1994 in American television


In American television in 1994, notable events included television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and re-brandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.

Notable events

August

Programs

Debuts

DateShowNetwork
January 2The Mighty JungleThe Family Channel
January 2ViperNBC
January 3Intimate PortraitLifetime
January 5BirdlandABC
January 7Burke's LawCBS
January 7Ancient MysteriesA&E
January 9America's CastlesA&E
January 11MontyFox
January 16The George Carlin ShowFox
January 17Can We Shop starring Joan RiversSyndication
January 17RolondaSyndication
January 17TekWarSyndication
January 26Babylon 5PTEN
January 26The CriticABC
January 30The Good LifeNBC
February 5Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?Fox Kids
February 6AladdinSyndication and CBS
February 14TrashedMTV
February 28Later with Greg KinnearNBC
March 2TomCBS
March 3The Byrds of ParadiseABC
March 5DuckmanUSA Network
March 5Weird ScienceUSA Network
March 5Secret Life of ToysThe Disney Channel
March 7BoggleThe Family Channel
March 7ShuffleThe Family Channel
March 9The Busy World of Richard ScarryShowtime
March 9Thunder AlleyABC
March 9Turning PointABC
March 12Winnetka RoadNBC
March 14Someone Like MeNBC
March 25Mysteries of the BibleA&E
March 29EllenABC
March 31TrapsCBS
April 1Sister, SisterABC
April 3ChristyCBS
April 5South CentralFox
April 11704 HauserCBS
April 15Space Ghost Coast to CoastCartoon Network
April 16All ThatNickelodeon
April 22Dennis Miller LiveHBO
June 1Breakfast TimeFX
June 1Personal fX: The Collectibles ShowFX
June 1The Pet DepartmentFX
June 1Sound fXFX
June 1Under Scrutiny with Jane WallaceFX
June 1BackchatFX
June 13JumbleThe Family Channel
June 15Dead at 21MTV
June 20The Howard Stern ShowE!
June 24EncountersFox
June 27Free 4 AllUSA Network
June 27QuicksilverUSA Network
June 29Models Inc.Fox
July 4Politics with Chris MatthewsAmerica's Talking
July 9ThunderbirdsFox Kids
July 9Muddling ThroughCBS
August 4Hotel MalibuCBS
August 14Inside the Actors StudioBravo
August 15The Brothers GruntMTV
August 25Heaven Help UsSyndication
August 25My So Called LifeABC
August 26M.A.N.T.I.S.Fox
August 29Masters of the MazeThe Family Channel
August 29Maximum DriveThe Family Channel
September 1The HeadMTV
September 3VR TroopersSyndication
September 4Fortune HunterFox
September 4HardballFox
September 4Wild OatsFox
September 5ExtraSyndication
September 8New York UndercoverFox
September 10Bump in the NightABC
September 10The Magic School BusPTV
September 10BeethovenCBS
September 10The TickFox Kids
September 11The Boys Are BackCBS
September 12Party of FiveFox
September 12The Dennis Prager ShowSyndication
September 12The Gordon Elliott ShowSyndication
September 12Jones & JurySyndication
September 12Judge for YourselfSyndication
September 12The New Price is RightSyndication
September 12The NewzSyndication
September 12The Suzanne Somers ShowSyndication
September 13On Our OwnABC
September 14All American GirlABC
September 15McKennaABC
September 15Due SouthCBS
September 15The Martin Short ShowNBC
September 15Sweet JusticeNBC
September 17The Baby Huey ShowSyndication
September 18Chicago HopeCBS
September 19ERNBC
September 20Me and the BoysABC
September 21Daddy's GirlsCBS
September 21Touched by an AngelCBS
September 21The Cosby MysteriesNBC
September 22FriendsNBC
September 22Madman of the PeopleNBC
September 24Free WillyABC
September 24ReBootABC
September 24The 5 Mrs. BuchanansCBS
October 1Wild C.A.T.sCBS
October 3Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly HillsUSA Network
October 3The Fox CubhouseFox Kids
October 3Jim Henson's Animal ShowFox Kids
October 4Johnson and FriendsFox Kids
October 5Rimba's IslandFox Kids
October 8The Secret World of Alex MackNickelodeon
October 15My Brother and MeNickelodeon
October 22Aaahh!!! Real MonstersNickelodeon
October 24Allegra's WindowNick Jr.
October 24Gullah Gullah IslandNick Jr.
October 24GargoylesSyndication
November 6Earth 2NBC
November 16Essence of EmerilFood Network
November 19Spider-ManFox Kids
December 1U to UNickelodeon
December 2Prime GamesGame Show Network
December 18Life with LouieFox Kids

Television debuts