1991 in television

See also: 1990 in television, other events of 1991, 1992 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

Events

• August 31 - NICAM stereo sound introduced on BBC Television.
• 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 United States.
• Lampsis premieres in Greece on ANT1 (1991-present).
• 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.

Debuts

• Home Improvement premieres (1991-1999)
• Rugrats premieres (1991-present)
• Sisters premieres (1991-1996)

Popular Television Shows

• Meet the Press (1947-present)
• Candid Camera (1948-present)
• Guiding Light (1952-present)
• The Today Show (1952-present)
• Panorama (UK) (1953-present)
• Face the Nation (1954-present)
• The Tonight Show (1954-present)
• This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003)
• As the World Turns (1956-present)
• What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present)
• The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present)
• Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present)
• Grandstand (UK) (1958-present)
• Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present)
• General Hospital (1963-present)
• Another World (1964-1999)
• Top of the Pops (UK) (1964-present)
• Days of Our Lives (1965-present)
• Play School (1966-present)
• 60 Minutes (1968-present)
• One Life to Live (1968-present)
• Sesame Street (1969-present)
• All My Children (1970-present)
• Monday Night Football (1970-present)
• Masterpiece Theatre (1971-present)
• Emmerdale (UK) (1972-present)
• Newsround (UK) (1972-present)
• The Price Is Right (1972-present)
• Last of the Summer Wine (UK) (1973-present)
• The Young and the Restless (1973-present)
• Derrick (1974-1998)
• Fawlty Towers (UK) (1975-present)
• Good Morning America (1975-present)
• Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
• the fifth estate (Canada) (1975-present)
• Wheel of Fortune (1975-present)
• Knots Landing (1979-1993)
• Entertainment Tonight (1981-present)
• Cheers (1982-1993)
• Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1993)
• The Journal (Canada) (1982-1992)
• Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996)
• Night Court (1984-1992)
• The Bill (UK) (1984-present)
• The Cosby Show (1984-1992)
• Who's the Boss? (1984-1992)
• EastEnders (UK) (1985-present)
• Growing Pains (1985-1992)
• MacGyver (1985-1992)
• Neighbours (Australia) (1985-present)
• The Golden Girls (1985-1992)
• Designing Women (1986-1993)
• Matlock (1986-1995)
• The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-present)
• Full House (1987-1995)
• Inspector Morse (1987-2000)
• Married with Children (1987-1997)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
• The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-present)
• Children's Ward (UK) (1988-2000)
• Empty Nest (1988-1995)
• Family Feud (1976-1985, 1988-1995, 1999-present)
• Garfield and Friends (1988-1995)
• Roseanne (1988-1997)
• Cops (1989-present)
• Press Gang (UK) (1989-1993)
• Seinfeld (1989-1998)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
• The Arsenio Hall Show (1989-1994)
• The Simpsons (1989-present)
• In Living Color (1990-1994)
• Law & Order (1990-present)
• Match Game (1962-1969, 1973-1984, 1990-1991, 1998-1999)
• One Foot in the Grave (UK) (1990-2000)
• Road to Avonlea (Canada) (1990-1996)

Ending this year

• May 3 - After 13 years, one month, and one day and 357 episodes, the long-running prime-time soap opera Dallas airs its final original episode on CBS (1978-1991)
• Amen (1986-1991)
• Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986-1991)
• thirtysomething (1987-1991)

Deaths

• February 3 - Nancy Kulp, actress on The Beverly Hillbillies
• February 24 - George Gobel, comedian
• July 1 - Michael Landon, actor, producer
• July 15 - Bert Convy, game show host
• August 6 - Harry Reasoner, news anchor
• August 22 - Colleen Dewhurst, actress
• October 11 - Redd Foxx, comedian, star of Sanford and Son
• October 24 - Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek
• November 5 - Fred MacMurray actor on My Three Sons