Editing 2001 in American television (section)

==Programs==

===Debuts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date
! Show
! Channel
|-
|January 1
|''[[Great Hotels]]''
|[[Travel Channel]]
|-
|January 3
|''Top 20 Countdown''
|[[Country Music Television|CMT]]
|-
|January 6
|''[[How It's Made]]''
|[[Science (TV channel)|Discovery Science]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|January 7
|''[[The Division]]''
|[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
|-
| ''[[Lifestyle Magazine (TV series)|Lifestyle Magazine]]''
|[[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]
|-
| ''[[Totally Hoops]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 9
| ''[[The Mole (American TV series)|The Mole]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Three Sisters (American TV series)|Three Sisters]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 10
| ''[[Grounded for Life]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Temptation Island (TV series)|Temptation Island]]''
|-
|rowspan="3"|January 12
| ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
| ''[[Popstars]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
| ''[[Gary & Mike]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 13
| ''[[Bob the Builder]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
| ''[[House of Mouse]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|January 14
| ''[[Taina (TV series)|Taina]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|January 15
| ''[[100 Centre Street]]''
|[[A&E Network|A&E]]
|-
|January 22
| ''[[The Book of Pooh]]''
|[[Playhouse Disney]]
|-
|January 27
| ''[[The Zeta Project]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
|January 30
| ''[[On the Team]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-29-ca-18377-story.html|title=New on Noggin: ''Team'', Yes, ''Big Kids'', No|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 29, 2001|last=Heffley|first=Lynne}}</ref>
|[[Noggin (brand)|Noggin]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|February 3
| ''[[Lloyd in Space]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Power Rangers Time Force]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
|February 3
|''[[XFL (2001)|XFL]]''
|[[NBC]]/UPN
|-
|February 4
|''[[Kathy's So-Called Reality]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
|February 24
|''[[Kate Brasher]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
|February 27
| ''[[The Andy Dick Show]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
|February 28
| ''[[Some of My Best Friends]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
|March 1
| ''[[Big Apple (TV series)|Big Apple]]''
|CBS
|-
|March 4
| ''[[The Lone Gunmen (TV series)|The Lone Gunmen]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|March 5
|''BET.com Countdown''
|[[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]
|-
|March 6
| ''[[The Fighting Fitzgeralds]]''
|NBC
|-
|March 11
| ''[[Doc (2001 TV series)|Doc]]''
|[[PAX TV]]
|-
|March 12
| ''[[The Chris Isaak Show]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
|March 14
| ''[[The Job (2001 TV series)|The Job]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|March 19
| ''[[First Years]]''
|NBC
|-
|March 26
| ''[[Texas Justice]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
|March 27
| ''[[What About Joan?]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 28
| ''[[My Wife and Kids]]''
|-
| ''[[Boot Camp (TV series)|Boot Camp]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 30
|''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|''[[Invader Zim]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 1
|''[[The Oblongs]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
|''[[Undergrads]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
|April 4
|''[[That's My Bush!]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
|April 6
|''Jerkbeast Show''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.staticvideo.com/jerkbeast/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021051746/http://www.staticvideo.com/jerkbeast/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-10-21|title=Jerkbeast - Seattle Public Access Show episodes|date=2008-10-21|access-date=2018-04-27}}</ref>
|[[Seattle Community Access Network|SCAN-TV]]
|-
|April 10
|''[[Robotica (TV Show)|Robotica]]''
|[[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 11
| ''The Quarters''
|[[TVG Network]]
|-
| ''[[Special Unit 2]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
|April 16
| ''[[The Weakest Link (American game show)|The Weakest Link]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 17
| ''[[All Souls (TV series)|All Souls]]''
|UPN
|-
| ''[[Chains of Love (TV series)|Chains of Love]]''
|UPN
|-
|April 21
| ''[[Weekend Now]]''
|[[The Weather Channel]]
|-
|April 22
| ''[[Nero Wolfe]]''
|[[A&E Network|A&E]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 5
|''[[The Cost of Freedom]]''
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|-
|''[[Dismissed (American TV series)|Dismissed]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
|June 1
|''[[Unwrapped]]''
|[[Food Network]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 2
|''[[Braceface]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Freeform (TV channel)|Fox Family]]
|-
|''[[So Little Time]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" |June 3
|''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
|''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
|June 5
|''[[Kristin (TV series)|Kristin]]''
|NBC
|-
|June 8
|''[[Time Squad]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|June 10
|''[[Tiny Planets]]''
|[[Nick Jr. Channel|Noggin]]
|-
|June 11
| ''[[Fear Factor]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
|June 12
| ''[[Witchblade (2001 TV series)|Witchblade]]''
|[[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]
|-
|June 13
| ''[[The Beast (2001 TV series)|The Beast]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|June 18
| ''[[Spyder Games]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
|June 19
| ''[[Go Fish (TV series)|Go Fish]]''
|NBC
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 20
| ''[[Primetime Glick]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
| ''[[You Don't Know Jack (game show)|You Don't Know Jack]]''
|ABC
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 21
| ''[[WWE Tough Enough]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
| ''[[Spy TV]]''
|NBC
|-
|June 25
|''[[State of Grace (TV series)|State of Grace]]''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|Fox Family]]
|-
|June 26
|''[[Animal Precinct]]''
|[[Animal Planet]]
|-
|June 30
| ''[[The Ripping Friends]]''
|Fox Kids
|-
|July 10
| ''[[Cinema Insomnia]]''
|[[KXTV]]
|-
|July 12
| ''[[Night Visions (TV series)|Night Visions]]''
|Fox
|-
|July 18
| ''[[Access Granted]]''
|[[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|July 24
| ''[[Murder in Small Town X]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[The Downer Channel]]''
|NBC
|-
|July 23
| ''[[The Best Damn Sports Show Period]]''
|ESPN
|-
|July 29
| ''[[Leap Years]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|August 1
| ''[[Hard Knocks (documentary series)|Hard Knocks]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[MythQuest]]''
|[[PBS]]
|-
| ''[[Out There TV]]''
|[[America One]]
|-
|August 3
| ''[[Manhunt (2001 TV series)|Manhunt]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|August 4
| ''[[All About Us (TV series)|All About Us]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
|''[[America's Test Kitchen]]''
|[[PBS]]
|-
|August 5
| ''[[Insomniac with Dave Attell]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
|August 8
| ''[[The Wayne Brady Show]]''
|ABC
|-
|August 9
| ''[[Going to California (TV series)|Going to California]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
|August 10
|''[[Samurai Jack]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|August 11
|''[[Cubix|Cubix: Robots for Everyone]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
|August 14
|''[[Dead Last]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
|August 19
|''[[Let's Bowl]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
|August 20
|''[[Oswald (TV series)|Oswald]]''
|[[Nick Jr.]]
|-
|August 24
|''[[Grim & Evil]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|August 27
| ''[[Shipmates (TV series)|Shipmates]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
|August 31
| ''[[The Nightmare Room]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
|September 1
| ''[[The Legend of Tarzan (TV series)|The Legend of Tarzan]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
|September 2
| ''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series]]''
|[[PBS Kids]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 3
| ''[[One on One (American TV series)|One on One]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
| ''[[Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat]]''
|[[PBS Kids]]
|-
|September 4
| ''[[Lost (game show)|Lost]]''
|NBC
|-
|September 5
| ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
|September 8
| ''[[Moolah Beach]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |September 9
| ''[[Ponderosa (TV series)|Ponderosa]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Ion Television|PAX TV]]
|-
| ''Ed McMahon's Next Big Star''
|-
|''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''
|HBO
|-
|rowspan="4"|September 10
| ''[[The Ananda Lewis Show]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Iyanla Vanzant|Iyanla]]''
|-
| ''[[The Other Half (talk show)|The Other Half]]''
|-
| ''[[The URL With Phred Show]]''
|[[Nick Jr. Channel|Noggin]]
|-
|September 12
| ''[[American Morning]]''
|[[CNN]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|September 15
| ''[[Alienators: Evolution Continues]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
|''[[The Proud Family]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
|''[[Stanley (2001 TV series)|Stanley]]''
|[[Playhouse Disney]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|September 17
| ''[[ElimiDate]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Rendez-View]]''
|-
| ''[[Michael Baisden|Talk or Walk]]''
|-
|September 19
| ''[[Wolf Lake]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
|September 22
| ''[[What's with Andy?]]''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|Fox Family]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 23
| ''[[The Education of Max Bickford]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Mind of the Married Man]]''
|HBO
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 24
| ''[[Crossing Jordan]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[The Ellen Show]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
|rowspan="5"|September 25
| ''[[The Guardian (TV series)|The Guardian]]''
|-
| ''[[Philly (TV series)|Philly]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Undeclared]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Emeril (TV series)|Emeril]]''
|NBC
|-
| ''[[Love Cruise]]''
|Fox
|-
|September 26
| ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 27
| ''[[The Agency (2001 TV series)|The Agency]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Inside Schwartz]]''
|NBC
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 28
| ''[[Thieves (TV series)|Thieves]]''
|ABC
|-
| ''[[Pasadena (TV series)|Pasadena]]''
|Fox
|-
| rowspan="2" |September 29
| ''[[The Mummy (TV series)|The Mummy: The Animated Series]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
| ''[[Citizen Baines]]''
|CBS
|-
|rowspan="4"|September 30
| ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[UC: Undercover]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[War Stories with Oliver North]]''
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|October 1
| ''[[The 5th Wheel]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Tales from the Neverending Story]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|October 2
|''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
|''[[Bob Patterson (TV series)|Bob Patterson]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|October 3
|''[[According to Jim]]''
|-
|rowspan="3"|October 5
|''[[Maybe It's Me (TV series)|Maybe It's Me]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[The WB]]
|-
|''[[Raising Dad]]''
|-
|''[[Reba (TV series)|Reba]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"|October 6
|''[[Mutant X (TV series)|Mutant X]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Sk8 (TV series)|Sk8]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|October 14
|''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|''[[Men, Women & Dogs]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[The WB]]
|-
| ''[[Off Centre]]''
|-
|October 16
| ''[[Smallville]]''
|-
|October 20
| ''[[Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|October 22
| ''[[Pardon the Interruption]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[ESPN]]
|-
| ''Unscripted with Chris Connelly''
|-
|October 25
| ''[[Truth or Scare]]''
|[[Discovery Kids]]
|-
|November 3
| ''[[Totally Spies!]]''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]]
|-
|November 5
| ''[[NewsNight with Aaron Brown]]''
|[[CNN]]
|-
|November 6
| ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|November 7
| ''[[Beat the Geeks]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
|November 8
|''[[The Tick (2001 TV series)|The Tick]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|November 14
|''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]''
|-
|rowspan="3"|November 17
|''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|''[[30 Minute Meals]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Food Network]]
|-
|''Sara's Secrets''
|-
|November 19
|''[[The Popeye Show]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|November 25
|''[[Action League Now!]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|December 2
| ''[[Project Greenlight]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
|December 16
| ''Iron Chef USA''
|UPN
|-
|December 31
| ''[[New Year's Eve Live (CNN program)|CNN New Year's Eve Live]]''
|[[CNN]]
|}

===Returning this year===
{| class="wikitable"
|- "
! Show || Last aired || Previous network || New network || Returning
|-
|''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
|rowspan="3"|1999
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|[[Cartoon Network]]/[[Adult Swim]]
|May 7/September 2
|-
|''[[Unsolved Mysteries]]''
|[[CBS]]
|[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
|July 11
|-
|''[[Home Movies (TV series)|Home Movies]]''
|[[UPN]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Adult Swim]]
|rowspan="5"|September 2
|-
|''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''
|rowspan="4"|2000
|rowspan="4"|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|''[[The Brak Show]]''
|-
|''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''
|-
|''[[Sealab 2021]]''
|-
|''[[Card Sharks]]''
|1989
|[[CBS]]
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|September 17
|-
|''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''
|1999
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|November 16
|-
|}

===Ending this year===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date 
! Show 
! Network
! Debut
! Status
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 6
|''[[Croc Files]]''
|Discovery Kids on NBC
|1999
|rowspan="26"|Cancelled
|-
|''[[One World (TV series)|One World]]''
|NBC
|1998
|-
|January 13
|''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]'' 
|ABC
|2000
|-
|January 14
|''[[The Jamie Foxx Show]]''
|The WB
|1996
|-
|January 17
|''[[Welcome to New York (TV series)|Welcome to New York]]''
|CBS
|2000
|-
|January 18
|''[[Later (talk show)|Later]]''
|NBC
|1988
|-
|January 26
|''[[Level 9 (TV series)|Level 9]]''
|UPN
|2000
|-
|February 6
|''[[Beggars and Choosers (TV series)|Beggars and Choosers]]''
|Showtime
|1999
|-
|rowspan="2"|February 18
|''[[Grosse Pointe (TV series)|Grosse Pointe]]''
|rowspan="2"|The WB
|rowspan="3"|2000
|-
|''[[Hype (TV series)|Hype]]''
|-
|February 24
|''[[Corduroy (TV series)|Corduroy]]''
|PBS Kids
|-
|March 1
|''[[Madeline (TV series)|Madeline]]''
|Disney Channel
|1993
|-
|March 4
|''[[La Femme Nikita (TV series)|La Femme Nikita]]''
|USA Network
|1997
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 5
|''[[Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (TV series)|Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot]]''
|Fox Kids
|1999
|-
|''[[Cleopatra 2525]]''
|Syndication
|rowspan="4"|2000
|-
|March 7
|''[[Bette (TV series)|Bette]]''
|CBS
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 11
|''[[The Bob Clampett Show]]''
|Cartoon Network
|-
|''[[Strip Mall]]''
|Comedy Central
|-
|March 21
|''[[WCW Thunder]]''
|TBS
|1998
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 23
|''[[Generation O!]]''
|Kids' WB
|2000
|-
|''[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons]]''
|Nickelodeon
|1998
|-
|March 24
| ''[[Cover Me (American TV series)|Cover Me]]''
|USA
|rowspan="2"|2000
|-
|March 25
|''[[In a Heartbeat (TV series)|In a Heartbeat]]''
|Disney Channel
|-
|March 26
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]'' 
|TNT
|1995
|-
|March 30
|''[[Hollywood Showdown]]''
|GSN
|2000
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 31
|''[[Spider-Man Unlimited]]''
|Fox Kids
|1999
|-
|''[[WCW Worldwide]]''
|Syndication
|1975
|Ended
|-
|April 1
|''[[Kathy's So-Called Reality]]''
|MTV
|2001
|rowspan="19"|Cancelled
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 6
|''[[The Norm Show]]''
|ABC
|1999
|-
|''[[Teletubbies]]''
|PBS Kids
|1998
|-
|April 9
|''[[Gideon's Crossing]]''
|ABC
|2000
|-
|April 11
|''[[Some of My Best Friends]]''
|CBS
|rowspan="4"|2001
|-
|April 13
|''[[Gary & Mike]]''
|UPN
|-
|April 14
|''[[Kate Brasher]]''
|CBS
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 15
|''[[Totally Hoops]]''
|Disney Channel
|-
|''[[Jack & Jill (TV series)|Jack & Jill]]''
|The WB
|rowspan="2"|1999
|-
|April 22
|''[[The Lot (TV series)|The Lot]]''
|AMC
|-
|May 4
|''[[Nash Bridges]]''
|CBS
|1996
|-
|May 11
|''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]''
|CBS
|1993
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 14
|''[[Baywatch]]''
|Syndication
|1989
|-
|''[[Moesha]]''
|UPN
|1996
|-
|May 15
|''[[The Fighting Fitzgeralds]]''
|NBC
|2001
|-
|May 16
|''[[Two Guys and a Girl]]''
|ABC
|1998
|-
|May 17
|''[[All That]]'' (returned in 2002)
|rowspan="2"|Nickelodeon
|1994
|-
|rowspan="3"|May 19
|''[[Cousin Skeeter]]''
|rowspan="2"|1998
|-
|''[[The Howard Stern Radio Show]]''
|Syndication
|-
|''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]''
|CBS
|1993
|rowspan="2"|Ended
|-
|May 22
|''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''
|NBC
|1996
|-
|rowspan="4"|May 23
|''[[Boot Camp (TV series)|Boot Camp]]''
|Fox
|rowspan="2"|2001
|rowspan="25"|Cancelled
|-
|''[[That's My Bush!]]''
|Comedy Central
|-
|''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
|UPN
|1995
|-
|''[[Moral Court]]''
|Syndication
|2000
|-
|May 27
|''[[Mike, Lu & Og]]''
|Cartoon Network
|1999
|-
|May 29
|''[[DAG (American TV series)|DAG]]''
|NBC
|2000
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 1
|''[[Seven Days (TV series)|Seven Days]]''
|UPN
|1998
|-
|''[[The Lone Gunmen (TV series)|The Lone Gunmen]]''
|Fox
|2001
|-
|June 6
|''[[18 Wheels of Justice]]''
|TNN
|2000
|-
|June 7
|''[[Zoboomafoo]]''
|PBS
|1999
|-
|June 18
|''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''
|Syndication
|1995
|-
|rowspan="3"|June 22
|''[[FreakyLinks]]''
|Fox
|rowspan="2"|2000
|-
|''[[History IQ]]''
|The History Channel
|-
|''[[The Famous Jett Jackson]]''
|Disney Channel
|1998
|-
|June 27
|''[[Ladies Man (1999 TV series)|Ladies Man]]''
|CBS
|1999
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 30
|''[[Men in Black: The Series]]''
|Kids' WB
|1997
|-
|''[[MasterChef USA]]''
|PBS
|rowspan="2"|2000
|-
|July 10
|''[[The Geena Davis Show]]''
|ABC
|-
|July 17
|''The Big Garage''
|TLC
|1997
|-
|July 25
|''[[The Beast (2001 TV series)|The Beast]]''
|ABC
|rowspan="2"|2001
|-
|August 12
|''[[Undergrads]]''
|MTV
|-
|August 18
|''[[WWF LiveWire]]''
|TNN
|1996
|-
|August 19
|''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling]]''
|USA Network
|1986
|-
|August 28
|''[[Cursed (2000 TV series)|Cursed]]''
|NBC
|2000
|-
|rowspan="3"|August 31
|''[[The Big Help]]''
|Nickelodeon
|1994
|-
|''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]''
|PBS
|1968
|Ended
|-
|''[[The Queen Latifah Show]]'' (returned in 2013)
|Syndication
|1999
|rowspan="28"|Cancelled
|-
|September 1
|''[[Murder in Small Town X]]''
|Fox
|2001
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 7
|''[[Real TV]]''
|Syndication
|1996
|-
|''[[Judge Mills Lane]]''
|Syndication
|1998
|-
|September 9
|''[[Phred on Your Head Show]]''
|Noggin
|1999
|-
|September 20
|''[[Spyder Games]]''
|MTV
|rowspan="2"|2001
|-
|September 25
|''[[Dead Last]]''
|The WB
|-
|September 28
|''[[So Weird]]''
|Disney Channel
|1999
|-
|October 1
|''[[Internet Tonight]]'' 
|ZDTV/TechTV
|1998
|-
|October 7
|''[[Monster Rancher (TV series)|Monster Rancher]]''
|Syndication
|1999
|-
|October 9
|''[[What About Joan?]]''
|ABC
|2001
|-
|October 15
|''[[Bug Juice]]'' (returned in 2018)
|Disney Channel
|rowspan="2"|1998
|-
|October 19
|''[[Inquizition]]''
|GSN
|-
|November 1
|''[[Bob Patterson (TV series)|Bob Patterson]]''
|ABC
|rowspan="2"|2001
|-
|November 3
|''[[Citizen Baines]]''
|CBS
|-
|November 5
|''[[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]''
|ABC
|1997
|-
|November 10
|''[[All About Us (TV series)|All About Us]]''
|NBC
|2001
|-
|November 17
|''[[MythQuest]]'' 
|PBS
|2001
|-
|November 22
|''[[Maisy]]''
|Noggin
|1999
|-
|November 30
|''[[ReBoot]]''
|YTV
|1994
|-
|December 7
|''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' (returned in 2004)
|Cartoon Network
|1997
|-
|December 10
|''[[Angela Anaconda]]''
|Fox Family
|1999
|-
|December 15
|''[[City Guys]]''
|NBC
|1997
|-
|December 18
|''[[Batman Beyond]]''
|Kids' WB
|1999
|-
|rowspan="2"|December 28
|''[[2 Minute Drill (game show)|2 Minute Drill]]''
|ESPN
|rowspan="2"|2000
|-
|''[[Timothy Goes to School]]''
|PBS Kids
|-
|December 30
|''[[Men, Women & Dogs]]''
|The WB
|2001
|}

===Entering syndication this year===
{|class="wikitable"
|- "
! Show || Seasons || In Production || Source
|-
|''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''||5||rowspan="1"|Yes||
|-
|''[[City Guys]]''||4||rowspan="1"|No||
|-
|''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]''||5||rowspan="1"|Yes||
|-
|''[[Just Shoot Me!]]''||5||rowspan="1"|Yes||
|-
|''[[King of the Hill]]''||5||rowspan="1"|Yes||
|-
|''[[The Practice]]''||5||rowspan="1"|Yes||
|-
|''[[The Steve Harvey Show]]''||5||rowspan="1"|Yes||
|-
|''[[Two Guys and a Girl]]''||4||rowspan="1"|No||
|}

===Changes of network affiliation===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Show
! Moved from
! Moved to
|-
| ''[[American High (TV series)|American High]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]
|- 
|''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|[[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]]
|-
|''[[Candid Camera]]''
| rowspan="3" |[[CBS]]
|[[Ion Television|PAX TV]]
|-
| ''[[Unsolved Mysteries]]''
| [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
|-
| ''[[Card Sharks]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[The Weekenders]]''
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|rowspan="3"| [[UPN]]
|-
| ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
|rowspan="2"| [[The WB]]
|-
| ''[[Roswell (TV series)|Roswell]]''
|-
| ''[[Jay Jay the Jet Plane]]''
| [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]]
| [[PBS Kids]]
|-
| ''[[National Geographic Explorer]]''
| [[CNBC]]
| [[MSNBC]]
|-
| ''[[Home Movies (TV series)|Home Movies]]''
| [[UPN]]
|rowspan="6"| [[Adult Swim]]
|-
| ''[[The Brak Show]]''
|rowspan="5"| [[Cartoon Network]]
|-
| ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''
|-
| ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''
|-
| ''[[Sealab 2021]]''
|-
| ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
|}

===Notable TV movies===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Premiere date
! Title
! Channel
|-
!March 24
|''[[Wit (film)|Wit]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
!April 28
|''[[61*]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
!April 29
|''[[On Golden Pond (2001 film)|On Golden Pond]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!May 19
|''[[Conspiracy (2001 film)|Conspiracy]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
!July 21
|''[[All Growed Up]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
!July 30
|''[[The Retrievers]]''
|[[Animal Planet]]
|-
!September 14
|''[[The Poof Point]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
!October 12
|''[[Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
!November 3
|''[[The Flintstones: On the Rocks]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
!November 18
|''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life Reunion]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!December 2
| ''[[The Lost Battalion (2001 film)|The Lost Battalion]]''
| [[A&E (TV network)|A&E]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |December 7
|''[[12 Tiny Christmas Tales]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|''[['Twas the Night (film)|'Twas the Night]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
!December 11
|''[[A Rugrats Kwanzaa]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|}