Talk show host Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken during a taping of his show, when a fight erupts on the set between guests. The theme of the episode was "Young Hate Mongers" and the fight originated between white supremacist Tom Metzger and civil rights activist Roy Innis.
Cliff and Nina Warner marry one another for the fourth (and seemingly final) time on All My Children, a record that has not been matched in the soap world.
Cops premieres, which shows footage shot in real life situations with United States police officers (1989-present)
The Seinfeld Chronicles premieres on NBC. The show would later be retitled Seinfeld and become one of the most popular sitcoms in television history (1989-1998)
Press Gang, a massively popular comedy/drama aimed at teenagers, begins its run on the ITV network in Britain (1989-1993)
January 13 - The last episode of the soap operaRyan's Hope (1975-1989) airs on ABC; in the final scene, matriarch Maeve Ryan (Helen Gallagher) sings Danny Boy at Ryan's Bar for the last time
December 6 - After 26 seasons, the original run of Dr Who (1963-1989) comes to an end on BBC ONE with the broadcasting of episode three of the final serial, Survival
