2007 in television
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The year 2007 in television involves some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 2007.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January-March
Date | Event |
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January 2 | This Life returns for a ten-year reunion special. |
January 7 | The top prize of £250,000 is won on the United Kingdom version of the game show Deal or No Deal. |
January 17 | Protests in India and the United Kingdom against the British series of Celebrity Big Brother after Jade Goody, Danielle Lloyd and Jo O'Meara are alleged to be racially abusive towards Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty. |
January 23 | It is announced by Channel Nine that, after 31 years of airing The Young and the Restless, the network would drop the series, which was then picked up by Foxtel's W. Channel. |
January 28 | Final edition of the BBC's Grandstand after 49 years. |
February 4 | A Canadian edition of Deal or No Deal debuts, also hosted by Howie Mandel. |
February 9 | Paul Merton presents his last edition of Room 101. |
February 18 | BBC Two launches 14 new idents designed by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO and produced by Red Bee Media, with the "2" becoming a "Windows of the World" a portal through which the world is seen differently. |
February 18 | Richard and Judy is scrutinised when it is claimed that it already chosen it's winners for it's premium-rate phone-in quiz, "You Say, We Pay". This results in the start of the 2007 British television phone-in scandal. |
March 17 | Cartoon Network's Toonami celebrates its 10th Anniversary. |
March 31 | 2007 Kids' Choice Awards on Nickelodeon. |
March 31 | Series 3 of Doctor Who begins on BBC One. |
[edit] April-June
Date | Event |
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April 11 | MSNBC announced that its simulcast of Imus in the Morning was being canceled immediately after public outcry against the host's remarks about the Rutgers University women's basketball team. |
April 13 | Have I Got News for You starts to produce a video podcast featuring unbroadcast material. |
May 2 | The New Zealand free-to-air digital television platform Freeview begins broadcasting over DVB-S, breaking the digital television monopoly held by pay network SKY Television. |
May 3 | Queen Elizabeth II visits America (fifth time in 50 years) for the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, Virginia and also meets with families from the Virginia Tech Massacre. It becomes U.S. national & local TV news. |
May 8 | HolbyBlue debuts on BBC One as a spin off from Casualty and Holby City |
May 14 | BBC One broadcasts "Scientology and Me" a Panorama investigation into Scientology by journalist John Sweeney. A clip from the programme of Sweeney losing his temper and shouting at a disruptive scientologist representative is widely released on the internet and on DVD by scientologists prior to airing. |
May 20 | The Simpsons reaches its landmark 400th episode. |
May 23 | Jordin Sparks wins the 6th season of the popular singing competition American Idol, with Blake Lewis as the runner up. |
June 15 | Bob Barker retires from The Price Is Right after 35 years as host and after 50 years on television. Barker's final episode aired both in its regular daytime slot and in prime time leading into the Daytime Emmy Awards. |
June 26 | Mika Brzezinski attempted to set fire to a script, screwed up another, and shredded a third, in a protest about having to lead her news broadcast with a story about Paris Hilton's release from prison, rather than about the Iraq War. |
[edit] July-September
Date | Event |
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July 23 | Drew Carey is announced as Bob Barker's successor on The Price Is Right. |
August 22 | The BBC celebrates their 75-year service in television. |
August 31 | Finland switches off its analogue television signal. |
[edit] October-December
Date | Event |
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[edit] Debuts (including scheduled)
[edit] Television shows
[edit] 1940s
- Meet the Press (1947-present).
[edit] 1950s
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present).
- CBS Evening News (1952-present).
- Guiding Light (1952-present).
- The Today Show (1952-present).
- Panorama (UK) (1953-present).
- Face the Nation (1954-present).
- The Early Show (1954-present).
- The Tonight Show (1954-present).
- As the World Turns (1956-present).
- NFL on CBS (1956-1994, 1998-present).
- What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present).
- The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present).
- Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present).
- Grandstand (UK) (1958-2007).
[edit] 1960s
- Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present).
- Four Corners (Australia) (1961-present).
- It's Academic (1961-present).
- Biography (1962-present).
- The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present).
- The World Tonight (1962-present).
- Doctor Who (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present).
- General Hospital (1963-present).
- Days of Our Lives (1965-present).
- Play School (1966-present).
- The Money Programme (UK) (1966-present).
- Washington Week (1967-present).
- 60 Minutes (1968-present).
- One Life to Live (1968-present).
- Sesame Street (1969-present).
[edit] 1970s
- All My Children (1970-present).
- Monday Night Football (1970-present).
- NBC Nightly News (1970-present).
- Masterpiece Theatre (1971-present).
- Soul Train (1971-present).
- Emmerdale (UK) (1972-present).
- Newsround (UK) (1972-present).
- The Price Is Right (1972-present).
- John En Marsha (1973-1990).
- Last of the Summer Wine (UK) (1973-present).
- The Young and the Restless (1973-present).
- Nova (1974-present).
- Wish You Were Here...? (UK) (1974-present).
- Arena (UK) (1975-present).
- Good Morning America (1975-present).
- Saturday Night Live (1975-present).
- the fifth estate (Canada) (1975-present).
- The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (1975-present).
- The Victory Garden (1975-present).
- Wheel of Fortune (1975-present).
- Austin City Limits (1976-present).
- Family Feud (1976-1985, 1988-1995, 1999-present).
- Live from Lincoln Center (1976-present).
- Inside the NFL (1977-present).
- 20/20 (1978-present).
- Grange Hill (UK) (1978-present).
- Antiques Roadshow (UK) (1979-present).
- CBS News Sunday Morning (1979-present).
- Eat Bulaga! (1979-present).
- Nightline (1979-present).
- Nightly Business Report (1979-present).
- This Old House (1979-present).
[edit] 1980s
- Chain Reaction (1980, 1986-1991, 2006-present).
- Mystery! (1980-present).
- Entertainment Tonight (1981-present).
- This Week (1981-present).
- America This Morning (1982-present).
- Nature (1982-present).
- Timewatch (UK) (1982-present).
- What Now (1982-present).
- American Masters (1983-present).
- America Undercover (1983-present).
- Frontline (1983-present).
- The George Michael Sports Machine (1983-2007).
- Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1978-1979, 1984-present).
- The Bill (UK) (1984-present).
- EastEnders (UK) (1985-present).
- Neighbours (Australia) (1985-present).
- Comic Relief (UK) (1986-present).
- The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-present).
- Casualty (UK) (1986-present).
- CBS Morning News (1987-present).
- ChuckleVision (UK) (1987-present).
- Headbangers Ball (1987-1995, 2003-present).
- The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-present).
- TV Patrol World (1987-present).
- 48 Hours (1988-present).
- American Experience (1988-present).
- America's Most Wanted (1988-present).
- Fair City (Ireland) (1988-present).
- Home and Away (1988-present).
- The American Experience (1988-present).
- This Morning (1988-present).
- COPS (1989-present).
- Inside Edition (1989-present).
- Primetime (1989-present).
- The New Yankee Workshop (1989-present).
- The Simpsons (1989-present).
[edit] 1990s
[edit] 1990-1993
- America's Funniest Home Videos (1990-present).
- Law & Order (1990-present).
- Sunday Night Baseball (1990-present).
- Breakfast with the Arts (1991-2007).
- Charlie Rose (1991-present).
- The Jerry Springer Show (1991-present).
- American Justice (1992-present).
- Barney & Friends (1992-present).
- Dateline NBC (1992-present).
- Def Comedy Jam (1992-1997, 2006-present).
- Real Sex (1992-present).
- Shortland Street (NZ) (1992-present).
- The Real World (1992-present).
- Up to the Minute (1992-present).
- World News Now (1992-present).
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-present).
- The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present).
- WWE Monday Night RAW (1993-present).
[edit] 1994-1996
- Autopsy (1994-present).
- ER (1994-present).
- NFL on FOX (1994-present).
- Room 101 (UK) (1994-2007).
- Time Team (UK) (1994-present).
- ASAP '06 (1995-present).
- Dinner and a Movie (1995-present).
- MADtv (1995-present).
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumble (1995-present).
- Road Rules (1995-2004, 2007-present).
- The Late Late Show (1995-present).
- 7th Heaven (1996-2007).
- Access Hollywood (1996-present).
- Arthur (1996-present).
- Boxing After Dark (1996-present).
- Fox News Sunday (1996-present).
- Judge Judy (1996-present).
- Major Leagues Baseball on FOX (1996-present).
- Silent Witness (UK) (1996-present).
- The Daily Show (1996-present).
[edit] 1997-1999
- Bear in the Big Blue House (1997-2007).
- King of the Hill (1997-present).
- Midsomer Murders (UK) (1997-present).
- One Piece (1997-present).
- South Park (1997-present).
- Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007).
- The View (1997-present).
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997-present).
- Celebrity Deathmatch (1998-2002, 2006-present).
- City Confidential (1998-present).
- Cold Case Files (1998-present).
- Comedy Central Presents (1998-present).
- Movie Surfers (1998-present).
- The Correspondents (1998-present).
- The King of Queens (1998-2007).
- Total Request Live (1998-present).
- True Life (1998-present).
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK) (1998-present).
- Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999-2002, 2007).
- Dragon Tales (1999-present).
- Early Today (1999-present).
- Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999-present).
- Judge Mathis (1999-present).
- Holby City (1999-present).
- Making the Video (1999-present).
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-present).
- Passions (1999-present).
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-present).
- The Sopranos (1999-2007).
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US) (1999-present).
- SmackDown! (1999-present).
[edit] 2000s
[edit] 2000
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000-present).
- Between the Lions (2000-present).
- Big Brother (2000-present).
- Caillou (2000-present).
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-present).
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-present).
- Gilmore Girls (2000-2007).
- Girlfriends (2000-present).
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000-2007).
- Making the Band (2000-2002, 2007-present)
- MTV Cribs (2000-present).
- Survivor (2000-present).
- The Weakest Link (UK) (2000-present).
[edit] 2001
- 24 (2001-present).
- According to Jim (2001-present).
- Adult Swim (2001-present).
- Crossing Jordan (2001-2007).
- How It's Made (2001-present).
- JR Digs (Canada) (2001-present).
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001-present).
- NASCAR on TNT (2001-present).
- Pop Idol (UK) (2001-present).
- Reba (2001-2007).
- Scrubs (2001-present).
- Secrets of the Dead (2001-present).
- Smallville (2001-present).
- The Amazing Race (2001-present).
- The Fairly OddParents (2001-2007).
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2001-2007).
- The Saturday Show (UK) (2001-present).
[edit] 2002
- American Idol (2002-present).
- Angelina Ballerina (2002-present).
- Baby Looney Tunes (2002-2005, series finale TV movie airs Summer 2007).
- Biker Build-Off (2002-present).
- Codename: Kids Next Door (2002-2007).
- Crank Yankers (2002-2005, 2007-present).
- CyberChase (2002-present).
- CSI: Miami (2002-present).
- Def Poetry (2002-present).
- DragonflyTV (2002-present).
- Extreme Makeover (2002-2007).
- Harry Hill's TV Burp (UK) (2002-present).
- I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (UK) (2002-present).
- Kim Possible (2002-present).
- Last Call with Carson Daly (2002-present).
- Lingo (2002-present).
- Monk (2002-present).
- NBA on ABC (2002-present).
- NBA on TNT (2002-present).
- NOW (2002-present).
- Spooks (UK) (2002-present).
- That's So Raven (2002-2007).
- The Bachelor (2002-present).
- The Dead Zone (2002-present).
- The George Lopez Show (2002-2007).
- The Shield (2002-present).
- The Wire (2002-present).
- Without a Trace (2002-present).
[edit] 2003
- All of Us (2003-2007).
- American Chopper (2003-present).
- America's Next Top Model (2003-present)
- Battlestar Galactica (2003-present).
- Cold Case (2003-present).
- Dirty Jobs (2003-present).
- DVD on TV (2003-present).
- History Detectives (2003-present).
- Hope and Faith (2003-present).
- Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003-present).
- JoJo's Circus (2003-2007).
- Last Comic Standing (2003-present).
- Las Vegas (2003-present).
- Made (2003-present).
- MXC (2003-present).
- MythBusters (2003-present).
- Nanalan' (2003-present).
- Nashville Star (2003-present).
- NCIS (2003-present).
- Nip/Tuck (2003-present).
- One Tree Hill (2003-present).
- Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003-present).
- Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (2003-present).
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003-present).
- Reno 911! (2003-present).
- Sell This House (2003-present).
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003-present).
- That's So Raven (2003-2007).
- The Fabulous Life of... (2003-present).
- The O.C. (2003-2007).
- The Simple Life (2003-2007).
- The Surreal Life (2003-present).
- The Venture Bros. (2003-present).
- Two and a Half Men (2003-present).
- VH1: All Access (2003-present).
- World Poker Tour (2003-present).
[edit] 2004
- Astro Boy (2004-present).
- Best Week Ever (2004-present).
- Boston Legal (2004-present).
- Call for Help 2.0 (Canada) (2004-present).
- Casino Cinema (2004-present).
- Cathouse: The Series (2004-present).
- Corner Gas (Canada) (2004-present).
- CSI: New York (2004-present).
- Danny Phantom (2004-2007).
- Desperate Housewives (2004-present).
- Deadwood (2004-present).
- Dog the Bounty Hunter (2004-present).
- Drake & Josh (2004-present).
- Drawn Together (2004-present).
- Entourage (2004-present).
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2004-present).
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004-present).
- Ghost Hunters (2004-present).
- Green Wing (UK) (2004-2007).
- Higglytown Heroes (2004-present).
- House (2004-present).
- Lost (2004-present).
- Maya & Miguel (2004-present).
- Miguzi (2004-present).
- Nanny 911 (2004-present).
- Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004-2007).
- Pimp My Ride (2004-present).
- Postcards from Buster (2004-present).
- Postman Pat (UK) (1981, 1996, 2004-present).
- Rescue Me (2004-present).
- Sea of Souls (UK) (2004-present}.
- Shameless (UK) (2004-present).
- Stargate Atlantis (2004-present).
- Survivorman (2004-present).
- The 4400 (2004-present).
- The Apprentice (2004-present).
- The Batman (2004-present).
- The Biggest loser (2004-present).
- The First 48 (2004-present).
- The L Word (2004-present).
- The X Factor (UK) (2004-present).
- TNA iMPACT! (2004-present).
- Trading Spouses (2004-present).
- Veronica Mars (2004-2007).
- Wife Swap (2004-present).
- World Series of Blackjack (2004-present).
[edit] 2005
- 30 Days (2005-present).
- Afterlife (UK) (2005-present).
- A Haunting (2005-present).
- American Dragon: Jake Long (2005-2007).
- American Dad! (2005-present).
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-present).
- Battlestar Galactica (2005-present).
- Beauty and the Geek (2005-present).
- Ben 10 (2005-present).
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (2005-present).
- Bones (2005-present).
- Breaking Bonaduce (2005-present).
- BSTV (2005-present).
- Camp Lazlo (2005-present).
- Cash Cab (2005-present).
- Catscratch (2005-present).
- Celebrity Eye Candy (2005-present).
- Celebrity Fit Club (2005-present).
- Charlie and Lola (2005-present).
- Criminal Minds (2005-present).
- Criss Angel Mindfreak (2005-present).
- Da Vinci's City Hall (Canada) (2005-present).
- Dancing With the Stars (US) (2005-present).
- Deadliest Catch (2005-2007).
- Deal or No Deal (2005-present).
- Doddlebops (2005-present).
- Everybody Hates Chris (2005-present).
- Extras (2005-present).
- Family Guy (1999-2002, 2005-present).
- Flip This House (2005-present).
- G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (2005-present).
- Game Head (2005-present).
- Game Show Moments Gone Bananas (2005-present).
- Ghost Whisperer (2005-present).
- Grey's Anatomy (2005-present).
- Hell's Kitchen (2005-present).
- Hogan Knows Best (2005-present).
- How I Met Your Mother (2005-present).
- IGPX (2005-present).
- Inked (2005-present).
- Intervention (2005-present).
- Iron Chef America (2005-present).
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-present).
- Johnny and the Sprites (2005-present).
- Kept (2005-present)
- Kojak (1973-1978, 2005-present).
- Kudlow & Company (2005-present).
- Little Einsteins (2005-present).
- Masters of Horror (2005-present).
- Mad Money (2005-present).
- Medium (2005-present).
- Mind of Mencia (2005-present).
- Moral Orel (2005-present).
- Move This House (2005-present).
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey (2005-present).
- My Name Is Earl (2005-present).
- My Super Sweet 16 (2005-present).
- Naruto (2005-present).
- Next (2005-present).
- Nip/Tuck (2005-present).
- NUMB3RS (2005-present).
- Parental Control (2005-present).
- Prison Break (2005-present).
- Robot Chicken (2005-present).
- Rome (2005-2007).
- Roobarb and Custard Too (2005-present).
- Run's House (2005-present).
- So You Think You Can Dance (2005-present).
- Supernanny (2005-present).
- Supernatural (2005-present).
- Squidbillies (2005-present).
- The Andy Milonakis Show (2005-present).
- The Boondocks (2005-present).
- The Closer (2005-present).
- The Colbert Report (2005-present).
- The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (2005-present).
- The Office (2005-present).
- The Showbiz Show with David Spade (2005-present).
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005-present).
- The Ultimate Fighter (2005-present).
- The X's (2005-present).
- Weeds (2005-present).
- Wild 'N Out (2005-present).
- Wonder Showzen (2005-present).
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (2005 - present).
- Zoey 101 (2005-present).
[edit] 2006
- 1 vs. 100 (2006-present).
- 10 Items or Less (2006-present).
- 30 Rock (2006-present).
- American Idol Rewind (2006-present).
- American Inventor (2006-present).
- America's Got Talent (2006-present).
- Ben 10 (2006-present).
- Beyond the Break (2006-present).
- Big Day (2006-2007).
- Big Love (2006-present).
- Big Spender (2006-present).
- Brotherhood (2006-present).
- Brothers & Sisters (2006-present).
- Campus Ladies (2006-present).
- Choo-Choo Soul (2006-present).
- Class of 3000 (2006-present).
- Curious George (2006-present).
- Dallas SWAT (2006-present).
- Dexter (2006-present).
- Disney Channel Games (2006-present).
- Disorderly Conduct (2006-present).
- Driving Force (2006-present).
- ESPN on ABC (2006-present).
- Eureka (2006-present).
- Extreme Championship Wrestling (2006-present).
- Fantastic Four (2006-present).
- Friday Night Lights (2006-present).
- Frisky Dingo (2006-present).
- Future Weapons (2006-present).
- Gene Simmons Family Jewels (2006-present).
- Handy Manny (2006-present).
- Hannah Montana (2006-present).
- Heroes (2006-present).
- High Stakes Poker (2006-present).
- Jackanory (1965-1996, 2006-present).
- Jericho (2006-present).
- Judge Maria Lopez (2006-present).
- King of Cars (2006-present).
- Legion of Super Heroes (2006-present).
- Life on Mars (2006-2007).
- Live at Gotham (2006-present).
- Man vs. Wild (2006-present).
- Men In Trees (2006-present).
- Metalocalypse (2006-present).
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006-2007).
- Mr. Meaty (2006-present).
- My Boys (2006-present).
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey (2006-present).
- NBC Sunday Night Football (2006-present).
- NHL on NBC (2006-present).
- PlayMania (2006-2007).
- Pros vs Joes (2006-present).
- Psych (2006-present).
- Rachael Ray (2006-present).
- Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel (2006-2007).
- Rob & Big (2006-present).
- Robin Hood (2006-present).
- Saved (2006-present).
- Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! (2006-present).
- Shark (2006-present).
- Shorty McShorts' Shorts (2006-present).
- Spider Riders (2006-present).
- Standoff (2006-2007).
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006-2007).
- Suburban Shootout (2006-present).
- Talkshow with Spike Feresten (2006-present).
- TCM Underground (2006-present).
- That's the Question (2006-present).
- 'Til Death (2006-present).
- Tom and Jerry Tales (2006-present).
- Torchwood (2006-present).
- The Emperor's New School (2006-present).
- The Game (2006-present).
- The Hills (2006-present).
- The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency (2006-present)
- The Loop (2006-present).
- The Megan Mullally Show (2006-2007).
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006-present).
- The Nine (2006-2007).
- The Real World: Denver (2006-2007).
- The Replacements (2006-present).
- The Unit (2006-present).
- The World Series of Pop Culture (2006-present).
- Two-A-Days (2006-present).
- Ugly Betty (2006-present).
- Watch Over Me (2006-2007).
- Waterloo Road (2006-present).
- Web Junk 20 (2006-present).
- Who Wants to Be a Superhero? (2006-present).
- Wicked Wicked Games (2006-2007).
- Yo Momma (2006-present).
[edit] Changes of Network Affiliation
- American Chopper, from Discovery Channel to TLC.
- Crank Yankers, from MTV to MTV2.
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent, from NBC to USA.
- Passions, from NBC to The 101.
[edit] Ending this year
[edit] Deaths
Years in television: 2007 |
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