{{TV years header|television|1991|1992|1993}} ''For the American network television schedule, please see 1992-93_American_network_television_schedule.'' ==Events== *January_10 - The ''Days_of_Our_Lives'' nighttime special ''One_Stormy_Night'' airs on NBC. *May_22 - After 30 years, 66 year old Johnny_Carson hosts ''The_Tonight_Show'' for the last time. By this time, NBC has announced that Carson's permanent guest host, Jay_Leno, will replace him as host. Later, in 1993, David_Letterman leaves for CBS. *May_27 - Jay_Leno debuts as the host of The_Tonight_Show. *June_3 - US Presidential Candidate Bill_Clinton appears on ''The_Arsenio_Hall_Show''. Clinton even plays the saxophone with the live band. *June_23 - ''Another World'' airs its first and only primetime episode, called ''Summer_Desire'', right before the Daytime_Emmy_Awards. *September - ''The_Young_and_the_Restless'' airs its milestone 5000th episode. *October_3 - Sinéad_O'Connor stirs up controversy when she rips up a picture of Pope_John_Paul_II on ''Saturday_Night_Live''. *October_31 - The controversial one-off drama ''Ghostwatch'' is broadcast on BBC1, a 'live' investigation into a haunted North London house. *October - Zee_TV, the first Hindi Satellite_channel, is launched in India. *November_18- NBC's ''Seinfeld'' airs its most infamous episode, "The Contest", in which the four friends agree to abstain from all sexually related activity and see who could go without "it" the longest. It is never said who won the contest, however it is assumed to be a tie between Jerry_Seinfeld's character, Jerry and Jason_Alexander's character, George. *In Belize, Channel 5 begins the nation's first daily news broadcast. *In Latin_America, ''Sábado_Gigante'' turns 30 years old, with a new show every week. The Guinness_Book_of_Records recognized it as the longest continuously running television show in history. *Texas billionaire Ross_Perot buys blocks of U.S. television time for his Presidential campaign. *''Growing_Pains'' actress Tracey_Gold loses a massive amount of weight due to Anorexia_nervosa and is placed in hospital care. As a result, she is written out of most of the final episodes. *''Kalimera_Ellada'' on ANT1 debuts as one of its first Morning_show in Greek_language television history. ==Debuts== *March_31- ''Dateline_NBC'' premieres on NBC (1992-present). *April_6- ''Barney_&_Friends'', a children's educational television show starring a giant purple dinosaur, premieres (1992-2002). *May_21- ''The_Real_World'' premieres on MTV (1992-present). The show is one of the first popular "Reality_television" series. *August_15- ''The_Larry_Sanders_Show'' premieres on Cable_television (1992-1998). *September_23- ''Mad_About_You'' premieres on NBC (1992-1999). *November_2- ''Prime_Time_News'' replaces ''The_National'' and ''The_Journal'' on CBC television (1992-1995). *November_12- ''Absolutely_Fabulous'' premieres on BBC (1992-1996, 2001-2003). *The soap opera ''Gute_Zeiten,_schlechte_Zeiten'' debuts on RTL_Television in Germany. *''Sailor_Moon'' premieres on TV_Asahi in Japan. ==Television shows== *''Meet_the_Press'' (1947-present). *''Candid_Camera'' (1948-present). *''Bozo_the_Clown'' (1949-present). *''Come_Dancing'' (UK) (1949-1995). *''Hallmark_Hall_of_Fame'' (1951-present). *''Guiding_Light'' (1952-present). *''The_Today_Show'' (1952-present). *''Panorama'' (UK) (1953-present). *''Face_the_Nation'' (1954-present). *''The Tonight Show'' (1954-present). *''This_Is_Your_Life'' (UK) (1955-2003). *''As_the_World_Turns'' (1956-present). *''What_the_Papers_Say'' (UK) (1956-present). *''The_Sky_at_Night'' (UK) (1957-present). *''Blue_Peter'' (UK) (1958-present). *''Grandstand'' (UK) (1958-present). *''Coronation_Street'' (UK) (1960-present). *''Four Corners'' (Australia) (1961-present). *''It's_Academic'' (1961-present). *''The_Late_Late_Show'' (Ireland) (1962-present). *''General_Hospital'' (1963-present). *''Another World'' (1964-1999). *''Top_of_the_Pops'' (UK) (1964-present). *''Days of Our Lives'' (1965-present). *''Play_School'' (1966-present). *''The_Money_Program'' (UK) (1966-present). *''60_Minutes'' (1968-present). *''One_Life_to_Live'' (1968-present). *''Hee_Haw'' (1969-1993). *''Sesame_Street'' (1969-present). *''All_My_Children'' (1970-present). *''Monday_Night_Football'' (1970-present). *''Masterpiece_Theatre'' (1971-present). *''Soul_Train'' (1971-present). *''Emmerdale'' (UK) (1972-present). *''Newsround'' (UK) (1972-present). *''The_Price_Is_Right'' (1972-present). *''Last_of_the_Summer_Wine'' (UK) (1973-present). *''The Young and the Restless'' (1973-present). *''Derrick'' (1974-1998). *''Wish_You_Were_Here...?'' (UK) (1974-present). *''Arena'' (UK) (1975–present). *''Good_Morning_America'' (1975-present). *''Jim'll_Fix_It'' (UK) (1975-1994). *''Saturday Night Live'' (1975-present). *''The_fifth_estate'' (Canada) (1975-present). *''Wheel_of_Fortune'' (1975-present). *''20/20'' (1978-present). *''Grange_Hill'' (UK) (1978-present). *''Knots_Landing'' (1979-1993). *''Antiques_Road_Show'' (UK) (1979-present). *''Nightline'' (1979-present). *''This_Old_House'' (1979-present). *''Entertainment_Tonight'' (1981-present). *''What_Now'' (1982-present) *''Timewatch'' (UK) (1982-present) *''Cheers'' (1982-1993). *''Late_Night_with_David_Letterman'' (1982-1993). *''Loving'' (1983-1995). *''Jeopardy!'' (1964-1975, '''1984-present'''). *''Mother_and_Son'' (Australia) (1984-1994). *''Murder,_She_Wrote'' (1984-1996). *''Santa Barbara'' (1984-1993). *''The_Bill'' (UK) (1984-present). *''EastEnders'' (UK) (1985-present). *''Neighbours'' (Australia) (1985-present). *''Only_Fools_and_Horses'' (UK) (1981-1983, '''1985-1993''', 1996-1997, 2001-2003) (the only episode aired this year was the Christmas special ''Mother Nature's Son''). *''Sally'' (1985-2002). *''Designing_Women'' (1986-1993). *''Double_Dare'' (1986-1993). *''Hey_Dad...!'' (Australia) (1986-1994). *''L.A._Law'' (1986-1994). *''Matlock'' (1986-1995). *''Perfect Strangers'' (1986-1993). *''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' (1986-present). *''Comic_Relief'' (UK) (1986-present). *''Casualty'' (UK) (1986-present). *''Beadle's_About'' (UK) (1987-1996). *''Chucklevision'' (UK) (1987-present). *''A_Different_World'' (1987-1993). *''Full_House'' (1987-1995). *''Going_Live!'' (UK) (1987-1993). *''Inspector_Morse'' (1987-2000). *''Knightmare'' (UK) (1987-1994). *''Married..._with_Children'' (1987-1997). *''Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation'' (1987-1994). *''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1987-1996). *''The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful'' (1987-present). *''America's_Most_Wanted'' (1988-present). *''The_American_Experience'' (1988-present). *''Fair_City'' (1988-present). *''Home_and_Away'' (1988-present). *''This_Morning'' (1988-present). *''Red_Dwarf'' (UK) (1988-1999). *''Children's_Ward'' (UK) (1988-2000). *''Empty_Nest'' (1988-1995). *''Family_Feud'' (1976-1985, '''1988-1995''', 1999-present). *''Garfield_and_Friends'' (1988-1995). *''Murphy_Brown'' (1988-1998). *''Mystery_Science_Theater_3000'' (1988-1999). *''Roseanne'' (1988-1997). *''The_Wonder_Years'' (1988-1993). *''48_Hours'' (1988-present). *''Baywatch'' (1989-2001). *''Cops'' (1989-present). *''Family Matters'' (1989-1998). *''Life_Goes_On'' (1989-1993). *''Maid_Marian_and_her_Merry_Men'' (UK) (1989-1994). *''Press_Gang'' (UK) (1989-1993). *''Seinfeld'' (1989-1998). *''Tales from the Crypt'' (1989-1996). *''The Arsenio Hall Show'' (1989-1994). *''The Simpsons'' (1989-present). *''In_Living_Color'' (1990-1994). *''Law_&_Order'' (1990-present). *''America's_Funniest_Home_Videos'' (1990-present). *''America's_Funniest_People'' (1990-1994) *''One_Foot_in_the_Grave'' (UK) (1990-2000). *''Road_to_Avonlea'' (Canada) (1990-1996). *''The_Crystal_Maze'' (UK) (1990-1995). *''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' (UK) (1984-1988, '''1991-1994'''). *''Doug'' (1991-1994, 1996-1999). *''Home_Improvement'' (1991-1999). *''Rugrats'' (1991-2004). *''Sisters'' (1991-1996). *''The_House_of_Eliott'' (UK) (1991-1994). *''The_Jerry_Springer_Show'' (1991-present). *''The_Red_Green_Show'' (Canada) (1991-present). *''The_Ren_&_Stimpy_Show'' (1991-1996). ==Ending this year== *April_30 - After an eight year run the last episode of ''The_Cosby_Show'' airs. One of the show's time-slot rivals, Fox's ''The_Simpsons'', pays tribute to it with a brief animated segment (1984-1992). *May_9 - ''The_Golden_Girls'' (1985-1992). *November - ''Acropolis_Now'' (Australia) (1989-1992). *November - ''Fast_Forward'' (Australia) (1989-1992). *''Police_5'' (UK) (1962-1992). *''The Journal'' (Canada) (1982-1992). *''Night_Court'' (1984-1992). *''Who's_the_Boss?'' (1984-1992). *''Growing Pains'' (1985-1992). *''MacGyver'' (1985-1992). *''The_Big_Gig'' (Australia) (1989-1992). *''The_Adventures_of_Superboy'' (1988-1992). ==Births== *June_14 - Daryl_Sabara, actor. ==Deaths== *January_7 - Richard_Hunt, Muppet performer. *January_26 - José_Ferrer, actor. *February_2 - Bert_Parks, longtime host of the Miss_America beauty pageant. *February_20 - Dick_York, actor (Darren Stephens #1) on ''Bewitched''. *March_25 - Nancy_Walker, actress (Ida on ''Rhoda'' and Rosie the Bounty lady). *March_26 - Barbara_Frum, legendary Canadian television journalist. *April_20 - Benny_Hill, British Comedian. *May_12 - Robert_Reed, Actor (Mike Brady) on ''The_Brady_Bunch'', of AIDS. *May_17 - Lawrence_Welk, accordionist and bandleader. *June_22 - Chuck_Mitchell, actor *July_9 - Eric_Sevareid, news commentator. *October_16 - Shirley_Booth, actress who starred as the character Hazel. *October_22 - Cleavon_Little, actor. *November_10 - Chuck_Connors, actor on ''The_Rifleman''. *November_22 - Sterling_Holloway, actor, voice of Winnie-the-Pooh. *December_18 - Mark_Goodson, prolific producer of game shows such as ''Match_Game'' and ''The Price is Right''. *December_24 - Pierre_Culliford, a.k.a. "Peyo"; Belgian creator of Smurfs. Television Category:Years_in_television