1994 in television

See also: 1993 in television, other events of 1994, 1995 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

Events

• March 31 - Madonna appears on The Late Show with David Letterman and makes headlines for her foul-mouthed, profanity-laced interview. Robin Williams later describes the segment as a "battle of wits with an unarmed woman."
• June 17 - NFL star OJ Simpson and his friend Al Cowlings flee from police in his white Ford Bronco. The low-speed chase, which unfolds live on US television, ends up at Simpson's mansion in Brentwood, California, where he then surrenders to police.
• August 12 - The soap opera All My Children airs a memorial episode for original cast member Frances Heflin, who died in June. The memorial is in the form of a funeral service for Heflin's character, Mona Kane Tyler.
• DirecTV launches the first satellite system. The first high powered DBS-service in the world.

Debuts

• Friends premieres on NBC (1994-2003)

Popular Television Shows

• All My Children (1970-present)
• Beavis and Butthead (1993-1997)
• 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 Conan O'Brien (1993-present)
• The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present)
• Law & Order (1990-present)
• Married with Children (1987-1997)
• 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)
• Wheel of Fortune (1975-present)
• The Late Late Show (1962-present)

Ending this year

• L.A. Law (1986-1994)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)

Births

Deaths

• March 4 - John Candy, comedian and actor
• June 1 - Frances Heflin, soap opera actress
• June 7 - Dennis Potter, playwright
• June 8 - Rudolph Cartier, director