2004 in American television

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In American television during 2004 notable events included television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel initiations.

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Events

January

DateEvent
7 The Apprentice , a reality show franchise produced by Mark Burnett involving a test of skill to be 'hired' into a company, which was hosted by businessman Donald Trump (who would later become the nation's president in 2016), premieres its first episode. David Gould would be the first person fired.
19British children's television series Boohbah (made by Ragdoll Productions who also made Teletubbies ) premieres in the US on PBS Kids. [1]
22 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire aired a spin-off of Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire which offered its biggest cash prize in a game show history of $10,000,000. Only one contestant, Robert Essig, won at least $1,000,000 during the run, and no contestants won the top prize of $10,000,000.

February

DateEvent
1 Super Bowl XXXVIII airs on CBS, featuring the halftime show controversy occurring during a performance "Rock Your Body" by Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake over indecency. The incident went viral and gave way to the rise of the term, "wardrobe malfunction"; in the wake of the incident, the Federal Communications Commission strengthened its rules concerning certain types of indecency, while Jackson was temporarily blacklisted from Viacom, CBS' parent company, along with other music websites, as well as having her invitation revoked for the then-upcoming Grammy Awards ceremony.
After 23 years, TBS quits using the superstation moniker.
11The True Hollywood Stories sketch featuring Rick James and Charlie Murphy first airs on Chappelle's Show .
14 Jetix was introduced on Toon Disney and ABC Family, making it the first trade-name to be introduced as an anime-based block.
22 Sex and the City broadcasts its last episode on HBO, "An American Girl in Paris, Part Deux."

March

DateEvent
1On CBS, The Price Is Right broadcasts its 6,000th episode.
PBS launched the HD network for the purpose of offering high definition and widescreen content 24 hours per day, seven days per week onto most PBS stations. [2]
4 Rich Fields debuts as the new announcer for The Price is Right, a role he would hold until the end of Season 38.
8Tiffany is named the new host of BET's The Center . Young Sir, who has been filling in since Amerie left last fall, takes over as the new host of BET.com Countdown.
In Casper, Wyoming, independent station/Pax TV affiliate KTWO-TV (having lost NBC to KCWY in September of last year) finally becomes an ABC affiliate after ABC's outgoing affiliate KFNB reaches an agreement with KTWO-TV ending its affiliation three months earlier than scheduled. KFNB then becomes a Fox affiliate, while sister station K26ES (now KWYF-LD) elevates its secondary UPN affiliation to full-time status.
15 Game Show Network began making the switch to their new rebranding, GSN.
18The 57th episode of The Powerpuff Girls "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey" airs in Canada on YTV, having been banned in the United States due to religious controversy.

April

DateEvent
1 Nickelodeon celebrates its 25th anniversary.
4The Sesame Street primetime special "The Street We Live On" premieres on PBS.
5The Australian soap Neighbours returns to U.S. television for the first time since 1991, on Oxygen.
12KLSB-TV in Nacogdoches, Texas, a satellite station of NBC affiliate KETK-TV, separates from its parent station to become a CBS affiliate, returning CBS to the Tyler-Longview market for the first time since KLMG-TV became Fox affiliate KFXK-TV in April 1991. The next day, the Federal Communications Commission approves KLSB-TV's call letter change to the current KYTX.
16C-SPAN aired a press conference being held in the White House Rose Garden in which President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke about the war in Iraq and other issues. The event was far more watched than almost any other C-SPAN broadcast of the year, getting "shockingly high" Nielsen ratings. A similar broadcast on March 27 of the previous year was similarly widely viewed. [3]

May

DateEvent
6 Friends ends its run after 10 years, broadcasting the last episode, "The Last One", on NBC. A spinoff, Joey , debuts on NBC the following season.
9In CBS, season two contestant Amber Brkish proposed to season four contestant Rob Mariano before naming the former the "Sole Survivor" in the inaugural All-Stars season. Four days later, season seven contestant Rupert Boneham was also awarded the $1 million prize after voted for the most popular contestant in the America's Tribal Council special aired four days later.
11 NBC Universal is founded by General Electric and Vivendi Universal.
13 Frasier broadcasts its last episode on NBC, "Goodnight, Seattle".
15 Jimmy Fallon makes his last appearance as a cast member of NBC's Saturday Night Live , for its season finale. The episode was hosted by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen with a musical performance of J-Kwon.
26 Fantasia Barrino wins the third season of Fox's American Idol . This series also marked the first time it topped viewerships in the television ratings of this season.
27Fox announced the cancellation of television special Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay , which was intended to air on June 7, 2004. The cancellation followed intense media backlash, such as from GLAAD, over the special's portrayal of gay men; the network attributed the cancellation to "creative reasons". [4]
28 TechTV merges with G4 to form G4techTV, one of the most controversial mergers of television history as less than a year later, the merged network becomes G4 once again.

June

DateEvent
2 Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah, begins a long run as Jeopardy! champion.
7 ABC broadcasts its final NHL game for 17 years, which also turns out to be the last one before the lockout that canceled the league's 2004–05 season. Through ESPN, the network resumes airing NHL games in the 2021-22 season.
10 TBS reintroduces its Very Funny campaign.
14 Cartoon Network unveils a new logo for the first time in 11 years and a new branding that involve various animated characters living around a realistic CGI-themed city. The new branding known as "CN City", replaced the previous Powerhouse branding which had been in use for the past 7 years.
18 Rodney Dangerfield (who appeared more than seventy times as a guest on The Tonight Show ) makes his final appearance as a talk show guest on CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn . He died on October 5.

July

DateEvent
22Documentary miniseries The Staircase is premiered in an abbreviated version as a special two-hour presentation of ABC's Primetime Thursday . [5]
27During the Democratic National Convention, Illinois Senate candidate (and future president) Barack Obama delivers the keynote address. The speech is widely praised and is credited for his victory four years later. [6] [7]
24The infamous fight between Jason Varitek and Alex Rodriguez occurs during a Red Sox-Yankees game on Fox. That same night, the Red Sox came back with a two-run walk-off homer by Bill Mueller against closer Mariano Rivera.

August

DateEvent
9 David Muir resigns as co-anchor of World News Now on ABC and is replaced by Ron Corning.
13The animated comedy series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends premieres on Cartoon Network starring Grey DeLisle as the voice of Frankie Foster, Keith Ferguson as the voice of Bloo and others.
15In Charlottesville, Virginia, NBC affiliate WVIR-TV, long the only commercial station in its market, receives competition for the first time ever when WCAV signs-on as a CBS affiliate. Shortly thereafter, WCAV adds WVAW-LP as an ABC affiliate.
27 Craig Kilborn ends his five-year run as host of The Late Late Show .
28 PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch ended.
30ABC affiliate WDTN in Dayton, Ohio swaps affiliations with NBC affiliate WKEF, reversing a swap that took place in 1980.

September

DateEvent
4A series premiere promo for the Canadian animated series Atomic Betty , which is set to premiere on sister cable network Cartoon Network on September 17, accidentally airs on Kids' WB during the split screen credits of the Pokémon: Advanced episode "A Poké-Block Party".
5British preschooler's program Thomas & Friends comes to PBS Kids as a stand-alone program with Michael Brandon taking over as the narrator.
12In Chicago, independent station WCIU drops Kids' WB. The city's WB affiliate WGN-TV, which had previously declined the block in favor of newscasts and sitcoms, picks up the block, and thus clears the entire WB schedule for the first time.
19The 56th Primetime Emmy Awards are given out on ABC.
21Drew Daniel is the winner of the U.S. version of Big Brother 5 on CBS. Runner-Up Michael "Cowboy" Ellis wins $50,000.
22The pilot episode of Lost airs on ABC.
24 Kathleen Herles announces her retirement as voice of Dora on Dora the Explorer . Her final episode, "Dora Saves the Mermaids", would not air until November 2007.
28Longtime veteran Marcy Walker makes her final appearance on the ABC soap opera All My Children after two decades of being affiliated with the program.
30 President Bush and Senator John Kerry participate in the first of the 2004 presidential debates moderated by Jim Lehrer. [8]

October

DateEvent
2 Amy Poehler succeeds Jimmy Fallon as Tina Fey's co-anchor of NBC's Saturday Night Live 's Weekend Update skit, making the first Weekend Update female duos.
Nickelodeon and its affiliated channels begin debuting special educational programming, Worldwide Day of Play, after the Let's Just Play campaign.
5 Gwen Ifill moderates the 2004 Vice Presidential debate between Vice President Cheney and Senator John Edwards at Case Western Reserve University. [9]
8 Charles Gibson moderates the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis. [10]
11 PBS Kids debuts a programming block targeted at children aged 6–10 entitled PBS Kids Go!, with new shows Maya & Miguel and an Arthur spinoff, Postcards from Buster premiering.
13 Bob Schieffer of CBS News moderates the final presidential debate at Arizona State University. [11]
15Comedian Jon Stewart makes an appearance on Crossfire with Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala and calls the show out for "partisan hackery".
20Game 7 of the ALCS is broadcast on Fox. The Boston Red Sox reverse-sweep the New York Yankees and become the first and only team in Major League Baseball history to come back from a 0–3 deficit in any playoff tournament.
27The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since 1918, ending the mythical Curse of the Bambino.
29The fifth and final aired episode of Dr. Vegas aired on CBS. This marked the last time that Amy Adams appeared as a regular cast member on a television series, before returning many years later with Sharp Objects .

November

DateEvent
1 The Young and the Restless broadcasts its 8,000th episode on CBS.
7 Dallas airs a third TV movie, Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork , on CBS.
8Young Sir resigns as host of BET.com Countdown and is replaced by recording artist Ray J.
9Tiffany resigns as host of BET's The Center and is replaced by Julissa.
10 Sesame Street celebrates its 35th anniversary.
19 Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi premieres on Cartoon Network with Janice Kawaye starring as Ami Onuki and Grey DeLisle, previously voicing Frankie Foster in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends as Yumi Yoshimura.
23Longtime CBS News anchor and manager editor Dan Rather announces he will step down in March.
30After seventy-four consecutive wins, Ken Jennings finally loses on Jeopardy! , to competitor Nancy Zerg. Jennings' final cash winnings total is $2,522,700 making him the richest winner of American television history.

December

DateEvent
2 Tom Brokaw resigns as anchorman of NBC Nightly News and is replaced by Brian Williams.
15 CNN's financial news channel, CNNfn, is ended.
16 All My Children broadcasts its 9,000th episode.
29 Rogers Media buys remaining 20% ownership of Rogers Sportsnet from Fox.
General Electric, owner of NBC, purchases Universal Studios from Vivendi, leaving all six U.S. broadcast networks part of a company which also owns a movie studio.
For the first time in its history, Nielsen Media Research, the official American television ratings service, began counting original shows on pay television premium channels in its prime-time ratings. [12] At the time, most of these were broadcast by competitors HBO and Showtime, but Starz has since begun producing original shows.

Programs

Debuts

DateDebutNetwork
January 7 The Apprentice NBC
January 11 Drake & Josh Nickelodeon
January 14 Seven Little Monsters PBS Kids
January 18 Whoopi's Littleburg Nick Jr.
The L Word Showtime
January 19 Boohbah PBS Kids
My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance Fox
January 21 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave MTV
January 23 Dave the Barbarian Disney Channel
January 26 The Koala Brothers Playhouse Disney
January 28 College Hill BET
February 14 Power Rangers Dino Thunder ABC Family
March 1 Forever Eden Fox
March 3 Kingdom Hospital ABC
March 4 Pimp My Ride MTV
March 5 The Help The WB
March 7 Nickelodeon Splat! Nickelodeon
March 9 Cracking Up Fox
March 10 Game Over UPN
March 12 Touching Evil USA
Playing It Straight Fox
Wonderfalls
March 16 Century City CBS
March 17 The Stones
March 19 The D.A. ABC
March 21 Deadwood HBO
Animal Face-Off Discovery Channel
April 2 The Big House ABC
April 3 Danny Phantom Nickelodeon
April 7 The Swan Fox
April 12 Peep and the Big Wide World Discovery Kids
April 13 Showbiz Moms & Dads Bravo
April 28 Shorties Watchin' Shorties Comedy Central
May 1 Megas XLR Cartoon Network
May 17 Superstar USA The WB
On the CoverPAX TV
June 1 Summerland The WB
Wanna Come In? MTV
May 27Pepsi SmashThe WB
June 2BBQ with Bobby Flay Food Network
June 3 Come to Papa NBC
June 4 TNA iMPACT! Fox Sports Net
June 8 The Jury Fox
Blow Out Bravo
June 14 North Shore Fox
The Casino
Next Action Star NBC
June 16 Quintuplets Fox
Method & Red
The Ashlee Simpson Show MTV
June 18 Phil of the Future Disney Channel
June 20 Fatherhood Nick at Nite
July 1 Trading Spouses Fox
July 6 Seconds From Disaster National Geographic Channel
July 12 I Love the '90s VH1
July 16 Stargate Atlantis Sci Fi
July 18 Entourage HBO
July 21 Rescue Me FX
July 22 Studio 7 The WB
July 28 Amish in the City UPN
July 29 Blue Collar TV The WB
July 30 O'Grady The N
July 31 Justice League Unlimited Cartoon Network
August 1 Stroker and Hoop Adult Swim
August 2BalderdashPAX TV
August 4 The Player UPN
August 10 Blue's Room Nick Jr.
August 13 Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Cartoon Network
August 21 Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Disney Channel
August 30 The Jane Pauley Show Syndication
August 31 Curious Buddies Nick Jr.
Father of the Pride NBC
September 1 Hawaii
September 7 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends Nick Jr.
September 9 Joey NBC
Medical Investigation
September 11 The Batman Kids' WB
Da Boom Crew
September 12 Jack & Bobby The WB
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Nickelodeon
Unfabulous
September 13 A Place of Our Own PBS
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan National Geographic Channel
The Insider Syndication
The Tony Danza Show
The Benefactor ABC
LAX NBC
Higglytown Heroes Playhouse Disney
September 16 Video Mods MTV
September 17 Atomic Betty Cartoon Network
September 18 Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Jetix
September 20 Listen Up CBS
Second Time Around UPN
September 21 Rodney ABC
September 22 CSI: NY CBS
The Mountain The WB
Veronica Mars UPN
Lost ABC
September 24 Complete Savages
Dr. Vegas CBS
September 26 Clubhouse
Wife Swap ABC
September 28 Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County MTV
September 29 Kevin Hill UPN
October 2 Darcy's Wild Life Discovery Kids
Austin Stevens: Snakemaster Animal Planet
Faith Under FirePAX TV
October 3 Boston Legal ABC
Desperate Housewives
Cold TurkeyPAX TV
October 4Model Citizens
October 5 BET Style BET
Wanda Does It Comedy Central
Second VerdictPAX TV
October 6 Ghost Hunters Sci Fi
Proof Positive
World Cup ComedyPAX TV
October 7 Drew Carey's Green Screen Show The WB
Life as We Know It ABC
October 11 The Backyardigans Nick Jr.
Maya & Miguel PBS Kids Go!
Postcards From Buster
October 18 Battlestar Galactica Sci Fi
October 19 The Biggest Loser NBC
He's a Lady TBS
October 24 You've Got a Friend MTV
October 25 Battle for Ozzfest
October 27 Center of the Universe CBS
Drawn Together Comedy Central
November 3 Nanny 911 Fox
November 5 Cartoon Alley TCM
November 7 Perfect Hair Forever Adult Swim
Huff Showtime
My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss Fox
November 8 ToddWorld Ready Set Learn! on TLC and Discovery Kids
November 8 $25 Million Dollar Hoax NBC
November 9 The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best Fox
November 14 Tom Goes to the Mayor Adult Swim
November 15 Date My Mom MTV
November 16 House Fox
November 19 Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Cartoon Network
November 29Family Face Off: HollywoodNick at Nite
December 1 Project Runway Bravo
December 15 Big Man on Campus The WB
December 18 W.I.T.C.H. Jetix

Returning this year

ShowLast airedPrevious networkNew/Same networkReturning
House of Mouse 2003 Toon Disney Disney Channel August 11
Thomas & Friends 2000 Nick Jr PBS Kids September 5
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat 2002 PBS Kids SameSeptember 26
Teletubbies 2001October 30
Little Bear 2003 Nick Jr. Channel November 16

Ending this year

DateShowChannelDebutStatus
January 16 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Cartoon Network2002Cancelled
January 23 Fillmore! Toon Disney
January 25 10-8: Officers on Duty ABC2003
January 28 Becker CBS1998
January 29 Threat Matrix ABC2003
January 30 Boston Public Fox2000
The Handler CBS2003
February 3 Sabrina's Secret Life DIC Kids Network2003
February 6 Jake 2.0 UPN
Ed NBC2000
Little Bill Nickelodeon1999
February 7 Scout's Safari Discovery Kids2002
February 12 All About the Andersons The WB2003
February 14 Lizzie McGuire Disney Channel2001
February 22 Sex and the City (returned in 2021 as And Just Like That... )HBO1998Ended
February 27 Lloyd in Space Toon Disney2001Cancelled
February 29 The Weekenders 2000
March 3 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave MTV2004
March 13 Hack CBS2002
March 17 The Mullets UPN2003
March 20 The Tracy Morgan Show NBC
March 25 The Chris Isaak Show Showtime2001
April 1 Stripperella Spike2003
April 2 Game Over UPN2004
April 4 Home Movies Adult Swim2001
April 6 It's All Relative ABC2003
April 9 The D.A. 2004
Life with Bonnie 2002
April 12 Space Ghost Coast to Coast (returned in 2006)Cartoon Network1994
April 14 Karen Sisco ABC2003
April 16 The Help The WB2004
April 20 Happy Family NBC2003
Whoopi NBC
April 22 Like Family The WB
April 23 Married to the Kellys ABC
April 24 WWE Confidential TNN/Spike TV2002
April 27 I'm with Her ABC2003
April 28 Rolie Polie Olie Playhouse Disney1998
April 29 The Jamie Kennedy Experiment The WB2002
April 30 Living It Up! with Ali & Jack Syndication2003
May 1 The District CBS2000
May 4 The Guardian 2001
May 6 Friends (returned in 2021 as Friends: The Reunion )NBC1994Ended
May 7 Run of the House The WB2003Cancelled
May 10 The Parkers UPN1999
May 13 Frasier (returned in 2023)NBC1993Ended
May 14 The News with Brian Williams CNBC1996Cancelled
May 16 The Practice ABC1997
May 17 Mutant X Syndication2001
She Spies NBC2002
May 19 Angel The WB1999
Showbiz Moms & Dads Bravo2004
May 21 Ricki Lake Syndication1993
The 5th Wheel 2001
The Wayne Brady Show
May 22 Static Shock Kids' WB2000
May 25 Rock Me Baby UPN2003
May 26 Soul Food Showtime2000
May 28 The Sharon Osbourne Show Syndication2003
May 29 Justice League Cartoon Network2001
May 30 Line of Fire Syndication2003
June 4 Hollywood Squares (returning in 2025)1966Ended
June 5 The Restaurant NBC2003Cancelled
June 7 Whoopi's Littleburg Nickelodeon2004
June 8 Hey Arnold! 1996
June 11 The Wild Thornberrys 1998
June 19 The Man Show Comedy Central1999
June 25 VH1 ILL-ustrated VH12003
June 28 The Division Lifetime2001
July 2 Slime Time Live Nickelodeon2000
July 5 Ozzy & Drix Kids' WB2002
July 16 I Love the '90s VH12004
July 27 King of the Jungle Animal Planet2003
July 29 106 & Park: Prime BET
July 30 Rocket Power Nickelodeon1999
August 1 Rugrats 1991
August 2 Who Wants to Marry My Dad? NBC2003
August 8 The Brothers García Nickelodeon2000
August 9 For Love or Money NBC2003
August 10 The Joe Schmo Show (returned in 2013)Spike
August 17 Teamo Supremo Toon Disney2002
Nickelodeon Splat! Nickelodeon2004
August 27 Johnny Bravo Cartoon Network1997
September 1 It's a Miracle PAX TV1998
September 8 The Drew Carey Show ABC1995Ended
September 10 Pyramid (returned in 2012)Syndication1973Cancelled
September 12 Oliver Beene Fox2003
Animal Face-Off Animal Planet2004
September 24 Jeremiah Showtime2002
September 25 Samurai Jack (returned in 2017)Cartoon Network2001
September 27 Out of the Box Playhouse Disney1998
September 28 The Berenstain Bears Treehouse TV2003
October 1 Knock First ABC Family
October 6 Hawaii NBC2004
October 11 SpongeBob SquarePants (returned in 2005)Nickelodeon1999
October 22 Evil Con Carne Cartoon Network2003
October 25 The Benefactor ABC2004
October 29 Dr. Vegas CBS
October 31 The New Detectives Discovery Channel1996
Dead Like Me Showtime2003
November 11Unscrewed with Martin SargentTechTV
Insomniac with Dave Attell Comedy Central2001
November 14 He's a Lady TBS2004
November 16 Wanda Does It Comedy Central
November 26 Stanley Playhouse Disney2001
November 28 Doc PAX TV
December 8 Proof Positive Sci Fi Channel2004
December 10 Players G42002
December 12 My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss Fox2004
You've Got a Friend
December 15 Wonderfalls
December 16 Shorties Watchin' Shorties Comedy Central

Made-for-TV movies

TitleChannelDate of airing
Pixel Perfect Disney Channel January 16
12 Days of Terror Discovery Channel May 1
Zenon: Z3 Disney ChannelJune 11
Stuck in the Suburbs July 16
Tiger Cruise Disney ChannelAugust 6
House of Bloo's Cartoon Network August 13
Halloweentown High Disney ChannelOctober 8

Entering syndication this year

ShowSeasonsIn ProductionSource
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 4Yes [13]
Fear Factor 4Yes
Gilmore Girls 4Yes
Girlfriends 4Yes[ citation needed ]
Malcolm in the Middle 4Yes [14]
Yes, Dear 4Yes[ citation needed ]

Shows changing networks

ShowMoved fromMoved to
Arthur PBS Kids PBS Kids Go!
Cyberchase
As Told by Ginger Nickelodeon Nicktoons
Fillmore! ABC Kids Toon Disney
Timothy Goes To School PBS Kids TLC
The Surreal Life The WB VH1
National Geographic Explorer MSNBC National Geographic Channel
Project Greenlight HBO Bravo
America's Most Talented Kid NBCPAX TV

Networks and services

Launches

NetworkTypeLaunch dateNotesSource
ESPN Deportes Cable televisionJanuary 7
TV One Cable televisionJanuary 19
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Cable televisionJanuary 20
MTVU Cable televisionJanuary 20
Si TV Cable televisionFebruary 25
Cinema One Cable televisionMay
World Channel Cable televisionMay 4
The Pentagon Channel Cable televisionMay 14
Wealth TV Cable televisionJune 1
IndiePlex Cable televisionJune 8
History Channel en Espanol Cable televisionJune 24
ImaginAsian Cable televisionAugust 30
TCMCable televisionSeptember 1
Altitude Sports and Entertainment Cable and satelliteSeptember 4
Hustler TV Cable televisionOctober 1
Maverick Television Cable televisionOctober 1
Gospel Music Channel Cable televisionOctober 30
NBC Weather Plus Cable televisionNovember 15

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network nameNew network nameTypeConversion dateNotesSource
Discovery Home & Leisure Channel Discovery Home Channel Cable televisionMarch 29
TechTV G4TechTV Cable televisionMay 28

Closures

NetworkTypeClosure dateNotesSource
CNNfn Cable televisionDecember 15

Television stations

Station launches

Date City of License/Market Station ChannelAffiliationNotes/Ref.
March 1 Idaho Falls, Idaho KPIF 15 America One
The WB
May 5 Rehoboth Beach/Dover, Delaware
(Salisbury, Maryland)
W59DZ 59 UATV
July 31 Knoxville, Tennessee WMAK 7 Independent
August 5 Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands WZVI 43 ABC
August 15 Charlottesville, Virginia WCAV 19 CBS
West Palm Beach, Florida WBWP-LP 57 Independent
August 25 Juneau, Alaska K17HC 17 UPN
November Cheyenne, Wyoming KWYP-TV 6
(now on 8)
PBS Part of Wyoming PBS
November 1 Youngstown, Ohio WFMJ-DT2 21.2 The WB
November 15 Peoria/Bloomington, Illinois WEEK-DT2 25.2 NBC Weather Plus
San Juan, Puerto Rico W25DN 25Independent
December 3 Durango, Colorado KRMU 20 PBS Part of Rocky Mountain PBS
December 17 Dededo/Hagåtña, Guam (Agana) KEQI-LP 22 Independent
Unknown date Albuquerque, New Mexico KNMD-TV 9 PBS
Borger/Amarillo, Texas KEYU 31 Univision
Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands WVGN-LP 19 NBC
Columbia, Missouri KZOU-LP 22 UPN
Flint, Michigan WBSF 46 The WB
Kailua/Honolulu, Hawaii KKAI-TV 50 Faith TV
Lafayette, Indiana W65EH65Independent
Nacogdoches, Texas KLSB-LP 53 NBC Translator of KETK-TV/Jacksonville, Texas
Victoria, Texas K17FS 17 NBC

Network affiliation changes

Date City of License/Market Station ChannelOld affiliationNew affiliationNotes/Ref.
Unknown date Bellingham, Washington
(Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
KBCB 34 Jewelry Television ImaginAsian
Sun Valley/Twin Falls, Idaho KIDA 5 UPN Independent

Births

DateNameNotability
January 4 Peyton Kennedy Canadian actress ( Odd Squad , Everything Sucks! )
January 7 Sofia Wylie Actress ( Andi Mack , High School Musical: The Musical: The Series )
January 8Berkley SilvermanCanadian voice actress ( PAW Patrol )
January 9Tyree BrownActor ( Parenthood )
January 24Brandon RosselActor ( Fast Layne , Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion )
January 26Addison RieckeActress ( The Thundermans )
February 19 Millie Bobby Brown English actress ( Stranger Things ) and model
March 4Donielle T. Hansley Jr.Voice actor (Darwin on The Amazing World of Gumball (2017–18))
March 1 Izabella Alvarez Actress ( Walk the Prank , The Loud House , The Casagrandes )
March 10Mace CoronelActor ( Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn )
March 21 Forrest Wheeler Actor ( Fresh Off the Boat )
April 5Christopher MartinezActor ( Warped! )
April 6Casey Simpson
April 17Kyla Drew Simmons
April 19 Caleel Harris Voice actor ( Blaze and the Monster Machines , The Loud House )
May 22 Peyton Elizabeth Lee Actress ( Andi Mack )
June 4 Mackenzie Ziegler Actress ( Dance Moms )
June 7 Saara Chaudry Canadian actress ( Max & Shred )
June 8 Francesca Capaldi Actress ( Dog with a Blog )
June 15Sissy SheridanActress
June 16Charlie BushnellActor ( Diary of a Future President )
June 22Laya DeLeon HayesActress
July 4 Dylan Kingwell Actor
July 28Lauren Lindsey DonzisActress ( Liv and Maddie )
August 5 Albert Tsai Actor ( Trophy Wife , Dr. Ken , Coop and Cami Ask the World )
August 14 Marsai Martin Actress ( Black-ish )
August 19 Siena Agudong Actress ( Star Falls )
August 26Hannah NordbergActress ( Fancy Nancy )
September 1 Iam Tongi Singer ( American Idol ) [15]
October 3 Noah Schnapp Actor ( Stranger Things )
October 9Tomaso SanelliActor ( Star Falls )
October 30 Elisha Henig Actor
November 1 Jayden Bartels Actress ( Side Hustle )
November 11 Oakes Fegley Actor
November 17Andre RobinsonVoice actor (Clyde McBride on The Loud House (Episode 101 onwards))
November 27 Jet Jurgensmeyer Actor
December 3Ruby JayActress ( Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure , Fancy Nancy )
December 4Sophie PollonoActress ( Fast Layne )
December 5 Jules LeBlanc Actress ( Side Hustle )
December 12 Sky Katz Actress ( Raven's Home )
December 14Timothy ColombosActor ( WITS Academy )
December 17Dakota LotusActor ( Coop and Cami Ask the World )
December 18 Isabella Cramp Actress ( Shimmer and Shine , Colony , Vampirina )
December 22 Bryce Gheisar Actor ( Walk the Prank , The Astronauts , Are You Afraid of the Dark? )
December 28Miles BrownActor ( Black-ish )
December 30Lyliana WrayActress ( Are You Afraid of the Dark? )

Deaths

DateNameAgeNotability
January 17 Noble Willingham 72Actor (C.D. Parker on Walker, Texas Ranger )
January 19 Jerry Nachman 57 MSNBC editor-in-chief
January 23 Bob Keeshan 76Children's show host ( Captain Kangaroo )
January 27 Jack Paar 85Host of ( The Tonight Show )
January 29 Mary-Ellis Bunim 57Producer and co-creator of The Real World
February 15 Jan Miner 86Actress (Madge the Manicurist)
February 23 Carl Anderson 58Actor ( Another World )
February 24 John Randolph 88Actor ( Grand )
March 7 Paul Winfield 64Actor ( King , 227 )
March 8 Robert Pastorelli 49Actor ( Murphy Brown )
March 17 J. J. Jackson 62MTV VJ
March 26 Jan Sterling 82Actress
March 27 Art James 74Game show host and announcer
April 1 Carrie Snodgress 58Actress
April 13 Caron Keating 41British TV presenter
May 9 Alan King 76Comedian and actor
May 14 Anna Lee 91Actor (Lila Morgan Quartermaine on General Hospital from 1978 to 2003)
May 17 Tony Randall 84Actor (Felix on The Odd Couple )
May 21 Gene Wood 78Announcer of ( Family Feud and other game shows)
May 22 Richard Biggs 44Actor
June 5 Ronald Reagan 93Actor and U.S. president; host of General Electric Theater and Death Valley Days
July 6 Eric Douglas 46Actor
July 9 Isabel Sanford 86Actress (Louise "Weezie" Mills Jefferson on The Jeffersons )
July 28 Eugene Roche 75Actor ( Soap , Webster , more)
August 13 Julia Child 91Host of The French Chef on PBS
September 4 Michael Louden 40Actor ( As the World Turns )
September 15 Johnny Ramone 55Singer-songwriter (Ramones)
October 5 Rodney Dangerfield 82Actor and comedian ( The Dean Martin Show , frequent Tonight Show guest)
October 10 Christopher Reeve 52Actor
November 7 Howard Keel 85Actor, singer (Clayton Farlow on Dallas )
December 28 Jerry Orbach 69Actor (Lennie Briscoe on Law & Order )

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al Sharpton 2004 presidential campaign</span> American political campaign

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