Editing 1993 in American television

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{{USTV year|1993}}

In [[American television]] in 1993, notable events included television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.

==Events==
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!January 3
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[CBS]] simultaneously broadcast their own movies based on [[Amy Fisher]]'s life, with Fisher played by [[Drew Barrymore]] (for [[The Amy Fisher Story|ABC]]) and [[Alyssa Milano]] (for [[Casualties of Love: The "Long Island Lolita" Story|CBS]]); [[NBC]] had broadcast its [[Amy Fisher: My Story|own version]] of the Fisher saga six days earlier (December 28, 1992).
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!January 8
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate KOUS-TV (now [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[KHMT]]) in [[Billings, Montana]], which had suffered reception problems for most of its history, signs off the air (it will return to the air as KHMT in August 1995). Later that day, [[KSVI]] signs-on the air, taking KOUS-TV's intellectual unit and ABC affiliation with it.<ref name=jiaz-koustoksvi>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=John C|title=Montana Radio and TV Photos|url=http://www.johninarizona.com/montana/montana.html|website=John in Arizona|access-date=May 23, 2017}}</ref><ref name=by1994>{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1994|year=1994|page=C-41|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1994/C-All-TV-YB-1994-B&W.pdf|access-date=May 23, 2017}}</ref>
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!January 11
|''[[WWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]]'' airs its [[History of WWE Raw|first episode]], live from the [[Manhattan Center|Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center]] in [[New York City]], on the [[USA Network]]. In the [[Card (sports)#Main event|main event]], [[The Undertaker]] defeats [[Damien Demento]].
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!January 14
|[[David Letterman]] announces<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Bill |title=Letterman Appears Certain To Move to CBS From NBC |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/14/us/letterman-appears-certain-to-move-to-cbs-from-nbc.html |access-date=August 29, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 14, 1993}}</ref> during a [[press conference]] that he will be moving his [[Late Night with David Letterman|late-night program]] from [[NBC]] to [[CBS]] come August 1993.
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!January 15
|The [[series finale]] of ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' airs on [[NBC]]. In it, Sophia and C.C. Capwell move towards a reconciliation, Kelly finds love with [[List_of_Santa_Barbara_characters#Connor_McCabe|Connor McCabe]], and at Warren and B.J.'s wedding, unbalanced [[List_of_Santa_Barbara_characters#Andie_Klein|Andie Klein]] aims a gun at the crowd; however, she is quickly disarmed and carried away by Connor. This is then followed by a roll-call list of the cast and crew. The final shot consists of executive producer [[Paul Rauch]] standing in front of the camera, smashing a cigar under his shoe, and walking away.
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!January 16
|On [[NBC]]'s ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', [[Madonna]] parodies [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s "[[Happy Birthday Mr. President]], as “Happy Inauguration Mr. President”. On the same episode, she imitates [[Sinéad O'Connor]]'s actions from earlier in [[Saturday Night Live (season 18)|the season]].
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!January 19
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] expands its regular prime-time schedule to seven days a week; the network celebrates by premiering two dramas on this Tuesday: ''[[Class of '96]]'' and ''[[Key West (TV series)|Key West]]''.
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!January 20
|[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Television Distribution]] launches the [[Prime Time Entertainment Network]].
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!January 31
|The [[Super Bowl XXVII|Super Bowl]], broadcast by [[NFL on NBC|NBC]], has a solo [[List of Super Bowl halftime shows#1990s|halftime performer]] for the first time—[[Michael Jackson]], who performed a medley of his most successful songs.
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!February 6
|[[Dana Carvey]] makes his [[Saturday Night Live season 18|final appearance]] as a [[List of Saturday Night Live cast members|cast member]] on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. By the end of the season on May 15, [[Chris Rock]] and [[Robert Smigel]] would also make their final appearances on ''SNL'' as cast members.
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!rowspan="2"|February 10
|[[Oprah Winfrey]] interviews Michael Jackson during a [[Michael Jackson Talks ... to Oprah|live primetime special]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], hosted at Jackson's [[Neverland Ranch]] (Jackson's first TV interview since 1979 with [[Barbara Walters]] for ''[[20/20 (American TV program)|20/20]]'').
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|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] gets a full-time home in [[Grand Junction, Colorado]] when [[KFQX]] signs-on the air.
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!February 24
|[[Michael Jackson]] receives a [[Grammy Legend Award]] at the [[35th Annual Grammy Awards]], presented by his younger sister, [[Janet Jackson|Janet]]. The ceremony is broadcast by [[CBS]].
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!February 26
|The ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' nighttime special ''Night Sins'' is broadcast by [[NBC]].
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!March 2
|''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' makes its network television premiere on [[CBS]].
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!March 4
|[[ESPN]] holds the first ever [[ESPY Awards]]. The highlight is [[Jim Valvano]]'s speech while accepting the inaugural [[Arthur Ashe for Courage Award|Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award]]. He announced the creation of The V Foundation for Cancer Research, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for cancer.<ref name=varecad>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2-UyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kQcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3549%2C656034 |newspaper=Free Lance-Star |location=(Fredericksburg, Virginia) |agency=Associated Press |last=Nelson |first=John |title=Valvano receives award, announces foundation plan |date=March 5, 1993 |page=A8}}</ref> Less than two months after his famous ESPY speech, Valvano died following a nearly yearlong battle with metastatic cancer.
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!March 13
|[[Harrison Ford]] appears as [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]] in the bookend scenes for an [[List of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episodes#Season 2 (1992–93)|episode]] of ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].
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!March 28
|Through a [[Brokered programming|brokered]] deal with [[ESPN]], [[NHL on ABC|ABC]] begins the first of a two-year deal with the [[National Hockey League]] to televise six regional Sunday afternoon broadcasts (including the first three Sundays of the playoffs). This marked the first time that regular season National Hockey League games were broadcast on American network television<ref>{{cite news|title=Select few watching NHL on ABC|author=Jim Shea|newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]]|page=E9|date=May 7, 1993}}</ref> since {{NHL Year|1974}} (when [[NHL on NBC|NBC]] was the NHL's American broadcast television partner).
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!April 4
|The [[WrestleMania IX|ninth annual]] [[WrestleMania]] event is broadcast on [[pay-per-view]]. This was the first WrestleMania event to be held outdoors as it took place at  [[Caesars Palace]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]]. This was also the first [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] event to feature [[Jim Ross]] as a commentator. The [[Card (sports)#Main event|main event]] saw [[Hulk Hogan]] defeating [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]], who had won the belt moments prior, to win the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] (Hogan actually wrestled earlier in the night, teaming up with [[Brutus Beefcake]] in a loss to [[Money Inc.]] via [[Disqualification (professional wrestling)|DQ]] and failed to win the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Championship]]).
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!April 18
|[[Disney Channel|The Disney Channel]] celebrates its 10th anniversary.
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!April 25
|[[Lorne Michaels]] chooses [[Conan O'Brien]], who was a writer for ''[[The Simpsons]]'' at the time and a former writer for Michaels at ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', to fill [[David Letterman]]'s old seat directly after ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno|The Tonight Show]]'' on [[NBC]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Jane |title=Letterman's NBC Spot Goes to Unknown : Television: The network's late-night choice is Conan O'Brien, a former writer and sketch actor on 'Saturday Night Live.' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-27-fi-27763-story.html |access-date=October 17, 2021 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 27, 1993}}</ref>
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!rowspan="2"|May 5
|Senior ''[[As the World Turns]]'' cast member [[Don Hastings]] hosts a memorial tribute to [[Douglas Marland]]. Marland, who died during March after an abdominal surgery procedure, had been the series' chief writer since 1985 and was responsible for several story lines on the [[CBS]] soap opera.
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|The [[Quantum_Leap_season_5#Episodes|series finale]] of ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' is broadcast on [[NBC]]. Two [[Intertitle|title cards]] were tacked on to the end of the last episode; one read that [[List_of_Quantum_Leap_(1989_TV_series)_characters#Admiral_Albert_Calavicci|Al's]] first wife [[List_of_Quantum_Leap_(1989_TV_series)_characters#Friends_and_family|Beth]] never remarried, so they were still married in the present day and had four daughters. The last title cards said "[[Sam Beckett|Sam Becket]] [sic] never returned home." The finale was met by viewers with mixed feelings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/tv/the-series-finale-that-helped-us-cope-with-the-lost-finale-and-every-other-disappointing-finale-since/|title=The Series Finale That Helped Us Cope With The 'Lost' Finale And Every Other Disappointing Finale Since|date=June 5, 2014|website=UPROXX|access-date=April 26, 2019|archive-date=April 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426185744/https://uproxx.com/tv/the-series-finale-that-helped-us-cope-with-the-lost-finale-and-every-other-disappointing-finale-since/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popoptiq.com/greatest-series-finales-quantum-leap-mirror-image/|title=Greatest Series Finales: Quantum Leap's "Mirror Image" a beautiful, metaphysical swan song|date=September 3, 2013|website=PopOptiq|access-date=April 26, 2019|archive-date=April 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426185747/https://www.popoptiq.com/greatest-series-finales-quantum-leap-mirror-image/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvandfilmguy.com/2007/06/21/worst-finale-ever/|title=Worst.. Finale… Ever…|last=Lasser|first=Josh|date=June 21, 2007|website=The TV and Film Guy's Reviews|access-date=May 2, 2019|archive-date=May 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502153431/https://tvandfilmguy.com/2007/06/21/worst-finale-ever/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!May 8
|The intended hour long [[List_of_A_Different_World_episodes#Season_6_(1992–93)|series finale]] of ''[[A Different World]]'' is broadcast on [[NBC]], who would go on to air four additional episodes through July 9, 1993. Three remaining episodes would make their debuts in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]]. In the finale, Dwayne, Whitley, and their unborn child prepare to move to [[Japan]], where Dwayne is offered a job.
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!rowspan="2"|May 13 
|The [[Krusty Gets Kancelled|fourth-season finale]] of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] cartoon-sitcom ''[[The Simpsons]]'' features guest appearances from [[Johnny Carson]], [[Hugh Hefner]], [[Bette Midler]], [[Luke Perry]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], and [[Barry White]].
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|''[[Knots Landing]]'' airs a two-hour [[List of Knots Landing episodes#Season 14 (1992–93)|series finale]] on [[CBS]].
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!May 14
|[[Jaimee Foxworth]] ([[Judy Winslow|Judy]]) and [[Telma Hopkins]] ([[Rachel Crawford|Rachel]]) make their final regular appearances on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Family Matters]]''; though Hopkins later makes return guest appearances on the series as Rachel while Foxworth's character Judy disappears without explanation.
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!May 19
|The gang at West Beverly graduate from high school in the [[Beverly Hills, 90210 (season 3)|Season 3]] finale of ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]].
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!May 20
|[[NBC]] airs the [[Seinfeld (season 4)|fourth season]] [[The Pilot (Seinfeld)|finale]] of ''[[Seinfeld]]'', expanded to 60 minutes. The episode concludes a season-long story sequence involving a [[television pilot|pilot]] show written by [[Jerry Seinfeld (character)|Jerry]] and [[George Costanza|George]], with the pilot finally coming to fruition only to be refused by NBC executives. Immediately afterwards, 80.4 million people tune to NBC to watch [[One for the Road (Cheers)|the series finale]] of ''[[Cheers]]''.
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!May 23
|One month after federal agents make an infamous raid on [[David Koresh]]'s [[Waco, Texas]], compound, [[NBC]] broadcasts a hastily produced television movie based on the incident, ''[[In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco]]''; [[Tim Daly]] plays Koresh for the movie.
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!May 28
|[[Major League Baseball]]'s owners overwhelmingly approve<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith|first=Claire|date=May 29, 1993|title=BASEBALL; Baseball Flips Channel On TV Future|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/29/sports/baseball-baseball-flips-channel-on-tv-future.html|work=The New York Times}}</ref> a six-year [[joint venture]] with [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]] and [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]. The venture, eventually dubbed "[[The Baseball Network]]", displaces [[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]] as MLB's primary network television package holder.
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!June 1
|[[Connie Chung]] begins co-anchoring ''[[CBS Evening News]]'' with [[Dan Rather]].
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!June 13
|The [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] holds the [[King of the Ring (1993)|inaugural]] [[King of the Ring]] event on [[pay-per-view]]. [[Hulk Hogan]] would lose the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] against [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] in what would be Hogan's final appearance on the WWF's television programming until 2002.
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!June 16
|While appearing as a guest on ''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]'', [[Tupac Shakur]] confesses to physically assaulting film directors [[Hughes brothers|Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes]] in retaliation for his firing from the film ''[[Menace II Society]]''. 
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!June 25
|[[David Letterman]] broadcasts his last [[Late Night with David Letterman|late-night talk show]] with [[NBC]].
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!June 26
|The [[List of Soul Train episodes#Season 22 (1992–93)|final episode]] of ''[[Soul Train]]'' with [[Don Cornelius]] as host airs in [[Broadcast syndication|first-run syndication]].
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!July 2
|[[Don Drysdale]] makes what turns out to be his final [[List of Los Angeles Dodgers broadcasters|broadcast]] for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]. He provided play-by-play on the first six innings for a game between the [[1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Dodgers]] and [[1993 Montreal Expos season|Montreal Expos]] on [[KTLA]] 5, before handing it off to [[Vin Scully]]. Drysdale later died of a [[heart attack]] in his [[Le Centre Sheraton Hotel|hotel's room]], in [[Montreal]], in the early hours of the following night.
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!July 13
|The [[1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] airs on [[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]] for the fourth consecutive year. Played in [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|Baltimore]], this is to date, the final time that CBS would broadcast Major League Baseball's All-Star Game.
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!August 3
|[[Gayle Gardner]] becomes the first woman to do televised [[play-by-play]] of a [[baseball]] game when she called the action of a game between the [[1993 Colorado Rockies season|Colorado Rockies]] and the [[1993 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]].<ref>[http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/sportscastingfirsts.html American Sportscasters Online] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819210715/http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/sportscastingfirsts.html |date=2013-08-19 }}, "Sportscasting Firsts - 1920-Present, by Lou Schwartz, Retrieved March 3, 2012.</ref>
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!August 18
|At ''[[Clash of the Champions XXIV]]'' on [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]], the professional wrestler known as the [[Fred Ottman#The Shockmaster (1993)|Shockmaster]] [[Botch (professional wrestling)|botches]] his debut appearance in [[World Championship Wrestling]] by tripping and falling face first to the ground after crashing through a wall on [[Ric Flair]]'s [[Promo (professional wrestling)|interview]] segment "A Flair for the Gold". 
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!August 28
|''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', the first [[Power Rangers]] entry, debuted on [[Fox Kids]]. It would soon become a 1990s [[popular culture|pop culture]] phenomenon along with a large line of toys, [[action figure]]s, and other merchandise.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bandai.co.jp/e/company/global.html|title= Bandai Co., Ltd {{!}} Global Development|access-date= 2010-02-07|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130401133920/http://www.bandai.co.jp/e/company/global.html|archive-date= 2013-04-01|url-status= dead}}</ref> The show adapts stock footage from the Japanese TV series ''[[Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger]]'' (1992–1993), which is the 16th installment of [[Toei Company|Toei's]] ''[[Super Sentai]]'' franchise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toei.co.jp/en/company/license.html|title= Toei Company Profile{{!}} Toei|access-date=2012-08-27}}</ref>
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!rowspan="2"|August 30
|''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' premieres on [[CBS]], with actor [[Bill Murray]] and musical guest [[Billy Joel]].
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|[[PBS]] introduces new branding for their children's programs featuring [[PBS_Kids#PTV_block|"The P-Pals"]].
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!September 3
|''[[Sally (talk show)|Sally Jessy Raphael Show]]'' airs for the last time on [[WABC-TV]] and [[KCAL-TV]] in the New York and Los Angeles areas respectively. The following Tuesday, ''[[The Les Brown Show]]'' takes over the WABC spot. ''Sally'' would move to [[WNBC]] and [[KNBC]] in said areas.
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!September 10
|The [[Pilot (The X-Files)|pilot episode]] of ''[[The X-Files]]'' airs on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]. As the pilot, it would set up the [[Mythology of The X-Files|mythology storyline]] for the series. The episode earns a [[Nielsen rating]] of 7.9 and is viewed by 7.4 million households and 12.0 million viewers. The episode itself is generally well received by fans and critics alike, which leads to a growing [[Cult television|cult following]] for the series before it hits the mainstream.
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!September 12
|[[Raymond Burr]] dies of [[liver cancer]] at his [[ranch home]] in [[California]] at the age of 76. (The last [[Perry Mason (TV film series)|''Perry Mason'' movie]], ''Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss'', airs on [[NBC]] on November 29, carrying a dedication to Burr with an in memoriam tribute at the end of the movie.)
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! rowspan="2" |September 13
|''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' premieres on [[NBC]], as [[Conan O'Brien|O'Brien]] replaces [[David Letterman]] as host.
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|[[Xuxa]] debuts her [[Xuxa (American TV program)|English program]] in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]], becoming the first Brazilian person to host a TV show in US.
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! rowspan="2" |September 16
|[[Marc Wilmore]], Reggie McFadden, [[Jay Leggett]], Carol Rosenthal and [[Anne-Marie Johnson]] join the cast of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] series ''[[In Living Color]]'' for its final season. None of the [[Wayans Family]] are involved at all during the season.
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|The [[The Good Son (Frasier)|pilot episode]] of ''[[Frasier]]'' airs on [[NBC]]. It introduces the primary [[List of Frasier characters|characters]] and settings, and distances itself from its parent series ''[[Cheers]]''. The episode also sets up a number of recurring gags for the series, such as [[Martin Crane|Martin]]'s Lazyboy recliner and the unseen character of [[Maris Crane]], [[Niles Crane|Niles]]' wife. For his performance in this episode, [[Kelsey Grammer]] would win the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]].
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!September 18
|On ''[[Beakman's World]]'' on [[CBS]], Liza (played by [[Eliza Schneider]]) [[Beakman%27s_World#Season_2_(1993–1994)|makes her debut]] as the new assistant/co-host. Lasting 39 episodes, Liza would be the longest tenured assistant on the show.
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!September 19
|The [[45th Primetime Emmy Awards]] ceremony is broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].
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!September 21
|The [[NYPD_Blue_season_1#Episodes|pilot episode]] for ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' is broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. The series includes more nudity and raw language than is common on broadcast television at the time. This results in at least 30 of the network's affiliates—mostly in smaller markets—not running the series when it debuts, with the show airing in many of those markets on a [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate or [[Independent station (North America)|independent station]] live or delayed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Braxton |first1=Greg |title=NYPD Blue': Debate Goes to the Viewers : Television: At least 30 stations preempt tonight's premiere, citing nudity, language. ABC says commercials are sold out. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-21-ca-37604-story.html |access-date=15 October 2019 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=21 September 1993}}</ref>
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! rowspan="2" |September 24
|[[Raven-Symoné]], [[Nell Carter]] and [[Saundra Quarterman]] join the cast of the series ''[[Hangin' with Mr. Cooper]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].
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|The [[Pilot (Boy Meets World)|pilot episode]] for ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' is broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] as part of the network's popular ''[[TGIF (ABC)|TGIF]]'' comedy block following ''[[Family Matters]]'' and before ''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]''. It would face competition from hour-long shows ''[[The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.]]'' ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]) and a special episode of ''[[Blossom (American TV series)|Blossom]]'' ([[NBC]]), as well as half-hour comedy ''[[Family Album (1993 TV series)|Family Album]]'' ([[CBS]]) in the same 8:30 p.m. timeslot. It would debut to 16.5 million viewers, ranking it as the fifth highest-viewed show of the night, and tied with another ABC series ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' as the 48th ranked broadcast of the week.
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!October 23
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]]'s four-year broadcast relationship with [[Major League Baseball]] ends with [[1993 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] outfielder [[Joe Carter]]'s walk-off home run to win the [[1993 World Series|World Series]] against the [[1993 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]]. ([[Bob Seger]]'s song [[Stranger in Town (album)|"The Famous Final Scene"]] plays during the broadcast's closing credits.)
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!October 25
|''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' makes its TV debut on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]; the movie is inter-cut with a live cast performance.
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!October 27
|[[Paramount Pictures]] and [[Chris-Craft Industries]] announce the formation of the [[UPN|United Paramount Network]].
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!October 29
|The first ''[[Got Milk?]]'' commercial is broadcast on TV. Directed by [[Michael Bay]], a guy obsessed by the history of the duel hears a voice on the radio asking a $10,000 question, "Who shot [[Alexander Hamilton]] in [[Burr-Hamilton Duel|that famous duel]]?", while making and eating a peanut butter sandwich. The question was transferred to the telephone, answers the correct answer "[[Aaron Burr]]", but the person on the telephone can't hear it clearly with his mouth full of peanut butter sandwich before time ends, and he only has a few drops of milk left.
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!October 30
|[[Michael J. Nelson]] makes his [[List of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes#Season 5 (1993–94)|debut]] as host of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' on Comedy Central. Nelson replaced [[Joel Hodgson]], who departed from the series the week prior.
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!November 2
|[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Entertainment]] announces the formation of [[The WB|The WB Television Network]], which will premiere in January 1995.
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!November 9
|On [[CNN]], [[Larry King]] moderates a debate between [[Ross Perot]] and [[Al Gore]] on the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] that was watched in 11.174&nbsp;million households – the largest audience ever for a program on an [[Online advertising|ad-supported]] [[Cable television in the United States|cable network]] until the October 23, [[2006 NFL season|2006]] [[2006 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]-[[2006 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] game on [[ESPN]]'s ''[[Monday Night Football]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2637570|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=October 25, 2006|title=Giants-Cowboys draws largest cable audience|access-date=2006-10-26}}</ref><!-- <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-sp-ratings27sep27,0,1155883.story?coll=la-entnews-tv|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 27, 2006|first=Larry|last=Stewart|title=Saints' Game Draws Record ESPN Audience}}</ref> -->
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!November 12
|The [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] puts on their [[UFC 1|first ever pay-per-view event]] in [[Denver]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-20 |title=ESPN's 30 for 30 podcasts premieres 'No Rules - The Birth of UFC' |url=https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/21491105/espn-30-30-podcasts-premieres-no-rules-birth-ufc |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
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!November 15
|[[Britney Spears]], [[Justin Timberlake]], and [[Christina Aguilera]] join the cast of the [[Disney Channel]] series ''[[The New Mickey Mouse Club]]''.
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!November 21 
|[[Bill Bixby]] dies of [[prostate cancer]] at the age of 59 (six days after his final directing job on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Blossom (American TV series)|Blossom]]'').
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!November 22
|[[TV Food Network]] (later, just Food Network) makes its debut with two initial shows featuring [[David Rosengarten]], [[Donna Hanover]], and [[Robin Leach]]. The following day, TV Food Network would begin live broadcasting.<ref>{{Citation|last=The New School|title=The Founding of the Food Network: A 20 Year Retrospective|date=2013-09-30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6TH1Bdq-ZI&t=760s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/t6TH1Bdq-ZI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=August 6, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> One if its first shows is ''[[How to Boil Water]]'', which is first hosted by [[Emeril Lagasse]].
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!November 25
|''[[Home Alone]]'' makes its network television premiere on [[NBC]].
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!November 26
|[[Cartoon Network]], TBS, and TNT all broadcast 14 hours of animated programs as part of "The Great International Toon-In". Interstitials during the event introduced the Cartoon Network's new motion capture animated character [[The Moxy Show|Moxy]], which would be the star of Cartoon Network's first original animated program, ''The Moxy Show''.
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!December 18
|[[NFL on CBS|CBS]] (which had been a broadcaster of [[National Football League]] games for 38 years) loses their rights to telecast [[National Football Conference]] games to [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]. [[Fox NFL|Fox]] wins the rights to NFC games by offering a then-record [[United States dollar|$]]1.58 billion to the NFL over four years, significantly more than the $290 million per year CBS was willing to pay.
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==Programs==

===Debuts===
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! Date
! Show
! Network
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!January 1
| ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''
|[[CBS]]
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!January 3
| ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
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!January 6
| ''[[Space Rangers (TV series)|Space Rangers]]''
|[[CBS]]
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!January 8
| ''[[Hotel Room]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|January 11
| ''[[The Untouchables (1993 TV series)|The Untouchables]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[WWE Raw|WWF Monday Night Raw]]''
|[[USA Network]]
|-
!January 18
| ''[[Scattergories (game show)|Scattergories]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|January 19
| ''[[Class of '96]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Key West (TV series)|Key West]]''
|-
!January 20
| ''[[Time Trax]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Prime Time Entertainment Network|PTEN]]
|-
!January 27
| ''[[Kung Fu: The Legend Continues]]''
|-
!January 31
| ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!February 8
| ''[[Day One (TV news series)|Day One]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!February 28
| ''[[Bonkers (American TV series)|Bonkers]]''
|[[Disney Channel|Syndication]]  
|-
!rowspan="2"|March 5
| ''[[Getting By]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Where I Live]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!March 8
| ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|March 10
|''How'd They Do That?''
|[[CBS]]
|-
|''[[Sirens (1993 TV series)|Sirens]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|March 22
| ''[[Family Secrets (game show)|Family Secrets]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Real Stories of the Highway Patrol]]''
| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!March 23
| ''[[TriBeCa (TV series)|TriBeCa]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!March 29
|''[[10 Seconds (game show)|10 Seconds]]''
|[[The Nashville Network]]
|-
!March 31
| ''[[Home Free (1993 TV series)|Home Free]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!April 2
| ''[[Good Advice (TV series)|Good Advice]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!April 6
| ''[[ECW Hardcore TV]]''
| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!April 10
| ''[[A League of Their Own (1993 TV series)|A League of Their Own]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
!April 16
| ''[[Dudley (TV series)|Dudley]]''
|-
!May 22
|''[[Saved by the Bell: The College Years]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!May 24
| ''[[Equal Time (TV program)|Equal Time]]''
|[[CNBC]]
|-
!June 6
| ''[[South Beach (1993 TV series)|South Beach]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|June 7
| ''[[Rumor Has It (game show)|Rumor Has It]]''
|[[VH1]]
|-
| ''[[Trivial Pursuit (American game show)|Trivial Pursuit]]''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]]
|-
!June 11
| ''[[Cutters (TV series)|Cutters]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|June 14
| ''[[Leeza|John and Leeza from Hollywood]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Caesar's Challenge]]''
|-
!June 23
| ''[[Family Dog (TV series)|Family Dog]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
!June 25
| ''Johnny Bago''
|-
!June 26
| ''[[Front Page (newsmagazine)|Front Page]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!July 5
| ''[[Theodore Tugboat]]''
|[[PBS]]
|-
!July 10
|''[[Brains & Brawn]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|July 11
| ''[[Danger Theatre]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Weinerville]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
!July 25
| ''[[Politically Incorrect]]''
|[[Comedy Central]]
|-
!July 28
| ''Street Match''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!August 1
| ''[[Fallen Angels (American TV series)|Fallen Angels]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
!August 9
| ''[[Big Wave Dave's]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!August 18
| ''[[Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!August 20
| ''[[The Building (TV series)|The Building]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!August 22
| ''[[Living Single]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 25
| ''[[The Trouble with Larry]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Tall Hopes]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!August 26
| ''[[Angel Falls (TV series)|Angel Falls]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!August 27
| ''[[The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!August 28
| ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
!rowspan="2"| August 30
| ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Missing Persons (TV series)|Missing Persons]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!September 2
| ''[[The John Larroquette Show]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|September 5
| ''[[2 Stupid Dogs]]''
|[[TBS (TV network)|TBS]]
|-
| ''[[Daddy Dearest]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[NFL Matchup]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[ESPN]]
|-
!rowspan="4"|September 6
| ''[[Monday Night Countdown|NFL Prime Monday]]''
|-
| ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[American Journal]]''
|-
| ''[[The Les Brown Show]]''
|-
! September 7
| ''[[The Chevy Chase Show]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! September 8
| ''[[Thea (TV series)|Thea]]'' 
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|September 10
| ''[[The X-Files]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]''
|[[PBS]]/[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!rowspan="6"|September 11
| ''[[Running the Halls]]''
|[[TNBC]]
|-
| ''[[Entertainers with Byron Allen]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Legends of the Hidden Temple]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
| ''[[Droopy, Master Detective]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
| ''[[SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
| ''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[TNBC]]
|-
!rowspan="4"|September 12
| ''[[Baby Races]]''
|-
| ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Townsend Television]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[seaQuest DSV]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
! rowspan="5" |September 13
| ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]''
|-
| ''[[Animaniacs]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
| ''[[Bertice Berry|The Bertice Berry Show]]''
| rowspan="3" |[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Ricki Lake (1993 talk show)|Ricki Lake]]''
|-
| ''[[Xuxa (American TV program)|Xuxa]]''
|-
!rowspan="3"|September 14
| ''[[Bakersfield P.D.]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Madeline (TV series)|Madeline]]''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]]
|-
| ''[[Phenom (TV series)|Phenom]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!September 15
| ''[[Moon Over Miami (TV series)|Moon Over Miami]]''
|-
!rowspan="3"|September 16
| ''[[The Sinbad Show]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|''[[Frasier]]''
|NBC
|-
| ''[[Cobra (American TV series)|Cobra]]''
|rowspan="4"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!rowspan="13"|September 18
| ''[[Biker Mice from Mars]]''
|-
| ''[[Exosquad]]''
|-
| ''[[Martha Stewart Living]]''
|-
| ''[[CityKids]]''
|rowspan="4"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Cro (TV series)|Cro]]''
|-
| ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
|-
| ''[[Tales from the Cryptkeeper]]''
|-
| ''[[Café Americain]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[The Mommies (TV series)|The Mommies]]''
|-
|''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
| ''[[All-New Dennis the Menace]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (TV series)|Cadillacs and Dinosaurs]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Marsupilami (1993 TV series)|Marsupilami]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!September 20
| ''[[Dave's World]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!September 21
| ''[[NYPD Blue]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!September 23
| ''[[Eye to Eye with Connie Chung]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!September 24
| ''[[Boy Meets World]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|September 25
| ''[[Harts of the West]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!September 28
| ''[[Acapulco H.E.A.T.]]'' 
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|September 29
| ''[[Grace Under Fire]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Joe's Life]]''
|-
!October 1
| ''[[Against the Grain (TV series)|Against the Grain]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!October 3
| ''[[Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer]]''
|[[CNN]]
|-
!October 25
| ''[[The Jon Stewart Show]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
!October 27
| ''[[South of Sunset]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
!October 29
| ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'' 
|-
!October 30
| ''[[Paula Poundstone|The Paula Poundstone Show]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!November 3
| ''[[The Nanny]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!November 5
| ''[[George (1993 TV series)|George]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!November 23
| ''[[How to Boil Water]]''
|[[Food Network]]
|-
!November 28
| ''[[The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
!December 2
| ''[[Second Chances (American TV series)|Second Chances]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!December 5
| ''[[The Moxy Show|The Moxy Pirate Show]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
!rowspan="3"|December 17
| ''[[Off Beat Cinema]]''
|[[WKBW-TV]]
|-
| ''[[Scientific American Frontiers]]''
|[[PBS]]
|-
| ''[[The State (1993 TV series)|The State]]''
|[[MTV]]
|}

===Returning this year===
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! Show || Last aired || Previous network || New title || New network || Returning
|- "
|''[[Scrabble (game show)|Scrabble]]''
|1990
|rowspan="3"|[[NBC]]
|rowspan="2"|Same
|rowspan="2"|Same
|January 18
|-
|''[[Brains & Brawn]]''
|1958
|July 10
|-
|''[[The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show]]''
|1968
|''[[Super Secret Secret Squirrel]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]/[[Cartoon Network]]
|September 5
|-
|''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''
|1992
|TBS
|''The New Adventures of Captain Planet''
|September 12
|}

===Ending this year===

{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
! Date || Show || Debut  
|-
!January 4
|''[[WWF Prime Time Wrestling]]'' 
|1985
|-
!January 8
|''[[Hotel Room]]'' 
|1993
|-
!January 15 
|''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' 
|1984
|-
!January 16
|''[[The Powers That Be (TV series)|The Powers That Be]]'' 
|rowspan="2"|1992
|-
!January 17
|''[[The Ben Stiller Show]]'' 
|-
!February 13
|''[[Double Dare (franchise)|Double Dare]]'' (returned in 2000)
|1986 
|-
!February 26 
|''[[Camp Wilder]]'' 
|1992
|-
!March 24 
|''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]'' 
|1989
|-
!March 31
|''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' (returned in 1994)
|1993 
|-
!April 17 
|''[[Raven (1992 TV series)|Raven]]'' 
|1992
|-
!April 26
|''[[Homefront (American TV series)|Homefront]]'' 
|rowspan="2"|1991
|-
!April 27
| ''[[Reasonable Doubts]]'' 
|-
!April 30
|''[[The Jackie Thomas Show]]'' 
|1992
|-
!May 5 
|''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' 
|1989
|-
!May 12 
|''[[The Wonder Years]]'' 
|1988
|-
!May 13 
|''[[Knots Landing]]'' 
|1979
|-
!May 14
|''[[The Golden Palace]]'' 
|1992
|-
!May 17
| ''[[Major Dad]]'' 
|1989
|-
!May 20 
|''[[Cheers]]'' 
|1982
|-
!May 22 
|''[[Saved by the Bell]]'' 
|rowspan="2"|1989
|-
!rowspan="3"|May 23 
|''[[Life Goes On (TV series)|Life Goes On]]'' 
|-
|''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]'' 
|1991 
|-
|''[[Shaky Ground]]'' 
|1992 
|-
!May 24
|''[[Designing Women]]'' 
|1986 
|-
!May 25
|''[[Class of '96]]'' 
|1993
|-
!May 29
|''[[Street Justice]]'' 
|rowspan="3"|1991
|-
!June 1
|''[[FBI: The Untold Stories]]'' 
|-
!June 6
|''[[The Torkelsons]]'' 
|-
!rowspan="2"|June 11
|''[[Scrabble (game show)|Scrabble]]'' 
|1984
|-
|''[[Shining Time Station]]'' 
|1989
|-
!June 13
|''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]'' 
|1990
|-
!June 18
|''[[Harry and the Hendersons (TV series)|Harry and the Hendersons]]'' 
|1991
|-
!June 25 
|''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]'' 
|1982
|-
!July 6
|''[[Room for Two (American TV series)|Room for Two]]'' 
|1992
|-
!July 7
|''[[Sirens (1993 TV series)|Sirens]]'' (returned in 1994)
|1993
|-
!July 9 
|''[[A Different World]]'' 
|1987
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 6 
|''[[Perfect Strangers (TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]'' 
|1986
|-
|''[[Brooklyn Bridge (TV series)|Brooklyn Bridge]]'' 
|1991
|-
!August 25
|''[[Delta (American TV series)|Delta]]'' 
|1992
|-
!September 3
|''[[Studs (game show)|Studs]]'' 
|1991
|-
!October 1
|''[[The Chevy Chase Show]]'' 
|1993
|-
!October 10
|''[[Rabbit Ears Productions|American Heroes & Legends]]''
|1992
|-
!October 23 
|''[[Major League Baseball on CBS]]'' 
|1990
|-
!October 27
|''[[South of Sunset]]'' 
|rowspan="2"|1993
|-
!October 30
|''[[Angel Falls (TV series)|Angel Falls]]'' 
|-
!November 6
|''[[The Addams Family (1992 animated series)|The Addams Family]]'' 
|1992
|-
!November 20
|''[[Where I Live]]'' 
|rowspan="3"|1993
|-
!December 1
|''[[Moon Over Miami (TV series)|Moon Over Miami]]''
|-
!December 3
|''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''  
|-
!rowspan="3"|December 4
|''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]''
|1990
|-
|''[[Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa]]'' 
|1992
|-
|''[[Droopy: Master Detective]]''
|rowspan="5"|1993
|-
!December 11
|''[[Marsupilami (1993 TV series)|Marsupilami]]''
|-
!December 15
|''[[Joe's Life]]''
|-
!December 24
|''[[Against the Grain (TV series)|Against the Grain]]'' 
|-
!December 26
|''[[Townsend Television]]'' 
|-
!December 27
|''[[Bob (TV series)|Bob]]'' 
|1992
|-
!December 31
|''[[The Joan Rivers Show]]''
|1989
|}

===Entering syndication this year===
{|class="wikitable"
|- "
! Show || Seasons || In Production || Notes || Source
|-
|''[[1st & Ten (HBO TV series)|1st & Ten]]''||6|||No||||<ref name=NATPE>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1993/BC-1993-01-25.pdf "New(est) For NATPE In A Nutshell"] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Adventures in Wonderland (1992 TV series)|Adventures in Wonderland]]''||1|||Yes||||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1993/BC-1993-07-26.pdf Buena Vista Television ad (page 44)] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]''||5|||Yes||||<ref name=NATPE />
|-
|''[[Cops (TV series)|Cops]]''||5|||Yes||||<ref name=NATPE />
|-
|''[[Empty Nest]]''||5|||Yes||||<ref name=NATPE />
|-
|''[[Family Matters]]''||4|||Yes||||<ref name=NATPE />
|-
|''[[Garfield and Friends]]''||5|||Yes||||<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1992/BC-1992-03-23.pdf The Program Exchange ad (page 50)] from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
|-
|''[[Major Dad]]''||4|||No||Cable syndication on [[USA Network]].||
|-
|''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]''||3|||No||Cable syndication on [[USA Network]].||
|-
|''[[Rescue 911]]''||4|||Yes||||<ref name=NATPE />
|-
|''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]''||4|||Yes||Cable syndication on [[USA Network]].||
|}

===Network changes===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Show
! Moved from 
! Moved to
|-
|''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''
|[[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]
|rowspan="2"|[[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]/[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
|''[[Secret Squirrel]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
|''[[Beakman's World]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|first-run syndication]]
|[[CBS]]
|-
|''[[Getting By]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|[[NBC]]
|-
|''[[Silk Stalkings]]''
|[[CBS]]
|[[USA Network]]
|}

===Made-for-TV movies and miniseries===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Premiere date
! Title
! Channel
|-
! February 22
| ''[[Babylon 5: The Gathering|Babylon 5]]''
| [[Prime Time Entertainment Network|PTEN]]
|-
! March 1
| ''Bloodlines: Murder in the Family''
|rowspan="2"| [[NBC]]
|-
! April 4
| ''[[Diana: Her True Story (film)|Diana: Her True Story]]''
|-
! April 18–20
| ''[[The Fire Next Time (miniseries)|The Fire Next Time]]''
| [[CBS]]
|-
! May 3–4
| ''[[Murder in the Heartland]]''
|rowspan="2"| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! May 9–10
| ''[[The Tommyknockers (miniseries)|The Tommyknockers]]''
|-
! May 23
| ''[[Torch Song (1993 film)|Torch Song]]''
|rowspan="4"| [[NBC]]
|-
! May 24
| ''[[Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story]]''
|-
! May 26
| ''Without Warning: Terror in the Towers''
|-
! rowspan="2"| September 12 
| ''[[seaQuest DSV]]''
|-
| ''[[Sherlock Holmes Returns]]''
| [[CBS]]
|-
! September 20
| ''[[Danielle Steel's Star]]''
|rowspan="2"| [[NBC]]
|-
! October 17–19
| ''[[Message from Nam|Danielle Steel's Message from Nam]]''
|-
! December
| ''[[Out There (comedy specials)|Out There]]''
| [[Comedy Central]]
|-
! December 6 
| ''[[Gypsy: A Musical Fable]]''
| [[CBS]]
|-
! December 23
| ''A Cool Like That Christmas''
| Fox
|}

==Networks and services==
===Launches===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Network
! Type 
! Launch date
! Notes 
! Source 
|-
| [[Daystar Television Network]]
| Cable television
| Unknown
|
|
|-
| [[National Empowerment Television]]
| Cable television
| Unknown
|
|
|-
| [[Prime Time Entertainment Network]]
| Cable and satellite
| January 20
|
|
|-
| [[Z Music Television]]
| Cable television
| March 1
|
|
|-
| [[FitTV|Cable Health Club]]
| Cable television
| August 31
|
|
|-
| [[ESPN2]]
| Cable television
| October 1
|
|
|-
| [[NewSport]]
| Cable and satellite
| October 1
| 
|
|-
| [[Jewelry Television|America's Collectibles Network]]
| Cable television
| October 15
| 
|
|-
| [[Fox Deportes|La Cadena Deportiva Prime Ticket]]
| Cable television
| November 1
| 
|
|-
| [[Food Network|TV Food Network]]
| Cable television
| November 23
| 
|
|-
| [[Network One]]
| Cable television
| December 1
|
| 
|}

===Conversions and rebrandings===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Old network name
! New network name
! Type
! Conversion Date
! Notes
! Source
|-
|ACIS-VISN
|Faith & Values Channel
|Cable and satellite
|Unknown
|
|
|}

===Closures===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Network
! Type 
! Closure date
! Notes 
! Source 
|-
| [[CNN Checkout Channel]]
| Satellite television
| March 31
|
|
|-
| [[SportsChannel|SportsChannel America]]
| Cable and satellite
| October 1
|
|
|-
|}

==Television stations==
===Station launches===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! [[City of License]]/[[Designated market area|Market]]
! [[Television station|Station]]
! Channel 
! Affiliation
! Notes/Ref.
|-
| January 
| [[Jellico, Tennessee|Jellico]]/[[Knoxville, Tennessee]]
| [[WPXK-TV|WPMC]]
| 54
| [[Home Shopping Network|HSN]]
|
|- 
| January 8
| [[Billings, Montana]] 
| [[KSVI]]
| 6
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] 
|
|- 
| February 14
| [[Jasper, Indiana]] 
| [[WJTS-CD|W27BG]]
| 27
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|- 
| February 19
| [[Grand Island, Nebraska]] 
| [[KTVG]]
| 17
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
| 
|- 
| March 12 
| [[Buffalo, New York]] 
| [[WBBZ-TV|WNGS-TV]]
| 67
| Independent
|
|- 
| March 19
| [[Lake Havasu City, Arizona]] 
| K27EC 
| 27 
| [[Cornerstone Television|Cornerstone TV]] 
| 
|- 
| April 26
| [[Newton, New Jersey]] 
| [[WMBC-TV]]
| 63
| [[FamilyNet]]/[[Main Street TV]]
| 
|- 
| May 21
| [[Palm Beach, Florida]] 
| [[WFGC]] 
| 61
| [[Christian Television Network|CTN]]
|
|- 
| June 7
| [[Providence, Rhode Island]] 
| [[WRIW-CD|W23AS]]
| 23
| Independent
| 
|- 
| June 15
| [[Wailuku, Hawaii]] 
| [[KLEI|KWHM]]
| 21 
| Independent
| 
|- 
| September 3
| [[Buffalo, New York]]
| [[WBXZ-LD|W56DS]]
| 56
| [[The Box (American TV channel)|The Box]]
|
|-
| September 15
| [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]-[[Fort Worth, Texas]] 
| [[KMPX]]
| 29
| [[Daystar (TV network)|Daystar]] 
| 
|- 
| November 3
| [[Houston, Texas]] 
| [[KYAZ|KNWS-TV]]
| 51
| Independent
| 
|- 
| November 10
| [[Boise, Idaho]] 
| [[KYUU-LD|K66EV]]
| 66
| unknown
| 
|- 
| November 17
| [[Bend, Oregon]] 
| [[KFXO-CD|K39DU]]
| 39 
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
| Translator of [[KPDX]]/[[Portland, Oregon]] 
|- 
| November 19 
| [[Boise, Idaho]]
| [[KZAK-LD|K49GX]]
| 49
| Independent
| 
|- 
| December 9
| [[Watertown, New York]] 
| [[WLOT-LP|W66CH]]
| 66
| [[America One]] 
| 
|- 
| rowspan=4| Unknown date
| [[Detroit, Michigan]]
| [[WDWO-CD|W44AR]]
| 44
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
| 
|-
| [[Eugene, Oregon]] 
| [[KAMK-LP|K53EA]]
| 53 
| [[The Box (American TV channel)|The Box]] 
| 
|- 
| [[New York City]] 
| [[WPXO-LD|W23BA]]
| 23
| Independent
| 
|- 
| [[Quincy, Illinois]] <br> {{small|([[Hannibal, Missouri]]/[[Keokuk, Iowa]])}} 
| [[WGEM-DT3|CGEM]]
| (cable-only) 
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
|
|- 
|}

===Station closures===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! City of license/Market
! Station
! Channel 
! Affiliation
! Sign-on date
! Notes
|- 
| April 5 
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] 
| [[KLUZ-TV|KGSA-TV]]
| 14
| Independent
| May 19, 1981 
| 
|- 
| Unknown date
| [[Wenatchee, Washington]] 
| [[KCWT]] 
| 27 (UHF) 
| [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]] 
| 1984
| 
|- 
|}

==Births==
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Date || Name ||Notability
|-
!January 4
|[[Aaryn Doyle]]
|Canadian voice actress (''[[The Save-Ums!]]'') and singer
|-
!January 5
|[[Franz Drameh]]
|English actor (''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]'')
|-
!January 9
|[[Ashley Argota]]
|Actress (''[[True Jackson, VP]]'', ''[[Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures]]'', ''[[Lab Rats (American TV series)|Lab Rats]]'', ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'')
|-
!January 12
|[[Zayn Malik]]
|Singer ([[One Direction]])
|-
!January 13
|[[Tyler Barnhardt]]
|Actor
|-
!January 14
|Matthew Timmons
|Actor (''[[The Suite Life on Deck]]'')
|-
!January 15
|Tyler Alexander Mann
|Voice actor (Carl on ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'')
|-
!January 18
|[[Morgan York]]
|Actress (''[[Hannah Montana]]'')
|-
!January 19
|Dani Thorne
|Actress
|-
!January 27
|Jon Kent Ethridge
|Actor (''[[Out of Jimmy's Head]]'')
|-
!February 3
|[[Brandon Micheal Hall]]
|Actor
|-
!February 6
|[[Tinashe]]
|Actress (''[[Out of Jimmy's Head]]'', ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'') and singer
|-
!February 7
|[[David Dorfman]]
|Actor
|-
!rowspan="2"|February 12
|[[Jennifer Stone]]
|Actress (''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'', ''[[Deadtime Stories (TV series)|Deadtime Stories]]'')
|-
|[[Taylor Dearden]]
|Actress
|-
!February 13
|[[Alex Sawyer]]
|British actor (''[[House of Anubis]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|February 14
|[[Shane Harper]]
|Actor (''[[Good Luck Charlie]]'', ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]'')
|-
|[[Alberto Rosende]]
|Actor (''[[Shadowhunters]]'')
|-
!February 17
|[[Philip Wiegratz]]
|German actor
|-
!February 19
|[[Victoria Justice]]
|Actress (''[[Zoey 101]]'', ''[[Victorious]]'', ''[[Eye Candy (TV series)|Eye Candy]]'') and singer
|-
!February 23
|Christina Kirkman
|Actress (''[[All That]]'')
|-
!February 26
|[[Taylor Dooley]]
|Actress
|-
!rowspan="3"|March 4
|[[Jenna Boyd]]
|Actress
|-
|[[Bobbi Kristina Brown]]
|Actress (''[[The Houstons: On Our Own]]'') (d. [[2015 in American television|2015]])
|-
|[[Abigail Mavity]]
|Actress  (''[[Zeke and Luther]]'') 
|-
!March 21
|[[Suraj Sharma]]
|Actor
|-
!March 23
|[[Spencer Lord]]
|Actor
|-
!March 29
|[[Joe Adler]]
|Actor
|-
!April 4
|[[Daniela Bobadilla]]
|Actress
|-
!April 10
|[[Sofia Carson]]
|Actress (''[[Descendants (franchise)|Descendants]]'') and singer
|-
!rowspan="3"|April 14
|[[Ellington Ratliff]]
|Actor and drummer (''[[R5 (band)|R5]]'')
|-
|[[Graham Phillips (actor)|Graham Phillips]]
|Actor (''[[The Good Wife]]'')
|-
|[[Vivien Cardone]]
|Actress (''[[Everwood]]'')
|-
!April 15
|[[Madeleine Martin]]
|Actress (''[[JoJo's Circus]]'', ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]'', ''[[Adventure Time]]'')
|-
!April 16
|[[Chance the Rapper]]
|American hip hop
|-
!April 18
|[[Nathan Sykes]]
|British singer (''[[The Wanted]]'')
|-
!April 19
|[[Sebastian de Souza]]
|English actor (''[[Skins (TV series)|Skins]]'', ''[[Recovery Road (TV series)|Recovery Road]]'')
|-
!April 23
|[[Brooke Palsson]]
|Actress (''[[Between (TV series)|Between]]'')
|-
!May 6
|[[Naomi Scott]]
|English actress
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 10
|[[Halston Sage]]
|Actress (''[[How to Rock]]'', ''[[Crisis (TV series)|Crisis]]'')
|-
|[[Spencer Fox]]
|Voice actor (''[[Kim Possible]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"| May 11
|[[Annabelle Attanasio]]
|Actress
|-
|[[Olivia Liang]]
|Actress (''[[Kung Fu (2021 TV series)|Kung Fu]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 13
|[[Debby Ryan]]
|Actress (''[[Barney & Friends]]'', ''[[The Suite Life on Deck]]'', ''[[Jessie (2011 TV series)|Jessie]]'', ''[[The Mysteries of Laura]]'', ''[[Insatiable (TV series)|Insatiable]]'') and singer
|-
|[[Cyn]]
|Singer
|-
!May 14
|[[Miranda Cosgrove]]
|Actress (''[[Drake & Josh]]'', ''[[iCarly]]'', ''[[Crowded (TV series)|Crowded]]'') and singer
|-
!rowspan="2"|May 24
|[[Bobby Lockwood]]
|English actor (''[[House of Anubis]]'')
|-
|[[Oliver Davis (actor)|Oliver Davis]]
|Actor (''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', ''[[Rodney (TV series)|Rodney]]'') 
|-
!May 29
|[[Maika Monroe]]
|Actress
|-
!June 6
|[[Jesse Carere]]
|Actor (''[[Between (TV series)|Between]]'', ''[[Finding Carter]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|June 7
|[[Amanda Leighton]]
|Actress (''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls (2016 TV series)|The Powerpuff Girls]]'', ''[[Trolls: The Beat Goes On!]]'', ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'')
|-
|Jordan Fry
|Actor
|-
!June 9
|[[Danielle Chuchran]]
|Actress
|-
!June 14
|[[Ryan McCartan]]
|Actor  (''[[Liv and Maddie]]'')
|-
!June 26
|[[Ariana Grande]]
|Actress and singer (''[[Victorious]]'', ''[[Sam & Cat]]'', ''[[Scream Queens (2015 TV series)|Scream Queens]]'')
|-
!June 29
|[[Lorenzo James Henrie]]
|Actor  (''[[Fear the Walking Dead]]'')
|-
!July 1
|[[Raini Rodriguez]]
|Actress  (''[[Austin & Ally]]'')
|-
!July 7
|[[Capital Steez]]
|American rapper (d. [[2012 in American television|2012]])
|-
!July 10
|[[Carlon Jeffery]]
|Actor  (''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'')
|-
!July 20
|[[Alycia Debnam-Carey]]
|Australian actress  (''[[The 100 (TV series)|The 100]]'', ''[[Fear the Walking Dead]]'')
|-
!July 23
|[[Lili Simmons]]
|Actress (''[[Banshee (TV series)|Banshee]]'', ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'', ''[[The Purge (TV series)|The Purge]]'')
|-
!rowspan="3"|July 26
|[[Taylor Momsen]]
|Actress and singer (''[[Gossip Girl]]'')
|-
|[[Elizabeth Gillies]]
|Actress (''[[Victorious]]'', ''[[Dynasty (2017 TV series)|Dynasty]]'') and singer
|-
|[[Chrysti Ane]]
|Brazilian actress (''[[Power Rangers Ninja Steel]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" |July 28
|[[Cher Lloyd]]
|English singer
|-
|[[La'Porsha Renae]]
|Singer (''[[American Idol]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=La'Porsha Renae on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/laporsha-renae/1096310656 |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Apple Music - Web Player |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!August 1
|[[Leon Thomas III]]
|Actor (''[[The Backyardigans]]'', ''[[Victorious]]'', ''[[Insecure (TV series)|Insecure]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 2
|[[Cassidy Gifford]]
|Actress
|-
|[[Joivan Wade]]
|English actor (''[[Youngers]]'', ''[[Doom Patrol (TV series)|Doom Patrol]]'')
|-
!August 7
|[[Francesca Eastwood]]
|Actress (''[[Mrs. Eastwood & Company]]'') and daughter of [[Clint Eastwood]]
|-
!August 8
|[[Stella Baker]]
|Actress
|-
!August 9
|[[Rydel Lynch]]
|Actress and singer (''[[R5 (band)|R5]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 11
|[[Alyson Stoner]]
|Actress (''[[Mike's Super Short Show]]'', ''[[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody]]''), voice actress (''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]'', ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', ''[[Milo Murphy's Law]]'') and singer
|-
|[[Luke Erceg]]
|Australian actor (''[[Mortified]]'')
|-
!August 12
|[[Imani Hakim]]
|Actress (''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]'')
|-
!August 13
|[[Johnny Gaudreau]]
|Ice hockey player (d. [[2024 in American television|2024]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knue |first=Kurt |date=2024-09-02 |title=A look back at the life, career of Johnny Gaudreau, Columbus Blue Jackets forward killed in bike crash |url=https://www.wlwt.com/article/life-career-of-johnny-gaudreau-columbus-blue-jackets-forward/62024962 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=WLWT |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!August 14
|[[Cassi Thomson]]
|Actress (''[[Big Love (TV series)|Big Love]]'', ''[[Switched at Birth (TV series)|Switched at Birth]]'')
|-
!August 16
|[[Cameron Monaghan]]
|Actor (''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]'', ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'')
|-
!August 18
|[[Maia Mitchell]]
|Australian actress (''[[Mortified]]'', ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'', ''[[Good Trouble (TV series)|Good Trouble]]'')
|-
!August 20
|[[MK Nobilette]]
|Singer (''[[American Idol season 13|American Idol]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bronson |first=Fred |date=2014-03-20 |title=‘American Idol’ Season 13: MK Nobilette Recalls MLK’s Birthday as a Musical Memory |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/american-idol-mk-nobilette-689739/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!August 26
|[[Keke Palmer]]
|Actress (''[[True Jackson, VP]]'', ''[[Winx Club]]'', ''[[Scream Queens (2015 TV series)|Scream Queens]]'', ''[[Star (TV series)|Star]]'', ''[[Berlin Station (TV series)|Berlin Station]]'', ''[[Scream (TV series)|Scream]]'') and singer
|-
!rowspan="2"|August 29
|[[Liam Payne]]
|Singer ([[One Direction]]) (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Dan Heching, Manuela Castro, Mauricio Torres, Alli Rosenbloom, Christian |date=2024-10-16 |title=Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies after hotel balcony fall |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/16/entertainment/liam-payne-death-one-direction/index.html |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lucas Cruikshank]]
|Actor (''[[Fred (TV series)|Fred: The Show]]'', ''[[Marvin Marvin]]'')
|-
!September 5
|[[Gage Golightly]]
|Actress (''[[The Troop]]'', ''[[Ringer (TV series)|Ringer]]'', ''[[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]'', ''[[Red Oaks]]'')
|-
!September 7
|[[Taylor Gray (actor)|Taylor Gray]]
|Actor (''[[Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures]]'', ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" |September 9
|[[Lexis King]]
|Pro wrestler and son of [[Brian Pillman]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lexis King AEW News, Rumors, Picture & Biography Sportskeeda AEW |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/brian-pillman-jr |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=www.sportskeeda.com}}</ref>
|-
|Charlie Stewart
|Actor (''[[Life with Bonnie]]'', ''[[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody]]'')
|-
!September 12
|[[Kelsea Ballerini]]
|Singer (''[[Greatest Hits (TV series)|Greatest Hits]]'', ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'', ''[[CMT Music Awards]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenburg |first=Zack O'Malley |title=30 Under 30 Spotlight: Kelsea Ballerini, Country's Rising Star |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2017/01/04/30-under-30-spotlight-kelsea-ballerini-countrys-rising-star/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|September 13
|[[Niall Horan]]
|Singer ([[One Direction]])
|-
|[[Aisha Dee]]
|Australian actress (''[[The Saddle Club]]'', ''[[I Hate My Teenage Daughter]]'', ''[[Chasing Life]]'', ''[[The Bold Type]]'')
|-
!September 18
|[[Patrick Schwarzenegger]]
|Actor and son of [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]
|-
!September 21
|[[Aliocha Schneider]]
|French-Canadian actor
|-
!September 22
|[[Carlos Knight]]
|Actor (''[[Supah Ninjas]]'')
|-
!September 24
|[[Ben Platt]]
|Actor
|-
!September 25
|[[Zach Tyler Eisen]]
|Voice actor (''[[Little Bill]]'', ''[[The Backyardigans]]'', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 2
|[[Elizabeth McLaughlin]]
|Actress (''First Day'', ''[[Betrayal (TV series)|Betrayal]]'', ''[[Hand of God (TV series)|Hand of God]]'')
|-
|[[Tara Lynne Barr]]
|Actress (''[[Aquarius (American TV series)|Aquarius]]'')
|-
!rowspan="2"|October 8
|[[Angus T. Jones]]
|Actor (''[[Two and a Half Men]]'')
|-
|[[Molly Quinn]]
|Actress (''[[Winx Club]]'', ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" |October 9
|[[Autumn Chiklis]]
|Actress
|-
|[[Scotty McCreery]]
|Singer (''[[American Idol (season 10)|American Idol]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dauphin |first=Chuck |date=2013-09-25 |title=8. Scotty McCreery: 21 Under 21 (2013) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/scotty-mccreery-21-under-21-2013-5725174/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!October 11
|[[Brandon Flynn]]
|Actor (''[[13 Reasons Why]]'')
|-
!October 19
|[[Hunter King]]
|Actress (''[[The Young and the Restless]]'')
|-
!October 23
|[[Taylor Spreitler]]
|Actress (''[[Days of Our Lives]]'', ''[[Melissa & Joey]]'')
|-
!October 25
|[[Zeno Robinson]]
|Actor (''[[The Owl House]]'', ''[[Craig of the Creek]]'', ''[[Ben 10]]'')
|-
!October 27
|[[Troy Gentile]]
|Actor (''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'') 
|-
!October 29
|[[India Eisley]]
|Actress (''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'') 
|-
!November 1
|Dillon Lane
|Actor (''[[Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures]]'')
|-
!November 6
|[[Jak Knight]]
|Actor, comedian and writer (''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]'', ''[[Bust Down]]'') (d. [[2022 in American television|2022]])
|-
!November 14
|Matthew Levy
|Actor (''[[Sons of Tucson]]'')
|-
!November 16
|[[Pete Davidson]]
|Actor (''[[Wild 'n Out]]'', ''[[Guy Code]]'', ''[[Failosophy]]'', ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'')
|-
!November 22
|Nathan McLeod
|Canadian actor (''[[Life with Boys]]'')
|-
!November 24
|[[Zoe Levin]]
|Actress
|-
!November 27
|[[Aubrey Peeples]]
|Actress (''[[Nashville (2012 TV series)|Nashville]]'') and singer
|-
!November 28
|[[Bryshere Y. Gray]]
|Actor (''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]'') and rapper
|-
!November 29
|[[David Lambert (actor)|David Lambert]]
|Actor (''[[Aaron Stone]]'', ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'')
|-
!December 8
|[[AnnaSophia Robb]]
|Actress (''[[The Carrie Diaries (TV series)|The Carrie Diaries]]'', ''[[Mercy Street (TV series)|Mercy Street]]'')
|-
!December 11
|[[Nesta Cooper]]
|Actress
|-
!December 17
|[[Kiersey Clemons]]
|Actress
|-
!December 21
|[[Jinger Vuolo]]
|Actress (''[[19 Kids and Counting]]'', ''[[Counting On]]'') and television personality
|-
!rowspan="2"|December 22
|[[Aliana Lohan]]
|Actress (''[[The Parent Trap (1998 film)|The Parent Trap]]'', ''[[Living Lohan]]'') and daughter of [[Michael Lohan]] and [[Dina Lohan]]
|-
|[[Meghan Trainor]]
|American singer
|-
!December 23
|[[Caleb Foote]]
|Actor (''[[The Kids Are Alright (TV series)|The Kids Are Alright]]'')
|-
!December 27
|[[Olivia Cooke]]
|Actress (''[[Bates Motel (TV series)|Bates Motel]]'')
|}

==Deaths==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Date || Name || Age || class="unsortable" |Notability
|-
!January 27 
|[[André the Giant]]
| style="text-align:center;"|46
|Wrestler (''[[WrestleMania]]'')
|-
!March 6 
|[[Douglas Marland]]
| style="text-align:center;"|58
|Writer (''[[As the World Turns]]'')
|-
!March 17 
|[[Helen Hayes]]
| style="text-align:center;"|92
|Actress (''[[The Snoop Sisters]]'')
|-
!March 31
|[[Brandon Lee]]
| style="text-align:center;"|28
|Actor
|-
!April 1 
|[[Jerry Hausner]]
| style="text-align:center;"|83
|Actor (Jerry the agent on ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', voice of Waldo in [[Mr. Magoo]] cartoons)
|-
!April 3 
|[[Pinky Lee]]
| style="text-align:center;"|85
|Comedian (''[[Gumby|The Gumby Show]]'')
|-
!June 11
|[[Ray Sharkey]]
| style="text-align:center;"|40
|Actor (''[[Wiseguy (TV series)|Wiseguy]]'')
|-
!June 22
| [[Pat Nixon]]
|align="center"|81
|[[First Lady of the United States]] and spouse of President [[Richard Nixon]]
|-
!June 30 
|[[George McFarland]]
| style="text-align:center;"|64
|Actor (''[[Our Gang]]'')
|-
!July 2 
|[[Fred Gwynne]]
| style="text-align:center;"|66
|Actor (Herman on ''[[The Munsters]]'', Muldoon on ''[[Car 54, Where Are You?]]'')
|-
!August 16 
|[[Tom Fuccello]]
| style="text-align:center;"|56
|Actor (Dave Culver on ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'')
|-
!September 4 
|[[Hervé Villechaize]]
| style="text-align:center;"|50
|Actor (Tattoo on ''[[Fantasy Island]]'')
|-
!September 12
|[[Raymond Burr]]
| style="text-align:center;"|76
|Actor (''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]'')
|-
!October 12
|[[Leon Ames]]
| style="text-align:center;"|91
|Actor (''[[Mister Ed]]'')
|-
!October 25 
|[[Vincent Price]]
| style="text-align:center;"|82
|Actor (''[[The Hilarious House of Frightenstein]]'', ''[[Hollywood Squares]]'', ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'')
|-
!October 31
|[[River Phoenix]]
| style="text-align:center;"|23
|Actor (''[[Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV series)|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers]]'')
|-
!November 21 
|[[Bill Bixby]]
| style="text-align:center;"|59
|Actor (''[[My Favorite Martian]]'', ''[[The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV series)|The Courtship of Eddie's Father]]'', ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]''), director, producer
|-
!November 28 
|[[Garry Moore]]
| style="text-align:center;"|78
|[[Game show]] [[emcee|host]] and [[Television personality]] (''[[I've Got a Secret]]'')
|-
!December 16 
|[[Moses Gunn]]
| style="text-align:center;"|64
|Actor (''[[Good Times]]'')
|-
!December 22
|[[Don DeFore]]
| style="text-align:center;"|80
|Actor (Erskin "Thorny" Thornberry on ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]'', George "Mr. B." Baxter on ''[[Hazel (TV series)|Hazel]]'')
|}

==See also==
* [[1993 in the United States]]
* [[List of American films of 1993]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=tv_series&release_date=1993-01-01,1993-12-31&countries=us&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1993 American television series] at [[IMDb]]

{{Years in TV by country|1993}}
{{Years in television}}

[[Category:1993 in American television| ]]
[[Category:1990s in American television]]