Editing 1994 in American television

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In [[American television]] in 1994, notable events included television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and re-brandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.

== Notable events ==
=== January ===
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|The [[Peanuts]] special ''[[You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown]]'' is broadcast by [[NBC]]. It will prove to be the last new Peanuts special broadcast on television for eight years until ''[[A Charlie Brown Valentine]]'' airs on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. It was the last special in creator [[Charles Schulz]]'s lifetime to air on TV and the gang's first appearance on NBC in [[The Ford Show|over 25 years]].
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|[[CBS Olympic broadcasts|CBS]] wins the rights to broadcast the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] from [[Nagano (city)|Nagano, Japan]], after paying roughly [[United States dollar|$]]375 million.
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|[[NHL on NBC|NBC]] broadcasts the [[1994 National Hockey League All-Star Game|NHL All-Star Game]] for the fifth consecutive year. This would also mark the last time that NBC would broadcast a [[National Hockey League]] game for [[2005–06 NHL season|12 years]].
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|[[NFL on CBS|CBS]], which had broadcast [[National Football League]] games since [[1956 NFL season|1956]], broadcasts its final NFL telecast after 38 years, with the [[1993 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] defeating the [[1993 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in the [[1993–94 NFL playoffs#NFC: Dallas Cowboys 38, San Francisco 49ers 21|NFC Championship Game]], 38–21. CBS had been outbid during December 1993 for rights to the [[National Football Conference|NFC]] package by the [[NFL on Fox|Fox Network]]. CBS, however, would eventually regain NFL rights (taking over the [[American Football Conference|AFC]] rights from [[NFL on NBC|NBC]]) in [[1998 NFL season|1998]].
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|During a segment on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'', host [[Bryant Gumbel]] asks "What is the [[internet]], anyway?"
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|[[NFL on NBC|NBC]] airs the [[Super Bowl XXVIII|Super Bowl]] for the second consecutive year. It's the first time that a network has aired two straight Super Bowls outright. While [[NFL on CBS|CBS]] did air the first two Super Bowls [[Super Bowl I|back]] to [[Super Bowl II|back]], the first ever Super Bowl was really a [[simulcast]] between CBS and NBC.  
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|[[Bill Cosby]] returns to [[NBC]] for a two-hour movie, ''[[The Cosby Mysteries]]'', after ending production of ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' 21 months earlier.
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=== February ===
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|American pay television channel [[Encore (TV channel)|Encore]] launches seven new themed multiplex channels (Westerns, True Stories, Love Stories, WAM!: America's Kidz Network, Action and Mystery), primarily on [[Tele-Communications Inc.|TCI]] cable systems, becoming the first premium service to offer a suite of thematic channels. [[Starz (TV channel)|Starz]], which features more recent movie fare than its parent channel, also debuts on this date as part of the Encore multiplex and would eventually become a rival to [[HBO]], [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]], [[Cinemax]] and [[The Movie Channel]].
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|KTSP-TV in Phoenix changes its call letters to [[KSAZ-TV]], reflecting its newly adopted "Spirit of Arizona" slogan.<ref name="Ariz940213">{{Cite news |last=Shaffer |first=Mark |date=February 13, 1994 |title=Channel 10 catches spirit, changes name to KSAZ |page=B1 |work=Arizona Republic |location=Phoenix, Arizona |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28880055/channel-10-catches-spirit-changes-name/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215074827/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28880055/channel-10-catches-spirit-changes-name/ |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
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|During the opening monologue on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', guest host [[Martin Lawrence]] makes sexually explicit jokes about female genitalia and feminine [[hygiene]], which results in NBC banning him from appearing on the network (for the next year) and ''SNL'' (for life).  In repeats of the episode, the offending section of the monologue is replaced by a title card read by an off-screen player (writer [[Jim Downey (comedian)|Jim Downey]]), saying that although ''SNL'' is neutral about the issues mentioned by Lawrence, network policy prevents his remarks from being re-broadcast, and that the incident almost cost the entire cast of ''SNL'' their jobs.
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|[[Sony Pictures|Sony Pictures Entertainment]] merged [[Columbia Pictures Television]] and [[TriStar Television]] into [[Columbia TriStar Television]]. Two of the Sony owned game shows (''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' and ''[[Jeopardy!]]'') will be produced by the new unit for Sony's then-new future programs. CPT and TriStar TV are still in-active until 1999 and the beginning of 2001, respectively.
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|[[CBS Olympic broadcasts|CBS]]'s coverage of the short program in [[Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles|women's]] [[Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|figure skating]] at the [[1994 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] in [[Lillehammer]], [[Norway]] (fueled by the media frenzy from a scandal in which associates of figure skater [[Tonya Harding]] attacked [[Nancy Kerrigan]]) immediately becomes one of the highest rated prime time television programs in American history.
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|[[Bob Costas]] hosts his final episode of ''[[Later (talk show)|Later]]'' on [[NBC]] with a one-hour retrospective titled "One Last Time".
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|[[Greg Kinnear]] debuts as host of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Later (talk show)|Later]]''. 
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=== March ===
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|The [[United States pay television content advisory system|Pay television content advisory system]], which describe the varying degrees of suggestive or explicit content in series and movies being broadcast by pay cable channels, are first implemented by [[HBO]], [[Cinemax]], [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] and [[The Movie Channel]]. A streamlined version of the system—a categorized, ten-point system of content labels and abbreviated codes—was implemented on June 10.
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|[[Viacom (1971–2005)|Viacom]] assumes control of [[Paramount Pictures]], which includes [[Paramount Television]]. Later during the year Paramount/Viacom announces plans to initiate a new over-the-air television network, in conjunction with [[United Television]]. The new network, the United Paramount Network (or [[UPN]] for short), is initiated during January 1995.
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|[[Major League Soccer]] with [[ESPN]] and [[ESPN on ABC|ABC Sports]] announced the league's first television rights deal without any players, coaches, or teams in place.<ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. Pro League Moves Along By Signing a Television Deal|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/16/sports/soccer-us-pro-league-moves-along-by-signing-a-television-deal.html|work=The New York Times|date=March 16, 1994|access-date=February 22, 2012}}</ref> The three-year agreement committed 10 games on ESPN, 25 on [[ESPN2]], and the [[MLS Cup]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. The deal gave MLS no rights fees but split advertising revenue between the league and networks.
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|[[Madonna]] appears on [[CBS]]'s ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' and makes headlines for going on a profanity-laden tirade—one of the most censored events of American TV talk-show history, swearing 13 times during the interview. Though infamous, it results in some of the highest ratings of Letterman's late-night career.  ([[Robin Williams]] would later describe the segment as a "battle of wits with an unarmed woman.")
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=== April ===
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|After 15 years, [[Charles Kuralt]] hosts ''[[CBS News Sunday Morning]]'' for the final time. He would be succeeded by [[Charles Osgood]].
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|On the [[ESPN2]] talk show ''[[Talk2]]'' former [[Los Angeles Rams]] quarterback [[Jim Everett]] flips the table and attacks host [[Jim Rome]] in retaliation for Rome repeatedly calling Everett "Chris" in relation to female tennis player [[Chris Evert]]. 
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|[[Pat Summerall]] makes his final assignment and on-camera appearance as a broadcaster for [[CBS Sports]], the final round of [[1994 Masters Tournament|the Masters]].
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|[[Turner Classic Movies]], an extension of [[Turner Broadcasting System]], debuted on the 100th anniversary of the first public movie showing in New York City.
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|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[KARD (TV)|KARD]] in [[Monroe, Louisiana]], which carried Fox on a secondary basis, switches to be a primary Fox affiliate.
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|[[Arsenio Hall]] announces that he won't continue his [[The Arsenio Hall Show|late night talk show]], with the final episode of ''The Arsenio Hall Show'' ultimately airing on May 27, 1994.
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|Major networks cover the [[Death and state funeral of Richard Nixon|state funeral of Richard Nixon]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dowd |first=Maureen |date=1994-04-27 |title=THE 37TH PRESIDENT: THE OVERVIEW; Rainy Prologue to Subdued Funeral for Nixon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/27/us/the-37th-president-the-overview-rainy-prologue-to-subdued-funeral-for-nixon.html |access-date=2025-01-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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|''[[The Simpsons]]'' broadcasts its [[Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song|100th episode]] on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].
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=== May ===
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|[[Johnny Carson]] makes a surprise appearance on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' to deliver [[David Letterman|Letterman]] his "Top Ten Lists". This would prove to be Carson's final television appearance.
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|[[Phil Hartman]] along with [[Melanie Hutsell]], [[Rob Schneider]], [[Sarah Silverman]], and [[Julia Sweeney]] appear in their final ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' [[Saturday Night Live (season 19)|episode]] as [[List of Saturday Night Live cast members|cast members]]. Hartman is presented with a bronzed stick of glue, symbolizing how he had become "The Glue" of the show, a term coined by [[Adam Sandler]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tv.com/saturday-night-live/heather-locklear-janet-jackson/episode/93024/trivia.html?tag=cast_summary;trivia#notes | title = Saturday Night Live > Season 19 > Episode 20: Heather Locklear/Janet Jackson | date = May 14, 1994 | publisher = TV.com}}</ref>
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|[[New World Communications]] reaches a multi-year affiliation agreement with [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] among their entire station group, seven of which were in the former [[Storer Broadcasting]] chain, along with four stations purchased from Argyle Television and four stations from [[Citicasters]].<ref name="b&c-foxnewworld">{{cite news |last=Foisie |first=Geoffrey |date=May 30, 1994 |title=Fox and the New World order |pages=6, [https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/94-OCR/BC-1994-05-30-Page-0008.pdf 8] |periodical=Broadcasting & Cable |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/94-OCR/BC-1994-05-30-Page-0006.pdf |access-date=March 16, 2015 |via=World Radio History}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=May 6, 1994 |title=COMPANY NEWS; GREAT AMERICAN SELLING FOUR TELEVISION STATIONS |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/06/business/company-news-great-american-selling-four-television-stations.html |access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> In turn, Fox parent [[News Corporation]] purchased a 20 percent stake in New World. The terms of the agreement calls for all stations to switch to Fox after their existing contracts are up, initiating [[1994–1996 United States broadcast television realignment|a wide-ranging realignment of television stations and network affiliations]].<ref name="nytbusinessdigest2">{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Bill |date=May 24, 1994 |title=FOX WILL SIGN UP 12 NEW STATIONS; TAKES 8 FROM CBS |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York City |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/24/us/fox-will-sign-up-12-new-stations-takes-8-from-cbs.html?pagewanted=4 |url-status=live |access-date=October 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625021414/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/24/us/fox-will-sign-up-12-new-stations-takes-8-from-cbs.html?pagewanted=4 |archive-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref>
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|''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' concludes its seven-year run with the series finale, "[[All Good Things... (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|All Good Things...]]" The two-hour finale was broadcast at 6 p.m. on most affiliates, rather than as part of the prime time lineup.
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|[[Shannen Doherty]] makes her [[Beverly Hills, 90210 (season 4)|final appearance]] as [[Brenda Walsh (character)|Brenda Walsh]] on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''.
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=== June ===
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|[[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] wrestler [[Hulk Hogan]] signs a deal with [[World Championship Wrestling]] on a live broadcast of ''[[WCW Saturday Night]]'' on [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]].
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|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[Scripps-Howard Broadcasting]] confirm a wide-ranging affiliation pact securing the network's links with [[WXYZ-TV]] in Detroit and [[WEWS-TV]] in Cleveland. At Scripps-Howard's insistence, it also calls for [[KNXV-TV]] in Phoenix, [[WFTS-TV]] in St. Petersburg/Tampa (both outgoing Fox affiliates) and [[WMAR-TV]] in Baltimore (the market's NBC affiliate) to switch to ABC.<ref name=":4" /> The deal comes at the expense of [[KTVK]] and [[WJZ-TV]], whose long tenures with ABC spanned 40 years and 47 years, respectively.<ref name="outmuscled">{{Cite news |last=Muller |first=Bill |date=June 30, 1994 |title=Family-owned Ch. 3 outmuscled for prize |pages=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33051088/no-ones-ready-to-panic-at-channel-3/ A7] |work=The Arizona Republic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050928/eye-say-channel-5-called-up-to-majors/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630063726/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050928/eye-say-channel-5-called-up-to-majors/ |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Zurawik |first=David |date=June 17, 1994 |title=ABC-TV to Switch from WJZ to WMAR |work=The Baltimore Sun |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/06/17/abc-tv-to-switch-from-wjz-to-wmar/ |access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref>
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|With all major networks providing live coverage, former [[National Football League|NFL]] player [[O. J. Simpson]], suspected in the [[O. J. Simpson murder case|murder]] of his [[Nicole Brown Simpson|former wife]] and her [[Ron Goldman|acquaintance]], flees from police with his friend [[Al Cowlings]] in his white [[Ford Bronco]]; the low-speed chase ends with Simpson's surrender to police at his [[Brentwood, Los Angeles|Brentwood]] mansion. [[NBA on NBC|NBC]], who was broadcasting Game 5 of the [[1994 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] between [[1993–94 New York Knicks season|New York]] and [[1993–94 Houston Rockets season|Houston]] in the meantime, periodically covers the chase via a split-screen.
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|[[DirecTV]], a [[direct broadcast satellite]] service, begins broadcasting in [[Jackson, Mississippi]].
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|The [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] holds the [[King of the Ring (1994)|second annual]] [[King of the Ring]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network events|event]] on [[pay-per-view]]. The event in particular, is remembered among fans for featuring former [[National Football League]] player [[Art Donovan]] on commentary. Donovan seemingly had no familiarity with professional wrestling, and repeatedly asked the same questions throughout the event, notably, "How much does this guy weigh?"
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|[[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' moves into [[NBC Studios (New York City)|Studio 1A]] at [[30 Rockefeller Plaza|Rockefeller Center]].
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|The [[History of General Hospital|first ever]] Nurses Ball event airs on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[General Hospital]]''.
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=== July ===
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|British vintage puppet action series ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]'' is introduced to the United States when the series goes to air on [[Fox Kids]] on Saturday mornings with brand new music and voices.
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|[[PBS]] repackages their existing children's programs as a new block called [[PBS Kids|PTV]].
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|The [[1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] from [[Pittsburgh]] is broadcast on [[NBC]] (NBC's first [[Major League Baseball]] [[Major League Baseball on NBC|telecast]] since Game 5 of the [[1989 National League Championship Series]]). The game is the first production of [[The Baseball Network]], a joint venture between MLB, NBC, and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].  Hampered by its much-criticized regional policy for game broadcasts and a [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike|players' strike]] that cancels the 1994 postseason, the venture will be termed a failure even before it dissolves at the end of the [[1995 Major League Baseball season|1995 season]].
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|[[Westinghouse Broadcasting]] agrees to affiliate all of their television stations with CBS, including long-tenured NBC affiliates [[WBZ-TV]] in Boston and [[KYW-TV]] in Philadelphia, along with outgoing ABC affiliate WJZ-TV in Baltimore.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bill Carter |date=July 15, 1994 |title=CBS to Add Three Affiliates in Deal With Westinghouse |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/15/business/the-media-business-cbs-to-add-three-affiliates-in-deal-with-westinghouse.html |access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> This deal consequently prompts CBS to sell [[WCAU|WCAU-TV]], owned by the network since 1957,<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Tom Jicha |date=November 22, 1994 |title=CBS, NBC changing channels. |work=[[Sun-Sentinel|South Florida Sun-Sentinel]] |publisher=Times Mirror Company |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-11-22/news/9411210600_1_wcix-nbc-programs-stations |url-status=dead |access-date=February 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703093638/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-11-22/news/9411210600_1_wcix-nbc-programs-stations |archive-date=July 3, 2011}}</ref> and precipitated Westinghouse's outright buyout of CBS the following year.<ref name="Westinghouse-CBS">{{Cite news |last=Sallie Hofmeister |date=August 2, 1995 |title=CBS Agrees to Buyout Bid by Westinghouse : Entertainment: $5.4-billion merger would create biggest TV, radio empire. But the deal faces obstacles. |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-02-mn-30646-story.html |access-date=June 22, 2012}}</ref>
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|''[[The Baseball Network|Baseball Night in America]]'' premieres on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. This would mark the first time that [[Major League Baseball]] games would be broadcast on [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]] since the [[1989 World Series]].
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=== August ===
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|The [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[All My Children]]'' broadcasts a memorial episode for original cast member [[Frances Heflin]], who died during June. The memorial is in the form of a funeral service for Heflin's character, Mona Kane Tyler.
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|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] broadcasts its first [[National Football League]] event, a pre-season game in [[Candlestick Park|San Francisco]] between the [[1994 San Francisco 49ers season|49ers]] and [[1994 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]].
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|[[HBO]] broadcasts a concert appearance by [[Barbra Streisand]], the entertainer's first public concert in 27 years.
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|Highlights from the [[NWA World Title Tournament]] from two days prior air on ''[[ECW Hardcore TV]]''. It was at that particular event that the tournament winner, [[Shane Douglas]] threw down the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] belt and proclaimed the [[ECW Heavyweight Championship]] to be a world championship. Douglas' speech presaged the emergence of ECW - renamed from Eastern Championship Wrestling to [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] shortly after the event - as a nationally recognized promotion and the continued decline in the power and profile of the NWA.<ref name="DixonFurious2015">{{cite book|author1=James Dixon|author2=Arnold Furious|author3=Lee Maughan|title=The Complete WWE Guide Volume Six|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OfRDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA179|date=2015|publisher=[[Lulu (company)|Lulu.com]]|isbn=978-1-326-50746-6|pages=179}}</ref>
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=== September ===
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|[[WJW (TV)|WJW-TV]] in Cleveland is the first of the New World Communications stations to switch to Fox, ending a 40-year affiliation with CBS. Former Fox affiliate [[WOIO]], in turn, joins CBS and takes over operations of independent [[WUAB]] (owned by [[Stephen J. Cannell|Cannell Communications]]) via a [[local marketing agreement]]; this allows for WOIO to set up a news department using WUAB's personnel.<ref name="CPD19940902p1A">{{cite news |last=Feran |first=Tom |date=September 2, 1994 |title=Touch that dial! TV turnabout begins tomorrow on Channels 8, 19, 43 |page=1A |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1082885C71926A79&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F3413A60C43494E |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110034117/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/0F3413A60C43494E&f=basic |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |via=NewsBank}}</ref><ref name="CPD19940708p1A">{{cite news |last=Feran |first=Tom |date=July 8, 1994 |title=CBS plans to join Channel 19 by Aug. 29 |page=1A |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1082885C71926A79&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F807D316A1C8DD3 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006020656/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/0F807D316A1C8DD3&f=basic |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |via=NewsBank}}</ref>
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|The [[Television film|made-for-television film]] ''[[Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights]]'' premieres in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]]. The film is notable for being the last film or television series in which [[Don Messick]] voices [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]] and [[Boo-Boo Bear]] before his retirement in 1996 (though he would voice Scooby-Doo one more time in the ''[[Scooby-Doo Mystery]]'' video game),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Don Messick Video Game Credits and Biography|url=https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,203871/|access-date=2021-09-28|website=MobyGames}}</ref> and the last in which [[Allan Melvin]] voices [[Magilla Gorilla]] (as well as his last film role overall). It is also the last ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' production to be produced entirely by [[Hanna-Barbera]]. Beginning with 1998's ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'', ''Scooby-Doo'' related animated films and television series would at the very least, co-produced by [[Warner Bros. Animation]]. 
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|[[Fox NFL|Fox]] [[National Football League on United States television|covers]] regular season [[National Football League]] games for the [[1994 NFL season|first time]] with the launch of their pre-game program, ''[[Fox NFL Sunday]]''.
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|The [[National Hockey League]] reaches a five-year, US$155 million contract with [[NHL on Fox|Fox]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Daniel|first=Al|date=May 17, 2020|title=NHL on Fox established hockey's lasting U.S. network presence|url=https://fansided.com/2020/05/17/nhl-on-fox-established-hockeys-lasting-us-network-presence/|work=Fansided|location= |access-date=}}</ref> for the broadcast television rights to the league's games, beginning with the [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95 season]].<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/10/sports/hockey-fox-outbids-cbs-for-nhl-games.html| title= HOCKEY; Fox Outbids CBS for N.H.L. Games| work=Richard Sandomir ([[New York Times]]) | date= September 10, 1994| access-date= March 20, 2008}}</ref>
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|The [[46th Primetime Emmy Awards]] were presented on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].
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|New World station [[WDAF-TV]] in Kansas City ends a 45-year affiliation with NBC to join Fox, with former Fox affiliate [[KSHB-TV]] linking up with NBC.<ref name="Kans940524">{{Cite news |last=McTavish |first=Brian |date=May 24, 1994 |title=WDAF to leave NBC, join Fox |page=A-1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61708944/wdaf-to-drop-link-with-nbc/ A-8] |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |location=Kansas City, Missouri |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61708935/wdaf-to-leave-nbc-join-fox/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202004736/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61708935/wdaf-to-leave-nbc-join-fox/ |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="Kans940811">{{Cite news |last=Garron |first=Barry |date=August 11, 1994 |title=TV network shift set for Sept. 12 |page=C-1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117708521/channels-4-41-set-network-shift-for-sep/ C-3] |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |location= |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117708498/tv-network-shift-set-for-sept-12/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202004730/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117708498/tv-network-shift-set-for-sept-12/ |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
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|New World station KSAZ-TV in Phoenix ends a 40-year connection to CBS, with former [[Independent station (North America)|independent]] [[KPHO-TV]] joining CBS.<ref name="Ariz940910">{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Dave |date=September 10, 1994 |title=TV switch: Channel 5 to carry CBS today |page=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89556043/channel-5-begins-carrying-cbs-today/ A20] |work=Arizona Republic |location=Phoenix, Arizona |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28879847/tv-switch-channel-5-to-carry-cbs-today/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126045400/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28879847/tv-switch-channel-5-to-carry-cbs-today/ |archive-date=November 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Due to Fox affiliate KNXV-TV having a contract that ends three months later, KSAZ-TV operates as an independent for the interregnum.<ref name="CBSFoxstationsswitch">{{Cite news |last=Meisler |first=Andy |date=August 29, 1994 |title=Murdoch's Raid Brings a Shuffling of TV Stations in Phoenix |page=D1 |work=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/29/business/murdoch-s-raid-brings-a-shuffling-of-tv-stations-in-phoenix.html?pagewanted=1 |url-status=live |access-date=October 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613154035/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/29/business/murdoch-s-raid-brings-a-shuffling-of-tv-stations-in-phoenix.html?pagewanted=1 |archive-date=June 13, 2013}}</ref> KNXV-TV begins taking ABC programming on a piecemeal basis from soon-to-be former affiliate KTVK, the market's new independent.<ref name="Ariz940616" />
|-
|Original ''[[Family Feud]]'' host [[Richard Dawson]] returns to the series after nine years, replacing his successor, [[Ray Combs]]; the show also [[Family Feud#1994–1995|expands from half-hour to full-hour episodes]].
|-
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WEWS-TV|WEWS]], who previously aired only the first hour of ''[[Good Morning America]]'', begins airing the full two-hour version of the show, and as a result, ''[[The Morning Exchange]]'' was shifted an hour back.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Heldenfels |first=R.J. |date=August 26, 1994 |title='Morning Exchange' moving |pages=72 |work=[[The Akron Beacon Journal]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-morning-exchan/66469184/ |access-date=November 24, 2023}}</ref>
|-
!14
|[[Gaylord Broadcasting]] agrees to affiliate both [[KTVT]] in Dallas and [[KSTW]] in Tacoma/Seattle with CBS.<ref name="KTVT-KSTW">{{Cite news |date=September 19, 1994 |title=Gaylord gets CBS affiliates in Seattle and Dallas |page=14 |work=Broadcasting & Cable |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/94-OCR/BC-1994-09-19-Page-0014.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=July 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628115014/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/94-OCR/BC-1994-09-19-Page-0014.pdf |archive-date=June 28, 2020 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="3" |21
|The sitcom ''[[Daddy's Girls (1994 TV series)|Daddy's Girls]]'' debuts on [[CBS]]. Although it is abandoned after three episodes, it is notable as the first series in which a gay principal character is played by an openly gay actor, [[Harvey Fierstein]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1994-09-21-9409200450-story.html|title=Dudley Do Wrong: 'Daddy's Girls' A Sitcom Dud|first=Tom|last=Jincha|date=September 21, 1994|website=Sun-Sentinel}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sam Waterston]] makes his [[Law & Order (season 5)|first appearance]] on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Law & Order]]'' as Executive Assistant District Attorney [[Jack McCoy]].
|-
|''[[Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric]]'' is merged into ''[[Dateline NBC]]'', creating a Wednesday version of the series.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 11, 1994 |title='Dateline' Lifetime |pages=333 |work=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref>
|-
!22
|The [[The Pilot (Friends)|pilot episode]] for ''[[Friends]]'' airs on [[NBC]]. It will rank as being the fifteenth-most-watched television show of the week, scoring 14.7/23 [[Nielsen rating]] (each point represented 954,000 households) and nearly 22&nbsp; million viewers.<ref name="Lauer">{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Lauer|author-link=Matt Lauer|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4899445|title=Friends creators share story of show's beginnings|work=[[NBC News]]|date=May 5, 2004|access-date=December 23, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=Carmody|title=The TV Column|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 26, 1994}}</ref>
|-
!23
|[[UWF Blackjack Brawl]] airs live on [[SportsChannel America]]. This is the first and only major live television [[Card (sports)#Supercard|supercard]] event produced by [[Herb Abrams]]' [[Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams)|Universal Wrestling Federation]] (UWF). The event was a successor to UWF's only pay-per-view event, [[UWF Beach Brawl|Beach Brawl]].
|-
!24
|The ''[[Marvel Action Hour]]'', featuring animated adaptations of [[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]] and the [[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]] introduced by [[Stan Lee]], debuts in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]].
|}

=== October ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date || Event
|-
!1
|Fox affiliate KITN-TV in [[Minneapolis]]/[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] changes its name to [[WFTC|WFTC-TV]].
|-
!7
|[[NBC]] airs the two-hour [[Television film|television movie]], ''[[Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas]]'', which concerns the lead-up to [[Zack Morris (Saved by the Bell)|Zack]] and [[Kelly Kapowski|Kelly]]'s wedding. This particular film in effect, served as the [[series finale]] for ''[[Saved by the Bell: The College Years]]''. When aired in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]], it is commonly split into two double-length episodes.
|}

=== November ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date || Event
|-
!3
|Various [[NBC]] comedies feature storylines centered on blackout events. This included ''[[List of Mad About You episodes#Season 3 (1994–95)|Mad About You]]'', ''[[The One with the Blackout|Friends]]'', and ''[[Madman of the People]]''.
|-
!15
|[[Fox Television Stations|Fox]] sells [[KDAF]] in Dallas to [[Renaissance Broadcasting]] for $100 million as a consequence of the New World/Fox alliance ([[KDFW]] would take over as the market's Fox affiliate the following year). In turn, Renaissance sells [[KDVR]] in Denver to Fox for $70 million and agrees to switch KDAF to [[The WB]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 16, 1994 |title=Parent Firm Of WTIC-TV To Buy, Sell |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |url=https://www.courant.com/1994/11/16/parent-firm-of-wtic-tv-to-buy-sell/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040426/http://articles.courant.com/1994-11-16/business/9411160013_1_fox-affiliated-kdvr-renaissance |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Zier |first=Julie A. |date=November 21, 1994 |title=Fox, Renaissance trade markets |work=Broadcasting & Cable |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/94-OCR/BC-1994-11-21-Page-0059.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=July 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222103213/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-15893350.html |archive-date=February 22, 2016 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
|-
!21
|CBS sells [[WCAU|WCAU-TV]] in Philadelphia to NBC in a complex [[asset swap]]. In exchange for WCAU-TV, NBC agrees to sell to CBS [[KCNC-TV]] in Denver and [[KUTV]] in Salt Lake City, along with the channel 4 license and transmitter for [[WTVJ]] in Miami; in turn, NBC receives the channel 6 license and transmitter for [[WFOR-TV|WCIX]], also in Miami. The [[Intellectual property|intellectual properties]] for both WTVJ and WCIX are retained.<ref name=":5" />
|}

=== December ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date || Event
|-
!3
|Roughly a month and a half after making his final [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] television appearance, [[Randy Savage]] makes his [[World Championship Wrestling]] TV debut on a live edition of ''[[WCW Saturday Night]]''.
|-
! rowspan="3" |11
|New World station [[WITI (TV)|WITI]] in Milwaukee ends a 27-year affiliation with CBS (it had also been with CBS from 1959 to 1961) to join Fox.<ref name=":0" /> Outgoing Fox affiliate [[WCGV-TV]] and independent [[WVTV]] turn down CBS as it didn't align with the existing philosophy of [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] (which operated both stations), with WCGV-TV choosing to join UPN.<ref name=":1" /> [[WVCY-TV]] refused to sell to the network,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flint |first=Joe |date=October 3, 1994 |title=Nay for Eye on affil buy |page=168 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |id={{ProQuest|1401389916}}}}</ref> while talks with independent [[WDJT-TV]] (channel 58), owned by [[Weigel Broadcasting]], broke down in late September. With CBS considering piping in [[Owned-and-operated station|network-owned]] [[WBBM-TV]] or [[WFRV-TV]] to area cable companies,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Battaglio |first=Stephen |date=December 2, 1994 |title=CBS ensures Milwaukee feed |pages=3, 50 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |id={{ProQuest|2362015453}}}}</ref> Weigel officials and CBS resume talks, inking a deal with WDJT-TV on December 5, five days prior.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="MBJ941210">{{Cite news |last=Kirchen |first=Rich |date=December 10, 1994 |title=Down-to-the-wire deal kept Milwaukee on CBS' map |page=2 |work=Milwaukee Business Journal |id={{Gale|A16541130}} {{ProQuest|222390177}}}}</ref>
|-
|New World station [[WJBK|WJBK-TV]] in Detroit ends a 44-year affiliation with CBS to join Fox.<ref name="Detr940524">{{Cite news |last1=Duffy |first1=Mike |last2=Gunther |first2=Marc |date=May 24, 1994 |title=Channel 2 dumps CBS, joins with Fox |page=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93279283/ 2A] |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |location=Detroit, Michigan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849514/channel-2-dumps-cbs-joins-with-fox/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123190302/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849514/channel-2-dumps-cbs-joins-with-fox/ |archive-date=January 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> With former Fox affiliate [[WKBD-TV|WKBD]] owned by [[Paramount Stations Group]] and committed to UPN, and no other station in the market willing to affiliate or be acquired by the network, CBS purchases independent [[WWJ-TV|WGPR-TV]] (channel 62)—the first [[Minority ownership of media outlets in the United States|Black-owned television station]] in the mainland United States—from the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons. CBS takes over operations the day of the switch via a [[local marketing agreement]].<ref name="Time941118">{{Cite news |date=November 18, 1994 |title=CBS, WGPR poised for Dec. 11 switch |page=3A |newspaper=The Times Herald |agency=Associated Press |location=Port Huron, Michigan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93464330/cbs-wgpr-poised-for-dec-11-switch/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126002751/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93464330/cbs-wgpr-poised-for-dec-11-switch/ |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="jag">{{cite news |last=Roush |first=Matt |date=September 26, 1994 |title=WGPR sale means CBS spending jag: Network may spend millions on expansion, hiring |page=3 |work=Crain's Detroit Business}}</ref>
|-
|New World station [[WAGA-TV]] in Atlanta ends a 43-year affiliation with CBS to join Fox.<ref name="Atla940524">{{Cite news |last=Kloer |first=Phil |date=May 24, 1994 |title=TV shake-up in Atlanta; Keep your remote control handy this fall |page=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107110959/fox-where-will-viewers-find-cbs/ A4] |newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849522/tv-shake-up-in-atlanta-keep-your/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807060608/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849522/tv-shake-up-in-atlanta-keep-your/ |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Initially unable to find a replacement affiliate during the summer of 1994, CBS purchases [[WUPA|WVEU]] (channel 69) from local interests,<ref name="Atla940924">{{Cite news |last=Kloer |first=Phil |date=September 24, 1994 |title=Clearing up the local TV picture: Price was right: But will viewers follow CBS to Channel 69? |page=B1 |newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107110760/clearing-up-the-local-tv-picture-price/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807060608/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107110760/clearing-up-the-local-tv-picture-price/ |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> but the startup process became [[Mootness|moot]] when [[WANF|WGNX]] agreed to a deal with the network. [[WATL|WATL-TV]] is sold by Fox to [[Qwest Broadcasting]] and joins [[The WB]].<ref name="Atla941209">{{Cite news |date=December 9, 1994 |title=Exchanging channels: Network switch mixes things up |page=P24 |newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107250239/exchanging-channels-network-switch-mixe/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809081239/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107250239/exchanging-channels-network-switch/ |archive-date=August 9, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |author=Tim Jones |author2=Mike Dorning |date=November 17, 1994 |title=Deal boosts minority TV presence |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]] |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-11-17-9411170368-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=October 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001713/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-11-17-9411170368-story.html |archive-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" |12
|New World station [[WTVT]] in St. Petersburg/Tampa ends a 39-year affiliation with CBS to join Fox.<ref name="SPTimes940524" /> Former ABC affiliate [[WTSP]] joins CBS, while outgoing Fox affiliate [[WFTS-TV]] joins ABC and launches local newscasts the same day.<ref name=":4" /><ref name="justin" />
|-
|KNXV-TV in Phoenix ends their affiliation with Fox, allowing KSAZ-TV (temporarily operating as an independent) to join the network. As part of KTVK's slow disaffiliation from ABC, KNXV-TV begins carrying all [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] programming, including ''[[ABC World News Tonight|World News Tonight]]'' and ''[[Nightline]]'', while KTVK continues to run ABC's daytime and primetime lineups through the end of the year.<ref name="Ariz941202" />
|}

==Programs==

===Debuts===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date
! Show
! Network
|-
! rowspan="2" |January 2
| ''[[The Mighty Jungle (American TV series)|The Mighty Jungle]]''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]]
|-
| ''[[Viper (TV series)|Viper]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!January 3
| ''[[Intimate Portrait]]''
|[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
|-
!January 5
| ''[[Birdland (TV series)|Birdland]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |January 7
| ''[[Burke's Law (1994 TV series)|Burke's Law]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Ancient Mysteries]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]]
|-
!January 9
| ''[[America's Castles]]''
|-
!January 11
| ''[[Monty (TV series)|Monty]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!January 16
| ''[[The George Carlin Show]]''
|-
! rowspan="3" |January 17
| ''[[Joan Rivers|Can We Shop starring Joan Rivers]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[Rolonda]]''
|-
| ''[[TekWar (TV series)|TekWar]]''
|-
! rowspan="2" |January 26
| ''[[Babylon 5]]''
|[[Prime Time Entertainment Network|PTEN]]
|-
| ''[[The Critic]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!January 30
| ''[[The Good Life (1994 TV series)|The Good Life]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!February 5
| ''[[Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
!February 6
|''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] and [[CBS]]
|-
!February 14
| ''[[Trashed (game show)|Trashed]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
!February 28
| ''[[Later (talk show)|Later with Greg Kinnear]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!March 2
| ''[[Tom (American TV series)|Tom]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!March 3
| ''[[The Byrds of Paradise]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! rowspan="3" |March 5
| ''[[Duckman]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[USA Network]]
|-
|''[[Weird Science (TV series)|Weird Science]]''
|-
|''[[Secret Life of Toys]]''
|[[The Disney Channel]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |March 7
| ''[[Boggle (game show)|Boggle]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]]
|-
| ''[[Shuffle (game show)|Shuffle]]''
|-
! rowspan="3" |March 9
| ''[[The Busy World of Richard Scarry]]''
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|-
| ''[[Thunder Alley (TV series)|Thunder Alley]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Turning Point (TV program)|Turning Point]]''
|-
!March 12
| ''[[Winnetka Road]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
!March 14
| ''[[Someone Like Me (TV series)|Someone Like Me]]''
|-
!March 25
| ''[[Mysteries of the Bible]]''
|[[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]]
|-
!March 29
| ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!March 31
| ''[[Traps (TV series)|Traps]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!April 1
| ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!April 3
| ''[[Christy (TV series)|Christy]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!April 5
| ''[[South Central (TV series)|South Central]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!April 11
| ''[[704 Hauser]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!April 15
| ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
|[[Cartoon Network]]
|-
!April 16
| ''[[All That]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
!April 22
| ''[[Dennis Miller Live]]''
|[[HBO]]
|-
! rowspan="6" |June 1
| ''[[Tom Bergeron|Breakfast Time]]''
|rowspan="6"|[[FX (TV channel)|FX]]
|-
| ''[[FX (TV channel)|Personal fX: The Collectibles Show]]''
|-
| ''[[FX (TV channel)|The Pet Department]]''
|-
| ''[[FX (TV channel)|Sound fX]]''
|-
| ''[[Under Scrutiny with Jane Wallace]]''
|-
| ''Backchat''
|-
!June 13
| ''[[Jumble (game show)|Jumble]]''
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]]
|-
!June 15
| ''[[Dead at 21]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
!June 20
| ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]''
| [[E!]]
|-
!June 24
| ''[[Encounters (TV series)|Encounters]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |June 27
| ''[[Free 4 All]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[USA Network]]
|-
| ''[[Quicksilver (American game show)|Quicksilver]]''
|-
!June 29
| ''[[Models Inc.]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
!July 4
| ''[[Hardball with Chris Matthews|Politics with Chris Matthews]]''
|[[America's Talking]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |July 9
| ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
| ''[[Muddling Through]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
!August 4
| ''[[Hotel Malibu]]''
|-
!August 14
| ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]''
|[[Bravo (American TV channel)|Bravo]]
|-
!August 15
| ''[[The Brothers Grunt]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |August 25
| ''[[Heaven Help Us (TV series)|Heaven Help Us]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[My So Called Life]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!August 26
| ''[[M.A.N.T.I.S.]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |August 29
| ''[[Masters of the Maze]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]]
|-
| ''[[Maximum Drive]]''
|-
!September 1
| ''[[The Head (1994 TV series)|The Head]]''
|[[MTV]]
|-
!September 3
| ''[[VR Troopers]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
! rowspan="3" |September 4
| ''[[Fortune Hunter (TV series)|Fortune Hunter]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Hardball (1994 TV series)|Hardball]]''
|-
| ''[[Wild Oats (TV series)|Wild Oats]]''
|-
!September 5
| ''[[Extra (American TV program)|Extra]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!September 8
| ''[[New York Undercover]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! rowspan="4" |September 10
| ''[[Bump in the Night (TV series)|Bump in the Night]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]''
|[[PTV (PBS)|PTV]]
|-
| ''[[Beethoven (TV series)|Beethoven]]''
|CBS
|-
| ''[[The Tick (1994 TV series)|The Tick]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
!September 11
| ''[[The Boys Are Back (TV series)|The Boys Are Back]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
! rowspan="8" |September 12
| ''[[Party of Five]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| ''[[Dennis Prager|The Dennis Prager Show]]''
|rowspan="7"|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| ''[[The Gordon Elliott Show]]''
|-
| ''[[Jones & Jury]]''
|-
| ''Judge for Yourself''
|-
| ''[[The New Price Is Right (1994 game show)|The New Price is Right]]''
|-
| ''[[The Newz]]''
|-
| ''[[Suzanne Somers|The Suzanne Somers Show]]''
|-
!September 13
| ''[[On Our Own (1994 TV series)|On Our Own]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!September 14
| ''[[All American Girl (1994 TV series)|All American Girl]]''
|-
! rowspan="4" |September 15
| ''[[McKenna (TV series)|McKenna]]''
|-
| ''[[Due South]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Martin Short Show (1994 TV series)|The Martin Short Show]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Sweet Justice]]''
|-
! rowspan="1" |September 17
| ''[[The Baby Huey Show]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
!September 18
| ''[[Chicago Hope]]''
|CBS
|-
!September 19
| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!September 20
| ''[[Me and the Boys (TV series)|Me and the Boys]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! rowspan="3" |September 21
| ''[[Daddy's Girls (1994 TV series)|Daddy's Girls]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
|-
|''[[The Cosby Mysteries]]''
| NBC
|-
! rowspan="2" |September 22
| ''[[Friends]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Madman of the People]]''
|-
! rowspan="3" |September 24
| ''[[Free Willy (TV series)|Free Willy]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[ReBoot]]''
|-
| ''[[The 5 Mrs. Buchanans]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
!October 1
| ''[[Wild C.A.T.s (TV series)|Wild C.A.T.s]]''
|-
! rowspan="3" |October 3
| ''[[Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills]]''
| [[USA Network]]
|-
| ''[[The Fox Cubhouse]]''
|rowspan="4"|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
| ''[[Jim Henson's Animal Show]]''
|-
!October 4
| ''[[Johnson and Friends]]''
|-
!October 5
| ''[[Rimba's Island]]''
|-
!October 8
| ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
!October 15
| ''[[My Brother and Me]]''
|-
!October 22
| ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''
|-
! rowspan="3" |October 24
| ''[[Allegra's Window]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Nick Jr.]]
|-
| ''[[Gullah Gullah Island]]''
|-
| ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|Syndication]] 
|-
!November 6
| ''[[Earth 2 (TV series)|Earth 2]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
!November 16
| ''[[Essence of Emeril]]''
|[[Food Network]]
|-
!November 19
| ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|-
!December 1
| ''[[U to U]]''
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|-
!December 2
| ''Prime Games''
|[[Game Show Network]]
|-
!December 18
| ''[[Life with Louie]]''
|[[Fox Kids]]
|}

===Ending this year===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Date || Show || Debut
|-
!January 2
|''[[Doug (TV series)|Doug]]'' (returned in 1996)
|1991
|-
!January 14
|''[[The Les Brown Show]]''
|rowspan="2"|1993
|-
!January 19
|''[[George (1993 TV series)|George]]''
|-
!January 23
|''[[NFL on CBS|The NFL on CBS]]'' (returned in 1998)
|1956
|-
!January 28
|''[[Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (TV series)|Cadillacs and Dinosaurs]]''
|rowspan="5"|1993
|-
!January 30
|''[[CityKids]]''
|-
!February 8
|''[[Saved by the Bell: The College Years]]''
|-
!February 18
|''[[Thea (TV series)|Thea]]''
|-
!February 23
|''[[Bonkers (American TV series)|Bonkers]]''
|-
!February 25
| ''[[Later (talk show)|Later with Bob Costas]]''
|1988
|-
! rowspan="2" | April 21
|''[[Herman's Head]]''
|1991
|-
|''[[The Sinbad Show]]''
|1993
|-
! May 10
|''[[Roc (TV series)|Roc]]''
|1991
|-
! rowspan="2" | May 19
|''[[In Living Color]]''
|1990
|-
|''[[L.A. Law]]''
|1986
|-
!May 22
|''[[The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.]]''
|1993
|-
! rowspan="2" |May 23
|''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
|1987
|-
|''[[Evening Shade]]''
|1990
|-
!May 27
|''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]''
|1989
|-
!May 28
|''[[Café Americain]]''
|1993
|-
!June 10
|''[[Shuffle (game show)|Shuffle]]''
|1994
|-
! rowspan="2" |June 18
|''[[Getting By]]''
|rowspan="2"|1993
|-
|''[[Harts of the West]]''
|-
!July 1
|''[[Love Connection]]'' (returned in 1998)
|1983
|-
!July 10
|''[[I Witness Video]]''
|1992
|-
!July 20
|''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]''
|1991
|-
!July 23
|''[[Trashed (game show)|Trashed]]''
|1994
|-
!August 8
|''[[Droopy, Master Detective]]''
|rowspan="3"|1993
|-
!August 14
|''[[Bakersfield P.D.]]''
|-
!August 27
|''[[Baby Races]]''
|-
!August 28
|''[[America's Funniest People]]''
|1990
|-
! rowspan="2" |September 7
|''[[Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric]]''
|1993
|-
|''[[Dead at 21]]''
| rowspan="3" |1994
|-
!September 8
|''[[Hotel Malibu]]''
|-
!September 25
|''[[Wild Oats (TV series)|Wild Oats]]''
|-
!September 30
|''[[Shop 'til You Drop]]'' (returned in 1996)
|rowspan="2"|1991
|-
!October 1
|''[[Clarissa Explains It All]]''
|-
!October 2
|''[[Fortune Hunter (TV series)|Fortune Hunter]]''
|rowspan="2"|1994
|-
!October 12
|''[[Daddy's Girls (1994 TV series)|Daddy's Girls]]''
|-
!October 22
|''[[Cro (TV series)|Cro]]''
|1993
|-
!November 4
|''[[Free 4 All]]''
|1994
|-
!November 18
|''[[Boggle (game show)|Boggle]]''
|1994
|-
! rowspan="2" |November 26
|''[[Dog City]]''
|rowspan="2"|1992
|-
|''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]''
|-
! rowspan="2" | December 3
|''[[Beethoven (TV series)|Beethoven]]''
|1994
|-
|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
|rowspan="2"|1993
|-
! rowspan="2" |December 10
|''[[Tales from the Cryptkeeper]]'' (returned in 1999) 
|-
|''[[Garfield and Friends]]''
|1988
|-
!December 20
|''[[Romper Room]]''
|1953
|-
!December 30
|''[[Jumble (game show)|Jumble]]''
|1994
|}

===Entering syndication this year===
{|class="wikitable"
|- "
! Show || Seasons || In Production || Source
|-
|''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''
|4
|rowspan="1"|Yes
|<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>
|-
|''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]''
|4
|rowspan="1"|No
|<ref name=NATPE />
|-
|''[[Evening Shade]]''
|4
|rowspan="1"|No
|<ref name=NATPE />
|-
|''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]''
|4
|rowspan="1"|Yes
|<ref name=NATPE />
|-
|''[[Northern Exposure]]''
|5
| rowspan="1"|Yes
|<ref name=NATPE />
|-
|''[[The Simpsons]]''
|5
|rowspan="1"|Yes
|<ref name=NATPE />
|}

===Resuming this year===
{| class="wikitable"
|- "
! Title || Final aired || Previous network || New title || Returning network || Date of return
|-
|''America Tonight''
|1991
|[[CBS]]
|rowspan="3"|Same
|rowspan="2"|Same
|June 1
|-
|''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''
|1992
|[[Fox Kids]]
|March 27
|-
|''[[Kidsongs|The Kidsongs TV Show]]''
|1988
|[[Syndication (television)|Syndication]]
|Syndicated through [[PBS]] member stations
|April 4
|}

===Changing networks===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Show 
! Moved from 
! Moved to
|-
| ''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]''
| [[Disney Channel]] 
| [[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Sirens (1993 TV series)|Sirens]]''
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|}

===Made-for-TV movies and miniseries===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Air date
! Title
! Channel
|-
!January 24
|''[[Pointman]]''
|[[Prime Time Entertainment Network|PTEN]]
|-
!February 13
|''[[Knight Rider 2010]]'' 
| [[Action Pack (television)|Action Pack]]
|-
!February 27
|''[[North and South (TV miniseries)#Book III: Heaven and Hell|Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!May 8–12 
|''[[The Stand (1994 miniseries)|The Stand]]''
|ABC
|-
!April 24
|''[[Barney's Imagination Island]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[NBC]]
|-
!May 24
|''[[Seasons of the Heart (1994 film)|Seasons of the Heart]]''
|-
!September 12
|''[[Danielle Steel's A Perfect Stranger]]''
|-
! October 11
| ''[[Out There (comedy specials)|Out There II]]''
| [[Comedy Central]]
|-
!October 30
|''[[Without Warning (1994 film)|Without Warning]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
!November 13
|''[[Scarlett (TV miniseries)|Scarlett]]''
|-
!November 19
| ''[[How the West Was Fun]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
!November 20
| ''[[Million Dollar Babies]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
!November 28
| ''[[Following Her Heart]]''
|[[NBC]]
|}

==Networks and services==
===Launches===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Network
! Type 
! Launch date
! Notes 
! Source 
|-
| [[Starz Encore|Action]]
| Cable television
| Unknown
|
|
|-
| [[Starz Encore|Mystery]]
| Cable television
| Unknown
|
|
|-
| [[Starz Encore|Westerns]]
| Cable television
| Unknown
|
|
|-
| [[Starz|Starz!]]
| Cable and satellite
| February 1
|
|
|-
| [[Outdoor Channel]]
| Cable television
| April 1
|
|
|-
| [[Turner Classic Movies]]
| Cable and satellite
| April 14
| 
|
|-
| [[Classic Arts Showcase]]
| Cable television
| May 3
|
|
|-
| [[MoviePlex|TV! Channel]]
| Cable and satellite
| June
|
|
|-
| [[FX (TV channel)|fX]]
| Cable television
| June 1
| 
|
|-
| [[Newsworld International]]
| Satellite television
| June 1
| 
|
|-
| [[Trio (TV network)|Trio]]
| Satellite television
| June 1
| 
|
|-
| [[Bloomberg Television|Bloomberg Direct]]
| Cable and satellite
| June 17
| 
|
|-
| [[Starz Encore|Love Stories]]
| Cable television
| July 1
|
|
|-
| [[Fuse (TV channel)|MuchMusic USA]]
| Cable and satellite
| July 1
| 
|
|-
| [[America's Talking]]
| Cable and satellite
| July 4
| 
|
|-
| [[IFC (American TV channel)|Independent Film Channel]]
| Cable and satellite
| September 1
| 
|
|-
| [[Starz Encore|True Stories & Drama]]
| Cable television
| September 12
|
|
|-
| [[Starz Encore|WAM! America's Youth Network]]
| Cable television
| September 12
|
|
|-
| [[The Filipino Channel|TFC]]
| Cable and satellite
| September 24
| 
|
|-
| [[FX Movie Channel|fXM: Movies from Fox]]
| Cable and satellite
| October 31
| 
|
|-
| [[Game Show Network]]
| Cable and satellite
| December 1
| 
|
|-
| [[Telemundo Internacional|Telenoticias]]
| Cable television
| December 1
| 
|
|-
| [[Sega Channel]]
| Cable television
| December 14
| 
|
|-
| [[HGTV]]
| Cable and satellite
| December 30
| 
|
|}

===Conversions and rebrandings===

===Closures===

==Television stations==
=== Station launches ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date || City of license/Market || Station || Channel || Affiliation
|- 
! January 26 
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita, KS]] || [[KFVT-LD|K61CG]] || 61 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
|-
! March 16 
| [[Salem, Indiana|Salem, IN]] ([[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, KY]]) || [[WBKI (TV)|WFTE]] || 58 || Independent
|-
! April 1 
| [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville, TX]] || [[KTXD-TV|KTAQ]] || 47 || [[Shop at Home Network]] (primary) <br> [[Jewelry Television]] (secondary) 
|- 
! April 15
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]] || [[KSHV (TV)|KWLB]] || 45 || Independent
|-
! April 16 
| [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor, ME]] || [[WCKD-LP|W30BF]] || 30 || [[PBS]] / [[Maine Public Broadcasting Network|MPTV+]]
|-
! May 10 
| [[Dalton, Georgia|Dalton, GA]]–[[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga, TN]]|| [[WELF-TV]] || 23 || [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]
|- 
! June 6 
| [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] || [[WRBW]] || 65 || Independent
|- 
! June 16 
| [[Crockett, Texas|Crockett, TX]] || [[KIVY-LP|K16BY]] {{Efn|Translator of [[KETK-TV]].}}|| 16 || [[NBC]] 
|- 
! June 19 
| [[Minneapolis]]–[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul, MN]]|| [[KSTC-TV|KVBM]] || 45 || [[HSN]] 
|- 
! June 20 
| [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville, FL]] || [[WYME-CD|W14CB]] || 14 || [[America One]] 
|-
! July 18 
| [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene, OR]] || [[KTVC|KROZ]] || 36 || Independent
|- 
! rowspan="2" | July 20 
| rowspan="2" | [[Eureka, California|Eureka, CA]] || [[KBVU (TV)|KBVU]]{{Efn|Semi-satellite of [[KCVU]].}}|| 28 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|- 
| [[KEUV-LD|KEUV-LP]] || 31 || [[Univision]] 
|- 
! August 1 
| [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] || [[WXPX-TV|WFCT]] || 66 || Independent
|-
! August 8 
| [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]]–[[Klamath Falls, Oregon|Klamath Falls, OR]]|| [[KMVU-DT|KMVU]] || 26 || Fox
|-
! August 18 
| [[Danville, Virginia|Danville, VA]] ([[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]]–[[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]]) || [[WZBJ|WDRG]] || 24 || Independent
|- 
! August 26 
| [[Honolulu|Honolulu, HI]]|| [[KHLU-CD|K60FJ]] || 60 || Univision 
|-
! August 31 
| [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]] || [[KNVA]] || 54 || Local weather 
|- 
! September 1 
| [[Fort Collins, Colorado|Fort Collins, CO]] || KFCT{{Efn|Semi-satellite of [[KDVR]].}}|| 22 || rowspan=3 | Fox
|-
! rowspan=2 | September 4 
| [[Nuevo Laredo|Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas]], [[Mexico|MX]] ([[Laredo, Texas|Laredo, TX]]) || [[XHLAR-TDT|XHFTX]] || 57 
|-
| [[Reynosa|Reynosa, Tamaulipas]], [[Mexico|MX]] ([[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen, TX]]) || [[XHTAM-TDT|XHFOX]] || 17
|-
! September 6 
| [[Elmira, New York|Elmira, NY]] || [[WYDC]] || 48 || Independent
|- 
! September 20 
| [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth, MN]] || [[KQDS-TV|KNLD]] || 21 || Independent
|- 
! rowspan="2" | September 21 
| [[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]] || [[WNGN-LD|W26BL]] || 26 || [[FamilyNet]]
|-
| [[Florence, South Carolina|Florence]]–[[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach, SC]]|| [[WWMB]] || 21 || Independent
|-
! October 15 
| [[Kannapolis, North Carolina|Kannapolis, NC]] ([[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]) || [[WAXN-TV|WKAY]] || 64 || Independent
|-
! October 20 
| [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]|| [[WHNO]] || 20 || [[LeSEA]]
|-
! October 21 
| [[Rock Hill, South Carolina|Rock Hill, SC]] ([[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]) || [[WMYT-TV|WFVT-TV]] || 55 || Independent
|- 
! October 31 
| [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan, TX]] || [[KYLE-TV]] || 28 || Independent
|- 
! December 29 
| [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa, OK]] || [[K50JG]] || 50 || TBN 
|- 
! December 31 
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] || [[WPXX-TV|WFBI]] || 50 || [[Home Shopping Network|HSN]]
|-
! rowspan="3" | Unknown date 
| [[Minneapolis]]–[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul, MN]]|| [[K33LN-D|K69GB]] || 69 || [[Three Angels Broadcasting Network|3ABN]]
|-
| [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]]|| [[WBPA-LD|WBPA-LP]] || 29 || Independent 
|- 
| [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria, TX]] || [[KXTS-LD|K64EQ]] || 64 || NBC 
|}

=== Stations changing network affiliation ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date 
! City of license/Market || Station || Channel || Prior affiliation || New affiliation
|-
!April 17
|[[West Monroe, Louisiana|West Monroe]]–[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe, LA]]–[[El Dorado, Arkansas|El Dorado, AR]]
|[[KARD (TV)|KARD]]
|14
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |September 3
| rowspan="2" |[[Cleveland]]–[[Shaker Heights, Ohio|Shaker Heights, OH]]
|[[WJW-TV]]
|8
|[[CBS]]
|Fox<ref name="CPD19940902p1A" />
|-
|[[WOIO]]
|19
|Fox
|CBS<ref name="CPD19940708p1A" />
|-
! rowspan="4" |September 12
| rowspan="2" |[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]]
|[[WDAF-TV]]
|4
|[[NBC]]
|Fox<ref name="Kans940524" />
|-
|[[KSHB-TV]]
|41
|Fox
|NBC<ref name="Kans940811" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]]
| [[KPHO-TV]] 
| 5 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] || CBS<ref name="Ariz940910" />
|-
| [[KSAZ-TV]]
| 10 || CBS || Independent<ref name="CBSFoxstationsswitch" />
|-
! rowspan="9" |December 11
| rowspan="3" |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| [[WAGA-TV]] 
| 5 || CBS || Fox<ref name="Atla940524" />
|-
| [[WATL|WATL-TV]]
| 36 || Fox || Independent<ref name=":3" />{{Efn|Joined [[The WB]] in January 1995.}}
|-
| [[WANF|WGNX]]
| 46 || Independent || CBS<ref name="Atla941209" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]]
|[[WJBK|WJBK-TV]]
|2
|CBS
|Fox<ref name="Detr940524" />
|-
| [[WKBD-TV]]
| 50 || Fox || Independent<ref name="jag" />{{Efn|Joined [[UPN]] in January 1995.|name=UPN}}
|-
| [[WWJ-TV|WGPR-TV]]
| 62 || Independent || CBS<ref name="Time941118" /><ref name="Detr9412112">{{Cite news |last1=McFarlin |first1=Jim |last2=Kiska |first2=Tim |date=December 11, 1994 |title=Get with the program! We've got TV guide to help clear up network static |pages=1–[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93406004/get-with-the-program-weve-got-tv/ 2] |newspaper=The Detroit News and Free Press |location=Detroit, Michigan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93405979/get-with-the-program-weve-got-tv/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125051323/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93405979/get-with-the-program-weve-got-tv/ |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]]
| [[WITI (TV)|WITI]]
| 6 || CBS || Fox<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=May 23, 1994 |title=Channel 6 leaving CBS to join Fox |page=A1 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel}}</ref>
|-
| [[WVTV-DT2|WCGV-TV]]
| 24 || Fox || Independent<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Dudek |first=Duane |date=October 11, 1994 |title=Channels 18, 24 next to snub CBS |page=News 5 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel}}</ref>{{Efn|name=UPN}}
|-
| [[WDJT-TV]]
| 58 || Independent || CBS<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Cuprisin |first=Tim |date=December 6, 1994 |title=CBS gets home on Channel 58: Affiliation to start Sunday when Channel 6 goes |page=News 1 |work=Milwaukee Journal}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="6" |December 12 
| rowspan="3" |Phoenix, AZ
|KSAZ-TV
|10|| Independent || Fox<ref name="Ariz941211">{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Dave |date=December 11, 1994 |title=Fox leaping to Ch. 10 in latest network flip |page=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90695775/fox-leaping-to-channel-10-in-latest/ A32], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90695868/ A33] |work=Arizona Republic |location=Phoenix, Arizona |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90695807/fox-leaping-to-ch-10-in-latest-network/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217030848/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90695807/fox-leaping-to-ch-10-in-latest-network/ |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[KTVK]]
| 3 || ABC || Independent<ref name="Ariz940616">{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Dave |date=June 16, 1994 |title=ABC drops Ch. 3 after 40 years |page=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050880/abc-to-drop-ch-3-after-40-years/ A15] |work=Arizona Republic |location=Phoenix, Arizona |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050851/abc-drops-ch-3-after-40-years/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226034726/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050851/abc-drops-ch-3-after-40-years/ |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>{{Efn|KTVK began dropping ABC programming on a piecemeal basis in the summer of 1994, much of which KNXV-TV added while still a Fox affiliate. While carrying the majority of ABC programming on December 12, 1994, KNVX did not officially become an ABC affiliate until January 9, 1995.<ref name="Ariz950107">{{Cite news |last=Bravo |first=Al |date=January 7, 1995 |title=Channel-switching ends soon |page=3 |work=Arizona Daily Sun |agency=Associated Press |location=Flagstaff, Arizona |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91143692/channel-switching-ends-soon/ |access-date=December 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="Ariz950108">{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Dave |date=January 8, 1995 |title=Channel hopping takes final turn for Valley viewers |page=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91143772/channel-changes-end-at-last/ A19], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91143787/ A20] |work=Arizona Republic |location=Phoenix, Arizona |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91143734/channel-hopping-takes-final-turn-for/ |access-date=December 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>|name=KTVKKNXV}}
|-
|[[KNXV-TV]]
|15
|Fox
|ABC<ref name="Ariz941202">{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Dave |date=December 2, 1994 |title=Channel 15 receives good news: Jennings, Koppel moving in early |page=E17 |work=Arizona Republic |location=Phoenix, Arizona |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80525574/channel-15-receives-good-news/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630063736/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80525574/channel-15-receives-good-news/ |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>{{Efn|name=KTVKKNXV}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]–[[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg, FL]]
| [[WTSP]] 
| 10 || ABC || CBS<ref name="SPTimes940524">{{Cite news |last1=Huntley |first1=Helen |last2=Stevenson |first2=Jennifer L. |date=May 24, 1994 |title=WTVT-Ch. 13 is switching channels to Fox |page=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91216499/ 6A] |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |location=St. Petersburg, Florida |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849571/wtvt-ch-13-is-switching-channels-to-fox/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205074410/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849571/wtvt-ch-13-is-switching-channels-to-fox/ |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[WTVT]]
| 13 || CBS || Fox<ref name="justin">{{cite news |last=Yant |first=Monica |date=December 9, 1994 |title=This just in: Ch. 28 will have news |pages=1B, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68964645/ 11B] |work=St. Petersburg Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68964406/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205074415/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68964406/this-just-in-ch-28-will-have-news/ |archive-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[WFTS-TV]]
| 28 || Fox || ABC<ref name=":4">{{cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Jennifer L. |date=June 16, 1994 |title=ABC switching channels in bay area |page=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68960914/ 17A] |work=St. Petersburg Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68960825/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205074413/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68960825/abc-switching-channels-in-bay-area/ |archive-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref>
|}

==Births==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date || Name || Notability
|-
!January 19
|[[Kristi Lauren]]
|Actress (''[[I Hate My Teenage Daughter]]'')
|-
! rowspan="3" |January 21
|[[Marny Kennedy]]
|Australian actress (''[[Mortified]]'')
|-
|Chanelle Peloso
|Canadian actress (''[[Incredible Crew]]'')
|-
|[[Booboo Stewart]]
|Actor (''[[Descendants (franchise)|Descendants]]'') 
|-
!February 1
|[[Harry Styles]]
|English actor and singer ([[One Direction]])
|-
!February 6
|[[Charlie Heaton]]
|English actor (''[[Stranger Things]]'')
|-
!February 10
|[[Makenzie Vega]]
|Actress (''[[The Geena Davis Show]]'', ''[[The Good Wife]]'') and sister of [[Alexa Vega]]
|-
!February 11
|[[Dominic Janes]]
|Actor (''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', ''[[Out of Jimmy's Head]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" |February 14
|[[Allie Grant]]
|Actress (''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'', ''[[Suburgatory]]'', ''[[All Night (TV series)|All Night]]'')
|-
|[[Paul Butcher (actor)|Paul Butcher]]
|Actor (''[[Zoey 101]]'')
|-
!February 15
|[[Corinne Foxx]]
|Actress
|-
!February 21
|[[Hayley Orrantia]]
|Actress (''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'') and singer
|-
! rowspan="2" |February 23
|[[Dakota Fanning]]
|Actress (''[[Taken (TV miniseries)|Taken]]'')
|-
|[[Cameron Palatas]]
|Actor
|-
!March 1 
|[[Justin Bieber]]
|Canadian singer and actor (''[[Saturday Night Live]]'')
|-
!March 2 
|[[Kofi Siriboe]]
|Actor
|-
!March 5
|[[Aislinn Paul]]
|Canadian actress (''[[Wild Card (TV series)|Wild Card]]'', ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'', ''[[Heroes Reborn (miniseries)|Heroes Reborn]]'')
|-
!March 10
|[[JoJo (wrestling)|JoJo]]
|Ring announcer ([[WWE]], ''[[Total Divas]]''){{cn|date=March 2025}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |March 12
|[[Christina Grimmie]]
|American singer (''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'') (d. [[2016 in American television|2016]])
|-
|[[Tyler Patrick Jones]]
|Actor (''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" |March 14
|[[Ansel Elgort]]
|American actor
|-
|Frankie Ryan Manriquez
|Actor (''[[Life with Bonnie]]'', ''[[Higglytown Heroes]]'')
|-
!March 16
|[[Sierra McClain]]
|Actress
|-
!March 22
|Serena Kerrigan
|Voice actress (Alicia on ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]'') 
|-
!April 2
|[[Sofie Zamchick]]
|Voice actress (''[[Whoopi's Littleburg]]'', ''[[Wonder Pets]]'') and singer
|-
! rowspan="2" |April 4
|[[Chris O'Neal]]
|Actor (''[[How to Rock]]'')
|-
|[[Nadia Alexander]]
|Actress
|-
!April 9
|[[Joey Pollari]]
|Actor
|-
!April 11
|[[Dakota Blue Richards]]
|British actress (''[[Skins (UK TV series)|Skins]]'')
|-
!April 12 
|[[Saoirse Ronan]]
|Canadian actress (''[[Kingdom Hospital]]'')
|-
!April 14
|[[Skyler Samuels]]
|Actress (''[[The Nine Lives of Chloe King]]'', ''[[Scream Queens (2015 TV series)|Scream Queens]]'')
|-
!April 15
|[[Arif Zahir]]
|Actor
|-
!April 16
|[[Liliana Mumy]]
|Actress (''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]'', ''[[Higglytown Heroes]]'', ''[[Catscratch]]'', ''[[Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]'', ''[[The Cleaner (American TV series)|The Cleaner]]'', ''[[The Loud House]]'') and singer
|-
!April 16
|[[Midori Francis]]
|Japanese-American actress (''[[Dash & Lily]]'') 
|-
!April 18
|[[Moisés Arias]]
|Actor (''[[Hannah Montana]]'', ''[[Jean-Claude Van Johnson]]'')
|-
!April 24
|[[Jordan Fisher]]
|Actor (''[[Liv and Maddie]]'', ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]'')
|-
!May 4 
|[[Alexander Gould]]
|Actor (''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'')
|-
!May 6
|[[Noah Galvin]]
|Actor
|-
!May 7
|[[Dylan Gelula]]
|Actress (''[[Jennifer Falls]]'', ''[[Chasing Life]]'')
|-
!May 9
|Braison Cyrus
|Actor 
|-
!May 10
|[[Cazzie David]]
|Actress
|-
!May 16
|[[Miles Heizer]]
|Actor (''[[Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood]]'')
|-
!May 20
|[[Peyton Clark]]
|Actor (''[[I Didn't Do It (TV series)|I Didn't Do It]]'')
|-
!May 24
|[[Cayden Boyd]]
|Australian actor
|-
!June 2
|[[Jemma McKenzie-Brown]]
|English actress
|-
!June 3
|[[Anne Winters (actress)|Anne Winters]]
|Actress (''[[Tyrant (TV series)|Tyrant]]'')
|-
!June 8
|[[Liv Morgan]]
|Pro wrestler<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=Liv Morgan |url=https://www.thesportster.com/tag/liv-morgan/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=TheSportster |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!June 11
|[[Ivana Baquero]]
|Spanish-American actress (''[[The Shannara Chronicles]]'')
|-
!June 15
|[[Alice Englert]]
|Australian actress (''[[Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell]]'')
|-
!June 16
|[[Caitlyn Taylor Love]]
|Actress (''[[I'm in the Band]]'', ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'')
|-
!June 23
|[[Connor Jessup]]
|Actor (''[[Falling Skies]]'')
|-
!June 24
|[[Erin Moriarty (actress)|Erin Moriarty]]
|Actress (''[[Red Widow]]'', ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]]'')
|-
!June 29
|[[Camila Mendes]]
|Actress (''[[Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale]]'')
|-
!July 6 
|[[Camilla and Rebecca Rosso]]
|Actresses
|-
!July 16 
|[[Mark Indelicato]]
|Actor (''[[Ugly Betty]]'', ''[[Dead of Summer (TV series)|Dead of Summer]]'')
|-
!July 17
|[[Jessica Amlee]]
|Canadian actress (''[[Heartland (Canadian TV series)|Heartland]]'')
|-
!July 28
|[[Tyler Peterson]]
|Actor (''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'')
|-
!August 9
|Forrest Landis
|Actor
|-
!August 11
|[[Alejandro Aranda]]
|Singer (''[[American Idol (season 17)|American Idol]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=SCARYPOOLPARTY |url=https://livesessions.npr.org/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=NPR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alejandro Aranda on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alejandro-aranda/1328141281 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Apple Music - Web Player |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!August 17
|[[Taissa Farmiga]]
|Actress (''[[American Horror Story]]'') and sister of [[Vera Farmiga]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |August 18
|[[Jessie Flower]]
|Voice actress (''[[The Emperor's New School]]'', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'')
|-
|[[Madelaine Petsch]]
|Actress (''[[Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale]]'')
|-
!August 22
|[[Israel Broussard]]
|Actor
|-
!August 25
|[[Natasha Liu Bordizzo]]
|Actress
|-
!August 27
|[[Ellar Coltrane]]
|Actor
|-
!September 8
|[[Cameron Dallas]]
|Actor
|-
!September 13
|[[Mitch Holleman]]
|Actor (''[[Reba (TV series)|Reba]]'')
|-
!September 16
|Jesse Schwartz
|Voice actor (Leo on ''[[Little Einsteins]]'' (2005–06))
|-
!September 17
|[[Denyse Tontz]]
|Actress (''[[Big Time Rush]]'', ''[[Dog with a Blog]]'')
|-
!September 25
|[[Jansen Panettiere]]
|Voice actor (Truman X on ''[[The X's]]'') (d. 2023)
|-
!September 29
|[[Clara Mamet]]
|Actress
|-
!October 9 
|[[Jodelle Ferland]]
|Actress (''[[Kingdom Hospital]]'')
|-
!October 13
|[[Noah Crawford]]
|Actor (''[[My Name is Earl]]'', ''[[How to Rock]]'')
|-
!October 24
|[[Paola Lázaro]]
|Actress
|-
!October 25
|[[Chloe Rose]]
|Canadian actress (''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" |October 26
|[[Allie DeBerry]]
|Actress (''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'') and model
|-	
|[[Morgan Saylor]]
|Actress (''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'')
|-
!October 27
|[[Eddie Alderson]]
|Actor (''[[One Life to Live]]'')
|-
!November 1
|[[Rocky Lynch]]
|Actor and singer (''[[R5 (band)|R5]]'')
|-
!November 8
|[[Lauren Alaina]]
|Singer (''[[American Idol (season 10)|American Idol]]''){{cn|date=February 2024}}
|-
!November 10
|[[Zoey Deutch]]
|Actress (''[[Ringer (TV series)|Ringer]]'')
|-
!November 11
|[[Connor Price]]
|Canadian voice actor (''[[The Save-Ums!]]'')
|-
!November 13
|[[David Levi (musician)|David Levi]]
|Actor (''[[The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)|The Naked Brothers Band]]'')
|-
!November 15
|[[Emma Dumont]]
|Actress (''[[Bunheads]]'', ''[[Aquarius (American TV series)|Aquarius]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" |November 16
|[[India Ennenga]]
|Actress (''[[Pinky Dinky Doo]]'', ''[[Treme (TV series)|Treme]]'', ''[[The Returned (American TV series)|The Returned]]'')
|-
|[[Brandon Larracuente]]
|Actor
|-
!November 17
|[[Raquel Castro]]
|Actress 
|-
!November 21
|[[Victoria de Lesseps]]
|Television personality
|-
!November 22
|[[Dacre Montgomery]]
|Australian actor (''[[Stranger Things]]'')
|-
!December 3
|[[Jake T. Austin]]
|Actor (''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'', ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'', ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]'')
|-
!December 11
|[[Gabriel Basso]]
|Actor (''[[The Big C (TV series)|The Big C]]'')
|-
!December 14
|[[Joshua Dionisio]]
|Filipino actor
|-
!December 15
|[[Emma Lockhart]]
|Actress
|-
!December 17 
|[[Nat Wolff]]
|Actor (''[[The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)|The Naked Brothers Band]]'') and singer
|-
!December 24
|LaShawn Tináh Jefferies
|Voice actress (Uniqua on ''[[The Backyardigans]]'')
|-
!December 26
|[[Samantha Boscarino]]
|Actress (''[[How to Rock]]'')
|}

==Deaths==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Date || Name || Age ||class="unsortable" |Notability
|-
!January 1
|[[Cesar Romero]]
|align="center"|86
|Actor ([[Joker (character)|The Joker]] on ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'')
|-
!January 8
|[[Pat Buttram]]
|align="center"|78
|Actor (Mr. Haney on ''[[Green Acres]]'')
|-
!January 22
|[[Telly Savalas]]
|align="center"|72
|Actor (Theo Kojak on ''[[Kojak]]'')
|-
!January 28
|[[Hal Smith (actor)|Hal Smith]]
|align="center"|77
|Actor ([[Otis Campbell|Otis]] on ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', [[Dr. Seuss]] special)
|-
! rowspan="2" | February 11
|[[Sorrell Booke]]
|align="center"|64
|Actor (Boss Hogg on ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'')
|-
|[[William Conrad]]
|align="center"|73
|Actor (''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'', ''[[Jake and the Fatman]], [[The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]'')
|-
!February 24
|[[Dinah Shore]]
|align="center"|76
|Singer and [[talk show]] hostess (''[[Dinah!]]'')
|-
!March 4
|[[John Candy]]
|align="center"|43
|Comedian and actor (''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]'')
|-
! rowspan="2" | March 21
|[[Dack Rambo]]
|align="center"|52
|Actor (Jack Ewing on ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'')
|-
|[[Macdonald Carey]]
|align="center"|81
|Actor ([[Tom Horton]] in ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'')
|-
!March 22
|[[Walter Lantz]]
|align="center"|94
|Cartoonist, creator of [[Woody Woodpecker]]
|-
!April 2
|[[Betty Furness]]
|align="center"|78
|Consumer advocate and spokesperson (''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'')
|-
!April 5
|[[Kurt Cobain]]
|align="center"|27
|Singer, songwriter, musician (''[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'', ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' [1992/93])
|-
!April 22
|[[Richard Nixon]]
|align="center"|81
|37th [[President of the United States]]
|-
!May 8
|[[George Peppard]]
|align="center"|65
|Actor (''[[Banacek]]'', Hannibal on ''[[The A-Team]]'')
|-
!May 19
|[[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jacqueline Kennedy]]
|align="center"|64
|[[First Lady of the United States]] and spouse of President [[John F. Kennedy]]
|-
!June 1
|[[Frances Heflin]]
|align="center"|73
|Soap opera actress (''[[All My Children]]'')
|-
!June 11
|[[Herbert Anderson]]
|align="center"|77
|Actor (Henry Mitchell on ''[[Dennis the Menace　(1959 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'')
|-
!June 14
|[[Henry Mancini]]
|align="center"|70
|Composer ("[[Peter Gunn (song)|Peter Gunn Theme]]")
|-
!July 7
|[[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]]
|align="center"|75
|Actor (Uncle Buck on ''[[The High Chaparral]]'')
|-
!July 8
|[[Dick Sargent]]
|align="center"|64
|Actor (Darrin Stephens #2 on ''[[Bewitched]]'')
|-
!August 21
|[[Danitra Vance]]
|align="center"|40
|Comedian (the first African-American woman regular on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'')
|-
!September 3
|[[James T. Aubrey]]
|align="center"|75
|Head of programming at CBS (1963–64)
|-
!September 16
|[[Jack Dodson]]
|align="center"|63
|Actor (Howard Sprague on ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'')
|-
!October 2
|[[Harriet Nelson]]
|align="center"|85
|Singer and actress (''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]'')
|-
!October 19
|[[Martha Raye]]
|align="center"|78
|Comic actress and singer (''[[The Martha Raye Show]]'')
|-
!October 25
|[[Mildred Natwick]]
|align="center"|89
|Actress (''[[The Snoop Sisters]]'')
|-
!November 8
|[[Michael O'Donoghue]]
|align="center"|54
|Comedy writer (''[[Saturday Night Live]]'')
|-
!November 9
|[[Priscilla Morrill]]
|align="center"|67
|Character actress (Mrs. Vanderkellen on ''[[Newhart]]'')
|-
!November 11
|[[Pedro Zamora]]
|align="center"|22
|HIV-positive participant of (''[[The Real World (TV series)|The Real World]]'')
|-
!November 18
|[[Cab Calloway]]
|align="center"|86
|American jazz singer
|-
!November 30
|[[Lionel Stander]]
|align="center"|86
|Actor (Max on ''[[Hart to Hart]]'')
|-
!December 18
|[[Don Fedderson]]
|align="center"|81
|Producer (''[[My Three Sons]]'')
|}

==Television debuts==
*[[C. Martin Croker]] - ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''

==See also==
*[[1994 in the United States]]
*[[List of American films of 1994]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=tv_series&release_date=1994-01-01,1994-12-31&countries=us&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1994 American television series] at [[IMDb]]

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