1983 in television
See also:
1982 in television,
other events of 1983,
1984 in television and the
list of 'years in television'.
Events
Debuts
Popular television shows
Ending this year
Cancelled, but eventually to return to the air
Changes of Network Affiliation
- Fame moves from NBC to first-run syndication
- Too Close for Comfort moves from ABC to first-run syndication.
Births
Deaths
- March 16 - Arthur Godfrey, television host
- July 29 - Raymond Massey, star of Dr. Kildare
- August 3 - Carolyn Jones, actress, Morticia in The Addams Family
- August 28 - Jan Clayton, actress
- August 29 - Simon Oakland, actor
- October 23 - Jessica Savitch, NBC news anchor, age 36
- November 22 - Michael Conrad, actor on Hill Street Blues
- November 28 - Christopher George, actor
- December 28 - William Demarest, actor, Uncle Charlie in My Three Sons