1999 in American television

none September 2017 1999 In American television in 1999, notable events included television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and re-brandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes. Events January Date Event 4 On an episode of WWF Raw is War which had been taped six days earlier on December 29th, Mick Foley wrestling as Mankind defeats The Rock to win the WWF Championship. Meanwhile, on WCW Monday Nitro, Hulk Hogan defeats Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in the infamous Fingerpoke of Doom. Tony Schiavone on orders from Eric Bischoff gave away the results of Foley's championship victory. As a result, 600,000 viewers switch from Nitro to Raw. These incidents would mark the beginning of WCW's downfall until its closure in 2001. 6 Bob Newhart receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 11 Jon Stewart debuts as host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, replacing Craig Kilborn, who moves to CBS to succeed Tom Snyder as host of The Late Late Show. 23 Gene Siskel hosts his final episode of Siskel & Ebert with Roger Ebert. On February 3, 1999, Siskel announced that he would take a leave of absence for the rest of the season but promised to be back the next fall. On February 20, 1999, Siskel died suddenly from complications from a second brain surgery. On that final episode, Siskel and Ebert reviewed At First Sight, Another Day in Paradise, The Hi-Lo Country, Playing by Heart, and The Theory of Flight Paula Zahn leaves CBS News after 10 years. 31 The Denver Broncos win their second consecutive Super Bowl against the Atlanta Falcons with a score of 34–19. The game is broadcast on Fox with the broadcast team of Pat Summerall and John Madden on the call. Family Guy premieres on Fox immediately following the Super Bowl. February Date Event 1 Prevue Channel re-brands as The TV Guide Channel, an EPG-branded version of TV Guide magazine. HBO Family, HBO's fourth multiplex channel, is rebranded and premieres four new shows; A Little Curious, George and Martha, Anthony Ant and Crashbox. Disney Channel rebrands its preschool block as Playhouse Disney. 2 Nickelodeon and Sesame Workshop together create the alternative channel, Noggin. Sesame Workshop would leave in 2002. 13 Kids' WB acquired the rights to the anime, Pokémon after it debuted on first-run syndication in 1998; and Pokémon made Kids' WB a household name until 2006, and made it as a huge franchise. March Date Event 13 A special live edition of All That airs on Nickelodeon. 15After three years of not being picked up by domestic distribution in the US, action series L.A. Heat finally airs on US television with the series airing on TNT. 24 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski is signed to the recently launched Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids network as a special host and sports correspondent. 26 Tom Snyder's last show on CBS's The Late Late Show. The following Monday, Craig Kilborn, late of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, takes his place as the show's host.28Futurama is set premiere on Fox. April Date Event6Barney & Friends broadcasts its 100th episode. 18 Hockey great Wayne Gretzky plays his final game (a 2–1 overtime loss between his New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins), which is broadcast in the United States by Fox. Mike Emrick and John Davidson were on the call with Sam Rosen conducting interviews. 26 NBC's The Tonight Show is broadcast in high-definition for the first time, making it the first late-night program to be broadcast in this format. Host Jay Leno's guests are: Salma Hayek, David Arquette, and Jewel. 29 The pilot episode of WWF SmackDown! is broadcast on UPN as a single television special. (The show would officially premiere again on the network with a new stage on August 26.) The main event saw Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock team up to defeat the Corporate Ministry. May Date Event 1 Immediately following the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon airs the pilot episode of its newest series SpongeBob SquarePants. Tara Lipinski, Bill Bellamy and Robert Ri'chard appeared in interstitials during the sneak peek where they mentioned the series officially premiering in July. SpongeBob would go on to become the longest running Nickelodeon series in its history. 21 Susan Lucci receives a Daytime Emmy Award for her role as Erica Kane on the ABC soap opera All My Children, after eighteen failed nominations during previous years. The ceremony is telecast live on CBS. 23 World Wrestling Federation wrestler Owen Hart is killed after falling 70 ft (21 m) from the rafters at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, during a live pay-per-view broadcast of Over the Edge. 24 During an in-ring promo on WCW Monday Nitro, WCW wrestler Bret Hart pays tribute to his brother Owen, who was killed in an in-ring accident the night before at Over the Edge. Meanwhile, WWF holds a tribute show on Raw Is War called Raw Is Owen. 25 The series finale of Home Improvement is broadcast on ABC. Patricia Richardson (Jill Taylor) is offered $25 million to do a ninth season; Tim Allen (Tim Taylor) is offered $50 million. The two decline the offer and the series comes to an end as a result.http://mentalfloss.com/article/68477/14-sturdy-facts-about-home-improvement 14 Sturdy Facts About 'Home Improvement' Cormier Roger Mental Floss September 17, 2016 September 21, 2018 Richardson was offered $25 million to do a ninth season; Allen was offered double that. The two declined, and Home Improvement ended after eight seasons and 203 episodes. Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Randy Taylor) does not return to the show for the series finale (as he is busy with his education and filming the movie Speedway Junky, released in 2001), only appearing in archived footage. The series finale becomes the fifth highest-rated series finale television program of the 1990s and the ninth overall series finale ever presented on a single network in television history, watched by 35.5 percent of the households sampled in America, and 21.6 percent of television viewers. June Date Event 11 Cartoon Network rebrands its Friday night block of original animated series as Cartoon Cartoon Fridays. 17 The NHL on Fox airs for the final time. July Date Event 18 The Simpsons actor Hank Azaria marries actress Helen Hunt. The couple would file for divorce over a year later. 31 CBS This Morning co-anchor Russ Mitchell as a Saturday anchor of CBS Evening News along with Thalia Assuras as an alternate Saturday anchor starting in November. August Date Event 8 The series finale of Mystery Science Theater 3000 airs on The Sci-Fi Channel, who had been broadcasting the past three seasons following its departure from Comedy Central in 1996. The last film to be featured in its original run is the 1968 film Danger: Diabolik. Mystery Science Theater 3000 would resume production in 2017, when new episodes begin airing on Netflix. 16 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire airs its first episode on ABC with Regis Philbin as host. It would go on to become the television season's highest-rated series and one of ABC's most successful shows. 26 WWF SmackDown! airs its first episode, live from the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, on UPN. The main event saw Triple H defeating The Rock to retain the WWF Title thanks to interference from Shawn Michaels, who was the special guest referee. 30 Countess Vaughn leaves the cast of Moesha to star in her own television spin-off The Parkers with Mo'Nique, making her the first female African-American comedian to receive a spin-off. September Date Event 6 UPN replaces its UPN Kids block with a new E/I-compliant block airing weekdays and Sunday mornings named Disney's One Too, a spinoff of ABC's Disney's One Saturday Morning. In Schenectady, New York, PBS member station WMHQ is relaunched as WEWB-TV, a commercial broadcast station affiliated with The WB (the Capital District's first affiliate of that network). PBS launches a 24-hour PBS Kids television network and new branding for its children's programming. 7 Viacom announced that the company would acquire CBS and its company, CBS Corporation (after CBS spun off Viacom in 1971 after the FCC forbids broadcast networks to own syndication units or more TV stations) which would cause the two companies to merge into one mega media empire. Which the merger would bring CBS and Paramount close. 12 The 51st Primetime Emmy Awards presentation is aired on Fox. 20 After four years, WGN's superstation feed drops programming from The WB and Kids' WB at the request of the network. The network's programs are replaced by movie, sports from Chicago's sporting teams and other broadcasts. 24 The WB begins airing programming on Friday nights. 26 NBC airs a three-hour prime-time special in celebration of Saturday Night Live's 25th anniversary. 27 The Rock garners the highest cable rating in WWF history with Mankind in a segment entitled "This is your life" on Raw Is War, which draws a record 8.4 rating.http://www.wwe.com/videos/playlists/rock-this-is-your-life-playlist The Rock: This is Your Life! https://bleacherreport.com/articles/57902-bill-banks-talks-about-the-highest-rated-wrestling-segment Bill Banks Talks About the Highest Rated Wrestling Segment Bleacher Report https://slashwrestling.com/raw/990927.html ; RAW 27 September 1999 /Wrestling October Date Event 4 ABC affiliate WPTY, and sister station WLMT, both in the Memphis area, begin allowing The WB programming, most notably on WPTY for late nights, and some kids shows, like Pokémon, airing on WLMT.1999-09-23 WPTY shuffles, moves the WB network to "free" TV late nights The Commercial Appeal1999-09-23 WB The Commercial Appeal 7 Donald Trump announces his 2000 presidential campaign on an episode of Larry King Live. 10 The professional wrestling pay-per-view event, Heroes of Wrestling is broadcast from the Casino Magic hotel and casino in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Although the event was heavily promoted, it was only purchased by 29,000 households. Additionally, the event itself was generally regarded to be of poor quality: Wrestling Observer rated it the worst major wrestling event of 1999, http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/oct11_her.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150805071926/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/oct11_her.html dead August 5, 2015 Heroes PPV a disappointment 2007-05-13 with its editor Dave Meltzer giving a rating of "absolute zero" to a tag team match featuring Luke Williams and Butch Miller facing Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik. Meltzer's colleague, Bryan Alvarez of Figure Four Weekly, has repeatedly referred to this match as the worst he has ever seen and rated it "minus more stars than there are in the universe"Heroes of Wrestling: Sucked Long Before Jake Used a Snake as a PenisNovember 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 27 The fourth and deciding game of the World Series airs on NBC. This is to date, NBC's 39th and final World Series. The New York Yankees defeat once again the Atlanta Braves, winning their second title in a row and 25th in franchise history. November Date Event 19 John Carpenter becomes the first player on ABC's game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? to win $1,000,000. Carpenter is also the first known contestant in the history of American game show to win $1,000,000. December Date Event 1 Richard Pryor appears in the cold open of the ABC sitcom Norm in what would prove to be his final television appearance. He would die in 2005, 6 years later. 15 NASCAR strikes a deal with Fox Sports, FX, NBC, and TBS (later moved to TNT) worth $2.4 billion for a new six-year package,http://www.motorsportstv.com/2001_tv_deal.htm 2001 TV Deal 2017-09-14 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20000918001829/http://www.motorsportstv.com/2001_tv_deal.htm September 18, 2000 Quote: While many fans were upset that ESPN and CBS lost the rights, insiders say that their bids were close to $100 million annually under the winning bids from Fox and NBC. covering the Winston Cup (now NASCAR Cup) Series and Busch (now Xfinity) Series schedules. NASCAR wanted to capitalize on its increased popularity even more, so the organization decided that future deals would be centralized; that is, the networks would negotiate directly with NASCAR for a regular schedule of telecasts. The old deal arrangement saw each track negotiate with the networks to broadcast their races. As a result, NASCAR had races on CBS, TNN, ESPN, ABC, NBC, and TBS. However, NBC, which had just entered the sport, showed only one race in 2000. NASCAR wanted to increase the number of races by each partner, and have as many races on broadcast networks as possible, to prevent fans from missing races. 31 ABC participates in the global broadcast 2000 Today with ABC 2000 Today. Peter Jennings anchors ABC's broadcast of the special from New York City, joined later by Dick Clark who hosts the countdown in Times Square. Programs Debuts Date Show NetworkJanuary 1 The Blame GameMTV Cold Case FilesA&E Scrapbook MemoriesDIY NetworkJanuary 4Ed, Edd n EddyCartoon NetworkJanuary 5 Total Recall 2070Showtime Mega BabiesFox FamilyJanuary 8 Providence NBCJanuary 10 Batman BeyondKids' WB The SopranosHBO The PJsFoxJanuary 11 The Daily Show with Jon StewartComedy CentralJanuary 13 60 Minutes IICBSJanuary 17The Brothers FlubNickelodeonZoe, Duncan, Jack and JaneThe WBJanuary 18So WeirdDisney ChannelJanuary 21TurksCBSJanuary 25DilbertUPNZoboomafooPBS KidsJanuary 26 A Little CuriousHBO FamilyCrashboxJanuary 30 The JerseyDisney ChannelJanuary 31 Family Guy FoxFebruary 1 George and MarthaHBO FamilyAnthony AntFebruary 6 Power Rangers Lost GalaxyFox KidsFebruary 17 The Planet's Funniest AnimalsAnimal PlanetMarch 8 Station ZeroMTV Strange WorldABCMarch 9 Family Rules UPN Sons of ThunderCBSMarch 15 Payne Rescue 77The WB L.A. HeatTNTMarch 19 FarscapeSci-Fi ChannelMarch 24 It's Like, You Know...ABC The Norm ShowMarch 28 FuturamaFoxMarch 29 The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornCBSApril 1 Snap JudgmentCourt TVApril 3 The Big MomentABCApril 6Everything's RelativeNBCApril 7Strangers with Candy Comedy CentralApril 17Animals Are People TooPAX TVApril 26Home Movies UPNMay 1Mickey Mouse WorksABCSpongeBob SquarePantsNickelodeonMay 8The New Woody Woodpecker ShowFox KidsJune 7 Where Are They Now?VH1June 10 The Chimp ChannelTBSJune 14Power PlayUPNJune 15The Man ShowComedy CentralJune 19Beggars and ChoosersShowtimeJuly 5PassionsNBCJuly 7Good EatsFood NetworkJuly 11Making the VideoMTVMovie StarsThe WBJuly 17Rotten RalphFox FamilyJuly 18G vs EUSA NetworkJuly 26UndressedMTVPhred on Your Head ShowNogginAugust 1 Grown UpsUPNAugust 3DowntownMTVAugust 9Independent LensPBSKatie JoplinThe WBTreasures in Your HomePAX TVAugust 14Destination StardomAugust 16Rocket PowerNickelodeonWho Wants to Be a MillionaireABCAugust 17Chicken Soup for the SoulPax TVAugust 19The LotAMCAugust 26The ParkersUPN WWE SmackDownAugust 30Sonic UndergroundSyndicationSeptember 4Battle DomeWWF Jakked/MetalSeptember 6Dragon TalesPBS KidsSabrina: The Animated SeriesUPNStorytime with ThomasFox FamilyIt's Itsy Bitsy TimeSeptember 7Strip PokerUSA NetworkSeptember 8 Get RealFoxSeptember 9 Early TodayNBC Later TodaySeptember 11DetentionKids' WBSeptember 12Hope Island Pax TVSeptember 13Blind DateSyndicationThe Dr. Joy Browne ShowThe Martin Short ShowThe Queen Latifah Show Fox ReportFox News ChannelJudge MathisSyndicationSeptember 16Action Fox September 18 Beast Machines: TransformersFox Kids Rescue HeroesCBSSeptember 19 Judging AmyCBS September 20 Family Law Ladies Man Richard Simmons' DreamMakerSyndication Relic Hunter Cita's WorldBET Safe HarborThe WB Law & Order: Special Victims UnitNBC September 21 The Mike O'Malley Show Mission Hill The WB Once and AgainABC September 22 Oh, Grow Up The West WingNBC September 23 Stark Raving Mad Third Watch September 24 Cold Feet Now and AgainCBS Odd Man OutABC September 25 Freaks and GeeksNBC Peter Benchley's AmazonSyndication Xyber 9: New DawnFox Kids September 26 SnoopsABC Jack & JillThe WB September 29 Popular Work with MeCBSSeptember 30 Curb AppealHGTVOctober 2 Archie's Weird MysteriesPax TV Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost WorldSyndication Spider-Man UnlimitedFox Kids October 5 EmmaVH1 Shasta McNastyUPN AngelThe WB October 6 RoswellOctober 7House HuntersHGTVWastelandABCOctober 8Harsh RealmFoxLove & MoneyCBS Random Acts of ComedyFox FamilyOctober 9Angela AnacondaBeastMasterSyndicationOctober 12 The StripUPNOctober 15Ryan Caulfield: Year OneFoxOctober 16100 Deeds for Eddie McDowdNickelodeonThe Amanda ShowOctober 18Farmclub.comUSA NetworkOctober 25 Time of Your Life FoxOctober 30 The Avengers: United They StandFox KidsNovember 1The Early ShowCBSNovember 4Greed FoxNovember 12 Mike, Lu & OgCartoon NetworkCourage the Cowardly DogNovember 28Little BillNickelodeonNovember 29 webRIOTMTV Ending this year Date Title DebutJanuary 2Birdz1998Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?1994January 16The New Batman Adventures1997January 18The Charlie Horse Music Pizza1998Guys Like UsToonsylvaniaJanuary 20Brats of the Lost NebulaEncore! Encore!January 24Fantasy IslandJanuary 25Working1997February 3Maggie Winters1998February 11CupidFebruary 12BrimstoneFebruary 14Going Wild with Jeff Corwin1997February 21The Little Lulu Show1995February 25Vengeance Unlimited1998February 27Mad Jack the PirateThe Mr. Potato Head ShowFebruary 28TrinityMarch 1DiRestaHerculesMarch 2Between Brothers1997March 8Hyperion Bay1998March 11Jumanji1996March 13Maggie1998March 14Due South1994March 16LateLine1998March 17Tracey Takes On...1996March 26The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder1995March 27The Net1998April 4Women: Stories of Passion1996April 6Station Zero1999April 10Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain1998April 11Anthony Ant1999April 13Family RulesThe Sifl and Olly Show1997April 17Sons of Thunder1999April 18Silk Stalkings1991April 23Turks1999April 26Caroline in the City1995April 27Everything's Relative1999April 28PayneMay 3Rescue 77May 4NewsRadio1995May 7Beast Wars: Transformers1996Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog1998May 10L.A. Doctors1998May 14Brother's KeeperYoung HerculesMay 16 Smart Guy1997May 20The Wayans Bros.1995Promised Land1996May 21MillenniumHomicide: Life on the Street1993Love Boat: The Next Wave1998May 22Air AmericaMortal Kombat: ConquestViper1994May 23Sister, SisterUnhappily Ever After1995May 24Mad About You (returned in 2019)1992Melrose PlaceHome Movies (returned in 2001)1999The Sentinel1996May 25CluelessHome Improvement1991May 28Todd McFarlane's Spawn1997June 2Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993June 8Total Recall 20701999June 11Unsolved Mysteries (returned in 2001)1987USA High1997June 23The Nanny1993Turning Point1994June 25Another World1964Love Connection (returned in 2017)1983June 26Doug1991The Big Moment1999July 6Amazing Animals1996July 9Two of a Kind1998July 15Mercy PointJuly 25The Parent 'Hood1995July 30Legacy1998August 11In the House1995August 13Cow and Chicken1997August 21WWF Shotgun Saturday NightAugust 28The New Addams Family1998September 6NBC News at Sunrise1983September 10Hard Copy1989September 12Mystery Science Theater 3000 (returned in 2017)1988September 17Match Game (returned in 2016)1962September 24Timon & Pumbaa1995September 28The Mike O'Malley Show1999October 20Work with MeOctober 21WastelandOctober 22Ryan Caulfield: Year OneSonic UndergroundOctober 29Cold FeetCBS This Morning (returned in 2012)1987November 5Emma1999November 8DowntownNovember 12Poltergeist: The Legacy1996November 19Sabrina: The Animated Series1999November 22Hercules: The Legendary Journeys1995November 28Safe Harbor1999December 1Viva Variety1997December 2Action1999December 10Dexter's Laboratory (returned in 2001)1996December 12Figure It Out (returned in 2012) 1997December 16The Chimp Channel1999December 17Little Men1998December 18Power Rangers Lost Galaxy1999SnoopsDecember 28Oh, Grow UpDecember 31Sunset Beach1997 Entering syndication this year Show Seasons In Production Source3rd Rock from the SunSeptember 13, 1999 - June 10, 2016Yesamericanradiohistory.com from Broadcasting & CableCaroline in the CitySeptember 20, 1999 - July 5, 2002Yesamericanradiohistory.com from Broadcasting & CableCluelessSeptember 20, 1999 - September 16, 2001Noamericanradiohistory.com from Broadcasting & CableThe Drew Carey ShowSeptember 13, 1999 - September 8, 2006Yesamericanradiohistory.com from Broadcasting & CableIn the HouseSeptember 20, 1999 - August 20, 2004Noamericanradiohistory.com from Broadcasting & CableThe Parent 'HoodSeptember 20, 1999 - June 23, 2002Noamericanradiohistory.com from Broadcasting & CableStar Trek: VoyagerSeptember 13, 1999 - January 12, 2005YesStar Trek: Voyager Syndication Promo - "Are You a Voyager?" - YouTube from YouTubeUnhappily Ever AfterSeptember 13, 1999 - August 10, 2001NoThe Wayans Bros.September 20, 1999 - August 31, 2002Noamericanradiohistory.com from Broadcasting & Cable Resuming this year Title Last aired Previous network New title New network Date of returnTimon and Pumbaa1996Syndication and CBSSameToon DisneyJanuary 1Zoom1978PBS PTVJanuary 4Are You Afraid of the Dark?1996NickelodeonSameFebruary 6ReBootSyndication and ABCToonamiMarch 15Johnny Bravo1997Cartoon NetworkSameJuly 2Divorce Court1992SyndicationSeptember 7Tales from the Cryptkeeper 1994ABCThe New Tales from the CryptkeeperCBSSeptember 11Family Feud1995SyndicationSameSameSeptember 20Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 1997CBSNickelodeon October 29 Changes of network affiliation Show Moved from Moved to Timon and Pumbaa Syndication and CBS Toon Disney Franklin CBS Kidshow Nick Jr. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective CBS Nickelodeon Tales from the Cryptkeeper ABC CBS RecessABC/UPN Pepper Ann ReBoot (US terrestrial rights) Syndication Toonami National Geographic Explorer TBS CNBC LeezaNBCSyndicationBetween BrothersFoxUPN Milestone episodes and anniversaries Show Network Episode # Episode title Episode airdate Source Barney & Friends PBS 100th episode "A Royal Welcome" April 6February 2026 Made-for-TV movies and miniseries Title Channel Date of airingZenon: Girl of the 21st Century Disney ChannelJanuary 23Deep in My HeartCBSFebruary 14Alice in Wonderland NBCFebruary 28Replacing DadCBSMarch 14Great Expectations PBS May 9Joan of ArcCBS May 15Atomic Train NBC May 16A Lesson Before Dying HBO May 22 Pirates of Silicon Valley TNT June 20VendettaHBO July 3Johnny TsunamiDisney Channel July 24First DaughterTBS August 15Don't Look Under the BedDisney Channel October 9RKO 281 HBO November 20Horse Sense Disney ChannelRunaway Reptar NickelodeonNovember 27Cinderelmo FOXDecember 6Ego Trip Cartoon NetworkDecember 10The Lady in Question A&E December 12 Networks and services Network launches Network Type Launch date Notes Source Noggin Cable and satellite February 2 A joint venture between Nickelodeon and the Children's Television Workshop, airing educational programming for pre-schoolers and school-aged children from both parties. Dish Network and Americast carried the network at launch. Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids Cable and satellite March 1 A channel broadcasting games shows and sports-related programs from Nickelodeon. Starz CinemaStarz Family Cable and satellite May 1 HBO ComedyHBO Zone Cable and satellite May 6 First announced in April 1998, HBO Comedy airs comedic films plus HBO comedy series and stand-up specials, while HBO Zone airs programs aimed at young adults. TV Globo Internacional Cable and satellite August 24 PBS Kids Cable and satellite/over-the-air multicast September 6 A 24-hour channel showing PBS' children's programs (notably excluding Sesame Street, whose pay TV rights were held by Noggin). News 8 Austin Cable television September 13 A 24-hour news network serving the Greater Austin area. DIY Network Cable and satellite September 30 An interactive spin-off of HGTV carrying instructional programs related to "do it yourself" activities. Boyz Channel Cable television October 31 A spin-off of the Fox Family Channel airing programmes aimed towards a young male audience. Girlz Channel Cable television October 31 A spin-off of the Fox Family Channel airing programmes aimed towards a young female audience. Conversions and rebrandings Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes SourceStarz! 2Starz! TheaterCable televisionJuly Television stations Station launches Date City of License/Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/Ref. January 1 Seattle, Washington KHCV 45 Independent January 5 Tucson, Arizona KWBA 58 The WB January 19 Twin Falls, Idaho K26EW 26 TBN February 12 Las Vegas, Nevada KCNG-LP 25 UPN (primary) America's Voice (secondary) February 15 Phoenix, Arizona KPPX-TV 51 Pax TV February 19 San Antonio, Texas KPXL-TV 26 Pax TV March 5 Santa Fe/Albuquerque, New Mexico KWBQ 19 The WB March 12 New York City W36AD 36 Independent April Albuquerque, New Mexico KAPX 41 Pax TV May 3 Lexington, Kentucky W62CL 62 UPN Originally an LPTV translator of WAOM/Morehead, Kentucky May 5 Worcester, Massachusetts WYDN 48 Prime Time Christian Broadcasting Now a Daystar affiliate licensed in Lowell, Massachusetts June 7 Camden/Little Rock, Arkansas KKYK-TV 49 The WB Williamson, West Virginia W45AZ 45 TBN June 17 Batavia/Buffalo, New York WPXJ-TV 51 Pax TV June 20 Bemidji/Brainerd, Minnesota KFTC 26 Fox Satellite of WFTC/Minneapolis July 6 Filer/Twin Falls, Idaho KBGH 19 Educational independent July 9 Honolulu, Hawaii KAIE 38 Religious independent August Lincoln, Nebraska K18CD 18 Fox Translator of KSNB/Superior August 1 Rio Grande City, Texas (Brownsville/McAllen, Texas, USA/Reynosa/Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico) KTLM 40 Telemundo Spokane, Washington KGPX-TV 34 Pax TV August 4 Baton Rouge, Louisiana W19AW 19 UPN August 5 Wichita, Kansas KWCV 33 The WB August 8 Seattle, Washington KBEH 51 ValueVision August 21 St. George, Utah KUSG 12 CBS Satellite of KUTV/Salt Lake City, Utah August 27 Waterville/Portland, Maine WMPX-TV 23 Pax TV August 30 Iowa/Cedar Rapids, Iowa KWKB 20 The WB September 12 Muskogee/Tulsa, Oklahoma KWBT 19 The WB September 17 Tuskegee/Montgomery, Alabama WBMM 22 Pax TV November 1 Tecate/Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (San Diego, California, United States) KHUPN-TV 49 UPN November 5 Colorado Springs, Colorado KXTU-LD 57 UPN November 7 Bismarck, North Dakota KNDX 26 Fox November 10 Paducah, Kentucky W52DC 49 UPN November 15 Minot, North Dakota KXND 24 Fox December 1 Wausau, Wisconsin WFXS-DT 55 Fox December 22 Flint, Michigan WXON-LP 54 Independent Unknown date Boca Raton, Florida WPPB-TV 63 Educational independent Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands WVXF 17 Fox Honolulu, Hawaii KWBN 44 Daystar Laredo, Texas K55HW 55 Mas Musica McAllen/Brownsville, Texas KZMC-LP 35 America's Store Translator of KNWS-LP/Brownsville Milwaukee, Wisconsin W41CV 41 WebFN Victoria, Texas K27EG 27 NBC Network affiliation changes Date City of License/Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation Notes/Ref. June 12 Lima, Ohio WLQP-LP 18 Fox (as W18BP) UPN Station closures Date Market Station Channel Affiliation October 31 Buffalo, New York WFHW-LP 58 Independent Births Date Name NotabilityJanuary 1Diamond WhiteActress (The Haunted Hathaways, The Lion Guard, Pinky Malinky) and singerJanuary 4Gage MunroeCanadian voice actor (Stoked, PAW Patrol, Hotel Transylvania: The Series)January 13Wé AniSinger (The Voice, American Idol)Bronson Fred 2023-05-01 Meet 2023’s ‘American Idol’ Top 10 Contestants https://www.billboard.com/lists/american-idol-top-10-season-21-contestants-2023/ 2026-06-08 Billboard en-USJanuary 18Karan BrarActor (Jessie, Bunk'd)Mateus WardActor (Lab Rats, Hostages, Murder in the First)January 22Ricky GarciaActor (Best Friends Whenever)January 30Mavrick MorenoActor (Every Witch Way)February 10Tiffany EspensenActress (Phineas and Ferb, Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures, Kirby Buckets)March 2Caleb Lee HutchinsonSinger (American Idol)Cardoza Riley 2017-05-22 Caleb Lee Hutchinson https://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/caleb-lee-hutchinson/ 2024-02-19 Hollywood Life en-USMarch 5Madison BeerAmerican singerMarch 20Olivia StuckActress (Kirby Buckets)March 21Lexi DiBenedettoActress (Knight Squad, The Really Loud House)March 22Gavin MacIntoshActor (The Fosters)March 27Natasha CalisActressApril 2Sophie ReynoldsActress (Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Youth & Consequences)April 6Kwesi BoakyeActor (Men of a Certain Age, The Looney Tunes Show, The Amazing World of Gumball)April 7Conner RayburnActor (According to Jim)April 9Isaac Hempstead-WrightEnglish actor (Game of Thrones)May 1Tiffany StrattonPro wrestler (WWE)Tiffany Stratton WWE News, Rumors, Pictures & Biography Sportskeeda WWE https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/tiffany-stratton 2025-07-14 www.sportskeeda.comMay 4HookPro wrestler (AEW)Hook AEW News, Rumors & Updates https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/hook 2025-07-14 www.sportskeeda.comMay 5Jonny GrayCanadian actor (Max & Shred)May 11Madison LintzActress (The Walking Dead, Bosch)Sabrina CarpenterActress (Sofia the First, Girl Meets World, Milo Murphy's Law) and singerMay 22Camren BicondovaActress (Gotham)May 25Brec BassingerActress (The Haunted Hathaways, Bella and the Bulldogs, School of Rock, All Night, The Loud House, Stargirl) May 26Kerry IngramEnglish actress (Game of Thrones)May 28Cameron BoyceActor (Jessie, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Descendants, Descendants: Wicked World) (d. 2019)May 30Sean GiambroneActor (The Goldbergs, Clarence)June 5Denisea WilsonActress (Every Witch Way)June 11Katelyn NaconActress (The Walking Dead, T@gged)Saxon SharbinoActress (Touch, Love) June 18Willie SpenceSinger (American Idol) (d. 2022)June 20Kayla MaisonetActress (Dog with a Blog, The Haunted Hathaways, Stuck in the Middle, Speechless)June 21Natalie Alyn LindActress (The Goldbergs, Gotham, The Gifted)June 26Harley Quinn SmithActressJune 27Chandler RiggsActor (The Walking Dead)July 5Gus KampActor (Best Friends Whenever)July 9Claire CorlettCanadian voice actress (Sweetie Belle on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)July 30Joey KingActress (Ramona and Beezus, The Conjuring, The Kissing Booth) August 4Kelly GouldActress (Rita Rocks, Jessie)August 7Breanna NixSinger (American Idol)Bronson Fred 2025-04-28 Meet 2025’s ‘American Idol’ Top 12 Contestants https://www.billboard.com/lists/american-idol-top-12-season-23-2025/ 2026-06-08 Billboard en-USAugust 13Corey FogelmanisActor (Girl Meets World)Eli BrownActor (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, Gossip Girl)August 14Alison ThorntonActressAugust 21Maxim KnightActor (Falling Skies)August 22Ricardo HurtadoActor (School of Rock)September 7Michelle CreberVoice actress (Martha Speaks, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)Cameron OcasioActor (Sam & Cat)September 9Ronni HawkActress (Stuck in the Middle, On My Block)September 13Zoey BurgerActress (Every Witch Way)September 14Emma KenneyActress (Shameless)October 2Skye BluePro wrestler (AEW)2022-06-23 Skye Blue - Fights, Stats, Videos https://www.trillertv.com/fighter/skye-blue/15859/ 2025-07-14 TrillerTV enNathaniel PotvinActor (Mech-X4)October 6Will ShadleyVoice actor (Gorgonzola on Chowder)October 13Nell Tiger FreeEnglish actress (Game of Thrones)October 15Bailee MadisonActress (Wizards of Waverly Place, Once Upon a Time, Trophy Wife, The Fosters, Good Witch, Pretty Little Liars)October 16Jadiel DowlinActor (Star Falls)Joshua HoffmanActor (Talia in the Kitchen)November 1Buddy HandlesonActor (Shake It Up, Wendell and Vinnie, Bella and the Bulldogs)November 5Zachary S. WilliamsActor (I Am Frankie)November 10Kiernan ShipkaActress (Mad Men, The Legend of Korra, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)Michael CiminoActor (Love, Victor)November 19Hannah HarperSinger (American Idol)Priyadarshi Shraddha 2026-05-12 Hannah Harper Wins ‘American Idol’ After Emotional Season 24 Finale https://www.indenews.co/news/hannah-harper-wins-american-idol-after-emotional-season-twenty-four-finale/ 2026-06-08 IndeNews enNovember 28Lee RodriguezActress (Never Have I Ever)November 29Tim Johnson Jr.Actor (Saturdays) Deaths Date Name Age NotabilityJanuary 4 Iron Eyes Cody94Actor (well known for an anti-littering campaign ad of the 1970s)January 25Herman Wedemeyer74Actor (Duke Lukela on Hawaii Five-O)February 20 Gene Siskel53Film critic (co-host of Siskel & Ebert)March 18 Gilbert Ralston87Screenwriter (The Wild Wild West)March 22 David Strickland29Actor (Todd Stities on Suddenly Susan)March 28Freaky Tah27American rapperMarch 30 Gary Morton74Producer, second husband of Lucille BallApril 10 Jean Vander Pyl79Voice actress (Wilma Flintstone on The Flintstones and Rosie the Robot Maid on The Jetsons)April 14 Ellen Corby87Actress (Grandma Esther Walton on The Waltons)May 8 Dana Plato34Actress (Kimberly Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes)May 21 Sachiko Hirasawa25Japanese R&B singer of the sister duo DoubleMay 23 Owen Hart34Wrestler (Superstar on WWF RAW is WAR)June 11 DeForest Kelley79Actor (Bones McCoy on Star Trek)July 16John F. Kennedy Jr.38American lawyer and son of President John F. KennedyJuly 20 Sandra Gould82Actress (Gladys Kravitz #2 on Bewitched)August 23 Martha Rountree87Broadcast journalist (Meet the Press)August 24 Mary Jane Croft83Actress (I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy)September 5 Allen Funt84Creator and host of Candid CameraOctober 6Gorilla Monsoon62Pro wrestler and WWF commentatorAli Hamza 2023-04-18 The Tragic Death & Legacy Of WWE Legend Gorilla Monsoon, Explained https://www.thesportster.com/wwe-tragic-death-legacy-of-gorilla-monsoon-explained/ 2024-09-05 TheSportster enNovember 9 Mabel King66Actress (Mabel Thomas on What's Happening!!)November 11 Mary Kay Bergman38Voice actress (South Park)November 18Beatrice Colen51Actress (Happy Days, Wonder Woman)November 29 Gene Rayburn81Host of (Match Game)December 3Madeline Kahn57Actress (Oh Madeline)December 10Shirley Hemphill52Comedian and actress (What's Happening!!)December 14Walt Levinsky70ComposerDecember 28 Clayton Moore85Actor (The Lone Ranger) See also 1999 in the United States List of American films of 1999 References External links List of 1999 American television series at IMDb 1999 Category:1990s in American television