1993 in television

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This is a list of television-related events in 1993.

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For the American network television schedule, please see 1993-94 American network television schedule.

Contents 1 Events 2 Debuts 3 Television shows 4 Ending this year 5 Notable made for TV movies and events 6 Deaths

Events

• January 1 - Carlton Television takes over the ITV London Weekday franchise at midnight, replacing Thames Television after 24 years. Additionally, Meridian Broadcasting takes over the South of England franchise from TVS, Westcountry Television takes over the South West England franchise from TSW, and GMTV takes over the breakfast television franchise from TV-am.
• February 10 - Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a prime time special. It is Jackson's first interview since a 1979 interview with Barbara Walters on 20/20.
• February 26 - The Days of Our Lives nighttime special Night Sins airs on NBC.
• March 6 - A bomb scare at BBC Television Centre means the live Saturday night programme Noel's House Party cannot be shown. Instead, after a repeat of the previous years Noel's Christmas Presents, host Noel Edmonds is forced to introduce a Tom and Jerry cartoon in its place, The Zoot Cat.
• April 12 - Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz.
• April 29 - An animated version of Barry White appears on an episode of The Simpsons.
• May 5 - Senior As the World Turns cast member Don Hastings hosts a memorial tribute to Douglas Marland, who died suddenly after a botched abdominal surgery procedure. Marland had won the show many Emmy Awards as well as critical acclaim during his eight-year tenure as Head Writer.
• October 1 - QVC UK launches in the United Kingdom, becoming the UK's first home shopping channel. The channel had originally launched in the United States in 1986.
• November 8 - The first advert for an undertakers is broadcast on British television, during an early evening episode of Take the High Road on ITV.
• November 23 - 30th anniversary of the first broadcast of Doctor Who in the UK.

Debuts

• January 11- WWF Monday Night RAW debuts on the USA Network (1993-present).
• January - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premieres in syndication (1993-1999).
• August 28 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers premieres (1993-1996).
• March 8- Beavis and Butt-head begins airing on MTV (1993-1997).
• August 30- The Late Show with David Letterman premieres on CBS (1993-present).
• September 10- The X-Files premieres on FOX (1993-2002).
• September 14- Late Night with Conan O'Brien premieres (1993-present).
• September 16- Frasier premieres on NBC (1993-2004).
• September 21- The controversial NYPD Blue premieres on ABC (1993-2005).
• September 24- "Boy Meets World" premieres on ABC. (1993-2000)
• November 3- The Nanny premieres on CBS (1993-1999).

Television shows

• Meet the Press (1947-present).
• Candid Camera (1948-present).
• Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present).
• Guiding Light (1952-present).
• The Today Show (1952-present).
• Panorama (UK) (1953-present).
• Face the Nation (1954-present).
• The Tonight Show (1954-present).
• This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003).
• As the World Turns (1956-present).
• What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present).
• The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present).
• Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present).
• Grandstand (UK) (1958-present).
• Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present).
• Four Corners (Australia) (1961-present).
• It's Academic (1961-present).
• The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present).
• General Hospital (1963-present).
• Another World (1964-1999).
• Top of the Pops (UK) (1964-present).
• Days of Our Lives (1965-present).
• Play School (1966-present).
• The Money Programme (UK) (1966-present).
• 60 Minutes (1968-present).
• One Life to Live (1968-present).
• Sesame Street (1969-present).
• All My Children (1970-present).
• Monday Night Football (1970-present).
• Masterpiece Theatre (1971-present).
• Soul Train (1971-present).
• Emmerdale (UK) (1972-present).
• Newsround (UK) (1972-present).
• The Price Is Right (1972-present).
• Last of the Summer Wine (UK) (1973-present).
• The Young and the Restless (1973-present).
• Derrick (1974-1998).
• Wish You Were Here...? (UK) (1974-present).
• Arena (UK) (1975–present).
• Good Morning America (1975-present).
• Jim'll Fix It (UK) (1975-1994).
• Saturday Night Live (1975-present).
• the fifth estate (Canada) (1975-present).
• Wheel of Fortune (1975-present).
• 20/20 (1978-present).
• Grange Hill (UK) (1978-present).
• Antiques Road Show (UK) (1979-present).
• Nightline (1979-present).
• This Old House (1979-present).
• Entertainment Tonight (1981-present).
• What Now (1982-present)
• Timewatch (UK) (1982-present)
• Loving (1983-1995).
• Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present).
• Mother and Son (Australia) (1984-1994).
• Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996).
• The Bill (UK) (1984-present).
• EastEnders (UK) (1985-present).
• Neighbours (Australia) (1985-present).
• Only Fools and Horses (UK) (1981-1983, 1985-1993, 1996-1997, 2001-2003) (the only episode aired this year was the Christmas special Fatal Extraction).
• Sally (1985-2002).
• Hey Dad...! (Australia) (1986-1994).
• L.A. Law (1986-1994).
• Matlock (1986-1995).
• The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-present).
• Comic Relief (UK) (1986-present).
• Casualty (UK) (1986-present).
• Beadle's About (UK) (1987-1996).
• Chucklevision (UK) (1987-present).
• Full House (1987-1995).
• Inspector Morse (1987-2000).
• Knightmare (UK) (1987-1994).
• Married... with Children (1987-1997).
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994).
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996).
• The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-present).
• America's Most Wanted (1988-present).
• The American Experience (1988-present).
• Fair City (1988-present).
• Home and Away (1988-present).
• This Morning (1988-present).
• Red Dwarf (UK) (1988-1999).
• Children's Ward (UK) (1988-2000).
• Empty Nest (1988-1995).
• Family Feud (1976-1985, 1988-1995, 1999-present).
• Garfield and Friends (1988-1995).
• Murphy Brown (1988-1998).
• Roseanne (1988-1997).
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988-1999).
• Baywatch (1989-2001).
• Cops (1989-present).
• Family Matters (1989-1998).
• Maid Marian and her Merry Men (UK) (1989-1994).
• Seinfeld (1989-1998).
• Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996).
• The Arsenio Hall Show (1989-1994).
• The Simpsons (1989-present).
• In Living Color (1990-1994).
• Law & Order (1990-present).
• America's Funniest Home Videos (1990-present).
• America's Funniest People (1990-1994)
• One Foot in the Grave (UK) (1990-2000).
• Road to Avonlea (Canada) (1990-1996).
• The Crystal Maze (UK) (1990-1995).
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (UK) (1984-1988, 1991-1994).
• Doug (1991-1994, 1996-1999).
• Home Improvement (1991-1999).
• Rugrats (1991-2004).
• Sisters (1991-1996).
• The House of Eliott (UK) (1991-1994).
• The Jerry Springer Show (1991-present).
• The Red Green Show (Canada) (1991-present).
• The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991-1996).
• Absolutely Fabulous (UK) (1992-1996, 2001-2003).
• Barney & Friends (1992-2002).
• Dateline NBC (1992-present).
• Mad About You (1992-1999).
• Prime Time News (Canada) (1992-1995).
• The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998).
• The Real World (1992-present).

Ending this year

• April 17 - Going Live! (UK) (1987-1993).
• May 20 - the television sitcom, Cheers ends an 11-year run on NBC (1982-1993).
• Hee Haw (1969-1993).
• Knots Landing (1979-1993).
• Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1993) (though Letterman moves to CBS).
• Santa Barbara (1984-1993).
• Designing Women (1986-1993).
• Double Dare (1986-1993).
• Perfect Strangers (1986-1993).
• Press Gang (UK) (1989-1993).
• A Different World (1987-1993).
• The Wonder Years (1988-1993).
• Life Goes On (1989-1993).
• Joking Apart (1991, 1993).

Notable made for TV movies and events

• December 6 - Gypsy — a $12 million production of the classic stage musical, starring Bette Midler, airs on CBS.

Deaths

• January 20 - Audrey Hepburn, actress .
• March 6 - Douglas Marland, writer (As the World Turns).
• June 30 - George "Spanky" McFarland, actor.
• November 21 - Bill Bixby, television actor.
• December 4 - Frank Zappa, 42, actor/songwriter.