1991 in television

Events

• Channel 5 begins broadcasting in Belize
• 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[?].

Popular Television Shows

• All My Children (1970-present)
• Cheers (1982-1993)
• Cops (1989-present)
• The Cosby Show (1984-1992)
• Dallas (1978-1991)
• Full House (1987-1995)
• Home Improvement premieres (1991-1999)
• Inspector Morse (1987-2000)
• Jeopardy! (1984-present)
• Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1993)
• Married with Children (1987-1997)
• MTV (1981-present)
• One Foot in the Grave (1990-2000)
• Roseanne (1988-1997)
• Rugrats (1991-present)
• 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)

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