1999 in television

Events

• January 6 - Bob Newhart receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• February 14 - Elton John appears as himself in a special Valentine's Day episode of the animated series The Simpsons
• July 18 - Actor Hank Azaria marries actress Helen Hunt. The couple divorced on December 18, 2000.
• Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy
• The Simpsons 10th anniversary

Popular Television Shows

• Farscape premieres (1999-2003)
• Family Guy premieres (1999-2002)
• Rocket Power premieres (1999-present)
• The Sopranos premieres on cable television
• Spongebob Squarepants premieres (1999-present)
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? premieres in the U.S., hosted by Regis Philbin. The show is based on a British show of the same name.

• All My Children (1970-present)
• Cops (1989-present)
• Daria premieres on MTV (1997-2001)
• Dharma & Greg[?] (1997-2002)
• Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-present)
• Friends (1994-2003)
• General Hospital (1972-present)
• Hey Arnold! (1996-present)
• Home Improvement (1991-1999); premiered for the last time
• Inspector Morse (1987-2000)
• Jeopardy! (1984-present)
• King of the Hill (1997-present)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-present)
• The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present)
• Law & Order (1990-present)
• MTV (1981-present)
• One Foot in the Grave (1990-2000)
• The Real World (1992-present)
• Rugrats (1991-2004)
• Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
• Sesame Street (1969-present)
• Sex and the City (1998-2004)
• Shocking Behavior: Caught On Tape[?] (1999-present); premiered for the first time
• The Sifl & Olly Show[?] (1998-present)
• The Simpsons (1989-present)
• South Park premieres (1997-present)
• The Tonight Show (1954-present)
• VH-1 (1985-present)
• Wheel of Fortune (1975-present)

Births

Deaths

• December 29 - Gene Rayburn, television host