1990 in American television
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The year 1990 in American television involved some significant events. Below is a list of American television-related events during 1990.
Notable events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 2 | All My Children broadcasts its 20th anniversary special on ABC. Joe and Ruth Martin sit down with Erica Kane, her mother Mona, and Phoebe Wallingford as they go through scrapbook pictures which segue into memorable clips from the series's past twenty years. |
| January 14 | The Simpsons airs their first regular episode, Bart the Genius. |
| January 15 | Square One TV returns for its third season on PBS. |
| January 21 | MTV Unplugged premieres on MTV with Squeeze as its debut guests. |
| February 17 | On NBC, Aerosmith appear in Wayne's World, a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live, where they perform the Wayne's World theme song. |
| March 13 | All My Children actress Debbi Morgan quits the role of Angie Baxter Hubbard. |
| April 1 | CBS dismisses prominent sportscaster Brent Musburger one day before his final assignment for the network, the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. Musburger would sign with ABC Sports later that year. |
| Debut of comedy TV network Ha!. | |
| April 21 | Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, a special program warning children about the danger of drugs and featuring characters from several Saturday morning children's shows, is simultaneously simulcast by ABC, BET, CBS, Fox, NBC, USA Network, and Nickelodeon. |
| April 22 | The Earth Day Special, a two-hour commercial-free special event premiered on ABC. |
| April 30 | The long-lost pilot show for I Love Lucy is broadcast by CBS as a special. |
| May 25 | CBS began broadcasting its daytime lineup in stereo sound; the last of the three major networks to do so. |
| June 7 | The Cruise of Deception storyline is broadcast on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. |
| June 27 | Genie Francis, in an attempt to shed her image as Laura Spencer, started playing Irishwoman Ceara Connor on All My Children. |
| July 16 | Radio DJ personality Rick Dees debuts an ABC late-night talk show, Into the Night, Starring Rick Dees. |
| July 30 | MovieTime was rebranded as E!. |
| September 8 | Fox Kids, a children's programming block, debuts on Fox. |
| September 10 | The Disney Afternoon debuts as a syndicated children's block. |
| September 15 | CBN renames itself The Family Channel. |
| October 1 | TBS drops the "SuperStation" sub-title. It would return 6 years later. |
| October 13 | WLAJ in Jackson, Michigan signs-on the air, giving the Lansing market its first full-time ABC affiliate. |
| November 3 | The NBA on NBC debuts, with its first game being the Los Angeles Lakers visiting the San Antonio Spurs. |
| November 10 | Chris Farley, Tim Meadows, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider and Julia Sweeney join the cast of Saturday Night Live. |
Programs
Debuts
The following is a list of shows that premiered in 1990.
Network changes
The following shows aired new episodes on a different network than previous first-run episodes:
Returning
| Show | Last aired | Previous | New/Same network | Return date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarket Sweep | 1967 | ABC | Lifetime | February 5 |
| Match Game | 1982 | Syndication | ABC | July 16 |
| Let's Make a Deal | 1986 | NBC | ||
| To Tell The Truth | 1981 | September 3 | ||
| The Joker's Wild | 1986 | Same | September 10 | |
| Tic-Tac-Dough |
Ending
| Date | Show | Debut |
|---|---|---|
| January 14 | Free Spirit | 1989 |
| January 21 | Fantastic Max | 1988 |
| February 24 | Mission: Impossible | |
| March 9 | The Bradys | 1990 |
| March 12 | Mama's Family | 1983 |
| March 23 | Scrabble (returned in 1993) | 1984 |
| March 24 | ALF | 1986 |
| April 6 | Baywatch (returned in 1991) | 1989 |
| April 13 | The Pat Sajak Show | |
| April 24 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | |
| April 28 | Tour of Duty | 1987 |
| April 30 | My Two Dads | |
| May 4 | Just the Ten of Us | 1988 |
| May 6 | 227 | 1985 |
| Booker | 1989 | |
| May 7 | Alien Nation | |
| May 12 | The Famous Teddy Z | |
| May 17 | Falcon Crest | 1981 |
| May 21 | Newhart | 1982 |
| May 25 | You Can't Do That on Television | 1981 |
| May 26 | The Tracey Ullman Show | 1987 |
| June 14 | NBA on CBS | 1973 |
| June 28 | Wolf | 1989 |
| June 29 | Hardball | |
| July 6 | Snoops | |
| Pinwheel | 1977 | |
| July 8 | Mr. Belvedere | 1985 |
| July 21 | Open House | 1989 |
| July 30 | Sister Kate | |
| August 4 | Beauty and the Beast | 1987 |
| August 25 | Kissyfur | 1986 |
| August 31 | Rodeo Drive | 1990 |
| September 2 | Tim Conway's Funny America | |
| September 15 | The CBN Family Channel | 1988 |
| September 29 | E.A.R.T.H. Force | 1990 |
| November 10 | Charles in Charge | 1984 |
| Pee-wee's Playhouse | 1986 | |
| November 19 | Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers | 1989 |
| November 28 | DuckTales | 1987 |
| December 1 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | 1983 |
| The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1990 | |
| December 8 | Wiseguy | 1987 |
| December 12 | Working It Out | 1990 |
| December 13 | Remote Control | 1987 |
| December 26 | Cop Rock | 1990 |
| December 28 | Quiz Kids Challenge |
Made-for-TV movies
| Title | Network | Date of airing |
|---|---|---|
| Murder in Mississippi | NBC | February 5 |
| The Death of the Incredible Hulk | February 18 | |
| The Incident | CBS | March 4 |
| A Killing in a Small Town | May 22 | |
| It | ABC | November 18 & 20 |
Births
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Alan Hale, Jr. | 68 | Actor (Skipper Jonas Grumby on Gilligan's Island) |
| January 9 | Northern Calloway | 41 | Actor (David on Sesame Street) |
| January 18 | Rusty Hamer | 42 | Former child actor (Make Room For Daddy) |
| March 24 | Ray Goulding | 68 | Comedian, half of the comedy team Bob and Ray |
| May 10 | Susan Oliver | 58 | Actress (Peyton Place) |
| May 14 | Franklyn Seales | 37 | Actor (Dexter on Silver Spoons) |
| May 16 | Jim Henson | 53 | Puppeteer (The Muppets creator) |
| May 25 | Vic Tayback | 60 | Actor (Mel Sharples on Alice) |
| June 4 | Jack Gilford | 82 | Actor (Cracker Jack commercials) |
| July 7 | Bill Cullen | 70 | Game show host (original host of The Price Is Right) |
| July 8 | Howard Duff | 76 | Actor (Felony Squad) |
| July 30 | Karl Weber | 74 | Actor (Arthur Tate in Search for Tomorrow)[1] |
| October 26 | William S. Paley | 89 | Founder and longtime head of CBS |
| November 3 | Mary Martin | 76 | Actress & singer (Peter Pan) |
| November 12 | Eve Arden | 82 | Actress (Our Miss Brooks) |
| November 27 | David White | 74 | Actor (Larry Tate on Bewitched) |
| December 2 | Robert Cummings | 80 | Actor (The Bob Cummings Show) |
| December 28 | Kiel Martin | 46 | Actor (Officer J.D. LaRue on Hill Street Blues) |
References
- ↑ "Karl Weber; Longtime Radio Actor". Los Angeles Times. August 6, 1990. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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