1998 in television (original) (raw)

See also: 1997 in television, other events of 1998, 1999 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

Events

• May 14 - After nine years on the air, the series finale of the television sitcom Seinfeld airs on NBC.
• Elton John performs "Candle In The Wind" at Princess Diana's funeral.
• Who Wants To Be A Millionaire premieres in the UK. A year later, Regis Philbin would host an American version.
• The Price is Right, airs his 5,000th episode on CBS
• Canada's Sesame Street switches to showing exclusively Canadian content, renaming itself Sesame Park, as it no longer uses any American made segments from Sesame Street

Debuts

• The Powerpuff Girls premieres (1998-present)
• Sex and the City premieres (1998-2004)
• Who Wants To Be A Millionaire premieres on the BBC

Popular Television Shows

• All My Children (1970-present)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
• Cops (1989-present)
• Cowboy Bebop (1998; 2001 movie)
• Dharma & Greg (1997-2002)
• Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-present)
• Friends (1994-2003)
• General Hospital (1963-present)
• Hey Arnold (1996-present)
• Home Improvement (1991-1999)
• Inspector Morse (1987-2000)
• Jeopardy (1984-present)
• King of the Hill (1997-present)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-present)
• The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present)
• Law & Order (1990-present)
• One Foot in the Grave (1990-2000)
• One Saturday Morning (1997-2000)
• The Real World (1992-present)
• Rugrats (1991-2004)
• Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
• Sesame Street (1969-present)
• The Simpsons (1989-present)
• The Tonight Show (1954-present)
• Wheel of Fortune (1975-present)
• Timon and Pumbaa (1995-1999)

Ending this year

• The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998)
• Seinfeld (1989-1998)

Births

Deaths

• February 19 - Grandpa Jones, star of Hee-Haw, comedian and musician
• September 23 - Mary Frann, actress on Newhart
• Novembr 17 - Esther Rolle, actress