2007 in American television
The following is a list of events affecting American television in 2007. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel launches.
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| 2006–07 United States network television schedule |
| 2007–08 United States network television schedule |
| List of American television programs currently in production |
Notable events
January
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 29 | i: Independent Television was relaunched as ION Television. |
February
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | NBC affiliate WNKY in Bowling Green, Kentucky signs-on WNKY-DT2 as a CBS affiliate, giving the Bowling Green market its first locally based CBS affiliate.[1] |
| 13 | Singer Julie Roberts appeared in the game show Wheel of Fortune and along with contestant Peter Buccellato, raising $124,250 cash & prizes (including the standard $100,000 grand prize) to her charity for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.[2] |
| 23 | After 8 years, Cartoon Network ends its Friday night block, Fridays. The block originally began as Cartoon Cartoon Fridays in June 1999, becoming Summer Fridays in May 2003 before being known simply as Fridays in late September of the same year. |
March
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | NBC Universal launches Chiller, the first US cable/satellite channel devoted to horror programming. |
| Sportscaster George Michael retires from Washington, D.C. NBC owned-and-operated station WRC-TV; his syndicated The George Michael Sports Machine, which originated from WRC, aired for the final time on March 25. | |
| 10 | Playhouse Disney rebrands with all new mascots which are named Ooh and Ahh. |
| 17 | Cartoon Network's Toonami commemorates its 10th anniversary. |
April
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | NBC Nightly News weekend anchor John Seigenthaler was retire for 6 Years. |
| 11 | MSNBC announces its simulcast of radio's Imus in the Morning would be canceled, effective immediately, after public outcry against host Don Imus' derogatory remarks about the Rutgers University women's basketball team. Imus' relationship with his show's radio distributor, CBS Radio, would be terminated later in the spring over the same incident. |
May
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | A headend, owned by Comcast, accidentally replaces an episode of Handy Manny on the Disney Channel with footage of graphic pornography for viewers in Lincroft, New Jersey. The incident is reported to Comcast, which investigates, but no findings are announced to the public. |
| 5 | For the first time in 5 years, WNBC, NBC's New York flagship station, revives the We're 4 New York campaign after they return for a brief time during 2002 Winter Olympics. The song promos was stopped after 2008 Summer Olympics in 2008 in the wake of the "Lend America" incident. |
| 20 | Fox airs the 18th-season finale of The Simpsons, "You Kent Always Say What You Want". With this episode, The Simpsons reaches the landmark 400 episode milestone. |
| 23 | On Fox, Jordin Sparks wins the 6th season of the popular singing competition American Idol; Blake Lewis is the runner up. |
| 27 | ABC's New York flagship station, WABC-TV, is knocked off the air due to a newsroom studio fire that happened minutes before its scheduled 11:00 p.m. newscast. The station briefly returned to carry an ABC West Coast flagship feed and a rebroadcast of ABC World News. |
June
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 14 | Trace Gallagher resigns as anchorman of Fox Report Weekend on the Fox News Channel and is replaced by Laurie Dhue. Studio B Weekend, which was also anchored by Gallagher, has already been pulled from the schedule. |
| 15 | 83 year-old Bob Barker hosts The Price Is Right for the 6,727th and last time, ending his 35-year tenure on the show and a 50-year run on television. (His last ever Pricing Game was his first: Any Number.) CBS airs Barker's final episode in both its regular daytime slot and in prime time (the latter airing as a lead-in to the 34th Daytime Emmy Awards, at which two of the network's soap operas share honors for Outstanding Drama Series (Guiding Light and The Young and the Restless)). |
| 24 | Professional wrestler Chris Benoit murders his wife Nancy and son Daniel before taking his own life by hanging himself WWE cancels RAW the following night and is replaced with a tribute to Benoit. |
| 25 | WWE replaces tonight's scheduled RAW episode with a 3-hour tribute to Chris Benoit who murdered his wife and son the night before and hung himself. |
| 26 | In an on-air protest over trivial journalism (specifically MSNBC producers ranking Paris Hilton's release from jail ahead of developments in the Iraq War), newsreader Mika Brzezinski attempts to set fire to a news script, tears up a second, and shreds a third. |
| During installation of a new satellite receiver in Illinois, the Emergency Alert System is accidentally activated at 7:35 AM CDT. An Emergency Action Notification is issued for the United States, followed by dead air. This was played on almost every television and radio station in the Chicago area and throughout large portions of the state. The signal then switched to WGN radio. Garry Meier, then the announcer for WCKG, comes on the air, not knowing what has happened. |
July
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 | Cartoon Network announces its new Friday night block, Fried Dynamite. |
| 23 | Drew Carey is announced as the new host of The Price Is Right; his first episode as host aired on October 15. |
August
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 | On the premiere episode of the CBS game show Power of 10, contestant Jamie Sadler wins $1,000,000. This was the first time that a contestant won $1,000,000 or more on the first episode of an American game show. |
| 17 | The Disney Channel's premiere showing of High School Musical 2 becomes the most-watched made-for-cable movie ever, drawing in 17.24 million viewers. |
| 30 | The Big Ten Network formally launches, but its debut is marred by its failure to reach carriage agreements with Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Charter Cable, and several other smaller providers serving the conference's geographical footprint. The dispute goes unsolved for nearly a year, causing millions of fans to miss several games seen in previous years via local syndication, public broadcasting stations connected to universities, and ESPN's family of networks. |
September
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | In one of the first football games to air on the Big Ten Network, Appalachian State University upsets the University of Michigan, 34–32, at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, the first time a NCAA Division I FCS school defeats an AP-ranked school from the Bowl subdivision. |
| 7 | The soap opera Passions airs for the final time on NBC, only to resurface on September 17 as an exclusive presentation of DirecTV's 101 Network. The cancellation leaves Days of Our Lives as the last remaining soap opera on NBC. |
| 8 | The original Live at Five aired its final news broadcast on WNBC. After 25 years it was renamed. |
| 10 | Noggin ends its relationship with Sesame Workshop, though new or older shows would continue to air on some PBS stations or on PBS Kids Sprout. |
| 15 | CBS's Saturday morning cartoon block, KOL Secret Slumber Party, is renamed KEWLopolis. |
| 16 | The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony airs on Fox. |
| 21 | Former CBS Evening News anchor. Dan Rather, was file for bankruptcy. |
October
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | TBS becomes exclusively a national cable network after WTBS, the Atlanta, Georgia "superstation" from which it was born, becomes an Atlanta-only TV station as WPCH-TV (Peachtree TV). |
| Trinity Broadcasting Network begins airing the long-awaited God Rocks state of the art cartoon series. | |
| The Tube Music Network officially ceases broadcasting. | |
| KQET/Watsonville (the satellite of KTEH) switched programming sources from KTEH to KQED. | |
| 12 | Wizards of Waverly Place debuts on Disney Channel. |
| 15 | Fox Business Network launches. |
| Drew Carey replaces Bob Barker as the new host on The Price Is Right and airs his first show. | |
| 22 | The new studio and new format of NBC Nightly News and joined MSNBC. |
November
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 5 | The Writers Guild of America commences a strike against television and movie production studios; the strike lasts until February 2008, but not before production on TV shows are halted and networks' schedules are severely disrupted. |
| Kathleen Herles leaves Dora the Explorer for 7 Years since last 2004. | |
| 12 | Nickelodeon airs its very first SpongeBob SquarePants TV movie, Atlantis SquarePantis, attracting 8.8 million viewers. |
| 15 | Jorja Fox appears for the last time as a regular cast member as investigator Sara Sidle on the CBS drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. |
| 19 | Firebrand, a nightly television program broadcast television advertising from around the world, debuts on Ion Television. |
December
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 3 | ESPN's Monday Night Football telecast of the unbeaten New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens draws 17.52 million viewers, breaking the basic cable viewership record set earlier in the year by sister network Disney Channel's High School Musical 2. |
| 4 | The 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is broadcast on CBS. 7.4 million people tune in.[3][4][5][6] |
| 23 | Ashlee Register wins the $1,720,000 jackpot, along with a banked total of $75,000, for a grand total of $1,795,000 on the ABC game show Duel. She becomes the second female contestant to win $1,000,000 or more on a game show and sets the record for the highest amount of money won on a game show by a woman. |
| 29 | After weeks of political pressure (and, to a lesser extent, acknowledging the limited reach of the NFL Network), the National Football League allows that network's broadcast of the game between the New England Patriots and New York Giants to be simulcast nationally on league broadcast partners CBS and NBC. The Patriots would win the game to become the first team in NFL history to go undefeated in a 16-game regular season. (The teams would meet again later in Super Bowl XLII, where the Giants won the NFL title and prevented the Pats from going 19–0.) |
| 31 | Nick GAS leaves the air (although it stayed on Dish Network until April 23, 2009, when it was replaced by the west coast feed of Cartoon Network) and is replaced by The N, allowing that kids-oriented channel and its preschool-oriented sister channel Noggin to air on a 24-hour basis after previously sharing the same channel space. |
Programs
Debuts
Returning this year
| Show | Previous network | Last aired | New network | Returning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King of the Hill | Fox | 2006 | Same | January 28 |
| Ed, Edd n Eddy | Cartoon Network | April 13 | ||
| Unfabulous | Nickelodeon | August 10 | ||
| NASCAR on ESPN | ESPN/ABC/ESPN2 | 2000 (NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and | Same | February 16 (Nationwide Series)
July 29 (Nextel Cup Series) |
Ending this year
Changes of network affiliation
| Show | Moved from | Moved to |
|---|---|---|
| American Chopper | Discovery Channel | TLC |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Cartoon Network | Jetix |
| Pinky and the Brain | Nickelodeon | |
| Superman: The Animated Series | Kids' WB | |
| Crank Yankers | Comedy Central | MTV2 |
| Kenny vs. Spenny | GSN | Comedy Central |
| Unfabulous | Nickelodeon | TeenNick |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | NBC | USA Network |
| Passions | The 101 | |
| Play with Me Sesame | Noggin | PBS Kids / PBS Kids Sprout |
| Tim Russert | CNBC | MSNBC |
| Imus in the Morning | MSNBC | RFD-TV |
| Strawberry Shortcake | Syndication | CBS |
Made-for-TV movies
| Date of airing | Title | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| January 12 | Jump In! | Disney Channel |
| January 14 | The Big Field Trip | Cartoon Network |
| February 18 | Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo? | |
| March 30 | Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure | |
| June 8 | Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board | Disney Channel |
| June 9 | Shredderman Rules | Nickelodeon |
| July 6 | Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen | Cartoon Network |
| July 20 | The Last Day of Summer | Nickelodeon |
| August 3 | Really Big Shrimp | |
| August 10 | Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix | Cartoon Network |
| August 17 | High School Musical 2 | Disney Channel |
| October 6 | Battle of the Bands | Nickelodeon |
| October 12 | Twitches Too | Disney Channel |
| October 13 | The Curse of PCA | Nickelodeon |
| October 30 | Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost | |
| November 21 | Ben 10: Race Against Time | Cartoon Network |
Entering syndication this year
| Show | Seasons | In Production | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Case | 4 | Yes | [8] |
| Family Guy | 7 | Yes | [8] |
| George Lopez | 5 | No | [8] |
| Half & Half | 4 | No | [8] |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 6 | Yes | [8] |
| Reno 911! | 4 | Yes | [8] |
| Two and a Half Men | 4 | Yes | [8] |
Entering kids this year
| Show | In Production | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Yes | [8] |
| Camp Lazlo | No | [8] |
| Carl² | Yes | [8] |
| Dora the Explorer | No | [8] |
| The Fairly OddParents | No | [8] |
| Johnny and the Sprites | Yes | [8] |
| Kappa Mikey | No | [8] |
| Maya & Miguel | No | [8] |
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Yes | [8] |
| The Upside Down Show | No | [8] |
| Wonder Pets! | No | [8] |
Births
| Date | Name | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| January 19 | Jackson Dollinger | Actor (Sydney to the Max) |
| Lidya Jewett | Actress (WITS Academy) | |
| January 31 | Tex Hammond | Actor (Lincoln Loud on The Loud House (Episode 114 onwards)) |
| February 28 | Scarlet Spencer | Actress (Cousins for Life) |
| March 4 | Miya Cech | Actress (Are You Afraid of the Dark?) |
| March 10 | Malachi Barton | Actor (Stuck in the Middle, Fancy Nancy) |
| March 25 | Will Buie Jr | Actor (Bunk'd) |
| March 28 | Luke Roessler | Actor |
| April 20 | Terrence Little Gardenhigh | Actor (Danger Force) |
| June 6 | Aubrey Anderson-Emmons | Actress (Modern Family) |
| July 17 | Callan Farris | Actor (Gabby Duran and the Unsittables) |
| July 24 | Elie Samouhi | Actor (Bizaardvark) |
| July 31 | Angelica Hale | Singer (America's Got Talent) |
| August 16 | Seth Carr | Actor (Knight Squad) |
| August 22 | Raphael Alejandro | Actor (Bunk'd) |
| August 27 | Ariana Greenblatt | Actress (Stuck in the Middle) |
| August 28 | August Maturo | Actor (Girl Meets World) |
| August 31 | Jason Maybaum | Actor (Raven's Home, Blue Bloods) |
| October 16 | Kaylin Hayman | Actress (The Mick, Just Roll with It) |
| November 8 | Micah Abbey | Actor (Cousins for Life) |
| December 4 | Scarlett Estevez | Actress (Bunk'd) |
| December 26 | Christian J. Simon | Voice actor (Darwin on The Amazing World of Gumball (2018–present), Sydney to the Max) |
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 14 | Darlene Conley | 72 | Actress (The Bold and the Beautiful) |
| January 16 | Benny Parsons | 65 | Race car driver, TV announcer / analyst |
| January 22 | Doug Blasdell | 44 | Personal trainer (Work Out) |
| January 30 | Sidney Sheldon | 89 | Writer, creator (I Dream of Jeannie) |
| January 31 | Lee Bergere | 88 | Actor (Dynasty) |
| February 8 | Anna Nicole Smith | 39 | Model and actress (The Anna Nicole Show) |
| April 5 | Mark St. John | 51 | Singer (Kiss) |
| April 7 | Barry Nelson | 89 | Actor (James Bond on Climax!) |
| April 11 | Roscoe Lee Browne | 81 | Actor (voice of Kingpin on Spider-Man) |
| May 7 | Nicholas Worth | 69 | Actor |
| May 15 | Jerry Falwell | 73 | Pastor, televangelist |
| May 25 | Charles Nelson Reilly | 76 | Actor and game show panelist (The Match Game) |
| May 27 | Gretchen Wyler | 75 | Actress |
| June 12 | Don Herbert | 89 | Creator and host of Watch Mr. Wizard |
| June 21 | Carlos Romero | 80 | Actor |
| June 24 | Chris Benoit | 40 | Professional wrestler and star of ECW (WWE) |
| July 11 | Lady Bird Johnson | 94 | First Lady of the United States and spouse of President Lyndon B. Johnson |
| July 29 | Tom Snyder | 71 | Talk show host (Tomorrow Show) |
| September 21 | Alice Ghostley | 84 | Actress, singer (Bewitched, Mayberry R.F.D., Designing Women) |
| November 14 | Ronnie Burns | 72 | Actor (The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show) |
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- "Fortunate "Wheel" Winner". The State. February 14, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
- "Will.I.Am Replaces Kanye At VS Show". San Jose Mercury News. November 17, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
- Korb, Michael (December 2, 2007). "Model behavior on CBS' ' Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2007'". Charleston Gazette. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
- "The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (2007)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
- Rosenthal, Phil (December 9, 2007). "Models can't make hard sell look attractive". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
- Bill Keveney (August 20, 2007). "'Bionic Woman' remake plugs into modern mind-set". USA Today. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
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