Editing 2003 in American television (section)

===September===
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!1
| In [[Casper, Wyoming]], [[ION Television|Pax TV]] affiliate [[KCWY-DT|KCWY]] switches its affiliation to [[NBC]], taking that affiliation from [[KTWO-TV]] which will join [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in March 2004. In the interim, KTWO-TV becomes an [[Independent station (North America)|independent]] station with select programming from Pax.
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!8
| [[Amerie]], host of [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]'s ''[[The Center (TV series)|The Center]]'',  leaves the show so she could work on her new music.
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!10
| [[UPN]]'s series ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' begins a season-long story sequence – the first time a full season of a ''Star Trek'' series has been devoted to one storyline. (Three episodes into the new season, the series title is changed to ''Star Trek: Enterprise''.)
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| [[John Ritter]] dies from an undiagnosed [[aortic dissection]] at the age of 54 hours after falling ill on the set of his sitcom ''[[8 Simple Rules|8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter]]''.
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|''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' incorporates "Prize Puzzle" in one of the first three rounds and awards a trip to the contestant who solve the themed puzzle for this round. The initial incarnation occurs weekly during the first two seasons of appearance, but has changed to a daily format beginning on Season 23 and has used since.
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!21
| The [[CBS]] comedy ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'' wins its first [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy]] award and the [[NBC]] drama ''[[The West Wing]]'' wins its fourth straight Emmy for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]] at the [[55th Primetime Emmy Awards]]. The ceremonies are telecast by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].
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