Editing 1997 in American television (section)

===Ending this year===
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! Date 
! Show 
! Debut
|-
!January 1
|''[[Kung Fu: The Legend Continues]]'' 
|1993
|-
!January 3
|''[[Small Talk (American game show)|Small Talk]]''
|1996
|-
!January 17
|''[[Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series]]''
|1996
|-
!rowspan="2"|January 27
|''[[Ned & Stacey]]''
|1995
|-
|''[[Space Cases]]''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|-
!January 31
|''[[Wait 'til You Have Kids]]''
|-
!February 15
|''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''
|1994
|-
!rowspan="2"|February 22
|''[[C Bear and Jamal]]''
|rowspan="5"|1996
|-
|''[[Road Rovers]]''
|-
!February 24
|''[[Savannah (TV series)|Savannah]]''
|-
!March 8
|''[[The Mouse and the Monster]]''
|-
!March 15
|''[[Dangerous Minds (TV series)|Dangerous Minds]]''
|-
!March 16
|''[[WWF on MSG Network]]''
|1976
|-
!March 26
|''[[What a Cartoon!]]'' (returned in 2000)
|rowspan="2"|1995
|-
!March 28
|''[[The City (1995 TV series)|The City]]''
|-
!March 30
|''[[Life with Roger]]''
|1996
|-
!rowspan="2"|April 2
|''[[Lost on Earth]]''
|1997
|-
|''[[EZ Streets]]''
|1996
|-
!rowspan="2"|April 4
|''[[Dragon Flyz]]''
|1996
|-
|''[[Crisis Center]]''
|rowspan="3"|1997
|-
!April 7
|''[[Pauly]]''
|-
!April 10
|''[[Orleans (TV series)|Orleans]]''
|-
!April 12
|''[[The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat]]''
|1995
|-
!April 14
|''[[Relativity (TV series)|Relativity]]''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|-
!April 16
|''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''
|-
!April 23
| ''[[Arsenio (TV series)|Arsenio]]''
|1997
|-
!May 1
|''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]''
|1992
|-
!May 13
|''[[Homeboys in Outer Space]]''
|1996
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 14
|''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]''
|1989
|-
|''[[Street Fighter (TV series)|Street Fighter]]''
|rowspan="2"|1995
|-
!May 16
|''[[Baywatch Nights]]''
|-
!May 17
|''[[Waynehead]]'' 
|1996
|-
!May 18
|''[[Brotherly Love (1995 TV series)|Brotherly Love]]''
|1995
|-
!rowspan="3"|May 19
| ''[[The Cape (1996 TV series)|The Cape]]''
|rowspan="4"|1996
|-
| ''[[Goode Behavior]]''
|-
|''[[Ink (TV series)|Ink]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 20
|''[[The Burning Zone]]''
|-
|''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]'' (returned in 2018)
|1988
|-
!May 21
|''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]''
|1990
|-
!May 22
|''[[Moloney (TV series)|Moloney]]''
|rowspan="3"|1996
|-
!May 30
|''[[Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 31
|''[[Dark Skies]]''
|-
|''[[Gun (TV series)|Gun]]''
|1997
|-
!June 1
|''[[Freakazoid!]]''
|1995
|-
!June 9
|''[[Married... with Children]]''
|1987
|-
!June 14
|''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''
|1993
|-
!June 17
|''[[Deadly Games (TV series)|Deadly Games]]''
|1995
|-
!June 21
|''[[Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys]]''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|-
!rowspan="2"|June 25
|''[[Pearl (TV series)|Pearl]]''
|-
|''[[MTV Sports]]''
|1992
|-
!June 27
|''[[Dave's World]]''
|1993
|-
!July 2
|''[[Chicago Sons]]''
|rowspan="2"|1997
|-
!July 18
|''[[Life... and Stuff]]''
|-
!July 22
|''[[Edgewise]]''
|1996
|-
!July 30
|''[[Pacific Palisades (TV series)|Pacific Palisades]]''
|1997
|-
!August 1
|''[[Eek! The Cat]]''
|1992
|-
!August 9
|''[[Nightmare Ned]]''
|1997
|-
!August 18
|''[[The Site]]''
|1996
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 22
|''[[Pappyland]]''
|1993
|-
|''[[Spicy City]]''
|1997
|-
!August 29
|''[[The Disney Afternoon]]''
|1990
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 30
|''[[Hangin' with Mr. Cooper]]''
|1992
|-
|''[[The Mask: Animated Series]]''
|1995
|-
!September 1
|''[[Kino's Storytime]]''
|1992
|-
!September 5
|''[[The Gordon Elliott Show]]''
|rowspan="2"|1994
|-
!September 6
|''[[Duckman]]''
|-
!September 7
|''[[Family Challenge]]''
|1995
|-
!September 20
|''[[X-Men: The Animated Series|X-Men]]'' (returned in [[X-Men '97|2024]])
|rowspan="2"|1992
|-
!September 26
|''[[Lamb Chop's Play-Along]]''
|-
!September 27
|''[[The Legend of Calamity Jane]]''
|1997
|-
!October 5
|''Remember This?''
|rowspan="2"|1996
|-
!October 12
|''[[The Big Easy (TV series)|The Big Easy]]''
|-
!October 24
|''[[Meego (TV series)|Meego]]''
|rowspan="4"|1997
|-
!October 28
|''[[Head over Heels (American TV series)|Head over Heels]]'' 
|-
!November 4
|''[[Over the Top (TV series)|Over the Top]]''
|-
!November 11
|''[[Hitz]]'' 
|-
!November 16
|''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''
|1994
|-
!November 19
|''[[Built to Last (TV series)|Built to Last]]''
|1997
|-
!November 23
|''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' 
|1996
|-
!November 24
|''[[Power Rangers Turbo]]''
|rowspan="2"|1997
|-
!November 25
|''[[Mummies Alive!]]'' 
|-
!rowspan="2"|November 28
|''[[The Grind (TV series)|The Grind]]'' 
|1992
|-
|''[[Beavis and Butt-head]]'' (returned in 2011)
|1993
|-
!rowspan="2"|December 4
| ''[[Eagle Riders]]''
|1996
|-
|''[[Extreme Ghostbusters]]'' 
|1997
|-
!December 6
|''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]''
|1994
|- 
!December 10
| ''[[The Tony Danza Show (1997 TV series)|The Tony Danza Show]]''
|1997
|-
!December 12
|''[[Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)|Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?]]''
|1996
|- 
!December 15
|''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' (returned in 1999)
|1997
|-
!December 17
|''[[Men Behaving Badly (American TV series)|Men Behaving Badly]]''
|1996
|-
!December 21
|''[[Weinerville]]'' 
|1993
|-
!December 24
|''[[Extreme Dinosaurs]]'' 
|1997
|-
!December 26
|''[[Shopping Spree]]'' 
|1996
|-
!December 27
|''[[Hee Haw]]''
|1969
|}