1994 in television

This is a list of television-related events in 1994.

For the American network television schedule, please see 1994-95 American network television schedule.

Events

• February 4 - The Days of Our Lives nighttime special Winter Heat airs on NBC.
• March 27 - Actress Lynne Perrie makes her last appearance as Ivy Tilsley on the soap opera Coronation Street, after 23 years of being affiliated with the programme.
• March 31 - Madonna appears on The Late Show with David Letterman and makes headlines for her foul-mouthed, profanity-laced interview. Robin Williams later describes the segment as a "battle of wits with an unarmed woman."
• May 24 - Star Trek: The Next Generation concludes its seven-year run with the series finale, All Good Things... The two-hour finale was aired at 6 p.m. on most affiliates, rather than as part of the prime time lineup.
• June 11 - World Wrestling Federation superstar Hulk Hogan signs a deal with World Championship Wrestling on a live broadcast of WCW Saturday Night.
• June 17 - NFL star O.J. Simpson and his friend Al Cowlings flee from police in his white Ford Bronco. The low-speed chase, which unfolds live on U.S. television, ends up at Simpson's mansion in Brentwood, California, where he then surrenders to police.
• June 17 - In Jackson, Mississippi, DirecTV a DBS service launches.
• August 12 - The soap opera All My Children airs a memorial episode for original cast member Frances Heflin, who died in June. The memorial is in the form of a funeral service for Heflin's character, Mona Kane Tyler.
• September 12 - Original Family Feud host Richard Dawson returns to the show after 9 years, replacing his successor, Ray Combs.
• October 19 - The Goodnight Kiwi airs in New Zealand for the last time as TV2 moves to 24-hour television 7 days a week.
• December 1 - The Game Show Network, a network devoted to broadcasting game shows, is launched in the United States.

Debuts

• January 16 - Time Team premieres on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom (1994-present).
• January 18 - Blue Heelers premieres on Channel Seven in Australia (1994-2006).
• January 19 - The Day Today premieres on BBC2 (1994)
• January 24- The Critic premires on ABC (1994-1995)
• March - Ellen premieres on ABC. (1994-1998)
• April 1 - Sister, Sister premieres on ABC (1994-1999)
• April 14- Space Ghost Coast to Coast premieres on Cartoon Network (1994-2004)
• July 4 - Room 101 (UK) premieres on BBC Two.
• August 14- Inside the Actors Studio premiers on Bravo. (1994-present)
• August 25- My So Called Life premieres on ABC. (1994-1995)
• September 3- VR Troopers premieres on Fox (1994-1996)
• September 4 - The NFL on FOX (1994-present)
• September 5 - Extra premieres in syndication
• September 8- New York Undercover premieres on Fox (1994-1998)
• September 12 - Party of Five premieres on Fox.
• September 15 - Due South premieres on CBS
• September 18 -Chicago Hope premieres on CBS
• September 19 - ER premieres (1994-present).
• September 21 - Touched by an Angel premieres (1994-2003).
• September 22 - Friends premieres on NBC (1994-2004).
• December 24 - All That premieres on Nickelodeon (1994-2005).

Miniseries

• Heaven and Hell
• Scarlett, a sequel to Gone with the Wind

Television shows

1940s

• Meet the Press (1947-present).
• Candid Camera (1948-present).
• Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).

1950s

• 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).

1960s

• 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 Programme (UK) (1966-present).
• 60 Minutes (1968-present).
• One Life to Live (1968-present).
• Sesame Street (1969-present).

1970s

• 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).
• 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).
• Antiques Roadshow (UK) (1979-present).
• Nightline (1979-present).
• This Old House (1979-present).

1980s

• Entertainment Tonight (1981-present).
• What Now (1982-present)
• Timewatch (UK) (1982-present)
• Loving (1983-1995).
• Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present).
• Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996).
• The Bill (UK) (1984-present).
• EastEnders (UK) (1985-present).
• Neighbours (Australia) (1985-present).
• Sally (1985-2002).
• Matlock (1986-1995).
• 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).
• Full House (1987-1995).
• Inspector Morse (1987-2000).
• Married... with Children (1987-1997).
• 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).
• Electric Circus (Canada) (1988-2003).
• 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).
• Baywatch (1989-2001).
• Cops (1989-present).
• Family Matters (1989-1998).
• Seinfeld (1989-1998).
• Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996).
• The Simpsons (1989-present).
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994).

1990s

• Law & Order (1990-present).
• America's Funniest Home Videos (1990-present).
• One Foot in the Grave (UK) (1990-2000).
• Road to Avonlea (Canada) (1990-1996).
• The Crystal Maze (UK) (1990-1995).
• Doug (1991-1994, 1996-1999).
• Home Improvement (1991-1999).
• Rugrats (1991-1994, 1997-2005).
• Sisters (1991-1996).
• The Jerry Springer Show (1991-present).
• The Red Green Show (Canada) (1991-present).
• The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991-1996).
• Absolutely Fabulous (UK) (1992-1996, 2001-2003).
• Barney & Friends (1992-2002).
• Dateline NBC (1992-present).
• Mad About You (1992-1999).
• Prime Time News (Canada) (1992-1995).
• The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998).
• The Real World (1992-present).
• Beavis and Butt-head (1993-1997).
• Frasier (1993-2004).
• Ricki Lake (1993-2004).
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-present).
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997).
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993-1996).
• NYPD Blue (1993-present).
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999).
• The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present).
• The Nanny (1993-1999).
• The X-Files (1993-2002).
• WWF Monday Night RAW (1993-present).
• Takin' Over the Asylum (1994)
• The Day Today (1994)
• Martin (1992-1997).

Ending this year

• January 23 - The NFL on CBS (1956-1994; 1998-present)
• February 16 - Maid Marian and her Merry Men (UK) (1989-1994).
• April 11 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (UK) (1984-1988, 1991-1994).
• May 19- In Living Color (1990-1994).
• May 19 - L.A. Law (1986-1994).
• May 27 - The Arsenio Hall Show (1989-1994).
• May - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994).
• July 21 - Mother and Son (Australia) (1984-1994).
• July 24 - Jim'll Fix It (UK) (1975-1994).
• July 26- Dinosaurs. (1991-1994)
• August - America's Funniest People (1990-1994).
• October 15 - The New Mickey Mouse Club (1989-1994)
• October 22 - Cro (USA) (1993-1994).
• November 11 - Knightmare (UK) (1987-1994).
• Romper Room (1953-1994).
• Hey Dad...! (Australia) (1986-1994).
• The House of Eliott (UK) (1991-1994).

Deaths

• January 1 - Cesar Romero, actor (The Joker on Batman)
• January 8 - Pat Buttram, actor (Mr. Haney on Green Acres)
• January 22 - Telly Savalas, actor (Theo Kojak on Kojak)
• January 28 - Hal Smith, actor (Otis on The Andy Griffith Show)
• February 11 - William Conrad, actor (Cannon, Jake and the Fatman).
• February 11 - Sorrell Booke, actor (Boss Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard).
• February 24 - Dinah Shore, singer and talk show hostess.
• March 4 - John Candy, comedian and actor (SCTV).
• March 21 - Dack Rambo, actor (Jack Ewing on Dallas, from AIDS).
• March 22 - Walter Lantz, cartoonist, creator of Woody Woodpecker.
• April 2 - Betty Furness, consumer advocate and spokesperson.
• April 18 - Don Fedderson, producer.
• May 8 - George Peppard, actor (Banacek, Hannibal on The A-Team).
• May 22 - Jane Dulo, character actress (Get Smart, Gimme a Break!).
• June 1 - Frances Heflin, soap opera actress.
• June 7 - Dennis Potter, playwright.
• June 8 - Rudolph Cartier, director.
• June 14 - Henry Mancini, composer
• July 8 - Dick Sargent, actor (Darren Stephens #2 on Bewitched)
• July 26 - Terry Scott, actor
• August 21 - Danitra Vance, comedian, the first African-American woman regular on Saturday Night Live, from breast cancer.
• September 3 - James T. Aubrey, former head of programming at CBS.
• October 2 - Harriet Nelson, singer and actress (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet)
• October 25 - Mildred Natwick, actress
• November 8 - Michael O'Donoghue, comedy writer (Saturday Night Live)
• November 9 - Priscilla Morrill, character actress (Mrs. Vanderkellen on Newhart).
• November 11 - Pedro Zamora, HIV-positive participant of The Real World

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