2010 in American television

none January 2012 2010 American television in 2010 was a year marked by the usual debuts, cancellations, and continuations of shows; the launches, closures, or rebrandings of channels; but also significant cable/satellite carriage disputes. Events January Date Event1WPGA-TV/Macon, Georgia, drops its ABC affiliation to become independent. WGXA, the Fox affiliate in Macon, adds ABC to its digital subchannel, reuniting the station with the network it was previously affiliated with.Stucka Mike 2009-10-29 WPGA severing ties with ABC network http://www.macon.com/149/story/897611.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100213074411/http://www.macon.com/149/story/897611.html 2010-02-13 2010-03-15 MaconUnable to reach a deal with Scripps Networks Interactive concerning retransmission fees, Cablevision temporarily drops Scripps-owned HGTV and the Food Network from its lineup.2010-01-01 Cablevision drops Food, HGTV networks CNN Money CNN http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/01/news/companies/cablevision_scripps/index.htm dead 2020-12-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100117060110/http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/01/news/companies/cablevision_scripps/index.htm 2010-01-17 The dispute is resolved on January 21.Reynolds Mike 2010-01-21 Scripps, Cablevision Reach Contract Accord http://www.multichannel.com/article/445368-Scripps_Cablevision_Reach_Contract_Accord.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100124081213/http://www.multichannel.com/article/445368-Scripps_Cablevision_Reach_Contract_Accord.php 2010-01-24 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay Media2Time Warner Cable and News Corporation sign a new retransmission deal, thus averting what would have been a blackout of the Fox broadcast network and several cable networks on Time Warner Cable systems.Yinka Adegoke Fox, Time Warner Cable reach deal to avoid blackout https://www.reuters.com/article/us-timewarnercable-fox/fox-time-warner-cable-reach-deal-to-avoid-blackout-idUSTRE5BU2RX20100102 26 February 2019 Reuters.com Reuters 1 January 20104Bret Hart makes an appearance on WWE Raw, marking the first time that Hart appeared live on WWE television programming since the Survivor Series and the controversial "Montreal Screwjob" on November 9, 1997.http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1997/mainevent/ WWE Championship Match: Shawn Michaels def. Bret "Hit Man" Hart to become new WWE Champion World Wrestling Entertainment November 9, 1997 March 2, 20156David Hasselhoff announces that he will not return as a judge for America's Got Talent due to pursuing other projects.https://www.tvguide.com/News/Hasselhoff-Departing-Talent-1013457.aspx "David Hasselhoff Departing America's Got Talent", January 6, 2010 TV Guide 2010-01-06 2011-05-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20110616093636/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Hasselhoff-Departing-Talent-1013457.aspx June 16, 2011 live7Sinclair Broadcast Group reaches a one-year retransmission agreement with Mediacom.A Wall Street Journal Roundup https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704854904574644443210090358?mod=googlenews_wsj Mediacom, Sinclair Reach TV Programming Contract Online.wsj.com 2010-01-07 2010-03-15Reports surface that NBC may move Jay Leno back into the 11:35 p.m. ET/PT slot and move Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show back to 12:05 am (ET/PT);Carter Bill https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/08/business/media/08leno.html?hp Late-Night Ship Sailing, NBC Wants Leno Back in Old Slot The New York Times 2010-01-09 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100220053758/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/08/business/media/08leno.html?hp February 20, 2010 live an NBC representative later confirms that Leno's primetime show will end in February.Grossman Ben 2010-01-10 TCA 2010: Leno At 10 Done http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/443369-TCA_2010_Leno_At_10_Done.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100214141530/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/443369-TCA_2010_Leno_At_10_Done.php 2010-02-14 2020-12-26 Broadcasting & Cable NewBay Media NBC's plan displeases O'Brien, who in a January 12 "People of Earth" statement states his refusal to do The Tonight Show at any other time slot other than its traditional 11:35PM time.Conan O'Brien Says He Won't Host 'Tonight Show' After Leno The New York Times Carter, Bill 2010-01-12 2010-01-15 http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/conan-obrien-says-he-wont-do-tonight-show-following-leno/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100114104056/http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/conan-obrien-says-he-wont-do-tonight-show-following-leno/ January 14, 2010 live Thus begins a bitter divorce between O'Brien and NBC that would result in a $45 million exit dealGuthrie Marisa 2010-01-21 NBC, Conan O'Brien Reach Deal for 'Tonight Show' Exit http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/444477-NBC_Conan_O_Brien_Reach_Deal_for_Tonight_Show_Exit.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100329114359/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/444477-NBC_Conan_O_Brien_Reach_Deal_for_Tonight_Show_Exit.php 2010-03-29 2020-12-26 Broadcasting & Cable NewBay Media from NBC for O'Brien—but not before the controversy becomes a media cause célèbre, with O'Brien gaining sympathy from fellow talk hosts and the general public and NBC receiving a public relations black eye.Top-ranked Alabama defeats second-ranked Texas, 37–21, in college football's 2010 BCS National Championship Game. It is the last BCS game to air on broadcast television (on ABC), with cable network ESPN taking over coverage of the entire BCS the following season. (Fox's relationship with the BCS ended on January 5 with its broadcast of the Orange Bowl.)10Fox's animated sitcom The Simpsons celebrates 20 years on the air as a weekly television series with the episode "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" (Anne Hathaway, Jackie Mason and Eartha Kitt are guest voices).The Simpsons Say Hello to Season 21 IGN Goldman, Eric 2009-09-25 2009-09-26 http://tv.ign.com/articles/102/1028530p1.html A one-hour 20th anniversary special, hosted by Morgan Spurlock, follows the episode.Howie Mandel is announced as the new judge for America's Got Talent.https://www.tvguide.com/News/Howie-Mandel-Joins-1013555.aspx?rss=breakingnews https://web.archive.org/web/20121021053148/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Howie-Mandel-Joins-1013555.aspx?rss=breakingnews dead October 21, 2012 "Howie Mandel Joins America's Got Talent", January 10, 2010 TV Guide 2010-01-10 2011-05-0411Fox announces that Simon Cowell will depart from American Idol in May in order to launch an American version of The X Factor in Fall 2011."Fox and Simon Cowell confirm 'American Idol' exit, 'X Factor' launch" from Reality TV World (January 11, 2010)18The iCarly special, "iSaved Your Life", premieres on Nickelodeon. This special broke the record as the highest-rated premiere in Nickelodeon history, surpassing the series premiere of All Grown Up! from 2003.20The FCC votes to close the terrestrial loophole that keeps fiber delivered regional sports networks such as Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 4SD, Cox Sports Television, Time Warner Cable SportsNet, and Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast off of satellite systems.Eggerton John 2010-01-20 FCC Votes To Close Terrestrial RSN Exemption http://www.multichannel.com/article/445064-FCC_Votes_To_Close_Terrestrial_RSN_Exemption.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100212201809/http://www.multichannel.com/article/445064-FCC_Votes_To_Close_Terrestrial_RSN_Exemption.php 2010-02-12 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay Media Comcast files an appeal the next day.Fernandez Bob http://www.philly.com/philly/business/82341347.html Comcast to fight FCC ruling on sports telecasts Philly.com 2010-01-22 2010-03-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100130200430/http://www.philly.com/philly/business/82341347.html January 30, 2010 21Steve Harvey is announced as the sixth host of Family Feud, replacing John O'Hurley, a role that he holds to this day, and would result in a significant ratings boost.Steve Harvey is new 'Family Feud' host Entertainment Weekly, January 21, 201022Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, an international telethon to provide relief for survivors of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, airs live on all major United States broadcast networks, many cable channels, and many other television channels across the world.Conan O'Brien's 71 2-month, 146-episode run as host of The Tonight Show comes to an end (and with it his 20+ year relationship with NBC). Tom Hanks and Neil Young are his final guests; Steve Carell makes a surprise appearance, conducting an "exit interview" with O'Brien; and Beck, Ben Harper, Billy Gibbons, and Will Ferrell perform "Free Bird" with O'Brien and The Tonight Show Band in the closing segment.26Competitors DirecTV and Dish Network team up to file a lawsuit in Massachusetts alleging discrimination in reaction to the state's new 5% satellite TV tax.Eggerton John 2010-01-26 Satellite Companies Sue Massachusetts Over Satellite Tax http://www.multichannel.com/article/446013-Satellite_Companies_Sue_Massachusetts_Over_Satellite_Tax.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100130190612/http://www.multichannel.com/article/446013-Satellite_Companies_Sue_Massachusetts_Over_Satellite_Tax.php 2010-01-30 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay Media28Samantha Harris announces that she will not return as the co-host of Dancing with the Stars in order to focus on other projects like her correspondent duties at The Insider and Entertainment Tonight.Dancing with the Stars EXCLUSIVE: Samantha Harris Leaving Dancing with the Stars https://web.archive.org/web/20100131154901/http://tvwatch.people.com/2010/01/28/samantha-harris-leaving-dancing-with-the-stars/ January 31, 2010 31In what can be described as rarity for having a person who works for one network appearing on a competitor, Fox News Channel president Roger Ailes is among the guest panelists on ABC's This Week; in a roundtable discussion, Ailes defends his network's reputation from the other panelists.https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/31/roger-ailes-on-this-week_n_443555.html "Roger Ailes On "This Week": Defends Glenn Beck, Insists Fox Is No Longer At War With Obama" from Huffington Post (January 31, 2010) Huffington Post 2010-01-31 2010-03-15 Sam Stein https://web.archive.org/web/20100205020404/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/31/roger-ailes-on-this-week_n_443555.html February 5, 2010 live February Date Event3LeSEA announces the sale of KWHD/Denver to Liberman Broadcasting; the station will switch to Liberman's Estrella TV network after the sale is completed.http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_14282978 Denver's TV market to get new Latino station Ostrow Joanne January 28, 2010 Denver Post February 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100131022633/http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_14282978 January 31, 2010 liveThe ABC soap All My Children begins airing in high definition as its moves production from New York to Los Angeles.Dickson Glen 2009-08-18 'All My Children' To Go HD In 2010 http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/327937-_All_My_Children_To_Go_HD_In_2010.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100507040333/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/327937-_All_My_Children_To_Go_HD_In_2010.php 2010-05-07 2020-12-26 Broadcasting & Cable NewBay Media4Comcast rebrands their large-market triple play offerings under the Xfinity name.Fernandez Bob http://www.philly.com/philly/business/83522972.html "Comcast unveils new brand name and logo" from Philadelphia Inquirer (February 4, 2010) Philly.com 2010-02-04 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100411043320/http://www.philly.com/philly/business/83522972.html April 11, 2010 live7106.5 million people watch the New Orleans Saints defeat the Indianapolis Colts, 31–17, to win Super Bowl XLIV. Nielsen Media Research calls CBS's broadcast of the game the most watched telecast in history, beating 1983's M*A*S*H series finale (which also aired on CBS).Reynolds Mike 2010-02-08 Super Bowl XLIV: Most-Watched Telecast In History http://www.multichannel.com/article/448275-Super_Bowl_XLIV_Most_Watched_Telecast_In_History.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100212001813/http://www.multichannel.com/article/448275-Super_Bowl_XLIV_Most_Watched_Telecast_In_History.php 2010-02-12 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay Media8After 281 2 years and a shift from music to reality programming, MTV drops the "Music Television" moniker from its logo.Daniel Kreps https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/09/mtv-removes-music-television-from-iconic-logo/ Rolling Stone February 9, 2010 MTV Removes "Music Television" from its Iconic Logo Rollingstone.com 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100212132841/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/09/mtv-removes-music-television-from-iconic-logo/ February 12, 2010 dead9DirecTV drops the Sirius XM Radio music channels and replaces them with DMX's Sonic Tap channels.http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/article.jsp?assetId=P6590007 SonicTap-XM Music Channel Comparison Directv.com 2009-12-22 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100409061439/http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/article.jsp?assetId=P6590007 April 9, 2010 liveAfter 51 2 months in primetime, The Jay Leno Show has its finale on NBC, with guests Ashton Kutcher, Gabourey Sidibe and Bob Costas, plus appearances by Kurt Warner and Donald Trump.https://tv.yahoo.com/blog/Itleno-ends-with-youre-fired--982 'Leno' Ends with 'You're Fired' – Yahoo! TV Blog Tv.yahoo.com 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100216090252/https://tv.yahoo.com/blog/Itleno-ends-with-youre-fired--982 February 16, 2010 live12–28The 2010 Winter Olympics air from Vancouver, British Columbia on NBC and its family of networks. The remake of the 1985 song "We Are the World" for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake debuts as part of NBC's ceremonies broadcast the games are marred by tragedy when Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili is killed in a training run on the night of the opening ceremonies.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8492766.stm Stars in US re-record We Are the World for Haiti February 2, 2010 BBC News February 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100204035601/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8492766.stm February 4, 2010 live On its final day, Canada's 3–2 overtime win against the United States for the gold medal in men's hockey is seen by over 27 million viewers stateside, the best ratings for a hockey game since the 1980 Winter Olympics.Best Neil 2010-03-02 Game Strikes Ratings Gold http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/olympics/print/game-strikes-ratings-gold-85937962.html 2010-03-06 Winnipeg Free Press Sidney Crosby who won the Stanley Cup in 2009 with the Pittsburgh Penguins scores the medal winning goal.12DirecTV sues competitor Dish Network for false advertising over TV ads which claim Dish Network has the same channels but for a much lower price.Spangler Todd 2010-02-12 DirecTV Sues Dish Over 'Why Pay More' Ad http://www.multichannel.com/article/448962-DirecTV_Sues_Dish_Over_Why_Pay_More_Ad.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100323035319/http://www.multichannel.com/article/448962-DirecTV_Sues_Dish_Over_Why_Pay_More_Ad.php 2010-03-23 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay Media Dish Network denies all claims and counter-sues on February 16. DirecTV drops its lawsuit on April 14.Schneider Michael 26 April 2010 DirecTV and Dish Network drop their dueling lawsuits, become BFFs https://variety.com/2010/tv/news/directv-and-dish-network-drop-their-dueling-lawsuits-become-bffs-15991/ Variety Los Angeles 26 February 2019 23WWE replaces its show ECW with NXT on Syfy.http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_38772.shtml WWE Officially Announces NXT's Debut Date Replacing ECW, Only Two Episodes Remaining Caldwell James 2010-02-05 Pro Wrestling Torch 2010-02-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20100207135141/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_38772.shtml February 7, 2010 live March Date Event1After securing rights formerly held by Setanta Sports USA, Fox Soccer Channel launches premium companion channel Fox Soccer Plus.Reynolds Mike 2010-01-11 Fox Soccer Plus Kicks Off As Premium, HD Channel On March 1 http://www.multichannel.com/article/443668-Fox_Soccer_Plus_Kicks_Off_As_Premium_HD_Channel_On_March_1.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100204220045/http://www.multichannel.com/article/443668-Fox_Soccer_Plus_Kicks_Off_As_Premium_HD_Channel_On_March_1.php 2010-02-04 2020-12-16 Multichannel News NewBay Media As a result, Setanta Sports USA is shuttered.Reynolds Mike 2010-01-27 Setanta Sports USA To Go Dark Feb. 28 http://www.multichannel.com/article/446269-Setanta_Sports_USA_To_Go_Dark_Feb_28.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100130184910/http://www.multichannel.com/article/446269-Setanta_Sports_USA_To_Go_Dark_Feb_28.php 2010-01-30 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay MediaNine months after ceding his host chair to Conan O'Brien and heading to prime-time, Jay Leno returns as host of The Tonight Show. Leno's first guests back are Jamie Foxx, Lindsey Vonn, and musical guest Brad Paisley. Betty White also makes a cameo appearance.2Roger Ebert is interviewed on The Oprah Winfrey Show, his first televised appearance since losing his ability to speak due to complications from a 2006 surgery for thyroid cancer. https://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2010/02/_roger_ebert_wh.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100301210459/http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2010/02/_roger_ebert_wh.html dead March 1, 2010 The Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert Ebert to sit down with Oprah February 26, 2010 26 October 2011 8ABC announces that Brooke Burke will be the new co-host of Dancing with the Stars beginning in the Spring 2010 season.Barrett Annie 2010-03-08 'Dancing with the Stars': Brooke Burke is the new Samantha Harris https://ew.com/article/2010/03/08/dwts-brooke-burke-new-host-samantha-harris/ 2020-12-26 Entertainment Weekly Meredith Corporation15 After 61 2 months of negotiations and attacks, Versus and DirecTV resolve their carriage dispute and the channel is returned to the satellite provider's service—on the same package it was before the dispute began.DIRECTV and VERSUS Reach Carriage Agreement; Sports Net Returns to DIRECTV Lineup Today Market Watch March 15, 201022Monty Hall, the original and most well-known host of Let's Make a Deal, returns to the CBS game show for a full week.Monty Hall Returns to Lets Make a Deal March 22 https://web.archive.org/web/20100326211856/http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/monty-hall-returns-to-lets-make-a-deal-march-22nd/ March 26, 2010 Buzzer Blog March 9, 2010Dish Network sues DirecTV for false advertising for a series of ads themed around the classic game show To Tell the Truth comparing Dish Network and the cable television industry as 'impostors'.Dish Network sues DirecTV for false advertising https://web.archive.org/web/20100325122812/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100322/ap_on_bi_ge/us_dish_directv March 25, 2010 Yahoo! News March 22, 201024 Cablevision partners with former sister network MSG Network to create "MSG 3D," the first dedicated 3D television network, airing a hockey game between the New York Rangers and New York Islanders.Live in 3D exclusively on MSG 3D https://web.archive.org/web/20100624133943/http://garden.msg.com/3d/ June 24, 2010 . Official Web site. Retrieved 2010-07-05. Cablevision continues to operate the channel as a special event channel, airing portions of the 2010 Masters Tournament under the name "iO TV 1300"iO TV official Web site. Retrieved 2010-07-05. and a New York Yankees game in conjunction with rival YES Network.Watch history in the making: YES to air Yankees-Mariners LIVE in 3D July 10 and 11. YES Network press release. Retrieved 2010-07-09.29Fox Reality Channel ceases to exist and is converted into Nat Geo Wild.National Geographic Wild Official Site Some providers such as DirecTV and Mediacom, who failed to reach a carriage deal for Nat Geo Wild, continue to broadcast Fox Reality until Fox shutters the channel completely on June 30. April Date Event4ESPN360, an ESPN Internet site that streams live sporting events, is rebranded as ESPN3.ESPN360 Online Video Will be Relaunched as ESPN3.com in April https://web.archive.org/web/20100213082546/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/10/espn360-online-video-will-be-relaunched-as-espn3-com-in-april/41612 February 13, 2010 TV By The Numbers February 10, 20105Galaxy 15, a TV communications satellite operated by Intelsat, is reportedly drifting out of control thousands of miles above the Earth. The satellite, which transmits programming feeds from MTV Networks, Lifetime Entertainment Services, Univision, Hallmark, Showtime, C-SPAN and A&E, threatens to wander into another satellite's orbit and interfere with cable programming across the United States."Drifting satellite threatens US cable programming" from Associated Press (May 11, 2010)8ESPN's first round coverage of the 2010 Masters Tournament becomes the most-watched golf telecast in cable history, as 4.9 million people tune in to see Tiger Woods' first golf outing since his highly publicized scandal.Tanklefsky David 2010-04-09 Tiger's Return Drives Record Masters Ratings http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/451267-Tiger_s_Return_Drives_Record_Masters_Ratings.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100412145927/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/451267-Tiger_s_Return_Drives_Record_Masters_Ratings.php 2010-04-12 2020-12-26 Broadcasting & Cable NewBay Media12After months of speculation about Conan O'Brien's future in television following his controversial exit from NBC, TBS announces that O'Brien will host a new show to air Monday-thru-Thursdays at 11 pm ET beginning in November. Lopez Tonight, which had been airing in that time slot, will move to midnight.Reynolds Mike 2010-04-12 Conan Will Land In Late-Night On TBS In November http://www.multichannel.com/article/451361-Conan_Will_Land_In_Late_Night_On_TBS_In_November.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100415191149/http://www.multichannel.com/article/451361-Conan_Will_Land_In_Late_Night_On_TBS_In_November.php 2010-04-15 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay MediaKevin Eubanks, bandleader for Jay Leno's Tonight Show and prime-time series, announces his departure after 18 years with Leno.13LIN TV Corporation re-brands itself LIN Media in an effort to emphasize its internet and mobile interests (although the corporate name remains LIN TV Corporation).Eggerton John 2010-04-13 LIN TV Rebrands as LIN Media http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/451400-LIN_TV_Rebrands_as_LIN_Media.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121002150739/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/451400-LIN_TV_Rebrands_as_LIN_Media.php 2012-10-02 2020-12-26 Broadcasting & Cable NewBay Media14Comedy Central airs the 200th episode of South Park, with many of the celebrities the series has previously mocked banding together to sue the town. After the broadcast, Islamic website Revolution Muslim posts a warning to co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, stating they could face serious repercussions for their depictions of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/19/security-brief-radical-islamic-web-site-takes-on-south-park/ Security Brief: Radical Islamic Web site takes on 'South Park' Lister Tim April 19, 2010 CNN April 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100422033419/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/19/security-brief-radical-islamic-web-site-takes-on-south-park/ April 22, 2010 dead The follow-up to the episode, "201", is heavily censored and airs only once, with the network disallowing streaming of the original, unedited version on the Internet. Authorities later investigate whether there is a connection between South Park and the Times Square car bomb attempt, which was discovered near Comedy Central parent Viacom's headquarters at One Astor Plaza in New York City on May 1. https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-wont-rule-out-south-park-link-in-times-square-bomb-attempt/ Fox News Police Won't Rule Out 'South Park' Link in Times Square Bomb Attempt May 3, 2010 26 October 2011 15Executives at Fox News Channel cancel a taped broadcast of Hannity from Cincinnati, Ohio after it was discovered that the event's organizers, the Cincinnati Tea Party, were billing host Sean Hannity as a centerpiece of the event and charging admission to the taping."Fox News Pulls News Anchor From Tea Party Event" https://web.archive.org/web/20100419131621/http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2010/04/fox-news-pulls-news-anchor-fro.php April 19, 2010 TV Week April 15, 2010"Fox News pulls plug on Sean Hannity's appearance at Tea Party rally" The Cincinnati Enquirer April 16, 201017Matt Smith's U.S. debut as the Eleventh Doctor on the long-running British series Doctor Who pulls in the highest ratings in BBC America's history (with 1.2 million viewers)."Doctor Who Premiere Is BBC America's Best Rated Telecast Ever" https://web.archive.org/web/20100423064102/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/19/doctor-who-is-bbc-americas-best-rated-telecast-ever/49065 April 23, 2010 Bill Gorman, TV by the Numbers, April 19, 201022Entering into a joint bid with Turner Sports, CBS is granted the rights to continue broadcasting the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, which it has done since 1982. From 2011 to 2015, CBS and Turner will split coverage of early rounds through the Sweet Sixteen, with CBS carrying the regional finals, Final Four and national championship. Turner will then pick up the later rounds on an alternating basis beginning in 2016. Turner's coverage will air on TBS, TNT, and truTV.NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament Expands To 68 Teams; CBS Adds Turner To Television Team (press release via TV by the Numbers) https://web.archive.org/web/20100501012528/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/22/ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-expands-to-68-teams-cbs-adds-turner-to-television-team/49412 May 1, 2010 The NFL draft, starting in prime time for the first time ever, sets a record for number of viewers (8.3 million total between NFL Network and ESPN, 7.29 million on the latter network alone).Thursday Cable Ratings: NFL Draft Huge, Project Runway Jumps, Plus NBA Playoffs Bill Gorman, TV by the Numbers, April 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100427010420/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/23/thursday-cable-ratings-nfl-draft-huge-project-runway-jumps-plus-nba-playoffs/49565 April 27, 2010 30PBS Kids stops broadcasting It's a Big Big World. May Date Event2Conan O'Brien makes his first TV appearance since his Tonight Show finale, sitting down with Steve Kroft for an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes to discuss the Tonight Show controversy and its aftermath.Guthrie Marisa 2010-04-27 Conan O'Brien to Appear on '60 Minutes' http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/451967-Conan_O_Brien_to_Appear_on_60_Minutes_.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100430192244/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/451967-Conan_O_Brien_to_Appear_on_60_Minutes_.php 2010-04-30 2020-12-26 Broadcasting & Cable NewBay Media4London Broadcasting Company announces a deal to acquire KIII/Corpus Christi from McKinnon Broadcasting Company for $10 million.Malone Michael 2010-05-04 London Acquiring South Texas' KIII http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/452214-London_Acquiring_South_Texas_KIII.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121002151720/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/452214-London_Acquiring_South_Texas_KIII.php 2012-10-02 2020-12-26 Broadcasting & Cable NewBay Media8Thanks to a successful campaign by her fans on Facebook, Betty White hosts Saturday Night Live on NBC, a show that features a Mother's Day weekend appearance by former SNL cast members Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch.Silverman Stephen M. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20350436,00.html Betty White to Host 'Saturday Night Live' May 8 People 2010-03-11 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100314035250/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20350436%2C00.html March 14, 2010 dead White's performance gains critical acclaim, and she earns an Emmy Award in August for Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, the 7th Emmy of her career.9NBC affiliate KTEN in Ada, Oklahoma, switches its DT3 subchannel from local weather radar to ABC, giving the Sherman-Ada market its first full-time ABC affiliate. This in turn gives the area in-market affiliates of all four major commercial networks, as rival KXII is affiliated with CBS and Fox.ABC-TV Gets New Affil In Sherman-Ada, TVNewsCheck, April 6, 201010Barbara Walters announces on The View that she will take a leave of absence from the ABC show to undergo surgery to repair a faulty heart valve."Barbara Walters to undergo heart surgery" from Access Hollywood (May 10, 2010)12Haim Saban's Saban Brands purchases the Power Rangers franchise back from Disney; the company plans to air a new 19th season of Power Rangers on Nickelodeon in Spring 2011, with the previous 700 episodes also being rerun on that network.SABAN BRINGS "POWER RANGERS" FRANCHISE TO NICKELODEON Viacom http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickelodeonpress/NICKELODEON/Pages/showpdf.aspx?FileName=Nickelodeon%20Power%20RangersFINAL%20RELEASE.pdf&ListName=Press%20Releases&ItemID=470 May 13, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110717195538/http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickelodeonpress/NICKELODEON/Pages/showpdf.aspx?FileName=Nickelodeon%20Power%20RangersFINAL%20RELEASE.pdf&ListName=Press%20Releases&ItemID=470 July 17, 2011 mdy https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g5uiqztXBXGrAN3--ZSLw1pTnacQD9FLJA683 Mogul Saban buys back Power Rangers from Disney May 12, 2010 Google News Associated Press May 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100516044008/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g5uiqztXBXGrAN3--ZSLw1pTnacQD9FLJA683 May 16, 2010 dead13Former Food Network celebrity Juan-Carlos Cruz is arrested in Santa Monica, California, for attempting to recruit homeless people to perform a murder-for-hire plot."Former TV Chef Accused Of Cooking Up Murder Plot" from KCBS/KCAL (May 14, 2010) https://web.archive.org/web/20100516212155/http://cbs2.com/entertainment/Murder.plot.food.2.1695659.html May 16, 2010 Cruz pleads "no contest" in November to a charge of soliciting murder, and is sentenced to a 9-year prison term the following month.14NBC confirms it has canceled Law & Order. Series executive producer Dick Wolf reportedly considers moving the police-and-legal drama to TNT, where it has aired in reruns for several years.NBC CANCELS 'LAW & ORDER' FLAGSHIP: Dick Wolf Furious That Net Reneged On Deal And May Take Show To TNT; Should NBC Reconsider? Hollywood Deadline May 13, 2010 (AMC considers making an offer as well)."AMC Investigates Reviving Law & Order" from New York Magazine (July 7, 2010) No network offers a move, however, and the series leaves the air on May 24 tied with Gunsmoke as the longest-running (20 seasons) prime time drama on American television.After a single season, Fox cancels The Wanda Sykes Show, its most recent attempt at original late-night programming on Saturdays (a time slot that previously aired MADtv and Talkshow with Spike Feresten).Fox cancels The Wanda Sykes Show https://web.archive.org/web/20100518124534/http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/fox-cancels-wanda-sykes-show-.html May 18, 2010 The Hollywood Reporter May 14, 2010 Since November 2010, reruns of current and older Fox shows (e.g. Terra Nova, New Girl) have occupied the time slot, though Fox later makes plans to launch new animated programming in the slot in 2013.15ABC affiliate KTVO in Kirksville, Missouri, launches a DT2 subchannel affiliated with CBS, giving the Kirksville-Ottumwa market its first full-time CBS affiliate.16In CBS, law firm and winner of the seventh season of Survivor Sandra Diaz-Twine, who later proclaimed her as "Queen of Survivor", became the first two-time sole survivor after the conclusion of the recent season of Survivor; former winner from the sixteenth season Parvati Shallow finished as runner-up, marking the first time in the show's history former winners finished in the top two of the final three.18CNN prime time host Campbell Brown announces she is leaving the channel, citing difficulty in competing with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly and MSNBC's Keith Olbermann as her main reason as well as a desire to spend more time with her family.Grego Melissa 2010-05-18 Campbell Brown Leaving CNN http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/452833-Campbell_Brown_Leaving_CNN.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100522051645/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/452833-Campbell_Brown_Leaving_CNN.php 2010-05-22 2020-12-26 Broadcasting & Cable NewBay Media20The Parents Television Council announces that it plans to target CBS and its affiliates after the network's addition of the sitcom $#*! My Dad Says to its 2010–2011 fall TV lineup, with the PTC citing both the show's vulgar title and its Thursday night 8:30PM timeslot as reasons.Eggerton John 2010-05-20 PTC Takes Aim At '$#*! My Dad Says' http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/452905-PTC_Takes_Aim_At_My_Dad_Says_.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100523091230/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/452905-PTC_Takes_Aim_At_My_Dad_Says_.php 2010-05-23 2020-12-26 Broadcasting & Cable NewBay Media The show is cancelled after one season.21In a dispute over carriage fees and allegations of the network's gravitation from information to entertainment-based programming, Dish Network drops The Weather Channel and replaces it with its own channel, "The Weather Cast." https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704513104575256880784721458?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines The Wall Street Journal Shira Ovide Dish Network to Drop Weather Channel May 21, 2010 26 October 2011 The dispute is resolved 3 days later as Dish restores The Weather Channel and shutters The Weather Cast, making it the shortest-lived cable/satellite channel in history.Gibbons Kent Spangler Todd 2010-05-24 Weather Channel Gets Dish Deal Done, Avoiding Drop http://www.multichannel.com/article/452986-Weather_Channel_Gets_Dish_Deal_Done_Avoiding_Drop.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100528183559/http://www.multichannel.com/article/452986-Weather_Channel_Gets_Dish_Deal_Done_Avoiding_Drop.php 2010-05-28 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay Media22Fuse TV airs Gulf Aid: Concert For The Coast a benefit concert in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.2010-05-21 On Fuse Saturday: 'Gulf Aid: Concert For The Coast' http://www.multichannel.com/article/452929-On_Fuse_Saturday_Gulf_Aid_Concert_For_The_Coast_.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100601155209/http://www.multichannel.com/article/452929-On_Fuse_Saturday_Gulf_Aid_Concert_For_The_Coast_.php 2010-06-01 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay Media23Daystar launches the digital signals of the remaining stations it purchased from Equity Media Holdings, which had been caught in limbo due to Equity's bankruptcy and the digital transition. The sign-ons come just three weeks before the stations' licenses would have automatically been forfeited back to the FCC.Fybush, Scott (2010-05-24). Two Station Sales in New York. NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved 2010-05-25.26 Disney/ABC announces plans to shut down SoapNet in 2012 and replace it with a channel aimed at pre-schoolers named Disney Junior.Umstead Thomas R. 2010-05-26 Disney To Replace SoapNet With New Channel Targeted To Pre-Schoolers http://www.multichannel.com/article/453109-Disney_To_Replace_SoapNet_With_New_Channel_Targeted_To_Pre_Schoolers.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100527032646/http://www.multichannel.com/article/453109-Disney_To_Replace_SoapNet_With_New_Channel_Targeted_To_Pre_Schoolers.php 2010-05-27 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay Media29 Cartoon Network rebrands with a new logo and look also holding a new slogan CHECK it.31Fine Living Network is shut down, relaunched and rebranded as Cooking Channel, an instructional counterpart to Food Network. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/business/media/19adco.html The New York Times Brian Stelter Another Cable Helping for Food Lovers February 19, 2010 26 October 2011 June Date Event2The New York Post reports that General Electric has finalized an exit deal for Jeff Zucker, president and CEO of NBCUniversal, worth between $30 million and $40 million. The exit would take place shortly after Comcast takes over as the new owner of the company.http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/see_ya_zuckers_5oBszoRLEkIzFgg7px5IFN Atkinson Claire June 2, 2010 New York Post June 2, 2010 NBC boss eyes $30M+ exit deal from Comcast https://web.archive.org/web/20100604010001/http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/see_ya_zuckers_5oBszoRLEkIzFgg7px5IFN June 4, 2010 live4WLGA/Columbus, GA ceases operations as an Independent station. The station will return to the air in the summer of 2012.From message posted at WLGA (June 4, 2010)11ESPN launches ESPN 3D, the country's first nationwide 3DTV channel, to coincide with the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.2010-01-05 ESPN Launching 3-D Net With World Cup Soccer http://www.multichannel.com/article/442429-ESPN_Launching_3_D_Net_With_World_Cup_Soccer.php?q=ESPN dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110615202620/http://www.multichannel.com/article/442429-ESPN_Launching_3_D_Net_With_World_Cup_Soccer.php?q=ESPN 2011-06-15 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay Media14Cablevision buys out Bresnan Communications for $1.365 billion.Gibbons Kent 2010-06-14 Cablevision Buying Bresnan For $1.365B http://www.multichannel.com/article/453701-Cablevision_Buying_Bresnan_For_1_365B.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100617223147/http://www.multichannel.com/article/453701-Cablevision_Buying_Bresnan_For_1_365B.php 2010-06-17 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay Media15Local TV buys Portsmouth, Virginia, station WGNT from CBS Corporation for $16.5 million, pending FCC approval. Until the sale closes, Local TV will operate WGNT through a local marketing agreement before they move the studios to Local's CBS affiliate in the Hampton Roads market, WTKR.Malone Michael 2010-06-14 Local TV Acquiring CBS-Owned WGNT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/453718-Local_TV_Acquiring_CBS_Owned_WGNT.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100618132938/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/453718-Local_TV_Acquiring_CBS_Owned_WGNT.php 2010-06-18 2020-12-26 Broadcasting & Cable NewBay Media16The premiere of the TV Land series Hot in Cleveland draws 4.75 million viewers, making it the most watched program in the network's 14-year history.Betty White Lightning Strikes! "Hot In Cleveland" Draws Nearly 5 Million; Breaks Records https://web.archive.org/web/20100621052031/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/17/betty-white-lightening-strikes-again-tv-lands-hot-in-cleveland-draws-nearly-5-million-breaks-tv-land-records/54461 June 21, 2010 TV by the Numbers, June 17, 20101728.2 million people watch the seventh and deciding game of the 2010 NBA Finals on ABC, in which the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Boston Celtics to win the NBA Championship; it is the most watched NBA telecast since 1998.NBA Finals Game 7 Averages 28.2 Million Viewers, Highest Since 1998 https://web.archive.org/web/20100620181152/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/18/nba-finals-game-7-averages-28-2-million-viewers-highest-since-1998/54647 June 20, 2010 TVByTheNumbers.com June 18, 201022Dish Network removes the HD feeds of Disney Channel, Disney XD, ABC Family, and ESPNews due to a carriage dispute that continues to this day.Spangler Todd 2010-06-22 Dish Stops Carrying Four Of Disney's HD Channels http://www.multichannel.com/article/454074-Dish_Stops_Carrying_Four_Of_Disney_s_HD_Channels.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100626160109/http://www.multichannel.com/article/454074-Dish_Stops_Carrying_Four_Of_Disney_s_HD_Channels.php 2010-06-26 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay MediaCNN announces the 8 pm ET time slot Campbell Brown is vacating will be filled by a talk show hosted by Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker.Guthrie Marisa 2010-06-23 CNN Taps Spitzer, Parker for 8 p.m. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/454118-CNN_Taps_Spitzer_Parker_for_8_p_m_.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100627074859/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/454118-CNN_Taps_Spitzer_Parker_for_8_p_m_.php 2010-06-27 2020-12-26 Broadcasting & Cable NewBay Media24Happening Now co-anchor Jane Skinner leaves Fox News Channel to spend more time with her family.Jane Skinner leaving Fox News TVNewser June 24, 201028Steve Carell confirms he will leave The Office, where he portrays Michael Scott, at the end of the 2010–11 season. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/thats-what-he-said-steve-carell-says-he-will-leave-the-office/ The New York Times Dave Itzkoff That's What He Said: Steve Carell Says He Will Leave 'The Office' June 28, 2010 26 October 2011 Disney Channel's late night block of Disney animation is discontinued.29Larry King announces he will end his long-running CNN program Larry King Live in the fall.2010-06-29 Larry King Confirms Fall Exit http://www.multichannel.com/article/454338-Larry_King_Confirms_Fall_Exit.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100703125306/http://www.multichannel.com/article/454338-Larry_King_Confirms_Fall_Exit.php 2010-07-03 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay Media July Date Event1DirecTV and Panasonic launch n3D, the world's first 24-hour 3DTV channel.Spangler Todd 2010-06-28 DirecTV To Launch 'N3D' Channel July 1 http://www.multichannel.com/article/454268-DirecTV_To_Launch_N3D_Channel_July_1.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100701145451/http://www.multichannel.com/article/454268-DirecTV_To_Launch_N3D_Channel_July_1.php 2010-07-01 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay Media7Due to poor sales and possibly a decline in ratings and interest in American Idol's 9th season, the accompanying "American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010" cancels eight of its 38 shows. http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/american_idol_tour_cuts_eight_shows_CBvfbPn77CllXfCumvEZ3I New York Post Maxnie Shen American Idol tour cuts eight shows July 7, 2010 26 October 2011 Jenna Lee from Fox Business Network is named as the new co-anchor of Happening Now, beginning July 12.Movin' On Up: FBN's Jenna Lee Lands Fox News Gig TVNewser July 7, 20108NBA player LeBron James buys an hour of airtime on ESPN to announce he will sign with the Miami Heat via free agency instead of staying with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The advertising proceeds from the special, titled The Decision, go to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America."'Sources: LeBron decision Thursday" ESPN July 7, 20109A profanity-laced video parody involving the news department at NBC affiliate KARK-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas, that later surfaces on YouTube leads to station management dismissing four employees involved in the stunt. In YouTube Video Shot In Newsroom, KARK Reporters Spoof News Business http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=122750 July 8, 2010 Arkansas Business Journal July 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100710233815/http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=122750 July 10, 2010 liveUPDATE: Four KARK Employees Fired In Video Aftermath; Nexstar VP Apologizes http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=122974.54928.135113 July 9, 2010 Arkansas Business Journal July 9, 201010Dish Network/EchoStar launches its newest satellite, EchoStar XV.Spangler Todd 2010-07-11 Dish Looks To Boost HD Capacity With Launch Of 'EchoStar XV' Satellite http://www.multichannel.com/article/454648-Dish_Looks_To_Boost_HD_Capacity_With_Launch_Of_EchoStar_XV_Satellite.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100715061515/http://www.multichannel.com/article/454648-Dish_Looks_To_Boost_HD_Capacity_With_Launch_Of_EchoStar_XV_Satellite.php 2010-07-15 2020-12-26 Multichannel News NewBay Media11The final match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in which Spain defeats the Netherlands, becomes the most watched soccer match in American television history, with 24.3 million people tuning into ABC and Univision to watch the final.2010 World Cup Final Is Most Watched Soccer Game in U.S. TV History, Draws 24.3 Million https://web.archive.org/web/20100714172430/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/12/2010-world-cup-final-is-most-watched-soccer-game-in-u-s-tv-history-draws-24-3-million/56860 July 14, 2010 TV by the Numbers July 12, 201012MTV Tr3́s drops the "MTV" from its name and simply becomes Tr3́s, with a new slogan "MTV: Musica y Mas" (Spanish for MTV: Music and More).Tr3s: MTV, Musica y Mas is the PLace to Be on July 12th for Latinos Seeking a New Prime-Time Destination http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/press/a-new-prime-time-destination,1374336.html July 12, 2010 Earth Times July 7, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120730102009/http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/press/a-new-prime-time-destination,1374336.html July 30, 2012 With over 7.5 million viewers,http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/13/monday-cable-ratings-home-run-derby-goes-yard-pawn-stars-closer-wwe-raw-secret-life-much-more/57037 Monday Cable Ratings: Home Run Derby Goes Yard; Pawn Stars, Closer, WWE RAW, Secret Life & Much More TV by the Numbers July 13, 2010 July 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100715074457/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/13/monday-cable-ratings-home-run-derby-goes-yard-pawn-stars-closer-wwe-raw-secret-life-much-more/57037 July 15, 2010 dead the premiere of the TNT drama Rizzoli & Isles sets a record as the highest-rated debut for a commercial-supported cable series; it is also the second-highest debut ever for a basic cable TV series.http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=5254 TNT's Rizzoli & Isles Sets Record with Cable's Biggest Ad-Supported Premiere after Outstanding Season Debut of The Closer July 13, 2010 Turner Broadcasting System July 23, 2010https://www.tvguide.com/News/Rizzoli-Isles-Premiere-1020543.aspx?rss=news&partnerid=spi&profileid=05 https://web.archive.org/web/20110616143029/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Rizzoli-Isles-Premiere-1020543.aspx?rss=news&partnerid=spi&profileid=05 dead June 16, 2011 Rizzoli & Isles Premiere Draws Big Audience July 13, 2010 Elingburg Nolan TVGuide July 23, 201013ABC affiliate WABG-TV in Greenwood, Mississippi, announces plans to sign-on the Greenville-Greenwood market's first locally based NBC affiliate on WNBD-LD, thus giving the area in-market affiliates of all four major commercial networks. The new station will sign-on exactly five months later, on December 13.15AT&T Uverse and Rainbow Media reach a new carriage deal, resolving a dispute that would have kept WE tv, AMC, Sundance Channel and IFC from being on the IPTV provider.Lafayette Jon 2010-07-15 U-Verse, Rainbow End Madness; Settle Carriage Dispute http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/454828-U_Verse_Rainbow_End_Madness_Settle_Carriage_Dispute.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100719123500/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/454828-U_Verse_Rainbow_End_Madness_Settle_Carriage_Dispute.php 2010-07-19 2020-12-26 Broadcasting & Cable NewBay Media16Rich Fields announced on his website that he had been let go as announcer of The Price Is Right, as producers look to change certain aspects of the game show, including adding performances by live bands and putting a comedian at the podium Fields occupied for six years.Rich Fields Press Release https://web.archive.org/web/20100720060217/http://www.richfields.tv/release.html July 20, 2010 RichFields.tv July 16, 2010 Fields is the only announcer in the history of the long running CBS game show to leave without dying. Fields however, would be one of the group of guest announcers on Wheel of Fortune in November following the death of longtime wheel announcer Charlie O'Donnell.27Residents in the state of Hawaii lose cable, television, telephone and Internet service from Oceanic Time Warner Cable for nearly two hours after its fiber optic cable system, located 3,000 feet deep in the Molokai Channel, is severely damaged. The hardest hit areas are the island counties of Maui and Hawaii (The Big Island). A new fiber optic cable system is expected to be in place within three to five weeks."Cable Internet, phone and TV service is being restored across the state" from Honolulu Star-Advertiser (July 27, 2010)29American President Barack Obama pays a visit to The View, making him the first sitting president to appear on a daytime talk show.30PBS Kids stops broadcasting the Emmy Award Winning cartoon Cyberchase due to a hiatus that is until 2013 though it still airs on most PBS stations like KLCS in Los Angeles and WNET in New York City.Ellen DeGeneres announces that she will leave as American Idol judge after one season, saying in a statement that the series "didn't feel like the right fit for me".Ellen DeGeneres is out as 'American Idol' judge Los Angeles Times July 30, 2010 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-ellen-degeneres-american-idol,0,28082.story July 30, 2010 Scott Collins https://web.archive.org/web/20100801024529/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-ellen-degeneres-american-idol%2C0%2C28082.story August 1, 2010 live This is followed by the announcement that Kara DioGuardi had been fired from her role as a judge after two seasons on the show.Reports: Kara DioGuardi also gone from 'Idol' The Today Show, July 30, 201031Baylor University-owned PBS outlet KWBU-TV/Waco, Texas, signs off the air after 21 years due to the university's budgetary concerns."Baylor's KWBU-F Spared But TV Station Faces Ax", All Access, April 28, 2010"A Message From Joe Riley, President of KWBU" https://web.archive.org/web/20100719042726/http://www.kwbu.org/news.php?action=story&story=73373 July 19, 2010 KWBU.org, April 26, 2010"KWBU to cease TV programming, continue with radio, due to financial woes" Waco Tribune-Herald, April 27, 2010 August Date Event1HSN launches a companion channel, HSN2.HSN2 Set For Aug. 1 Dish Network Debut Multichannel News June 14, 2010Producers of ABC's Detroit 1-8-7 announce a change to the format from mockumentary to crime drama, in response to an incident in May in which a 7-year-old Detroit girl was accidentally killed by police during the taping of an episode of A&E's The First 48.'Detroit 1–8–7' Ditches Documentary Feel – TCA Report TVSquad.com August 2, 20103Comcast announces the formation of its newest regional sports network, Comcast SportsNet Houston, which will become the exclusive home of the NBA's Houston Rockets starting in the 2012–13 NBA season and the MLB's Houston Astros starting in the 2013 MLB season.Astros, Rockets reach deal on new network MLB.com News August 3, 20105After 30 years as co-host, Mary Hart announces her exit from Entertainment Tonight, effective in 2011.Mary Hart To Step Away in 2011 Broadcasting & Cable August 5, 20107The CW4Kids ends on The CW. The following week, the block is replaced with Toonzai.10Just two weeks after it was reported that she would be joining American Idol, Jennifer Lopez turns down the offer amid reports that she and Idol producers could not come to terms that Lopez wanted to add to her contract."'American Idol' will not be hiring Jennifer Lopez, reports say" NJ.com (August 11, 2010)11After 63 years as a reporter and anchorman at KTLA/Los Angeles (ever since its sign-on in 1947), Stan Chambers officially announces his retirement. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-0811-chambers-20100811,0,685178.story Los Angeles Times Greg Braxton KTLA's Stan Chambers to announce retirement August 11, 2010 26 October 2011 16HBO reverses a plan to cancel The Life & Times of Tim, which they announced 2 months earlier.Andreeva Nellie https://deadline.com/2010/08/hbo-picks-up-animated-comedy-the-life-times-of-tim-for-season-3-61662/ Change Of Heart: HBO Picks Up Animated Comedy 'Life & Times Of Tim' For Season 3 – Deadline Hollywood 2010-08-16 2011-02-2029At the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Mad Men wins Outstanding Drama Series, Temple Grandin nabs the Outstanding Television Movie category and Modern Family is awarded Outstanding Comedy Series. The seventh season of Top Chef won the Outstanding Reality-Competition Series with The Amazing Race losing the award for the first time since the category was introduced in 2003. Jimmy Fallon hosts the event on NBC, which broadcasts the event live to all time zones for the first time ever.30An affiliation switch takes place in San Antonio, with KMYS joining The CW and KCWX taking My Network TV.http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2010/09/16/45346/kmys-switches-from-mnt-to-cw KMYS Switches From MNT to CW September 16, 2010 TV Week September 16, 2010 TV News Check Staff September Date Event1AT&T Uverse drops Crown Media Holdings-owned channels Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel due to a carriage dispute.Hallmark Channels Go Dark On AT&T U-verse Multichannel News September 1, 2010James Lee, a gunman and armed bomber, takes the Discovery Communications Building in Silver Spring, Maryland, hostage for several hours. Lee is subsequently confirmed dead by a shot to the head and the hostages are released unharmed.Robbins Liz Stelter Brian Maryland Hostages Safe as Police Kill Gunman https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/us/02discovery.html 26 February 2019 The New York Times 1 September 20102A deal is reached between Time Warner Cable and The Walt Disney Company that prevents Disney networks such as ESPN, Disney Channel, ABC Family, and ABC owned-and-operated stations from being taken off TWC's lineup. The agreement also adds ESPN's 3D channel and Internet streaming of live sporting events.http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/09/time-warner-cabledisney-reach.html Time Warner Cable/Disney reach agreement, ESPN3.com and ESPN 3D included September 2, 2010 DallasNews.com September 26, 2010 Victor Godinez https://web.archive.org/web/20100920082641/http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/09/time-warner-cabledisney-reach.html September 20, 2010 dead 3Kara DioGuardi confirms she will not return as American Idol judge.https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956496/kara-dioguardi-leaving-american-idol Kara DioGuardi Leaving 'American Idol' Ann Donahue September 3, 2010 Billboard September 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100908204336/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956496/kara-dioguardi-leaving-american-idol September 8, 2010 live14Roger Craig sets a one-day record on Jeopardy! with $77,000. The record was since surpassed by James Holzhauer on April 9 and 17, 2019 with $110,914 and $131,127, respectively.https://www.jeopardy.com/contestant-zone/hall-of-fame Hall of Fame Jeopardy.com www.jeopardy.com April 25, 201917After 54 years on CBS television, As the World Turns, the last of the Procter and Gamble Productions soap operas, airs its final episode.https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-world-turns09-2009dec09,0,5309736.story 'As the World Turns' canceled December 9, 2009 Los Angeles Times December 28, 2009 Denise Martin https://web.archive.org/web/20091213053620/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-world-turns09-2009dec09%2C0%2C5309736.story December 13, 2009 live 22The producers of PBS's Sesame Street pull a taped segment featuring singer Katy Perry performing a modified "kid friendly" version of her song "Hot n Cold" with Elmo after a preview on YouTube draws complaints from parents for Perry's wearing a costume with too much cleavage showing."Sesame Street Pulls Perry Segment" from Broadcasting&Cable (September 22, 2010) Later that week, Perry alludes to the incident on Saturday Night Live by wearing a low-cut Elmo T-shirt in a skit.American Idol confirms plans for its 10th season in 2011, including the return of Nigel Lythgoe as executive producer and a 3-judge panel of Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler."Jennifer Lopez: The $12 Million 'Idol' Judge" from All Access (September 14, 2010)'American Idol' Adds Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler As Judges23 NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Zucker announces he will depart the company once its purchase by Comcast is completed."NBC's Zucker to Leave When Comcast Completes Takeover" from Bloomberg News (September 24, 2010) He has since been replaced by Comcast COO Stephen Burke.Burke To Become NBC Universal CEO Multichannel News September 27, 201024 CNN President Jonathan Klein resigns and is replaced by Ken Jautz."Jon Klein Out At CNN" from All Access (September 24, 2010)https://www.politico.com/story/2010/09/cnn-finally-has-an-answer-for-critics-042697 CNN finally has an answer for critics Politico September 24, 2010 September 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100928015254/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42697.html September 28, 2010 live The pilot episode of Blue Bloods airs on CBS.27Qubo Channel launches a late night programming block named Qubo Night Owl with the debuts of the following Filmation series: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra: Princess of Power, Filmation's Ghostbusters, and BraveStarr.28 An episode of MTV's Teen Mom, shows participant Amber Portwood repeatedly assaulting her partner Gary Shirley in front of their young child, kicking and punching him and leaving him injured. MTV neither attempted to stop her assaults, nor did they report the crimes to the police. Portwood was later convicted of felony domestic violence charges after viewers reported her assaults to police some weeks later upon the broadcast of the material on television.Anderson 'Teen Mom' being investigated for assault | Archives | heraldbulletin.com October Date Event1Sony launches a new movie channel called Sony Movie Channel, its first wholly owned American channel. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/07/sony-television-plans-to-launch-us-channels.html Los Angeles Times Sony Television plans to launch two new U.S. channels July 5, 2010 26 October 2011 Fox Sports en Español changes its name to Fox Deportes.Fox Sports En Espanol Will Become Fox Deportes Multichannel News July 12, 2010Dish Network drops Fox-owned channels FX, National Geographic Channel, and 19 FSN affiliates due to a carriage dispute.Fox Pulls Nets From Dish – Impasse Over Rates, Retrans Deal Looms Multichannel News October 1, 2010 Fox Cable Networks also informs Dish Network customers that the contracts for owned and operated Fox and MyNetworkTV broadcast stations, along with Fox affiliates formerly owned by the network and since sold to Local TV LLC expire on November 1.GetWhatIPaidFor.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101009213356/http://getwhatipaidfor.com/home October 9, 2010 Dish Network drops MSG Media-owned channels MSG Network and MSG Plus due to a carriage dispute that continues to this day.MSG Networks Exit Dish – MSG, MSG Plus Follow Fuse In Leaving Satellite Carrier's Lineup Multichannel News October 1, 2010CNN announces it has terminated Rick Sanchez, one day after the anchor made comments on a radio show that referred to Jon Stewart as a "bigot" and suggested that CNN is run by Jewish people.Walker Hunter CNN anchor fired after Jon Stewart rant http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39464138/ns/today-entertainment/ October 1, 2010 MSNBC October 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101003080700/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39464138/ns/today-entertainment/ October 3, 2010 dead8For the first time in its 46 years, PBS affiliate KCET/Los Angeles announces that it will become an independent educational station and drop PBS on December 31, 2010. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/10/sorry-charlie-rose-los-angeles-pbs-affiliate-kcet-exits-network-fold-to-go-independent-.html Los Angeles Times Los Angeles PBS affiliate KCET exits network fold to go independent October 8, 2010 26 October 2011 10 After 14 years, Discovery Kids rebranded as the Hub Network, a kids and family channel jointly operated by Discovery Communications and Hasbro.Discovery, Hasbro Aim for Perfect 10s, Broadcasting & Cable, March 29, 201011–15 Wheel of Fortune had a week with the first instance of having a car (Mercedes-Benz C300) played as a prize on all five bonus rounds that week, the first time since the introduction of the Bonus Wheel in 2001.11Caitlin Sanchez, the voice of Dora the Explorer, sues Nickelodeon for $7 million in back pay stemming from a contract dispute.Child Voice of 'Dora the Explorer' Says MTV Took Her for Millions Courthouse News Service October 11, 201014A debate about the Ground Zero mosque controversy with Fox News host Bill O'Reilly results in Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar storming off the set of The View.Goldberg, Behar walk off 'View' set during O'Reilly interview https://web.archive.org/web/20101015235820/https://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20101014/en_yblog_upshot/goldberg-behar-walk-of-view-set-during-oreilly-interview October 15, 2010 from Yahoo (October 14, 2010)16Cablevision pulls Fox-owned channels WNYW, WWOR-TV, WTXF-TV, National Geographic Wild, Fox Business Network, and Fox Deportes due to a carriage dispute.Fox Goes Dark on Cablevision Systems – Unable To Reach Deal By Deadline Multichannel News October 16, 201021NPR fires commentator Juan Williams for saying he gets worried and nervous when he sees people wearing Muslim attire on planes during a segment on Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor the previous day."NPR commentator loses job over Muslim remark" from Los Angeles Times (October 21, 2010) Williams would later accept a lucrative contract (worth $2 million) to join Fox news full-time."Fox hands Williams $2 million contract" from Politico (October 22, 2010)29 Dish Network and Fox come to terms on a renewal of their carriage agreement for their broadcast stations and cable networks two days before Fox's broadcast stations, along with the formerly Fox-owned affiliates now owned by Local TV LLC were to be removed.Fox, DISH–But Not Cablevision–Work Out Rights Deal Media Memo October 29, 201030 Cablevision and Fox come to terms on a new carriage agreement, restoring Fox's networks and cable channels to their systems in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, although Cablevision calls the cost for the channels "unfair" in their release detailing the new deal under undisclosed terms.Fox and Cablevision Deal Returns Signal The New York Times October 30, 201031Video on Demand service Fearnet launches a linear high definition channel.Fearnet HD Currently, no carriage deals have been reached for the channel.FEARnet Launches HD Channel, But... https://web.archive.org/web/20101103221654/http://www.tvpredictions.com/newhd103110.htm November 3, 2010 TVPredictions.com October 31, 2010 November Date Event1After a 21-year run on Univision, Cristina Saralegui's self-titled talk show, El Show de Cristina airs its final episode; though Saralegui was against Univison's cancellation,Cristina criticizes Univision's cancellation https://web.archive.org/web/20101120195504/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9IRM9SO0.htm November 20, 2010 Bloomberg Businessweek October 14, 2010 she continues to work with the network on a number of projects and specials."Cristina Saralegui's 'El Show de Cristina' to End This Fall" Broadcasting & Cable August 26, 2010DirecTV removes G4 due to a carriage dispute. This marks the beginning of a slow decline, which led to G4 discontinuing all operations more than four years later."DirecTV pulls G4 from lineup" Variety October 31, 2010Dish Network and Belo Corporation come to terms on a new carriage agreement minutes before the Belo-owned stations were to be pulled in a separate carriage dispute.Belo Corp., Dish Network reach tentative deal to avoid interruption of service for Dish subscribers The Dallas Morning News November 1, 2010Fox broadcasts Game 5 of the World Series. The San Francisco Giants defeat the Texas Rangers. It was the team's first title since 1954 and first since moving to San Francisco. This marked the end of the Curse of Coogan's Bluff.4ABC announces it will sell WTVG/Toledo and WJRT-TV/Flint back to former owner SJL Broadcasting, pending FCC approval."EXCLUSIVE: Disney to Sell Two Stations" from Broadcasting&Cable (November 4, 2010)5MSNBC suspends Keith Olbermann for donating to three Democratic congressional candidates in the last weeks before the November general election against NBC News policies."MSNBC Suspends Countdown Host Olbermann For Political Contributions" Multichannel News November 5, 2010 Initially an indefinite suspension, MSNBC reinstates Olbermann on November 9,"MSNBC will bring Keith Olbermann back from suspension on Tuesday" from Los Angeles Times (November 7, 2010) when the host thanks his supporters and viewers but slams MSNBC, claiming that he did not know about their policy against donating money to political candidates or parties.https://archive.today/20120909153308/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/11/09/businessinsider-olbermanns-back-and-hes-pissed-thanks-viewers-and-pundits-blasts-msnbc-suits-2010-11.DTL "Pissed-Off Olbermann Thanks Viewers And Pundits, Blasts MSNBC Suits" from San Francisco Chronicle (November 9, 2010)"A STATEMENT TO THE VIEWERS OF COUNTDOWN" by Keith Olbermann from Scrib'd.com (November 9, 2010)AT&T Uverse removes the suite of Scripps Networks channels, (excluding Travel Channel, which remains under a previous carriage agreement under former owner Discovery Networks) in a carriage dispute.Scripps Nets Come Off U-Verse As Pact Expires – Food, HGTV, DIY, Cooking, GAC Lose 2.7M Subs In Pact Dispute Multichannel News November 4, 2010 They are restored on November 7, 2010.AT&T AND SCRIPPS NETWORKS REACH FAIR PROGRAMMING AGREEMENT https://web.archive.org/web/20101110135619/http://forums.att.com/t5/Announcements/AT-amp-T-AND-SCRIPPS-NETWORKS-REACH-FAIR-PROGRAMMING-AGREEMENT/m-p/2538269#M225 November 10, 2010 AT&T Uverse Official Forum November 7, 2010 Caitlin Burke, a woman on Wheel of Fortune, solved the puzzle ("I've Got a Good Feeling About This!") with only the N showing. In the same episode hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White pay tribute to their announcer Charlie O'Donnell who died earlier in the week on November 1.7Jo Frost announces that she is leaving Supernanny to start a family of her own, thus ending the series' run after seven seasons."Supernanny Jo Frost Calling It Quits after Seven Seasons" From tvseriesfinale.com (November 7, 2010)8Conan debuts on TBS, 91 2 months after host Conan O'Brien's departure from The Tonight Show. The premiere, which attracts 4.2 million viewers, features guest appearances by Arlene Wagner, Seth Rogen, and Lea Michele; a musical performance from Jack White; pre-taped warm wishes from Ricky Gervais; and a filmed cold-open sketch that features Larry King and Jon Hamm (as his Mad Men character Don Draper).https://archive.today/20120718021143/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/11/09/conan-premiere-averages-4-2-million-viewers-2-5-adults-18-49-rating/71374 'Conan' Premiere Averages 4.2 Million Viewers, 2.5 Adults 18–49 Rating TV By The Numbers November 9, 2010ESPN announces the breakup of its longtime ESPN Sunday Night Baseball announcing team of Jon Miller and Joe Morgan, as Morgan's contract is not renewed and Miller is asked to move to radio broadcasts (Miller declines the move and leaves ESPN entirely).ESPN Breaks Up 'Sunday Night Baseball' Team The New York Times November 8, 2010ION Media Networks announces it is acquiring ShopNBC affiliate WQEX/Pittsburgh from WQED Multimedia for $3 million. If the FCC approves, the move will give Pittsburgh its first Ion affiliate (under the new call sign WINP).ION to Buy WQEX from Broadcasting&Cable (November 8, 2010)10Oprah Winfrey invites former talk show hosts Phil Donahue, Sally Jessy Raphael, Geraldo Rivera, Ricki Lake and Montel Williams as guests on her show, the first time Winfrey had fellow talk hosts appear together since their programs left the air."DONAHUE, SALLY, GERALDO, MONTEL, RICKI: TALK SHOW HOSTS TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME" from Oprah.com (November 8, 2010)Fox Business Network announces ex-CNN anchor Lou Dobbs will join the channel in 2011.Lou Dobbs joining Fox Business Network Los Angeles Times November 10, 201011After more than 40 years, Gene Shalit leaves NBC's The Today Show.'Today's' Shalit to Leave After Over 40 Years Multichannel News November 10, 201013In the wake of Demi Lovato's decision to enter a treatment facility to deal with "emotional and physical issues," The Disney Channel announces that her sitcom Sonny With a Chance will be temporarily revamped, focusing on sketches from the show-within-a-show "So Random," until she returns for the show's third season in January 2011."Disney Channel to Revamp Demi Lovato Series" TV Guide November 13, 201015St. Louis television stations KSDK (NBC affiliate owned by Gannett Company) and KDNL-TV (ABC affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group) announce that they will start joint-venturing on daily 5 pm and 10 pm newscasts for KDNL beginning January 3, 2011. The move will create the first local newscasts on KDNL since it dropped its own low-rated news in 2001."KDNL Adds Local News" Broadcasting&Cable November 15, 201016Former reality TV producer Bruce Beresford-Redman is arrested for the murder of his wife.Former Survivor Producer Arrested in Wife's Murder https://web.archive.org/web/20101118031043/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20442761,00.html November 18, 2010 People November 16, 201017Freedom Communications puts all of its 10 television stations on the selling block for $500 million."Freedom Seeking $500 Million for TV Group" tvnewscheck.com (November 17, 2010)19Two weeks after Keith Olbermann's suspension for political donations, MSNBC suspends Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough for making contributions to Florida Republican candidates."MSNBC Suspends 'Morning Joe' Host Scarborough for Political Donations" The Wall Street Journal November 19, 201024Dish Network drops Comcast SportsNet California after losing in FCC arbitration.Dish Disconnects CSN California After Losing Arbitration Decision Multichannel News November 24, 201030Susan Boyle abruptly stops her live performance of "O Holy Night" on The View after starting to cough. The singer asks to start over, but the segment ends instead with thanks from hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd and Boyle stating that she had a "frog in (her) throat." The performance is rerecorded for the West Coast airing, but the live version makes its rounds through YouTube.Susan Boyle on The View YouTube November 30, 2010The 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is broadcast on CBS. 10.4 million people tune in.http://www.hitfix.com/articles/tv-ratings-rudolph-victorias-secret-give-cbs-the-tuesday-win TV Ratings: 'Rudolph' & Victoria's Secret give CBS the Tuesday win Sepinwall Alan Hit Fix December 1, 2010 December 1, 2010 May 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120515221139/http://www.hitfix.com/articles/tv-ratings-rudolph-victorias-secret-give-cbs-the-tuesday-win deadhttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/09/wednesday-final-ratings-modern-family-the-sing-off-adjusted-up-the-middle-adjusted-down/74926/ https://web.archive.org/web/20101211211717/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/09/wednesday-final-ratings-modern-family-the-sing-off-adjusted-up-the-middle-adjusted-down/74926 dead December 11, 2010 Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Modern Family,' 'The Sing Off' Adjusted Up; 'The Middle' Adjusted Down January 11, 2014 December 9, 2010 TV by the Numbershttp://vsholic.com/gallery/2010/ Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2010 Line-up Gallery VSHOLIC.com November 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101113220421/http://vsholic.com/gallery/2010/ November 13, 2010 usurped mdy-all https://web.archive.org/web/20101022031650/http://www.cbs.com/specials/victorias_secret/cast/ October 22, 2010http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/106652423/FilmMagic Victorias Secret Supermodels Attend The 2010 Victorias Secret Fashion... Getty Images Nederland 106652423 Gettyimages.com November 9, 2010 November 15, 2011 December Date Event2Over 7 million people tune into TNT to watch the Miami Heat defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in LeBron James' first appearance in Cleveland since controversially leaving the team 5 months earlier; it is the third most-watched NBA regular season telecast on cable since 1996.James and the Giant Rating: Heat/Cavs Third-Most Viewed NBA Game on Cable Since '96 Sports Media Watch December 3, 20105On Fox, The Simpsons guest stars Katy Perry and Martha Stewart in the episode "The Fight Before Christmas". The episode also has a live action segment featuring characters from the show as puppets that parodied The Muppets and featured Perry as herself.9Idaho Falls-Pocatello, Idaho, outlets KIDK (a CBS affiliate owned by Fisher Communications) and KIFI (an ABC affiliate owned by News-Press & Gazette Company) announced a shared-services agreement, which will result in the termination of 27 employees.https://archive.today/20130105155220/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2010/12/09/47641/kidkkifi-ssa-deal-to-cost-27-jobs "KIDK-KIFI SSA Deal To Cost 27 Jobs" TV News Check December 9, 2010 15 Weigel Broadcasting's MeTV, which originates from WWME-CD in Chicago, launches nationally to become a full-fledged digital subchannel network with a standardized schedule. 16CNN's Larry King Live airs its last original episode, with President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton, and news anchors Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric and Brian Williams among those appearing to wish host Larry King well on his retirement.17WSB-TV/Atlanta anchor/reporter John Pruitt anchors the 6 pm newscast for the last time, ending a 46-year run at the station.WSB-TV Anchor John Pruitt Retires https://web.archive.org/web/20101016155302/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/25381004/detail.html October 16, 2010 From WSBTV.com (December 17, 2010)20Salinas/Monterey, California NBC affiliate KSBW announces it will add ABC to KSBW-DT2 in Spring 2011, returning ABC to the market for the first time since San Jose's KNTV became a Bay Area-centric NBC affiliate (now O&O) in 2002, and at last giving Monterey-Salinas in-market affiliates of all four major commercial networks. The deal is officially announced on February 11, 2011, and takes effect on April 18. At that time, KSBW-DT2 rebrands itself as "Central Coast ABC".KSBW to Offer ABC On Subchannel From TV News Check (December 20, 2010) McCord Shanna 2011 http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_17796124?IADID Local ABC affiliate coming soon Santa Cruz Sentinel January 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20120402144111/http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_17796124?IADID April 2, 2012 dead The premiere of Million Dollar Money Drop, based on the British game show The Million Pound Drop (now called The £100K Drop) which also premiered earlier on May the same year, faced backlash by viewers on an inconsistency on one of the questions ("Which of these was sold in stores first?") and the three possible answers include Macintosh computer, Sony Walkman, and Post-it Notes. Contestants Gabe Okoye and Brittany Mayti wagered and dropped $800,000 on Post-it Notes but the correct answer was revealed as Walkman. News article Gawker posted the controversial moment the day after broadcast leading FOX and the host, Kevin Pollak, to allow the couple to play the game with the question thrown out.http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/12/25/us-fox-backflips-after-million-dollar-blunder/ Fox backflips after Million Dollar blunder 2010-12-25 Media Spy The Spy Report 2010-12-25 December 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101228232430/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/12/25/us-fox-backflips-after-million-dollar-blunder/ deadhttps://www.ft.com/content/f08e8a9a-fcd7-11df-ae2d-00144feab49a First Person: 'We invented the Post-it Note' Art Fry and Spencer Silver 2010-12-03 2010-12-20 FT Magazine'Million Dollar Money Drop' Host Kevin Pollak On Wronged Couple: 'They Would Have Lost Anyway' https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/28/million-dollar-money-drop_1_n_801813.html Huffington Post 26 September 2011 Danny Shea December 28, 2010 The controversy might have also led to the eventual cancellation on May the following year.http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/million-dollar-money-drop-canceled-season-two-20034/ Million Dollar Money Drop canceled, no season two May 19, 2011 Tvseriesfinale.com 2018-10-02MILLION DOLLAR MONEY DROP (FOX) at thefutoncritic.com http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/million-dollar-money-drop/ 26 September 2011Million Dollar Money Drop: FOX Game Show Cancelled, No Season Two http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/million-dollar-money-drop-canceled-season-two-20034/ tvseriesfinale.com May 19, 2011 26 September 201121 The studios of ABC affiliate WSOC-TV/Charlotte are shut down for an hour and its 5PM newscast ends early after a woman enters the lobby with a gun and apparently intending to commit suicide. The woman is later apprehended and her gun is discovered to be unloaded."Woman With Gun at WSOC in Custody" From TV News Check (December 22, 2010)26A blizzard in the Philadelphia area postpones an NBC Sunday Night Football game between the Eagles and Minnesota Vikings to Tuesday the 28th,"Likely blizzard postpones Eagles game" From ESPN.com (December 26, 2010) the 2nd postponement of an NFL game this month. (A December 12 Vikings home game with the New York Giants is moved to December 13 and played in Detroit due to damage to the Vikings' home stadium, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. That game's broadcast was limited to Fox stations in the New York, the Twin Cities, Albany, Mankato, and Rochester markets.)27After 2 years, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block changes its operating hours from 10:00 pm – 6:00 am to 9:00 pm – 6:00 am.30Hearst Television reaches a carriage fee agreement with DirecTV, keeping Hearst-owned stations on the satellite provider after December 31."Hearst, DirecTV reach deal on programming fees" https://web.archive.org/web/20110101214833/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101231/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_hearst_directv January 1, 2011 , from AP via Yahoo!, 12/30/201031Time Warner Cable and Sinclair Broadcast Group announce a temporary agreement (through January 14, 2011) to keep Sinclair-owned-or-operated stations on Time Warner and Bright House Networks cable systems."Contract talks extended, no cable TV interruption" https://web.archive.org/web/20110102183030/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110101/ap_on_sp_ot/us_cable_tv_dispute January 2, 2011 , from AP via Yahoo!, 12/31/2010 The announcement comes during heated negotiations over carriage fees, during which Sinclair threatened to pull its signals on December 31 and Time Warner announced intentions to continue affected network programming through other means if that happened."Sinclair To Pull Stations from TWC Systems", from TVNewsCheck, 12/28/2010"TWC To Replace Sinclair Signals If Talks Fail", from TVNewsCheck, 12/30/2010Dish Network's current deal for E! and Style Network runs out, but a temporary agreement allows the channel to remain on while negotiations continue.E!, Style Agree To Short-Term Extension In Dish Negotiations Multichannel News December 31, 2010On CBS, Harry Smith co-hosted its final episode of The Early Show, after 8 years. Television programs Debuts Date Show Network SourceJanuary 1Curb AppealHGTVCurb Appeal: The Block The Futon Critic http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/curb-appeal-the-block/ 2013-05-12The Outdoor RoomUmstead Thomas 2009-12-19 HGTV Revamps With Personality – Rings In 2010 With Australian Designer Drew, Architect Gidding http://www.multichannel.com/article/441205-HGTV_Revamps_With_Personality.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110615202707/http://www.multichannel.com/article/441205-HGTV_Revamps_With_Personality.php 2011-06-15 2020-12-26 MultichannelThe Antonio TreatmentJanuary 3Frank the Entertainer in a Basement AffairVH12007-05-14 A look at midseason TV shows old and new: Get ready for TV's midseason, and the return of '24,' 'Project Runway,' 'Idol,' 'Lost' and more http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/139528672 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100225081700/http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/139528672 2010-02-25 2010-03-15 California ChronicleSecrets of AspenWorst Cooks in AmericaFood NetworkJanuary 4Blood, Sweat and TakeawaysPlanet GreenPlanetGreen.com – Blood, Sweat and Takeaways http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/blood-sweat-takeaways/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100115070106/http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/blood-sweat-takeaways/ 2010-01-15 2020-12-26 Planet Green DiscoveryJanuary 5Wild ReconAnimal PlanetJanuary 8Operation WildPlanet GreenPlanetGreen.com – Operation Wild http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/operation-wild/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100317190450/http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/operation-wild/ 2010-03-17 2020-12-26 Planet Green DiscoveryJanuary 11Border WarsNational GeographicFantasia for RealVH1Let's Talk About PepJanuary 12Blue Mountain StateSpikeBlue Mountain State http://www.spike.com/show/34560 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100318000413/http://www.spike.com/show/34560 2010-03-18 2020-12-26 SpikeJanuary 13Solving History with Olly SteedsDiscovery Channel2010-01-13 Solving History with Olly Steeds http://tvtango.com/series/solving_history_with_olly_steeds 2020-12-26 TV TangoJanuary 14Carnie Wilson: UnstapledGSNJanuary 16Pit BossAnimal PlanetJanuary 17Human TargetFoxHuman Target http://www.fox.com/humantarget dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100323170637/http://www.fox.com/humantarget 2010-03-23 2020-12-26 Fox Fox Broadcasting CompanyJanuary 18American PickersHistoryPAWN STARS, AMERICAN PICKERS & AX MEN LEAD HISTORY TO BEST MONTH OF ALL TIME https://web.archive.org/web/20100304131941/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/02/pawn-stars-american-pickers-ax-men-lead-history-to-best-month-of-all-time/43600 March 4, 2010 The Buried LifeMTVMy Life as LizLife UnexpectedThe CWRick's ListCNNNews on News, "Changes Afoot at CNN" https://web.archive.org/web/20101127121804/http://www.newsonnews.net/cnn/1517-changes-afoot-at-cnn.html November 27, 2010 , January 3, 2010.January 19Paranormal CopsA&EJanuary 21The Deep EndABCKate Stanhope ABC's The Deep End to Premiere Jan. 21 https://www.tvguide.com/News/Deep-End-Premiere-1012994.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20091213204234/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Deep-End-Premiere-1012994.aspx dead December 13, 2009 TVGuide.com 26 October 2011 January 22CapricaSyfySpartacusStarzhttp://www.starz.com/originals/spartacus Spartacus: Blood and Sand Starz.com 2010-01-22 2010-03-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100630215028/http://www.starz.com/originals/spartacus June 30, 2010 January 25Team UmizoomiNickelodeonCrump William D. Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film McFarland & Co 2019 9781476672939 272February 1America Live with Megyn KellyFox News ChannelMegyn Kelly Moves to New Afternoon Show on Fox News TVNewser, January 20, 2010Kell on EarthBravoTinga Tinga TalesPlayhouse Disney Episode Guide- Tinga Tinga Tales https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1691407/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 IMDB.com 25 October 2022February 2The Michael Vick ProjectBETThe Michael Vick Project Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20091014151211/http://www.bet.com/OnTV/BETShows/comingsoon_michaelvick October 14, 2009 February 7Undercover BossCBShttp://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/441350-CBS_Undercover_Boss_to_Debut_After_Super_Bowl_Feb_7.php CBS' 'Undercover Boss' to Debut After Super Bowl Feb. 7 – Network sets mid-season slate with 'Survivor' special, 'Race' season premiere date Broadcastingcable.com 2010-03-15February 8NFL Full ContacttruTV https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2010-01-19-nfl-films-reality-trutv_N.htm USA Today Michael Hiestand NFL Films becomes its own reality show subject in new truTV series January 19, 2010 26 October 2011 February 10Inside NASCARShowtime https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/sports/autoracing/08nascar.html?_r=2&ref=media The New York Times Richard Sandomir Showtime Adds Weekly Nascar Program to Lineup December 8, 2009 26 October 2011 February 11Past LifeFoxSciGirlsPBS Kids Go!December 2020February 13Kick Buttowski: Suburban DaredevilDisney XDMcLean Tom 2010-01-20 Disney XD Unveils Kick Buttowski Premiere Schedule https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/disney-xd-unveils-kick-buttowski-premiere-schedule/ 2020-12-26 Animation MagazineFebruary 14How to Make It in AmericaHBOhttp://www.hbo.com/events/how-to-make-it-in-america/index.html How to Make it in America HBO.com 2010-03-15February 19The Ricky Gervais Showhttp://www.hbo.com/events/the-ricky-gervais-show/index.html The Ricky Gervais Show HBO.com 2010-03-15February 20The Robert Verdi ShowLogohttp://www.multichannel.com/article/443740-Logo_Builds_Original_Lineup_With_Four_New_Series.php Logo Builds Original Lineup With Four New Series – Network Will Launch RuPaul Spin-Off, Bow Robert Verdi Series Multichannel.com 2010-03-15February 21The Family CrewsBETWalker Dave 2010-02-20 Actor Terry Crews and his wife say experience will keep them safe from reality TV pitfalls https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/movies_tv/actor-terry-crews-and-his-wife-say-experience-will-keep-them-safe-from-reality-tv/article_0b667c3e-0756-5a1a-a921-9b9e2cdb578b.html 2024-02-24 NOLA.com enFebruary 23WWE NXTSyfyhttp://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_38772.shtml WWE officially announces NXT's debut date replacing ECW, only two ECW episodes remaining PWTorch 2010-02-05 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100414092929/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_38772.shtml April 14, 2010 liveMarch 1Hero: 108Cartoon Network2009-06-05 Playmates Toys picks up 'Hero: 108' http://www.playthings.com/article/CA6663064.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091116161244/http://www.playthings.com/article/CA6663064.html 2009-11-16 2020-12-26 PlaythingsMarch 2PlayersSpikeParenthoodNBCMarch 4The Marriage RefMarch 5Who Do You Think You Are?http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/ Who Do You Think You Are? NBC.com 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100313160448/http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/ March 13, 2010 live March 7Pink Panther and PalsCartoon NetworkDecember 2020March 10High SocietyThe CWMarch 14Minute to Win ItNBChttp://www.nbc.com/minute-to-win-it/ Minute to Win It NBC.com 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100219045312/http://www.nbc.com/minute-to-win-it/ February 19, 2010 liveThe PacificHBOKate Stanhope HBO to Premiere The Pacific March 14 https://www.tvguide.com/News/HBO-Premiere-Pacific-1013190.aspx TVGuide.com 2009-12-16 2010-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100116035242/http://www.tvguide.com/News/HBO-Premiere-Pacific-1013190.aspx January 16, 2010 liveSons of TucsonFoxMarch 15The Price of BeautyVH1http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/01/16/2010-01-16_jessica_eyes_facets_of_beauty.html Jessica Simpson explores 'The Price of Beauty' with new VH1 series Nydailynews.com 2010-01-16 2010-03-15 New York Cristina Kinon January 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100119070845/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/01/16/2010-01-16_jessica_eyes_facets_of_beauty.html dead TRANSform Mehttp://blog.vh1.com/2010-02-22/transform-me-first-look/ TRANSform Me: First Look Blog Archive Vh1 Blog Blog.vh1.com 2010-02-22 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100301185928/http://blog.vh1.com/2010-02-22/transform-me-first-look/ March 1, 2010 liveMarch 16JustifiedFXMarch 17AddictedTLCUnique Autosports: MiamiSpike Ugly AmericansComedy CentralMarch 22John King, USACNNJohn King USA Bows On CNN March 22 – Final Rehearsal Show To Air Online March 19 Multichannel News March 5, 2010March 24Fly GirlsThe CWMarch 27VictoriousNickelodeonMartin Denise http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/01/tca-press-tour-icarly-meets-victorious-it-will-happen.html TCA Press Tour: 'iCarly' meets 'Victorious'? Nickelodeon says it will happen Los Angeles Times 2010-01-15 2010-03-15April 2Miami MedicalCBSCBS Official Site – Medical MedicalApril 3Doodlebops Rockin' Road Showhttp://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/24645 Cookie Jar Slates CBS Debut for New Doodlebops Series March 9, 2010 WorldScreen March 10, 2010ESPN Sports SaturdayABChttps://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016416.html?categoryId=14&cs=1 ESPN shows to air on ABC March 9, 2010 Variety March 12, 2010 Stuart LevineWinners BracketApril 4Good Luck CharlieDisney ChannelChmielewski Dawn C. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-disney-comedy31-2009dec31,0,6452567.story A new Disney Channel niche: adults Los Angeles Times 2009-12-31 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100103073721/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-disney-comedy31-2009dec31%2C0%2C6452567.story January 3, 2010 live April 5Adventure TimeCartoon NetworkAdventure Time – Coming April 5 CartoonNetwork.comScooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedPR: Cartoon Network Continues Evolution w/Largest, Most Diverse Slate in Network Hist https://web.archive.org/web/20100312072134/http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/29115/pr-cartoon-network-continues-evolution-wlargest-most-diverse-slate-in-network-hist March 12, 2010 April 6Paris Hilton's British Best FriendTVGNTV Guide Network – Paris Hilton's British Best FriendApril 11TremeHBOhttp://www.hbo.com/events/treme/index.html Treme: Homepage HBO 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100118225725/http://www.hbo.com//events//treme//index.html January 18, 2010 liveBrandy & Ray J: A Family BusinessVH1Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/brandy-and-ray-j-a-family-business-2010/episode-1-season-1/brandy-and-ray-j-a-family-business/309768/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034952/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/brandy-and-ray-j-a-family-business-2010/episode-1-season-1/brandy-and-ray-j-a-family-business/309768 dead March 4, 2016 2020-12-26 TV GuideBasketball Wives'Basketball Wives' reality series to air on VH1 http://s.silive.com/4aN1nMG 26 February 2019 SILive.com Associated Press 8 December 2009 September 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes April 18The Emeril Lagasse ShowIon TelevisionApril 19Romantically ChallengedABCABC Official Site – Romantically Challenged https://web.archive.org/web/20100402221345/http://abc.go.com/shows/romantically-challenged April 2, 2010 April 23Ben 10: Ultimate AlienCartoon NetworkBen 10 Ultimate Alien https://web.archive.org/web/20110606105408/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/search/index.html?keywords=ben%2010%20ultimate%20alien June 6, 2011 CN Official SiteGenerator RexCartoon Network Official Site – Generator RexApril 28Happy TownABCABC Official Site – Happy TownMay 16Check It Out! with Dr. Steve BruleAdult SwimMay 19The Good GuysFoxFox Sets Sights On Summer – Unveils Summer schedule, slates premiere of 'The Good Guys' Broadcasting & Cable March 9, 2010May 27100 QuestionsNBC100 Questions official site https://web.archive.org/web/20100728081706/http://www.nbc.com/100-questions/ July 28, 2010 May 29Mall Cops: Mall of AmericaTLCMall of America seeks more roles in reality shows after 'Mall Cops' success Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal March 19, 2010June 1Losing It With JillianNBCLosing it with Jillian Official Site June 2Are We There Yet?TBStbs – are we there yet?June 6Top ShotHistoryhttp://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/439221-History_Orders_First_Reality_Competition_Series.php History Orders First Reality Competition Series – 'Top Shot' will pit modern day marksmen against each other Broadcastingcable.com 2010-03-15June 7Neighbors from HellTBSNeighbors From Hell Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20120223194205/http://www.tbs.com/shows/neighborsfromhell/?iref=2154%3A-1%3A0 February 23, 2012 Persons UnknownNBCPersons Unknown Official SiteJune 8Pretty Little LiarsABC FamilyABC Family Sets Summer Slate Broadcasting & Cable March 29, 2010June 10The Green Room with Paul ProvenzaShowtimeShowtime Heats Up Expansive Summer Slate Multichannel News May 2, 2010Late Night LiarsGSN'Half-Sauced' Henson puppets star in GSN's 'Late Night Liars' https://web.archive.org/web/20100506031624/http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/05/jim-henson-gsn-late-night-liars/ May 6, 2010 Entertainment Weekly May 5, 2010June 11Dual SurvivalDiscovery Channelhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/05/07/exclusive-discovery-books-anniversary-week-for-june-13-19-35628/8658/ Exclusive: Discovery Books "Anniversary Week" for June 13–19 The Futon Critic May 7, 2010 January 1, 2013June 13Holly's WorldE!"Holly's World" From The Futon Critic May 2, 2010RubiconAMCRubicon on AMCUnnatural HistoryCartoon NetworkCARTOON NETWORK PICKS UP FIRST TWO LIVE-ACTION SERIES http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2009/11/06/cartoon-network-picks-up-first-two-live-action-series/20091106cartoon01/ Cartoon Network 2009-11-06 2010-06-13June 16Bert the ConquerorTravel ChannelBert the Conqueror Official SiteHot in ClevelandTV LandEng Joyce TV Land Hot for New Sitcom Hot in Cleveland https://www.tvguide.com/news/tv-land-hot-1015571/ TVGuide.com 2 March 2010 26 February 2019June 20The Real L WordShowtimeThe GatesABChttp://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=040710_03 ABC Announces 2010 Summer Schedule April 7, 2010 ABC Television Network 26 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120405085543/http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=040710_03 April 5, 2012ScoundrelsJune 22Memphis BeatTNTTNT – Meta Data http://www.tnt.tv/series/memphisbeat https://web.archive.org/web/20120315213538/http://tntdrama.com/series/ March 15, 2012 dead 2013-06-17 mdy June 24Rookie BlueABCJune 27Mary Shelley's FrankenholeAdult SwimScott Thill Exclusive Clips: Horror Satire Reanimates Mary Shelley's Frankenhole https://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/01/mary-shelleys-frankenhole/ 1 May 2012 Wired January 20, 2012June 28HugeABC FamilyJune 29LouieFXJuly 9HavenSyfyHaven https://web.archive.org/web/20101205205152/http://www.syfy.com/haven/ December 5, 2010 Syfy.comJuly 11The GladesA&Ehttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/06/01/updated-premiere-date-for-a-and-e-scripted-drama-the-glades-now-july-11th-at-10pm-et-pt/20100601aande01/ Updated Premiere Date For A&E Scripted Drama "The Glades" – Now July 11th at 10PM ET/PT June 1, 2010 The Futon Critic July 4, 2010July 12Rizzoli & IslesTNTRizzoli & Isles https://web.archive.org/web/20100530112938/http://www.tnt.tv/series/rizzoliandisles/ May 30, 2010 TNT.tvJuly 13Covert AffairsUSA Networkhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/05/05/summer-belongs-to-usa-network-as-covert-affairs-and-white-collar-heat-up-tuesday-nights-starting-july-13/20100505usa01/ Summer Belongs to USA Network as "Covert Affairs" and "White Collar" Heat Up Tuesday Nights Starting July 13 May 5, 2010 The Futon Critic May 8, 2010July 19RuPaul's Drag ULogo TVJuly 20If You Really Knew MeMTVhttp://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/446569-MTV_Orders_Unscripted_If_You_Really_Knew_Me_.php MTV Orders Unscripted 'If You Really Knew Me' – Renews 'Teen Mom' for season two Broadcastingcable.com 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100202181655/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/446569-MTV_Orders_Unscripted_If_You_Really_Knew_Me_.php February 2, 2010 liveJuly 23The Pillars of the EarthStarzThe Pillars of the Earth Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20100820173411/http://www.starz.com/originals/ThePillarsOfTheEarth August 20, 2010 July 26The Huckabee ShowFox Huckabee Hops to Fox Stations for Summer Test Broadcasting & Cable June 30, 2010July 27MasterChefhttp://www.thrfeed.com/2009/11/fox-masterchef-gordon-ramsay-.html Fox orders 'Idol'-style cooking competition starring Gordon Ramsay Thr-Feed.com 2010 July 29, 2010July 28Plain JaneThe CWGorman Bill Let The Transformations Begin: 'Plain Jane' Premieres July 28 On The CW 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mdy-allAugust 9Bachelor PadABChttp://popwatch.ew.com/2010/06/16/bachelor-pad-contestants-revealed/ 'Bachelor Pad' contestants revealed. At least two don't annoy us. Entertainment Weekly 26 October 2011 August 16The Big CShowtimehttp://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/28/broadcast-cable-tv-summer-premiere-dates/52698 Broadcast & Cable TV Summer Premiere Dates TV By the Numbers 2010-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100531044121/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/28/broadcast-cable-tv-summer-premiere-dates/52698 May 31, 2010 dead August 17Big LakeComedy Central'Big Lake' To Hit Comedy Central This Fall Broadcasting & Cable May 12, 2010Melissa & JoeyABC FamilySeptember 1Changing LanesBETBET Networks to launch NASCAR-Based Competition Series Multichannel News August 18, 2010September 3Fish HooksDisney ChannelFish Hooks episode guide https://web.archive.org/web/20120908062139/http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/fish-hooks/?ipp=25 September 8, 2012 MSN.comSeptember 5Mel B: It's a Scary WorldStylePop And TV Star Mel B Talks Style https://web.archive.org/web/20110724080225/http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/morning_by_day/thursday/Pop-And-TV-Star-Mel-B-Talks-Style July 24, 2011 WJBK-TV September 2, 2010September 6MADCartoon NetworkDecember 2020Regular ShowDecember 2020The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!PBS KidsDecember 2020NFL Rush ZoneNicktoonsDecember 2020September 8TerriersFXFX Sets Fall Premiere Schedule – Three original series return, plus new drama 'Terriers' Multichannel News July 15, 2010HellcatsThe CWGorman Bill June 30, 2010 The CW Network Announces Fall Premiere Dates http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/30/the-cw-network-announces-fall-premiere-dates/55827 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100702151721/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/30/the-cw-network-announces-fall-premiere-dates/55827 July 2, 2010 June 30, 2010 TV By the NumbersSeptember 9NikitaSeptember 10Pair of KingsDisney ChannelPair of Kings: Episode Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20111116092600/http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/pair-of-kings/?ipp=40 November 16, 2011 MSN TVFashion PoliceE!September 13The Nate Berkus ShowSyndicationElizabeth Edwards to Appear on Premiere of 'Nate Berkus Show' – Two-part interview will kick off strip the week of Sept. 13 Broadcasting & Cable August 1, 2010World of JenksMTVhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/07/22/mtv-transports-viewers-into-the-compelling-world-of-jenks-36584/20100722mtv01/ MTV Transports Viewers Into the Compelling "World of Jenks" The Futon Critic July 22, 2010 January 24, 2013Swift Justice with Nancy GraceSyndicationSeptember 14Sextuplets Take New YorkTLCTLC Orders 'Sextuplets Take New York' Broadcasting & Cable August 25, 2010September 15OutlawNBCUpfronts 2010: NBC Renews 'Chuck,' Adds Four More Scripted Series Broadcasting & Cable May 14, 2010September 17Sym-Bionic TitanCartoon NetworkCartoon Network and Adult Swim Series Panels and Events Lineup for 2009 Comic-Con International Turner Broadcasting System July 8, 2009 http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=4510 March 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20080905072244/http://news.turner.com/ September 5, 2008 live September 19Boardwalk EmpireHBOHBO To Take 'Boardwalk' Stroll In September Multichannel News July 9, 2010Real and Chance: The Legend HuntersVH1December 2020September 20America's Court with Judge RossSyndicationDecember 2020ChaseNBChttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/07/15/nbc-announces-series-premiere-dates-for-fall-2010-schedule/20100715nbc01/ NBC Announces 2010–2011 Series Premiere Dates for Fall 2010 July 15, 2010 The Futon Critic July 31, 2010The EventNBC Picks Up Three More Series For 2010–11 Season Broadcasting & Cable May 7, 2010Mike & MollyCBSDecember 2020Hawaii Five-0CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates Broadcasting & Cable July 22, 2010Lone StarFoxhttp://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/13/fox-announces-fall-premiere-dates-for-2010-11-season/56923 Fox Announces Fall Premiere Dates For 2010–11 Season TV By the Numbers July 13, 2010 July 13, 2010 Bill Gorman https://web.archive.org/web/20100714172639/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/13/fox-announces-fall-premiere-dates-for-2010-11-season/56923 July 14, 2010 dead September 21Raising HopeDecember 2020Running WildeDecember 2020Detroit 1-8-7ABCSeptember 22Better with YouThe Whole TruthThe DefendersCBSUndercoversNBCNBC Announces Series Premiere Dates for Fall 2010 Schedule http://www.nbc.com/news/2010/07/15/nbc-announces-series-premiere-dates-for-fall-2010-schedule/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100718090136/http://www.nbc.com/news/2010/07/15/nbc-announces-series-premiere-dates-for-fall-2010-schedule/ July 18, 2010 July 17, 2010 NBCThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest HeroesDisney XDThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!, Premieres Wednesday, October 20 on Disney XD By Robert Seidman– September 20, 2010September 23My GenerationABCOutsourcedNBCDecember 2020$#*! My Dad SaysCBSSeptember 24Blue BloodsDecember 2020September 25Noodle and DoodleSproutDecember 2020September 26Sister WivesTLCTCA: TLC Orders Polygamist Reality Show 'Sister Wives' Broadcasting & Cable August 6, 2010September 27The Last Word with Lawrence O'DonnellMSNBChttp://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/odonnell-gets-his-own-msnbc-show/ The New York Times Brian Stelter Lawrence O'Donnell Gets His Own MSNBC Show June 15, 2010 26 October 2011September 28No Ordinary FamilyABChttp://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/08/abc-announces-fall-series-premiere-dates/56502 ABC Announces Fall 2010 Series Premiere Dates July 8, 2010 TV By the Numbers July 10, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100710042048/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/08/abc-announces-fall-series-premiere-dates/56502 July 10, 2010 dead September 29Law & Order: LANBCOctober 2Planet SheenNickelodeonDecember 2020T.U.F.F. PuppyDecember 2020October 3IRT Deadliest RoadsHistoryIRT Deadliest Roads Official SiteOctober 4 The A-List: New YorkLogoDecember 2020The ArrangementDecember 2020Parker SpitzerCNNDecember 2020ChuggingtonPlayhouse DisneyDecember 2020October 8GiganticTeenNickDecember 2020October 10Food FeudsFood NetworkDecember 2020Cosmic Quantum RayThe HubDecember 2020Deltora QuestDecember 2020Dennis the Menace and GnasherDecember 2020Family Game NightDecember 2020Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League VictorsPound PuppiesDecember 2020My Little Pony: Friendship Is MagicDecember 2020Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty AdventuresDecember 2020The Twisted Whiskers ShowDecember 2020October 11Animal MechanicalsDecember 2020In the Night Garden...December 2020Pictureka!December 2020Zevo-3NicktoonsDecember 2020October 12Nick Swardson's Pretend TimeComedy CentralComedy Central Greenlights Nick Swardson Sketch Series October 29, 2009 http://www.comedycentral.com/press/press_releases/2009/102909_nick-swardson-series-greenlight.jhtml Comedy Central December 2, 2010 June 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628115903/http://www.comedycentral.com/press/press_releases/2009/102909_nick-swardson-series-greenlight.jhtml deadTower PrepCartoon Networkhttps://archive.today/20120721153542/http://tv.msn.com/tv/series/tower-prep/ Tower Prep series overview, MSN TVOctober 14The Real Housewives of Beverly HillsBravoThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 1 official site https://web.archive.org/web/20100912175852/http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/season-1/ September 12, 2010 The Vanilla Ice ProjectDIY Network'Vanilla Ice Project' On Slate at DIY Network – 'Ice, Ice Baby' Warbler Overhauls Florida Home in New Series Multichannel News August 18, 2010October 15The Adventures of Chuck and FriendsThe HubDecember 2020School PrideNBChttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/08/25/nbc-to-carry-obama-speech-delays-school-pride/8851/ NBC to Carry Obama Speech, Delays "School Pride" August 25, 2010 The Futon Critic October 4, 2010October 17LutherBBC AmericaDecember 2020October 18The TalkCBS"Daily Talk Show To Replace 'As The World Turns' On CBS This Fall" from Deadline.com (July 21, 2010)Bret Michaels: Life as I Know ItVH1Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It – Coming Soon To VH1 VH1 Blog May 17, 2010 http://blog.vh1.com/2010-05-17/bret-michaels-life-as-i-know-it/ 26 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120801092358/http://blog.vh1.com/2010-05-17/bret-michaels-life-as-i-know-it/ August 1, 2012 dead mdy-all October 20That's ToughG4https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3if92a9f797ed3bf6ba0dbf67b76514ddd The Hollywood Reporter James Hibberd G4 orders show about 'Tough' people, places August 5, 2010 February 21, 2020 August 6, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100806202846/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3if92a9f797ed3bf6ba0dbf67b76514ddd dead October 24SherlockPBSDecember 2020Dessert First with Anne ThorntonFood NetworkDecember 2020October 25American RestorationHistoryRobotomyCartoon NetworkRobotomy on IMDbOctober 28Police Women of DallasTLCWilkins Amanda Police Women of Dallas is back, this time on Oprah's network http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2013/jan/23/police-women-dallas-premiere-oprahs-network-own/ Pegasus News March 16, 2013 January 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140717020937/http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2013/jan/23/police-women-dallas-premiere-oprahs-network-own/ July 17, 2014 dead mdy-all October 29R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The SeriesHub NetworkDecember 2020October 30America NowSyndicationhttp://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/457683-Raycom_Repurposing_With_a_Purpose.php Raycom Repurposing With a Purpose September 27, 2010 Broadcasting & Cable 2011-10-31 Michael Malone https://web.archive.org/web/20100930093143/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/457683-Raycom_Repurposing_With_a_Purpose.php September 30, 2010 live mdy October 31The Walking DeadAMCAMC Greenlights Zombie Series – 'The Walking Dead' gets six episode order, will premiere in October Broadcasting & Cable March 29, 2010November 5HubworldThe HubDecember 2020November 7Married to RockE!Hibberd James Real rock housewives coming to E! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/live-feed/real-rock-housewives-coming-e-54678 The Hollywood Reporter 15 April 2013 November 30, 2010Shake It UpDisney Channelhttp://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/07/dance-driven-sitcom-shake-it-up-premieres-sunday-november-7-on-disney-channel/67077 Dance-Driven Sitcom 'Shake It Up' Premieres Sunday November 7 on Disney Channel TV By The Numbers 2010-11-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20101011115114/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/07/dance-driven-sitcom-shake-it-up-premieres-sunday-november-7-on-disney-channel/67077 October 11, 2010 deadNovember 8ConanTBSUpfronts 2010: Conan Says Hello to TBS Broadcasting & Cable May 19, 2010November 16Glory DazeNealon, Willard, Polo among 'Glory Daze' guest stars; new TBS sitcom debuts Nov. 16 https://web.archive.org/web/20101008150722/http://www.newser.com/article/d9imco700/nealon-willard-polo-among-glory-daze-guest-stars-new-tbs-sitcom-debuts-nov-16.html October 8, 2010 November 21Top GearHistoryNovember 22Skating with the StarsABCABC Announces 'Skating with the Stars' Premiere Date Multichannel News October 15, 2010Babar and the Adventures of BadouPlayhouse DisneyDecember 2020November 26The Fran Drescher ShowSyndicationFran Drescher Getting Talk Show – Six Fox stations to run three-week preview starting in November Broadcasting & Cable October 11, 2010Young JusticeCartoon NetworkJuly 2011G.I. Joe: RenegadesThe HubJuly 2011Transformers: PrimeJuly 2011December 1Storage WarsA&EAdam Benzine http://realscreen.com/2011/10/03/ae-inks-intl-deals-for-pawn-stars-storage-wars/ A+E inks int'l deals for "Pawn Stars," "Storage Wars" Realscreen October 3, 2011 January 6, 2012December 3Take Two with Phineas and FerbDisney ChannelDecember 5The HasselhoffsA&EThe Hasselhoffs official siteDecember 6Next Great BakerTLCCake Boss Gets Competitive with New Spinoff Series TV Guide June 24, 2010December 20Million Dollar Money DropFoxFox Announces New Game Show "Million Dollar Money Drop" to Premiere December 20 https://web.archive.org/web/20101215202634/http://www.realitytvfans.com/2010/11/08/fox-announces-new-game-show-million-dollar-money-drop-to-premiere-december-20.html December 15, 2010 Reality TV Fans November 8, 2010Perfect CouplesNBCMay 2012December 29My Strange AddictionTLCOctober 2014 Entering syndication this year Show SeasonsIn ProductionSourceCurb Your EnthusiasmSeptember 13, 2010 - September 17, 2011YesEntourageSeptember 13, 2010 - September 17, 2011YesAmerican Dad!September 20, 2010 - August 14, 2020YesFish HooksOctober 4, 2010 - July 31, 2026NoGood Luck CharlieMay 10, 2010 - January 26, 2018YesHow I Met Your MotherSeptember 13, 2010 - August 30, 2020YesI'm in the BandJanuary 25, 2010 - December 31, 20167Kick Buttowski: Suburban DaredevilMarch 22, 2010 - October 4, 202011Pair of KingsOctober 4, 2010 - June 15, 20188Shake It UpDecember 13, 2010 - December 15, 201910The New Adventures of Old ChristineSeptember 13, 2010 - September 13, 2013 rowspan="" 1 |No|| |- |The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|November 8, 2010 - April 5, 2015 |Yes | |- |Ugly Betty|September 12, 2010 - June 24, 2012 |2 | |- |Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns''September 20, 2010 - August 28, 20166 Changes of network affiliation Show Moved From Moved To SourceThe Mighty B!NickelodeonNicktoonsDecember 2020American Chopper: Senior vs. JuniorTLCDiscovery ChannelDecember 2020Hole in the WallFoxCartoon Networkhttp://gameshows.about.com/b/2010/07/14/hole-in-the-wall-going-to-cartoon-network-now-casting.htm Hole in the Wall Going to Kids Network, Now Casting Gameshows.about.com 2010-07-14 2010-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100718061356/http://gameshows.about.com/b/2010/07/14/hole-in-the-wall-going-to-cartoon-network-now-casting.htm July 18, 2010 dead mdy-all Childrens HospitalThe WBAdult Swimhttp://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/365915-Web_Series_Children_s_Hospital_Jumping_To_Adult_Swim.php Web Series 'Children's Hospital' Jumping to Adult Swim Broadcasting and Cable July 18, 2010 2009-10-21 Alex WeprinThe Martha Stewart ShowSyndicationHallmark Channelhttp://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/445917-_The_Martha_Stewart_Show_Leaving_Syndication_For_Cable.php 'The Martha Stewart Show' Leaving Syndication For Cable – Will air exclusively on Hallmark Channel starting fall 2010; MSLO will also produce new series and specials for cabler Broadcastingcable.com January 26, 2010 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100413231442/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/445917-_The_Martha_Stewart_Show_Leaving_Syndication_For_Cable.php April 13, 2010 live SouthlandNBCTNThttp://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=4777 Turner.com – November 2, 2009 TNT Picks Up Acclaimed Drama Southland News.turner.com 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100328154102/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=4777 March 28, 2010 liveMerlinSyfyhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8504 Breaking News – "Dinoshark," "Merlin" Among Syfy's Latest Acquisitions TheFutonCritic.com 2010-03-15 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Syndication Qubo ChannelDecember 2020 She-Ra: Princess of PowerDecember 2020 Filmation's GhostbustersDecember 2020 BraveStarrDecember 2020WWE SmackDownMyNetworkTVSyfy2010-04-13 SmackDown Goes Syfy http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2010/WWECorporate-2010_04_13.jsp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100416182439/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2010/WWECorporate-2010_04_13.jsp April 16, 2010 2010-04-13 WWEPocoyoPBS KidsNick Jr. ChannelDecember 2020 Returning this year Show Last Aired Previous network Retitled as/Same New network Returning SourceThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno2009NBCSameSameMarch 1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/21/AR2010012102318.html The Washington Post Jen Chaney Even as Conan O'Brien takes a buyout, his most vocal fans continue to mobilize January 22, 2010 26 October 2011 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!2008Kids' WBScooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedCartoon NetworkApril 5December 2020Jon & Kate Plus 82009TLC Kate Plus 8SameJune 6http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/05/10/tlc-goes-kate-plus-8-on-june-6/8663/ TLC GOES "KATE PLUS 8" ON JUNE 6 TheFutonCritic.com 2010-05-10 2010-05-10Last Comic Standing 2008NBCSameJune 7http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20100226nbc02 Breaking News – NBC's "Last Comic Standing" Returns This Summer With New Host Craig Robinson (NBC's 'The Office') TheFutonCritic.com 2010-02-26 2010-03-15Futurama2009Comedy CentralSameJune 24When is 'Futurama' Returning? http://tv.ign.com/articles/107/1074312p1.html IGN TV 2010-03-04 2010-03-05 Eric Goldman https://web.archive.org/web/20100323220451/http://tv.ign.com/articles/107/1074312p1.html March 23, 2010 liveMad TV2009FoxMADCartoon NetworkSeptember 6December 2020Judge KarenSyndicationJudge Karen's CourtSameSeptember 20http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/443986-_Judge_Karen_Gets_Firm_Go_Again.php?nid=2228&source=title&rid=5458374 "'Judge Karen' Gets Firm Go Again" From B&C (January 12, 2010) Broadcastingcable.com 2010-03-15SplicedQuboSameSeptember 28Schedule Starting September 27 http://www.qubo.com/objects/pdf/qubo-schedule-9-27.pdf qubo September 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100923041106/http://www.qubo.com/objects/pdf/qubo-schedule-9-27.pdf September 23, 2010 dead mdy-allHole in the WallFoxCartoon NetworkOctober 6December 2020 Milestone episodes +ShowNetworkEpisode #Episode TitleEpisode airdateSource The SimpsonsFox450th"Thursdays with Abie"January 3The Simpsons season 21 2025-05-14 Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_21 2025-05-20 enHow I Met Your MotherCBS100th"Girls vs. Suits"January 11Girls Versus Suits 2025-01-04 Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls_Versus_Suits 2025-05-20 enNCIS150th"Flesh and Blood"January 12List of NCIS episodes 2025-05-18 Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCIS_episodes#Season_7_(2009%E2%80%9310) 2025-05-20 enGhost 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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Smallville_episodes#Season_10_(2010%E2%80%9311) 2025-05-20 enDancing with the StarsABCWeek 7: 200th Episode WeekNovember 2Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 11 2025-04-04 Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars_(American_TV_series)_season_11 2025-05-20 enThe Amazing RaceCBS"There's a Lot of Nuts and Bullets"November 21The Amazing Race 17 2025-04-07 Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_17 2025-05-20 enList of The Amazing Race (American TV series) episodes (seasons 1–20) 2025-05-16 Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Amazing_Race_(American_TV_series)_episodes_(seasons_1-20)#Episodes 2025-05-20 enSurvivor10th Anniversary"Slay Everyone, Trust No One" – "The Reunion"February 11 – May 16Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains 2025-04-29 Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_Heroes_vs._Villains 2025-05-20 enDora the ExplorerNickelodeon"Dora's Big Birthday Adventure"August 15List 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Kids2006December 20201 17The Jacksons: A Family DynastyA&E2009December 20201 22The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienNBChttp://www.tv.com/the-tonight-show-with-conan-obrien/show/75634/summary.html?tag=;summary The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien January 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100107041516/http://www.tv.com/the-tonight-show-with-conan-obrien/show/75634/summary.html?tag=%3Bsummary January 7, 2010 dead 1 26Better Off TedABC1 29DollhouseFoxhttps://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011179.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=verttv Fox cancels 'Dollhouse' Schneider Michael 2009-11-11 Variety 2009-11-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20091114043550/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011179.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=verttv November 14, 2009 liveThe Live DeskFox News Channel20061 30The Secret SaturdaysCartoon Network2008December 20202 8Heroes (returned in 2015)NBC2006"NBC Cancels Once-Mighty Heroes" from TV Guide (May 14, 2010)2 9The Jay Leno Show2009http://weblogs.variety.com/on_the_air/2010/01/the-jay-leno-show-ends-on-feb-9-conan-repeats-to-continue-until-the-olympics.html "The Jay Leno Show" ends on Feb. 9; Conan repeats to continue until the Olympics Schneider Michael 2010-01-25 Variety 2010-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20100129175257/http://weblogs.variety.com/on_the_air/2010/01/the-jay-leno-show-ends-on-feb-9-conan-repeats-to-continue-until-the-olympics.html January 29, 2010 dead2 116teen Cartoon Network 2004EndedDecember 2020American Chopper (returned in 2018)Discovery Channel2003Cancelled'American Chopper' – It's Over! https://www.tmz.com/2010/02/06/american-chopper-series-finale-tlc/ TMZ.com 6 February 2010 27 February 20192 12Bullrun Cartoon Network 2007December 20202 16WWE ECWSyfy20062 21Secrets of AspenVH12010December 20202 25The Deep EndABChttp://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-deep-end-cancelled-15720/ The Deep End: TV Show Officially Canceled; No Season Two May 21, 2010 tvseriesfinale.com August 19, 20103 1Let's Talk About PepVH1December 20203 3Nip/TuckFX2003Endedhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/07/nip.tuck.maffia/ Nip/Tuck star: It was easy to push limits CNN January 7, 2010 Jo Piazza https://web.archive.org/web/20100129225957/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/07/nip.tuck.maffia/ January 29, 2010 live3 8Tracey Ullman's State of the UnionShowtime2008CancelledDecember 20203 11Carnie Wilson: UnstapledGSN2010December 20203 12NumbersCBS2005Report: CBS cancels 'Ghost Whisperer,' 'Numbers' and five more shows https://web.archive.org/web/20101111044100/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/report-cbs-cancels-ghost-whisperer-numbers-and-five-more-shows.html November 11, 2010 Zap2It May 18, 20103 13ChaoticCartoon Network2006December 20203 17Gary UnmarriedCBS2008Scrubs (returned in 2026)ABC2001https://www.tvguide.com/News/Scrubs-FlashForward-Canceled-1018433.aspx ABC Cancels Scrubs, FlashForward, Romantically Challenged and Better Off Ted May 14, 2010 May 14, 2010 TV Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20100517023804/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Scrubs-FlashForward-Canceled-1018433.aspx May 17, 2010 live3 20Seducing CindyFox Reality Channel2010Solitary2006Canceled due to Fox Reality Channel's demise3 26Ben 10: Alien ForceCartoon Network2008Being replaced by Ben 10: Ultimate Alien3 28Frank the Entertainer in a Basement AffairVH12010December 20203 29Kell on EarthBravoDecember 20204 2WorldfocusPBS2008'Worldfocus' Ending Run https://web.archive.org/web/20100614030210/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/pbs/worldfocus_ending_run_154179.asp June 14, 2010 TV Newser March 5, 20104 13Melrose PlaceThe CW2009CW's Melrose Place Canceled TV By The Numbers May 19, 20104 14Ugly BettyABC2006http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/446287-ABC_Ending_Ugly_Betty_.php ABC Ending 'Ugly Betty' – 2010-01-27 21:11:09 Broadcasting & Cable Broadcastingcable.com 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100413234033/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/446287-ABC_Ending_Ugly_Betty_.php April 13, 2010 live 4 15The Sarah Silverman ProgramComedy Central2007http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/12/sarah-silverman-program-canceled/ 'Sarah Silverman Program' canceled: A sad day for poop-joke comedy PopWatch 2010-05-12 2010-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100513031241/http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/12/sarah-silverman-program-canceled/ May 13, 2010 liveImportant Things with Demetri Martin2009December 20204 21Accidentally on PurposeCBS4 26TraumaNBChttp://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/05/14/nbc-cancels-mercy-trauma/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100516153820/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/05/14/nbc-cancels-mercy-trauma/ dead May 16, 2010 Breaking: NBC cancels 'Mercy,' 'Trauma' May 14, 2010 Ausiello Michael Entertainment Weekly May 14, 2010 4 27Unsolved Mysteries (returned in 2020)Spike1987December 20204 28High SocietyThe CW2010'High Society' Canceled, Says Report TV Squad July 13, 20104 30Amanpour (returned in 2012)CNN2009 http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/18/christiane-amanpour-to-join-abc-news/?hpt=T2 https://web.archive.org/web/20100323032317/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/18/christiane-amanpour-to-join-abc-news/?hpt=T2 dead March 23, 2010 CNN Christiane Amanpour to join ABC News 26 October 2011 March 18, 2010NOWPBS2002https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/arts/television/21arts-BILLMOYERSTO_BRF.html The New York Times Bill Moyers to Leave Weekly Television Elizabeth Jensen November 21, 2009 May 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160131123527/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/arts/television/21arts-BILLMOYERSTO_BRF.html January 31, 2016 liveBill Moyers Journal19725 2Cold CaseCBS20035 3The Price of BeautyVH12010December 2020TRANSform MeDecember 2020GreensburgPlanet Green2008December 20205 6King of the Hill (returned in 2025)Syndication1997December 20205 7Fox Business MorningFox News Network2007December 20205 12The New Adventures of Old ChristineCBS2006MercyNBC20095 15The Wanda Sykes ShowFoxAmerican Idol RewindSyndication2006December 20205 16The PacificHBO20105 17Romantically ChallengedABC5 21Ghost WhispererCBS20055 22Legend of the SeekerSyndication2008http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2010/04/its-official-legend-of-the-see.php It's Official: 'Legend of the Seeker' is Dead TVWeek.com 2010-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100429145219/http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2010/04/its-official-legend-of-the-see.php April 29, 2010 dead 5 23LostABC2004Endedhttps://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964371.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 'Lost' set for three more years May 6, 2007 Variety December 28, 2009 Josef Adalian5 2424 (returned in 2014 and 2017)Fox2001'24' To End This Spring – Fox drama will wrap for good May 24, with the conclusion of its 8th season Broadcasting & Cable March 26, 2010Law & Order (returned in 2022)NBC1990CancelledNBC Cancels 'Law & Order' Broadcasting & Cable May 14, 201010 Things I Hate About YouABC Family2009ABC Family Pulls Plug On '10 Things' Multichannel News April 30, 20105 27FlashForwardABC5 28The Bonnie Hunt ShowSyndication2008DiNunno Gina "Bonnie Hunt Show" Not Expected to Continue https://www.tvguide.com/news/bonnie-hunt-expected-1012931/ TVGuide.com 27 February 2019 8 December 2009Deal or No Deal (returned in 2018)2005http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/447998-NBC_Stations_in_the_Spotlight_Yet_Again.php NBC Stations in the Spotlight Yet Again – 2010-02-08 05:00:00 Broadcasting & Cable Broadcastingcable.com 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100211205545/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/447998-NBC_Stations_in_the_Spotlight_Yet_Again.php February 11, 2010 liveThe Tyra Banks Showhttp://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/national-broadcast/e3i5b1f69da4015d79c3df328b6b87ddd7d Tyra Banks Show Coming to End December 28, 2009 Media Week December 28, 2009August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Zane's Sex ChroniclesCinemax20086 11Past LifeFox2010http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8535 Breaking News – "Past" Runs Out of Life at Fox TheFutonCritic.com 2010-03-156 20'Til Death2006December 2020The TudorsShowtime2007Endedhttp://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/196106-Showtime_Picks_Up_Fourth_And_Final_Season_Of_The_Tudors_.php BroadcastingCable.com April 13, 2009 April 14, 2009 Showtime Picks Up Fourth And Final Season Of The Tudors https://web.archive.org/web/20090420132152/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/196106-Showtime_Picks_Up_Fourth_And_Final_Season_Of_The_Tudors_.php April 20, 2009 live6 21Saving GraceTNT2007CancelledAndreeva, Nellie. "Saving Grace Will Wrap Next Summer: TNT Wanted Full Fourth Season, But Studio Declined." https://web.archive.org/web/20090818042946/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i12c12e20214456f34cdbd9a9ef7c6d65 August 18, 2009 The Hollywood Reporter. August 13, 2009.7 1100 QuestionsNBC2010http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/100-questions-canceled-16322/ 100 Questions canceled; no season two July 11, 2010 July 8, 2010 TVSeriesFinale.com https://archive.today/20100710050809/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/100-questions-canceled-16322/ July 10, 2010 liveHappy TownABC"ABC CANCELS "HAPPY TOWN" (AGAIN); SLATES "WIFE SWAP," "PRIMETIME," "EASTWICK" ORIGINALS" from The Futon Critic (June 18, 2010)7 2Miami MedicalCBS7 3The ForgottenABC2009http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/01/dead-show-news-persons-unknown-exiled-to-saturday-the-forgotten-final-2-episodes/55896 Dead Show News: Persons Unknown Exiled To Saturday; The Forgotten Final 2 Episodes TV By the Numbers July 1, 2010 July 1, 2010 Bill Gorman https://web.archive.org/web/20100702153820/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/01/dead-show-news-persons-unknown-exiled-to-saturday-the-forgotten-final-2-episodes/55896 July 2, 2010 dead Three RiversCBSThree Rivers: CBS Officially Cancels Alex O'Loughlin Series, No Season Two http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/three-rivers-cancelled-season-two/ TVseriesfinale.com 26 October 2011 7 7Dinner: Impossible (returned in 2021)Food Network2007December 20207 8Mall Cops: Mall of America TLC2010December 20207 12Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!Nickelodeon2006December 20207 13The Hills (returned in 2019)MTVEndedThe Hills Announces Final Season Zap2it.comThe City2008CancelledMTV confirms Whitney Port's 'The City' canceled after two seasons Reality TV World October 26, 20107 15Most DaringtruTV20067 21Campbell BrownCNN2008Campbell Brown Steps Down as CNN anchor EW.com (May 18, 2010)7 23Cyberchase (returned in 2013)PBS Kids2002December 20207 26Neighbors from HellTBS2010December 20207 30Aaron StoneDisney XD2009DISNEY XD'S ORIGINAL SERIES "AARON STONE" IS CANCELLED – Awwman.com8 1Sons of TucsonFox2010Fox Bumps Sons of Tucson to Summer The Futon Critic April 5, 20108 3Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListBravo2005December 2020One Big Happy FamilyTLC2009December 20208 7ChowderCartoon Network2007December 20208 12Penn & Teller: Bullshit!Showtime2003December 20208 13Wife Swap (returned in 2013)ABC2004December 20208 14At the MoviesSyndication1986 http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2010/03/disneyabc-to-cancel-at-the-movies-siskel-and-eberts-old-show.html#more Chicago Tribune Disney-ABC cancels 'At the Movies,' Siskel and Ebert's old show March 24, 2010 26 October 2011 PlayersSpike20108 15ScoundrelsABC2010December 20208 1718 to LifeThe CW2010Exclusive: The CW Yanks "18 to Life", The Futon Critic, August 19, 20108 22Storm Stories (returned in 2019)The Weather Channel2003December 20208 23Pink Panther and PalsCartoon Network2010December 20208 27The Pillars of the EarthStarz2010December 20208 30HugeABC Family2010ABC Family Cancels Drama Series 'Huge' By Nellie Andreeva | Monday October 4, 2010 @ 12:50pm PDT – Deadline.comThe Marvelous Misadventures of FlapjackCartoon Network2008December 2020Jeffery & Cole CasseroleLogo2009December 20208 31Shaq Vs.ABCDecember 20209 1Plain JaneThe CW2010December 20209 8Criss Angel MindfreakA&E2005December 20209 12My BoysTBS2006http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/09/14/my-boys-cancelled/?xid=rss-tv-Ausiello:+'My+Boys'+canceled https://archive.today/20130102124814/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/09/14/my-boys-cancelled/?xid=rss-tv-Ausiello:+'My+Boys'+canceled dead January 2, 2013 Scoop: TBS cancels 'My Boys' Ausiello Michael Patrick Andy The Ausiello Files Entertainment Weekly September 14, 2010 September 14, 2010 9 14Big LakeComedy Central2010December 20209 15Dark BlueTNT2009'Dark Blue' Cancelled By TNT TV By The Numbers November 16, 20109 17As the World TurnsCBS1956 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8403036.stm BBC News US soap canceled after 54 years December 9, 2009 26 October 2011 9 19The GatesABC2010December 20209 21Unnatural HistoryCartoon NetworkCartoon Network Cancels Unnatural History; Food Network Cancels 'Ace of Cakes' TV By The Numbers November 21, 2010SolvedInvestigation Discovery9 27Lone StarFox"Lone Star Canceled; Season Three Of "Lie To Me" To Premiere Monday, October 4, On Fox" from TV By The Numbers (September 28, 2010)9 30My GenerationABC http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/10/abc-yanks-my-generation-from-schedule-.html Los Angeles Times ABC yanks 'My Generation' from schedule October 1, 2010 26 October 2011 10 1Rick's ListCNNDaily 10E!2006"E! Expands Weeknight Newscast To One Hour" Multichannel News (September 21, 2010)10 3Caillou (returned in 2023)PBS Kids1997December 2020JonasDisney Channel2009Jonas L.A. Canceled By Disney Channel By Jocelyn Vena of MTV.com, Nov 9 2010 9:08 AM EST10 7Mel B: It's a Scary WorldStyle Network2010December 202010 9My Friends Tigger & PoohPlayhouse Disney2007December 202010 17RubiconAMC2010AMC Cancels Rubicon TV By The Numbers November 11, 201010 18Atom TVComedy Central2008December 202010 20Changing LanesBET2010December 202010 21The Real Housewives of D.C.BravoBravo Cancels 'Real Housewives of D.C.' TV By The Numbers April 7, 201111 02Barney & FriendsPBS Kids199211 04Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman2006December 202011 10Most ShockingtruTV2006December 202011 13Angelina Ballerina: The Next StepsPBS Kids2009December 2020OutlawNBC2010'Outlaw' Canceled by NBC The New York Times October 11, 201011 21The Venture Bros. (returned in 2013)Adult Swim2003December 202011 22Between the LionsPBS Kids2000December 202011 26School PrideNBC2010December 202011 28Fantasia for RealVH1December 2020Psychic Kids (returned in 2019)A&E2008December 202011 29The Buried LifeMTV2010December 202012 1TerriersFXFX Cancels 'Terriers' – Buddy Show Put Down By Low Ratings Multichannel News December 6, 2010The ArrangementLogoDecember 2020The Twisted Whiskers ShowThe HubDecember 202012 5The HasselhoffsA&E'The Hasselhoffs' Canceled By A&E After One Night TV By The Numbers December 9, 2010Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Adult Swim2007December 202012 7In Treatment (returned in 2021)HBO2008December 202012 10The Good GuysFox2010Report: 'The Good Guys' Canceled TV By The Numbers December 15, 201012 16Larry King LiveCNN1985EndedPiers Morgan Has His Sights Set on No. 1 Broadcasting & Cable (September 8, 2010)12 17The Fran Drescher ShowSyndication2010CancelledDecember 202012 21Skating with the StarsABCDecember 202012 28Tower PrepCartoon Networkhttps://twitter.com/Paul_Dini/status/144286675449823232 Over :( Paul Dini's official Twitter December 7, 201112 29UndercoversNBCNBC Cancels 'Undercovers' https://web.archive.org/web/20101106022101/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/11/04/nbc-cancels-undercovers/70882 November 6, 2010 TVByTheNumbers.com November 4, 2010 Made-for-TV movies and miniseries Premiere date Title Channel Ref. January 15 Lego Atlantis: The Movie Cartoon Network https://mostlybricks.com/2009/12/30/lego-atlantis-the-movie-on-cartoon-network-jan-15-2010/ LEGO Atlantis – The Movie, on Cartoon Network, Jan 15, 2010 – Mostly Bricks mostlybricks.com November 7, 2010 24 June 2020February 13 Starstruck Disney ChannelDecember 2020 April 7 The Buddha PBS http://peacenews.org/2010/06/03/the-buddha-a-film-by-david-grubin-premiered-april-7-2010/ The Buddha: A film by David Grubin premiered April 7, 2010 3 June 2010 24 June 2020 June 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200626132754/http://peacenews.org/2010/06/03/the-buddha-a-film-by-david-grubin-premiered-april-7-2010/ dead May 10 Straight Outta L.A. ESPN https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xn9fhf ESPN Films Presents "Straight Outta LA" starring Ice Cube & Snoop Dogg – Vidéo Dailymotion Dailymotion December 26, 2011 24 June 2020 May 24 The Lazarus Effect HBO https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-lazarus-effect-premie_n_582598 The Lazarus Effect Premieres May 24 on HBO, Director Lance Bangs To Give Live Q&A Session On HuffPost Impact May 20, 2010 HuffPost June 24, 2020 August 13 Den Brother Disney ChannelDecember 2020 September 3 Camp Rock 2: The Final JamDecember 2020 September 18 Fred: The Movie NickelodeonDecember 2020 October 16 Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster Cartoon NetworkDecember 2020 October 23 The Boy Who Cried Werewolf NickelodeonDecember 2020 November 12 Avalon High Disney ChannelDecember 2020 November 24 Firebreather Cartoon NetworkDecember 2020 Networks and services Launches Network Type Launch date Notes Source Legacy TVCable televisionJanuary 11RT AmericaCable televisionFebruarySWRVCable televisionFebruary 10Inmigrante TVCable televisionFebruary 13ForoCable televisionFebruary 15Epix 2Cable televisionMay 12The Weather CastCable televisionMay 20ESPN 3D Cable televisionJune 11n3DCable televisionJuly 1The 3 From EpixCable televisionAugust 11WillowCable and satelliteAugust 27 ESPN Goal Line & Bases LoadedCable televisionSeptember 4Sony Movie ChannelCable televisionOctober 1Hulu PlusSubscription video-on-demand/OTT streaming serviceNovember 17Stelter Brian November 17, 2010 Hulu Drops Prices to Compete With Netflix http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/hulu-drops-prices-to-compete-with-netflix/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20141112161947/http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/hulu-drops-prices-to-compete-with-netflix/ November 12, 2014 November 12, 2014 The New York TimesMeTVCable televisionDecember 15 Conversions and rebrandings Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes SourceFox Sports en EspanolFox DeportesCable televisionUnknownGospel Music ChannelGMCCable televisionUnknown Closures Network Type Closure date Notes Source Gems TV Cable televisionApril 15 The Weather CastCable televisionMay 24 Research Channel Cable television August 31 Television stations Station launches Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Ref. Unknown date Mason City, Iowa/Rochester, Minnesota KIMT-DT3 3.3 Independent/Weather December 2020 January 1 Macon, Georgia WGXA-DT2 16.2 ABC December 2020 July 21 Canton/Waynesville, North Carolina WUNW-TV 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 UNC-TV Explorer Channel PBS/UNC-TV PBS Kids (UNC-TV programmed) UNC-ED North Carolina Channel December 2020 May 15 Kirksville, Missouri/Ottumwa, Iowa KTVO-DT2 3.2 CBS December 2020 October 6 Tupelo, Mississippi WEPH 49.1 Christian Television Network December 2020 December 7 Senatobia, Mississippi/Memphis, Tennessee WWTW 34.1 Independent December 2020 December 13 Greenville/Greenwood, Mississippi WNBD-LD 33.1 NBC December 2020 Station closures Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Sign-on date Ref. July 31 Waco, Texas KWBU-TV 34.1/34.2 34.3 Create V-me (DT3) May 22, 1989December 2020 Stations changing network affiliation Date Market Station Channel Prior Affiliation New affiliation Source January 1 Perry/Macon, Georgia WPGA-TV 58.1 ABC Independent December 2020 May 9 Ada, Oklahoma/Sherman, Texas KTEN-DT3 10.3 Weather ABC December 2020 October 30 San Antonio, Texas KCWX 2.1 The CW MyNetworkTV December 2020 KMYS 35.1 MyNetworkTV The CW Deaths January Date Name Age Notability SourceJanuary 2David Gerber86 Television executive (Columbia Pictures Television and MGM Television) and producer (Police Woman, Batman, Room 222, thirtysomething)Ben Alex https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/people/e3i856fd022b069b3fe9a3a412755e7a0a3 https://archive.today/20130418234956/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/people/e3i856fd022b069b3fe9a3a412755e7a0a3 dead 2013-04-18 TV producer, exec David Gerber dies The Hollywood Reporter 2010-01-05 2010-03-15January 4Rory Markas54 Television and radio sportscaster (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play announcer; Sports anchor/reporter at Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket and Los Angeles TV stations KCBS-TV and KTTV)http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/68701/angels-voice-rory-markas-dies "Angels Voice Rory Markus Dies" from All Access (January 5, 2010) All Access 2010-01-05 2010-03-15January 8Art Clokey88 Animator (Creator of Gumby)http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=450913 "Gumby creator Art Clokey dies at 88" MSN.com (January 9, 2010) Tv.msn.com 2010-03-11 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20120829195901/http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=450913 August 29, 2012 dead January 13Teddy Pendergrass59 R&B singer (Pink Lady and Jeff, 1985 Live Aid Telecast)http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i45e69997d0a6aeabdbb37b16fd79e2f8 Teddy Pendergrass Dead At 59 Billboard January 13, 2010 2010-03-15 January 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100118091335/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i45e69997d0a6aeabdbb37b16fd79e2f8 dead January 19Jennifer Lyon37 Reality television participant (Survivor: Palau)http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jennifer-lyon-2010201 Survivor Contestant Jennifer Lyon Dies at Age 37 US Weekly January 20, 2010 January 21, 2017January 22James Mitchell89 Actor (All My Children, The Edge of Night, Where the Heart Is)http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/01/23/All_My_Children_Star_James_Mitchell_Dead_at_89/ All My Children Star James Mitchell Dead at 89 2010-01-23 2010-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100125004958/http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/01/23/All_My_Children_Star_James_Mitchell_Dead_at_89/ January 25, 2010 dead Jean Simmons80Actress, Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries for The Thorn Birdshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8476400.stm British-born Hollywood actress Jean Simmons dies at 80 BBC January 23, 2010 January 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120125202043/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8476400.stm January 25, 2012 liveJohnny Seven83 Character actor (Ironside, Amy Prentiss)https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings27-2010jan27,0,3058496.story "PASSINGS: Johnny Seven, Victor Cianca, Mimi Perloff, Donald N. Gates" from Los Angeles Times (January 27, 2010) Los Angeles Times 2010-01-27 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100130212839/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings27-2010jan27%2C0%2C3058496.story January 30, 2010 live January 24James Henry Quello95 Broadcaster, politician, lawyer, consultant, and commissioner of the FCC; VP of Capital Cities Communicationshttp://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/69708/former-fcc-commissioner-jim-quello-dies-at-95 Former FCC Commissioner Jim Quello Dies At 95 from All Access (January 25, 2010) All Access 2010-01-25 2010-03-15Pernell Roberts81 Actor/singer (Bonanza, Trapper John, M.D.)Alan Duke http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/25/pernell.roberts.obit/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn Pernell Roberts, 'Bonanza' and 'Trapper John' star, dies CNN.com January 26, 2010 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100418015940/http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/25/pernell.roberts.obit/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn April 18, 2010 liveJanuary 27Zelda Rubinstein76 Actress and activist (Jennifer Slept Here, Picket Fences)McLellan Dennis https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-zelda-rubinstein28-2010jan28,0,7108032,full.story https://web.archive.org/web/20100130210103/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-zelda-rubinstein28-2010jan28,0,7108032,full.story dead 2010-01-30 "Zelda Rubinstein, who played psychic in 'Poltergeist,' dies at 76" from Los Angeles Times (January 27, 2010) Los Angeles Times 2010-01-28 2010-03-15January 29Tom Brookshier78All-pro football player and NFL commentator for CBSSource: Obituary for Tom Brookshier from The New York TimesJanuary 30Aaron Ruben95 Television creator, screenwriter, director and producer (The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Headmaster, Sanford and Son)http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/2010/02/aaron-ruben-a-veteran-comedy-writer-and-producer-who-died-when-at-age-xx-produced-the-first-five-seasons-of-the-andy-griff.html "Aaron Ruben, TV writer and 'Andy Griffith Show' producer, dies" from Los Angeles Times February 2, 2010 Latimesblogs.latimes.com 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100206222058/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/2010/02/aaron-ruben-a-veteran-comedy-writer-and-producer-who-died-when-at-age-xx-produced-the-first-five-seasons-of-the-andy-griff.html February 6, 2010 live February Date Name Age Notability Ref. ReferenceFebruary 1Justin Mentell27 Actor (Boston Legal)Associated Press http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/02/02/2010-02-02_former_boston_legal_star_justin_mentell_killed_in_car_crash.html "Former 'Boston Legal' star Justin Mentell killed in car crash" from New York Daily News (February 2, 2010) Nydailynews.com 2010-02-02 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100205163613/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/02/02/2010-02-02_former_boston_legal_star_justin_mentell_killed_in_car_crash.html February 5, 2010 live February 3Frances Reid95 Actress (Days of Our Lives)Kroll Dan J http://www.soapcentral.com/days/news/2010/0203-reid_obit.php Frances Reid, Days of our Lives' beloved Alice Horton, dead at 95 Soapcentral 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100209051006/http://www.soapcentral.com/days/news/2010/0203-reid_obit.php February 9, 2010 live February 4Cecil Heftel85 Politician (Hawaii's 1st congressional district), broadcaster and television/radio station group owner (Founder of Heftel Broadcasting, the first owners of KGMB/Honolulu, Hawaii)http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/70420/cecil-heftel-dies-at-85 "Cecil Heftel Dies At 85" from Allaccess (February 5, 2010) Allaccess 2010-02-05 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100210090752/http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/70420/cecil-heftel-dies-at-85 February 10, 2010 livehttp://archives.starbulletin.com/content/Cec_Heftel_former_Congressman_and_radio_mogul_died "Cec Heftel, former Congressman and broadcast industry mogul, died" from Honolulu Star-Bulletin (February 6, 2010) Starbulletin.com 2010-03-15February 5Frank Magid78Broadcasting/marketing consultant (founder of Frank N. Magid Associates)TVNewsCheck obituary for Frank N MagidFebruary 9Phil Harris53 Fishing boat captain and reality show participant (Deadliest Catch)http://www.multichannel.com/article/448677-_Deadliest_Catch_Captain_Phil_Harris_Dies.php 'Deadliest Catch' Captain Phil Harris Dies Captain Dies From Complications Of A Stroke; Discovery Channel Has Aired Five Seasons Of Series Multichannel.com 2010-03-15February 11Caroline McWilliams64 Actress and director (Soap, Benson, Another World, Guiding Light)http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=caroline-m-mcwilliams&pid=139832057 Caroline McWilliams dies Legacy.com 2010-03-15February 14Andrew Koenig41 Actor (Growing Pains)Alan Duke http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/25/growing.pains.actor.dead/index.html?hpt=T1 Missing actor's body found in Vancouver park CNN.com February 26, 2010 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329111107/http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/25/growing.pains.actor.dead/index.html?hpt=T1 March 29, 2010 liveFebruary 16Bo Griffin51 Television/radio personality (Good Day Live, Extra, GSN Live, and The Big Reveal on HGTV)http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/tv/2010/02/1754.html Tom Jicha's TV Plus : Bo Griffin dies at 51 Sun-Sentinel.com Blogs.sun-sentinel.com 2010-02-17 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100420094541/http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/tv/2010/02/1754.html April 20, 2010 dead mdy-all March Date Name Age Notability Ref. ReferenceMarch 4Nan Martin82 Actress (The Drew Carey Show)McLellan Dennis https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-nan-martin5-2010mar05,0,4727960.story "Nan Martin dies at 82; prolific actress" from Los Angeles Times (March 5, 2010) Los Angeles Times 2010-03-05 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604151039/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-nan-martin5-2010mar05%2C0%2C4727960.story June 4, 2011 live March 10Corey Haim38Actor (half of the acting duo The Two Coreys, also appeared in a reality show of the same name).https://abc7.com/archive/7322384/ Actor Corey Haim dies at age 38 Abclocal.go.com 2010-03-10 2010-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100312070508/http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news%2Fentertainment&id=7322384 March 12, 2010 live March 11Merlin Olsen69 Football player (Los Angeles Rams) and commentator (NBC/CBS Sports), actor (Little House on the Prairie, Father Murphy), commercial spokesman (FTD Florists)http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d816e27e3 Olsen, Hall of Famer and member of 'Fearsome Foursome,' dies Nfl.com 2010-03-15March 14Peter Graves83 Actor (Mission: Impossible, 7th Heaven), host of Biography https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/arts/television/15graves.html Peter Graves, 'Mission: Impossible' Star, Dies at 83 Michael Pollak The New York Times March 14, 2010 2010-03-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100318042536/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/arts/television/15graves.html March 18, 2010 live March 18Fess Parker85 Actor (Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone)https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-fess-parker19-2010mar19,0,3352776.story Fess Parker, who played Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV, dies at 85 Los Angeles Times March 18, 2010 2010-03-18 Dennis McLellan https://web.archive.org/web/20100812072652/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-fess-parker19-2010mar19%2C0%2C3352776.story August 12, 2010 live March 19Bill McIntyre80 Actor (Newhart, Dallas, Murphy Brown)Liz Stinson William McIntyre, Legit and television actor dies of natural causes https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016932.html?categoryId=25&cs=1 Variety 2010-03-25 2010-03-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329152155/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016932.html?categoryid=25&cs=1 March 29, 2010 deadMarch 21Margaret Moth58New Zealand-born photojournalist for CNNhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/03/21/margaret.moth.obit/index.html?hpt=C2 Fearless to the end: Remembering Margaret Moth (March 21, 2010) CNN.com March 22, 2010 2010-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100324224710/http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/03/21/margaret.moth.obit/index.html?hpt=C2 March 24, 2010 liveMarch 24Robert Culp79 Actor (I Spy, The Greatest American Hero, Everybody Loves Raymond) Andrew Blankstein Actor Robert Culp dies after falling at his Hollywood home http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/actor-robert-culp-dies-after-falling-at-his-hollywood-home.html Los Angeles Times March 24, 2010 2010-03-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20100327092013/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/actor-robert-culp-dies-after-falling-at-his-hollywood-home.html March 27, 2010 liveMarch 25Chet Simmons81 Sports executive, first president of ESPN, later commissioner for the United States Football League Alexis Stevens Former ESPN president dies in Atlanta http://www.ajc.com/news/former-espn-president-dies-404868.html The Atlanta Journal-Constitution March 26, 2010 2010-03-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100328055629/http://www.ajc.com/news/former-espn-president-dies-404868.html March 28, 2010 liveMarch 30David Mills48 Screenwriter (NYPD Blue, The Corner, Kingpin, ER, The Wire) Alex Dobuzinskis "The Wire" and "ER" writer David Mills dies https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62U4YM20100331 Reuters March 31, 2010 2010-03-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20100403235028/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62U4YM20100331 April 3, 2010 live April Date Name Age Notability Ref. ReferenceApril 1John Forsythe92 Actor (Blake Carrington on Dynasty, voice of Charlie on Charlie's Angels, and starred in Bachelor Father)http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/02/john-forsythe-of-charlies-angels-dynasty-dead/ CNN John Forsythe of 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Dynasty' dead April 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100407091048/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/02/john-forsythe-of-charlies-angels-dynasty-dead/ April 7, 2010 dead April 2, 2010April 9Meinhardt Raabe94 Actor (Played Munchkin who declares "the witch is dead" in The Wizard of Oz)Fox Margalit Meinhardt Raabe, Famous Munchkin, Is Dead at 94 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/10/movies/10raabe.html 26 February 2019 The New York Times 9 April 2010April 10Dixie Carter70 Actress (Designing Women, Diff'rent Strokes, Out of the Blue, The Edge of Night, Family Law)"'Designing Women' actress Dixie Carter dies at 70" from Yahoo (April 10, 2010) https://web.archive.org/web/20100412065210/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100411/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_dixie_carter April 12, 2010 April 12Peter Haskell75 Actor (Bracken's World, Ryan's Hope) https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings16-2010apr16,0,3124038.story Los Angeles Times PASSINGS: Peter Haskell April 15, 2010 26 October 2011 April 15Benjamin Hooks85Former executive director of NAACP, first African- commissioner on the FCCTVNewsCheck obituary for Benjamin HooksApril 18Allen Swift86 Voice actor (The Howdy Doody Show, Mighty Mouse, Underdog) https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/arts/28swift.html The New York Times William Grimes Allen Swift, Voice Actor for Radio and TV, Dies at 86 April 27, 2010 26 October 2011 April 20Myles Wilder77 Screenwriter (McHale's Navy, The Dukes of Hazzard)July 2019April 27Dorothy Provine75 Actress, comedian, dancer and singer (The Roaring 20s, The Alaskans, Man Without a Gun)"Reclusive Actress, Bainbridge Island Resident Dorothy Provine Dies" https://web.archive.org/web/20100502012037/http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/apr/27/reclusive-actress-bainbridge-resident-dorothy/ May 2, 2010 from Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Washington) (April 27, 2010) May Date Name Age Notability Ref. ReferenceMay 1Helen Wagner91 Actress (As the World Turns)"'As the World Turns' matriarch Wagner dies at 91" https://web.archive.org/web/20100507002720/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_helen_wagner May 7, 2010 from Yahoo (May 2, 2010)May 2Lynn Redgrave67Actress (House Calls, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, spokesperson for Weight Watchers) http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/lynn-redgrave-67-is-dead/?src=me The New York Times Dave Itzkoff Lynn Redgrave, 67, Is Dead May 3, 2010 26 October 2011 May 4Ernie Harwell92 Television/radio sportscaster (voice of the Detroit Tigers for 42 seasons, called the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" on TV, recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award).Ernie Harwell dies at 92 https://web.archive.org/web/20100508205203/http://www.freep.com/article/20100504/SPORTS02/100504087/1321/Voice-of-Detroit-Ernie-Harwell-dies-at-92 May 8, 2010 May 9Lena Horne92 Actress, singer and entertainer (hosted her own special in 1969 and 1973; performed on Kraft Music Hall, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Dean Martin Show, The Judy Garland Show, The Hollywood Palace, and The Andy Williams Show)Barrier-breaking jazz star Lena Horne dies at 92 https://web.archive.org/web/20100513203108/http://new.music.yahoo.com/lena-horne/news/barrier-breaking-jazz-star-lena-horne-dies-at-92--62001582 May 13, 2010 Yahoo.com (May 10, 2010)May 12Allan Manings86 Television creator and screenwriter (McHale's Navy, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Good Times, One Day at a Time)R.I.P. Allan Manings Deadline.com (May 17, 2010)May 19Martin Cohan77 Screenwriter and producer (Diff'rent Strokes, Silver Spoons, Who's the Boss?)July 2019May 28Gary Coleman42 Actor, politician and former child star, best known as Arnold Jackson on Diff'rent Strokes https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gary-coleman-has-died-at-age-42/ CBS News Jessica Derschowitz Gary Coleman Has Died at Age 42 May 28, 2010 26 October 2011 May 29Dennis Hopper74 Director and actor (Crash, spokesperson for Ameriprise Financial) http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/05/29/obit.dennis.hopper1/index.html?section=cnn_latesthtml?tag=stack CNN 'Easy Rider' actor Dennis Hopper dies June 1, 2010 26 October 2011 June Date Name Age Notability Ref. ReferenceJune 3Rue McClanahan76 Actress, best known as Vivian Harmon on Maude, Fran Crowley on Mama's Family, and her Emmy Award-winning role as Blanche Devereaux on The Golden GirlsRue McClanahan Dies: 'Golden Girls' Star Was 76 Popeater.com, June 3, 2010June 5Robert Wussler73Broadcasting executive (CBS, Turner Sports)TVNewsCheck obituary for Robert WusslerJune 13Jimmy Dean81 Singer, Television personality (The Jimmy Dean Show) and businessman"Singer, sausage businessman Jimmy Dean dies at 81" https://web.archive.org/web/20100616184858/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_jimmy_dean June 16, 2010 Yahoo.com, June 13, 2010June 19Vince O'Brien91 Character actor (Westinghouse Studio One, Dark Shadows, Ryan's Hope, Law & Order; known as the Shell Answer Man)"Character actor Vince O'Brien, 91, of Haworth dies" NorthJersey.com, June 24, 2010June 23Allyn Ferguson85Composer (Charlie's Angels and Barney Miller theme songs) https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/arts/30ferguson.html?_r=1&ref=television The New York Times Dennis Hevesi Allyn Ferguson, Composer for Television, Dies at 85 June 30, 2010 26 October 2011 June 28Robert Byrd92 Politician and musician (appeared on Hee Haw as a musical guest)"West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd dead at 92" https://web.archive.org/web/20100702105408/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100628/ap_on_go_co/us_obit_byrd July 2, 2010 Yahoo.com, June 28, 2010 July Date Name Age Notability Ref. ReferenceJuly 11Bob Sheppard99 Public address announcer for the New York Yankees (1951–2007) and for the New York Giants (1956–2006). Voice can be heard in shows and films set at Yankees and Giants games (including several episodes of Seinfeld), as well as in commercials for YES Network.https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5371001 Bob Sheppard, longtime Yankee Stadium announcer, dies at 99 – ESPN New York ESPN 2010-07-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100713025540/http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5371001 July 13, 2010 liveJuly 13George Steinbrenner80 Businessman, owner of the New York Yankees since 1973, founder and owner of YES NetworkGeorge Steinbrenner, New York Yankees Owner, YES Architect, Dies At 80 Multichannel News July 13, 2010July 15Peter Fernandez83 Voice actor (Speed Racer, Courage the Cowardly Dog)"Peter Fernandez, Voice of 'Speed Racer' 1927–2010" https://web.archive.org/web/20100721223754/http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/34362/peter-fernandez-voice-of-speed-racer-1927---2010 July 21, 2010 Toonzone July 15, 2010July 16James Gammon70 Actor (Nash Bridges, Bagdad Cafe)'Major League' Coach James Gammon Dies at 70 Popeater.com July 19, 2010July 20Peta Rutter51New Zealand actress (Udonna the Sorceress in Power Rangers: Mystic Force).R.I.P. Peta Rutter (Udonna from PRMF) RangerBoard September 13, 2010July 23Daniel Schorr93 Radio/television news reporter and journalist for CBS News and CNN"Daniel Schorr Dies At 93" All Access July 23, 2010July 27Maury Chaykin61Actor who portrayed Nero Wolfe in the TV film The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery and the A&E 2001–02 series A Nero Wolfe Mystery.https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/actor-maury-chaykin-dies-at-61-1.878767 CBC News Actor Maury Chaykin dies at 61 July 27, 2010 26 October 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20100801234930/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2010/07/27/maury-chaykin-obit.html August 1, 2010 mdy July 28John Aylesworth81Screenwriter and producer (Co-creator of Hee Haw; writer for Your Hit Parade, The Sonny and Cher Show, The Julie Andrews Hour, Hullabaloo, and Kraft Music Hall) https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2010-jul-31-la-me-john-aylesworth-20100731-story.html Los Angeles Times Dennis McLellan John Aylesworth dies at 81; co-creator of TV's 'Hee Haw' July 31, 2010 26 October 2011 July 29Bernie West92 Actor, screenwriter and director (All In The Family, Maude, Three's Company, The Jeffersons) https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-bernie-west-20100804,0,1284357.story Los Angeles Times Keith Thursby Bernie West dies at 92; writer and producer on 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' August 4, 2010 26 October 2011 Lorene Yarnell66 Actress, mime performer, dancer and television personality (Shields & Yarnell) https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-lorene-yarnell-jansson-20100806,0,888910.story Los Angeles Times Dennis McLellan Lorene Yarnell dies at 66; half of the Shields and Yarnell comedy mime team August 6, 2010 26 October 2011 July 31Dan Resin79 Actor (On Our Own, Edge of Night, Lovers and Friends, Captain Kangaroo, Madhouse Brigade, Remember WENN)'Caddyshack' actor Resin dies https://web.archive.org/web/20100806035751/http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=513864&GT1=28101 August 6, 2010 From MSN.com (August 2, 2010)Mitch Miller99 Musician, band leader, record executive and television personality (Sing Along With Mitch)Mitch Miller dies at 99 From All Access (July 27, 2010) August Date Name Age Notability Ref. ReferenceAugust 8Patricia Neal84 Actress (played Olivia Walton in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story and as herself in The Patricia Neal Story ) http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2010/08/09/patricia_neal_84_oscar_winner_who_survived_strokes/ The Boston Globe Patricia Neal, 84, Oscar winner who survived strokes August 9, 2010 26 October 2011 August 9Ted Stevens86 Politician (U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1968–2009); member of The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which oversees Communications in the United States, including the television industry, of which he made critical opinions and decisions about during his tenure"Former Sen. Stevens killed in crash near Dillingham" https://web.archive.org/web/20100811003444/http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=12952729 August 11, 2010 from KTUU (August 10, 2010)August 10David L. Wolper82 Producer (North and South, Roots, The Thorn Birds and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles)Severo Richard David L. Wolper, Producer of Groundbreaking 'Roots', Is Dead at 82 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/arts/12wolper.html 27 February 2019 The New York Times 11 August 2010August 13Edwin Newman91 Broadcast journalist, NBC anchor, and author (Today, Meet the Press) https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/business/media/16newman.html?src=mv The New York Times Margalit Fox Edwin Newman, 91, NBC Newsman, Dies September 15, 2010 26 October 2011 August 14Gloria Winters78 Actress and author (Sky King) https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings-20100827-1,0,4033349.story Los Angeles Times PASSINGS: Gloria Winters-Vernon August 27, 2010 26 October 2011 August 15James J. Kilpatrick89 Conservative commentator, journalist, newspaper editor and television personality (60 Minutes) https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/us/17kilpatrick.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries The New York Times Richard Goldstein James J. Kilpatrick, Conservative Voice, Dies at 89 August 16, 2010 26 October 2011 August 21Harold Dow62 Radio and television journalist for CBS Newshttps://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2010/08/23/cbss_harold_dow_62_brought_human_touch_to_difficult_stories/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100825162232/http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2010/08/23/cbss_harold_dow_62_brought_human_touch_to_difficult_stories/ dead August 25, 2010 The Boston Globe CBS's Harold Dow, 62; brought human touch to difficult stories August 23, 2010 26 October 2011 September Date Name Age Notability Ref. ReferenceSeptember 2Morgan White86 Actor and children's television host (Pogo Poge on Checkers & Pogo at KGMB-TV/Honolulu and on Hawaii Five-O)http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/Morgan_White_Pogo_to_a_generation_of_Hawaii_children_dies_in_Utah.html Morgan White, "Pogo" to a generation of Hawaii children, dies in Utah September 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100905110334/http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/Morgan_White_Pogo_to_a_generation_of_Hawaii_children_dies_in_Utah.html September 5, 2010 liveSeptember 5David Dortort93 Television producer and screenwriter (Bonanza, The High Chaparral)"Bonanza creator David Dortort dies" by Verne Gay – Newsday – (September 7, 2010)September 8John Kluge95German-born television/radio broadcaster and founder/chairman of MetromediaJohn Kluge: The benevolent billionaire goes out in style https://web.archive.org/web/20100910234629/http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2010/09/08/john-kluge-business-titan-uva-donor-dies-peacefully-at-95/ September 10, 2010 from readthehook.com (September 8, 2010)September 11Harold Gould86 Character actor (Rhoda, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls) https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-harold-gould-20100914,0,1952380.story Los Angeles Times Dennis McLellan Harold Gould dies at 86; veteran character actor September 14, 2010 26 October 2011 Kevin McCarthy96 Character actor (Flamingo Road) https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-kevin-mccarthy-20100913,0,7898882.story Los Angeles Times Dennis McLellan Kevin McCarthy dies at 96; prolific actor best known for 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' September 13, 2010 26 October 2011 September 17Marilyn Cantor Baker89 Screenwriter and actress (Love, Sidney)Marilyn Cantor Baker bio at IMDBSeptember 23Arthur Holch86 Emmy Award-winning television director and producer https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/arts/television/29holch.html The New York Times Margalit Fox Arthur Holch, Emmy-Winning Documentarian, Dies at 86 September 28, 2010 26 October 2011 September 25Art Gilmore98 Actor and voice actor (Highway Patrol)"The Voice Of Hollywood Is Stilled" https://web.archive.org/web/20101003081206/http://blogs.indiewire.com/leonardmaltin/archives/2010/09/28/the_voice_of_hollywood_is_stilled%23 October 3, 2010 from indiewire.com (September 28, 2010)September 29Greg Giraldo44 Stand-up comedian (Last Comic Standing, The Comedy Central Roasts)Comedian Greg Giraldo Is Dead TMZ.com September 29, 2010Tony Curtis85 Actor (Some Like It Hot, The Defiant Ones, guest spots on several television shows, including his only starring series, McCoy)http://www.etonline.com/news/101349_Breaking_News_Actor_Tony_Curtis_Has_Passed_Away/ ETonline.com. Retrieved 9/30/2010. Breaking News: Actor Tony Curtis Has died September 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101104231352/http://www.etonline.com/news/101349_Breaking_News_Actor_Tony_Curtis_Has_Passed_Away/ November 4, 2010 dead mdy-all September 30Stephen J. Cannell69 Television creator, screenwriter, director, author, and actor (The A-Team, Riptide, The Greatest American Hero, Hunter, The Rockford Files, 21 Jump Street) http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/10/stephen-j-cannell-prolific-tv-producer-dies.html Los Angeles Times Stephen J. Cannell, prolific TV producer, dies October 1, 2010 26 October 2011 October Date Name Age Notability Ref. ReferenceOctober 16Barbara Billingsley94 Actress (June Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver, the voice of "Nanny" on Muppet Babies) Barbara Billingsley dead at 94 http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/16/barbara-billingsley-dead-at-94-spokeswoman-says/ This Just In CNN October 16, 2010 2010-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20101017193017/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/16/barbara-billingsley-dead-at-94-spokeswoman-says/ October 17, 2010 deadOctober 19Tom Bosley83 Actor (Howard Cunningham on Happy Days, Sheriff Amos Tupper on Murder, She Wrote, twin brothers Frank and Blaine Dowling on Father Dowling Mysteries), and voice actor (Harry on Wait Till Your Father Gets Home and the title character on The World of David the Gnome)Tom Bosley of 'Happy Days' Dies at 83 The New York Times October 19, 2010October 27Denise Borino-Quinn46 Television actress and lawyer (The Sopranos)"Denise Borino-Quinn, who played mafia wife on 'The Sopranos,' dies at 46 after cancer battle" from Los Angeles Times (October 31, 2010)James Wall92 Television actor and stage manager (Mr. Baxter on Captain Kangaroo; stage manager for CBS shows including 60 Minutes and Face the Nation)"'Captain Kangaroo' star James Wall dies at 92" https://web.archive.org/web/20101101182448/http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2010/10/captain-kangaroo-star-james-wall-dies-at-92.html November 1, 2010 from Zap2it.com October 29, 2010October 28James MacArthur72 Actor (played Danny "Danno" Williams in the original Hawaii Five-O)"MacArthur made role of Danno a TV legend" Honolulu Star-Advertiser October 29, 2010October 30Arthur Bernard Lewis84 Producer (Dallas)July 2019 November Date Name Age Notability Ref. ReferenceNovember 1Charlie O'Donnell78 Announcer (Wheel of Fortune, American Bandstand) and news anchor (KCOP-TV)"Voice Behind 'Wheel of Fortune' Dies at 78"July 2021 medicmedic Time, November 1, 2010.November 4Julien Hug35 Reality television participant and restaurant owner (The Bachelorette Season 5)"No foul play suspected in death of Julien Hug" San Diego Union-Tribune, November 5, 2010.Sparky Anderson76Major League Baseball manager (led both the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers to World Series titles), later a baseball color commentator on television and radio.https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=5764168 Sparky Anderson dies at 76 Associated Press ESPN.com November 4, 2010 November 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101106191742/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5764168 November 6, 2010 liveNovember 5Jill Clayburgh66 Actress (Ally McBeal)"Jill Clayburgh Dies at 66; Starred in Feminist Roles" New york Times, November 6, 2010.November 10Dave Niehaus75Ford C. Frick Award-winning sportscaster, voice of the Seattle Mariners since the team's inception in 1977.http://www.komonews.com/sports/107096913.html Loss of a legend: Dave Niehaus, voice of Mariners, dies at 75 2010-11-10 KOMO News 2010-11-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20101112171509/http://www.komonews.com/sports/107096913.html November 12, 2010 liveNovember 28Leslie Nielsen84 Actor and comedian (The Naked Gun, Forbidden Planet, The Poseidon Adventure, and Airplane!)http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/28/obit.leslie.nielsen/index.html?hpt=T1 Leslie Nielsen, star of 'Airplane!' and 'Naked Gun,' dead at 84 CNN 28 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121110023911/http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/28/obit.leslie.nielsen/index.html?hpt=T1 November 10, 2012 live mdy November 29Al Masini80 Television producer (creator of Entertainment Tonight, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Solid Gold, and Star Search)Legendary TV producer Al Masini dies at the age of 80 http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=13589642 Hawaii News Now 2010-11-30 2010-11-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20120306012210/http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=13589642 March 6, 2012 dead mdy-all December Date Name Age Notability Ref. ReferenceDecember 5Don Meredith72NFL player (Dallas Cowboys), later color commentator on Monday Night Football and NBC's NFL coverageDon Meredith, Star of 'Monday Night Football,' Dallas Cowboys, Dies At 72 Multichannel News December 6, 2010December 14Neva Patterson90 Actress (The Governor and J.J., V: The Original Miniseries, V: The Final Battle)Neva Patterson Dies at the Age of 90 https://web.archive.org/web/20101219223222/http://www.thirdage.com/news/neva-patterson-dies-age-90_12-16-2010 December 19, 2010 New Age December 16, 2010December 15Blake Edwards88 Producer, director and screenwriter (Peter Gunn)"Blake Edwards, Versatile, Volatile Movie Director, Dies at 88" Bloomberg Business Week December 16, 2010December 20Steve Landesberg74 Actor and comedian (Barney Miller)"Steve Landesberg, 'Barney Miller' Actor, Dies at 65" from New York Times (December 21, 2010)December 25Bud Greenspan84 Documentarian, screenwriter and sports reporter"Bud Greenspan, Olympic documentarian, dies at 84" from Los Angeles Times (December 21, 2010)December 26Teena Marie54 R&B/Dance singer, songwriter and actress (The Beverly Hillbillies; her 1981 song "Square Biz" was re-worked by Marie as the theme for The Hollywood Squares)https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/26/lovergirl-singer-teena-marie-dead-report_n_801396.html?ref=tw 'Lovergirl' Singer Teena Marie Dies: Report December 26, 2010 December 26, 2010 Huffington Post Jordan Zakarin See also 2010 in the United States List of American films of 2010 References 30em External links TV.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190520230801/http://www.tv.com/ May 20, 2019 List of 2010 American television series at IMDb 2010