Editing 1999 in American television (section)

===April===
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! Date
! Event
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! 18
| [[National Hockey League|Hockey]] great [[Wayne Gretzky]] plays his final game (a 2–1 [[Overtime (ice hockey)|overtime]] loss between his [[1998–99 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]] and the [[1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh Penguins]]), which is broadcast in the United States by [[NHL on Fox|Fox]]. [[Mike Emrick]] and [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]] were on the call with [[Sam Rosen (sportscaster)|Sam Rosen]] conducting interviews.
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! 26
| [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' is broadcast in high-definition for the first time, making it the first late-night program to be broadcast in this format. Host [[Jay Leno]]'s guests are: [[Salma Hayek]], [[David Arquette]], and [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]].
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! 29
| The [[Television pilot|pilot]] episode of ''[[WWE Smackdown|WWF SmackDown!]]'' is broadcast on [[UPN]] as a single television special. (The show would officially premiere again on the network with a new stage on August 26.) The main event saw [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] and [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] team up to defeat the [[Corporate Ministry]].
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