Editing 1999 in American television (section)

===August===
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! 8
| The [[List_of_Mystery_Science_Theater_3000_episodes#Season_10_(1999)|series finale]] of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' airs on [[Syfy|The Sci-Fi Channel]], who had been broadcasting the past three seasons following its departure from [[Comedy Central]] in 1996. The last film to be featured in its original run is the 1968 film ''[[Danger: Diabolik]]''. ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' would resume production in 2017, when [[List_of_Mystery_Science_Theater_3000_episodes#Season_11_(2017)|new episodes]] begin airing on [[Netflix]].
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! 16
| ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'' airs its first episode on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] with [[Regis Philbin]] as host. It would go on to become the television season's highest-rated series and one of ABC's most successful shows.
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! 26
| ''[[WWF SmackDown!]]'' airs its [[History of WWE Smackdown|first episode]], live from the [[Kemper Arena]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], on [[UPN]]. The main event saw [[Triple H]] defeating [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] to retain the [[WWE Championship|WWF Title]] thanks to interference from [[Shawn Michaels]], who was the special guest referee.
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! 30
| [[Countess Vaughn]] leaves the cast of ''[[Moesha]]'' to star in her own television spin-off ''[[The Parkers]]'' with [[Mo'Nique]], making her the first female African-American comedian to receive a spin-off.
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