1991 in television
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See also: 1990 in television, other events of 1991, 1992 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
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2 Debuts 3 Popular Television Shows 4 Ending this year 5 Births 6 Deaths |
Events
- Channel 5 begins broadcasting in Belize
- May 3 - After 13 years, one month, and one day and 357 episodes, the long-running prime-time soap opera Dallas airs its final original episode on CBS.
- The Museum of Broadcasting, now called the Museum of Television and Radio, moved into its new 17-story building, located a block from its previous location in New York City.
- First television sets with bulit-in closed-caption display are introduced in the U.S.
- In Los Angeles, California, Rodney King is severely beaten by Police Officers after leading them on a high speed chase and resisting arrest. The beating is captured on video by observers and portions of the tape are aired repeatedly on television in the US.
- Britney Spears appears on Star Search.
Debuts
- Home Improvement premieres (1991-1999)
- Lampsis premieres on ANT1 (1991-present).
- Rugrats (1991-present)
Popular Television Shows
- All My Children (1970-present)
- Cheers (1982-1993)
- Cops (1989-present)
- The Cosby Show (1984-1992)
- Full House (1987-1995)
- The Golden Girls (1985-1992)
- In Living Color (1990-1994)
- Inspector Morse (1987-2000)
- Jeopardy (1984-present)
- Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1993)
- Married with Children (1987-1997)
- One Foot in the Grave (1990-2000)
- Roseanne (1988-1997)
- Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
- Seinfeld (1989-1998)
- Sesame Street (1969-present)
- The Simpsons (1989-present)
- The Tonight Show (1954-present)
- Wheel of Fortune (1975-present)
Ending this year
- ''Amen (1986-1991)
- Dallas (1978-1991)
- ''thirtysomething (1987-1991)
Births
Deaths
- February 3 - Nancy Kulp, actress on The Beverly Hillbillies
- February 24 - George Gobel, comedian
- July 1 - Michael Landon, actor, producer
- July 15 - Bert Convy, game show host
- August 6 - Harry Reasoner, news anchor
- August 22 - Colleen Dewhurst, actress
- October 11 - Redd Foxx, comedian, star of Sanford and Son
- October 24 - Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek
- November 5 - Fred MacMurray actor on My Three Sons