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2005 in television - Definition and Overview |
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See also:
2004 in television,
other events of 2005,
and the list of 'years in television'.
Events
Scheduled and expected events
- February 6 - American Dad pilot episode will be aired on FOX.
- February 8 - Teachers' TV, run by the Department for Education and Skills, to be launched on Sky Digital and Freeview.
- February 17 - LOGO, a TV channel aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults, is scheduled to launch in the United States.
- February 19 - EastEnders celebrates its twentieth anniversary on the air.
- February 26 - Sound TV, previously known as The Great British Television Channel, created by Richard Digance, will launch on Sky Digital.
- March - Nine years after its last new episode and over fifteen years since its last regular run, Doctor Who returns to BBC1 for a new season, the twenty-seventh in total since 1963. Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper star.
- March - UKTV Style Gardens, a channel dedicated to gardening programmes, scheduled to launch.
- November 8 - Days of Our Lives celebrates its fortieth anniversary on the air.
Debuts (including scheduled)
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).
- 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).
- General Hospital (1963-present).
- 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).
- Soul Train (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).
- Wish You Were Here...? (UK) (1974-present).
- Good Morning America (1975-present).
- Saturday Night Live (1975-present).
- the fifth estate (Canada) (1975-present).
- Wheel of Fortune (1975-present).
- 20/20 (1978-present).
- Grange Hill (UK) (1978-present).
- Entertainment Tonight (1981-present).
- Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present).
- The Bill (UK) (1984-present).
- EastEnders (UK) (1985-present).
- Neighbours (Australia) (1985-present).
- The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-present).
- The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-present).
- Cops (1989-present).
- The Simpsons (1989-present).
- Law & Order (1990-present).
- The Jerry Springer Show (1991-present).
- Dateline NBC (1992-present).
- The Real World (1992-present).
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-present).
- NYPD Blue (1993-present).
- The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present).
- ER (1994-present).
- JAG (1995-present).
- 7th Heaven (1996-present).
- Dexter's Laboratory (1996-present).
- Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-present).
- Hey Arnold! (1996-present).
- Judge Judy (1996-present).
- The Daily Show (1996-present).
- Johnny Bravo (1997-present).
- King of the Hill (1997-present).
- South Park (1997-present).
- Stargate SG-1 (1997-present).
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997-present).
- That '70s Show (1998-present).
- The King of Queens (1998-present).
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK) (1998-present).
- Will & Grace (1998-present).
- Family Feud (1976-1985, 1988-1995, 1999-present).
- Judging Amy (1999-present).
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-present).
- Passions (1999-present).
- Rocket Power (1999-present).
- (1999-present).
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-present).
- Tenacious D (1999-present).
- The Sopranos (1999-present).
- The West Wing (1999-present).
- Third Watch (1999-present).
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (US) (1999-present).
- As Told by Ginger (2000-present).
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000-present).
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-present).
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-present).
- Malcolm in the Middle (2000-present).
- Survivor (2000-present).
- The Weakest Link (UK) (2000-present).
- Yes, Dear (2000-present).
- 24 (2001-present).
- According to Jim (2001-present).
- Adult Swim (2001-present).
- Alias (2001-present).
- Braceface (2001-present).
- Fear Factor (2001-present).
- Home Movies (1999, 2001-present).
- JR Digs (Canada) (2001-present).
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001-present).
- My Wife and Kids (2001-present).
- Pop Idol (UK) (2001-present).
- Scrubs (2001-present).
- Six Feet Under (2001-present).
- Smallville (2001-present).
- The Amazing Race (2001-present).
- The Bernie Mac Show (2001-present).
- The Fairly OddParents (2001-present).
- 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002-present).
- Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002-present).
- American Dreams (2002-present).
- American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002-present).
- Codename: Kids Next Door (2002-present).
- CSI: Miami (2002-present).
- I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (UK) (2002-present).
- Kim Possible (2002-present).
- Less Than Perfect (2002-present).
- Spooks (UK) (2002-present).
- The Bachelor (2002-present).
- The George Lopez Show (2002-present).
- The Osbournes (2002-present).
- Without a Trace (2002-present).
- All Grown Up! (2003-present).
- Arrested Development (2003-present).
- Battlestar Galactica (UK) (2003-present).
- Carnivàle (2003-present)
- Chappelle's Show (2003-present).
- Cold Case (2003-present).
- Dead Like Me (2003-present).
- Eve (2003-present).
- Hope and Faith (2003-present).
- Joan of Arcadia (2003-present).
- Las Vegas (2003-present).
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003-present).
- My Life as a Teenage Robot (2003-present).
- Navy NCIS (2003-present).
- Nip/Tuck (2003-present).
- One Tree Hill (2003-present).
- Postman Pat (UK) (1981, 1996, 2003-present).
- Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (2003-present).
- Reno 911! (2003-present).
- Romeo! (2003-present).
- Superstars (UK) (1975-1985, 2003-present).
- The O.C. (2003-present).
- Two and a Half Men (2003-present).
- Xiaolin Showdown (2003-present).
- Astro Boy (2004-present).
- Blue Collar TV (2004-present).
- Boston Legal (2004-present).
- Call for Help 2.0 (Canada) (2004-present).
- Corner Gas (Canada) (2004-present).
- CSI: New York (2004-present).
- Danny Phantom (2004-present).
- Green Wing (2004-present).
- Jack & Bobby (2004-present).
- Desperate Housewives (2004-present).
- Joey (2004-present).
- Lost (2004-present).
- Miguzi (2004-present).
- Quintuplets (2004-present).
- Stargate Atlantis (2004-present).
- The Apprentice (2004-present).
- Family Guy (1999-2002, 2005-present).
- Doctor Who (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present).
Ending this year
- Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005).
Deaths
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