2003 in American television

none September 2022 2003 In American television during 2003, notable events included television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel initiations. NCIS (originally referred to as Navy NCIS), a spin-off of JAG, premiered on September 23, 2003 on CBS, becoming the third-longest-running scripted, non-animated American prime-time TV series currently airing, and has later spawned multiple spin-offs and was voted America's favorite television series in 2011.Seidman Robert May 5, 2011 NCIS Voted America's All-Time Favorite TV Show; Two and a Half Men, Bones, House, Several Current Shows Rank http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/05/ncis-voted-americas-all-time-favorite-tv-show-two-and-a-half-men-bones-house-several-current-shows-rank/91686 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110508213936/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/05/ncis-voted-americas-all-time-favorite-tv-show-two-and-a-half-men-bones-house-several-current-shows-rank/91686 May 8, 2011 May 5, 2011 TV by the Numbers Other notable shows that premiered that year included Arrested Development,Mahan Colin March 26, 2007 Three times the Arrested Development http://www.tv.com/news/three-times-the-arrested-development-5534/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20190421161717/http://www.tv.com/news/three-times-the-arrested-development-5534/ April 21, 2019 July 29, 2007 TV.com Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Two and a Half Men,The good news about 'Two and a Half Men' http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/television/20150218_The_good_news_about__Two_and_a_Half_Men_.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20150424061355/http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/television/20150218_The_good_news_about__Two_and_a_Half_Men_.html April 24, 2015 July 7, 2015 philly-archives The Venture Bros.,Rosen Armin May 31, 2013 You Really Should Start Watching The Venture Bros. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/05/you-really-should-start-watching-i-the-venture-bros-i/276414/ The Atlantic One Tree Hill,Bellefante Ginia January 29, 2008 They Age So Quickly, at Least in Tree Hill The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/arts/television/29bell.html live June 17, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120929052452/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/arts/television/29bell.html September 29, 2012 The O.C.,Ryan, Seth, and co. shine in pop culture phenomenon The Observer http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/2.2755/ryan-seth-and-co-shine-in-pop-culture-phenomenon-1.270074#.TyX_x_nhdcc January 29, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103220714/http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/2.2755/ryan-seth-and-co-shine-in-pop-culture-phenomenon-1.270074#.TyX_x_nhdcc November 3, 2013 Nip/Tuck,Rice Lynette September 9, 2005 "Nip/Tuck" chief tells why he reupped with FX https://ew.com/article/2005/09/09/niptuck-chief-tells-why-he-reupped-fx/ Entertainment Weekly and Teen Titans.January 23, 2009 83, Teen Titans http://www.ign.com/top/animated-tv-series/83.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20140515005513/http://www.ign.com/top/animated-tv-series/83.html May 15, 2014 January 24, 2009 IGN Later 2010s/2020s TV shows like Better Call Saul (2015–2022) and the television adaptation of The Last of Us (2023–present) are set in 2003.Gay Verne April 7, 2017 'Better Call Saul' season 3 review: Possibly better than 'Breaking Bad' https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/better-call-saul-season-3-review-possibly-better-than-breaking-bad-a75000 live https://web.archive.org/web/20171008033924/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/better-call-saul-season-3-review-possibly-better-than-breaking-bad-1.13377010 October 8, 2017 November 30, 2019 VarietyKeane Sean January 6, 2023 'The Last of Us' HBO Adaptation Goes Far Beyond the PlayStation Game https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/the-last-of-us-hbo-adaptation-goes-way-beyond-the-playstation-game/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20230106085302/https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/the-last-of-us-hbo-adaptation-goes-way-beyond-the-playstation-game/ January 6, 2023 January 7, 2023 CNET Red Ventures Events January Date Event2 ABC affiliate WBKP in Calumet, Michigan greatly improves its coverage area in the Upper Peninsula when it signs-on satellite station WBUP in Ishpeming.20 KMAY-LP (now KAGS-LD) in Bryan, Texas signs-on as a satellite of Temple-based NBC affiliate KCEN-TV.26 The 37th edition of the Super Bowl is broadcast on ABC, making the last ever Super Bowl to be scheduled on January. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers win their first championship, defeating the Oakland Raiders by score of 48–21. John Madden, who provided color commentary alongside Al Michaels, becomes the first person to announce Super Bowls on different networks in consecutive years, having called Super Bowl XXXVI on Fox. February + Date Event16 The 300th episode of the series The Simpsons is broadcast on Fox the same night as the Married... with Children reunion special.21 Late Show host David Letterman begins a few weeks' leave from the CBS talk show due to a bout of shingles (during this time, guest hosts will include Bruce Willis, Regis Philbin, Will Ferrell and Elvis Costello).24CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather interviews Saddam Hussein on national television, shortly before the Iraq invasion began. The miniseries Giant Robot Week is broadcast by Cartoon Network, which includes 2 edited episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This is the first attempt to broadcast the series by network TV.26 On CBS, The Young and the Restless celebrates its 30th anniversary.27 Fred Rogers, host of the television series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood dies of stomach cancer at the age of 74. March Date Event27 C-SPAN airs a press conference being held in the White House in which President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke about the 2003 Invasion of Iraq which had begun roughly one week prior. The event was one of the most-watched C-SPAN broadcasts of the year according to Nielsen ratings and was simultaneously broadcast on CNN and Fox News. A similar broadcast in April of the following year was similarly widely viewed.https://www.c-span.org/video/?175782-1/summit-iraq Summit on Iraq | C-SPAN.org www.c-span.org29 K13VC ends operations. April Date Event1 On ABC, General Hospital celebrates its 40th anniversary.1 WRBU was disaffiliated from the Home Shopping Network to become a UPN station.5 Everyday Italian debuts on Food Network hosted by Giada De Laurentiis. The show, which De Laurentiis focuses for her viewers on traditional Italian cuisine with an American flair, would result in becoming one of Food Network's most popular daytime cooking shows.7 Noggin revises its branding and lineup, introducing new hosts Moose and Zee, and a new slogan, "It's Like Preschool on TV."12 All Grown Up!, a spin-off of Rugrats, premieres right after the 2003 Kids' Choice Awards on Nickelodeon.22 Bianca Montgomery (Eden Riegel) kisses Lena Kundera (Olga Sosnovska) on the ABC soap opera All My Children; this is the first lesbian kiss on American daytime television.22-29 The two-part backdoor pilot for NCIS airs as part of the CBS series JAG. May Date Event1 TBS broadcast its last NBA game (not counting alternate broadcasts or simulcasts of the NBA All-Star Game and overflow broadcast of playoff games) to date. Subsequent NBA playoff games on the Turner Sports family of networks were broadcast on either TNT or NBA TV.8 Nancy Christy becomes the first woman to win $1,000,000 on the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. On a special episode of Primetime entitled Major Fraud (which originally aired as an episode of Tonight on ITV on April 21), segments of an unaired 2001 episode of the British version of Millionaire featuring Charles Ingram were broadcast. The program featured additional interviews with witnesses of the criminal trial that happened after Ingram was stripped of the £1,000,000 prize; Ingram had been found guilty of deception at Southwark Crown Court on April 7.16 The 30th Daytime Emmy Awards are given, in a ceremony telecast by ABC.19 ABC broadcasts a four-hour 50th anniversary special. 20 America's Next Top Model premieres on UPN. UPN also aired the final episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer after 2 additional seasons and 44 episodes after being picked up by The WB (after being the smash hit on the network in the series's beginnings).21 On Fox, Ruben Studdard becomes the winner of American Idol – season two. His debut single "Flying Without Wings" reaches number two in the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2003. June Date Event12 The infamous "ring collapse" episode of SmackDown! is aired on UPN. The incident occurred after Brock Lesnar superplexed The Big Show from the top rope during a match for the WWE Championship.13 Liz Cho co-anchors her last World News Now newscast on ABC before heading to the network's flagship station WABC-TV in New York City. She is replaced by Andrea Stassou. July Date Event14 David Muir is named the new co-anchor of ABC's World News Now, replacing Derek McGinty, who left for WUSA in Washington, D.C. August Date Event September Date Event1 In Casper, Wyoming, Pax TV affiliate KCWY switches its affiliation to NBC, taking that affiliation from KTWO-TV which will join ABC in March 2004. In the interim, KTWO-TV becomes an independent station with select programming from Pax.8 Amerie, host of BET's The Center, leaves the show so she could work on her new music.10 UPN's series Enterprise begins a season-long story sequence – the first time a full season of a Star Trek series has been devoted to one storyline. (Three episodes into the new season, the series title is changed to Star Trek: Enterprise.)11 John Ritter dies from an undiagnosed aortic dissection at the age of 54 hours after falling ill on the set of his sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. Wheel of Fortune incorporates "Prize Puzzle" in one of the first three rounds and awards a trip to the contestant who solve the themed puzzle for this round. The initial incarnation occurs weekly during the first two seasons of appearance, but has changed to a daily format beginning on Season 23 and has used since.21 The CBS comedy Everybody Loves Raymond wins its first Outstanding Comedy award and the NBC drama The West Wing wins its fourth straight Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series at the 55th Primetime Emmy Awards. The ceremonies are telecast by Fox.22 The pilot episode for Two and a Half Men is broadcast on CBS. October Date Event1 James Marsters joins the cast of Angel on The WB, carrying his Buffy the Vampire Slayer character of Spike over from the former series.4 Kenan Thompson makes his first appearance as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. Thompson would eventually become the longest serving cast member in SNL history.16 On Fox, the New York Yankees win Game 7 of the ALCS over the Boston Red Sox with a walk-off home run by Aaron Boone from pitcher Tim Wakefield.20 Rod Roddy makes his final appearance as announcer of The Price Is Right on CBS. Roddy died from colon cancer exactly a week later, on October 27.25 Game 6 of the World Series airs on Fox. The Florida Marlins win their second world championship over the New York Yankees. Marlins starter Josh Beckett made the final out by tagging Jorge Posada through first base, making this one of the biggest upsets in baseball history. This was the very last World Series played at the original Yankee Stadium before its demolition in 2008. November Date Event2 CBS at 75, the special celebrating the network's 75th anniversary, is broadcast by CBS.10 The 4,000th episode of Wheel of Fortune (since the 1982 pairing of host and hostess Pat Sajak and Vanna White) is broadcast in syndication, featuring a clip show of Wheel's most memorable moments over the years. The milestone episode would air in syndication on January 23, 2004.19 The 2003 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is broadcast on CBS. 9.4 million people tune in.https://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:DFPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0FE856345804ECBB&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Victoria's Secret Likes Somerset – Local Store Is First To Get New Model Makeup Kit March 7, 2009 October 30, 2003 Detroit Free Press Hanson, Hollyhttps://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:NYPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0FED4BE9843C978D&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Playing Our Thong – Victoria's Celebs Lead Undie Fun Day March 7, 2009 November 14, 2003 New York Post Hoffmann, Billhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390600/ The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (2003) 19 November 2003 March 7, 2009 Internet Movie Databasehttps://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10999793EE6EECEB&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Victoria's Latex Secret Now on Show March 7, 2009 November 17, 2003 Newsday Kahn, Roberthttps://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:BNHB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0FEEFF0C5D424AD5&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Fashion – Peek experience – Behind the scenes at the Victoria's Secret fashion show March 7, 2009 November 19, 2003 Boston Herald Radsken, Jill December Date Event2 Tamala Edwards is named the new co-anchor of ABC's World News Now, replacing Andrea Stassou.20 During a National Football League game between the New England Patriots at New York Jets, former Jets quarterback Joe Namath in a sideline interview with ESPN's Suzy Kolber twice stated that he wanted to kiss her, and "couldn't care less about the team strugg-a-ling." Namath later apologized and blamed the incident on his obvious intoxication. Soon after, Namath entered an outpatient alcoholism treatment program. Namath chronicled the episode, including his battle with alcoholism in his book, Namath (0-67003-329-4). Programs Debuts Date Show NetworkRef.January 5High School ReunionThe WBJanuary 6The Berenstain BearsPBS Kids Joe MillionaireFox AbbyUPNDirty Rotten CheaterPAX TVJanuary 8 The BacheloretteABC Storm StoriesThe Weather ChannelJanuary 9 The Surreal LifeThe WBJanuary 10 Mister SterlingNBC Queens SupremeCBSJanuary 17That's So RavenDisney ChannelJanuary 22 Chappelle's ShowComedy CentralJanuary 23106 & Park: PrimeBET MythBustersDiscovery ChannelJanuary 24 Penn & Teller: Bullshit!ShowtimeJanuary 26 Jimmy Kimmel Live!ABCJanuary 27 Ask RitaSyndication MiraclesABC Veritas: The QuestFebruary 2 KingpinNBCFebruary 2 DragnetABCFebruary 4 A.U.S.A.NBCFebruary 6 Critical RescueDiscovery ChannelFebruary 8 Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesFox BoxFebruary 13 Are You Hot?ABCFebruary 16 The Venture Bros.Adult SwimFebruary 19 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!ABCFebruary 21 Da Ali G ShowHBO Real Time with Bill MaherFamily BusinessShowtimeFebruary 24 My Big Fat Greek LifeCBSAnimal JamTLC/Discovery KidsHi-5February 26Fraternity LifeMTVMarch 1Stuart LittleHBO FamilyMarch 2 The Michael Essany ShowE!March 3Live PrayerWTOGThe CenterBETMarried by AmericaFoxMarch 4 The FamilyABCMarch 9 Oliver BeeneFoxMarch 11The Save-Ums!TLC/Discovery KidsMarch 17Punk'dMTVMarch 20 On the SpotThe WBMarch 26 Wanda at LargeFoxMarch 28 America's Most Talented KidNBCMarch 30 Black SashThe WB The PittsFoxMarch 31 American ChopperDiscovery ChannelApril 1What Should You Do?LifetimeLost at HomeABCApril 5Everyday ItalianFood NetworkApril 7Miffy and FriendsNogginTweeniesApril 12All Grown Up!NickelodeonApril 13MXCSpikeApril 14BoohbahPBS KidsPlatinumUPNApril 21Mr. PersonalityFoxMay 6Jim Rome Is BurningESPNMay 12Surf GirlsMTVMay 12DinotopiaABCMay 15DaySide with Linda VesterFox News ChannelMay 17 Adventure CampDiscovery KidsTrading Spaces: Boys vs. GirlsMay 20America's Next Top ModelUPNMay 22The O'KeefesThe WBMay 26Unscrewed with Martin SargentTechTVMay 28FameNBCJune 1Monster HouseDiscovery ChannelLast Comic StandingNBCJune 2For Love or MoneyTotally PetsPAX TVJune 3Hey JoelVH1Keen EddieFoxAmerican JuniorsJune 13The Grim Adventures of Billy & MandyCartoon NetworkJune 15Charlie LawrenceCBSJune 18Paradise HotelFoxJune 18Boarding House: North ShoreThe WBJune 26StripperellaSpikeGary the RatJune 27Dead Like MeShowtimeJuly 11Evil Con CarneCartoon NetworkFree for AllShowtimeSpider-Man: The New Animated SeriesMTVJuly 13Dance FeverABC FamilyJuly 14Who Wants to Marry My Dad?NBCJuly 15Queer EyeBravoJuly 19Teen TitansCartoon NetworkJuly 20The RestaurantNBCJuly 22Nip/TuckFXJuly 23Reno 911!Comedy CentralJuly 30PeacemakersUSA NetworkRace to the AltarNBCAugust 1My Life as a Teenage RobotNickelodeonAugust 5The O.C.FoxAugust 8Girls v. BoysNoggin (during "The N" block)August 18I Love the '70sVH1August 19Wild West TechHistoryNewlyweds: Nick and JessicaMTVAugust 23Duck DodgersCartoon NetworkAugust 26PlaymakersESPNAugust 29Cowboy UCMTSeptember 1Tactical to PracticalHistorySeptember 2The Joe Schmo ShowParamount NetworkSeptember 7Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley WinksPBS KidsSeptember 8Anderson Cooper 360°CNNConnie the CowNogginThe Ellen DeGeneres ShowSyndicationStarting OverSeptember 9Happy FamilyNBCWhoopiSeptember 10Jake 2.0UPNSeptember 11The MulletsRun of the HouseThe WBSteve Harvey's Big Time ChallengeSeptember 12All About the AndersonsSeptember 13Romeo!NickelodeonEye for an EyeSyndicationSeptember 14CarnivàleHBOK StreetSeptember 15Living It Up! with Ali & JackSyndicationThe Sharon Osbourne ShowEveUPNRock Me BabySeptember 16All of UsSeptember 18Threat MatrixABCSeptember 19Like FamilyThe WBLuisFoxSeptember 20Lilo & Stitch: The SeriesDisney ChannelClifford's Puppy DaysPBS KidsSeptember 22Las VegasNBCTwo and a Half MenCBSSeptember 23NCISI'm with HerABCOne Tree HillThe WBSeptember 24The Brotherhood of Poland, New HampshireCBSSeptember 25CouplingNBCSeptember 26Miss MatchThe HandlerCBSJoan of ArcadiaHope & FaithABCSeptember 27Teen Kids NewsSyndicationSeptember 2810-8: Officers on DutyABCCold CaseCBSJoJo's CircusPlayhouse DisneyThe Lyon's DenNBCOctober 1It's All RelativeABCKaren SiscoOctober 3Married to the KellysOctober 4Battlefield DetectivesHistoryOctober 5Animal TailsPAX TVTarzanThe WBOctober 6The Big BreakGolf ChannelKnock FirstABC FamilyOctober 12ShootoutAMCOctober 13King of the JungleAnimal PlanetRoom RaidersMTVOctober 17VH1 ILL-ustratedVH1October 19When Ruled the WorldOctober 20Cold PizzaESPN2SkinFoxOctober 22Kid NotoriousComedy CentralOctober 26Viva La BamMTVWildboyzOctober 28Rich GirlsOctober 29A Minute with Stan HooperFoxOctober 30Tru CallingNovember 1Kenny the SharkDiscovery KidsTutensteinXiaolin ShowdownKids' WBNovember 2Arrested DevelopmentFoxNovember 3Average JoeNBCNovember 7Dirty JobsDiscovery ChannelStar Wars: Clone WarsCartoon NetworkNovember 10Sabrina's Secret LifeSyndicationDecember 1PokoTLCDecember 2Celebrity Poker ShowdownBravoThe Simple LifeFoxThe Tracy Morgan ShowNBCLine of FireABCDecember 3Extreme Makeover: Home EditionDecember 21Ancient DiscoveriesHistory Returning this year Show Channel Last aired New title New network ReturningThe WeekendersABC, UPN2001SameToon DisneyMarch 21The Ren and Stimpy ShowNickelodeon, MTV1996Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"SpikeJune 26 Ending this year Date Show Network Debut StatusJanuary 1Cooking LiveFood Network1997CancelledTruth or ScareDiscovery Kids2001January 3Cita's WorldBET1999January 12Andy Richter Controls the UniverseFox2002January 14In-LawsNBCJanuary 21Hidden HillsJanuary 24Presidio MedCBSJanuary 30ColumboABC1968January 31Win Ben Stein's MoneyComedy Central1997February 2Super Duper SumosNickelodeon2002February 5The Legend of TarzanUPN2001February 73-SouthMTV2002February 16For the PeopleLifetimeFebruary 17Birds of PreyThe WBFebruary 22The Nick Cannon ShowNickelodeonFebruary 23OzHBO1997EndedFebruary 25Clifford the Big Red Dog (returned in 2019)PBS Kids2000CancelledMarch 7Talkback LiveCNN1994March 10Veritas: The QuestABC2003March 13Family AffairThe WB2002March 21FarscapeSci-Fi Channel1999April 1Friend or Foe?GSN2002WinTuitionApril 4Liberty's KidsPBS KidsApril 13Clone HighMTV2002My Big Fat Greek LifeCBS2003April 17On the SpotThe WBApril 21Robbery Homicide DivisionCBS2002April 24Sabrina the Teenage WitchThe WB1996April 25FastlaneFox2002John DoeApril 26Cubix: Robots for EveryoneKids' WB2001April 27Touched by an AngelCBS1994EndedMay 4120 Minutes (returned in 2011)MTV1986CancelledMay 7Stargate InfinityFox2002May 9Greetings from TucsonThe WBMay 14Dawson's Creek1998EndedMay 16Cartoon Cartoon FridaysCartoon Network1999CancelledMay 17The AgencyCBS2001May 20The Weakest Link (returned in 2020)NBCBuffy the Vampire SlayerUPN1997EndedWatching EllieNBC2002CancelledMay 21Change of HeartSyndication1998The Jenny Jones Show1991The Other Half2001The Caroline Rhea Show2002The Twilight ZoneMay 23Supermarket Sweep (returned in 2020)PAX TV1965May 24Stuart LittleHBO Family2003June 1Black SashThe WB2003June 5Cedric the Entertainer PresentsFox2002June 7The Mummy: The Animated SeriesKids' WB2001June 13Even StevensDisney Channel2000Russian RouletteGSN2002June 17Hey JoelVH12003June 20Baby BobCBS2002June 2630 Seconds to FameFoxJuly 1Say What? KaraokeMTV1998July 3Primetime GlickComedy Central2001July 5Sitting DucksCartoon NetworkJuly 7Surf GirlsMTV2003July 20The Popeye ShowCartoon Network2001July 24Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"TNN/Spike TV2003July 25The Living CenturyPBS2000August 3Doggy Fizzle TelevizzleMTV2002August 10Futurama (returned in 2008)Fox1999August 16Scaredy CampNickelodeon2002DinotopiaABCAugust 20Beg, Borrow & DealESPNRipley's Believe It or Not! (returned in 2019) TBS2000August 22I Love the '70sVH12003August 24Dance FeverFreeformAugust 28Critical RescueDiscovery ChannelSeptember 12Free for AllShowtimeSpider-Man: The New Animated SeriesMTVSeptember 19OswaldNickelodeon2001September 20Star DatesE!2002September 29Temptation Island (returned in 2019)Fox2001October 3Port CharlesABC1997October 6Seven Little Monsters PBS Kids2000October 8PeacemakersUSA2003October 12Secret, Strange & TrueTechTV2002October 17LuisFox2003October 22The Brotherhood of Poland, New HampshireCBSOctober 23CouplingNBCOctober 24House of Mouse Toon Disney2001October 25X-Men: EvolutionKids' WB2000October 29Street TimeShowtime2002November 7Wanda at LargeFox2003November 9Family Guy (returned in 2005)Adult Swim1999November 11PlaymakersESPN2003November 14Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?Cartoon Network2002November 16K StreetHBO2003November 20Dexter's LaboratoryCartoon Network1996November 23ToonHeads1992TarzanThe WB2003November 24Joe MillionaireFoxNovember 26Just Shoot Me!Syndication1997EndedTime SquadCartoon Network2001CancelledNovember 30The Lyon's DenNBC2003December 1ConquestHistory Channel2002December 3The Jeff Corwin ExperienceAnimal Planet2000December 5Whammy! The All-New Press Your LuckGSN2002December 11Gary the RatSpike TV2003December 12A Minute with Stan HooperFoxDecember 15Miss MatchNBCDecember 17Kid NotoriousComedy CentralDecember 18Good Morning, MiamiNBC2002December 28BoomtownDecember 30Rich GirlsMTV2003December 31The Brak ShowAdult Swim2000 Entering syndication this year Show Seasons In Production SourceAngelSeptember 8, 2003 - August 31, 2007YesJune 2014BeckerSeptember 8, 2003 - September 7, 2007No from Broadcasting & CableThe King of QueensSeptember 15, 2003 - September 9, 2024Yes from Broadcasting & CableJudging AmySeptember 29, 2003 - July 20, 2007Yes from Broadcasting & CableThe ParkersSeptember 15, 2003 - August 25, 2006YesJune 2014 Changes of network affiliation Show Moved from Moved to Da Ali G Show Channel 4 (UK) HBOThe Ren & Stimpy ShowNickelodeonSpikeTeamo SupremoABCToon DisneyFillmore!The WeekendersABC/UPNGrounded for LifeFoxThe WBTotally Spies!ABC FamilyCartoon Network Made-for-TV movies Title Network Date of airingYou Wish!Disney ChannelJanuary 10Maniac MageeNickelodeonFebruary 23Right on TrackDisney ChannelMarch 21The Even Stevens MovieDisney ChannelJune 13Abra-Catastrophe!NickelodeonJuly 12The Cheetah GirlsDisney ChannelAugust 15Red WaterTBSAugust 17Kim Possible: A Sitch in TimeDisney ChannelNovember 28National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 NBC December 20 Networks and services Launches Network Type Launch date Notes Source Starz! Kids Cable television Unknown HRTV Cable and satellite January 1 HDNet Movies Cable and satellite January 13 GOL TV Cable and satellite February 1 ¡Sorpresa! Cable television March 15 Sportsman Channel Cable and satellite April 1 Tennis Channel Cable and satellite May 15 Fuel TV Cable television July 1 Bravo HD+ Cable and satellite July 31 Arirang Radio Cable television September 1 NFL Network Cable and satellite November 4 Conversions and rebrandings Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes SourceDiscovery Civilization ChannelDiscovery TimesCable television Unknownnba.com TVNBA TV Cable televisionFebruary 11National College Sports NetworkCollege Sports TelevisionCable televisionFebruary 23MMUSAFuseCable and satelliteMay 19The New TNNSpike TVCable and satelliteAugust 11 Closures Network Type Closure date Notes Source American Christian Television System Cable and satellite Unknown Television stations Station launches Date City of License/Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/Ref. January 2 Ishpeming/Marquette, Michigan WBUP 10 ABC January 20 Bryan/College Station, Texas KMAY-LP 23 NBC Semi-satellite of KCEN/Temple January 30 Rochelle/Chicago, Illinois WCHU-LP 33 Azteca America February 2 Marquette, Michigan WMQF 19 Fox (primary) UPN (secondary) February 18 Roswell, New Mexico KRWB 21 The WB Satellite of KWBQ/Santa Fe March 3 Salisbury, Maryland WBOC-DT2 21.2 UPN April Provo, Utah KUTH 32 Independent April 13 Bangor, Maine W22BU 22 Fox April 23 Medford, Oregon K14LG 14 Telemundo May 2 Butte, Montana KBTZ 24 Fox May 7 Tallahassee, Florida WTLF 24 UPN Satellite of WFXU/Live Oak June 11 Great Falls, Montana KLMN 26 Fox July 27 Longview/Tyler, Texas KCEB 54 UPN August 21 Laughlin, Nevada KMCC 34 NBC Satellite of KVBC/Las Vegas September 22 Rockford, Illinois WTVO-DT2 17.2 UPN September 29 Vicksburg/Jackson, Mississippi WLOO 35 Fox \ October 1 Waimanalo, Hawaii KMGT 14 Religious independent October 7 Hanamaulu, Hawaii K06NC 6 Independent October 11 El Dorado, Arkansas (Monroe, Louisiana) KEJB 43 America One October 18 Pittsburg, Kansas (Joplin, Missouri) KFJX 14 Fox October 24 Price, Utah KUTF 3 TeleFutura November 4 Pago Pago, American Samoa K38HX 38 NBC K34HI 34 Fox Unknown date Beaumont, Texas KUIL-LP 64 Fox Charleston, South Carolina WJEA-LP 12 Telemundo Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands WVIF 15 Pax TV Independent Crookston, Minnesota KCGE-DT 16 PBS Part of the Prairie Public Television network Denver, Colorado KCIN-LP 27 Independent Grand Forks, North Dakota KCFM 27 UPN Knoxville, Tennessee WVLT-DT2 8.2 (digital) UPN Norman/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KOCM 46 Daystar Pullman, Washington KQUP 24 UPN Salt Lake City, Utah K23GP 23 Spanish independent Sun Valley/Twin Falls, Idaho KIDA 5 UPN Network affiliation changes Date City of License/Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation Notes/Ref. April Waterville/Portland, Maine WPFO 23 Pax TV (as WMPX-TV) Fox September 1 Casper, Wyoming KCWY 13 Pax TV NBC October 1 Sioux Falls, South Dakota KWSD 36 Pax TV (as KAUN) The WB Unknown date Louisville, Kentucky W24BW 24 MuchUSA America One Station closures Date City of license/Market Station Channel Affiliation Sign-on date Notes October 27 Marquette, Michigan WUPT-CA 25 UPN January 8, 1980 Births Date Name NotabilityJanuary 4Jaeden MartellActor (Masters of Sex)January 9Megan RichieActress (Legendary Dudas, Jake and the Neverland Pirates)January 21Garren StittActor (Andi Mack, General Hospital)January 23Ivan MallonActor (School of Rock)January 24Johnny OrlandoCanadian actorJanuary 28Anton StarkmanActor (Warped!)Whitney PeakActress (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Home Before Dark, Gossip Girl)February 4Kyla KenedyActress (The Walking Dead, Speechless)February 7Reed HorstmannActor (The Villains of Valley View)February 20Olivia RodrigoActress (Bizaardvark, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)March 1Yasmeen FletcherActress and musician (Ms. Marvel, Andi Mack)March 3Thomas BarbuscaActor (The Mick)March 8Montana JordanActor (Young Sheldon)March 12Malina WeissmanActressApril 13Olivia SanabiaActress (Just Add Magic, Coop and Cami Ask the World)April 15Julia AntonelliActress (Every Witch Way, WITS Academy)Sam Ashe ArnoldActor (Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever., Are You Afraid of the Dark?)April 16Alina FoleyActress (The League, Shimmer and Shine)April 18Benjamin Cole RoyerActors (Best Friends Whenever)Matthew Lewis RoyerApril 19Caleel HarrisVoice actor (Blaze and the Monster Machines, The Loud House)April 30Emily CareyActorMay 1Lizzy GreeneActress (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, A Million Little Things)May 11Dora DolphinActressMay 16Ariana MolkaraActress (Warped!)May 18Lukas RodriguezActor (Malcolm in the Middle)May 19JoJo SiwaActress (Dance Moms) and singerJune 2Jeremy Ray TaylorActor (Are You Afraid of the Dark?)June 11Breanna YdeActress (The Haunted Hathaways, School of Rock, The Loud House)June 15Galilea La SalviaActress (Talia in the Kitchen)June 16Anna CathcartCanadian actress (Odd Squad)July 5Terrell Ransom Jr.Actor (Days of Our Lives, The Amazing World of Gumball)July 9Marcel RuizActorJuly 11Meg CrosbieActress (WITS Academy)July 30Daniel DiMaggioActor (Clarence, American Housewife)August 11Rachel GageActress (Walk the Prank)August 18Max CharlesActor (The Neighbors, Harvey Beaks, The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, The Lion Guard, The Strain)August 20Christopher Paul RichardsActor (The Kids Are Alright)August 28Quvenzhané WallisActress September 3Jack Dylan GrazerActor (Me, Myself & I)September 8Carmen BlanchardActressNicolas CantuVoice actor (The Amazing World of Gumball, Sofia the First)September 18Nina LuActress (Bunk'd)Aidan GallagherActor (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)October 7Kate GodfreyActress (All That, Warped!)October 10Maggie Elizabeth JonesActress (Ben and Kate)October 24Hudson YangActor (Fresh Off the Boat)October 27Gavin LewisActor November 8Meyrick MurphyActress (Legendary Dudas, The Walking Dead)November 12Kamaia FairburnActress (Star Falls)November 21Elijha HammillCanadian voice actor (Ryder on PAW Patrol)November 23Olivia KevilleActress (Splitting Up Together)December 9Jackson A. DunnActor (Legendary Dudas)December 12Lincoln MelcherActor (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Bunk'd) Deaths Date Name Age NotabilityJanuary 12 Maurice Gibb53Musician/songwriter (Bee Gees)January 23 Nell Carter54Actress, singer (Gimme a Break)February 21Julie Mitchum88ActressFebruary 27 Fred Rogers74Mister Rogers of (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood)March 12 Lynne Thigpen 54 American television/film/stage actress (Bear in the Big Blue House, The District, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?)https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/14/obituaries/14THIG.html Lynne Thigpen, Actress in CBS's 'District,' Dies at 54 New York Times 2003-03-14 2014-02-04March 30 Michael Jeter50Voice actor/stage actor (Sesame Street, Evening Shade, and voice of Nate Horowitz (Eugene's Dad) on Hey Arnold!)April 30 Lionel Wilson79Voice actor (The Aldrich Family, Tom Terrific, The Hector Heathcote Show and first voice of Eustace Bagge on Courage the Cowardly Dog)May 1Miss Elizabeth42Professional wrestling valet (WWF, WCW)Lyttle Nathan 2017-05-01 14 Years ago Today: Kentucky's "Miss Elizabeth" Dies https://www.wymt.com/content/news/14-years-ago-today-Kentuckys-Miss-Elizabeth-dies-420906923.html 2026-04-12 wymt.com enMay 14 Robert Stack84Actor (Eliot Ness on The Untouchables)May 15June Carter Cash73Singer and actress (The Johnny Cash Show)June 19Laura Sadler22English actress (Grange Hill, Holby City)June 20Raymond Serra66ActorJuly 6Buddy Ebsen95Actor (The Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones)July 27 Bob Hope100Comedian, host and actorSeptember 8 Jaclyn Linetsky17Canadian voice actress (Mega Babies, What's with Andy?, Caillou)Vadim Schneider17French-Canadian actorSeptember 11 John Ritter54Actor (Three's Company, 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, and voice of Clifford the Big Red Dog)September 12Johnny Cash71Singer and actor (The Johnny Cash Show)September 30Robert Kardashian59LawyerOctober 17 Janice Rule72Actress (The Fugitive)October 21 Fred Berry52Actor (Freddie "Rerun" Stubbs on What's Happening!!)October 27 Rod Roddy66Announcer (Press Your Luck, Soap, and most famously, The Price Is Right)November 9 Art Carney85Actor (Ed Norton on The Honeymooners)November 12Jonathan Brandis27Actor (Lucas Wolenczak on seaQuest DSV)Penny Singleton95Voice actress (Jane Jetson on The Jetsons) November 14Gene Anthony Ray41Actor (Leroy Johnson on Fame) November 28Terry Lester53Actor (Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless, Mason Capwell on Santa Barbara, Royce Keller on As the World Turns) December 14 Jeanne Crain 78Actress December 28Helen Kleeb96Actress (Miss Mamie Baldwin on The Waltons) December 29Earl Hindman61Actor (Wilson J. Wilson Jr. on Home Improvement) Television debuts Chris O'Dowd – Red Cap 2003 See also 2003 in the United States List of American films of 2003 References External links List of 2003 American television series at IMDb Category:2000s in American television