Editing 2002 in American television (section)

===Debuts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date
! Show
! Network
|-
|January 2
|''[[The Crocodile Hunter Diaries]]''
|[[Animal Planet]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 8
|''[[Last Call with Carson Daly]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
|''[[Imagine That (TV series)|Imagine That]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 13
| ''[[The Jamie Kennedy Experiment]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
| ''[[The Chamber (game show)|The Chamber]]''
|Fox
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 15
| ''[[The Chair (game show)|The Chair]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[First Monday]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 16
|''[[Combat Missions]]''
|[[USA Network]]
|-
|''[[Glory Days (2002 TV series)|Glory Days]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
|January 18
|''[[NOW on PBS|NOW]]''
|[[PBS]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|January 19
|''[[The Nick Cannon Show]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|''[[Teamo Supremo]]''
|[[ABC Kids (TV programming block)|ABC]]
|-
|''[[DragonflyTV]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[PBS Kids]]
|-
|January 21
|''[[Cyberchase]]''
|-
|January 23
|''[[American Family (2002 TV series)|American Family]]''
|[[PBS]]
|-
|January 23
|''[[That '80s Show]]''
|Fox
|-
|rowspan="2"|February 4
|''[[Morning Call (TV program)|Morning Call]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CNBC]]
|-
|''[[Closing Bell]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"|February 9
|''[[Galidor|Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
| ''[[Power Rangers Wild Force]]''
|-
|February 12
|''[[On the Record (American TV program)|On the Record]]''
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|-
|February 24
|''Inside TV Land''
|Nick at Nite
|-
|February 26
| ''[[Watching Ellie]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
|February 28
| ''[[Leap of Faith (TV series)|Leap of Faith]]''
|-
|March 3
| ''[[Jeremiah (TV series)|Jeremiah]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
|March 4
| ''[[Late World with Zach]]''
|[[VH1]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|March 5
| ''[[The Osbournes]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
| ''[[As If (American TV series)|As If]]''
|UPN
|-
| ''[[The Random Years]]''
|UPN
|-
|March 11
| ''[[The American Embassy]]''
|Fox
|-
|March 12
| ''[[The Shield]]''
|[[FX (TV network)|FX]]
|-
|March 14
|''[[My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
|March 18
|''[[Baby Bob]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 19
|''[[Yankeeography]]''
|[[YES Network]]
|-
|''[[Andy Richter Controls the Universe]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|March 21
| ''[[Under One Roof (2002 TV series)|Under One Roof]]''
|[[UPN]]
|-
|March 22
| ''[[ChalkZone]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|March 25
|''[[The Bachelor (American TV series)|The Bachelor]]''
|rowspan=4|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|March 26
|''[[The Court (TV series)|The Court]]''
|-
|rowspan="3"|March 27
| ''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]''
|-
| ''[[Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)]]''
|-
| ''[[Greg the Bunny]]''
|Fox
|-
|March 29
|''[[AFP: American Fighter Pilot]]''
|CBS
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 1
| ''[[$40 a Day]]''
|[[Food Network]]
|-
| ''[[Play with Me Sesame]]''
|[[Noggin (brand)|Noggin]]
|-
|April 4
|''Opportunity Knocks''
|PAX TV
|-
|April 7
| ''[[Super Duper Sumos]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|April 15
| ''[[Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck]]''
|[[Game Show Network]]
|-
|April 22
|''[[Made (TV series)|Made]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
|rowspan="11"|May 1
| ''Arena''
|rowspan="10"|[[G4 (American TV channel)|G4]]
|-
|''[[Blister (TV series)|Blister]]''
|-
|''[[Cheat!]]''
|-
|''[[Cinematech]]''
|-
|''[[Filter (TV series)|Filter]]''
|-
|''[[Game On (2002 game show)|Game On]]''
|-
|''[[Icons (TV series)|Icons]]''
|-
|''[[Players (2002 TV program)|Players]]''
|-
|''Portal''
|-
|''[[Pulse (American TV program)|Pulse]]''
|-
|''[[Signing Time!]]''
|[[Direct-to-video]]
|-
|May 3
|''[[Max & Ruby]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|May 6
|''[[Taildaters]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 24
| ''[[WWE Afterburn]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[WWE Bottom Line]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 25
| ''[[WWE Velocity]]''
|[[Paramount Network|TNN]]
|-
| ''[[Phantom Investigators]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
|June 2
| ''[[The Wire]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|June 3
| ''[[Crank Yankers]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
| ''[[Friend or Foe? (TV series)|Friend or Foe?]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Game Show Network]]
|-
| ''[[Russian Roulette (game show)|Russian Roulette]]''
|-
|June 7
|''[[Kim Possible]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
|June 10
|''[[I Bet You Will]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
|June 11
|''[[American Idol]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|June 12
|''[[World Music (TV series)|World Music]]''
|[[Link TV]]
|-
|June 16
| ''[[The Dead Zone (TV series)|The Dead Zone]]''
|[[USA Network]]
|-
|June 17
| ''[[Dog Eat Dog (American game show)|Dog Eat Dog]]''
|NBC
|-
|June 18
|''[[Houston Medical]]''
|ABC
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 21
| ''[[Def Poetry Jam]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
| ''[[Odyssey 5]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|June 23
| ''[[Street Time]]''
|-
| ''[[Monster Garage]]''
|[[Discovery Channel]]
|-
|''[[Totally in Tune]]''
|[[Disney Channel]]
|-
|June 24
| ''[[Sorority Life]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
|July 6
| ''[[While You Were Out (TV series)|While You Were Out]]''
|[[TLC (TV network)|TLC]]
|-
|July 7
| ''[[The Most Extreme]]''
|[[Animal Planet]]
|-
|July 11
| ''[[Wide Angle (TV series)|Wide Angle]]''
|[[PBS]]
|-
|July 12
|''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''
|[[USA Network]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|July 17
| ''[[30 Seconds To Fame]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|''[[Breaking News (American TV series)|Breaking News]]''
|[[Bravo (American TV channel)|Bravo]]
|-
|July 19
|''[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|July 20
|''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|''[[She Spies]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
|July 21
|''[[For the People (2002 TV series)|For the People]]''
|[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
|-
|July 22
|''[[Meet My Folks]]''
|NBC
|-
|July 29
|''[[One-Hit Wonders (American TV series)|One-Hit Wonders]]''
|[[VH1]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|August 1
|''[[The Rerun Show]]''
|NBC
|-
|''[[Contest Searchlight]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
|''Cavuto on Business''
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|-
|August 6
|''[[A Haunting]]'' 
|[[Discovery Channel]]
|-
|August 12
|''[[Studio B with Shepard Smith]]''
|[[Fox News Channel]]
|-
|August 16
|''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series)|He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|August 17
|''[[¡Mucha Lucha!]]''
|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
|August 25
|''[[Nickelodeon Robot Wars]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|September 2
|''[[The Caroline Rhea Show]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Liberty's Kids]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[PBS Kids]]
|-
| ''[[Make Way For Noddy]]''
|-
|September 12
|''[[Family Affair (2002 TV series)|Family Affair]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |September 14
|''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Kids' WB]]
|-
| ''[[Ozzy & Drix]]''
|-
| ''[[Fillmore!]]''
|[[ABC Kids (TV programming block)|ABC Kids]]
|-
| ''[[Stargate Infinity]]''
|[[FoxBox]]
|-
|September 15
| ''[[Just Cause (TV series)|Just Cause]]''
|[[ION Television|PAX TV]]
|-
|rowspan="6"|September 16
| ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]''
|Cartoon Network
|-
| ''[[James Van Praagh|Beyond with James Van Praagh]]''
|rowspan="4"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[The Daily Buzz]]''
|-
|''[[Dr. Phil (talk show)|Dr. Phil]]''
|-
|''[[The Rob Nelson Show]]''
|-
|''[[Everwood]]''
|[[The WB]]
|-
|September 16
|''Body and Soul''
|PAX TV
|-
|rowspan="4"|September 17
| ''[[8 Simple Rules]]''
|rowspan="3"|ABC
|-
| ''[[Life with Bonnie]]''
|-
| ''[[Push, Nevada]]''
|-
| ''[[Beg, Borrow & Deal]]''
|[[ESPN]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |September 18
| ''[[Cedric the Entertainer Presents]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Fastlane (TV series)|Fastlane]]''
|-
|September 19
| ''[[Do Over]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[The WB Television Network|The WB]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|September 20
| ''[[Greetings from Tucson]]''
|-
| ''[[What I Like About You (TV series)|What I Like About You]]''
|-
| ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[John Doe (TV series)|John Doe]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 22
| ''[[The Chris Matthews Show]]''
|Syndication 
|-
| ''[[O2Be]]''
|[[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 23
| ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Half & Half]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[UPN]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|September 24
| ''[[Haunted (2002 TV series)|Haunted]]''
|-
| ''[[Hidden Hills]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[In-Laws]]''
|-
| ''[[Presidio Med]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
|September 25
| ''[[MDs (TV series)|MDs]]''
|ABC
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 26
| ''[[Good Morning, Miami]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Without a Trace]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[CBS]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|September 27
| ''[[Hack (TV series)|Hack]]''
|-
| ''[[Robbery Homicide Division (TV series)|Robbery Homicide Division]]''
|-
| ''[[That Was Then]]''
|ABC
|-
|September 28
| ''[[Biker Build-Off]]''
|[[Discovery Channel]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 29
| ''[[American Dreams]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Boomtown (2002 TV series)|Boomtown]]''
|-
|rowspan="3"|September 30
| ''[[Recipe TV Featuring the World's Greatest Chefs]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Still Standing (American TV series)|Still Standing]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Taboo (2002 TV series)|Taboo]]''
|[[National Geographic Channel|Nat Geo]]
|-
|October 1
| ''[[Less Than Perfect]]''
|ABC
|-
|rowspan="7"|October 5
| ''[[TNA Xplosion]]''
|[[Sun Sports|Sunshine Network]]
|-
| ''[[Croc Files]]''
|rowspan="6"|[[Discovery Kids on NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Endurance (TV series)|Endurance]]''
|-
| ''[[Operation Junkyard]]''
|-
| ''[[Scout's Safari]]''
|-
| ''[[Strange Days at Blake Holsey High]]''
|-
| ''[[Walking with...#Prehistoric Planet|Prehistoric Planet]]''
|-
|October 6
| ''[[Bram & Alice]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|October 9
| ''[[Birds of Prey (TV series)|Birds of Prey]]''
|[[The WB Television Network|The WB]]
|-
| ''[[Unsolved History]]''
|[[Discovery Channel]]
|-
|October 13
| ''[[Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye]]''
|PAX TV
|-
|October 14
| ''[[U-Pick Live]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|October 21
| ''[[Girls Club (TV series)|Girls Club]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|October 22
| ''[[Scaredy Camp]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
|October 28
| ''[[Page to Screen]]''
|[[Bravo (American TV channel)|Bravo]]
|-
|October 30
| ''[[3-South]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[MTV]]
|-
|November 2
| ''[[Clone High]]''
|-
|November 4
| ''[[Around the Horn]]''
|[[ESPN]]
|-
|November 7
| ''[[3-South]]''
| [[MTV]]
|-
|November 25
|''[[Doggy Fizzle Televizzle]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
|November 28
|''[[Dinotopia (TV series)|Dinotopia]]''
|ABC
|-
|November 30
|''[[Barefoot Contessa]]''
|[[Food Network]]
|-
|December 1
|''Conquest''
|[[History (American TV channel)|The History Channel]]
|-
|December 6
|''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|December 9
|''[[WinTuition]]''
|[[Game Show Network]]
|-
|December 11
|''[[Extreme Makeover]]''
|ABC
|-
|December 16
|''[[I Love the '80s (American TV series)|I Love the '80s]]''
|[[VH1]]
|-
|December 25
|''[[NBA on ABC]]''
|ABC
|}