1988 in American television

none June 2015 1988 In 1988, 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 1The season finale of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series airs in syndication with "Shredder & Splintered". The series will return for a second season in fall.Australia Live, a 4-hour TV special about Australia's Bicentennial, airs on A&E.NBC broadcasts the Rose Bowl Game for the final time, ending a 37-year partnership. ABC Sports picked up rights to broadcast the game the following year.January 3WFYF in Watertown, New York begins broadcasting, giving the Watertown market its first full-time ABC affiliate.January 4Nick Jr. begins as a block of Nickelodeon programming for younger children.Blackout, hosted by Bob Goen, premieres on CBS. The game show runs for only thirteen weeks, after which The $25,000 Pyramid, the show it replaced, returns to the air on April 4 while CBS develops a revival of Family Feud.January 8The ABC sitcom I Married Dora had low ratings and was canceled halfway into its only season. The final episode ended with a scene, known as "breaking the fourth wall," that ranked number 49 on TV Land's list of The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments. The cameras pulled back to show the entire stage as the cast and crew waved goodbye and performed curtain calls.January 16Due to comments he made about breeding practices during slavery leading to blacks becoming superior athletes, CBS fires Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, who had been a regular on NFL Today since 1976.January 22KYMA in Yuma, Arizona signs-on the air, returning ABC programming to the Yuma market for the first time since KECY-TV dropped its affiliation to rejoin CBS in 1985.January 24The inaugural Royal Rumble event airs live on the USA Network. The main event saw The Islanders defeat The Young Stallions in a 2 out of 3 falls match. The titular match was won by "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.January 25During that night's edition of the CBS Evening News; anchor Dan Rather enters a nearly 10-minute confrontation with Vice President George H. W. Bush over what Bush knew about the Iran-Contra scandal.January 29The Peanuts musical television special Snoopy! The Musical, based on the musical comedy of the same name, premiered on CBS.January 31The pilot for The Wonder Years airs following ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII.February 5Wrestlers Hulk Hogan and André the Giant compete on The Main Event on NBC, marking the return of professional wrestling to network prime-time for the first time since 1955. February 6UK animated television series for children Count Duckula (a spinoff of Danger Mouse) begins on Nickelodeon prior to airing in its homeland which will start on September 6 of the same year.The writers of The Facts of Life create a controversial storyline in which Natalie (Mindy Cohn) becomes the first of the girls to lose her virginity. Lisa Whelchel (Blair) refused this particular storyline that would have made her character, not Natalie, the first among the four young women in the show to lose her virginity. Having become a Christian when she was 10, Whelchel refused because of her religious convictions. Whelchel appeared in every episode but asked to be written out of "The First Time".Whelchel Lisa The Facts of Life: And Other Lessons My Father Taught Me 2001 Multnomah Books 1-576-73858-2 35–37 The episode ran a parental advisory before starting and placed 22nd in the ratings for the week.http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/ratings.html Facts of Life Site: Ratings History 2021-05-25 2016-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20160321212909/http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/ratings.html deadFebruary 13ABC broadcasts the Opening Ceremonies for the Winter Olympic Games from Calgary. This is ABC's tenth and final Olympic Games that they would broadcast to date.February 21Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, involved with a sex scandal, admits to being with prostitutes and temporarily ends his television ministry.February 22The Nickelodeon game show Double Dare begins its third season, airing simultaneously on Nickelodeon and Fox affiliates. Besides the presence of a new network, another big change was the stage left team now wearing blue (the stage right team would continue to wear red) so viewers and crew members could tell the teams apart more easily. Previously, both teams wore red.February 23Future Grammy Award-winning recording artist Lauryn Hill (The Fugees frontwoman) makes her television debut on Showtime at the Apollo as a contestant of Amateur Night, where the 13-year-old Hill performed "Who's Lovin' You" by Motown Records singer Smokey Robinson, and gets booed by the audience.February 25Totally Minnie, a 45-minute live-action/animated special, premiers on NBC. This marks the first time Russi Taylor voiced Minnie Mouse.February 26Tom Hardy marries Simone Ravelle on the ABC soap opera General Hospital, the first interracial wedding on American daytime television.February 29CBS airs a special (produced by Lorne Michaels and hosted by Dana Carvey) celebrating the 50th anniversary of comic book superhero Superman's debut. Later in September of this same year, CBS will begin airing a Ruby-Spears produced Superman animated series, which will ultimately last for a single, 13 episode long season.March 2Michael Jackson performs a live, extended version of the song "Man in the Mirror" at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards on CBS, having Siedah Garrett, the Winans, and the Andraé Crouch choir perform with him.March 18In what would turn out to be her final television appearance, Gilda Radner guest stars on Showtime's It's Garry Shandling's Show.March 19"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" experiences a surge of popularity caused by television commercials featuring claymation raisin figures. The California Raisins' version of the song peaks at No. 84 on the Billboard Hot 100.March 20Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats, the fifth installment of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 telefilm series, is broadcast in syndication.March 27The first edition of Clash of the Champions airs on TBS opposite WrestleMania IV on pay-per-view. The main event would be Ric Flair and Sting wrestling to a time limit draw.April 3In Jacksonville, Florida, NBC affiliate WJKS (now CW affiliate WCWJ) and ABC affiliate WTLV swap affiliations,McAlister Nancy Big TV swap moved up to Easter Day March 7, 1988 C-5 The Florida Times-Union https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/big-tv-swap-moved-easter-day/zrvmtkaeyklljwtqxspjcykzejljahrw_ip-10-166-46-114_1731604886665 February 16, 2026 December 31, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251231164507/https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/big-tv-swap-moved-easter-day/zrvmtkaeyklljwtqxspjcykzejljahrw_ip-10-166-46-114_1731604886665 live reversing a swap that took place in 1980.Montoro Dave TV's big switch December 19, 1979 E-1, E-2 The Florida Times-Union https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/tvs-big-switch/yumbowjxgnqxqltmxrufyiolyhewfcbs_ip-10-166-46-84_1723510009711 February 16, 2026 September 19, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240919175557/https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/tvs-big-switch/yumbowjxgnqxqltmxrufyiolyhewfcbs_ip-10-166-46-84_1723510009711 live NBC will later dub this swap one of its most successful affiliation switches ever.April 4James Brown appears on CNN after allegedly assaulting his wife with a lead pipe and shooting at her car. During the interview with Sonya Friedman, Brown shouted song titles of his own songs instead of answering questions.April 8Ana Alicia's character, Melissa Agretti, dies in a house fire on the CBS drama Falcon Crest.April 11WYED-TV, an independent station, serving both Goldsboro, Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville launches.Fox affiliate WVAH-TV moves to channel 11, one of the last remaining channel allocations in the U.S., from UHF channel 23.1988-04-11 Print ad promoting the move to channel 11 Broadcasting https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/88-OCR/BC-1988-04-11-OCR-Page-0073.pdf 2021-12-17April 13Geraldo Rivera's live special Murder: Live from Death Row is broadcast in syndication; a highlight is Rivera's pre-taped interview with Charles Manson.April 18The Disney Channel celebrates its fifth anniversary.Nickelodeon debuts the first Kids Choice Awards ceremony.April 25Lieutenant Tasha Yar is killed off in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation after actress Denise Crosby asked to be released from her contract.May 1Magnum, P.I. broadcasts its 2-hour series finale on CBS. It is the fifth highest-rated primetime special of the 1987-88 season with a 32.0 rating and 48% share of the audience.Variety 104 October 5, 1988 1987-88 Primetime Special RatingsMay 6The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound, the sixth installment of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 telefilm series, is broadcast in syndication as part of the 30th anniversary of the character Huckleberry Hound. This film marks the final time Daws Butler voiced Huck, Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey, Snagglepuss, Hokey Wolf, and Peter Potamus, as he died two and a half weeks after its telecast from a heart attack.May 7The series finale of The Facts of Life airs on NBC. In the two-part episode, Blair buys Eastland to prevent its closing. Blair finds that the school is in such dire financial straits that she is forced to make the school co-ed. Blair then essentially adopts the Mrs. Garrett role as she presides over the school and is forced to deal with the trouble-making students in a plot line that is highly reminiscent of the season two premiere. The new Eastland students included Seth Green, Mayim Bialik, future Oscar-nominee Juliette Lewis, and Meredith Scott Lynn. May 13In the season finale of the CBS drama Dallas, character J.R. Ewing pushes over the railing of his high-rise office building the character Nicholas Pierce, and Sue Ellen is so enraged that she fires three shots at Ewing. May 15Beverly Hills Cop makes its broadcast network television debut on ABC and is the highest-rated film of the 1987-88 season with a 20.3 rating and 32% share of the audience.Variety 113 October 5, 1988 Theatrical Movie Ratings 1987-88May 18The Late Show on Fox hosts a reunion of the entire cast of Gilligan's Island. This would prove to be the last time that all of the regular cast members appeared together as Jim Backus, who was suffering from Parkinson's disease at the time, died the following year.May 18–26The Stanley Cup Finals between the Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins is broadcast on ESPN. This was the final year under ESPN national three-year deal with the National Hockey League. Under the U.S. TV contracts that would take effect beginning next season, SportsChannel America would take over as the NHL's American television partner. ESPN's coverage of the 1988 Cup Finals is blacked out locally in the Boston area due to WSBK and NESN's local rights to Bruins games.May 22NBC broadcasts The Incredible Hulk Returns, a continuation of the TV series that aired on CBS from 1978 to 1982. The film also serves as a backdoor pilot for a potential series centering on the Marvel Comics superhero Thor.May 24CBS wins the broadcasting rights to the 1992 Winter Olympics after bidding around $243 million. May 28The series finale of NBC's St. Elsewhere reveals that the entire series was the product of an autistic boy's imagination.May 30After rejecting an offer to join CBS News, Peter Mansbridge replaces Knowlton Nash as anchorman of CBC Television's series The National.June 4The Universal Pictures Debut Network broadcasts a special edition of the 1984 film DuneWillman Chris June 5, 1988 'Dune II: The Re-edit' https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-06-05-ca-6381-story.html Los Angeles Times as a two-night event, with additional footage not included in the film's original release.The Cinema of David Lynch: American Dreams, Nightmare Visions https://books.google.com/books?id=l5JwyKjpH2QC&pg=PA207 Erica Davison Annette Sheen Wallflower Press 207 2004 April 9, 2015 190336485X This version totalled at 186 minutes, including a "What happened last night" recap and second credit roll. Director David Lynch disavowed this version and had his name removed from the credits, Alan Smithee being credited instead.June 14The CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless tops the daytime ratings (deposing longtime winner General Hospital).http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/yr-marks-26-years-as-the-number-1-daytime-drama/2014/12/18/ Y&R Marks 26 Years As The Number #1 Daytime Drama! michaelfairmansoaps.com 2015-06-20 2015-09-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906124810/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/yr-marks-26-years-as-the-number-1-daytime-drama/2014/12/18/ dead June 21Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Detroit Pistons airs on CBS. With a 21.2 rating / 37 share, it would prove to be the highest-rated NBA game in the 17 years that CBS broadcast the NBA (1973-1990). It's also the only NBA game that scored more than 20 ratings points for the network.July 4Three years after its cancellation by ABC, CBS resurrects Family Feud for its daytime lineup, featuring new host Ray Combs. A syndicated nighttime version would premiere later in the autumn.July 11The day before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game from Cincinnati, TBS televised the annual All-Star Galahttp://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/mlb-all-star-game-cincinnati-1988-gala-zoo-home-run-derby-rain-baseball-video-weird-tbs-mark-mcgwire-snake-marge-schott-elephant-larry-king/hdbqo39kca7a1f67d2eivphwf The last time Cincinnati hosted the MLB All-Star Game, things got weird The Sporting News 13 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20180721185454/http://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/mlb-all-star-game-cincinnati-1988-gala-zoo-home-run-derby-rain-baseball-video-weird-tbs-mark-mcgwire-snake-marge-schott-elephant-larry-king/hdbqo39kca7a1f67d2eivphwf 2018-07-21 from the Cincinnati Zoo. Larry King hosted the broadcast with Craig Sager and Pete Van Wieren handling interviews. The broadcast's big draw would've been the Home Run Derby, which TBS intended on taping during the afternoon, and later airing it in prime time during the Gala coverage. The Gala coverage also had some canned features such as highlights from previous All-Star Games, a segment on Cincinnati's baseball history, a video recap of the season's first half and, a slow-motion highlight montage set to "This Is the Time" by Styx frontman Dennis DeYoung. Unfortunately, the derby and a skills competition were canceled due to rain. As a result, TBS scrambled to try to fill nearly an hour of now-open airtime. For example, the Gatlin Brothers, the event's musical guests, who had already played a full concert, were asked to come back out and play some more.July 12The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is broadcast on ABC. This would be the last time that ABC would televise the Midsummer's Classic until the 1995 game from Arlington, Texas.July 14The first ever edition of "Shark Week" airs on Discovery Channel.August 1The word "Family" is incorporated into the CBN Cable Network's name to better reflect its programming format, rebranding as The CBN Family Channel; shortly after the new name was adopted, however, references to CBN within its name began to be excised in on-air continuity announcements and print promotions for its programs (with the exception of the initialized reference to its parent ministry featured within its logo), referring to it as simply "The Family Channel".August 9As a special prime time edition of the Game of the Week, NBC broadcasts the first official night game at Chicago's Wrigley Field between the Cubs and New York Mets. August 27Fox affiliate WWPC-TV in Altoona, Pennsylvania (a satellite of WWCP-TV in Johnstown) breaks from its simulcast with WWCP-TV to become an ABC affiliate, returning ABC to Altoona/State College (and giving Johnstown its first full-time ABC affiliate) after Altoona/State College's previous ABC affiliate WOPC-TV went dark in 1982.August 29Some of the stations in markets WAXA in Greenville, South Carolina, KMSP in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and KPTV in Portland, Oregon left Fox due to disappointments with the weak network's offerings. The replacement affiliates were WHNS in Greenville, South Carolina, WFTC in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and KPDX in Portland, Oregon. In addition, WTOG already quit Fox on August 8, with WFTS being the network's new affiliate in Tampa Bay, Florida.Froelich Janis D. Fox switching stations July 19, 1988 7D St. Petersburg Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67938086/ February 16, 2026 Newspapers.com February 5, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220205074410/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67938086/fox-switching-stations/ liveAugust 29The World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) telecasts the inaugural SummerSlam event on pay-per-view.September 2Dick Clark hosts his final episode of the game show Pyramid, ending his 15-year run as host of the program. Clark would make guest appearances on both the 1991 revival hosted by John Davidson and the 2002 revival hosted by Donny Osmond.September 5WABC's The Morning Show makes its national syndication debut under its new title Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.September 10In Knoxville, Tennessee, CBS affiliate WBIR-TV swaps affiliations with NBC affiliate WTVK in time for NBC Sports' coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games. Shortly after the switch, WTVK moves to channel 8, one of the last remaining VHF channel allocations in the U.S., and becomes WKXT-TV (now WVLT-TV).http://www.wbir.com/about/ About WBIR in Knoxville wbir.comSeptember 18Rockin' with Judy Jetson, the seventh installment of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 series, is broadcast in syndication. This film marks the final time Daws Butler voiced Elroy Jetson, as it was telecast posthumously.September 25George H. W. Bush and Michael Dukakis participate in the first of the 1988 presidential debates.Wait Chapel event a homecoming for the debate commission - October 12, 2000 https://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/10/12/debate.notebook/index.html 2024-08-22 www.cnn.comSeptember 28Univision broadcasts the final of the 11th National OTI Festival live from the Fontainebleau Hilton Hotel in Miami Beach.October 3TNT, the fourth cable network owned by Turner Broadcasting, commences programming with a broadcast of the movie Gone with the Wind.The Bonus Round in Wheel of Fortune now adopts a Three-and-a-vowel format, which was used till this day, with letters "R", "S", "T", "L", "N" and "E" provided immediately, and the time limit was reduced from 15 seconds to 10.October 4As did Cher, actress Shirley MacLaine calls David Letterman an "asshole" during a taping of the NBC talk show Late Night.As part of a television special hosted by Patrick Stewart, called The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next, the first pilot episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, called "The Cage" is broadcast in its entirety for the first time. In some markets, the airing of this special was delayed until October 15, 1988. Prior to this, footage of "The Cage" was incorporated into the Season 1 two-parter episode "The Menagerie".ABC under the guidance of new executive producer Geoffrey Mason,Nidetz Steve September 23, 1988 ABC SPORTS HONCHO IS IN PURSUIT OF GRAPHIC CHANGES https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-09-23-8802010991-story.html Chicago Tribune debuts fatter and wider graphics that gave off a cleaner, sharper look complete with a black border for their Major League Baseball coverage. ABC also debuts a new energetic, symphonic-pop styled musical theme,The ABC baseball theme, 1988-'89 tWjThaT4fWshttps://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/best-network-baseball-theme-songs-music-of-all-time-nbc-abc-cbs-espn-tbs-fox-mlb/1n6v4oqetdasi15wv50vbur2cm The 9 best network baseball theme songs of all time, ranked Foster Jason September 19, 2015 Sporting News composed by Kurt Bestor,Robinson Doug October 28, 2002 Kurt Bestor: Private discord, public acclaim https://www.deseret.com/2002/10/28/19781682/kurt-bestor-private-discord-public-acclaim#kurt-bestor Deseret News which would become an all-compassing theme of sorts for ABC Sports during this time period.October 5Senators Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen participate in the 1988 vice presidential debate with the line "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" becoming popular.Boyd Gerald M. 1988-10-05 Quayle Getting His Big Chance To Clear Doubts https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/05/us/quayle-getting-his-big-chance-to-clear-doubts.html 2024-08-22 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331Game 2 of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets is broadcast on ABC. The scheduled start time is approximately 10 p.m. Eastern Time. This is due to ABC's prior commitment to broadcasting the vice presidential debate between Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen. This is the latest ever scheduled start for a League Championship Series baseball game.October 8A young Countess Vaughn (winner of Star Search) joins the cast of the NBC comedy 227 as Alexandria DeWitt, a young 11-year-old talented college student, whom the Jenkins' have as a houseguest for a year.October 11Turner Broadcasting purchases Jim Crockett Promotions and subsequently rebrands it as World Championship Wrestling. The sale would be completed on November 2, 1988. Three days later, on NWA World Championship Wrestling, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair cut a promo and pointed out a large group of Turner executives in the crowd. This was a subtle nod to Ted Turner purchasing Jim Crockett Promotions.October 13Bernard Shaw of CNN asks Michael Dukakis during the second presidential debate a question about his wife and the death penalty that garners controversy.Tribune Chicago 1988-10-15 'OUTRAGEOUS' DEBATE QUESTION ANGERS KITTY DUKAKIS https://www.chicagotribune.com/1988/10/15/outrageous-debate-question-angers-kitty-dukakis/ 2024-08-22 Chicago Tribune en-USOctober 15Kirk Gibson hits his now iconic walk-off home run off of Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics. Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola are in the broadcast booth for NBC Sports. During the same game at the second inning, NBC affiliate WMGT-TV in Macon, Georgia was hijacked after a technician spliced ten seconds of coverage with a black-and-white pornographic movie.Fincher Cheryl Technician fired as probe into sex scene broadcast continues https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-technician-fired-as/179503750/ August 22, 2025 Macon Telegraph and News October 18, 1988 Macon, Georgia 1B Newspapers.com The technician was later fired, and WMGT Production Manager L. A. Sturdivant reported to The Atlanta Constitution at the hijack was reported as an accident.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/400190481/ WMGT-41's World Series hijacking incident The Atlanta Constitution October 15, 1988 July 9, 2020 en-US CBS airs a highly anticipated college football game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Miami Hurricanes, colloquially known as "Catholics vs. Convicts".October 16Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School, the eighth installment of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 telefilm series, is broadcast in syndication. It is also part of the Scooby-Doo animated film series.October 18The pilot episode for Roseanne is broadcast on ABC.October 21Lori Loughlin makes her first appearance as Rebecca Donaldson on ABC's Full House.October 27The last of Harding Lemay's "comeback" episodes are broadcast on the NBC soap opera Another World. In the final minutes of the episode, Australian actress Carmen Duncan assumed the role of the legendary bitch Iris Cory Wheeler, after the role had been vacated for many years by Beverlee McKinsey.November 3Talk show host Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken during a taping of his show when a fight begins on the set between guests. The theme of the episode was "Young Hate Mongers," and the fight originated between white supremacist Tom Metzger and liberal activist Roy Innis.Australian-made 1986 cartoon television movie of King Solomon's Mines by Warwick Gilbert debuts on American television after multiple weeks of promotion and is one of the most-watched children's television shows of the year.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462384/ King Solomon's Mines IMDb November 10Milwaukee television station WDJT-TV goes on the air.November 12Australian-made 1986 cartoon television movie of King Solomon's Mines by Warwick Gilbert airs for a second time and is the most watched program for children for the second Saturday in a row.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462384/ King Solomon's Mines IMDb November 13Mickey's 60th Birthday, which as the title suggests, was a television special produced for the 60th anniversary of the Mickey Mouse character, airs on NBC.Back to the Future makes its broadcast network television premiere on NBC.Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf, the ninth installment of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 telefilm series, is broadcast in syndication. It is also part of the Scooby-Doo animated film series. This is also the last Scooby-Doo production to feature Scrappy-Doo (who debuted as a character in 1979's Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo) as a main protagonist. November 20Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears, the tenth and final installment of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 series, is broadcast in syndication. This film marks the final time Daws Butler voiced Yogi Bear, as it was telecast posthumously.November 21CBS broadcasts Inside the Sexes, a documentary produced by The Body Human's Alfred R. Kelman that features explicit content about human sexuality (including detailed visuals inside human reproductive organs), which prompts several CBS affiliates to broadcast the program with a parental warning at the beginning of the program, at a later time of the day. Some affiliates canceled their broadcast of the program.November 24Mystery Science Theater 3000 airs for the first time on KTMA-TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota.December 2NBC wins the rights to broadcast the 1992 Summer Olympics from Barcelona, Spain, bidding over $401 million.December 8Tichina Arnold (later of Martin and Everybody Hates Chris fame) joins the cast of the ABC soap opera Ryan's Hope for what will prove to be its final season.December 11Roots: The Gift, the third installment of the Roots series is broadcast on ABC.December 13The American Wrestling Association airs its first and only pay-per-view card, SuperClash III.December 14CBS pays Major League Baseball approximately US$1.8 billionA Billion-Dollar Bid By CBS Wins Rights To Baseball Games https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/15/sports/a-billion-dollar-bid-by-cbs-wins-rights-to-baseball-games.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print The New York Times December 15, 1988 for exclusive over-the-air television rights for over four years (beginning in 1990). CBS paid about $265 million each yearhttp://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2002/apr02/apr15/4_thurs/news3thursday.html Waning days of big $ TV sports Downey Kevin 18 April 2002 Media Life dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150225103228/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2002/apr02/apr15/4_thurs/news3thursday.html 25 February 2015 for the World Series, League Championship Series, All-Star Game, and the Saturday Game of the Week. CBS replaces ABC (which had broadcast Monday and later Thursday night baseball games from 1976 to 1989) and NBC (which had broadcast Major League Baseball in some shape or form since 1947 and the Game of the Week exclusively since 1966) as the national broadcast network television home of Major League Baseball.Baseball to CBS; NBC Strikes Out : ABC Also Falls Short as 4-Year Package Goes for $1 Billion https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-15-sp-563-story.html Los Angeles Times December 15, 1988 It was one of the largest agreementsShames Laurence 23 July 1989 CBS HAS WON THE WORLD SERIES......NOW IT COULD LOSE ITS SHIRT https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/23/magazine/cbs-has-won-the-world-seriesnow-it-could-lose-its-shirt.html The New York Times (to date) between the sport of baseball and the business of broadcasting. The cost of the deal between CBS and Major League Baseball was about 25% moreErardi Luckhaupt John Joel 29 September 2010 The Wire-to-Wire Reds: Sweet Lou, Nasty Boys, and the Wild Run to a World ... https://books.google.com/books?id=vEEAWnCRL6UC&q=1990+baseball+cbs&pg=PA40 40 Clerisy Press 9781578604661 than in the previous television contract with ABC and NBC.And There Was Television https://books.google.com/books?id=V4qcZDB8xvMC&q=Major+League+Baseball+on+CBS&pg=PA146 146 Ernest Cashmore 9780415091305 1994 Taylor & Francis The deal with CBS was also intended to pay each team (26 in 1990 and then, 28 by 1993) $10 million a year.December 18A Very Brady Christmas airs on CBS and with a 25.1 rating and a 39 share, becomes the second highest rated television film of the year. Its success would soon lead to the creation of a new Brady Bunch series called The Bradys, which only lasts for six episodes.December 26CBS' The Young and the Restless becomes the number 1 daytime drama on television, where it remains to this very day.http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_young_and_the_restless/news/1004984/y-r-celebrates-27-consecutive-years-as-daytime-s-no-1-drama/ Y&R Celebrates 27 Consecutive Years As Daytime's No. 1 Drama CBS.com Programs Debuting this year The following is a list of shows that premiered in 1988. Date Title Network January 2 High Mountain Rangers CBSJanuary 4 Blackout The World of David the Gnome Nick Jr. January 11 T. and T. Syndication January 15 The Thorns ABC January 17 The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh The Disney Channel and ABC January 18 Home ABC January 19 48 Hours CBS January 31 The Wonder Years ABC February 6 Count DuckulaNickelodeon February 7 America's Most Wanted Fox February 29 Day by Day NBC March 6 In the Heat of the Night Supercarrier ABC March 7 Probe March 9 Aaron's Way NBC March 14 Eisenhower and Lutz CBS March 15 Coming of Age Trial and Error March 23 HeartBeatABC April 1 Denver, the Last DinosaurSyndication April 6 Just in Time ABC April 26 China Beach Just the Ten of Us May 8 Something Is Out ThereNBC June 13 Blue SkiesCBS June 30 HothouseABC July 1 Don't Just Sit ThereNickelodeon August 6 Yo! MTV Raps MTV August 22 Later with Bob CostasNBC August 27Chip 'n Dale Rescue RangersDisney Channel September 3 Kids' CourtNickelodeon September 5 Fun HouseSyndication Relatively Speaking September 10 A Pup Named Scooby-Doo ABC The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil ALF Tales NBC Baby Boom The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley Beyond TomorrowFox Police AcademySyndication September 12 Sweethearts USA Today: The Television Series Wipeout September 17 Rin Tin Tin: K-9 CopCBN Family Channel Garfield and Friends CBS Hey Vern, It's Ernest! Superman Fantastic Max Syndication September 19 C.O.P.S.Syndication October 1 Monsters October 2 Marvel Action Universe October 4 The American Experience PBS High Risk CBS October 6 Dear John NBC October 8 Empty Nest Freddy's NightmaresSyndication The Munsters Today Superboy October 10 War of the Worlds October 15 Capital GangCNN October 18 Roseanne ABC October 23 Mission: Impossible ABC October 25 Midnight Caller NBC October 26 Tattingers Annie McGuire CBS The Van Dyke Show October 27 Paradise October 29 Dirty Dancing November 2 Murphy's Law ABC November 5 Raising Miranda CBS November 11 Knightwatch ABC November 14 Murphy Brown CBS November 24 Mystery Science Theater 3000 KTMA-TV November 27 Almost Grown CBS November 29 TV 101 November 30 Good Morning, Miss Bliss Disney Channel Resuming this year Title Final aired Previous network Returning network Date of returnFamily Feud1985ABCCBSJuly 4The Gong Show1980SyndicationSameSeptember 12Gumby1968NBCSyndicationFall 1988 Changing networks Show Moved from Moved toFamily FeudABCCBSThe New Adventures of Winnie the PoohDisney ChannelABCDouble DareNickelodeonFox/SyndicationFinders KeepersFirst-run syndicationSnorksNBCUSA Network / First-run syndicationHeathcliffSyndicationNickelodeon Entering syndication 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 Seasons The Cosby Show4Kate & Allie4Night Court4 Ending this year Date Title DebutJanuary 2Sable1987January 8I Married DoraJanuary 15Rags to RichesFebruary 10The Law & Harry McGrawFebruary 11The CharmingsFebruary 12Sledge Hammer!1986February 13Mr. President1987February 20Women in PrisonMarch 8I'm Telling!March 22Frank's PlaceMarch 25Lingo (returned in 2002)March 269 to 51982Dennis the Menace1986What's Happening Now!!1985March 28Yogi's Treasure HuntMarch 29Trial and Error1988March 30We Got It Made1983April 1Blackout1988April 9High Mountain RangersApril 12My Sister Sam1986April 14Probe1988April 22Beverly Hills Buntz1987May 1Magnum, P.I. (original series) (Rebooted in 2018)1980Truth or Consequences1950May 2Jem1985May 3Hotel1983May 7The Facts of Life1979Spenser: For Hire1985Ohara1987May 6The HighwaymanMay 8Our House1986May 10Crime StoryDolly1987May 12Max HeadroomMay 14Second Chance (aka Boys Will Be Boys)May 16Cagney and Lacey1982May 25St. ElsewhereAaron's Way1988May 27Punky Brewster (returned in 2021)1984May 28Marblehead Manor1987June 3The Wind in the Willows1986June 8The Slap Maxwell Story1987June 10Houston KnightsJune 20Eisenhower and Lutz1988June 28J.J. Starbuck1987June 29The Bronx ZooJuly 16The Little Clowns of HappytownJuly 23Solid Gold1980July 24Tales from the Darkside1984August 21Werewolf1987 August 25 Hothouse1988September 2Pyramid (returned in 1991)1973September 3Dennis the Menace1986The Flintstone KidsSeptember 9High Rollers1974October 22Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures1987October 28The Late Show1986November 183-2-1 Contact1980November 22Denver, the Last Dinosaur1988December 3 The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley December 7The Van Dyke ShowDecember 9Something Is Out ThereDecember 17SupermanDecember 24Hey Vern, It's Ernest!December 25The Care Bears1985December 28Annie McGuire1988December 31Raising Miranda Made-for-TV movies and miniseries Title Network Premiere date NotesAddicted to His Love ABC March 28Alone in the Neon Jungle CBS January 17The Ann Jillian Story NBC April 1Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special; Highest-rated made-for-TV movie for the 1987-88 season with a 23.8 rating and a 35% share of the audience (excluding the finale of Magnum, P.I. and the Elvis and Me miniseries).Variety 116 October 5, 1988 Made-For-TV Movies Ratings '87-'88April Morning CBS April 24The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank CBS April 17Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Drama or Comedy SpecialBaby MABC May 22 Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding MiniseriesBeryl Markham: A Shadow on the SunCBS May 15BluegrassCBS February 28 Body of EvidenceCBS January 24 Bonanza: The Next GenerationSyndication March 23 Sequel to BonanzaThe Bourne IdentityABC May 8 Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding MiniseriesBring Me the Head of Dobie GillisCBS February 21 Broken Angel ABC March 14C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf NBC May 23The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial CBS May 8Based on the 1954 Herman Wouk play directed by Robert AltmanCase Closed CBS April 9Crash Course NBC January 1David ABC October 28Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's RidgeNBC May 24The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal MissionNBC February 14Earth Star VoyagerABC January 17Drop-Out MotherCBS January 1Elvis and MeABC February 7 Highest-rated miniseries for the 1987-88 season with a 24.4 rating and 36% share of the audience.Variety 113 October 5, 1988 1987-88 Miniseries RatingsEvil in Clear RiverABC January 11A Father's HomecomingNBC June 19A Father's RevengeABC January 24Mario Puzo's The Fortunate PilgrimNBC April 3 Based on Mario Puzo's 1965 novel14 Going on 30ABC March 6Goddess of LoveNBC November 20HostageCBS February 14Hot PaintCBS March 20I Saw What You Did CBS May 20 The Incredible Hulk ReturnsNBC May 22Inherit the Wind NBC March 20 Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Drama or Comedy SpecialInternal Affairs CBS November 6 Jack the Ripper CBS October 21Justin Case ABC May 15Laura Lansing Slept HereNBC March 7 Gore Vidal's LincolnNBC March 27 Based on Gore Vidal's 1984 novel; Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding MiniseriesLittle Girl LostABC April 25 LongarmABC March 6 Man Against the MobNBC January 10 Meet the MunceysABC May 22 Moving TargetNBC February 8 The Murder of Mary PhaganNBC January 24 Emmy Award winner for Outstanding MiniseriesMy Father, My SonCBS May 22 NecessityCBS May 3NightingalesNBC June 27 Pilot to TV show which debuted the following yearNightmare at BittercreekCBS May 24Nitti: The EnforcerABC April 17James Clavell's Noble HouseNBC February 21Onassis: The Richest Man in the WorldABC May 1Once Upon a Texas TrainCBS January 3Out of TimeNBC July 17Perfect PeopleABC February 29Perry Mason The Case of the Avenging AceNBC February 2Perry Mason The Case of the Lady in the LakeNBC May 5Promised a MiracleCBS May 19Red RiverCBS April 10Remake of Red River (1948)The Red SpiderCBS April 21Features characters from One Police PlazaThe Return of DesperadoNBC February 15Rock 'n' Roll MomABC February 7Scandal in a Small TownNBC April 10Shakedown on the Sunset StripCBS April 22Sharing RichardCBS April 26Shattered InnocenceCBS March 9Side by SideCBS March 6Something Is Out ThereNBC May 8Splash, TooABC May 1Stone for IbarraCBS January 29Stranger on My LandABC January 17The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson StoryNBC May 2Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Drama or Comedy SpecialTerrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim AjamiCBS January 1To Heal a NationNBC May 29Too Young the HeroCBS March 27The TrackerHBO March 26War and RemembranceABC November 13 12 part miniseries; sequel to The Winds of War; Emmy Award winner for Outstanding MiniseriesWeekend WarABC February 1What Price VictoryABC January 18Where the Hell's That Gold?CBS November 13Who Gets the Friends?CBS May 10A Whisper KillsABC May 16Sidney Sheldon's Windmills of the GodsCBS February 7Based on Sidney Sheldon's 1987 novel Networks and services Launches Network Type Launch date Notes Source Channel America Cable and satellite Unknown The Prayer Channel Cable television Unknown Vision Interfaith Satellite Network Cable television July 1 Turner Network Television Cable television October 3 Conversions and rebrandings Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes SourceCBN Cable NetworkCBN Family ChannelCable televisionAugust 1 Closures Network Type Closure date Notes Source Festival Cable television December 31 Harmony Premiere Network Cable television Unknown Television stations Station launches Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/Ref. January Owensboro, Kentucky WROZ-TV 61 Independent January 1 Murray/Paducah, Kentucky W46BE 46 Tequesta/West Palm Beach, Florida WPBF 25 ABC Utica, New York W11BS 11 Independent January 4 New York City W57BC 57 Independent LPTV translator of WLIG January 6 Burlington, Iowa (Quad Cities, Illinois-Iowa) KJMH 26 Fox January 11 Lebanon/Nashville, Tennessee WJFB 66 Independent January 15 Fort Smith, Arkansas K46BZ 46 Fox January 22 Yuma, Arizona (El Centro, California) KYMA-DT 11 ABC January 27 Tuscaloosa/Birmingham, Alabama W52AI 52 TBN January 29 Indianapolis, Indiana W11BV 11 Independent February 1 Cedar Rapids, Iowa KOCR-TV 28 Fox Broadcasting Company February 8 Honolulu, Hawaii KFVE 9 Independent Jamestown/Valley City, North Dakota KJRR 7 Fox Orlando, Florida WCEU 15 PBS February 13 Kansas City, Missouri KMCI-TV 38 HSN February 22 Kingman, Arizona KMOH-TV 6 Independent March Heiskell/Knoxville, Tennessee W12BU 12 Independent 1992 Television Factbook, page B-91. March 1 Brainerd, Minnesota KAWB 22 PBS March 7 Greensboro, North Carolina W14AU 14 Independent March 11 Charlotte, North Carolina W53AO 53 March 13 Waco, Texas KXXV 25 NBC March 28 Indianapolis, Indiana W27AR 27 Independent April 3 Wichita, Kansas KAAS-TV 17 Fox April 11 Raleigh, North Carolina WYED 17 Independent May 18 Houston, Texas KUYA 22 TBN May 20 Panama City, Florida WPGX 28 Fox May 25 Washington, D.C. W14AA 14 Univision June 1 Kenosha/Milwaukee, Wisconsin WHKE Religious ind. June 8 Indianapolis, Indiana WBUU 69 Educational ind.July 22 Panama City, Florida WFSG-TV 56 PBS South Bend, Indiana W12BK 12 Independent LPTV translator of WCIU-TV August 19 Phoenix, Arizona K69HJ 69 Independent August 20 Denver, Colorado KWBI-TV 41 Religious ind. August 29 Amarillo, Texas KACV-TV 2 PBS September 1 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas KFWD 52 Telemundo Denton, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas) KDTN 2 PBS September 24 Buffalo, New York WTJA-TV 26 Independentwtja WTJA was previously on the air from 1966 to 1969 as WNYP-TV. October 3 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KSBI 52 Independent October 15 Lexington, Kentucky WLKT-TV 62 October 18 Odessa/Midland, Texas KMLM-TV 42 God's Learning Channel November 1 Milwaukee, Wisconsin WDJT-TV Independent November 28 Rapid City, South Dakota K15AC 15 CBS December Orlando, Florida WKCF 18 Independent Washington, D.C. W42AJ 43 Telemundo December 1 Denver, Colorado KTVD 20 Independent Pine Bluff/Little Rock, Arkansas KVTN-TV 25 Religious ind. December 9 Brooklyn/New York City, New York W54AY 54 unknown December 17 Riverside, California (Los Angeles) KSLD 62 Asian independent December 23 Cheyenne, Wyoming KLWY 27 Fox December 27 Bloomington, Indiana WIIB 63 HSN December 30 Williamsport, Pennsylvania (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) WDZA 53 Fox December 31 Lebanon, Kentucky K06AY 6 Independent Unknown date Buffalo, New York W58AV 58 Channel America Key West, Florida WETV 13 Educational independent Kona, Hawaii KSHQ 6 Independent Manchester, New Hampshire W13BG 13 FamilyNet Morehead City, North Carolina WFXI 8 Fox Springfield, Massachusetts W42AU 42 TBN Tampa, Florida WBHS 62 Home Shopping Network West Palm Beach, Florida W19AQ 19 Independent Wichita Falls, Texas K35BO 35 Stations changing network affiliation Market Date Station Channel Prior affiliation New affiliation Columbia, South Carolina June 11 WACH 57 Independent Fox Concord, New Hampshire February 1 WNHT 21 Independent CBS Davenport, Iowa January 6 KLJB-TV 18 Fox Independent Erie, Pennsylvania May 23 WETG 66 Independent FoxGreenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina(Anderson, South Carolina) August 29 WHNS 21 WAXA 40 Fox IndependentJacksonville, Florida April 3 WTLV 12 ABC NBC WJKS-TV 17 NBC ABC Johnstown/Altoona, Pennsylvania August 27 WATM-TV 23 Fox ABC Omaha, Nebraska August 28 KPTM 42 Independent FoxKnoxville, Tennessee September 10 WBIR-TV 10 CBS NBC WTVK 26 NBC CBS Laredo, Texas October 31 KLDO-TV 27 ABC UnivisionMinneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota August 29 KMSP-TV 9 Fox Independent KITN-TV 29 Independent FoxPortland, Oregon(Vancouver, Washington) KPTV 12 Fox Independent KPDX 49 Independent FoxTampa/St. Petersburg, Florida WFTS-TV 28 Independent Fox WTOG 44 Fox Independent Station closures Date City of license/Market Station Channel Affiliation Sign-on date Notes April 8 Natchez, Mississippi WNTZ-TV 33 Independent November 16, 1985 Would return to the air in 1991 as a Fox affiliate May 31 Hot Springs, Arkansas KRZB-TV 26 Independent February 7, 1986 Notes Births Date Name NotabilityJanuary 3Karl GlusmanActorJanuary 7Haley BennettActress and singerRobert SheehanActorJanuary 8Lily NicksayActress (Boy Meets World)January 12Andrew LawrenceActor (Brotherly Love, Oliver Beene, Hawaii Five-0, voice of T.J. Detweiler on Recess (1998–2001))January 18Ashleigh MurrayActress (Riverdale)January 21John EarlyActorJanuary 22Nick PalatasActorJanuary 28Alexandra KrosneyActress (Last Man Standing)January 30Rob PinkstonActor (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide)February 2Zosia MametActressFebruary 4Charlie BarnettActor (Chicago Fire)February 6Bailey HanksActress and singerDavid BoydSingerAnna DiopSenegalese-American actress (Titans)February 8Ryan PinkstonActor (Quintuplets, Tower Prep)February 11Jazz RaycoleActress (My Wife and Kids)February 15Jessica De GouwAustralian actress (Dracula)February 18Maiara WalshActress (Desperate Housewives, Cory in the House)Sarah SutherlandActress (Veep)Shane LyonsActor (All That)February 19Stacie ChanVoice actress (Jackie Chan Adventures)February 20RihannaSinger and actress (Bates Motel)Tracy SpiridakosActressFebruary 22Marieve HeringtonActressFebruary 24Alexander KochActor (Under the Dome)February 29Reilly DolmanActorJoel Kim BoosterActorMarch 1Katija PevecActress (Just for Kicks) March 3Josh DuggarActor (19 Kids and Counting) and television personalityMarch 8Kendrick SampsonActorMarch 10Ego NwodimActressMarch 22Tania RaymondeActress (Lost, Death Valley)March 24Finn JonesEnglish actor (Game of Thrones)Nick LashawayAmerican actor (died 2016)March 25Ryan LewisRapperErik KnudsenActorMarch 27Brenda SongActress (100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, The Suite Life on Deck, Scandal, New Girl, Dads, Pure Genius), voice actress (American Dragon: Jake Long, Miles from Tomorrowland, Amphibia) Holliday GraingerEnglish actress (Where the Heart Is, The Borgias)April 2Francesca CatalanoActress (Just for Kicks) Jesse PlemonsActorApril 4Maggie GehaActress (Gotham)April 7Ed Speleers ActorApril 10 Haley Joel Osment Actor (Thunder Alley, The Jeff Foxworthy Show)Molly Bernard ActressApril 13Allison WilliamsActress (Girls) and singerKatie LucasActressApril 14Chris WoodActor (The Vampire Diaries, Containment)April 15Benedict SamuelActorApril 18Kayleigh McEnanyPolitical commentator and former White House Press Secretary (CNN, Fox News)Nicolette RobinsonActressApril 21Christoph SandersActor (Ghost Whisperer, Last Man Standing)Robbie Amell Canadian actor (True Jackson, VP, The Tomorrow People, The Flash)April 23Carla QuevedoArgentine actress (Show Me a Hero)April 25Sara PaxtonActress (SpongeBob SquarePants, Greetings from Tucson, Summerland, Darcy's Wild Life) and singerApril 27Austin AmelioActorApril 30Ana de ArmasCuban actress (The Boarding School)May 1Nicholas BraunActor (10 Things I Hate About You)May 3Remington HoffmanActor (Days of Our Lives, Zatima)May 4LaRoyce HawkinsActorMay 5 Brooke Hogan Actress (Hogan Knows Best)Adele SingerMay 8Trisha PaytasSingerMay 11Danielle PinnockActressMay 16Behati PrinslooModelMay 17Nikki ReedActressMay 19Zack PearlmanActorMay 22Heida ReedActressMay 24Kimberley CrossmanNew Zealand-born actressCallie HernandezActressJune 2Amber MarshallCanadian actressZuri HallActressJune 6Kristen GutoskieCanadian actressJune 7Michael CeraCanadian actor (Arrested Development)June 9Mae WhitmanActress (Arrested Development, Parenthood, Good Girls), voice actress (Johnny Bravo, Teacher's Pet, American Dragon: Jake Long, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Family Guy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, DC Super Hero Girls)June 11Claire HoltActress (H2O: Just Add Water, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Aquarius)June 12Cody HornActressJune 13Cody WalkerActorJune 14Kara KilmerActress (Chicago Fire)Kevin McHaleActor (Glee) and singerJune 20Shefali Chowdhury Actress (Harry Potter)June 22Portia DoubledayActress (Mr. Sunshine, Mr. Robot)Karla CromeActressJune 24Candice PattonActress (The Game, The Flash)June 27Alanna MastersonActress (The Young and the Restless, First Day, The Walking Dead)June 30Sean Marquette Actor (Titus, The Goldbergs), voice actor (Johnny Bravo, Rocket Power, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)July 1Evan EllingsonActor (Complete Savages CSI: Miami)July 6Brittany UnderwoodActress (One Life to Live, Hollywood Heights) and singerCody FernActorJuly 10Heather HemmensActressKatie PavlichAmerican conservative commentatorJuly 12Ta'Rhonda JonesActress (Empire) and rapperJuly 13Colton HaynesActor (Teen Wolf, Arrow)Steven R. McQueenActor (The Vampire Diaries, Chicago Fire)July 14Conor McGregorIrish mixed martial artist and actorSkudder Jake 2023-11-03 Conor McGregor Net Worth 2023: What Is The UFC Megastar Worth? https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/730989-conor-mcgregor-net-worth 2024-07-22 HotNewHipHop enJuly 15Aimee CarreroDominican actress (Level Up, Young & Hungry, Elena of Avalor, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)July 20Julianne HoughSinger and actress (Dancing with the Stars)Chloe FinemanActressJuly 24Joe PeraActorJuly 26Francia RaisaActress (The Secret Life of the American Teenager)July 30Nico TortorellaActor (Make It or Break It, Younger) July 31Charlie CarverActor (Teen Wolf)August 1Max CarverActor (Desperate Housewives, Teen Wolf)Sasha JacksonBritish actressAugust 3Christine KoActressAugust 12Leah PipesActress (Life is Wild, The Deep End, The Originals) and singerAugust 16Kevin SchmidtActor (The Young and the Restless, Unnatural History) Rumer WillisActress (Dancing with the Stars season 20 [winner]) and daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi MooreParker YoungActorAugust 17Brady CorbetActorAugust 19Cody Ross PittsActorAugust 23Kim MatulaActress (The Bold and the Beautiful)August 26Danielle SavreActress (Summerland, Heroes, Kaya, Too Close to Home)Evan Ross ActorAugust 27 Alexa PenaVega Actress (Life's Work, Ladies Man, Ruby & The Rockits) and singerAugust 28Shalita GrantActress (NCIS: New Orleans, Mercy Street)September 1Angus McLarenAustralian actress (H2O: Just Add Water)Vaneza Pitynski Actress (The Brothers García) September 6Max George British actor (The Wanted) and singerSeptember 15Chloe DykstraActressChelsea KaneActress (Jonas, Fish Hooks, Baby Daddy) and singerSeptember 19Katrina BowdenActress (30 Rock, Public Morals)September 20Clark James GableActor (died 2019)September 23Bryan HearneActor (All That)September 24 Kyle Sullivan Actor (Malcolm in the Middle, Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?, Fillmore!, All That, The War at Home)September 26 James Blake SingerSeptember 28Olivia JordanActress, model, television host, Miss USA 2015Hana Mae Lee ActressOctober 1Cariba HeineActress (H2O: Just Add Water)October 2Laura RutledgeReporter and host for ESPNOctober 3Alicia VikanderActress (Second Avenue)October 4Melissa BenoistActress (Glee, Supergirl) and singerOctober 5Bobby EdnerActorOctober 10Rose McIverActress (iZombie)October 14MacKenzie MauzyActress (Guiding Light, The Bold and the Beautiful, Forever)Max ThieriotActorOctober 17Dee Jay DanielsActor (The Hughleys)October 19Parveen KaurActressOctober 21Glen PowellActor (Scream Queens)Mark RendallCanadian voice actor (Arthur, The Save-Ums!, Time Warp Trio, Wayside)October 28Devon Murray Actor (Harry Potter)October 29Cherilyn WilsonActress (I Heart Vampires, Greetings from Home)October 30Janel ParrishActress (Pretty Little Liars)November 2Lindze LethermanActress (General Hospital)November 3Angus McLarenAustralian actor (Neighbours, H2O: Just Add Water)November 6Emma StoneActress (Drive)November 7Reid EwingActor (Modern Family)November 8Jessica LowndesActress (90210) and singerNovember 9 Nikki Blonsky Actress (Huge) and singerNovember 11Alexandra KyleActressNovember 22Jamie Campbell BowerActorNovember 25Abby PhillipAmerican journalistNovember 26Tamsin EgertonEnglish actress (Camelot)November 28 Scarlett Pomers Actress (Reba)November 29Russell Wilson Football quarterbackNovember 30Rebecca RittenhouseActress (Red Band Society, Blood & Oil)December 1Ashley Monique ClarkActress (The Hughleys)Zoë KravitzActressNadia HilkerActressDecember 2Alfred Enoch Actor (Harry Potter, How to Get Away With Murder)December 3Jamie Erdahl ReporterDecember 5Ross Bagley ActorDecember 8Tru ValentinoActorDecember 11Ashley HinshawActress and modelAllie LaForceModelDecember 14Vanessa Hudgens Actress (High School Musical, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) and singerDecember 15Emily HeadEnglish actress (The Inbetweeners)December 16Anna PopplewellEnglish actress (Reign)December 21Teresa RuizActressShelley RegnerActress Deaths Date Name Age Notability January 3William Cagney82ActorFebruary 1 Heather O'Rourke12Actress (Poltergeist, Happy Days)February 17Alexander Bashlachev27Soviet singerMarch 10 Andy Gibb30Singer (Solid Gold)April 5Alf Kjellin68Actor and directorApril 25Carolyn Franklin43SingerApril 27David Scarboro20English actor (EastEnders)May 15 Andrew Duggan64Character actor (Lancer)May 21Sammy Davis Sr.87DancerMay 18 Daws Butler71Voice actor (The Yogi Bear Show, The Jetsons, several animated commercials)May 27 Florida Friebus78Actress (The Bob Newhart Show, Dobie Gillis)June 25Hillel Slovak26Israeli-American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)July 21 Jack Clark62Game show announcer (Wheel of Fortune)July 25 Judith Barsi10Child actressJuly 31 Trinidad Silva38Actor (Jesus Martinez on Hill Street Blues), in a car accidentSeptember 11 John Sylvester White68Actor (Welcome Back, Kotter)September 29 Charles Addams76Cartoonist whose drawings inspired (The Addams Family)October 11 Wayland Flowers48Puppeteer (Madame's Place)October 31John Houseman86Actor (The Paper Chase, Silver Spoons)December 6 Timothy Patrick Murphy29Actor (Dallas)December 12 Dick Clair57Comedy writer (The Carol Burnett Show, The Facts of Life)December 20 Max Robinson49ABC World News correspondentDecember 27 Jess Oppenheimer75Comedy writer who created (I Love Lucy) See also 1988 in the United States List of American films of 1988 References External links List of 1988 American television series at IMDb 1988 Category:1980s in American television