Editing 2002 in American television (section)

===September===
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!1
| [[Clear Channel Communications|Clear Channel]] reverts the [[WOAI-TV|KMOL-TV]] branding in [[San Antonio]] back to the WOAI-TV branding, since Clear Channel traded [[WFTC]] to [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] in return for two network-based affiliates originally by Chris Craft, KTVX, and KMOL.
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| [[Disney Channel]] stops broadcasting its afternoon and late night programming blocks "Zoog Disney" and "Vault Disney".
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| In [[Portland, Oregon]], the [[Meredith Corporation]]'s duopoly of [[UPN]] affiliate [[KPTV]] and [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[KPDX]] (which Fox had sold to Meredith on June 17 in exchange for [[WOFL]] in [[Orlando, Florida]] and its semi-satellite in [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]], [[WOGX]]) swap affiliations.
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|[[KPSP-CD|KPSP-LP]] in [[Palm Springs, California]] signs-on the air, giving the [[Coachella Valley]] its first-ever [[CBS]] affiliate.
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!4
| [[Kelly Clarkson]] wins the [[American Idol (season 1)|first season]] of [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s reality series ''[[American Idol]]''.
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!7
| [[Fox Kids]] (which had been on the air since 1990) airs for the final time, as [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] had sold the block's program library to Disney, parent company of rival network [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. It was replaced the following week (on September 14) by the 4Kids-programmed [[4KidsTV|FoxBox]].<ref name="4Kids">{{cite news|title=4Kids buys 4 hours from Fox Kids|url=https://variety.com/2002/tv/news/4kids-buys-4-hours-from-fox-kids-1117858752/|author=Paula Bernstein|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 18, 2002|access-date=June 3, 2022}}</ref>
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!8
| In Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] [[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]] [[WFTC]] swaps affiliations with sister station and [[UPN]] affiliate [[KMSP-TV]], due to Fox's desire to place their programming on a stronger station (in addition to being on VHF, KMSP-TV has higher ratings, a stronger signal, and a well-established news department).<ref name="mspbj-kmspfoxagain">{{cite news|last1=Kamenick|first1=Amy|title=Channels 9 and 29 swap affiliations|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2002/05/20/daily38.html|access-date=September 19, 2016|work=[[Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal]]|date=May 23, 2002}}</ref>
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!9
| [[John Madden]] officially makes his debut as the new [[color commentator]] for ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. Madden's first regular season [[List of Monday Night Football results (1990–2009)|broadcast]] was a [[NFL Kickoff Game|game]] in [[Gillette Stadium|New England]] between the [[2002 New England Patriots season|Patriots]] and the [[2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]. Working alongside [[Al Michaels]], Madden would later that season, be in the booth for ABC's broadcast of [[Super Bowl XXXVII]] from [[San Diego Stadium|San Diego]]. Madden would become the first person to do televised color commentary for two consecutive Super Bowls on two different networks (having previously called [[Super Bowl XXXVI]] for [[NFL on Fox|Fox]]).
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!14
| Major upheavals take place on Saturday mornings, as three of the four major networks change their programming on this day, with [[NBC]] preparing to do the same. [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], having sold Fox Kids Worldwide to [[The Walt Disney Company]] the previous year, ends [[Fox Kids]] and sells its airtime to [[4Licensing Corporation|4Kids Entertainment]], who begins programming their new children's programming block [[4Kids TV|FoxBox]]. Disney, having acquired Fox Kids' program library, re-launches [[Disney's One Saturday Morning]] on ABC as [[ABC Kids (TV programming block)|ABC Kids]]. [[CBS]], whose then and now-corporate sibling [[Nickelodeon]] programs its lineup, rebrands its [[Nick Jr. on CBS]] block as [[Nick on CBS]] and refocuses it on 2–11 year old children.<ref name="4Kids"/><ref name="ABC Kids">{{cite web|title=Kid skeds tread on joint strategy|url=https://www.variety.com/2002/tv/news/kid-skeds-tread-on-joint-strategy-1117873477|author=Paula Bernstein|work=Variety|date=September 29, 2002|access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref>
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!16
| [[Sony Pictures|Sony Pictures Entertainment]] rebranded the television unit of [[Columbia TriStar Television|Columbia TriStar Domestic Television]] into its proper name, [[Sony Pictures Television]] (which could bring Sony's upcoming future series, as well as Sony distributed shows, and classic shows from the [[Screen Gems|Screen Gems Television]]/[[Columbia Pictures Television]] library to be under the Sony Television unit as a whole). The new Sony Pictures Television unit would produce the remaining Columbia TriStar programs under the Sony name that were renewed for the [[2002–03 United States network television schedule|2002-2003 TV season]] (which includes well-known series, ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'', ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'', ''[[Jeopardy!]]'', etc.).
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!17
| Release date of [[Kelly Clarkson]]'s debut single, the double-A side CD "[[A Moment Like This]]"/"[[Before Your Love]]".
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!22
| Two [[NBC]] programs, ''[[Friends]]'' and ''[[The West Wing]]'', respectively win [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]] at the [[54th Primetime Emmy Awards]], which, by coincidence, airs on NBC.
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!25
| Lisa Donahue is the winner of [[CBS]]'s contest ''[[Big Brother 3 (American season)|Big Brother 3]]'' and wins the $500,000 prize; runner-up Danielle Reyes wins $50,000.
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!28
| After being on the air for over ten years, [[NBC]]'s Saturday morning block [[TNBC]] airs for the final time. The following week, NBC's deal with [[Discovery Networks]] takes effect, resulting in the launch of [[Discovery Kids on NBC]]. 
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| [[AMC (TV channel)|American Movie Classics]] is revamped to become a commercial general movie channel.
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| [[Disney Channel]], [[Playhouse Disney]], and [[Toon Disney]] unveil their new logos and graphics.
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