1999 in American television

The following is a list of events affecting American television in 1999. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Events

Debuts

Miniseries

• Total Recall 2070
• Stark Raving Mad
• Home Movies (TV series)

Television shows

1940s

• Meet the Press (1947–present).

1950s

• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present).
• PGA Tour on CBS (1951-present).
• Guiding Light (1952–2009).
• The Kentucky Derby (1952-present).
• The Today Show (1952–present).
• The Academy Awards (1953-present).
• Face the Nation (1954–present).
• Miss America (1954-present).
• The Tonight Show (1954–present).
• As the World Turns (1956–2010).
• It Is Written (1956-present).

1960s

• CBS Sports Spectacular (1960-present).
• ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961-2006).
• It's Academic (1961–present).
• Biography (1962–present).
• General Hospital (1963–present).
• Another World (1964-1999).
• Days of our Lives (1965–present).
• NFL Films Game of the Week (1965-present).
• The 700 Club (1966-present).
• Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon (1966-present).
• Washington Week (1967–present).
• 60 Minutes (1968–present).
• Columbo (1968-2003).
• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001)
• One Life to Live (1968–present).
• Tennis on CBS (1968-present).
• Sesame Street (1969–present).

1970s

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

1980s

• Lou Dobbs Tonight (1980–present)
• Entertainment Tonight (1981–present)
• Jeopardy! (1964–1975, 1984–present).
• National Geographic Explorer (1985–present)
• Sally (1985–2002)
• The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986–2011)
• The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–present)
• America's Most Wanted (1988–present)
• The American Experience (1988–present)
• Baywatch (1989–2001)
• COPS (1989–present)
• The Simpsons (1989–present)

1990s

1990-1993

• Law & Order (1990–2010)
• America's Funniest Home Videos (1990–present)
• Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000)
• Rugrats (1991–2004)
• The Jerry Springer Show (1991–present).
• The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
• Barney & Friends (1992–present).
• Redwall (1999–present).
• Dateline NBC (1992–present)
• The Real World (1992–present)
• Frasier (1993–2004).
• Ricki Lake (1993–2004).
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–present).
• The Late Show with David Letterman (1993–present).
• NYPD Blue (1993–2005).
• The X-Files (1993–2002).
• WWF RAW Is War/WWF War Zone (1993–present)

1994

• All That (1994–2005)
• Chicago Hope (1994–2000)
• ER (1994–2009)
• Friends (1994–2004)
• Party of Five (1994–2000)

1995

• Touched by an Angel (1994–2003)
• The Drew Carey Show (1995–2004)
• JAG (1995–2005)
• KaBlam! (1995–2000)
• Modern Marvels (1995–present)
• Sesame Park, Canada (1995–2002)
• Sliders (1995–2000)
• Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
• WCW Monday Nitro (1995–2001)

1996

• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001)
• 7th Heaven (1996–2007)
• Access Hollywood (1996–present)
• Arthur (1996–present)
• Candid Camera (1948–1954, 1960-1967, 1974-1979, 1987-1988, 1991-1992, 1996-2004).
• The Daily Show (1996–present)
• Dexter's Laboratory (1996–2003)
• Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005)
• Hey Arnold! (1996–2004)
• Judge Judy (1996–present)
• Nash Bridges (1996–2001)
• Spin City (1996–2002)
• Suddenly Susan (1996–2000)

1997

• Ally McBeal (1997–2002).
• Angry Beavers (1997–2001)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
• Daria (1997–2001).
• Dharma & Greg (1997–2002)
• Disney's One Saturday Morning (1997–2001)
• I Am Weasel (1997–2000)
• Johnny Bravo (1997–2004).
• Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003).
• King of the Hill (1997–2006).
• La Femme Nikita (1997–2001)
• Port Charles (1997–2003).
• The Practice (1997–2004).
• South Park (1997–present).
• Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
• The View (1997–present)

1998

• Becker (1998–2004).
• Call For Help (1998–2004).
• CatDog (1998–2006).
• Charmed (1998–2006).
• Dawson's Creek (1998–2003).
• Elmo's World (1998-2009).
• Forgive or Forget (1998–2000).
• The King of Queens (1998–2007)
• Hollywood Squares (1971–1989, 1998–2004).
• Oh Baby (1998–2000).
• Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998–2001).
• The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2005).
• Sex and the City (1998–2004).
• That '70s Show (1998–2006).
• Will & Grace (1998–2006).

Returning this year

Ending this year

Changes of Network Affiliation

Births

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Deaths

• January 4 – Iron Eyes Cody, 94, actor known for a popular anti-littering commercial from the 1970s.
• February 20 – Gene Siskel, 53, critic for the Chicago Tribune and co-host of the television movie show, Siskel & Ebert.
• March 17 - Rod Hull, 63, entertainer
• March 21 – Ernie Wise, 73, surviving half of UK comedy duo, Morecambe and Wise.
• March 22 – David Strickland, 29, actor on Suddenly Susan, (suicide).
• March 30 – Gary Morton, 74, producer, second husband of Lucille Ball.
• April 10 – Jean Vander Pyl, 79, voice actor who voiced Wilma Flintstone on The Flintstones and Rosie the Robot Maid on The Jetsons.
• April 26 – Jill Dando, 37, presenter (co-host of Crimewatch).
• May 8 – Dana Plato, 34, actress (Kimberly Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes).
• May 23 – Owen Hart, 34, wrestler Superstar on WWF RAW is WAR
• June 11 – DeForest Kelley, 79, actor (Bones McCoy on Star Trek).
• July 12 – Bill Owen, 85, actor (Compo Simmonite) on Last of the Summer Wine.
• July 20 – Sandra Gould, 72, actress (Gladys Kravitz #2 on Bewitched).
• September 5 – Allen Funt, 84, host of Candid Camera.
• December 28 – Clayton Moore, 85, actor (The Lone Ranger)
• December 29 – Gene Rayburn, 81, television host (Match Game).