1993 in television

Events

• February 10 - Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a prime time special. It is Jackson's first interview in 15 years.
• April 12 - Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz.
• April 29 - An animated version of Barry White appears on an episode of The Simpsons.
• October 3 - Sinéad O'Connor stirs up controversy when she rips up a picture of the Pope on Saturday Night Live
• Jay Leno becomes the new host for NBC's The Tonight Show

Other Popular Television Shows

• The Late Show with David Letterman premieres on CBS (1993-present)
• Beavis and Butthead begins airing on MTV. (1993-1997)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien premieres (1993-present)

• All My Children (1970-present)
• Cheers (1982-1993)
• Cops (1989-present)
• Full House (1987-1995)
• Home Improvement (1991-1999)
• Inspector Morse (1987-2000)
• Jeopardy! (1984-present)
• The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998)
• Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1993)
• Law & Order (1990-present)
• Married with Children (1987-1997)
• MTV (1981-present)
• One Foot in the Grave (1990-2000)
• The Real World (1992-present)
• 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)
• VH-1 (1985-present)
• Wheel of Fortune (1975-present)

Births

Deaths

• January 20 - Audrey Hepburn, actress
• June 30 - George "Spanky" McFarland, actor
• November 21 - Bill Bixby, television actor
• December 4 - Frank Zappa, 42, actor/songwriter