Editing 1998 in American television (section)

===March===
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|The "Powerhouse" era begins on [[Cartoon Network]]. The animated bumpers were all done by Primal Screen, an [[Atlanta]]-based studio. The era's colorful backgrounds typically represent the time periods: Yellow (mornings), Green (afternoons), Blue (evenings/weekends), Black/Dark Blue (midnights) and Purple (action shows). Red was originally the color for midnights but this was later removed due to older TVs were struggling to display it. The era was named after [[Raymond Scott]]'s [[Powerhouse (instrumental)|instrumental song from 1937]].
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|A wanted child molester named Matthew Fenwick appears as a contestant on the game show ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' and wins $4,400. At the time of the episode's airing, Matthew was on the run after being accused of molesting two underage girls, ages 8 and 10, who discovered Matthew on the game show after a warrant was issued for him in November 1997 by the police. He was arrested two days after his appearance on the game show and subsequently pled guilty in July 1998 for two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
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|[[World Wrestling Federation]] wrestler [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] defeats [[Shawn Michaels]], winning his first [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] at [[WrestleMania XIV]]. With this, it has been cited to be the full beginning of the "[[Attitude Era]]".
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