See also:
1987 in television,
other events of 1988,
1989 in television and the
list of 'years in television'.
Events
Debuts
Television shows
- Meet the Press (1947-present)
- Candid Camera (1948-present)
- American Bandstand (1952-1989)
- 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)
- The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present)
- Doctor Who (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present)
- General Hospital (1963-present)
- Another World (1964-1999)
- Crossroads (UK) (1964-1988, 2001-2003)
- 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)
- Hee Haw (1969-1993)
- Sesame Street (1969-present)
- The Benny Hill Show (UK) (1969-1989)
- All My Children (1970-present)
- Monday Night Football (1970-present)
- Masterpiece Theatre (1971-present)
- Soul Train (1971-present)
- Emmerdale Farm (UK) (1972-present)
- John Craven's 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)
- Wish You Were Here...? (UK) (1974-present)
- Good Morning America (1975-present)
- Ryan's Hope (1975-1989)
- Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
- the fifth estate (Canada) (1975-present)
- Wheel of Fortune (1975-present)
- 20/20 (1978-present)
- Dallas (1978-1991)
- Grange Hill (UK) (1978-present)
- Knots Landing (1979-1993)
- You Can't Do That on Television (Canada) (1979-1990)
- Dynasty (1981-1989)
- Entertainment Tonight (1981-present)
- Falcon Crest (1981-1990)
- Cheers (1982-1993)
- Family Ties (1982-1989)
- Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1993)
- Newhart (1982-1990)
- The Journal (Canada) (1982-1992)
- Loving (1983-1995)
- Webster (1983-1989)
- Highway to Heaven (1984-1989)
- Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present)
- Kate and Allie (1984-1989)
- Miami Vice (1984-1989)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996)
- Night Court (1984-1992)
- Santa Barbara (1984-1993)
- The Bill (UK) (1984-present)
- The Cosby Show (1984-1992)
- Who's the Boss? (1984-1992)
- 227 (1985-1990)
- EastEnders (UK) (1985-present)
- Growing Pains (1985-1992)
- It's a Living (1980-1982, 1985-1989)
- MacGyver (1985-1992)
- Moonlighting (1985-1989)
- Mr. Belvedere (1985-1990)
- Neighbours (Australia) (1985-present)
- Sally (1985-2002)
- The Golden Girls (1985-1992)
- The Twilight Zone (1959-1964, 1985-1988, 2002)
- ALF (1986-1990)
- Amen (1986-1991)
- Designing Women (1986-1993)
- Double Dare (1986-1993)
- L.A. Law (1986-1994)
- Mama's Family (1983-1984, 1986-1990)
- Matlock (1986-1995)
- Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986-1991)
- Perfect Strangers (1986-1993)
- The Disney Sunday Movie (1986-1988) ends on September 11 to resume as The Magical World of Disney (1988-1990) on October 9
- The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-present)
- A Different World (1987-1993)
- Full House (1987-1995)
- Inspector Morse (1987-2000)
- Married... with Children (1987-1997)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996)
- The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-present)
- The Tracey Ullman Show (1987-1990)
- thirtysomething (1987-1991)
- Family Feud (1976-1985, 1988-1995, 1999-present)
Ending this year
Births
Deaths
- February 1 - Heather O'Rourke, actress, age 12.
- March 10 - Andy Gibb, 30, actor/songwriter of the Bee-Gees.
- May 8 - Daws Butler, prolific voice actor.
- July 31 - Trinidad Silva, actor on Hill Street Blues, in a car accident.
- October 31 - John Houseman, actor.
- December 12 - Dick Clair, television comedy writer, who asked to be cryogenically frozen.
- December 20 - Max Robinson, ABC News correspondent, from AIDS.
- December 27 - Jess Oppenheimer, comedy writer credited as having created I Love Lucy.
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