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This is a list of television -related events in 2002 .
Events
February 3 - Super Commercials: A Mental Engineering Special airs on PBS stations reaching 85% of the U.S. after Super Bowl XXXVI ; reportedly the best coverage yet achieved by a former public access television program.
February 11 - Two new BBC childrens channels, CBeebies (aimed at children under 6) and CBBC (aimed at children aged 6-13) launch.
March 2 - BBC Knowledge in the UK ceases transmission, the first BBC channel to permanently close.
March 2 - BBC Four launches in the UK, replacing BBC Knowledge. The opening night is simulcast on BBC Two .
March 28 - At 2.10am, the BBC balloon is shown for the last time on BBC One , and with it, the last time the globe is used as the channel's symbol (having been used since 1963 ). Its replacement, the 'Rhythm & Movement' idents , premiere at 9am.
April 17 - General Hospital airs its milestone 10,000th episode.
May - One Life to Live airs a full week of episodes broadcast live from the ABC New York studios.
September 5 - The flagship couple on soap opera The Young and the Restless , Victor Newman (Eric Braeden ) and Nikki Reed (Melody Thomas Scott ), marry for the third time.
October 30 - Warren Zevon is featured on the Late Show with David Letterman as the only guest for the entire hour. Zevon performs several songs and talks in length about being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer .
October - Longtime castmember Hunter Tylo 's character, Dr. Taylor Hamilton Forrester, is killed off the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful , which is seen worldwide.
December - Talk show host David Letterman , Paul Shaffer and a stage hand from the Late Show with David Letterman , Biff Henderson , spend Christmas in Afghanistan with the United States and international military forces stationed in the country.
December 15 - Animation for The Simpsons changes from cel animation to digital ink and paint.
NBC introduces Discovery Kids .
Fox News Channel overtakes CNN as the #1 cable TV news service in the US.
Fox Kids , then owned by ABC Family , leaves Fox and is replaced by the Fox Box (now known as 4Kids TV ).
Alter and Tempo, the Greek speaking channels switches much of family/children's programming.
Kirby: Right Back at Ya , Ultimate M.U.S.C.L.E. , and Ultraman Tiga debut on Fox Box.
Debuts
Television shows
Meet the Press (1947 resent).
Candid Camera (1948 resent).
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951 resent).
Guiding Light (1952 resent).
The Today Show (1952-present).
Panorama (UK) (1953 resent).
Face the Nation (1954 resent).
The Tonight Show (1954-present).
This Is Your Life (UK) (1955 003).
As the World Turns (1956 resent).
What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present).
The Sky at Night (UK) (1957 resent).
Blue Peter (UK) (1958 resent).
Grandstand (UK) (1958-present).
Coronation Street (UK) (1960 resent).
Four Corners (Australia ) (1961 resent).
It's Academic (1961-present).
The Late Late Show (Ireland ) (1962 resent).
General Hospital (1963 resent).
Top of the Pops (UK) (1964 resent).
Days of Our Lives (1965 resent).
Play School (1966 resent).
The Money Programme (UK) (1966-present).
60 Minutes (1968 resent).
One Life to Live (1968-present).
Sesame Street (1969 resent).
All My Children (1970 resent).
Monday Night Football (1970-present).
Masterpiece Theatre (1971 resent).
Soul Train (1971-present).
Emmerdale (UK) (1972 resent).
Newsround (UK) (1972-present).
The Price Is Right (1972-present).
Last of the Summer Wine (UK) (1973 resent).
The Young and the Restless (1973-present).
Wish You Were Herew/.? (UK) (1974 resent).
Arena (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 resent).
Grange Hill (UK) (1978-present).
Antiques Road Show (UK) (1979 resent).
Nightline (1979-present).
This Old House (1979-present).
Entertainment Tonight (1981 resent).
What Now (1982-present)
Timewatch (UK ) (1982-present)
Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984 resent ).
The Bill (UK) (1984-present).
EastEnders (UK) (1985 resent).
Neighbours (Australia) (1985-present).
The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986 resent).
Comic Relief (UK) (1986-present).
Casualty (UK ) (1986-present).
Chucklevision (UK) (1987-present).
The Bold and the Beautiful (1987 resent).
America's Most Wanted (1988-present).
The American Experience (1988-present).
Fair City (1988-present).
Home and Away (1988-present).
This Morning (1988-present).
Cops (1989 resent).
The Simpsons (1989-present).
Law & Order (1990 resent).
America's Funniest Home Videos (1990-present).
Rugrats (1991 004).
The Jerry Springer Show (1991-present).
The Red Green Show (Canada ) (1991-present).
Dateline NBC (1992 resent).
The Real World (1992-present).
Frasier (1993 004).
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993 resent).
NYPD Blue (1993-present).
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present).
WWE RAW/WWE RAW Zone (1993-present).
ER (1994 resent).
Friends (1994-2004).
Touched by an Angel (1994-2003).
JAG (1995 resent).
The Drew Carey Show (1995-2004).
7th Heaven (1996 resent).
Dexter's Laboratory (1996-present).
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005 ).
Hey Arnold! (1996-2004).
Judge Judy (1996-present).
The Daily Show (1996-present).
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997 003).
Johnny Bravo (1997-present).
Just Shoot Me (1997-2003).
King of the Hill (1997-present).
South Park (1997-present).
Stargate SG-1 (1997-present).
The Practice (1997-2004).
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997-present).
Becker (1998 004).
Call For Help (1998-2004).
Charmed (1998-present).
Dawson's Creek (1998-2003).
Sex and the City (1998-2004).
That '70s Show (1998-present).
The King of Queens (1998-present).
The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2004).
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK) (1998-present).
Will & Grace (1998-present).
Angel (1999 004).
Family Feud (1976 985, 1988 995, 1999-present ).
Family Guy (1999-2002, 2005-present).
Farscape (1999-2003).
Futurama (1999-2003).
Judge Mathis (1999-present).
Judging Amy (1999-2005).
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-present).
Passions (1999-present).
Rocket Power (1999-present).
Shocking Behavior: Caught on Tape (1999-present).
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-present).
Tenacious D (1999-present).
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999-2004).
The Sopranos (1999-present).
The West Wing (1999-present).
Third Watch (1999-present).
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (US) (1999-present).
As Told by Ginger (2000 resent).
Boston Public (2000-2004).
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000-present).
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-present).
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-present).
Ed (2000-2004).
Malcolm in the Middle (2000-present).
Survivor (2000-present).
The District (2000-2004).
The Weakest Link (UK) (2000-present).
Yes, Dear (2000-present).
Clocking Off (UK) (2000-2003).
24 (2001-present).
Absolutely Fabulous (UK) (1992-1996, 2001-2003 ).
According to Jim (2001-present).
Adult Swim (2001-present).
Alias (2001-present).
Braceface (2001-present).
Crossroads (UK) (1964-1988, 2001-2003 ).
Enterprise (2001-2005).
Fear Factor (2001-present).
Home Movies (1999, 2001-present ).
JR Digs (Canada) (2001-present).
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001-present).
Lizzie McGuire (2001-2004).
Lloyd in Space (2001-2004).
Mutant X (2001-2004).
My Wife and Kids (2001-present).
Only Fools and Horses (UK) (1981-1983 , 1985-1993, 1996-1997, 2001-2003 ) (the only episode aired this year was the Christmas special Strangers on the Shore ).
Pop Idol (UK) (2001-present).
Scrubs (2001-present).
Six Feet Under (2001-2005).
Smallville (2001-present).
The Amazing Race (2001-present).
The Bernie Mac Show (2001-present).
The Fairly OddParents (2001-2005).
The Guardian (2001-2004).
Ending this year
Changes of network affiliation
Digimon moves to UPN from Fox Kids.
Deaths
January 13 - Ted Demme , 37, film and television director.(Blow , Beautiful Girls ).
February 22 - Chuck Jones , animator.
February 24 - Mel Stewart, character actor whose TV roles included All in the Family and Scarecrow and Mrs. King .
February 27 - Spike Milligan , comedian .
February 28 - Mary Stuart , soap opera actress who starred as Jo in the entire 35-year run of Search for Tomorrow .
March 15 - Sylvester (Pat) Weaver, longtime president of NBC, cred with creating The Today Show and The Tonight Show .
March 27 - Milton Berle , comedian, actor.
March 27 - Dudley Moore , comedian, actor.
April 2 - Jack Kruschen , character actor who had a recurring role on Webster .
April 16 - Robert Urich , actor.
May 24 - Susie Garrett , acress (Betty Johnson) on Punky Brewster , sister of Marla Gibbs .
June 5 - Dee Dee Ramone , 49, actor/songwriter of the Ramones .
September 14 - LaWanda Page , comedian, actress (Aunt Esther) on Sanford & Son .
September 28 - Whitney Blake, actress on Hazel , co-creator of One Day at a Time , and mother of Merh Baxter .
October 3 - Bruce Paltrow , producer.
October 13 - Keene Curtis, actor who had a recurring role on Cheers .
October 20 - Barbara Berjer , most known for her roles as Claire Cassen Shea on As the World Turns , Barbara Norris Thorpe on Guiding Light , and Bridget Connell on Another World .
December 3 - Glen Quinn , actor (Mark on Roseanne )
December 5 - Roone Arledge , sports producer.
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