Editing 2002 in American television (section)

===Ending this year===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date 
! Show 
! Network
! Debut
! Status
|-
|January 1
|''[[Tales from the Neverending Story]]''
|HBO
|rowspan="3"|2001
|rowspan="7"|Cancelled
|-
|January 5
| ''[[Sk8 (TV series)|Sk8]]''
|NBC
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 11
|''[[The Ellen Show]]''
|CBS
|-
|''[[Card Sharks]]'' (returned in 2019)
|Syndication
|1978
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 15
| ''[[Max Steel (2000 TV series)|Max Steel]]''
|Cartoon Network
|2000
|-
|''[[Imagine That (TV series)|Imagine That]]''
|NBC
|2002
|-
|January 18
|''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
|Sci Fi Channel
|1995
|-
|January 21
|''[[Daria]]''
|MTV
|1997
|Ended
|-
|January 25
|''[[The Chamber (game show)|The Chamber]]''
|Fox
|2002
|rowspan="53"|Cancelled
|-
|January 26
|''[[Marvin The Tap-Dancing Horse]]''
|PBS Kids
|rowspan="3"|2000
|-
|January 26
|''[[That's Life (2000 TV series)|That's Life]]''
|CBS
|-
|January 27
|''[[Nikki (TV series)|Nikki]]''
|The WB
|-
|January 31
| ''[[The Tick (2001 TV series)|The Tick]]''
|Fox
|2001
|-
|February 1
|''[[Market Watch]]''
|CNBC
|1998
|-
|February 5
|''[[Three Sisters (American TV series)|Three Sisters]]''
|NBC
|rowspan="3"|2001
|-
|February 10
|''[[Action League Now!]]''
|Nickelodeon
|-
|rowspan="2"|February 13
|''[[Special Unit 2]]''
|UPN
|-
|''[[Dr. Katz Professional Therapist]]''
|Comedy Central
|1995
|-
|February 14
|''[[Going to California (TV series)|Going to California]]''
|Showtime
|2001
|-
|rowspan="2"|February 17
|''[[The Steve Harvey Show]]''
|The WB
|1996
|-
|''[[Jackass (TV series)|Jackass]]''
|MTV
|rowspan="2"|2000
|-
|February 23
|''[[Sheena (TV series)|Sheena]]''
|Syndication
|-
|March 4
|''[[Sponk!]]''
|Noggin
|rowspan="2"|2001
|-
|March 5
|''[[100 Centre Street]]''
|A&E
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 10
|''[[Any Day Now (TV series)|Any Day Now]]''
|Lifetime
|1998
|-
|''[[Baby Blues (American TV series)|Baby Blues]]''
|Kids' WB
|2000
|-
|March 12
|''[[Undeclared]]''
|Fox
|2001
|-
|March 15
|''[[To Tell the Truth]]'' (returned in 2016)
|Syndication
|1956
|-
|March 16
|''[[The Nightmare Room]]''
|Kids' WB
|2001
|-
|March 18
|''[[The Chair (game show)|The Chair]]''
|ABC
|rowspan="3"|2002
|-
|March 19
|''[[The Random Years]]''
|UPN
|-
|March 21
|''[[My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star]]''
|The WB
|-
|March 23
|''[[UC: Undercover]]''
|NBC
|2001
|-
|March 25
|''[[Glory Days (2002 TV series)|Glory Days]]''
|The WB
|2002
|-
|March 31
|''[[The URL With Phred Show]]''
|Noggin
|2001
|-
|April 7
|''[[Sheep in the Big City]]''
|Cartoon Network
|2000
|-
|April 9
|''[[The Court (TV series)|The Court]]''
|Fox
|2002
|-
|April 11
|''[[Eco-Challenge]]'' (returned in 2019)
|Discovery Channel
|1995
|-
|April 15
|''[[Once and Again]]''
|ABC
|1999
|-
|April 17
|''[[Combat Missions]]''
|USA
|2002
|-
|April 21
|''[[100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd]]''
|Nickelodeon
|1999
|-
|April 24
|''[[The Job (2001 TV series)|The Job]]''
|ABC
|2001
|-
|April 25
|''[[Leap of Faith (TV series)|Leap of Faith]]''
|NBC
|2002
|-
|April 26
|''[[Lexx]]''
|Sci Fi Channel
|1997
|-
|April 28
|''[[Caitlin's Way]]''
|Nickelodeon
|2000
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 30
|''[[Dharma & Greg]]''
|rowspan="2"|ABC
|1997
|-
|''[[Spin City]]''
|1996
|-
|May 1
|''[[Wolf Lake]]''
|CBS
|2001
|-
|May 2
|''[[Late World with Zach]]''
|VH1
|2002
|-
|rowspan="3"|May 3
|''[[Dark Angel (2000 TV series)|Dark Angel]]''
|Fox
|2000
|-
|''[[First Monday]]''
|CBS
|2002
|-
|''[[Maybe It's Me (TV series)|Maybe It's Me]]''
|The WB
|rowspan="3"|2001
|-
|May 4
|''[[So Little Time]]''
|ABC Family
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 10
|''[[Raising Dad]]''
|The WB
|-
|''[[Teacher's Pet (TV series)|Teacher's Pet]]''
|Toon Disney
|2000
|-
|May 11
|''[[Taina (TV series)|Taina]]''
|Nickelodeon
|rowspan="2"|2001
|-
|May 12
|''[[Ponderosa (TV series)|Ponderosa]]''
|PAX TV
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 13
|''[[Beastmaster (TV series)|Beastmaster]]''
|rowspan="2"|Syndication
|rowspan="3"|1999
|-
|''[[The Lost World (TV series)|The Lost World]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 14
|''[[Roswell (TV series)|Roswell]]''
|The WB
|-
|''[[Mysterious Ways (TV series)|Mysterious Ways]]''
|NBC
|2000
|-
|May 17
|''[[Talk Soup]]'' (returned in 2004 as ''[[The Soup]]'')
|E!
|1991
|Ended
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 18
|''[[V.I.P. (American TV series)|V.I.P.]]''
|Syndication
|1998
|rowspan="2"|Cancelled
|-
|''[[The Andy Dick Show]]''
|MTV
|2001
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 19
|''[[The X-Files]]'' (returned in 2016)
|Fox
|1993
|Ended
|-
|''[[WWF Jakked/Metal]]''
|Syndication
|1999
|rowspan="5"|Cancelled
|-
|rowspan="4"|May 20
|''[[Ally McBeal]]''
|Fox
|rowspan="2"|1997
|-
|''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]''
|rowspan="2"|Syndication
|-
|''[[Relic Hunter]]''
|1999
|-
|''[[The Hughleys]]''
|ABC
|rowspan="2"|1998
|-
|rowspan="3"|May 22
|''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]''
|The WB
|Ended
|-
|''[[The Rosie O'Donnell Show]]''
|rowspan="2"|Syndication
|1996
|rowspan="70"|Cancelled
|-
|''[[Sally (1983 TV series)|Sally]]''
|rowspan="2"|1983
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 24
|''[[Friday Night Videos]]''
|NBC
|-
|''[[Shop 'til You Drop]]'' (returned in 2003)
|PAX TV
|1991
|-
|May 25
|''[[Maximum Exposure]]'' 
|Syndication
|2000
|-
|May 27
|''[[Family Law (American TV series)|Family Law]]''
|CBS
|1999
|-
|May 28
|''[[Philly (TV series)|Philly]]''
|ABC
|2001
|-
|May 29
|''[[That '80s Show]]''
|Fox
|2002
|-
|June 2
|''[[The Education of Max Bickford]]''
|CBS
|2001
|-
|June 6
|''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'' (returned in 2006)
|MTV
|1998
|-
|June 12
|''[[NBA on NBC]]'' (will [[NBA_on_NBC#Third_iteration_(2025–)|return in 2025]])
|NBC
|1990
|-
|June 15
|''[[The Tex Avery Show]]''
|Cartoon Network
|1996
|-
|June 21
|''[[Smush]]''
|USA
|rowspan="4"|2001
|-
|June 22
|''[[Alienators: Evolution Continues]]''
|Fox Kids
|-
|June 25
|''Unscripted with Chris Connelly'' 
|ESPN
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 29
|''[[Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!]]'' 
|ABC
|-
|''[[Phantom Investigators]]''
|Kids' WB
|2002
|-
|July 5
|''[[Politically Incorrect]]''
|ABC
|1993
|-
|July 13
| ''[[Spy Groove]]''
|MTV
|2000
|-
|July 17
|''[[Breaking News (American TV series)|Breaking News]]''
|Bravo
|2002
|-
|July 27
|''[[The New Woody Woodpecker Show]]''
|Fox Kids
|1999
|-
|August 8
|''[[Pop-Up Video]]'' (returned in 2011)
|VH1
|1996
|-
|August 10
|''[[The Zeta Project]]'' 
|Kids' WB
|2001
|-
|rowspan="3"|August 11
|''[[For Your Love (TV series)|For Your Love]]''
|The WB
|1998
|-
|''[[Greg the Bunny]]''
|Fox
|2002
|-
|''[[Mission Hill (TV series)|Mission Hill]]''
|Adult Swim
|1999
|-
|August 12
|''[[Titus (TV series)|Titus]]''
|Fox
|2000
|-
|rowspan="2"|August 18
|''[[A Nero Wolfe Mystery]]''
|A&E
|2001
|-
|''[[Totally in Tune]]''
|Disney Channel
|rowspan="3"|2002
|-
|August 20
|''[[The Rerun Show]]''
|NBC
|-
|August 24
|''[[Galidor|Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension]]''
|Fox Kids
|-
|August 26
|''[[Witchblade (2001 TV series)|Witchblade]]''
|TNT
|2001
|-
|rowspan="2"|August 30
|''[[I Bet You Will]]''
|MTV
|2002
|-
|''[[Dennis Miller Live]]''
|HBO
|1994
|-
|August 31
|''[[Teen Summit]]''
|BET
|1989
|-
|September 1
|''[[Contest Searchlight]]''
|Comedy Central
|2002
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 5
|''[[Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction]]''
|Fox
|1997
|-
|''[[Undressed]]''
|MTV
|1999
|-
|September 7
|''[[Just Deal]]''
|NBC
|2000
|-
|September 8
|''[[Arliss (TV series)|Arliss]]''
|HBO
|1996
|-
|September 18
|''[[Resurrection Blvd.]]''
|Showtime
|2000
|-
|September 20
|''[[Unsolved Mysteries]]'' (returned in 2008)
|Lifetime
|1987
|-
|September 21
|''[[The Amanda Show]]''
|Nickelodeon
|1999
|-
|October 1
|''[[Son of the Beach]]''
|FX
|2000
|-
|October 4
|''[[That Was Then]]''
|ABC
|2002
|-
|October 5
|''[[Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat]]'' (returned in 2004)
|PBS Kids
|2001
|-
|October 6
|''[[Nickelodeon Robot Wars]]''
|Nickelodeon
|2002
|-
|rowspan="2"|October 7
|''[[Wild & Crazy Kids]]''
|Nickelodeon
|1990
|-
|''[[Beat the Geeks]]''
|Comedy Central
|rowspan="2"|2001
|-
|October 14
|''[[The Oblongs]]''
|The WB
|-
|October 15
|''[[Odyssey 5]]''
|Showtime
|2002
|-
|October 18
|''[[Grim & Evil]]''
|Cartoon Network
|2001
|-
|October 24
|''[[Push, Nevada]]'' 
|ABC
|rowspan="4"|2002
|-
|rowspan="2"|October 27
|''[[Bram & Alice]]'' 
|CBS
|-
|''[[O2Be]]'' 
|Oxygen
|-
|October 28
|''[[Girls Club (TV series)|Girls Club]]''
|Fox
|-
|October 31
|''[[Off Centre]]'' 
|The WB
|2001
|-
|November 5
|''[[Haunted (2002 TV series)|Haunted]]''
|UPN
|2002
|-
|November 15
|''[[Pelswick]]''
|Nickelodeon
|2000
|-
|rowspan="2"|November 22
|''[[In Search of... (TV series)|In Search of...]]'' (returned in 2018)
|Sci-Fi Channel
|1977
|-
|''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]''
|Cartoon Network
|1999
|-
|December 4
|''[[State of Grace (TV series)|State of Grace]]''
|ABC Family
|rowspan="2"|2001
|-
|December 10
|''[[Invader Zim]]'' (returned in 2006)
|Nickelodeon
|-
|December 11
|''[[MDs (TV series)|MDs]]''
|ABC
|2002
|-
|December 15
|''[[Do Over]]''
|The WB
|2002 
|-
|December 18
|''[[The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries]]''
|Cartoon Network
|1995
|-
|rowspan="3"|December 20
|''[[Providence (American TV series)|Providence]]''
|NBC
|1999
|-
|''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''
|Fox
|rowspan="2"|2002
|-
|''[[I Love the '80s (American TV series)|I Love the '80s]]''
|VH1
|-
|December 21
|''[[BattleBots]]'' (returned in 2015)
|Comedy Central
|2000
|}