1994 in American television

none February 2023 October 2016 1994 In 1994, 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. Notable events January Date Event18The Peanuts special You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown is broadcast by NBC. It will prove to be the last new Peanuts special broadcast on television for eight years until A Charlie Brown Valentine airs on ABC. It was the last special in creator Charles Schulz's lifetime to air on television and the gang's first appearance on NBC in over 25 years.CBS wins the rights to broadcast the 1998 Winter Olympics from Nagano, Japan, after paying roughly $375 million.22NBC broadcasts the NHL All-Star Game for the fifth consecutive year. This would also mark the last time that NBC would broadcast a National Hockey League game for 12 years.23CBS, which had broadcast National Football League games since 1956, broadcasts its final NFL telecast after 38 years, with the Dallas Cowboys defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, 38–21. CBS had been outbid during December 1993 for rights to the NFC package by the Fox Network. CBS, however, would eventually regain NFL rights (taking over the AFC rights from NBC) in 1998.24During a segment on NBC's Today, host Bryant Gumbel asks "What is the internet, anyway?"30NBC airs the Super Bowl for the second consecutive year. It's the first time that a network has aired two straight Super Bowls outright. While CBS did air the first two Super Bowls back to back, the first ever Super Bowl was really a simulcast between CBS and NBC. 31Bill Cosby returns to NBC for a two-hour movie, The Cosby Mysteries, after ending production of The Cosby Show 21 months earlier. February Date Event1American pay television channel Encore launches seven new themed multiplex channels (Westerns, True Stories, Love Stories, WAM!: America's Kidz Network, Action and Mystery), primarily on TCI cable systems, becoming the first premium service to offer a suite of thematic channels. Starz, which features more recent movie fare than its parent channel, also debuts on this date as part of the Encore multiplex and would eventually become a rival to HBO, Showtime, Cinemax and The Movie Channel.12KTSP-TV in Phoenix changes its call letters to KSAZ-TV, reflecting its newly adopted "Spirit of Arizona" slogan.Shaffer Mark February 13, 1994 Channel 10 catches spirit, changes name to KSAZ B1 Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28880055/channel-10-catches-spirit-changes-name/ live December 15, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211215074827/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28880055/channel-10-catches-spirit-changes-name/ December 15, 2021 Newspapers.com19During the opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, guest host Martin Lawrence makes sexually explicit jokes about female genitalia and feminine hygiene, which results in NBC banning him from appearing on the network (for the next year) and SNL (for life). In repeats of the episode, the offending section of the monologue is replaced by a title card read by an off-screen player (writer Jim Downey), saying that although SNL is neutral about the issues mentioned by Lawrence, network policy prevents his remarks from being re-broadcast, and that the incident almost cost the entire cast of SNL their jobs.21Sony Pictures Entertainment merged Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television into Columbia TriStar Television. Two of the Sony owned game shows (Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!) will be produced by the new unit for Sony's then-new future programs. CPT and TriStar Television are still in-active until 1999 and the beginning of 2001, respectively.23CBS's coverage of the short program in women's figure skating at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway (fueled by the media coverage from a scandal in which associates of figure skater Tonya Harding attacked Nancy Kerrigan) immediately becomes one of the highest rated prime time television programs in American history.25Bob Costas hosts his final episode of Later on NBC with a one-hour retrospective titled "One Last Time".28Greg Kinnear debuts as host of NBC's Later. March Date Event1The Pay television content advisory system, which describe the varying degrees of suggestive or explicit content in series and movies being broadcast by pay cable channels, are first implemented by HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and The Movie Channel. A streamlined version of the system—a categorized, ten-point system of content labels and abbreviated codes—was implemented on June 10.11Viacom assumes control of Paramount Pictures, which includes Paramount Television. Later during the year Paramount/Viacom announces plans to initiate a new over-the-air television network, in conjunction with United Television. The new network, the United Paramount Network (or UPN for short), is initiated during January 1995.15Major League Soccer with ESPN and ABC Sports announced the league's first television rights deal without any players, coaches, or teams in place.U.S. Pro League Moves Along By Signing a Television Deal https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/16/sports/soccer-us-pro-league-moves-along-by-signing-a-television-deal.html The New York Times March 16, 1994 February 22, 2012 The three-year agreement committed 10 games on ESPN, 25 on ESPN2, and the MLS Cup on ABC. The deal gave MLS no rights fees but split advertising revenue between the league and networks.31Madonna appears on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman and makes headlines for going on a profanity-laden tirade—one of the most censored events of American talk-show history, swearing 13 times during the interview. Though infamous, it results in some of the highest ratings of Letterman's late-night career. (Robin Williams would later describe the segment as a "battle of wits with an unarmed woman.") April Date Event3After 15 years, Charles Kuralt hosts CBS News Sunday Morning for the final time. He would be succeeded by Charles Osgood.6On the ESPN2 talk show Talk2 former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jim Everett flips the table and attacks host Jim Rome in retaliation for Rome repeatedly calling Everett "Chris" in relation to female tennis player Chris Evert. 10Pat Summerall makes his final assignment and on-camera appearance as a broadcaster for CBS Sports, the final round of the Masters.14Turner Classic Movies, an extension of Turner Broadcasting System, debuted on the 100th anniversary of the first public movie showing in New York City.17ABC affiliate KARD in Monroe, Louisiana, which carried Fox on a secondary basis, switches to be a primary Fox affiliate.18Arsenio Hall announces that he won't continue his late night talk show, with the final episode of The Arsenio Hall Show ultimately airing on May 27, 1994.27Major networks cover the state funeral of Richard Nixon.Dowd Maureen 1994-04-27 THE 37TH PRESIDENT: THE OVERVIEW; Rainy Prologue to Subdued Funeral for Nixon https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/27/us/the-37th-president-the-overview-rainy-prologue-to-subdued-funeral-for-nixon.html 2025-01-09 The New York Times en-US 0362-433128The Simpsons broadcasts its 100th episode on Fox. May Date Event13Johnny Carson makes a surprise appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman to deliver Letterman his "Top Ten Lists". This would prove to be Carson's final television appearance.14Phil Hartman along with Melanie Hutsell, Rob Schneider, Sarah Silverman, and Julia Sweeney appear in their final Saturday Night Live episode as cast members. Hartman is presented with a bronzed stick of glue, symbolizing how he had become "The Glue" of the show, a term coined by Adam Sandler. http://www.tv.com/saturday-night-live/heather-locklear-janet-jackson/episode/93024/trivia.html?tag=cast_summary;trivia#notes Saturday Night Live > Season 19 > Episode 20: Heather Locklear/Janet Jackson May 14, 1994 TV.comJuly 2026 medicmedic23New World Communications reaches a multi-year affiliation agreement with Fox among their entire station group, seven of which were in the former Storer Broadcasting chain, along with four stations purchased from Argyle Television and four stations from Citicasters.Foisie Geoffrey May 30, 1994 Fox and the New World order 6, 8 Broadcasting & Cable https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/94-OCR/BC-1994-05-30-Page-0006.pdf March 16, 2015 World Radio HistoryMay 6, 1994 COMPANY NEWS; GREAT AMERICAN SELLING FOUR TELEVISION STATIONS The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/06/business/company-news-great-american-selling-four-television-stations.html October 5, 2020 In turn, Fox parent News Corporation purchased a 20 percent stake in New World. The terms of the agreement calls for all stations to switch to Fox after their existing contracts are up, initiating a wide-ranging realignment of television stations and network affiliations.Carter Bill May 24, 1994 FOX WILL SIGN UP 12 NEW STATIONS; TAKES 8 FROM CBS The New York Times New York City https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/24/us/fox-will-sign-up-12-new-stations-takes-8-from-cbs.html?pagewanted=4 live October 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20170625021414/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/24/us/fox-will-sign-up-12-new-stations-takes-8-from-cbs.html?pagewanted=4 June 25, 2017Star Trek: The Next Generation concludes its seven-year run with the series finale, "All Good Things..." The two-hour finale was broadcast at 6 p.m. on most affiliates, rather than as part of the prime time lineup.25Shannen Doherty makes her final appearance as Brenda Walsh on Fox's Beverly Hills, 90210.27Airing in syndication, Ray Combs hosts his final episode of Family Feud. Combs' last taping session would see him abruptly leave the stage at its conclusion and leave the studio without acknowledging anyone on his way out. June Date Event11World Wrestling Federation wrestler Hulk Hogan signs a deal with World Championship Wrestling on a live broadcast of WCW Saturday Night on TBS.16ABC and Scripps-Howard Broadcasting confirm a wide-ranging affiliation pact securing the network's links with WXYZ-TV in Detroit and WEWS-TV in Cleveland. At Scripps-Howard's insistence, it also calls for KNXV-TV in Phoenix,Walker Dave ABC drops Ch. 3 after 40 years June 16, 1994 A15 The Arizona Republic https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050851/abc-drops-ch-3-after-40-years/ February 16, 2026 Newspapers.com December 26, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211226001655/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050851/abc-drops-ch-3-after-40-years/ live WFTS-TV in St. Petersburg/Tampa (both outgoing Fox affiliates)Stevenson Jennifer L. ABC switching channels in bay area June 16, 1994 1A, 17A St. Petersburg Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68960825/ February 16, 2026 Newspapers.com February 5, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220205074413/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68960825/abc-switching-channels-in-bay-area/ live and WMAR-TV in Baltimore (the market's NBC affiliate) to switch to ABC. The deal comes at the expense of KTVK and WJZ-TV, whose long tenures with ABC spanned 40 years and 47 years, respectively.Muller Bill June 30, 1994 Family-owned Ch. 3 outmuscled for prize A1, A7 The Arizona Republic https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050928/eye-say-channel-5-called-up-to-majors/ live March 16, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210630063726/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050928/eye-say-channel-5-called-up-to-majors/ June 30, 2021 Newspapers.comZurawik David June 17, 1994 ABC-TV to Switch from WJZ to WMAR The Baltimore Sun https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/06/17/abc-tv-to-switch-from-wjz-to-wmar/ September 4, 2018 17Former NFL player O. J. Simpson, suspected in the murder of his former wife and her acquaintance, flees from police with his friend Al Cowlings in his white Ford Bronco; the low-speed chase ends with Simpson's surrender to police at his Brentwood mansion. All of the big three television networks are providing live coverage of the events, with ABC breaking away from 20/20, and CBS preempting a rerun of the Picket Fences episode "Remote Control", while NBC, who was broadcasting Game 5 of the NBA Finals between New York and Houston in the meantime, periodically covers the chase via a split-screen.DirecTV, a direct broadcast satellite service, begins broadcasting in Jackson, Mississippi.19The World Wrestling Federation holds the second annual King of the Ring event on pay-per-view. The event in particular, is remembered among fans for featuring former National Football League player Art Donovan on commentary. Donovan seemingly had no familiarity with professional wrestling, and repeatedly asked the same questions throughout the event, notably, "How much does this guy weigh?"20NBC's Today moves into Studio 1A at Rockefeller Center.23The first ever Nurses Ball event airs on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. July Date Event9British vintage puppet action series Thunderbirds is introduced to the United States when the series goes to air on Fox Kids on Saturday mornings with brand new music and voices.11PBS repackages their existing children's programs as a new block called PTV.12The 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game from Pittsburgh is broadcast on NBC (NBC's first Major League Baseball telecast since Game 5 of the 1989 National League Championship Series). The game is the first production of The Baseball Network, a joint venture between MLB, NBC, and ABC. Hampered by its much-criticized regional policy for game broadcasts and a players' strike that cancels the 1994 postseason, the venture will be termed a failure even before it dissolves at the end of the 1995 season.14Westinghouse Broadcasting agrees to affiliate all of their television stations with CBS, including long-tenured NBC affiliates WBZ-TV in Boston and KYW-TV in Philadelphia, along with outgoing ABC affiliate WJZ-TV in Baltimore.Bill Carter July 15, 1994 CBS to Add Three Affiliates in Deal With Westinghouse The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/15/business/the-media-business-cbs-to-add-three-affiliates-in-deal-with-westinghouse.html July 12, 2012 This deal consequently prompts CBS to sell WCAU-TV, owned by the network since 1957,Tom Jicha November 22, 1994 CBS, NBC changing channels. South Florida Sun-Sentinel Times Mirror Company http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-11-22/news/9411210600_1_wcix-nbc-programs-stations dead February 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20110703093638/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-11-22/news/9411210600_1_wcix-nbc-programs-stations July 3, 2011 and precipitated Westinghouse's outright buyout of CBS the following year.Sallie Hofmeister August 2, 1995 CBS Agrees to Buyout Bid by Westinghouse : Entertainment: $5.4-billion merger would create biggest TV, radio empire. But the deal faces obstacles. Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-02-mn-30646-story.html June 22, 201216Baseball Night in America premieres on ABC. This would mark the first time that Major League Baseball games would be broadcast on ABC since the 1989 World Series. August Date Event11Tony Kubek makes what turns out to be his final Major League Baseball broadcast, which was a game between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays from Yankee Stadium for MSG Network. This also proved to be the final day of the 1994 Major League Baseball season due to a looming players' strike. Kubek soon retired from broadcasting altogether.https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/20/sports/tv-sports-kubek-goes-home-with-the-last-word.html TV SPORTS; Kubek Goes Home, With the Last Word Richard Sandomir The New York Times September 20, 1994 Richard Sandomir and would later claim that he never watched another Major League Baseball game since.http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/kubeks-new-life Kubek's New Life Harvey Araton The New York Times July 22, 200812The ABC soap opera All My Children broadcasts a memorial episode for original cast member Frances Heflin, who died during June. The memorial is in the form of a funeral service for Heflin's character, Mona Kane Tyler.Fox broadcasts its first National Football League event, a pre-season game in San Francisco between the 49ers and Denver Broncos.21HBO broadcasts a concert appearance by Barbra Streisand, the entertainer's first public concert in 27 years.29Highlights from the NWA World Title Tournament from two days prior air on ECW Hardcore TV. It was at that particular event that the tournament winner, Shane Douglas threw down the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt and proclaimed the ECW Heavyweight Championship to be a world championship. Douglas' speech presaged the emergence of ECW - renamed from Eastern Championship Wrestling to Extreme Championship Wrestling shortly after the event - as a nationally recognized promotion and the continued decline in the power and profile of the NWA.James Dixon Arnold Furious Lee Maughan The Complete WWE Guide Volume Six https://books.google.com/books?id=OfRDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA179 2015 Lulu.com 978-1-326-50746-6 179 September Date Event3WJW-TV in Cleveland is the first of the New World Communications stations to switch to Fox, ending a 40-year affiliation with CBS. Former Fox affiliate WOIO, in turn, joins CBS and takes over operations of independent WUAB (owned by Cannell Communications) via a local marketing agreement; this allows for WOIO to set up a news department using WUAB's personnel.Feran Tom September 2, 1994 Touch that dial! TV turnabout begins tomorrow on Channels 8, 19, 43 1A The Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1082885C71926A79&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F3413A60C43494E live subscription October 21, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20230110034117/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/0F3413A60C43494E&f=basic January 10, 2023 NewsBankFeran Tom July 8, 1994 CBS plans to join Channel 19 by Aug. 29 1A The Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1082885C71926A79&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F807D316A1C8DD3 live subscription October 5, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006020656/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/0F807D316A1C8DD3&f=basic October 6, 2022 NewsBankThe made-for-television film Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights premieres in syndication. The film is notable for being the last film or television series in which Don Messick voices Scooby-Doo and Boo-Boo Bear before his retirement in 1996 (though he would voice Scooby-Doo one more time in the Scooby-Doo Mystery video game),Don Messick Video Game Credits and Biography https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,203871/ 2021-09-28 MobyGames and the last in which Allan Melvin voices Magilla Gorilla (as well as his last film role overall). It is also the last Scooby-Doo production to be produced entirely by Hanna-Barbera. Beginning with 1998's Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby-Doo related animated films and television series would at the very least, co-produced by Warner Bros. Animation. 4Fox covers regular season National Football League games for the first time with the launch of their pre-game program, Fox NFL Sunday.5Univision broadcasts the final of the 17th National OTI Festival live from Miami.9The National Hockey League reaches a five-year, US$155 million contract with FoxDaniel Al May 17, 2020 NHL on Fox established hockey's lasting U.S. network presence https://fansided.com/2020/05/17/nhl-on-fox-established-hockeys-lasting-us-network-presence/ Fansided for the broadcast television rights to the league's games, beginning with the 1994–95 season. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/10/sports/hockey-fox-outbids-cbs-for-nhl-games.html HOCKEY; Fox Outbids CBS for N.H.L. Games Richard Sandomir (New York Times) September 10, 1994 March 20, 200811The 46th Primetime Emmy Awards were presented on ABC.12New World station WDAF-TV in Kansas City ends a 45-year affiliation with NBC to join Fox, with former Fox affiliate KSHB-TV linking up with NBC.McTavish Brian May 24, 1994 WDAF to leave NBC, join Fox A-1, A-8 The Kansas City Star Kansas City, Missouri https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61708935/wdaf-to-leave-nbc-join-fox/ live February 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230202004736/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61708935/wdaf-to-leave-nbc-join-fox/ February 2, 2023 Newspapers.comGarron Barry August 11, 1994 TV network shift set for Sept. 12 C-1, C-3 The Kansas City Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117708498/tv-network-shift-set-for-sept-12/ live February 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230202004730/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117708498/tv-network-shift-set-for-sept-12/ February 2, 2023 Newspapers.comNew World station KSAZ-TV in Phoenix ends a 40-year connection to CBS, with former independent KPHO-TV joining CBS.Walker Dave September 10, 1994 TV switch: Channel 5 to carry CBS today A1, A20 Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28879847/tv-switch-channel-5-to-carry-cbs-today/ live November 26, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211126045400/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28879847/tv-switch-channel-5-to-carry-cbs-today/ November 26, 2021 Newspapers.com Due to Fox affiliate KNXV-TV having a contract that ends three months later, KSAZ-TV operates as an independent for the interregnum.Meisler Andy August 29, 1994 Murdoch's Raid Brings a Shuffling of TV Stations in Phoenix D1 New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/29/business/murdoch-s-raid-brings-a-shuffling-of-tv-stations-in-phoenix.html?pagewanted=1 live October 22, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20130613154035/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/29/business/murdoch-s-raid-brings-a-shuffling-of-tv-stations-in-phoenix.html?pagewanted=1 June 13, 2013 KNXV-TV begins taking ABC programming on a piecemeal basis from soon-to-be former affiliate KTVK, the market's new independent.Original Family Feud host Richard Dawson returns to the series after nine years, replacing his successor, Ray Combs; the show also expands from half-hour to full-hour episodes.ABC affiliate WEWS, who previously aired only the first hour of Good Morning America, begins airing the full two-hour version of the show, and as a result, The Morning Exchange was shifted an hour back.Heldenfels R.J. August 26, 1994 'Morning Exchange' moving 72 The Akron Beacon Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-morning-exchan/66469184/ November 24, 202314Gaylord Broadcasting agrees to affiliate both KTVT in Dallas and KSTW in Tacoma/Seattle with CBS.September 19, 1994 Gaylord gets CBS affiliates in Seattle and Dallas 14 Broadcasting & Cable https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/94-OCR/BC-1994-09-19-Page-0014.pdf live July 19, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20200628115014/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/94-OCR/BC-1994-09-19-Page-0014.pdf June 28, 2020 World Radio History21The sitcom Daddy's Girls debuts on CBS. Although it is abandoned after three episodes, it is notable as the first series in which a gay principal character is played by an openly gay actor, Harvey Fierstein.https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1994-09-21-9409200450-story.html Dudley Do Wrong: 'Daddy's Girls' A Sitcom Dud Tom Jincha September 21, 1994 Sun-SentinelSam Waterston makes his first appearance on NBC's Law & Order as Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy.Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric is merged into Dateline NBC, creating a Wednesday version of the series.September 11, 1994 'Dateline' Lifetime 333 New York Daily News22The pilot episode for Friends airs on NBC. It will rank as being the fifteenth-most-watched television show of the week, scoring 14.7/23 Nielsen rating (each point represented 954,000 households) and nearly 22  million viewers.Matt Lauer Matt Lauer https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4899445 Friends creators share story of show's beginnings NBC News May 5, 2004 December 23, 2008John Carmody The TV Column The Washington Post September 26, 199423UWF Blackjack Brawl airs live on SportsChannel America. This is the first and only major live television supercard event produced by Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF). The event was a successor to UWF's only pay-per-view event, Beach Brawl.24The Marvel Action Hour, featuring animated adaptations of Iron Man and the Fantastic Four introduced by Stan Lee, debuts in syndication. October Date Event1Fox affiliate KITN-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul changes its name to WFTC-TV.7NBC airs the two-hour television movie, Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas, which concerns the lead-up to Zack and Kelly's wedding. This particular film in effect, served as the series finale for Saved by the Bell: The College Years. When aired in syndication, it is commonly split into two double-length episodes. November Date Event3Various NBC comedies feature storylines centered on blackout events. This included Mad About You, Friends, and Madman of the People.15Fox sells KDAF in Dallas to Renaissance Broadcasting for $100 million as a consequence of the New World/Fox alliance (KDFW would take over as the market's Fox affiliate the following year). In turn, Renaissance sells KDVR in Denver to Fox for $70 million and agrees to switch KDAF to The WB.November 16, 1994 Parent Firm Of WTIC-TV To Buy, Sell Hartford Courant https://www.courant.com/1994/11/16/parent-firm-of-wtic-tv-to-buy-sell/ live March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040426/http://articles.courant.com/1994-11-16/business/9411160013_1_fox-affiliated-kdvr-renaissance March 4, 2016Zier Julie A. November 21, 1994 Fox, Renaissance trade markets Broadcasting & Cable https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/94-OCR/BC-1994-11-21-Page-0059.pdf live July 19, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20160222103213/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-15893350.html February 22, 2016 World Radio History21CBS sells WCAU-TV in Philadelphia to NBC in a complex asset swap. In exchange for WCAU-TV, NBC agrees to sell to CBS KCNC-TV in Denver and KUTV in Salt Lake City, along with the channel 4 license and transmitter for WTVJ in Miami; in turn, NBC receives the channel 6 license and transmitter for WCIX, also in Miami. The intellectual properties for both WTVJ and WCIX are retained.29The made-for-television film Bionic Ever After? is broadcast on CBS. This is the third and final reunion film for the television series The Six Million Dollar Man and its spin-off The Bionic Woman, following The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987) and Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989). Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner once again reprise their roles as Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers along with Richard Anderson (Oscar Goldman) and Martin E. Brooks (Dr. Rudy Wells). December Date Event3Roughly a month and a half after making his final World Wrestling Federation television appearance, Randy Savage makes his World Championship Wrestling television debut on a live edition of WCW Saturday Night on TBS.11New World station WITI in Milwaukee ends a 27-year affiliation with CBS (it had also been with CBS from 1959 to 1961) to join Fox. Outgoing Fox affiliate WCGV-TV and independent WVTV turn down CBS as it didn't align with the existing philosophy of Sinclair Broadcast Group (which operated both stations), with WCGV-TV choosing to join UPN. WVCY-TV refused to sell to the network,Flint Joe October 3, 1994 Nay for Eye on affil buy 168 Variety 1401389916 while talks with independent WDJT-TV (channel 58), owned by Weigel Broadcasting, broke down in late September. With CBS considering piping in network-owned WBBM-TV or WFRV-TV to area cable companies,Battaglio Stephen December 2, 1994 CBS ensures Milwaukee feed 3, 50 The Hollywood Reporter 2362015453 Weigel officials and CBS resume talks, inking a deal with WDJT-TV on December 5, five days prior.Kirchen Rich December 10, 1994 Down-to-the-wire deal kept Milwaukee on CBS' map 2 Milwaukee Business Journal A16541130 222390177New World station WJBK-TV in Detroit ends a 44-year affiliation with CBS to join Fox.Duffy Mike Gunther Marc May 24, 1994 Channel 2 dumps CBS, joins with Fox 1A, 2A Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849514/channel-2-dumps-cbs-joins-with-fox/ live January 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220123190302/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849514/channel-2-dumps-cbs-joins-with-fox/ January 23, 2022 Newspapers.com With former Fox affiliate WKBD owned by Paramount Stations Group and committed to UPN, and no other station in the market willing to affiliate or be acquired by the network, CBS purchases independent WGPR-TV (channel 62)—the first Black-owned television station in the mainland United States—from the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons. CBS takes over operations the day of the switch via a local marketing agreement.November 18, 1994 CBS, WGPR poised for Dec. 11 switch 3A The Times Herald Associated Press Port Huron, Michigan https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93464330/cbs-wgpr-poised-for-dec-11-switch/ live January 26, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220126002751/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93464330/cbs-wgpr-poised-for-dec-11-switch/ January 26, 2022 Newspapers.comRoush Matt September 26, 1994 WGPR sale means CBS spending jag: Network may spend millions on expansion, hiring 3 Crain's Detroit BusinessNew World station WAGA-TV in Atlanta ends a 43-year affiliation with CBS to join Fox.Kloer Phil May 24, 1994 TV shake-up in Atlanta; Keep your remote control handy this fall A1, A4 The Atlanta Constitution https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849522/tv-shake-up-in-atlanta-keep-your/ live August 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220807060608/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849522/tv-shake-up-in-atlanta-keep-your/ August 7, 2022 Newspapers.com Initially unable to find a replacement affiliate during the summer of 1994, CBS purchases WVEU (channel 69) from local interests,Kloer Phil September 24, 1994 Clearing up the local TV picture: Price was right: But will viewers follow CBS to Channel 69? B1 The Atlanta Constitution https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107110760/clearing-up-the-local-tv-picture-price/ live August 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220807060608/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107110760/clearing-up-the-local-tv-picture-price/ August 7, 2022 Newspapers.com but the startup process became moot when WGNX agreed to a deal with the network. WATL-TV is sold by Fox to Qwest Broadcasting and joins The WB.December 9, 1994 Exchanging channels: Network switch mixes things up P24 The Atlanta Constitution https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107250239/exchanging-channels-network-switch-mixe/ live August 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220809081239/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107250239/exchanging-channels-network-switch/ August 9, 2022 Newspapers.comTim Jones Mike Dorning November 17, 1994 Deal boosts minority TV presence Chicago Tribune Tribune Publishing https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-11-17-9411170368-story.html live October 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001713/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-11-17-9411170368-story.html October 17, 201812New World station WTVT in St. Petersburg/Tampa ends a 39-year affiliation with CBS to join Fox. Former ABC affiliate WTSP joins CBS, while outgoing Fox affiliate WFTS-TV joins ABC and launches local newscasts the same day.KNXV-TV in Phoenix ends their affiliation with Fox, allowing KSAZ-TV (temporarily operating as an independent) to join the network. As part of KTVK's slow disaffiliation from ABC, KNXV-TV begins carrying all ABC News programming, including World News Tonight and Nightline, while KTVK continues to run ABC's daytime and primetime lineups through the end of the year. Programs Debuts Date Show NetworkJanuary 2 The Mighty JungleThe Family Channel ViperNBCJanuary 3 Intimate PortraitLifetimeJanuary 5 BirdlandABCJanuary 7 Burke's LawCBS Ancient MysteriesA&EJanuary 9 America's CastlesJanuary 11 MontyFoxJanuary 16 The George Carlin ShowJanuary 17 Can We Shop starring Joan RiversSyndication Rolonda TekWarJanuary 26 Babylon 5PTEN The CriticABCJanuary 30 The Good LifeNBCFebruary 5 Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?Fox KidsFebruary 6AladdinSyndication and CBSFebruary 14 TrashedMTVFebruary 28 Later with Greg KinnearNBCMarch 2 TomCBSMarch 3 The Byrds of ParadiseABCMarch 5 DuckmanUSA NetworkWeird ScienceSecret Life of ToysThe Disney ChannelMarch 7 BoggleThe Family Channel ShuffleMarch 9 The Busy World of Richard ScarryShowtime Thunder AlleyABC Turning PointMarch 12 Winnetka RoadNBCMarch 14 Someone Like MeMarch 25 Mysteries of the BibleA&EMarch 29 EllenABCMarch 31 TrapsCBSApril 1 Sister, SisterABCApril 3 ChristyCBSApril 5 South CentralFoxApril 11 704 HauserCBSApril 15 Space Ghost Coast to CoastCartoon NetworkApril 16 All ThatNickelodeonApril 22 Dennis Miller LiveHBOJune 1 Breakfast TimeFX Personal fX: The Collectibles Show The Pet Department Sound fX Under Scrutiny with Jane Wallace BackchatJune 13 JumbleThe Family ChannelJune 15 Dead at 21MTVJune 20 The Howard Stern Show E!June 24 EncountersFoxJune 27 Free 4 AllUSA Network QuicksilverJune 29 Models Inc.FoxJuly 4 Politics with Chris MatthewsAmerica's TalkingJuly 9 ThunderbirdsFox Kids Muddling ThroughCBSAugust 4 Hotel MalibuAugust 14 Inside the Actors StudioBravoAugust 15 The Brothers GruntMTVAugust 25 Heaven Help UsSyndication My So Called LifeABCAugust 26 M.A.N.T.I.S.FoxAugust 29 Masters of the MazeThe Family Channel Maximum DriveSeptember 1 The HeadMTVSeptember 3 VR TroopersSyndicationSeptember 4 Fortune HunterFox Hardball Wild OatsSeptember 5 ExtraSyndicationSeptember 8 New York UndercoverFoxSeptember 10 Bump in the NightABC The Magic School BusPTV BeethovenCBS The TickFox KidsSeptember 11 The Boys Are BackCBSSeptember 12 Party of FiveFox The Dennis Prager ShowSyndication The Gordon Elliott Show Jones & Jury Judge for Yourself The New Price is Right The Newz The Suzanne Somers ShowSeptember 13 On Our OwnABCSeptember 14 All American GirlSeptember 15 McKenna Due SouthCBS The Martin Short ShowNBC Sweet JusticeSeptember 17 The Baby Huey ShowSyndicationSeptember 18 Chicago HopeCBSSeptember 19 ERNBCSeptember 20 Me and the BoysABCSeptember 21 Daddy's GirlsCBS Touched by an AngelThe Cosby Mysteries NBCSeptember 22 FriendsNBC Madman of the PeopleSeptember 24 Free WillyABC ReBoot The 5 Mrs. BuchanansCBSOctober 1 Wild C.A.T.sOctober 3 Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills USA Network The Fox CubhouseFox Kids Jim Henson's Animal ShowOctober 4 Johnson and FriendsOctober 5 Rimba's IslandOctober 8 The Secret World of Alex MackNickelodeonOctober 15 My Brother and MeOctober 22 Aaahh!!! Real MonstersOctober 24 Allegra's WindowNick Jr. Gullah Gullah Island GargoylesSyndication November 6 Earth 2NBCNovember 16 Essence of EmerilFood NetworkNovember 19 Spider-ManFox KidsDecember 1 U to UNickelodeonDecember 2 Prime GamesGame Show NetworkDecember 18 Life with LouieFox Kids Ending this year Date Show DebutJanuary 2Doug (returned in 1996)1991January 14The Les Brown Show1993January 19GeorgeJanuary 23The NFL on CBS (returned in 1998)1956January 28Cadillacs and Dinosaurs1993January 30CityKidsFebruary 8Saved by the Bell: The College YearsFebruary 18TheaFebruary 23BonkersFebruary 25 Later with Bob Costas1988 April 21Herman's Head1991The Sinbad Show1993 May 10Roc1991 May 19In Living Color1990L.A. Law1986May 22The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.1993May 23Star Trek: The Next Generation1987Evening Shade1990May 27The Arsenio Hall Show1989May 28Café Americain1993June 10Shuffle1994June 18Getting By1993Harts of the WestJuly 1Love Connection (returned in 1998)1983July 10I Witness Video1992July 20Dinosaurs1991July 23Trashed1994August 8Droopy, Master Detective1993August 14Bakersfield P.D.August 27Baby RacesAugust 28America's Funniest People1990September 7Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric1993Dead at 211994September 8Hotel MalibuSeptember 25Wild OatsSeptember 30Shop 'til You Drop (returned in 1996)1991October 1Clarissa Explains It AllOctober 2Fortune Hunter1994October 12Daddy's GirlsOctober 22Cro1993November 4Free 4 All1994November 18Boggle1994November 26Dog City1992The Little Mermaid December 3Beethoven1994Sonic the Hedgehog1993December 10Tales from the Cryptkeeper (returned in 1999) Garfield and Friends1988December 20Romper Room1953December 30Jumble1994 Entering syndication this year Show Seasons In Production SourceBeverly Hills, 902104Yes"New(est) For NATPE In A Nutshell" from Broadcasting & CableDoogie Howser, M.D.4NoEvening Shade4NoThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air4YesNorthern Exposure5YesThe Simpsons5Yes Resuming this year Title Final aired Previous network New title Returning network Date of returnAmerica Tonight1991CBSSameSameJune 1Tiny Toon Adventures1992Fox KidsMarch 27The Kidsongs TV Show1988SyndicationSyndicated through PBS member stationsApril 4 Changing networks Show Moved from Moved to Aladdin Disney Channel CBS Sirens ABC Syndication Made-for-TV movies and miniseries Air date Title ChannelJanuary 24PointmanPTENFebruary 13Knight Rider 2010 Action PackFebruary 27Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book IIIABCMay 8–12 The StandABCApril 24Barney's Imagination IslandNBCMay 24Seasons of the HeartSeptember 12Danielle Steel's A Perfect Stranger October 11 Out There II Comedy CentralOctober 30Without WarningCBSNovember 13ScarlettNovember 19 How the West Was FunABCNovember 20 Million Dollar BabiesCBSNovember 28 Following Her HeartNBC Networks and services Launches Network Type Launch date Notes Source Action Cable television Unknown Mystery Cable television Unknown Westerns Cable television Unknown Starz! Cable and satellite February 1 Outdoor Channel Cable television April 1 Turner Classic Movies Cable and satellite April 14 Classic Arts Showcase Cable television May 3 TV! Channel Cable and satellite June fX Cable television June 1 Newsworld International Satellite television June 1 Trio Satellite television June 1 Bloomberg Direct Cable and satellite June 17 Love Stories Cable television July 1 MuchMusic USA Cable and satellite July 1 America's Talking Cable and satellite July 4 Independent Film Channel Cable and satellite September 1 True Stories & Drama Cable television September 12 WAM! America's Youth Network Cable television September 12 TFC Cable and satellite September 24 fXM: Movies from Fox Cable and satellite October 31 Game Show Network Cable and satellite December 1 Telenoticias Cable television December 1 Sega Channel Cable television December 14 HGTV Cable and satellite December 30 Conversions and rebrandings Closures Television stations Station launches Date City of license/Market Station Channel Affiliation January 26 Wichita, KS K61CG 61 Independent March 16 Salem, IN (Louisville, KY) WFTE 58 Independent April 1 Greenville, TX KTAQ 47 Shop at Home Network (primary) Jewelry Television (secondary) April 15 Shreveport, LA KWLB 45 Independent April 16 Bangor, ME W30BF 30 PBS / MPTV+ May 10 Dalton, GA–Chattanooga, TN WELF-TV 23 TBN June 6 Orlando, FL WRBW 65 Independent June 16 Crockett, TX K16BY Translator of KETK-TV. 16 NBC June 19 Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN KVBM 45 HSN June 20 Gainesville, FL W14CB 14 America One July 18 Eugene, OR KROZ 36 Independent July 20 Eureka, CA KBVUSemi-satellite of KCVU. 28 Fox KEUV-LP 31 Univision August 1 Tampa, FL WFCT 66 Independent August 8 Medford–Klamath Falls, OR KMVU 26 Fox August 18 Danville, VA (Roanoke–Lynchburg) WDRG 24 Independent August 26 Honolulu, HI K60FJ 60 Univision August 31 Austin, TX KNVA 54 Local weather September 1 Fort Collins, CO KFCTSemi-satellite of KDVR. 22 Fox September 4 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, MX (Laredo, TX) XHFTX 57 Reynosa, Tamaulipas, MX (Harlingen, TX) XHFOX 17 September 6 Elmira, NY WYDC 48 Independent September 20 Duluth, MN KNLD 21 Independent September 21 Albany, NY W26BL 26 FamilyNet Florence–Myrtle Beach, SC WWMB 21 Independent October 15 Kannapolis, NC (Charlotte) WKAY 64 Independent October 20 New Orleans, LA WHNO 20 LeSEA October 21 Rock Hill, SC (Charlotte) WFVT-TV 55 Independent October 31 Bryan, TX KYLE-TV 28 Independent December 29 Tulsa, OK K50JG 50 TBN December 31 Memphis, TN WFBI 50 HSN Unknown date Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN K69GB 69 3ABN Pittsburgh, PA WBPA-LP 29 Independent Victoria, TX K64EQ 64 NBC Stations changing network affiliation Date City of license/Market Station Channel Prior affiliation New affiliationApril 17West Monroe–Monroe, LA–El Dorado, ARKARD14ABCFoxSeptember 3Cleveland–Shaker Heights, OHWJW-TV8CBSFoxWOIO19FoxCBSSeptember 12Kansas City, MOWDAF-TV4NBCFoxKSHB-TV41FoxNBCPhoenix, AZ KPHO-TV 5 Independent CBS KSAZ-TV 10 CBS IndependentDecember 11Atlanta, GA WAGA-TV 5 CBS Fox WATL-TV 36 Fox IndependentJoined The WB in January 1995. WGNX 46 Independent CBSDetroit, MIWJBK-TV2CBSFox WKBD-TV 50 Fox IndependentJoined UPN in January 1995. UPN WGPR-TV 62 Independent CBSMcFarlin Jim Kiska Tim December 11, 1994 Get with the program! We've got TV guide to help clear up network static 1–2 The Detroit News and Free Press Detroit, Michigan https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93405979/get-with-the-program-weve-got-tv/ live January 25, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220125051323/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93405979/get-with-the-program-weve-got-tv/ January 25, 2022 Newspapers.comMilwaukee, WI WITI 6 CBS FoxMay 23, 1994 Channel 6 leaving CBS to join Fox A1 Milwaukee Sentinel WCGV-TV 24 Fox IndependentDudek Duane October 11, 1994 Channels 18, 24 next to snub CBS News 5 Milwaukee SentinelUPN WDJT-TV 58 Independent CBSCuprisin Tim December 6, 1994 CBS gets home on Channel 58: Affiliation to start Sunday when Channel 6 goes News 1 Milwaukee JournalDecember 12 Phoenix, AZKSAZ-TV10 Independent FoxWalker Dave December 11, 1994 Fox leaping to Ch. 10 in latest network flip A1, A32, A33 Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90695807/fox-leaping-to-ch-10-in-latest-network/ live December 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211217030848/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90695807/fox-leaping-to-ch-10-in-latest-network/ December 17, 2021 Newspapers.com KTVK 3 ABC IndependentWalker Dave June 16, 1994 ABC drops Ch. 3 after 40 years A1, A15 Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050851/abc-drops-ch-3-after-40-years/ live December 25, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211226034726/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050851/abc-drops-ch-3-after-40-years/ December 26, 2021 Newspapers.comKTVK began dropping ABC programming on a piecemeal basis in the summer of 1994, much of which KNXV-TV added while still a Fox affiliate. While carrying the majority of ABC programming on December 12, 1994, KNVX did not officially become an ABC affiliate until January 9, 1995.Bravo Al January 7, 1995 Channel-switching ends soon 3 Arizona Daily Sun Associated Press Flagstaff, Arizona https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91143692/channel-switching-ends-soon/ December 25, 2021 Newspapers.comWalker Dave January 8, 1995 Channel hopping takes final turn for Valley viewers A1, A19, A20 Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91143734/channel-hopping-takes-final-turn-for/ December 25, 2021 Newspapers.com KTVKKNXVKNXV-TV15FoxABCWalker Dave December 2, 1994 Channel 15 receives good news: Jennings, Koppel moving in early E17 Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80525574/channel-15-receives-good-news/ live December 25, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210630063736/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80525574/channel-15-receives-good-news/ June 30, 2021 Newspapers.comKTVKKNXVTampa–St. Petersburg, FL WTSP 10 ABC CBSHuntley Helen Stevenson Jennifer L. May 24, 1994 WTVT-Ch. 13 is switching channels to Fox 1A, 6A St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg, Florida https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849571/wtvt-ch-13-is-switching-channels-to-fox/ live December 27, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20220205074410/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849571/wtvt-ch-13-is-switching-channels-to-fox/ February 5, 2022 Newspapers.com WTVT 13 CBS FoxYant Monica December 9, 1994 This just in: Ch. 28 will have news 1B, 11B St. Petersburg Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68964406/ live January 30, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20220205074415/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68964406/this-just-in-ch-28-will-have-news/ February 5, 2022 WFTS-TV 28 Fox ABCStevenson Jennifer L. June 16, 1994 ABC switching channels in bay area 1A, 17A St. Petersburg Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68960825/ live January 30, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20220205074413/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68960825/abc-switching-channels-in-bay-area/ February 5, 2022 Births Date Name NotabilityJanuary 19Kristi LaurenActress (I Hate My Teenage Daughter)January 21Marny KennedyAustralian actress (Mortified)Chanelle PelosoCanadian actress (Incredible Crew)Booboo StewartActor (Descendants) February 1Harry StylesEnglish actor and singer (One Direction)February 6Charlie HeatonEnglish actor (Stranger Things)February 10Makenzie VegaActress (The Geena Davis Show, The Good Wife) and sister of Alexa VegaFebruary 11Dominic JanesActor (ER, Out of Jimmy's Head)February 14Allie GrantActress (Weeds, Suburgatory, All Night)Paul ButcherActor (Zoey 101)February 15Corinne FoxxActressFebruary 21Hayley OrrantiaActress (The Goldbergs) and singerFebruary 23Dakota FanningActress (Taken)Cameron PalatasActorMarch 1 Justin BieberCanadian singer and actor (Saturday Night Live)March 2 Kofi SiriboeActorMarch 5Aislinn PaulCanadian actress (Wild Card, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Heroes Reborn)March 10JoJoRing announcer (WWE, Total Divas)March 2025March 12Christina GrimmieAmerican singer (The Voice) (d. 2016)Tyler Patrick JonesActor (Ghost Whisperer)March 14Ansel ElgortAmerican actorFrankie Ryan ManriquezActor (Life with Bonnie, Higglytown Heroes)March 16Sierra McClainActressMarch 22Serena KerriganVoice actress (Alicia on Go, Diego, Go!) April 2Sofie ZamchickVoice actress (Whoopi's Littleburg, Wonder Pets) and singerApril 4Chris O'NealActor (How to Rock)Nadia AlexanderActressApril 9Joey PollariActorApril 11Dakota Blue RichardsBritish actress (Skins)April 12 Saoirse RonanCanadian actress (Kingdom Hospital)April 14Skyler SamuelsActress (The Nine Lives of Chloe King, Scream Queens)April 15Arif ZahirActorApril 16Liliana MumyActress (Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Higglytown Heroes, Catscratch, Chowder, The Cleaner, The Loud House) and singerApril 16Midori FrancisJapanese-American actress (Dash & Lily) April 18Moisés AriasActor (Hannah Montana, Jean-Claude Van Johnson)April 24Jordan FisherActor (Liv and Maddie, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)May 4 Alexander GouldActor (Weeds)May 6Noah GalvinActorMay 7Dylan GelulaActress (Jennifer Falls, Chasing Life)May 9Braison CyrusActor May 10Cazzie DavidActressMay 16Miles HeizerActor (Parenthood)May 20Peyton ClarkActor (I Didn't Do It)May 24Cayden BoydAustralian actorJune 2Jemma McKenzie-BrownEnglish actressJune 3Anne WintersActress (Tyrant)June 8Liv MorganPro wrestler2024-10-31 Liv Morgan https://www.thesportster.com/tag/liv-morgan/ 2024-11-18 TheSportster enJune 10Deonna PurrazzoPro wrestler2025-07-19 Deonna Purrazzo - Fights, Stats, Videos https://www.trillertv.com/fighter/deonna-purrazzo/4180/ 2025-07-14 TrillerTV enJune 11Ivana BaqueroSpanish-American actress (The Shannara Chronicles)June 15Alice EnglertAustralian actress (Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell)June 16Caitlyn Taylor LoveActress (I'm in the Band, Ultimate Spider-Man)June 23Connor JessupActor (Falling Skies)June 24Erin MoriartyActress (Red Widow, Jessica Jones)June 29Camila MendesActress (Riverdale)July 6 Camilla and Rebecca RossoActressesJuly 16 Mark IndelicatoActor (Ugly Betty, Dead of Summer)July 17Jessica AmleeCanadian actress (Heartland)July 28Tyler PetersonActor (How I Met Your Mother)August 9Forrest LandisActorAugust 11Alejandro ArandaSinger (American Idol)SCARYPOOLPARTY https://livesessions.npr.org/ 2024-02-21 NPRAlejandro Aranda on Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alejandro-aranda/1328141281 2024-02-21 Apple Music - Web Player en-USAugust 17Taissa FarmigaActress (American Horror Story) and sister of Vera FarmigaAugust 18Jessie FlowerVoice actress (The Emperor's New School, Avatar: The Last Airbender)Madelaine PetschActress (Riverdale)August 22Israel BroussardActorAugust 25Natasha Liu BordizzoActressAugust 27Ellar ColtraneActorSeptember 8Cameron DallasActorSeptember 13Mitch HollemanActor (Reba)September 16Jesse SchwartzVoice actor (Leo on Little Einsteins (2005–06))September 17Denyse TontzActress (Big Time Rush, Dog with a Blog)September 25Jansen PanettiereVoice actor (Truman X on The X's) (d. 2023)September 29Clara MametActressOctober 9 Jodelle FerlandActress (Kingdom Hospital)October 13Noah CrawfordActor (My Name is Earl, How to Rock)October 24Paola LázaroActressOctober 25Chloe RoseCanadian actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)October 26Allie DeBerryActress (A.N.T. Farm) and modelMorgan SaylorActress (Homeland)October 27Eddie AldersonActor (One Life to Live)November 1Rocky LynchActor and singer (R5)November 8Lauren AlainaSinger (American Idol)February 2024November 10Zoey DeutchActress (Ringer)November 11Connor PriceCanadian voice actor (The Save-Ums!)Lio RushPro wrestler2019-10-15 WWE Profile - Lio Rush https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/24910507/wwe-profile-page-lio-rush 2025-07-14 ESPN.com enNovember 13David LeviActor (The Naked Brothers Band)November 15Emma DumontActress (Bunheads, Aquarius)November 16India EnnengaActress (Pinky Dinky Doo, Treme, The Returned)Brandon LarracuenteActorNovember 17Raquel CastroActress November 21Victoria de LessepsTelevision personalityNovember 22Dacre MontgomeryAustralian actor (Stranger Things)December 3Jake T. AustinActor (Wizards of Waverly Place, The Fosters, Go, Diego, Go!)December 11Gabriel BassoActor (The Big C)December 14Joshua DionisioFilipino actorDecember 15Emma LockhartActressDecember 17 Nat WolffActor (The Naked Brothers Band) and singerDecember 24LaShawn Tináh JefferiesVoice actress (Uniqua on The Backyardigans)December 26Samantha BoscarinoActress (How to Rock) Deaths Date Name Age NotabilityJanuary 1Cesar Romero86Actor (The Joker on Batman)January 8Pat Buttram78Actor (Mr. Haney on Green Acres)January 22Telly Savalas72Actor (Theo Kojak on Kojak)January 28Hal Smith77Actor (Otis on The Andy Griffith Show, Dr. Seuss special) February 11Sorrell Booke64Actor (Boss Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard)William Conrad73Actor (Cannon, Jake and the Fatman, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show)February 24Dinah Shore76Singer and talk show hostess (Dinah!)March 4John Candy43Comedian and actor (SCTV) March 21Dack Rambo52Actor (Jack Ewing on Dallas)Macdonald Carey81Actor (Tom Horton in Days of Our Lives)March 22Walter Lantz94Cartoonist, creator of Woody WoodpeckerApril 2Betty Furness78Consumer advocate and spokesperson (The Today Show)April 5Kurt Cobain27Singer, songwriter, musician (Nirvana, Saturday Night Live [1992/93])April 22Richard Nixon8137th President of the United StatesMay 8George Peppard65Actor (Banacek, Hannibal on The A-Team)May 19Jacqueline Kennedy64First Lady of the United States and spouse of President John F. KennedyJune 1Frances Heflin73Soap opera actress (All My Children)June 11Herbert Anderson77Actor (Henry Mitchell on Dennis the Menace)June 14Henry Mancini70Composer ("Peter Gunn Theme")July 7Cameron Mitchell75Actor (Uncle Buck on The High Chaparral)July 8Dick Sargent64Actor (Darrin Stephens #2 on Bewitched)August 21Danitra Vance40Comedian (the first African-American woman regular on Saturday Night Live)September 3James T. Aubrey75Head of programming at CBS (1963–64)September 16Jack Dodson63Actor (Howard Sprague on The Andy Griffith Show)October 2Harriet Nelson85Singer and actress (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet)October 19Martha Raye78Comic actress and singer (The Martha Raye Show)October 25Mildred Natwick89Actress (The Snoop Sisters)November 8Michael O'Donoghue54Comedy writer (Saturday Night Live)November 9Priscilla Morrill67Character actress (Mrs. Vanderkellen on Newhart)November 11Pedro Zamora22HIV-positive participant of (The Real World)November 18Cab Calloway86American jazz singerNovember 30Lionel Stander86Actor (Max on Hart to Hart)December 18Don Fedderson81Producer (My Three Sons) Television debuts C. Martin Croker - Space Ghost Coast to Coast See also 1994 in the United States List of American films of 1994 Notes References External links List of 1994 American television series at IMDb 1994 Category:1990s in American television