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Categories: 1990s | 1998
1998 in television
See also: 1997 in television, other events of 1998, 1999 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
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Events
- April 9 - The Price is Right airs its 5,000th episode on CBS.
- Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver in a California shopping mall.
- Zee TV, a Hindi television channel is launched in the USA.
Debuts
- June - The Sifl and Olly Show premieres (1998-1999)
- CatDog premieres (1998-2001)
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons premieres (1998-2000)
- Sex and the City premieres (1998-2004)
- The Powerpuff Girls premieres (1998-2004)
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1998-present) premieres on ITV in the UK. A year later, Regis Philbin would host an American version
Popular Television Shows
- Meet the Press (1947-present)
- Candid Camera (1948-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)
- 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)
- 60 Minutes (1968-present)
- One Life to Live (1968-present)
- Sesame Street (1969-present)
- All My Children (1970-present)
- Monday Night Football (1970-present)
- Masterpiece Theatre (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)
- Fawlty Towers (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)
- Entertainment Tonight (1981-present)
- Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present)
- The Bill (UK) (1984-present)
- EastEnders (UK) (1985-present)
- Neighbours (Australia) (1985-present)
- The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-present)
- Inspector Morse (1987-2000)
- The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-present)
- The Ward (UK) (1988-2000)
- Baywatch (1989-2001)
- Cops (1989-present)
- The Simpsons (1989-present)
- Law & Order (1990-present)
- One Foot in the Grave (UK) (1990-2000)
- Home Improvement (1991-1999)
- Rugrats (1991-present)
- Barney & Friends (1992-2002)
- Dateline NBC (1992-present)
- Mad About You (1992-1999)
- The Real World (1992-present)
- Frasier (1993-2004)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-present)
- NYPD Blue (1993-present)
- The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present)
- The Nanny (1993-1999)
- The X-Files (1993-2002)
- Friends (1994-2003)
- Pamela Wallin Live (Canada) (1995-1999)
- Sesame Park (Canada) (1995-2002)
- The Wheezer Bros. (1995-2001)
- 7th Heaven (1996-present)
- Dexter's Laboratory (1996-present)
- Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-present)
- Hey Arnold! (1996-present)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
- Cow and Chicken (1997-1999)
- Dharma & Greg (1997-2002)
- Disney's One Saturday Morning (1997-2001)
- Johnny Bravo (1997-present)
- King of the Hill (1997-present)
- South Park (1997-present)
- Sunset Beach (1997-1999)
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997-present)
- Match Game (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999)
Ending this year
- May 14 - After nine years on the air, the series finale of the television sitcom Seinfeld airs on NBC (1989-1998)
- Derrick (1974-1998)
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998)
- Timon and Pumbaa (1995-1998)
Deaths
- February 19 - Grandpa Jones , star of Hee Haw, comedian and musician
- September 23 - Mary Frann , actress on Newhart
- September 28 - Eric Malling, Canadian television journalist
- October 17 - Joan Hickson, actress, Agatha Christie's Miss Marple
- November 17 - Esther Rolle, actress
Categories: 1990s | 1998
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