1990 in television

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Debuts 3 Popular Television Shows 4 Ending this year 5 Births 6 Deaths

Events

• January 21 - MTV Unplugged'' premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze
• February 17 - Aerosmith appears in the Saturday Night Live sketch Wayne's World, where they perform the Wayne's World theme song.
• Chris Farley and Adam Sandler joins Saturday Night Live
• The poorly received Cop Rock preimieres on television, TV's first (and last) musical police drama.
• Legislation is signed into United States law requiring close captioning decoders in all large color TVs manufactured after July 1, 1993

• One Foot in the Grave premieres on the BBC (1990-2000)
• Road to Avonlea premieres, airing on CBC in Canada and on The Disney Channel in the US (1990-1996)

• All My Children (1970-present)
• Cheers (1982-1993)
• Cops (1989-present)
• The Cosby Show (1984-1992)
• Dallas (1978-1991)
• Full House (1987-1995)
• The Golden Girls (1985-1992)
• Inspector Morse (1987-2000)
• Jeopardy (1984-present)
• Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1993)
• Married with Children (1987-1997)
• 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)
• The Bill (1983-present)

• 227 (1985-1990)
• ALF (1986-1990)
• Falcon Crest (1981-1990)
• The Magical World of Disney (1986-1990, to be revived again)
• Mama's Family (1983-1984, 1986-1990)
• Mr. Belvedere (1985-1990)
• Newhart (1982-1990)

Deaths

• January 2 - Alan Hale, Jr, actor on Gilligan's Island
• October 26 - William S. Paley, founder and longtime head of CBS