1991 in American television

none July 2017 1991 In 1991, television in the United States saw a number of significant events, including the debuts, finales, and cancellations of television shows; the launch, closure, and rebranding of channels; changes and additions to network affiliations by stations; controversies, business transactions, and carriage disputes; and the deaths of individuals who had made notable contributions to the medium. Events Date EventJanuary 3The first television sets with built-in closed-caption display are introduced in the United States.January 14Wheel of Fortune returns to NBC (but would ultimately be canceled on September 20, after a 16½ year run on daytime network television).January 16Network schedules on the Big Three television networks are pre-empted for news coverage of the first day of Operation Desert Storm, which began during their evening news broadcasts. The cancelled programmes were The Wonder Years, Growing Pains, Doogie Howser, M.D., Married People and Equal Justice on ABC, 48 Hours, Jake and the Fatman and WIOU on CBS, and Unsolved Mysteries, Night Court, Seinfeld and Hunter on NBC.January 19NBC breaks awayBush Endorses Playing of NFL Championship Games Steve Berkowitz The Washington Post January 20, 1991Hawks'all-stars all stars Roenick, Larmer, Chelios on target Herb Gould Chicago Sun-Times Sun-Times Media Group 1 January 20, 1991 from their telecast of the NHL All-Star Game in the third period1991 NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium (second intermission, third period) a8hfii3Xqfc to televise a briefing from The Pentagon involving the Gulf War. SportsChannel AmericaINSIDE THE NHL U.S. Coach Has Mellowed Helene Elliot Newsday Cablevision Systems Corporation 163 February 17, 1989NBC to replace baseball with a few NHL games Rudy Martzke USA Today Gannett Company 3C March 16, 1989 included the missing coverage in a replay of NBC's telecast (NBC owned 50%NBC plans innovative ways to fill baseball void Rudy Martzke USA Today Gannett Company 3C January 31, 1989NOTEBOOK; Best of the West Enter Media Twilight Zone Robert Fachet The Washington Post C08 March 14, 1989IS RISING SON SET FOR A TV FALL? Larry Jackson The Palm Beach Post 2C April 7, 1989NHL providing SportsChannel with a Cupful of riches Steve Nidetz Chicago Tribune Tribune Publishing 3 April 18, 1989 of Rainbow Enterprises, the parent of SportsChannel America).WILL THE NHL PINCH HIT? WITH SHIFT OF BASEBALL TO CBS, NBC NEEDS TO FILL HOLE IN ITS LINEUP Jack Craig Boston Globe 58 February 12, 1989January 25The character, Steve Urkel (as portrayed by Jaleel White) of the ABC sitcom Family Matters makes a guest appearance on Full House.January 27Whitney Houston delivers a rousing rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the pre-game ceremonies for Super Bowl XXV. During halftime, ABC broadcast a special ABC News report anchored by Peter Jennings on the progress of the Gulf War. ABC eventually aired the halftime show, headlined by New Kids on the Block on tape delay following the game.February 7NBC broadcasts an episode of L.A. Law which features the first in a series of "lesbian kiss episodes", in which a lesbian or bisexual character (in this case, C.J. Lamb) kisses a female character identified as heterosexual (here, Abby Perkins).February 9Tim Meadows and Adam Sandler join the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live. (Meadows stays with the show until 2000, while Sandler departs during 1995.)February 22Deborah Norville co-anchors NBC's The Today Show for the final time. Going on maternity leave, she is replaced by Katie Couric, who stays a Today anchor into the early 21st century.March 3In Los Angeles, California, African-American Rodney King is beaten severely by police officers after leading them on a high-speed chase and allegedly resisting arrest. A video is made by an observer, and portions of the tape are broadcast repeatedly, resulting in massive rioting in the Los Angeles area.March 16A. Whitney Brown makes his final appearance on the NBC sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live.March 21An episode of NBC's L.A. Law features Diana Muldaur's character Rosalind Shays plummeting to her death through an open elevator shaft.April 1The premium movie channel Encore launches in the United States, primarily on TCI cable systems. The channel initially displayed movies from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, before eventually phasing in more recent movies by the 2000s (decade). Showtime Networks initiated Flix, a premium channel with a format identical to Encore less than a year-and-a-half later.CBS begins broadcasting a late-night crime-investigation program block entitled Crimetime After Primetime.HBO and Viacom agree to merge their respective comedy channels, Ha! and The Comedy Channel to create CTV: The Comedy Network, later known as Comedy Central come June 1991. April 5Katie Couric is designated as co-host of The Today Show on NBC after substituting as host since February 1991.April 20The Museum of Broadcasting, now known as The Paley Center for Media, relocates into its new 17-story building, located a block from its previous location in New York City.An episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live guest hosted by actor Steven Seagal immediately becomes infamous due to Seagal being difficult and uncooperative to work with among the cast and crew. Seagal is soon banned from ever appearing on the series again and is branded by SNL creator and producer Lorne Michaels as the "worst host ever".May 3The final episode of Dallas is broadcast by CBS; the series is eventually revived in 2012 on TNT.May 9After being diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in April 1991, Michael Landon appears as a guest on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Landon would succumb to the disease seven weeks later at the age of 54. May 13Delta Burke makes her final appearance as Suzanne Sugarbaker on the CBS sitcom Designing Women.May 22Tulsa's television station KGCT-TV returns to the air as KTFO-TV.May 23WFXG in Augusta, Georgia signs-on as a Fox affiliate, taking that affiliation from W67BE (now NBC affiliate WAGT-CD) which becomes an independent station.At an NBC network affiliate managers meeting at New York City's Carnegie Hall, Johnny Carson announces that he will be stepping down as host of The Tonight Show within May of the following year.May 25The syndicated sitcom Out of This World concludes its fourth and ultimately final season on an unresolved cliffhanger involving Evie's alien father Troy coming to visit Earth and her mother Donna accidentally taking his place on his home planet, Antares Prime.June 1After merging with Ha! and The Comedy Channel. CTV: The Comedy Network becomes Comedy Central. This is to avoid confusion with the Canadian broadcast network known as CTV.June 2–12NBC broadcasts the NBA Finals for the first time after the event aired on CBS for the previous 17 years. It was Michael Jordan's first NBA Finals appearance, Magic Johnson's last, and the last NBA Finals for the Los Angeles Lakers until 2000. This series would mark the end of the Lakers' Showtime era and the beginning of the Chicago Bulls' dynasty. June 3The Australian soap Neighbours makes its American debut, on KCOP-TV in Los Angeles, CA. Two weeks later, WWOR-TV debuts this for its New York, NY market.Scripps-Howard Broadcasting finalizes the purchase on Baltimore's NBC affiliate WMAR-TV from Gillett Communications, which was about to be divested into SCI television.July 9The Major League Baseball All-Star Game airs on CBS for the second consecutive year. Emanating from Toronto, it is the second time that the All-Star Game is played outside of the United States, the first being the 1982 All-Star Game in Montreal, Quebec. CBS started their broadcast at the top of the hour with the customary pregame coverage. Because American President George H. W. Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney were throwing out the first ball, there was a slight delay from the 8:30 p.m. EDT start. The game eventually started about 15–20 minutes late. July 28NBC airs a pilot for a proposed series starring Adam West and written and produced by Conan O'Brien and Robert Smigel called Lookwell. While the pilot ultimately wouldn't be picked up as a series, it has since become a cult classic.August 2Deidre Hall returns to the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives after a four-year absence in which her character, Marlena Evans, is revealed to be mysteriously alive and kept hidden outside of Salem after being presumed dead in an accident nearly four years prior.August 11Nickelodeon introduces its series of Nicktoons, with Doug, Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show the first three to air.Charity Justin 2021-08-12 What's in a Nicktoon? How Nickelodeon Developed Its Eclectic Animation https://www.theringer.com/tv/2021/8/12/22621062/nickelodeon-nicktoons-animation-style-history 2021-10-05 The Ringer enWGMB-TV in Baton Rouge, Louisiana signs-on the air, giving the Baton Rouge area its first full-time Fox affiliate (NBC affiliate WVLA had previously aired Fox programming on a delayed basis).August 13The time slot for Full House was moved from Friday's TGIF lineup on ABC to Tuesday nights (remaining there until its finale in 1995).September 1KLSB-TV in Nacogdoches, Texas signs-on as a satellite of the Tyler market's NBC affiliate KETK-TV. KLSB-TV will eventually become the market's CBS affiliate in 2004 when the station is sold to Max Media.September 6KLNO (now MyNetworkTV affiliate KBVO) in Llano, Texas is signed-on by NBC affiliate KXAN-TV to improve coverage of that station in parts of the Texas Hill Country.September 8Minnie Pearl makes her final appearance on the program Hee Haw.September 9–13The 20th anniversary week of The Price Is Right is celebrated during this week on CBS.September 9After being fired from World Championship Wrestling following a contract dispute, Ric Flair makes his World Wrestling Federation debut on USA Network's Prime Time Wrestling with the "Big Gold Belt".September 19Michael Jackson (credited as John Jay Smith) guest voices on Fox's The Simpsons.Univision broadcasts the final of the 14th National OTI Festival live from the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in Miami.September 23Over a year after its cancelation from NBC, Baywatch is relaunched in first–run syndication, where it will run for ten seasons.September 25Leonardo DiCaprio joins the cast of the ABC sitcom Growing Pains for what would be its final season.September 29Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video debuts on MTV's 120 Minutes.October 6On the Major League Baseball Game of the Week on CBS, the Atlanta Braves cap off their "worst to first" season by defeating the Houston Astros to clinch their first divisional title in nine years.October 11Redd Foxx suffers a fatal heart attack on the set of the CBS sitcom The Royal Family.19 July 1999 Fames Comedian Redd Foxx Is Celebrated In New Book, 'The Life and Times of Redd Foxx' Jet Johnson Publishing Company 96 7 0021-5996Staff report (28 October 1991). Foxx felled by a heart attack taping TV show; calls for wife and dies. Jet It was noted that initially cast mates on set thought Foxx was only fooling around after he clutched a chair and fell to the floor, since his character on Sanford and Son often faked heart attacks.Rich, Joshua (9 October 1998). Exit Laughing. Entertainment WeeklyOctober 13Jennifer Lopez joins the cast as one of the Fly Girls on the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color (she would leave the show after the next season). Other cast additions include future Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx and Steve Park (who left after the season ended). Shawn Wayans, the original DJ for the show, also becomes a regular cast member (and will remain in the cast until the end of the next season). Wayans' original DJ role is assumed by Twist.October 19–27The World Series between the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves airs on CBS. With five of its games decided by a single run, four decided in the final at-bat, and three going into extra innings,https://www.espn.com/swf/mlb/anniversary/worldseries_100.html The World Series 100th Anniversary – #1 1991 Minnesota Twins 4, Atlanta Braves 3 ESPN Page 2 2003 this World Series immediately became regarded as one of the greatest postseason series in baseball history. In 2003, ESPN selected this championship as the "Greatest of All Time" in their "World Series 100th Anniversary" countdown. The Series telecast drew an overall national Nielsen rating of 24.0 and a 39 share for CBS; Game 7 drew a 32.2 rating and 49 share.October 20–22ABC airs the four-hour miniseries Dynasty: The Reunion, which continues the story of 1981–1989 prime time soap opera Dynasty.October 24Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry dies at the age of 70. After his death, Star Trek: The Next Generation airs a two-part episode of season five, called "Unification", which features a dedication to Roddenberry.DeCandido Keith Keith DeCandido Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: 'Unification, Part I' http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/06/star-trek-the-next-generation-qunification-iq Tor.com June 27, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150409150758/http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/06/star-trek-the-next-generation-qunification-iq April 9, 2015 April 15, 2015October 25NBC's affiliate in Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville, WPTF-TV, changes its name to WRDC-TV.October 26In front of a national television audience on CBS, play-by-play man Jack Buck famously says "And we'll see you tomorrow night!" while calling Minnesota Twins star Kirby Puckett's game-winning home run to send the World Series against the Atlanta Braves to a decisive seventh game. October 29Turner Broadcasting System and Apollo Investment Fund purchase the Hanna-Barbera library for $320 million.October 31KLSR-TV in Eugene, Oregon signs-on, giving Fox a full-power home in the Eugene market. Sister station K25AS (now MyNetworkTV affiliate KEVU-CD) becomes an independent station before joining UPN in 1995.November 4–11Leonard Nimoy guest stars as Spock in a two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The first of the two episodes earn a 15.4 household Nielsen rating,Star Track: The Next Generation episode ratings drawing over 25 million viewers,Entertainment Weekly http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,309804_2,00.html Star Struck July 10, 2007 January 7, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080107120857/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,309804_2,00.html dead making it one of the most watched episodes in all seven seasons of The Next Generations run.November 6The fourth installment of the Gambler film series is broadcast on NBC. The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw features Kenny Rogers' character Brady Hawkes running across a galaxy of old TV western characters played by the original actors. This includes Gene Barry as Bat Masterson, Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp, Jack Kelly as Bart Maverick, Clint Walker as Cheyenne Bodie, David Carradine as Kung Fus Caine, Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford from The Rifleman, Brian Keith as The Westerner, James Drury and Doug McClure from The Virginian, Paul Brinegar from Rawhide, and Reba McEntire as Burgundy Jones.November 7In a nationally televised press conference, NBA superstar Magic Johnson announces that he is HIV-positive and is retiring from the Los Angeles Lakers, effective immediately. Johnson would appear as a guest on The Arsenio Hall Show the very next night.November 9Hurricane Saturday, a one-off programming block of a three-way, two-hour crossover event airs on NBC. It involves three television sitcoms created by Susan Harris: The Golden Girls, Empty Nest and Nurses. The event depicts a fictional hurricane storming into the storylines of the three series set in Miami, Florida. November 14The music video for "Black or White", the first single from Michael Jackson's forthcoming eighth album Dangerous, is first televised by Fox. Despite controversy over the video's ending, Fox, which simulcasts the video along with MTV, VH1, and BET, scores its highest Nielsen ratings to date. Pareles Jon Review/Rock, New Video Opens the Jackson Blitz https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE6DC1330F935A25752C1A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 November 16, 1991 The New York Times March 4, 2018November 16Ellen Cleghorne, Melanie Hutsell and Beth Cahill join the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live.KTMF in Missoula, Montana signs-on the air, giving the Missoula market its first full-time ABC affiliate.November 23An hour long television special commemorating the 19th anniversary of The Bob Newhart Show airs on CBS.November 28E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial makes its broadcast network television premiere on CBS.December 1Britney Spears appears on the program Star Search.December 8Tim Russert becomes moderator of the NBC discussion program Meet the Press, a job he possesses until his sudden death in 2008.December 14Guest host Steve Martin kicks off NBC's Saturday Night Live by singing "Not Gonna Phone It In Tonight!". Programs Debuts Date Show Network January 4 Sons and Daughters CBS January 6 Expose NBCJanuary 7 The Party Machine with Nia Peeples Syndication Talk Soup E! Under Cover ABC January 10 Good Sports CBS January 12 Roggin's HeroesSyndicationJanuary 13 Harry and the Hendersons Dark Shadows (reboot) NBC January 27 Davis Rules ABCFebruary 3 Fifteen Nickelodeon Sunday Best NBC February 9 The Adventures of Pete & PeteNickelodeon February 16 Welcome FreshmenNickelodeon February 25 The Pirates of Dark Water ABCMarch 1 Clarissa Explains it All Nickelodeon Toxic Crusaders USA Network March 7 Yearbook Fox March 8 Baby Talk ABC March 11 Studs Syndication March 12 Eddie Dodd ABC March 18 Get the Picture Nickelodeon March 26 The AntagonistsCBS March 29 True DetectivesMarch 31 The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage NBCDarkwing Duck Syndication and ABC April 3 Scene of the CrimeCBS April 4 Fly by Night April 5 Dark Justice April 7 Top of the Heap Fox April 24 My Life and TimesABC April 26 Dinosaurs April 28 The Sunday Comics Fox April 30 The Statler Brothers Show The Nashville Network May 1 The Littl' Bits Nickelodeon May 2 American Detective ABC May 11 SistersNBC June 4 C. Everett Koop, M.D. June 19 The Man in the Family ABC June 24 Johnny B. On the Loose Syndication July 4 Salute Your ShortsNickelodeon July 8 Shop 'til You Drop Lifetime July 19 Hi Honey, I'm Home! ABCAugust 11 DougNickelodeon Rugrats The Ren & Stimpy Show August 17 Best of the WorstFox August 25 Roc August 31 What Would You Do? NickelodeonSeptember 1 Aeon Flux MTV That's My Dog The Family Channel E! News E! September 2 Nickelodeon Launch Box NickelodeonSeptember 3 The Legend of Prince Valiant The Family Channel Little Dracula Fox KidsSeptember 7 Back to the Future: The Animated Series CBS Little ShopFox Kids Taz-ManiaSeptember 8 Herman's Head Fox Bucky O'Hare and the Toad WarsSyndicationSeptember 9 The Chuck Woolery Show The Maury Povich Show Now It Can Be Told Realities with David Hartman The Adventures of Mark & BrianNBCSeptember 14 Chip and Pepper Nurses Super Mario World Wish Kid Space Cats Yo Yogi! ProStars HammermanABC The Pirates of Dark Water Mother Goose and GrimmCBS Where's Wally?: The Animated SeriesSeptember 15 P.S. I Luv U Eerie, IndianaNBC Man of the People Pacific StationSeptember 16 James Bond Jr.Syndication The Jenny Jones Show Walter & Emily NBCSeptember 17 Home ImprovementABC SibsSeptember 18 The Royal FamilyCBS TeechSeptember 19 Drexell's Class Fox Flesh 'n' BloodNBC Reasonable DoubtsSeptember 20 Brooklyn Bridge CBS Step by Step ABC September 21 The Torkelsons NBC September 24 HomefrontABC September 25 Good & Evil September 26 FBI: The Untold StoriesSeptember 27 Investigative Reports A&E Princesses CBS September 28 The Commish ABC September 29 Street JusticeSyndicationSeptember 30 The Jerry Springer Show The Montel Williams Show Charlie RosePBS Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego October 4 Beyond Reality Syndication October 7 I'll Fly Away NBC October 17 Sightings Fox October 18 Palace Guard CBS November 4 NBC News Nightside NBC November 7 Silk Stalkings CBS November 24 Hot Country Nights NBC November 30 Liquid Television MTV December 17 A Bunch of Munsch Showtime Unknown date Return to the Sea PBS Returning this year Show Last aired Previous network New network ReturningThe $100,000 Pyramid1988SyndicationsameJanuary 7Seinfeld1990NBCJanuary 23In Concert1975ABCSameJune 7You Asked for It1959The Family ChannelSeptember 1Beetlejuice: The Animated Series1990Fox KidsSeptember 9Candid Camera1988CBSSyndicationSeptember 16A Different World1990NBCSameSeptember 19BaywatchSyndicationSeptember 23 Entering syndication this year A list of programs (current or canceled) that have accumulated enough episodes (between 65 and 100) or seasons (3 or more) to be eligible for off-network syndication and/or basic cable runs. Show SeasonsA Different World4Married... with Children4Full House4 Changes of network affiliation The following shows aired new episodes on a different network than previous first-run episodes: Show Moved from Moved ToBill and Ted's Excellent AdventuresCBSFox KidsBeetlejuiceABCTom and Jerry KidsTBSBaywatchNBCSyndicationCandid CameraCBS Ending this year Date Show DebutJanuary 1American Chronicles1990January 5HaywireJanuary 19Zazoo UJanuary 25Attitudes1985Generations1989Piggsburg Pigs!1990February 3Good GriefFebruary 11About Face1989February 16The Fanelli Boys1990February 22Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears1985March 1Sons and Daughters1991March 8The Joker's Wild (returned in 2017)1972Going Places1990March 9LennyUncle BuckMarch 16Married PeopleMarch 17Bordertown1989April 5Against the Law1990April 12Fun House1988April 26Hunter1984April 2721 Jump Street1987May 3Dallas 1978May 4Yearbook 1991May 8The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 1987May 10Paradise1988Midnight CallerMay 11Swamp Thing1990May 18The Flash1990May 19BabesMay 25The Munsters Today1988Out of This World1987May 28ThirtysomethingJune 1DEA1990June 6Gabriel's FireJune 10Twin PeaksJune 12Over My Dead BodyJune 22American DreamerJune 25Head of the Class1986June 30C. Everett Koop, M.D.1991July 6Doctor Doctor1989July 12Match Game (returned in 1998)1962July 14Lifestories1990July 17The Family ManJuly 20Carol & CompanyThe Hogan Family1986July 22China Beach1988July 27Amen1986August 8TaleSpin1990August 11Ferris Bueller ParenthoodAugust 17A Pup Named Scooby-Doo1988August 30The Challengers 1990Hey Dude1989August 31Dink, The Little DinosaurKid 'n Play 1990September 6Trump CardSeptember 10Peter Pan and the Pirates1991September 15The Party Machine with Nia PeeplesSeptember 16Adam-12 1990September 20Concentration1958October 5The Real Ghostbusters1986October 16Teech1991October 25PrincessesOctober 26Captain N: The Game Master1989The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh1988October 30Good & Evil1991November 1Palace GuardNovember 2Muppet Babies (returned in 2018)1984November 10Eureeka's Castle1989November 15Flesh 'n' Blood1991November 16Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures1990November 23Attack of the Killer Tomatoes1990November 30Little Shop1991December 1Bucky O'Hare and the Toad WarsDecember 2Peter Pan and the Pirates1990December 6Pyramid (returned in 2002)1973Beetlejuice1989Get the Picture1991December 7HammermanSuper Mario WorldWish KidYo Yogi!December 8The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda1990December 14Where's Wally?: The Animated Series1991December 27 Chain Reaction (returned in 2006)1980December 29Make the Grade1989 Made-for-TV movies and miniseries Title Channel PremiereSarah, Plain and TallCBSFebruary 3The Josephine Baker StoryHBOMarch 16Separate but EqualABCApril 7Switched at BirthNBCApril 28Knight Rider 2000May 19C. Everett Koop, M.D.June 4A Woman Named JackieOctober 13 Networks and services Launches Network Type Launch date Notes Source The California Channel Cable and satellite television February 4 ValueVision Cable and satellite television March 12 Encore Cable television April 1 TV Japan Cable television April 1 CNN Airport Cable and satellite television June 3 Foxnet Cable and satellite television June 6 Court TV Cable television July 1 HBO 2 Cable television August 1 HBO 3 Cable television August 1 Conversions and rebrandings Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes SourceThe Comedy ChannelHa!Comedy CentralCable televisionApril 1 SuperStation TBS TBS Cable television Unknown Closures Network Type Closure date Notes Source Star Television Network Broadcast television January 14 Financial News Network Cable television May 21 Mizlou Television Network Syndicated programming block Unknown Universal Pictures Debut Network Syndicated programming block Unknown Television stations Station launches Date City of License/Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/Ref. January 11 Palm Beach, Florida W16AR 16Independent February 4 Evansville, Indiana W52AZ 52 March 2 Hammond, Indiana (Chicago, Illinois) WJYS 62 March 8 Boise, Idaho KTMW 9 HSN March 15 Atlanta, Georgia WHSG-TV 63 HSN May 3 Tampa, Florida WBSV-TV 50 Independent May 23 Augusta, Georgia WFXG 54 Fox May 29 Jacksonville, Florida WJEB-TV 59 TBN June 15 Eagle Pass, Texas KVAW 24 Telemundo June 22 El Paso, Texas KJLF-TV 65 Independent July 19 New York City W51BV 51 The Box August Auburn, Indiana W07CL 7 Main Street TV Bayamón, Puerto Rico WDWL 36 Religious independent August 11 Baton Rouge, Louisiana WGMB 44 Fox August 31 San Francisco, California KMTP-TV 32 Non-commercial independent September 1 Nacogdoches, Texas KYTX 19 NBC Satellite/translator of KETK-TV/Tyler, Texas Lufkin, Texas K53IQ 53 NBC September 6 Llano/Austin, Texas KLNO 14 NBC September 15 Holly Springs, Mississippi (Memphis, Tennessee) WBUY-TV 40 HSN October 7 Washington, D.C. NewsChannel 8 8 (cable-only) Independent October 31 Eugene, Oregon KEVU 34 Fox November 16 Missoula, Montana KTMF 23 ABC November 29 Evansville, Indiana W56DN 56 Telemundo December 1 Yauco, Puerto Rico WIRS 42 Independent Satellite of WJPX-TV/San Juan December 16 Davenport, Iowa KQCT 36 PBS Part of the Iowa Public Television network December 24 Indiana, Pennsylvania W49BT 49 America One Unknown date Columbia, Missouri K38II 38 unknown Huron, South Dakota KTTM 12 Fox Satellite of KTTW/Sioux Falls Natchez, Mississippi WNTZ-TV 33 Fox Returned to the air after a three-year hiatus St. Louis, Missouri K18BT 18 TBN K58DH 58 The Box Network affiliation changes Date City of License/Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation Notes/Ref. January 5 Homewood, Alabama (Birmingham/Tuscaloosa/Anniston) WTTO 21 Independent Fox May 23 Augusta, Georgia W67BE 67 Fox Independent Station closures Date City of license/Market Station Channel Affiliation Sign-on date Notes December Pago Pago, American Samoa KVZK-5 5 NBC October 5, 1964 Births Date Name NotabilityJanuary 4Charles MeltonActor (Riverdale) and modelOlivia TennetNew Zealand actress (Power Rangers RPM)January 14 Ryan ColemanActor (All That)January 17Willa FitzgeraldActress (Alpha House, Scream, Dare Me) January 18Britt McKillipCanadian voice actress (Baby Looney Tunes, Sabrina's Secret Life, Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island)January 19 Erin SandersActress (Zoey 101, The Young and the Restless, Big Time Rush)January 20Ciara HannaActress (Power Rangers Megaforce)January 28 C. J. HarrisSinger (American Idol) (d. 2023)Thomas Carly 2023-01-16 C.J. Harris, Former 'American Idol' Contestant, Dies at 31 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/cj-harris-dead-former-american-idol-contestant-1235300907/ 2025-01-07 The Hollywood Reporter en-USCalum WorthyCanadian actor (Austin & Ally)February 3Glenn McCuenActor (Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures)February 7Gabbie HannaActressFebruary 10 Emma RobertsActress (Unfabulous, Scream Queens) and daughter of Eric RobertsFebruary 12Tanaya BeattyActress (The Night Shift)February 16Micah Stephen WilliamsActor (Good Luck Charlie) February 17 Ed SheeranEnglish singerJeremy Allen WhiteActor (Shameless, The Bear)February 18 Malese JowActress (Unfabulous, The Vampire Diaries), singerFebruary 25Tony OllerActor (As the Bell Rings, Gigantic)March 5 Hanna Mangan-LawrenceAustralian actress (Bed of Roses)March 8 Devon WerkheiserActor (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide)March 16Wolfgang Van HalenMusician (Van Halen)March 19Garrett ClaytonActor, singer and dancerMarch 25 Seychelle GabrielActress (Falling Skies, The Legend of Korra)March 27Gilbert LealVoice actor (Rocket Power)March 28 Amy BrucknerActress (Phil of the Future, American Dragon: Jake Long)March 29 Hayley McFarlandActress (Lie to Me, Sons of Anarchy)April 3Hayley KiyokoActress (CSI: Cyber) and singerApril 4Jamie Lynn SpearsActress (All That, Zoey 101) and sister of Britney SpearsApril 5Hunter MarchActorApril 8Cameron Deane StewartActorApril 10 AJ MichalkaActress (The Guardian, The Goldbergs, Steven Universe, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power), singer and guitaristConor LeslieActressApril 21Frank DillaneEnglish actor (Fear the Walking Dead)April 23Caleb JohnsonSinger (American Idol)Bronson Fred 2014-03-20 'American Idol' Season 13: Caleb Johnson Outlines His Rock 'n' Roll Childhood Education https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/american-idol-caleb-johnson-689734/ 2024-02-19 The Hollywood Reporter en-USApril 28 Aleisha AllenActress (Blue's Clues, Out of the Box)Cheslie KrystPresenterMay 1Creagen DowActor (Zoey 101)May 10Jordan FrancisCanadian voice actor (Custard on The Save-Ums!)May 12Jennifer DamianoActress and singerMay 13Jake BorelliActorMay 14C.J. ManigoActor (Dude, What Would Happen)May 17 Daniel Curtis LeeActor (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Zeke and Luther) and rapperJill Duggar DillardActress (19 Kids and Counting, Counting On) and television personalityMay 24Sarah RamosActress (American Dreams, Runaway, Parenthood)May 26Julianna Rose MaurielloActress (Stephanie on LazyTown (2004–08))May 29Kristen AldersonActress (One Life to Live, General Hospital)June 4 QuincyActor (Star)Jordan DangerActress (Eureka)June 7Poppy DraytonEnglish actress (The Shannara Chronicles)India OxenbergActressJune 12Louisa GummerAmerican model and daughter of Meryl Streep and Don GummerJune 18Willa HollandActress (The O.C., Gossip Girl, Arrow)June 24Max EhrichActor (The Young and the Restless, Under the Dome, 100 Things to Do Before High School)June 27 Madylin SweetenActress (Ally on Everybody Loves Raymond)June 28Daniel ZovattoActorJune 29 Tajja IsenCanadian voice actress (The Save-Ums!, JoJo's Circus, Atomic Betty, Time Warp Trio, Super Why!)July 3Grant RosenmeyerActor (Oliver Beene)July 5 Jason DolleyActor (Complete Savages, Cory in the House, Good Luck Charlie) and musicianJuly 9 Mitchel MussoActor (Hannah Montana, Pair of Kings), voice actor (Phineas and Ferb, Milo Murphy's Law)July 11Kelsey ImpiccicheYouTube personality, actress and singerJuly 12 Erik Per SullivanActor (Malcolm in the Middle)July 15Emily RoeskeActress (Halloweentown)July 16Alexandra ShippActress (House of Anubis)July 24Emily Bett RickardsActress (Arrow)July 27Adam PagePro wrestler2024-08-07 Adam Page https://www.thesportster.com/tag/adam-page/ 2024-11-05 TheSportster enJuly 29Maestro HarrellActor (Guys Like Us, The Wire, Suburgatory)Miki IshikawaActress (Zoey 101)August 2Skyler DayActress (Gigantic, Parenthood) and singerAugust 5John ReynoldsActorAugust 9Alexa BlissPro wrestler (WWE, Total Divas)2022-11-03 WWE Profile - Alexa Bliss https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/17173533/wwe-profile-page-alexa-bliss 2024-01-11 ESPN.com enAugust 12Lakeith StanfieldActor (Atlanta)August 17Austin ButlerActor (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Zoey 101, Ruby & The Rockits, Life Unexpected, Switched at Birth, The Carrie Diaries, The Shannara Chronicles)August 18Richard HarmonCanadian actor (The 100) August 21Christian NavarroActor (13 Reasons Why)August 26 Dylan O'BrienActor (Teen Wolf)August 27Kasha KropinskiActressAugust 28Jonathan WhitesellCanadian actor (The 100, Beyond)Kyle MasseyActor (That's So Raven, Cory in the House, Fish Hooks, Mighty Magiswords) and rapperSamuel LarsenActor (Glee)August 30Gaia WeissFrench-American actress (Vikings)September 3Samantha Marie WareActressSeptember 4Carter JenkinsActor (Famous in Love)September 7Jennifer VealEnglish actress (Descendants: Wicked World)September 9 Kelsey ChowActress (One Tree Hill, Pair of Kings, Teen Wolf)September 15Mike PerryMartial artistMike Perry Biography https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/bio/_/id/4038110/mike-perry 2024-08-23 ESPN enSeptember 20 Spencer LockeActressSeptember 22 Chelsea TavaresActress (Unfabulous, Just Jordan)October 5Jackson RogowActor (Dude, What Would Happen) October 6 Roshon FeganActor (Shake It Up) and singerOctober 18Tyler PoseyActor (Doc, Brothers & Sisters, Teen Wolf, Elena of Avalor, Jane the Virgin, Scream)October 27Bryan CraigActor (Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures, General Hospital, Valor)November 1Anthony RamosActorNovember 6Pierson FodéActor (The Bold and the Beautiful) November 8Riker LynchActor (Glee) and singer (R5)November 11Emma BlackeryActress, singer and YouTube personalityChrista B. AllenActress (Cake, Revenge)November 13 Devon BostickCanadian actor (The 100)Matt BennettActor (Victorious)November 14Graham Patrick MartinActorNovember 15Shailene WoodleyActress (The Secret Life of the American Teenager)November 18Rory ThostVoice actor (Kip on Higglytown Heroes)December 1Olivia Grace ApplegateActressDecember 2Charlie PuthSinger and actorDecember 12Wallis Currie-WoodActress (Madam Secretary)December 15Eunice ChoActress (Little Bill)December 19Keiynan Lonsdale Australian actor (The Flash)Libe Barer American actressDecember 20Hunter GomezActor (National Treasure)Jillian Rose ReedActress (Awkward, Elena of Avalor)December 24Louis TomlinsonEnglish actor (One Direction) and singerDecember 26 Eden Sher Actress (The Middle, Star vs. the Forces of Evil)December 27Chloe BridgesActress (Freddie, The Carrie Diaries) Deaths Date Name Age NotabilityJanuary 8Steve Clark31English musician (Def Leppard)January 12 Keye Luke86Character actor (Kung Fu)February 1Jimmy MacDonald84Voice actor (Mickey Mouse)February 3 Harry Ackerman78Producer (Bewitched)Nancy Kulp69Actress (Miss Jane Hathaway on The Beverly Hillbillies)February 6 Danny Thomas79Actor and comedian (Danny Williams on Make Room for Daddy)February 24John Charles Daly77News journalist and game show host (What's My Line?)George Gobel71Comedian (The George Gobel Show)March 3 Vance Colvig72Actor (Bozo the Clown on KTLA in Los Angeles)April 10Kevin Peter Hall35Actor (Misfits of Science, 227, Harry and the Hendersons)Natalie Schafer90Actress (Lovey Howell on Gilligan's Island)April 23 William Dozier83Producer (Batman)April 28Ken Curtis74Singer and actor (Festus Haggin on Gunsmoke)June 9 Joe Hamilton62Producer (The Carol Burnett Show, Mama's Family), former husband of Carol BurnettJuly 1 Michael Landon54Actor and producer (Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven) July 15 Bert Convy57Game show host (Super Password and Win, Lose Or Draw) July 21 Theodore Wilson47Character actor (Good Times, That's My Mama)August 6 Harry Reasoner68News anchor/reporter (60 Minutes)August 22 Colleen Dewhurst67Actress (Murphy Brown, Avonlea)September 4 Tom Tryon65Actor (Texas John Slaughter)September 7Ben Piazza57Actor (Dallas)September 15 John Hoyt85Actor (Gimme a Break!)October 9 Thalmus Rasulala51Actor (Roots, What's Happening!!)October 11 Redd Foxx68Comedian and actor (Fred Sanford on Sanford and Son)October 24 Gene Roddenberry70Creator of (Star Trek)November 2 Irwin Allen75Producer (Lost in Space)November 5 Fred MacMurray83Actor (Steve Douglas on My Three Sons)November 24Eric Carr41Drummer (Kiss)Freddie Mercury45British singer (Queen) See also 1991 in the United States List of American films of 1991 References External links List of 1991 American television series at IMDb 1991 Category:1990s in American television