2005 in American television

none January 2012 November 2022 2005 In American television in 2005, notable events included television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel initiations. Events January Date Event1 The American channel package PT East, originally created by the New York, New York, company PrimeTime 24, and used by satellite TV viewers where over-the-air TV is unavailable, changes its ABC affiliate from WKRN-TV (Nashville, Tennessee) to flagship station WABC-TV (New York City). DirecTV removed Trio from its EPG lineup. The network loses two-thirds of its 20 million viewers, putting in doubt the future of the NBCUniversal-owned channel.3 Craig Ferguson replaces Craig Kilborn as the host of The Late Late Show on CBS, becoming the first foreign-born host to have his own late-night talk show.5 The 35th anniversary episode of the series All My Children is broadcast by ABC. The special episode, which used former characters Mark Dalton (Mark LaMura) and Nick Davis (Larry Keith), was also unique in that it was the last appearance of ailing actress Ruth Warrick. She died less than two weeks after the episode was broadcast.7 Tamala Edwards resigns as co-anchor of ABC's World News Now and heads to the network's O&O WPVI/Philadelphia.17 After over 6 years, Big Tigger hosts Rap City: Tha Bassment for the last time on BET. He reveals that his mother has sold the basement and forced him out to live with his father. The following day, the show is retitled as Rap City with Mad Linx taking over as the new host. Heather Cabot becomes the new co-anchor of ABC's World News Now.22 FoxBox, Fox's Saturday morning programming block owned by 4Kids Entertainment, is rebranded as 4Kids TV.29Nickelodeon's successful Saturday night block, SNICK, is discontinued after 12 years. It would then be revamped as a Saturday night edition of TEENick for the 2004–05 television season and onward until the TEENick name was dropped in February 2009 and shifted into a 24-hour channel (rebranding The N) months later. February Date Event6 Super Bowl XXXIX is telecast by Fox. Following the game, Fox airs The Simpsons episode "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass", followed by the pilot of American Dad!.9Jeopardy! held its Ultimate Tournament of Champions and concluded on May 25; Brad Rutter emerged as the champion of the tournament and won the grand prize of $2,000,000; with his career winnings of $3,270,102 (which include another $15,000 for winning a match), Rutter surpassed Ken Jennings's $3,022,700 as the new largest winner in the show's program, as well as the all-time biggest game show winner in the history of American and international television, a title which Rutter held on until October 10, 2008, where Jennings regained the status (Rutter would later top Jennings' record on May 16, 2014, after winning another Jeopardy! tournament, Battle of the Decades; Rutter would later lose the record to Jennings on January 14, 2020, after losing to another Jeopardy! tournament, The Greatest of All Time). March Date Event9 On the 24th anniversary of his debut, Dan Rather retires as main anchorman of the CBS Evening News and is succeeded by Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer on an interim basis.24 The pilot episode for the American adaptation of British sitcom, The Office airs on NBC. 26 After a 16-year hiatus, Doctor Who returns to BBC television in the UK. Around this time efforts are under way to get the cult program a berth on an American network, however Sci-Fi Channel rejects it for the entire first two seasons on its revival run. The following Doctor Who episodes were returned to the air on BBC America in December 2009. April Date Event1 ABC news anchorman Peter Jennings anchors what will turn out to be his final World News Tonight telecast. Four days later, Jennings informs viewers of World News Tonight, via a taped segment, that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer and beginning of chemotherapy. He dies four months later at the age of 67. May Date Event 1 Family Guy begins airing new episodes on Fox with "North by North Quahog". Initially cancelled by Fox in 2002, the unexpected popularity of the show's reruns on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block and DVD releases, as well as letters addressed to Fox, forces the network to renew the show. Fox's revival of Family Guy coincides with the launch of the network's Animation Domination block, which also debuts on this night and pairs Family Guy with King of the Hill, The Simpsons, and the official series premiere of American Dad!.2 Hunter Tylo resumes her role as Dr. Taylor Forrester on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, after the character was "killed off" three years ago. The revelation that she was alive surprises many viewers as it had not been hinted by any other sources, print or online.16 Everybody Loves Raymond broadcasts its last episode on CBS, The Finale.23 Tom Cruise appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show, which made several public pronouncements of his relationship with Katie Holmes, and most notably "the couch incident."24 CBS aired a special, Rob and Amber Get Married, featuring the marriage of Survivor and The Amazing Race contestants Amber Brkich and Rob Mariano, in The Bahamas. They were earlier engaged on May 9 last year on the live finale of Survivor: All-Stars, in which Brkich won the season. On CBS, Sasha Alexander makes her final regular appearance as Special Agent Kate Todd on NCIS. Alexander's character on the series, is later replaced by Mossad Officer Ziva David (played by Cote de Pablo).25 On Fox, Carrie Underwood wins season four of the popular singing competition, American Idol. June Date Event30 Viacom launches Logo TV, a TV channel intended for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults. The channel space of defunct sister network VH1 Mega Hits provides the bulk of the new channel's carriage. July Date Event1 The PAX network is renamed as i: Independent Television.28 After 5 years, AJ and Free retire as hosts of BET's 106 & Park and are succeeded by Big Tigger (co-host of BET Style) and Julissa (host of The Center) on an interim basis. August Date Event1 Current TV, a 24-hour youth-oriented news channel owned by the former U.S. vice president Al Gore, is initiated. The channel replaces Newsworld International. 7 ABC's acclaimed news anchor Peter Jennings dies of lung cancer. He is succeeded by Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas for World News Tonight in December. Oregon-based model Sara Jean Underwood makes her national television debut on the premiere night of The Girls Next Door.13 In response to Linda Vester's year-long maternity leave, Fox News Channel announces that she will not be hosting DaySide again.29 Hurricane Katrina strikes the Greater New Orleans area, causing major disruption of the region's television broadcasts. Local television news programs relocate to other cities to cover the story, though most are interrupted by the storm; some continue to broadcast reports by the Internet. September Date Event2 While presenting for the NBC telecast of A Concert for Hurricane Relief, music producer and rapper Kanye West ignores his script and addresses what he perceives as the racism of both the government and of the media, stating: George Bush doesn't care about black people, and calls for the media to stop labeling African-American families as "looters" while white families were depicted as "looking for food."5 In Champaign, Illinois, NBC affiliates WICS/WICD end their 46-year relationship with the network and swap affiliations with ABC affiliate WAND due to an affiliation deal between LIN Media, operators of WAND, and NBC.18 The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are given at the Shrine Auditorium in a ceremony broadcast by CBS.19 Mike Jerrick and Juliet Huddy take over as new hosts of DaySide on Fox News Channel.20 Maggie Ausburn is the winner of the American version of Big Brother 6 on CBS, and wins the $500,000 prize. Runner-Up Ivette Corredero wins $50,000. The pilot episode for My Name Is Earl is broadcast on NBC.26 Sprout (now Universal Kids) is launched by a joint venture between PBS, Comcast, HIT Entertainment, and Sesame Workshop. The new network replaces PBS Kids, allowing for an initial reach of 16.5 million subscribers. October Date Event1 NBC's Saturday Night Live begins broadcasting in HDTV format.3 Rap City host Mad Linx temporarily leaves the show to host BET's The Road Show. For the next several months his place is taken by J-Nicks, until Mad Linx returns the following February.5The Outdoor Life Network broadcast its first NHL game. The network eventually rebranded into Versus the following year and then to NBCSN in 2012.22 Tina Fey returns from maternity leave to resume her duties for Saturday Night Live'''s Weekend Update'' skit.26 Game 4 of the World Series airs on Fox. The Chicago White Sox sweep the Houston Astros, winning the title for the first time since 1917. This marked the end of the Curse of the Black Sox, a term given to the scandals that affected the team after the 1919 series. November Date Event13 Professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero dies at the age of 38 after being found unconscious in his hotel room.22 Ted Koppel resigns as host of ABC's Nightline after 25 years. Six days later, Koppel is succeeded by a three-anchor team of Martin Bashir, Cynthia McFadden, and Terry Moran. December Date Event1 Oprah Winfrey appears on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman, making her first appearance on a David Letterman-hosted show in sixteen years.2 A Knots Landing retrospective, Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again, is broadcast (appropriately) by CBS. ABC World News Now anchor Heather Cabot leaves the program due to her pregnancy.5 Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas unofficially begin anchoring duties for ABC News's World News Tonight, replacing Peter Jennings, who died of cancer almost four months ago.6 The 2005 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is broadcast on CBS. 8.9 million people tune in.http://broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/upn-shares-victorias-secret/109049 UPN Shares Victoria's Secret January 11, 2014 December 8, 2005 Grossman, Ben BroadcastingCable.com January 10, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140110085050/http://broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/upn-shares-victorias-secret/109049 deadhttps://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/07/AR2005120702460.html Viewers Are Scanty for 'Victoria's Secret Fashion Show' December 8, 2005 January 11, 2014 The Washington Post de Moraes, Lisahttp://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:NYTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10DD1987A4EA6C98&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Boldface March 7, 2009 November 11, 2005 The New York Times Robertson, Campbellhttp://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10E2E7B4C1489D00&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Camp On The Catwalk – Victoria's Secret puts on a show – How to make a supermodel smile March 7, 2009 November 27, 2005 Houston Chronicle Samantha Critchellhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495913/ The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (2005) March 7, 2009 Internet Movie Databasehttp://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10E5044F02E637D0&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Prime-Time Catwalk Are supermodels a dying breed? Victoria's Secret may be the last launching pad for the next big name March 7, 2009 December 5, 2005 Newsday Amodio, Joseph V.24 TBN's kid-aimed, faith-based channel Smile of a Child launches.26 ABC broadcasts its 555th and final telecast of Monday Night Football, a game between the New England Patriots and New York Jets.31The original Viacom officially divides into two companies, with the CBS television network and pay-TV division Showtime Networks becoming part of CBS Corporation, and the MTV Networks group of channels (which includes MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central) and BET (Black Entertainment Television) becoming part of the new Viacom. Eventually, the greatest casualty of the division was that Paramount Television, which became part of CBS Corporation, would cease to exist after 38 years of television production, as it was rebranded as CBS Paramount Television in January 2006, using that name until it became CBS Television Studios three years later. Television shows Shows debuting in 2005 Date Show NetworkJanuary 3Who's Your Daddy?FoxThe Late Late Show with Craig FergusonCBSMedium NBCJanuary 4Committed January 5The Road to Stardom with Missy ElliottUPNSports Illustrated Swimsuit Model SearchNBCJanuary 8The WillCBSJanuary 9Strange LoveVH1Zoey 101NickelodeonJanuary 11Queer Eye for the Straight GirlBravoJanuary 13Tilt ESPNJanuary 14Jonny ZeroFoxJanuary 17SupernannyABCAuto-B-GoodSyndicationJanuary 19Antiques Roadshow FYIPBSPoint PleasantFoxJanuary 21American Dragon: Jake Long Disney ChannelJanuary 22D.I.C.E.Cartoon NetworkJanuary 23NumbersCBSPet Alien Cartoon NetworkYoung BladesPAX TVJanuary 24Digging for the TruthHistoryFebruary 2It Takes a ThiefDiscovery ChannelFebruary 5Power Rangers S.P.D.ABC Family (Jetix)February 6American Dad! FoxFebruary 8Most Outrageous Moments NBCFebruary 14Kudlow & Company CNBCCuts UPNFebruary 20Robot ChickenAdult SwimFebruary 21Avatar: The Last Airbender NickelodeonFebruary 23Unique Whips SpeedMarch 3Law & Order: Trial By JuryNBCThe ContenderMarch 6Damage ControlMTVIron Chef America Food NetworkThe Starlet The WBMarch 7Fat ActressShowtimeMarch 8Blind Justice ABCLie DetectorPAX TVMarch 11Wonder Showzen MTV2March 13Jake in Progress ABCMarch 14Mad Money CNBCMarch 18The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Disney ChannelMarch 24The Office NBCLife on a StickFoxMarch 25Kojak USA NetworkKrypto the SuperdogCartoon NetworkMarch 27Grey's Anatomy ABCMarch 28Attack of the Show!G4March 30EyesABCApril 3The Eyes of Nye PBSApril 4Lost WorldsHistoryNextMTVApril 5Pinky Dinky DooNogginApril 6ConComedy CentralMeet the BarkersMTVApril 8Living with Fran The WBApril 12Deadliest Catch Discovery ChannelApril 13RevelationsNBCStackedFoxApril 24Strip Search VH1April 30Showdog Moms & DadsBravoMay 3The Search for the Funniest Mom in AmericaNick at NiteMay 9Xtreme FakeoversPAX TVMay 14Game Show Moments Gone BananasVH1May 17Britney and Kevin: ChaoticUPNMay 24The Bad Girl's GuideMay 26KeptVH1May 30Hell's KitchenFoxThe Life and Times of Juniper Lee Cartoon NetworkJune 1Dancing with the StarsABCHit Me, Baby, One More TimeNBCSports Kids Moms & DadsBravoJune 2Beauty and the Geek The WBJune 5Food Network Star Food NetworkJune 6Fire Me...Please CBSJune 7The Scholar ABCJune 8The Inside FoxJune 9The Cut CBSJune 13Tucker MSNBCJune 17The Buzz on Maggie Disney ChannelJune 1912 oz. Mouse Adult SwimJune 20Wildfire ABC FamilyJune 21I Want To Be a Hilton NBCJune 26The Andy Milonakis Show MTVJune 29Stella Comedy CentralJune 30Being Bobby BrownBravoJuly 6Mind of Mencia Comedy CentralJuly 8Camp Lazlo Cartoon NetworkStankervisionMTV2July 9Catscratch NickelodeonTime Warp TrioDiscovery KidsJuly 10Hogan Knows BestVH1The Princes of MalibuFoxJuly 11Rock StarCBSJuly 15Ooh, Aah & YouPlayhouse DisneyJuly 20 Criss Angel Mindfreak A&E So You Think You Can Dance FoxJuly 27R U the GirlUPNJuly 28The Law FirmNBCAugust 2Hi-JinksNick at NiteAugust 3Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListBravoAugust 4It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaFXAugust 7American PrincessWE tvCarl² Cartoon NetworkThe Girls Next DoorE!Man, Moment, MachineHistoryAugust 8Beautiful People ABC FamilyThe Situation Room with Wolf BlitzerCNNWeeds ShowtimeAugust 14Barbershop Delilah and Julius Cartoon NetworkMy Kind of Town ABCAugust 16Tommy Lee Goes to College NBCAugust 22Tickle-UCartoon NetworkYoko! Jakamoko! Toto!Harry and His Bucket Full of DinosaursPeppa PigFirehouse TalesGerald McBoing-Boing Little RobotsGordon the Garden GnomeAugust 27A.T.O.M. JetixAugust 28Palmetto PointePAX TVAugust 29Prison Break FoxSeptember 3Danger RangersSyndicated through PBS KidsSeptember 4The Zula PatrolSeptember 6Go, Diego, Go! Nick Jr.September 8Reunion FoxSeptember 10Bratz4Kids TVG.I. Joe: Sigma 6September 11Breaking Bonaduce VH1My Fair Brady The War at Home FoxSeptember 12Judge Alex SyndicationJack's Big Music Show NogginMeerkat Manor Animal PlanetThe Tyra Banks Show SyndicationThe Martha Stewart ShowSeptember 13Bones FoxSupernatural The WBEngineering an Empire HistorySeptember 14Head Cases FoxSeptember 16TwinsThe WBThreshold CBS September 17Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad IslandKids' WBLoonatics Unleashed Johnny TestThe Showbiz Show with David Spade Comedy CentralSeptember 18Life with Derek Disney Channel September 19How I Met Your Mother CBSOut of PracticeJust Legal The WBSurface NBCKitchen Confidential FoxSeptember 20My Name Is Earl NBCSeptember 21E-RingThe Apprentice: Martha StewartInvasionABC September 22Everybody Hates Chris UPNLove, Inc. Criminal Minds CBSSeptember 23Ghost Whisperer InconceivableNBCKiller InstinctFoxThree WishesNBCSeptember 24Get EdJetixAmerica's HeartlandSyndicationSeptember 27Commander in Chief ABCSex, Love & SecretsUPNSeptember 29Night StalkerABCOctober 1Flight 29 Down Discovery KidsOctober 2Sunday PantsCartoon NetworkOctober 3The Road ShowBETOctober 4Close to Home CBSOctober 5The Adam Carolla Project TLCRelated The WBFreddieABCOctober 7Hot PropertiesOctober 9Little EinsteinsPlayhouse DisneyJohnny and the SpritesOctober 13Run's HouseMTVOctober 16SquidbilliesAdult SwimOctober 17The Colbert ReportComedy CentralPokémon: Advanced ChallengeMiss SeventeenMTVOctober 28I Shouldn't Be AliveDiscovery ChannelMasters of HorrorShowtimeOctober 30But Can They Sing?VH1HomewreckerMTVLucy, the Daughter of the DevilAdult SwimNovember 4South of NowhereNoggin (during "The N" block)November 5IGPX ToonamiNovember 6The BoondocksAdult SwimMinoriteamNovember 7Charlie and LolaPlayhouse DisneyNovember 25The X'sNickelodeonDecember 4Sleeper CellShowtimeDecember 6Madden Nation ESPN2Party/PartyBravoDecember 15Celebrity Eye Candy VH1December 18Moral Orel Adult SwimDecember 19Deal or No Deal NBCDecember 26My Gym Partner's a Monkey Cartoon NetworkDecember 27Ben 10 December 30Mr. MeatyNickelodeon Shows returning in 2005 Show Channel Last aired ReturningA Current AffairSyndication1996March 21Family GuyFox2002May 1The Dating GameSyndication2000May 4SpongeBob SquarePantsNickelodeon2004May 6Dirty JobsDiscovery Channel2003June 26ZoboomafooPBS Kids2001July 16RugratsNickelodeon2004September 24 Shows ending in 2005 Date Show Channel Debut StatusJanuary 1Fraternity LifeMTV2003CancelledJanuary 2The MountainThe WB2004Who's Your Daddy?Fox Reality Channel2005January 8The WillCBSJanuary 10Battle for OzzfestMTV2004January 11Celebrity BlackjackGSNJanuary 15Megas XLRCartoon NetworkJanuary 19Center of the UniverseCBSJanuary 20Life as We Know ItABCCentury CityUniversal HDJanuary 22Dave the BarbarianDisney ChannelJanuary 24Second Time AroundUPNJanuary 26The ClubSpike TVJanuary 28I Love the '90s: Part DeuxVH12005Grounded for LifeThe WB2001February 11Kudlow & CramerMSNBC2002OobiNoggin2000February 19Kenny the SharkDiscovery Kids2003February 26¡Mucha Lucha!Kids' WB2002March 1NYPD BlueABC1993EndedMarch 11BullseyeCNBC2003CancelledWanna Come In?MTV2004March 13TiltESPN2005March 15CommittedNBCMarch 18The Screen Savers (returned in 2015)G41998March 21The OsbournesMTV2002March 25Medical InvestigationNBC2004Life & StyleSyndication2004The Powerpuff Girls (returned in 2016)Cartoon Network1998Star Wars: Clone Wars 2003March 27CarnivàleHBOMarch 30Newlyweds: Nick and JessicaMTVAmerican DreamsNBC2002The Ashlee Simpson ShowMTV2004April 8EGG, the Arts ShowPBS2000April 12Curious BuddiesNick Jr.2004April 13Scientific American FrontiersPBS1990April 158 Simple RulesABC2002April 16LAXNBC2004April 18Fat ActressShowtime2005April 20Baby Looney TunesCartoon Network2002April 21Tru CallingSciFi2003April 22Joan of ArcadiaCBS2003April 24Damage ControlMTV2005Strange LoveVH1April 25Sealab 2021Adult Swim2000Listen UpCBS2004April 29JAG1995May 3Judging AmyCBS1999May 6Third WatchNBCThe Larry Elder ShowSyndicationZoomPBSMay 8Queer Eye for the Straight GirlBravo2005May 11ConComedy CentralJack & BobbyThe WB2004May 12Project Greenlight (returned in 2015 and 2023)Bravo2001May 13AndromedaSci-Fi Channel2000Star Trek: EnterpriseUPN2001May 15Page to ScreenBravo2002Steve Harvey's Big Time ChallengeThe WB2003May 16Everybody Loves RaymondCBS1996EndedMay 17My Wife and KidsABC2001CancelledMay 18Kevin HillUPN2004Showdog Moms & DadsBravo2005May 20Texas JusticeSyndication2001May 22Kojak USA2005Sue Thomas: F.B.EyePAX TV2002May 25Street SmartsSyndication2000The Jane Pauley Show2004May 26Pet AlienCartoon Network2005May 27Father of the PrideNBC2004Shop 'til You DropPAX TV1991U-Pick LiveNickelodeon2002June 15CatDog1998June 17Complete SavagesABC2004June 18SkinSOAPnet2003Game Show Moments Gone BananasVH12005June 21Blind JusticeABCJune 26The Eyes of NyeKCTS-TVJune 28Average JoeNBC2003July 8Jackie Chan AdventuresKids' WB2000July 15America's CastlesA&E1994July 16Wild CardLifetime2003July 18SummerlandThe WB2004July 20Sports Kids Moms & DadsBravo2005July 22Video ModsMTV22004August 4KeptVH12005ClubhouseHDNet2004August 7Queer as FolkShowtime2000August 14Viva La BamMTV2003August 19The Proud FamilyDisney Channel2001August 21Six Feet UnderHBOEndedAugust 30Stella Comedy Central2005CancelledSeptember 260 Minutes IICBS1999September 3Midnight LoveBET1985September 7Antiques Roadshow FYIPBS2005September 30InconceivableNBC2005October 1Intimate Portrait Lifetime1994October 7Girls v. Boys The N (Noggin)2003October 16Barbershop Showtime2005October 18A Walk in Your ShoesNoggin1999October 22All That (returned in 2019)Nickelodeon1994October 28A Current AffairSyndication1986October 30Sunday PantsCartoon Network2005November 4NewsNight with Aaron BrownCNN2001November 8Drew Carey's Green Screen ShowComedy Central2004November 11Duck DodgersBoomerang 2003November 14Power Rangers S.P.D.Toon Disney 2005November 25Dragon TalesPBS Kids1999Jay Jay the Jet Plane1998November 27FatherhoodNick at Nite2004December 2The Road ShowBET2005$40 a DayFood Network2002December 3Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls Discovery Kids2003December 4But Can They Sing? VH12005December 6Rubbadubbers Noggin2003December 9Three WishesNBC2005December 10City Confidential (returned in 2021)A&E1998December 15 Reunion Fox2005December 18HomewreckerMTVDecember 19Miss SeventeenDecember 20The Adam Carolla ProjectTLCDecember 21Being Bobby BrownBravoThe Apprentice: Martha StewartNBCDecember 25Stroker and HoopAdult Swim2004December 30Hot PropertiesABC2005 Entering syndication in 2005 Show Seasons In Production Source24September 12, 2005 - July 10, 2009YesJune 2014AliasSeptember 4, 2005 - June 10, 2007YesJune 2014American Dragon: Jake LongSeptember 5, 2005 - September 15, 2013NoThe Bernie Mac ShowSeptember 12, 2005 - October 9, 2009YesJune 2014Brandy & Mr. WhiskersSeptember 5, 2005 - June 16, 2013NoDave the BarbarianSeptember 5, 2005 - October 31, 2010YesEven StevensSeptember 5, 2005 - August 27, 2017NoHigglytown HeroesSeptember 5, 2005 - June 1, 2014NoJoJo's CircusSeptember 5, 2005 - June 1, 2014NoKim PossibleSeptember 5, 2005 - January 28, 2018YesLilo & Stitch: The SeriesSeptember 5, 2005 - August 16, 2020YesLittle EinsteinsOctober 17, 2005 - August 30, 2019YesLizzie McGuireSeptember 5, 2005 - August 27, 2017YesMy Wife and KidsSeptember 12, 2005 - May 27, 2011YesJune 2014Phil of the FutureSeptember 5, 2005 - August 27, 2017NoSex and the CitySeptember 12, 2005 - August 28, 2009NoJune 2014SmallvilleSeptember 18, 2005 - April 8, 2007YesJune 2014South ParkSeptember 19, 2005 - September 14, 2012YesStanleySeptember 5, 2005 - September 15, 2013YesStar Trek: EnterpriseSeptember 10, 2005 - September 17, 2006YesThe Buzz on MaggieSeptember 5, 2005 - January 22, 2010YesThe Proud FamilySeptember 5, 2005 - September 4, 2011YesThe Suite Life of Zack & CodySeptember 5, 2005 - June 17, 2018YesThat's So RavenSeptember 5, 2005 - June 17, 2018YesStar Trek: EnterpriseSeptember 10, 2005 - September 17, 2006NoJune 2014South ParkSeptember 19, 2005 - September 14, 2012YesJune 2014 Shows changing networks Show Moved from Moved to Journal Editorial Report PBS Fox News Channel Project Greenlight HBO Bravo TNA iMPACT! Fox Sports Net Spike TV Drew Carey's Green Screen Show The WB Comedy CentralWhose Line is it Anyway?ABCABC Family Wildboyz MTV MTV2 WWE Raw Spike TV USA Network6teenCartoon NetworkNickelodeonKipperNick Jr.PBS Kids SproutBob the BuilderTeletubbiesPBS KidsBoohbahZoboomafooJay Jay the Jet PlaneSagwa, the Chinese Siamese CatSesame StreetNogginBaby Looney TunesCartoon NetworkBoomerangAmerican CasinoDiscovery ChannelTravel Channel Notable television films and specials Title Channel Date of airingLackawanna Blues HBO February 12Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama Disney Channel April 8Warm Springs HBO April 30The Proud Family Movie Disney Channel August 19The Flight That Fought Back Discovery Channel September 11Mrs. Harris HBO September 16Twitches Disney Channel October 14The Batman vs. Dracula Cartoon Network October 22 Miniseries Title Channel Premiere dateThief FX March 28Elvis CBS May 8Empire Falls HBO May 28Into the West TNT June 10Elizabeth I HBO September 29Sleeper Cell Showtime December 4The Triangle Sci Fi Channel December 5The Lost Prince PBS December 18 Networks and services Launches Network name Type Launch Date Notes Source Military History Channel Cable television January 5 Starz Comedy Paid television Unknown ESPNU Cable television March 4 Crime & Investigation Cable television April 1 Fox Soccer Plus Cable and satellite April 26 The Tube Music Network OTA television June Logo TV Cable television June 30 Retro TV OTA television July Current TV Cable television August 1 Funimation Channel Cable television September 29 KBS America Cable television October 6 mHz Worldview Cable television October 19 Latele Novela Network Cable television November 1 MTV Chi Cable television December 6 NRB TV Cable television December 21 Smile of a Child OTA television December 24 Conversions and rebrandings Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes SourceG4TechTVG4Cable televisionFebruary 15Newsworld InternationalCurrent TVCable televisionJuly 31 International Channel AZN Television Cable television UnknownBlack Starz!Starz in BlackPaid televisionUnknownStarz! TheaterStarz EdgePaid televisionMarch 25Starz! KidsStarz Kids & FamilyPaid televisionUnknownStarz! FamilyStarz Kids & FamilyPaid televisionUnknownActionEncore ActionPaid televisionUnknownLove StoriesEncore LovePaid televisionMarch 25True StoriesEncore DramaPaid televisionMarch 25WAM! America's Kidz NetworkEncore WamPaid televisionUnknownMysteryEncore MysteryPaid televisionUnknownWesternsEncore WesternsPaid televisionUnknownFox Sports WorldFox Soccer ChannelCable televisionMarch 28 Speed ChannelSpeedCable televisionUnknownVH1 MegaHitsLogoCable televisionJune 30Pax TVi: Independent TelevisionOTA televisionJuly 1 PBS Kids ChannelPBS Kids SproutCable televisionSeptember 26FreeviewThe 101 NetworkGoodlife TV NetworkAmericanLife TV NetworkCable televisionUnknown Television stations Station launches Date City of License/Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/Ref. January 1 Columbia, South Carolina WZRB 47 UPN March 24 Walsenburg, Colorado K28HN 28 America One June 1 Alexandria, Louisiana KBCA 41 The WB June 15 Hattiesburg, Mississippi WHPM-LP 23 Fox July Boise, Idaho KKJB 39 America One July 1 Great Falls, Montana KTGF-LP 50 NBC Translator of KTVH/Helena August Lake Havasu City, Arizona KBBA-LP 10 Independent October Holbrook, Arizona KNJO-LP 6 America One November 29 Ames/Des Moines, Iowa KEFB 34 TBN Unknown date Albany, Georgia WALB-DT2 10.2 NBC Weather Plus Charlotte, North Carolina WCEE-LP 16 TBN Chicago, Illinois W55DF 55 MTV Tr3s Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands WEON-LP 60 Fox Marquette, Michigan WLUC-DT2 6.2 The Tube Music Network Pittsburg, Kansas (Joplin, Missouri) KPJO-LP 49 TBN Spokane, Washington K09FZ 11 ABC Translator of KXLY-TV/Spokane Births Date Name NotabilityJanuary 4Dafne KeenSpanish and British actressJanuary 8Collin DeanVoice actor (Over the Garden Wall, The Loud House)January 20Carter ThorneCanadian voice actor (PAW Patrol, PJ Masks)January 31Mallory James MahoneyActress (Bunk'd)February 14Jailen BatesActor (WITS Academy)February 15Nicolas BechtelActor (Stuck in the Middle)February 23Arica HimmelActress (Mixed-ish)March 14Aiden LewandowskiActor March 17Flynn MorrisonActor (Last Man Standing)March 18Ryan AlessiActor (All That)March 26Ella AndersonActress (Henry Danger, The Adventures of Kid Danger)March 29Brooklyn ShuckActress (Evil)April 7Nathan JanakActor (All That, Drama Club)April 13Brandon SeversActor (Walk the Prank)April 19Olivia PrestiCanadian actress (Odd Squad)May 4Navia RobinsonActress (Raven's Home)May 5Gabrielle Nevaeh GreenActress (All That, That Girl Lay Lay)May 12Ava AcresActress (Adventure Time, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)May 14Maxwell Acee DonovanActor (Gabby Duran and the Unsittables)May 19Jack GoreActor (Billions, The Kids Are Alright)June 2Jadah MarieActressJune 14Tamara SmartActress (Are You Afraid of the Dark?)June 25Kylie CantrallActress (Gabby Duran & the Unsittables) and singerJune 27Isaiah CrewsActor (Side Hustle)July 12Issac Ryan BrownActor (Raven's Home, Puppy Dog Pals, The Owl House)July 20Alison FernandezActressJuly 22Israel JohnsonActor (Bunk'd)August 3Ramon ReedActor (Just Roll with It)September 6Shay RudolphActress (The Baby-Sitters Club) September 7Ruth RighiActress (Sydney to the Max) and singerAndrew OrtegaActor (WITS Academy)September 10Sophia ForestActress (I Am Frankie)September 30Nathan ArenasActor (Bunk'd)October 7Lulu WilsonActressOctober 16Ruby Rose TurnerActress (Coop & Cami Ask the World) and dancerDecember 10Kyliegh CurranActress (Secrets of Sulphur Springs)December 14Mia Sinclair JennessActress (Fancy Nancy)December 24Jaxon MerceyCanadian voice actor (Ryder on PAW Patrol)December 30Brady NoonActor (The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers) Deaths Date Name Age NotabilityJanuary 19Lamont Bentley31Actor (Moesha, The Parkers) and rapperJanuary 23Johnny Carson79Comedian, host of The Tonight ShowJanuary 29Bill Shadel96News anchor (ABC News)February 12Brian Kelly73Actor (Straightaway, Flipper)March 25Paul Henning93Producer (The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres)March 29Johnnie Cochran67LawyerApril 5Debralee Scott52Actress, game show panelist (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Match Game)April 26Mason Adams86Actor (Charlie Hume on Lou Grant)May 17Frank Gorshin72Actor (The Riddler on Batman)May 21Howard Morris85Actor, director (Your Show of Shows, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, The Andy Griffith Show, The Magilla Gorilla Show, The Archie Show, DuckTales, Garfield and Friends, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel)May 22Thurl Ravenscroft91Actor (Tony the Tiger of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes commercials)May 26Eddie Albert99Actor (Oliver Wendell Douglas on Green Acres, Frank MacBride on Switch)June 24Paul Winchell82Ventriloquist, actor (Wacky Races, Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, Heathcliff, The Smurfs, Yogi's Treasure Hunt, Adventures of the Gummi Bears, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)June 25John Fiedler80Actor (The Bob Newhart Show, Buffalo Bill, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)July 5James Stockdale81Subject of In Love and War and participant in the 1992 vice presidential debate.Hodgson Godfrey 2005-07-07 Vice Admiral James Stockdale https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/jul/08/guardianobituaries.usa 2025-07-26 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077July 20James Doohan85Actor (Scotty on original Star Trek)August 4Ileen Getz43Actress (3rd Rock from the Sun)August 7Peter Jennings67ABC news anchorAugust 8Barbara Bel Geddes82Actress ("Miss Ellie" on Dallas)August 9Matthew McGrory32ActorAugust 23Brock Peters78ActorSeptember 2Bob Denver70Actor (Gilligan on Gilligan's Island and Maynard G. Krebs on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis)September 25Don Adams82Actor (Get Smart, Tennessee Tuxedo, Inspector Gadget, Gadget Boy & Heather, Pepper Ann)October 2Nipsey Russell87Actor, comedian and game-show panelistOctober 6Ray Bumatai52Actor (Tito Makani on Rocket Power)October 7Charles Rocket56Actor (Saturday Night Live)October 21Tara Correa-McMullen16ActressNovember 13Eddie Guerrero38Professional wrestler and star of WWE SmackDownNovember 24Pat Morita73Actor (Sanford and Son, Happy Days, Ohara)November 29Wendie Jo Sperber47Actress (Babes, Bosom Buddies)December 10Richard Pryor65Actor, comedian (The Richard Pryor Show)December 16John Spencer58Actor (L.A. Law, The West Wing)December 25Vernon Roberts94ActorDecember 26Vincent Schiavelli57Actor (Hey Arnold!) See also 2005 in the United States List of American films of 2005 References External links List of 2005 American television series at IMDb 2005 Category:2000s in American television