|The Ink and Paint Club]]''
|rowspan="2"|1997
|-
!February 7
|''[[Wheel 2000]]''
|-
!February 8
|''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
|1996
|-
!February 9
|''[[Fired Up (TV series)|Fired Up]]''
|1997
|-
!February 10
|''[[Make Me Laugh]]''
|1958
|-
!February 13
| ''[[Teen Angel (1997 TV series)|Teen Angel]]''
|1997
|-
!February 17
|''[[Grace Under Fire]]''
|1993
|-
!February 20
|''[[Channel Umptee-3]]''
|1997
|-
!February 23
|''[[Bobby's World]]''
|1990
|-
!February 27
|''[[The Gregory Hines Show]]''
|1997
|-
!rowspan="2"|March 2
|''[[Sparks (TV series)|Sparks]]''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|-
|''[[Big Bad Beetleborgs]]''
|-
!March 3
|''[[Four Corners (American TV series)|Four Corners]]''
|1998
|-
!March 4
|''[[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]''
|rowspan="2"|1997
|-
!March 6
|''[[Hiller and Diller]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|March 7
|''[[Gadget Boy & Heather]]''
|1995
|-
|''[[USA Up All Night]]''
|1989
|-
!March 14
|''[[Nothing Sacred (TV series)|Nothing Scared]]''
|rowspan="5"|1997
|-
!March 15
|''[[The Tom Show]]''
|-
!March 16
|''[[George & Leo]]''
|-
!March 20
|''[[Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation]]''
|-
!March 21
|''[[Fame L.A.]]''
|-
!March 25
|''[[Significant Others (1998 TV series)|Significant Others]]''
|1998
|-
!March 27
|''[[Big Bag]]''
|1996
|-
!April 17
|''[[Players (1997 TV series)|Players]]''
|rowspan="2"|1997
|-
!April 25
|''[[The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police]]''
|-
!April 26
|''[[You're the One (TV series)|You're the One]]''
|1998
|-
!rowspan="2"|April 27
|''[[Brooklyn South]]''
|1997
|-
|''[[Tots TV]]''
|1993
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 3
|''[[Alright Already (TV series)|Alright Already]]''
|1997
|-
|''[[Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher]]''
|1996
|-
!May 4
|''[[The Closer (1998 TV series)|The Closer]]''
|1998
|-
!May 14
|''[[Seinfeld]]''
|1989
|-
!May 15
|''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]''
|1996
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 16
|''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''
|1993
|-
|''[[Silver Surfer (TV series)|Silver Surfer]]''
|1998
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 18
|''[[Murphy Brown]]'' (returned in 2018)
|1988
|-
|''[[Team Knight Rider]]''
|rowspan="2"|1997
|-
!May 19
|''[[Good News (TV series)|Good News]]''
|-
!May 22
|''[[Singled Out]]''
|rowspan="2"|1995
|-
!May 25
|''[[The Naked Truth (TV series)|The Naked Truth]]''
|-
!May 26
|''[[Soul Man (TV series)|Soul Man]]''
|rowspan="2"|1997
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 31
|''[[Sleepwalkers (TV series)|Sleepwalkers]]''
|-
|''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''
|1992
|-
!June 7
|''[[Kelly Kelly (TV series)|Kelly Kelly]]''
|1998
|-
!June 12
|''[[Geraldo (TV series)|Geraldo]]''
|1987
|-
!June 15
|''[[Michael Hayes (TV series)|Michael Hayes]]''
|1997
|-
!June 20
|''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]''
|1993
|-
!rowspan='2'|June 23
|''[[You Wish (TV series)|You Wish]]''
|rowspan='2'|1997
|-
|''[[Cartoon Sushi]]''
|-
!June 25
|''[[New York Undercover]]''
|1994
|-
!June 26
|''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]''
|1991
|-
!July 2
|''[[C-16: FBI]]''
|1997
|-
!July 7
|''[[Invasion America]]''
|rowspan="3"|1998
|-
!July 8
|''[[The Simple Life (1998 TV series)|The Simple Life]]''
|-
!July 9
|''[[Prey (American TV series)|Prey]]''
|-
!July 13
|''[[Cybill]]''
|1995
|-
!July 17
|''[[Family Matters]]''
|1989
|-
!July 18
|''[[Timecop (TV series)|Timecop]]''
|1997
|-
!July 22
|''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]''
|rowspan="2"|1994
|-
!July 25
|''[[Weird Science (TV series)|Weird Science]]''
|-
!August 6
|''[[Push (American TV series)|Push]]''
|1998
|-
!rowspan="3"|August 14
|''[[Shop 'til You Drop]]'' (returned in 2000)
|1991
|-
|''[[Debt (game show)|Debt]]''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|-
|''[[Shopping Spree]]''
|-
!August 25
|''[[USA Tuesday Night Fights]]''
|1982
|-
!September 2
|''[[Style & Substance]]''
|1998
|-
!September 3
|''[[The Statler Brothers Show]]''
|1991
|-
!September 12
|''Think CBS Kidz''
|1997
|-
!September 20
|''[[NBC Nightside]]''
|1991
|-
!September 23
|''[[The RuPaul Show]]''
|1996
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 2
|''[[Wishbone (TV series)|Wishbone]]''
|1995
|-
|''[[The Reel to Reel Picture Show]]''
|rowspan="7"|1998
|-
!October 4
|''[[You're On!]]''
|-
!October 12
|''[[The Brian Benben Show]]''
|-
!October 13
|''[[Costello (TV series)|Costello]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 16
|''[[Getting Personal]]''
|-
|''[[Living in Captivity]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 17
|''[[Sins of the City]]''
|-
|''[[The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper]]''
|1996
|-
!October 28
|''[[The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer]]''
|1998
|-
!November 6
|''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series]]''
|1996
|-
!November 7
|''[[The Secret Lives of Men]]''
|1998
|-
!rowspan="2"|November 14
|''[[Animaniacs]]'' (returned in 2020)
|1993
|-
|''[[Pinky and the Brain]]''
|rowspan="2"|1995
|-
!November 16
|''[[Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|Goosebumps]]''
|-
!November 21
|''[[Power Rangers in Space]]''
|1998
|-
!November 25
|''[[Babylon 5]]''
|1994
|-
!rowspan="2"|December 4
|''[[The Puzzle Place]]''
|1995
|-
|''[[Buddy Faro]]''
|rowspan="3"|1998
|-
!December 9
|''[[To Have & to Hold (American TV series)|To Have & to Hold]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|December 12
|''[[The Cut (1998 TV series)|The Cut]]''
|-
|''[[The New Adventures of Zorro (1997 TV series)|The New Adventures of Zorro]]''
|1997
|-
!rowspan="2"|December 13
|''[[The Army Show]]''
|1998
|-
|''[[The New Adventures of Robin Hood]]''
|1997
|-
!December 15
|''[[Holding the Baby (American TV series)|Holding the Baby]]''
|1998
|-
!December 20
|''[[The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo]]''
|1996
|-
!December 21
|''[[Conrad Bloom]]''
|1998
|-
!December 28
|''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David]]''
|1995
|-
!December 29
|''[[Reunited (American TV series)|Reunited]]''
|1998
|-
!December 31
|''[[This Week in Baseball]]''
|1977
|}
===Entering syndication this year===
{|class="wikitable"
|- "
! Show || Seasons || In production || Source
|-
|''[[Chicago Hope]]''||4||rowspan="1"|Yes||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1996/BC-1996-02-12.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Dave's World]]''||4||rowspan="1"|No||<ref name=PAX1998 />
|-
|''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]''||5||rowspan=''1''|Yes||<ref name=PAX1998 />
|-
|''[[Doug (TV series)|Disney's Doug]]''||2||rowspan="1"|Yes||
|-
|''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''||4||rowspan="1"|Yes||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1996/BC-1996-06-10.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Friends]]''||4||rowspan="1"|Yes||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1996/BC-1996-07-01.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[The Nanny]]''||5||rowspan=''1''|Yes||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1997/BC-1997-04-21.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[New York Undercover]]''||4||rowspan="1"|No||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1996/BC-1996-12-16.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Newsradio]]''||4||rowspan="1"|Yes||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1998/BC-1998-07-06.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]''||5||rowspan="1"|Yes||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1996/BC-1996-05-20.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[This Old House]]''||19||rowspan="1"|Yes||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1996/BC-1996-03-25.pdf] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Touched by an Angel]]''||4||rowspan="1"|Yes||<ref name=PAX1998 />
|}
===Milestone episodes and anniversaries===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Show || Network || Episode # || Episode title <!-- Please include episode title if one was included as well as an internal link if available--> || Episode airdate <!-- Please indicate the episode's original air date, and arrange in chronological order by first air date--> || Source <!-- Please source the milestone episode with a neutral source before adding it -->
|-
| ''[[Barney & Friends]]''
| [[PBS]]
| 100th episode
| "A Royal Welcome"
| November 17
|{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}
|}
===Returning this year===
{| class="wikitable"
|- "
! Show || Last aired || Previous network || New title || New network || Date of return
|-
|''[[Kids Say the Darndest Things]]''
|1995
|[[CBS]]
| rowspan="2" |Same
| rowspan="2" |Same
|January 9
|-
|''[[The NFL Today]]''
|1994
|[[CBS]]
|September 6
|-
|''[[Doug (TV series)|Disney's Brand Spanking New! Doug]]''
|1997
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|''Disney's Doug''
|ABC/Syndication
|September 12
|-
|''[[Hollywood Squares]]''
|1989
|rowspan="2"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|rowspan="3"|Same
|rowspan="2"|Same
|September 14
|-
|''[[Love Connection]]''
|1994
|rowspan="2"|September 21
|-
|''[[Match Game]]''
|1991
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|}
===Changes of network affiliation===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Show
! Moved from
! Moved to
|-
| ''[[For Your Love (TV series)|For Your Love]]''
|rowspan="2"| [[NBC]]
| [[The WB]]
|-
|''[[TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes]]''
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|''[[Sliders (TV series)|Sliders]]''
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| Sci-Fi Channel
|-
| ''[[Magic Adventures of Mumfie]]''
| [[Fox Kids]]
| [[Freeform (TV channel)|Fox Family Channel]]
|-
| ''[[Flipper (1995 TV series)|Flipper]]''
| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
| PAX TV
|-
| ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series]]''
|rowspan="2"| Syndication
|rowspan="2"| Fox Family Channel
|-
| ''[[Captain Kangaroo|All New Captain Kangaroo]]''
|-
|''[[Match Game]]''
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|}
===Made-for-TV movies===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Title || Network || Date of airing
|-
| ''[[Dallas: War of the Ewings]]''
| [[CBS]]
| April 24
|-
| ''[[Halloweentown (film)|Halloweentown]]''
| [[Disney Channel]]
| October 17
|}
===Miniseries===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Title || Network || Date of airing
|-
|''[[The Last Don II]]''
| [[CBS]]
| May 3<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richmond |first=Ray |date=1998-04-29 |title=The Last Don II |url=https://variety.com/1998/tv/reviews/the-last-don-ii-1117477439/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Peter Benchley's Creature]]''
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| May 17
|-
|''[[Thanks of a Grateful Nation]]''
| [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
| May 31
|}
==Networks and services==
===Network launches===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Network
! Type
! Launch date
! Notes
! Source
|-
| [[Zee TV]]
| Cable television
| Unknown
|
|
|-
| Discovery en Espanol
| Cable television
| Unknown
|
|
|-
| Showtime Extreme
| Cable and satellite
| March 10
| Showtime Extreme, a multiplex channel from [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]], airs action and adventure films, thrillers, gangster films and sporting events. The channel's launch coincided with Viacom's channels (excluding the Showtime networks) moving from [[United States Satellite Broadcasting|USSB]] to [[DirecTV]].
|
|-
| [[BBC America]]
| Cable and satellite
| March 29
| [[BBC Worldwide]] and [[Discovery Communications]] launched BBC America as part of a $565 million alliance to develop new channels and co-productions. The channel carried British drama, comedy, and documentary programs and live news broadcasts from [[BBC News (international TV channel)|BBC World]].
|
|-
| [[Toon Disney]]
| Cable and satellite
| April 18
| Toon Disney, devoted to carrying animated series and movies 24 hours a day, was launched by [[The Walt Disney Company]] on [[Disney Channel]]'s 15th anniversary. The first program to air was "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment from ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]''.
|
|-
| [[ZDTV]]
| Cable and satellite
| May 11
| A channel launched by [[Ziff Davis]] airing [[technology]]-based programs.
|
|-
| [[UniMas|CityVision]]
| Cable television
| June 8
|
|
|-
| [[Lifetime Movie Network]]
| Cable and satellite
| June 29
| A offshoot of [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] carrying made-for-TV movies aimed at women.
|
|-
| [[Discovery Health Channel]]
| Cable and satellite
| July 1
| Discovery Health Channel aired repeats of health-oriented programs from other Discovery networks, plus some original programming.
|
|-
| [[American Heroes Channel|Discovery Wings Channel]]
| Cable and satellite
| July 15
| Named after the [[Discovery Channel]] series ''[[Wings (1988 TV program)|Wings]]'', Discovery Wings Channel aired programs related to [[aircraft]] and [[aerospace]]. Discovery Wings also showed top-of-the-hour interstitials featuring aviation forecast data provided by the [[National Weather Service]].
|
|-
| [[MTV Tres|MTV S]]<br>[[MTVX]]<br>[[VH1 Country]]<br>[[VH1 Smooth]]<br>[[VH1 Soul]]
| Digital cable
| August 1
| MTV Networks launches "The Suite from MTV and VH1", five music channels initially exclusive to digital cable.
|
|-
| [[Ion Television|PAX]]
| Over-the-air multicast
| August 31
| [[Ion Media Networks|Paxson Communications]] launches PAX TV (now named [[Ion Television]]), a family-oriented broadcast network. Paxson's stations previously carried a number of paid programming services (as well as the overnight Christian block [[The Worship Network]]), branded as the ''Infomall Television Network'' until at the time of PAX's launch.<ref name=PAX1998>{{cite news|title=On Monday, the Genesis of PAX TV|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-668142.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610170848/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-668142.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2014|author=Lisa de Moraes|newspaper=The Washington Post|via=HighBeam Research|date=August 29, 1998|accessdate=February 25, 2013|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
|
|-
| [[The WB 100+ Station Group]]
| Cable television
| September 21
| [[The WB]] launches its programming service of cable-only networks, branded as the [[The WB 100+ Station Group|100+ Station Group]]. It was originally known as ''The WeB'', which was from its launch until March of next year. Several cable providers that carried The WB's programming on [[WGN America|WGN Superstation]] feed (until it was dropped the following September) were replaced by its own service.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Salute to The WB 100+ Station Group on its Fifth Anniversary|url=http://russellmyerson.com/media/document/russ_myerson_television_week2250.pdf|periodical=TelevisionWeek|via=RussellMyerson.com|date=September 22, 2003|access-date=2016-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061500/http://russellmyerson.com/media/document/russ_myerson_television_week2250.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[FYI (American TV channel)|The Biography Channel]]
| Cable and satellite
| November 16
| First announced in June 1996, The Biography Channel aired episodes of [[A&E (TV network)|A&E]]'s profile series ''[[Biography (TV series)|Biography]]'' and related series.
|
|-
| [[H2 (American TV channel)|History Channel International]]
| Cable and satellite
| November 16
| History Channel International broadcast programs focusing on world history, plus a selection of programs in foreign languages for the [[Cable in the Classroom]] initiative.
|
|}
===Network conversions===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Old network name
! New network name
! Type
! Conversion Date
! Notes
! Source
|-
|[[Discovery People|CBS Eye on People]]
|Eye on People
|Cable and satellite
|Unknown
|
|
|-
|Nostalgia Good TV
|[[YTA TV|Goodlife TV Network]]
|Cable television
|Unknown
|
|
|-
| [[ESPN Classic]]
| Classic Sports Network
| Cable and satellite
| January 1
|
|
|-
|[[Freeform (TV network)|The Family Channel]]
|Fox Family Channel
|Cable and satellite
|August 15
|More than a year after its acquisition by [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]'s [[ABC Family Worldwide Inc.|Fox Kids Worldwide, Inc.]], [[History of Freeform (TV channel)#The Family Channel|The Family Channel]] is re-initiated as [[Freeform (TV network)|Fox Family Channel]], with the network now targeting a younger family-oriented audience than that of its predecessor.
|
|-
|[[HBO|HBO2]]
|HBO Plus
|Cable and satellite
|October 1
|
|
|-
|[[HBO|HBO3]]
|HBO Signature
|Cable and satellite
|October 1
|
|
|-
|Q2
|[[Esquire Network|Style Network]]
|Cable and satellite
|October 1
|QVC shut down its Q2 network on October 1 and sold its satellite capacity to [[E!]], who used the space to launch Style Network.
|
|}
===Closures===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Network
! Type
! Closure date
! Notes
! Source
|-
| [[NewSport|American Sports Classics]]
| Cable and satellite
| Unknown
|
|
|-
| [[Sega Channel]]
| Online service
| July 31
|
|
|}
==Television stations==
=== Station launches ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date || Market || Station || Channel || Affiliation
|-
| January || [[Lake Worth, Florida|Lake Worth]]/[[West Palm Beach, Florida]] || [[WPXP-TV]] || 68 || inTV
|-
| January 12 || [[Laredo, Texas]] || [[KLMV-LD|K68FU]] || 68 || [[Vida Communications]]
|-
| February 2 || [[Rochester, New York]] || [[WBGT-CD|WBGT-LP]] || 40 || [[UPN]]
|-
| March || [[Garden City, Kansas]] || [[KDCK]] || 21 || [[PBS]] <br> [[Smoky Hills Public Television|Smoky Hills PTV]]
|-
| April 21 || [[Provo, Utah]] || [[KUPX-TV]] || 16 || inTV
|-
| May 18 || [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]/[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] || [[WQPX-TV|WSWB-TV]] || 64 || inTV
|-
| May 28 || [[Clarksville, Tennessee]] || [[WCKV-LD|W69EC]] || 69 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
| June 1 || [[Morehead, Kentucky|Morehead]]/[[Lexington, Kentucky]] <br> {{small|(now licensed in [[Richmond, Kentucky]])}} || [[WUPX-TV|WAOM]] || 67 || [[UPN]]
|-
| June 15 || [[Live Oak, Florida]] || [[WFXU]] || 57 || [[Fox Broadcasting Corporation|Fox]]
|-
| June 16 || [[Wichita, Kansas]] || [[KAGW-CD|K53EO]] || 53 || America's Voice/ZDTV
|-
| July 10 || [[Walla Walla, Washington]] || [[K33EJ-D|K33EJ]] || 33 || [[Three Angels Broadcasting Network|3ABN]]
|-
| July 15 || [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]]/[[San Francisco]], [[California]] || [[KTLN-TV|KTLN]] || 68 || [[Total Living Network]]
|-
| July 16 || [[Pocatello, Idaho|Pocatello]]/[[Idaho Falls, Idaho]] || [[KVUI|KFXP]] || 31 || rowspan="2"|[[Fox Broadcasting Corporation|Fox]]
|-
| August 15 || [[Helena, Montana]] || [[KUHM-TV|KMTF]] || 10
|-
| August 17 || [[Juneau, Alaska]] || [[KATH-LD|K05JR]] || 5 || [[NBC]]
|-
| August 27 || [[Albany, New York]] || [[WVBG-LD|WVBG-LP]] || 25 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
| rowspan=6| August 31 || [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] || [[WLFT-CD|K52CQ]] || 52 || rowspan=6| [[Ion Television|PAX TV]]
|-
| [[Charlottesville, Virginia]] || [[WVIR-CD|WADA-LP]] || 55
|-
| [[Newton, Iowa|Newton]]/[[Des Moines, Iowa]] || '''[[KFPX-TV]]''' || 39
|-
| [[Kaneoche, Hawaii|Kaneoche]]/[[Honolulu, Hawaii]] || '''[[KPXO-TV]]''' || 66
|-
| [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]]/[[Charleston, West Virginia]] || '''[[WLPX-TV]]''' || 29
|-
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana]] || '''[[KPXJ]]''' || 21
|-
| September 8 || [[Mitchell, South Dakota]] || [[KDLT-TV|KDLV-TV]] || 5 || [[NBC]]
|-
| September 22 || [[Lima, Ohio]] || [[WAMS-LD|W65DP]] || 65 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] <br> {{small|(via [[WOHL-CD|WOHL-LP]])}}
|-
| rowspan=2| October 5 || [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]]/[[Huntington, West Virginia]] || [[WQCW|WHCP]] || 30 || [[The WB]]
|-
| [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]]/[[St. Paul, Minnesota]] || [[KMBD-LD|K35CY]] || 35 || [[Home Shopping Network|HSN]]
|-
| October 8 || [[Huntington, West Virginia]] || [[WOCW-LP|W53BJ]] || 53 || [[The WB]] <br> {{small|(as a translator of WHCP)}}
|-
| October 19 || [[Toledo, Ohio]] || [[WLMB]] || 40 || Religious independent
|-
| November 6 || [[Bakersfield, California]] || [[KKFX-CD|K24EJ]] || 24 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| November 24 || [[Syracuse, New York]] || [[WSPX-TV]] || 56 || '''[[Ion Television|Pax TV]] '''
|-
| December 3 || [[Nashville, Tennessee]] || [[WNTU-LD|W68CG]] || 68 || [[The Box (American TV channel)|The Box]]
|-
| December 6 || [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] || [[KPNZ|KAZG]] || 24 || Independent
|-
| December 4 || [[Crandon, Wisconsin|Crandon]]/[[Wausau, Wisconsin]] || [[WMOW|WBIJ-TV]] || 4 || [[FamilyNet]]
|-
| December 10 || [[Monroe, Louisiana]] <br> {{small|([[El Dorado, Arkansas]])}} || [[KMLU|KAQY]] || 11 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| December 15 || [[Steubenville, Ohio]] || [[WVTX-CD|W28AS]] || 28 || Independent
|-
| rowspan=6| Unknown date || [[Atlanta, Georgia]] || [[WUVM-LD|W20AI]] || 20 || [[ShopNBC]]
|-
| [[Mercer, Pennsylvania]] || [[WYFX-LD|WPXI-LP]] || 17 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| [[Payette, Idaho]] || [[K17ED-D|K17ED]] || 17 || [[Three Angels Broadcasting Network|3ABN]]
|-
| [[Scottsville, Kentucky]] || [[WPBM-CD|W48BM]] || 48 || [[Religious broadcasting|Religious]] [[Independent station (North America)|independent]] (primary) <br> [[FamilyNet]] (secondary)
|-
| [[Winnemucca, Nevada]] || [[KWNV]] || 7 || NBC <br> {{small|(satellite of [[KRNV-DT|KRNV]]/[[Reno, Nevada|Reno]])}}
|-
| [[Youngstown, Ohio]] || [[WYFX-LD|WYFX-LP]] || 62 <br> {{small|(now on 19)}} || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|}
=== Stations changing network affiliation ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Market || Date || Station || Channel || Prior affiliation || New affiliation
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]/[[Stockton, California|Stockton]]/[[Modesto, California]] || rowspan="2"|January 5 || [[KMAX-TV|KPWB/KMAX-TV]] || 31 || [[The WB]] || '''[[UPN]]'''
|-
| [[KQCA]] || 58 || rowspan="2"|[[UPN]] || rowspan="2"|[[The WB]]
|-
| [[Baltimore, Maryland]] || rowspan="7"|January 15 || [[WNUV]] || 54
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Cincinnati, Ohio]] || [[WBQC-LD|WBQC-LP]] || 25 || [[The WB]] || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
| [[WSTR-TV]] || 64 || rowspan="3"|[[UPN]] || [[The WB]]
|-
| [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] || [[WTTV|WTTV/WTTK]] || 4/29 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
| [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]] || [[KOCB]] || 34 || [[The WB]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] || [[WPKD-TV|WNPA]] || 19 || [[The WB]] || '''[[UPN]]'''
|-
| [[WPNT|WCWB]] || 22 || rowspan="2"|[[UPN]] || rowspan="2"|[[The WB]]
|-
| [[Kansas City, Missouri]] || January 21 || [[KSMO-TV]] || 62
|-
| [[Baltimore, Maryland]] || January 20 || [[WUTB]] || 24 || [[Home Shopping Network|HSN]] || [[UPN]]
|-
| [[San Antonio, Texas]] || January 25 || [[KMYS|KRRT]] || 35 || [[UPN]] || [[The WB]]
|-
| [[Provo, Utah]] || August 31 || [[KUPX-TV]] || 16 || inTV || '''[[Ion Television|Pax TV]]'''
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Las Vegas, Nevada]] || rowspan="2"|March 1 || [[KHSV|KUPN]] || 21 || [[UPN]] || [[The WB]]
|-
| [[KVCW|KFBT]] || 33 || [[The WB]] || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Indianapolis, Indiana]] || rowspan="2"|April 6 || [[WTTV|WTTV/WTTK]] || 4/29 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] || [[The WB]]
|-
| [[WNDY-TV]] || 23 || [[The WB]] || '''[[UPN]]'''
|-
| [[Lake Worth, Florida|Lake Worth]]/[[West Palm Beach, Florida]] || August 31 || [[WPXP-TV]] || 68 || inTV || '''[[Ion Television|Pax TV]]'''
|-
| [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]] || June 15 || [[KAUT-TV|KPSG]] || 43 || [[PBS]] || '''[[UPN]]'''
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Norfolk, Virginia]] || rowspan="4"|August 1 || [[WTVZ-TV]] || 33 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] || [[The WB]]
|-
| [[WVBT]] || 43 || [[The WB]] || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Raleigh, North Carolina]] || [[WLFL]] || 22 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] || [[The WB]]
|-
| [[WRAZ (TV)|WRAZ]] || 50 || [[The WB]] || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]]/[[Cleveland, Ohio]] || rowspan="2"|August 31 || [[WVPX-TV]] || 23 || rowspan="2"|inTV || rowspan="2"|'''[[Ion Television|PAX TV]]'''
|-
| [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]]/[[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]/[[Fort Worth, Texas]] || [[KPXD-TV]] || 68
|-
| [[Detroit, Michigan]] || Unknown date || [[WLPC-CD|WLPC-LP]] || 26 || [[America One]] (primary) <br> [[FamilyNet]] (secondary) || [[FamilyNet]] (exclusive)
|-
| [[Norwell, Massachusetts|Norwell]]/[[Boston, Massachusetts]] || rowspan="14"|August 31|| [[WWDP|WBPX-TV]] || 46 || rowspan=2| inTV || rowspan="14"|[[Pax TV]]
|-
| [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign]]/[[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]]/[[Urbana, Illinois]] || [[WBUI|WPXU-TV]] || 23
|-
| [[Chicago, Illinois]] || '''[[WCPX-TV|WCFC/WCPX-TV]]''' || 38 || Christian independent
|-
| [[Hagerstown, Maryland]]<br><small>([[Washington, D.C.]])</small> || '''[[WWPX-TV]]''' || 60 || rowspan=9| inTV
|-
| [[Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha]]/[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] || '''[[WPXE-TV|WHKE/WPXE-TV]]''' || 55
|-
| [[Los Angeles, California]] || '''[[KPXN-TV]]''' || 30
|-
| [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]/[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] || '''[[WPXM-TV]]''' || 35
|-
| [[New York, New York]] || '''[[WPXN-TV]]''' || 31
|-
| [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]]/[[Orlando, Florida]] || '''[[WOPX-TV]]''' || 56
|-
| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]<br><small>([[Wilmington, Delaware]])</small> || '''[[WPPX-TV]]''' || 61
|-
| [[Rome, Georgia|Rome]]/[[Atlanta, Georgia]] || '''[[WPXA-TV|WTLK/WPXA-TV]]''' || 14
|-
| [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]-[[Oakland, California|Oakland]]-[[San Jose, California]] || '''[[KKPX-TV]]''' || 65
|-
| [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]/[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] || '''[[WQPX-TV]]''' || 64 || inTV (as WSWB-TV)
|-
| [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]-[[Tacoma, Washington]] || '''[[KWPX-TV|KBGE/KWPX-TV]]''' || 33 || [[Evine|ValueVision]]
|-
| [[Albany, New York]] || October 5 || [[WVBG-LD|WVBG-LP]] || 25 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] || [[UPN]]
|-
| [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]/[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] || November 1 || [[WSWB]]<br>[[WQMY|WILF]] || 38<br>53 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] || [[The WB]]
|-
|}
==Births==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date || Name || Notability
|-
!January 4
|[[Coco Jones]]
|Actress (''[[So Random!]]'', ''[[Good Luck Charlie]]'', ''[[Bel-Air (TV series)|Bel-Air]]'') and singer
|-
!January 9
|[[Kerris Dorsey]]
|Actress (''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]'', ''[[Ray Donovan]]'')
|-
!January 12
|[[Nathan Gamble]]
|Actor (''[[Runaway (2006 TV series)|Runaway]]'', ''[[Hank (2009 TV series)|Hank]]'')
|-
!January 22
|[[Joe Serafini]]
|Actor (''[[High School Musical: The Musical: The Series]]'')
|-
!January 23
|[[Rachel Crow]]
|Actress (''[[Fred (TV series)|Fred: The Show]]'', ''[[Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh]]'') and singer
|-
!January 28
|[[Ariel Winter]]
|Actress (''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', ''[[Jake and the Never Land Pirates]]'', ''[[Modern Family]]'', ''[[Sofia the First]]'')
|-
!February 9
|[[Isabella Gomez]]
|Actress
|-
!February 15
|[[Zachary Gordon]]
|Actor (''[[Bubble Guppies]]'', ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'')
|-
!February 20
|[[Matt Hunter (singer)|Matt Hunter]]
|Colombian-American singer and voice actor (''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]'')
|-
!March 5
|[[Micah Fowler]]
|Actor (''[[Speechless (TV series)|Speechless]]'')
|-
!March 22
|[[Paola Andino]]
|Actress (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|April 6
|[[Peyton List (actress, born 1998)|Peyton List]]
|Actress (''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'', ''[[Jessie (2011 TV series)|Jessie]]'', ''[[Bunk'd]]'', ''[[Light as a Feather (TV series)|Light as a Feather]]'', ''[[Cobra Kai]]'')
|-
|[[Spencer List]]
|Actor
|-
!April 9
|[[Elle Fanning]]
|Actress and sister of [[Dakota Fanning]]
|-
!April 11
|[[Oliver Dillon]]
|English actor (Lumpy on ''[[My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]'')
|-
!April 12
|[[Larry Saperstein]]
|Actor (''[[High School Musical: The Musical: The Series]]'')
|-
!April 24
|[[Ryan Whitney (actress)|Ryan Whitney]]
|Actress (''[[Zeke and Luther]]'', ''[[See Dad Run]]'', ''[[The Thundermans]]'')
|-
!April 27
|[[Froy Gutierrez]]
|Actor (''[[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]'')
|-
!June 11
|[[Charlie Tahan]]
|Actor (''[[Wayward Pines]]'')
|-
!June 16
|[[Lauren Taylor (actress)|Lauren Taylor]]
|Actress (''[[Best Friends Whenever]]'') and singer
|-
!June 19
|[[Atticus Shaffer]]
|Actor (''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]'', ''[[Fish Hooks]]'', ''[[Steven Universe]]'', ''[[The Lion Guard]]'')
|-
!June 24
|[[Coy Stewart]]
|Actor (''[[Are We There Yet? (TV series)|Are We There Yet?]]'', ''[[Bella and the Bulldogs]]'')
|-
!July 7
|[[Dylan Sprayberry]]
|Actor (''[[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" |July 8
|[[Maya Hawke]]
|Actress (''[[Stranger Things]]'', ''[[Asteroid City]]'', ''[[Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur]]''), singer, model and daughter of [[Ethan Hawke]] and [[Uma Thurman]]
|-
|[[Jaden Smith]]
|Actor (''[[All of Us]]'', ''[[The Get Down]]''), rapper and son of [[Will Smith]] and [[Jada Pinkett Smith]]
|-
!July 9
|[[Robert Capron]]
|Actor (''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" |July 10
|[[Haley Pullos]]
|Actress (''[[General Hospital]]'')
|-
|[[Angus Cloud]]
|Actor (''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]'') (d. 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hobbs |first=Jack |last2=Keller |first2=Erin |date=2023-09-21 |title=‘Euphoria’ star Angus Cloud’s cause of death revealed |url=https://nypost.com/2023/09/21/euphoria-star-angus-clouds-cause-of-death-revealed-2/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!July 17
|Kennedy Lea Slocum
|Actress (''[[WITS Academy]]'')
|-
!July 22
|[[Madison Pettis]]
|Actress (''[[Cory in the House]]'', ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', ''[[Life with Boys]]'', ''[[Lab Rats (American TV series)|Lab Rats]]'', ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'', ''[[The Lion Guard]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|July 24
|[[Bindi Irwin]]
|Australian actress ([[Dancing with the Stars (American season 21)|''Dancing with the Stars'' season 21]] [winner])
|-
|Logan Grove
|Voice actor (Gumball on ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]'' (2011–14))
|-
!July 25
|Kyson Facer
|Actor (''[[I Am Frankie]]'')
|-
!July 31
|[[Rico Rodriguez (actor)|Rico Rodriguez]]
|Actor (''[[Modern Family]]'')
|-
!August 1
|[[Khamani Griffin]]
|Actor (''[[All of Us]]'', ''[[Carpoolers]]'', ''[[Ni Hao, Kai-Lan]]'')
|-
!August 3
|[[Cozi Zuehlsdorff]]
|Actress and singer
|-
!August 8
|[[Shawn Mendes]]
|Canadian singer
|-
!August 13
|Devan Leos
|Actor (''[[Mighty Med]]'')
|-
!August 25
|[[China Anne McClain]]
|Actress (''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne]]'', ''[[Jonas (TV series)|Jonas]]'', ''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'', ''[[Descendants: Wicked World]]'', ''[[Descendants (franchise)|Descendants]]'', ''[[Black Lightning (TV series)|Black Lightning]]'') and singer
|-
!September 4
|Elizabeth Elias
|Actress (''[[Every Witch Way]]'')
|-
!October 1
|[[Danika Yarosh]]
|Actress (''[[See Dad Run]]'', ''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]'', ''[[Heroes Reborn (miniseries)|Heroes Reborn]]'')
|-
!October 6
|Matt Cornett
|Actor (''[[High School Musical: The Musical: The Series]]'')
|-
!October 28
|[[Nolan Gould]]
|Actor (''[[Modern Family]]'')
|-
!November 4
|[[Darcy Rose Byrnes]]
|Actress (''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'', ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', ''[[Sofia the First]]'', ''[[Spirit Riding Free]]'')
|-
!November 17
|[[Kara Hayward]]
|Actress
|-
!November 22
|Eric Unger
|Actor
|-
! rowspan="2" |November 23
|[[Just Sam|Samantha Diaz]]
|Singer (''[[American Idol (season 18)|American Idol]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vawter |first=Eve |date=2022-08-27 |title='American Idol' Winner Just Sam Gives Update After Recent Hospitalization |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1058113/american-idol-winner-just-sam-hospitalized-instagram/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Bradley Steven Perry]]
|Actor (''[[Good Luck Charlie]]'', ''[[Mighty Med]]'', ''[[Descendants: Wicked World]]'', ''[[Lab Rats: Elite Force]]'')
|-
!November 24
|[[Peyton Meyer]]
|Actor (''[[Girl Meets World]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|December 2
|[[Annalise Basso]]
|Actress
|-
|[[Amber Frank]]
|Actress (''[[The Haunted Hathaways]]'', ''[[Spirit Riding Free]]'')
|-
!December 8
|[[Tanner Buchanan]]
|Actor (''[[Designated Survivor (TV series)|Designated Survivor]]'', ''[[Cobra Kai]]'')
|-
!December 16
|[[Kiara Muhammad]]
|Voice actress (''[[Doc McStuffins]]'', ''[[Sofia the First]]'')
|-
!December 17
|[[Jasmine Armfield]]
|English actress (''[[EastEnders]]'')
|-
!December 22
|[[G Hannelius]]
|Actress (''[[Surviving Suburbia]]'', ''[[Sonny with a Chance]]'', ''[[Good Luck Charlie]]'', ''[[Dog with a Blog]]'') and singer
|-
!December 23
|Jackie Radinsky
|Actor (''[[Bella and the Bulldogs]]'')
|-
!December 29
|[[Paris Berelc]]
|Actress (''[[Mighty Med]]'', ''[[Lab Rats: Elite Force]]'', ''[[Alexa & Katie]]'')
|-
!December 31
|[[Hunter Schafer]]
|Actress (''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]'')
|}
==Deaths==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Date || Name || Age ||class="unsortable" |Notability
|-
!January 4
|[[Mae Questel]]
|align="center"|89
|-
!January 5
|[[Sonny Bono]]
|align="center"|62
|Singer and entertainer (''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]]'')
|-
!January 21
|[[Jack Lord]]
|align="center"|77
|Actor (Steve McGarrett on ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'')
|-
!February 3
|[[Fat Pat (rapper)|Fat Pat]]
|align="center"|27
|American rapper
|-
!February 6
|[[Carl Wilson]]
|align="center"|51
|Singer-songwriter ([[The Beach Boys]]) and brother of [[Brian Wilson]]
|-
!February 19
|[[Grandpa Jones]]
|align="center"|84
|[[Comedian]] and musician (''[[Hee Haw]]'')
|-
!February 23
|[[Philip Abbott]]
|align="center"|74
|Actor (''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'')
|-
!March 10
|[[Lloyd Bridges]]
|align="center"|85
|Actor (Mike Nelson on ''[[Sea Hunt]]'')
|-
!April 17
|[[Linda McCartney]]
|align="center"|56
|Musician (guest star on ''[[The Simpsons]]'') ([[Paul McCartney]]'s wife)
|-
!May 14
|[[Frank Sinatra]]
|align="center"|82
|Singer, actor, and producer
|-
!May 28
|[[Phil Hartman]]
|align="center"|49
|Actor, comedian (''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]],'' ''[[NewsRadio]]'')
|-
!May 29
|[[Barry Goldwater]]
|align="center"|89
|Politician and Republican nominee for president in [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 29, 1998 |title=Barry Goldwater Dead At 89 |url=https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/05/29/goldwater.obit/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.cnn.com}}</ref>
|-
!July 6
|[[Roy Rogers]]
|align="center"|86
|Singer and actor (''[[The Roy Rogers Show]]'')
|-
!July 21
|[[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]]
|align="center"|91
|Actor (''[[Father Knows Best]]'', ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'')
|-
!July 30
|[[Buffalo Bob Smith]]
|align="center"|80
|Children's show host (''[[Howdy Doody]]'')
|-
!August 2
|[[Shari Lewis]]
|align="center"|65
|Puppeteer (''[[Lamb Chop's Play-Along]]'')
|-
!September 23
|[[Mary Frann]]
|align="center"|55
|Actress (Joanna on ''[[Newhart]]'')
|-
!October 2
|[[Gene Autry]]
|align="center"|91
|Musical performer (''[[The Gene Autry Show]]'')
|-
!October 3
|[[Roddy McDowall]]
|align="center"|70
|Actor (''[[Tales of the Gold Monkey]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"| November 17
|[[Dick O'Neill]]
|align="center"|70
|Actor (''[[Family Matters]]'', ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'')
|-
|[[Esther Rolle]]
|align="center"|78
|Actress (Florida on ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'' and ''[[Good Times]]'')
|-
!December 6
|[[Michael Zaslow]]
|align="center"|56
|Actor ([[Roger Thorpe and Holly Norris|Roger Thorpe]] on ''[[Guiding Light]]'')
|-
!December 14
|[[Norman Fell]]
|align="center"|74
|Actor ([[Stanley Roper]] on ''[[Three's Company]]'')
|-
!December 23
|[[Michelle Thomas]]
|align="center"|30
|Actress (Myra on ''[[Family Matters]]'', Justine on ''[[The Cosby Show]]'')
|-
!December 25
|[[Richard Paul (actor)|Richard Paul]]
|align="center"|58
|Actor (''[[Carter Country]]'', ''[[Match Game]]'')
|}
==See also==
{{Portal|1990s}}
*[[1998 in the United States]]
*[[List of American films of 1998]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=tv_series&release_date=1998-01-01,1998-12-31&countries=us&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1998 American television series] at [[IMDb]]
{{Years in TV by country|1998}}
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