Editing 1991 in American television (section)

==Programs==
===Debuts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date
! Show
! Network
|-
!January 4
| ''[[Sons and Daughters (1991 TV series)|Sons and Daughters]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
! January 6
| ''Expose''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!rowspan="3"| January 7
| ''[[The Party Machine with Nia Peeples]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Talk Soup]]''
|[[E!]]
|-
| ''[[Under Cover (1991 TV series)|Under Cover]]''
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! January 10
| ''[[Good Sports]]''
| [[CBS]]
|-
! January 12
| ''[[Fred Roggin|Roggin's Heroes]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!rowspan="2"| January 13
| ''[[Harry and the Hendersons (TV series)|Harry and the Hendersons]]'' 
|-
| ''[[Dark Shadows (1991 TV series)|Dark Shadows]]'' (reboot)
| [[NBC]]
|-
! January 27
| ''[[Davis Rules]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! February 1
| ''[[Welcome Freshmen]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
! February 2
| ''[[Hillside (TV series)|Fifteen]]''
|-
! February 3
| ''Sunday Best''
|[[NBC]]
|-
! February 9
| ''[[The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
! February 25
| ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"| March 1
| ''[[Clarissa Explains it All]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
| ''[[Toxic Crusaders]]''
|[[USA Network]]
|-
! March 7
| ''[[Yearbook (TV series)|Yearbook]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! March 8
| ''[[Baby Talk (TV series)|Baby Talk]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! March 11
| ''[[Studs (game show)|Studs]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
! March 12
| ''[[Eddie Dodd]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! March 18
| ''[[Get the Picture (game show)|Get the Picture]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
! March 26
| ''[[The Antagonists (TV series)|The Antagonists]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
! March 29
| ''True Detectives''
|-
!rowspan="2"| March 31
| ''[[The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
|''[[Darkwing Duck]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! April 3
| ''[[Scene of the Crime (TV series)|Scene of the Crime]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[CBS]]
|-
! April 4
| ''[[Fly by Night (TV series)|Fly by Night]]''
|-
! April 5
| ''[[Dark Justice]]''
|-
! April 7
| ''[[Top of the Heap]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! April 24
| ''[[My Life and Times]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! April 26
| ''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]''
|-
! April 28
| ''[[The Sunday Comics]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! April 30
| ''[[The Statler Brothers Show]]''
|[[The Nashville Network]]
|-
! May 1
| ''[[The Littl' Bits]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
! May 2
| ''[[American Detective]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! May 11
| ''[[Sisters (American TV series)|Sisters]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
! June 4
| ''[[C. Everett Koop, M.D.]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
! June 19
| ''[[The Man in the Family]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! June 24
| ''[[Jonathon Brandmeier|Johnny B. On the Loose]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
! July 4
| ''[[Salute Your Shorts]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
! July 8
| ''[[Shop 'til You Drop]]''
|[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
|-
! July 19
| ''[[Hi Honey, I'm Home!]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!rowspan="3"| August 11
| ''[[Doug (TV series)|Doug]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
| ''[[Rugrats]]''
|-
| ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]''
|-
! August 17
| ''[[Best of the Worst (TV program)|Best of the Worst]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! August 25
| ''[[Roc (TV series)|Roc]]''
|-
!rowspan="1"| August 31
| ''[[What Would You Do? (game show)|What Would You Do?]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|September 1
| ''[[Aeon Flux]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
| ''[[That's My Dog]]''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]]
|-
| ''[[E! News]]''
|[[E!]]
|-
! September 2
| ''[[Nickelodeon Launch Box]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
!rowspan="2"| September 3
| ''[[The Legend of Prince Valiant]]''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]]
|-
| ''[[Little Dracula (TV series)|Little Dracula]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
!rowspan="3"| September 7
| ''[[Back to the Future: The Animated Series]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Little Shop]]''
|[[Fox Kids Network|Fox Kids]]
|-
| ''[[Taz-Mania]]''
| [[Fox Kids Network|Fox Kids]]
|-
!rowspan="2"| September 8
| ''[[Herman's Head]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars]]''
|rowspan="5"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!rowspan="5"| September 9
| ''[[The Chuck Woolery Show]]''
|-
| ''[[Maury (TV series)|The Maury Povich Show]]''
|-
| ''[[Geraldo Rivera|Now It Can Be Told]]''
|-
| ''[[David Hartman (TV personality)|Realities with David Hartman]]''
|-
| ''[[The Adventures of Mark & Brian]]''
|rowspan="8"|[[NBC]]
|-
!rowspan="11"| September 14
| ''[[Chip and Pepper]]'' 
|-
|''[[Nurses (American TV series)|Nurses]]'' 
|-
|''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]'' 
|-
|''[[Wish Kid]]'' 
|-
|''[[Space Cats]]''
|-
|''[[Yo Yogi!]]''
|-
| ''[[ProStars]]''
|-
| ''[[Hammerman]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]''
|-
| ''[[Mother Goose and Grimm (TV series)|Mother Goose and Grimm]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Where's Wally?: The Animated Series]]''
|-
!rowspan="4"| September 15
| ''[[P.S. I Luv U]]''
|-
| ''[[Eerie, Indiana]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Man of the People (TV series)|Man of the People]]''
|-
| ''[[Pacific Station (TV series)|Pacific Station]]''
|-
!rowspan="3"| September 16
| ''[[James Bond Jr.]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[The Jenny Jones Show]]''
|-
| ''[[Walter & Emily]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"| September 17
| ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Sibs]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"| September 18
| ''[[The Royal Family (TV series)|The Royal Family]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Teech]]''
|-
!rowspan="3"| September 19
| ''[[Drexell's Class]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Flesh 'n' Blood (TV series)|Flesh 'n' Blood]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Reasonable Doubts]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"| September 20
| ''[[Brooklyn Bridge (TV series)|Brooklyn Bridge]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! September 21
| ''[[The Torkelsons]]''
|NBC
|-
! September 24
| ''[[Homefront (American TV series)|Homefront]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! September 25
| ''[[Good & Evil (TV series)|Good & Evil]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!September 26
| ''[[FBI: The Untold Stories]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|September 27
| ''[[Bill Kurtis|Investigative Reports]]''
|[[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]]
|-
| ''[[Princesses (TV series)|Princesses]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
! September 28
| ''[[The Commish]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! September 29
| ''[[Street Justice]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!rowspan="4"| September 30
| ''[[The Jerry Springer Show]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]], on [[Multimedia Entertainment|Multimedia]] stations
|-
| ''[[The Montel Williams Show]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Charlie Rose (TV series)|Charlie Rose]]''
|[[PBS]]
|-
| ''[[Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego (game show)|Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego]]''
|[[PBS]]
|-
! October 4
| ''[[Beyond Reality (TV series)|Beyond Reality]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
! October 7
| ''[[I'll Fly Away (TV series)|I'll Fly Away]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
! October 17
| ''[[Sightings (TV series)|Sightings]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! October 18
| ''[[Palace Guard]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
! November 4
| ''[[NBC Nightside|NBC News Nightside]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
! November 7
| ''[[Silk Stalkings]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
! November 24
| ''[[Hot Country Nights]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
! November 30
| ''[[Liquid Television]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
! December 17
| ''[[A Bunch of Munsch]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
! Unknown date
| ''[[Return to the Sea (TV series)|Return to the Sea]]''
|[[PBS]]
|}

===Returning this year===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Show || Last aired || Previous network || New network || Returning
|-
|''[[The $100,000 Pyramid]]''
|1988
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|rowspan="2"|same
|January 7
|-
|''[[Seinfeld]]''
|1990
|[[NBC]]
|January 23
|-
|''[[In Concert (American TV series)|In Concert]]''
|1975
|rowspan="3"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|Same
|June 7
|-
|''[[You Asked for It]]''
|1959
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]]
|September 1
|-
|''[[Beetlejuice: The Animated Series]]''
|1990
|[[Fox Kids]]
|September 9
|-
|''[[Candid Camera]]''
|1988
|[[CBS]]
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|September 16
|-
|''[[A Different World]]''
|rowspan="2"|1990
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|Same
|September 19
|-
|''[[Baywatch]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|September 23
|}

===Entering syndication this year===
A list of programs (current or canceled) that have accumulated enough episodes (between 65 and 100) or seasons (3 or more) to be eligible for off-network syndication and/or basic cable runs.
{|class="wikitable"
|- "
! Show || Seasons
|-
|''[[A Different World]]''||4
|-
|''[[Married With Children]]''||4
|-
|''[[Full House]]''||4
|}

===Changes of network affiliation===
The following shows aired new episodes on a different network than previous first-run episodes: 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Show || Moved from || Moved To
|-
|''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990 TV series)|Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures]]''
|[[CBS]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
|''[[Beetlejuice]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|''[[Tom and Jerry Kids]]''
|[[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]
|-
|''[[Baywatch]]''
|[[NBC]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
|''[[Candid Camera]]''
|[[CBS]]
|}

===Ending this year===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date !! Show !! Debut
|-
!January 1
|''[[American Chronicles]]''
|rowspan="3"|1990
|-
!January 5
|''[[Haywire (TV series)|Haywire]]''
|-
!January 19
|''[[Zazoo U]]''
|-
!rowspan="3"|January 25
|''[[Attitudes (talk show)|Attitudes]]''
|1985
|-
|''[[Generations (American TV series)|Generations]]''
|1989
|-
|''[[Piggsburg Pigs!]]''
|rowspan="2"|1990
|-
!February 3
|''[[Good Grief (TV series)|Good Grief]]''
|-
!February 11
|''[[About Face (TV series)|About Face]]''
|1989
|-
!February 16
|''[[The Fanelli Boys]]''
|1990
|-
!February 22
|''[[Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]''
|1985
|-
!March 1
|''[[Sons and Daughters (1991 TV series)|Sons and Daughters]]''
|1991
|-
!rowspan="2"|March 8
|''[[The Joker's Wild]]'' (returned in 2017)
|1972
|-
|''[[Going Places (American TV series)|Going Places]]''
|rowspan="4"|1990
|-
!rowspan="2"|March 9
|''[[Lenny (TV series)|Lenny]]''
|-
|''[[Uncle Buck (1990 TV series)|Uncle Buck]]''
|-
!March 16
|''[[Married People]]''
|-
!March 17
|''[[Bordertown (1989 TV series)|Bordertown]]''
|1989
|-
!April 5
|''[[Against the Law (TV series)|Against the Law]]''
|1990
|-
!April 12
|''[[Fun House (American game show)|Fun House]]''
|1988
|-
!April 26
|''[[Hunter (1984 American TV series)|Hunter]]''
|1984
|-
!April 27
|''[[21 Jump Street]]''
|1987
|-
!May 3
|''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'' 
|1978
|-
!May 4
|''[[Yearbook (TV series)|Yearbook]]'' 
|1991
|-
!May 8
|''[[The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd]]'' 
|1987
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 10
|''[[Paradise (American TV series)|Paradise]]''
|rowspan="2"|1988
|-
|''[[Midnight Caller]]''
|-
!May 11
|''[[Swamp Thing (1991 TV series)|Swamp Thing]]''
|1990
|-
!May 18
|''[[The Flash (1990 TV series)|The Flash]]''
|rowspan="2"|1990
|-
!May 19
|''[[Babes (TV Series)|Babes]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 25
|''[[The Munsters Today]]''
|1988
|-
|''[[Out of This World (American TV series)|Out of This World]]''
|rowspan="2"|1987
|-
!May 28
|''[[Thirtysomething (TV series)|Thirtysomething]]''
|-
!June 1
|''[[DEA (1990 TV series)|DEA]]''
|rowspan="5"|1990
|-
!June 6
|''[[Gabriel's Fire]]''
|-
!June 10
|''[[Twin Peaks]]''
|-
!June 12
|''[[Over My Dead Body (TV series)|Over My Dead Body]]''
|-
!June 22
|''[[American Dreamer (TV series)|American Dreamer]]''
|-
!June 25
|''[[Head of the Class]]''
|1986
|-
!June 30
|''[[C. Everett Koop, M.D.]]''
|1991
|-
!July 6
|''[[Doctor Doctor (1989 TV series)|Doctor Doctor]]''
|1989
|-
!July 12
|''[[Match Game]]'' (returned in 1998)
|1962
|-
!July 14
|''[[Lifestories]]''
|rowspan="3"|1990
|-
!July 17
|''[[The Family Man (American TV series)|The Family Man]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|July 20
|''[[Carol & Company]]''
|-
|''[[The Hogan Family]]''
|1986
|-
!July 22
|''[[China Beach]]''
|1988
|-
!July 27
|''[[Amen (TV series)|Amen]]''
|1986
|-
!August 8
|''[[TaleSpin]]''
|rowspan="3"|1990
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 11
|''[[Ferris Bueller (TV series)|Ferris Bueller]]'' 
|-
|''[[Parenthood (1990 TV series)|Parenthood]]''
|-
!August 17
|''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]''
|1988
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 30
|''[[The Challengers (game show)|The Challengers]]'' 
|1990
|-
|''[[Hey Dude]]''
|rowspan="2"|1989
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 31
|''[[Dink, The Little Dinosaur]]''
|-
|''[[Kid 'n Play (TV series)|Kid 'n Play]]'' 
|rowspan="2"|1990
|-
!September 6
|''[[Trump Card]]''
|-
!September 10
|''[[Peter Pan and the Pirates]]''
|rowspan="2"|1991
|-
!September 15
|''[[The Party Machine with Nia Peeples]]''
|-
!September 16
|''[[Adam-12 (1990 TV series)|Adam-12]]'' 
|1990
|-
!rowspan="2"|September 20
|''[[Concentration (game show)|Concentration]]''
|1958
|-
|''[[Wheel of Fortune (1975 US game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]''
|1975
|-
!October 5
|''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]''
|1986
|-
!October 16
|''[[Teech]]''
|rowspan="2"|1991
|-
!October 25
|''[[Princesses (TV series)|Princesses]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 26
|''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''
|1989
|-
|''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]''
|1988
|-
!October 30
|''[[Good & Evil (TV series)|Good & Evil]]''
|rowspan="2"|1991
|-
!November 1
|''[[Palace Guard]]''
|-
!November 2
|''[[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]'' (returned in 2018)
|1984
|-
!November 10
|''[[Eureeka's Castle]]''
|1989
|-
!November 15
|''[[Flesh 'n' Blood (TV series)|Flesh 'n' Blood]]''
|1991
|-
!November 16
|''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990 TV series)|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures]]''
|1990
|-
!November 23
|''[[Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (TV series)|Attack of the Killer Tomatoes]]''
|1990
|-
!November 30
|''[[Little Shop]]''
|rowspan="2"|1991
|-
!December 1
|''[[Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars]]''
|-
!December 2
|''[[Peter Pan and the Pirates]]''
|1990
|-
!rowspan="3"|December 6
|''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]'' (returned in 2002)
|1973
|-
|''[[Beetlejuice (TV series)|Beetlejuice]]''
|1989
|-
|''[[Get the Picture (game show)|Get the Picture]]''
|rowspan="5"|1991
|-
!rowspan="4"|December 7
|''[[Hammerman]]''
|-
|''[[Super Mario World]]''
|-
|''[[Wish Kid]]''
|-
|''[[Yo Yogi!]]''
|-
!December 8
|''[[The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda]]''
|1990
|-
!December 14
|''[[Where's Wally?: The Animated Series]]''
|1991
|-
!December 27
| ''[[Chain Reaction (game show)|Chain Reaction]]'' (returned in 2006)
|1980
|-
!December 29
|''[[Make the Grade]]''
|1989
|}

===Made-for-TV movies and miniseries===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Title
! Channel
! Premiere
|-
|''[[Sarah, Plain and Tall (film)|Sarah, Plain and Tall]]''
|CBS
|February 3
|-
|''[[The Josephine Baker Story]]''
|HBO
|March 16
|-
|''[[Separate but Equal (film)|Separate but Equal]]''
|ABC
|April 7
|-
|''[[Switched at Birth (1991 film)|Switched at Birth]]''
|rowspan="4"|NBC
|April 28
|-
|''[[Knight Rider 2000]]''
|May 19
|-
|''[[C. Everett Koop, M.D.]]''
|June 4
|-
|''[[A Woman Named Jackie]]''
|October 13
|}