Editing 1979 in American television

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{{USTV year|1979}}

This is a '''list of [[Television in the United States|American television]]'''-related events in 1979.

==Events==
{| class="wikitable"
! Date || Event
|-
|January 3
|The [[USA Network]] is founded.
|-
|January 10
|The [[Music for UNICEF Concert]] is televised from New York City on [[NBC]].
|-
|February 11
|In the U.S., 43 million viewers watch ''[[Elvis (1979 film)|Elvis]]'', an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] movie starring [[Kurt Russell]] as [[Elvis Presley]], despite being the first Elvis biopic film ever made.
|-
|February 18
|The [[1979 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]] is [[List of Daytona 500 broadcasters|broadcast]] live from [[Glossary of motorsport terms#F|start to finish]], in its entirety for the very first time by [[CBS]]. It was won by [[Richard Petty]].
|-
|February 20
|[[Melody Thomas Scott|Melody Thomas]] makes her first appearance as [[Nikki Newman|Nikki Reed]] on ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''.
|-
|March 5
|[[KSTP-TV]] in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] ends its 31-year relationship as the [[Minneapolis-St. Paul|Twin Cities]]' [[NBC]] affiliate and joins [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in what is called the network's biggest coup yet. NBC, meanwhile, aligns with [[Metromedia]]-owned independent station [[KARE (TV)|WTCN-TV]], while former ABC affiliate [[KMSP-TV]], having failed to procure an NBC affiliation, becomes independent itself.<ref>"ABC-TV bags largest game yet in affiliation hunt: KSTP-TV." ''Broadcasting'', September 4, 1978, pp. 19–20. [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/78-OCR/BC-1978-09-04-Page-0019.pdf]{{dead link|date=June 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/78-OCR/BC-1978-09-04-Page-0020.pdf]{{dead link|date=June 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/78-OCR/BC-1978-10-02-Page-0030.pdf "In Brief." ''Broadcasting'', October 2, 1978, pg. 30]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|March 6
|On [[NBC]], ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' becomes the only [[soap opera]] to air regularly scheduled 90-minute telecasts (it would go back to 60-minute episodes in 1980). Meanwhile, on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], ''Family Feud'' increases its goal to 300 points.
|-
|March 19
|[[C-SPAN]], an American television channel focusing on government and public affairs, is launched.
|-
|April 1
|[[Nickelodeon]] is [[History_of_Nickelodeon#1979–1984:_National_launch_as_Nickelodeon|founded]].
|-
|April 8
|On [[CBS]], the final episode of ''[[All in the Family]]'' is seen by 40.2 million American viewers (it will relaunch the following season as ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'').
|-
|April 20
|The 1,439th and final CBS episode of ''[[Match Game]] 79'' airs – however, the show didn't air on April 5, causing the Friday episode from that week to air on April 9. The last 9 aired episodes were culled together from 3 separate taping sessions, leaving 6 unaired until [[Game Show Network]] aired them for the first time. ''[[Match Game]]'' continues for 3 more years in syndicated daytime (sans the omnipresent 2-year designation in the title).
|-
|April 22
|''[[Friendly Fire (1979 film)|Friendly Fire]]'', an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] movie starring [[Carol Burnett]] as a mother who wants to know how her son died in Vietnam, airs.
|-
|April 23
|''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)|The Price Is Right]]'', on [[CBS]], moves to 11:00 A.M. EST, the time slot that it holds to this day.
|-
|May 16
|[[Kate Jackson]] makes her [[Charlie's Angels (season 3)|final appearance]] as [[Sabrina Duncan]] on ''[[Charlie's Angels]]''.
|-
|May 17
|The [[Barney Miller (season 5)|Season 5]] finale of ''[[Barney Miller]]'' features the cast stepping out of character to pay tribute to the late [[Jack Soo]], who played detective Nick Yemana. Soo, who died of cancer on January 11, 1979, made his final appearance in the series in the season's ninth [[List of Barney Miller episodes#Season 5 (1978–79)|episode]], "The Vandal".
|-
|May 26
|[[Dan Aykroyd]] and [[John Belushi]]'s make their [[Saturday Night Live season 4|final appearances]] on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' as [[List of Saturday Night Live cast members|cast members]].
|-
|June 1
|In [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]], [[NBC]] affiliate [[WRTV]] swaps affiliations with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WTHR]], citing a stronger affiliation (at the time, NBC is in last place among the three major networks).<ref name="WTHR-ABC_to_NBC">{{cite news|title=Television Schedule|date=May 30, 1979|work=Marion [[Chronicle-Tribune]]|location=Marion, IN}}</ref>
|-
|July 10
|KSD-TV, [[List of NBC television affiliates (by U.S. state)|NBC affiliate]] in [[St. Louis]], changes its call sign to [[KSDK|KSDK-TV]].
|-
|September 7
|[[ESPN]], an all-sports channel, launches and becomes the first [[cable TV]] channel to be launched as a 24-hour channel.
|-
|September 9
|[[KNXV-TV]] goes on the air for the first time as [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]'s first [[UHF television broadcasting|UHF station]], airing with [[ON TV (TV network)|ONTV]]. It was soon stripped off ONTV in 1983, eventually going first with Fox in 1986, then to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] via an [[List of ABC television affiliates (by U.S. state)|affiliation]] agreement with [[E. W. Scripps Company|Scripps Howard]] in 1995.
|-
|September 12
|On the two-hour season four premiere of ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[Shelley Hack]] is introduced as new angel Tiffany Welles, replacing Sabrina Duncan played by [[Kate Jackson]].
|-
|September 19
|On the two-hour ''[[Eight Is Enough]]'' season premiere on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], both David and Susan Bradford married their respective loves in a double ceremony.
|-
|September 22
|The character [[Scrappy-Doo]] makes his [[Scooby-Doo_and_Scrappy-Doo_(1979_TV_series)#Episodes|first appearance]] in the [[Scooby-Doo]] franchise. Scrappy-Doo would become a mainstay in the franchise going into the following decade. 
|-
|October 6
|[[KTAB-TV]] in [[Abilene, Texas]] begins broadcasting as a [[CBS]] affiliate, taking that affiliation from [[KTXS-TV]]. KTXS-TV then elevates its secondary [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliation to full-time status, making Abilene one of the last markets in the country to receive full service from the three major networks.
|-
|November 4
|''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' is broadcast on television for the first time on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].
|-
|November 25
|[[Pat Summerall]] calls his first [[NFL on CBS|NFL telecast]] ([[1979 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]–[[1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]) with [[John Madden]].
|-
|December 1
|[[The Movie Channel]], an American premium cable channel, begins broadcasting movies 24/7. The first movie to air was Roman Holiday.
|}

==Programs==
===Debuting this year===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date
! Show
! Network
|-
|rowspan="2"| January 8
| ''[[All Star Secrets]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Password Plus and Super Password|Password Plus]]''
|-
| January 18
| ''[[Delta House]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| January 20
| ''[[Salvage 1]]''
|-
| January 21
| ''[[Brothers and Sisters (1979 TV series)|Brothers and Sisters]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
| January 22
| ''[[Nightly Business Report]]''
|[[PBS]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | January 26
|''[[Hello, Larry]]''
| rowspan="3" |[[NBC]]
|-
|''[[Sweepstakes (TV series)|$weepstake$]]''
|-
|''[[Turnabout (TV series)|Turnabout]]''
|-
| ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
| January 28
| ''[[CBS News Sunday Morning]]''
|-
| February 1
| ''[[Makin' It (TV series)|Makin' It]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| February 3
| ''[[The New Fred and Barney Show]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[NBC]]
|-
| February 7
| ''[[Supertrain]]''
|-
| February 8
| ''[[Angie (TV series)|Angie]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| February 20
| ''[[This Old House]]''
|[[PBS]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| February 26
| ''[[Billy (1979 TV series)|Billy]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Flatbush (TV series)|Flatbush]]''
|-
| February 27
| ''[[Cliffhangers (TV series)|Cliffhangers]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
| March 4
| ''[[Stockard Channing in Just Friends]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| March 13
| ''[[The Ropers]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| March 15
| ''[[Harris and Company]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
| March 24
| ''[[The Bad News Bears (TV series)|The Bad News Bears]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| March 28
| ''Dear Detective''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| April 6
| ''[[The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| April 12
| ''[[Highcliffe Manor]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[NBC]]
|-
| ''[[Whodunnit? (American game show)|Whodunnit?]]''
|-
| April 18
| ''[[Real People (TV program)|Real People]]''
|-
| April 23
| ''[[Whew!]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| May 10
| ''[[Hizzonner]]''
|rowspan=2 |[[NBC]]
|-
| May 24
| ''[[Comedy Theatre (TV series)|Comedy Theatre]]'' (returning from 1976)
|-
| July 31
| ''[[Detective School]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| August 24
| ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
| August 25
| ''[[Hart to Hart]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| August 28
| ''[[240-Robert]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| September 1
| ''[[Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[PBS]]
|-
| ''[[The Woodwright's Shop]]''
|-
| September 7
| ''[[SportsCenter]]''
|[[ESPN]]
|-
| September 8
| ''[[Fred and Barney Meet the Thing]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| September 9
| ''[[Jason of Star Command]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Out of the Blue (1979 TV series)|Out of the Blue]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| September 13
| ''[[Benson (TV series)|Benson]]''
|-
| September 15
| ''[[Working Stiffs (TV series)|Working Stiffs]]''
|[[CBS]]
|-
| September 16
| ''[[A New Kind of Family]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| September 17
| ''[[Three's a Crowd (game show)|Three's a Crowd]]''
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|-
| September 18
| ''[[The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| September 19
| ''[[The Last Resort (1979 TV series)|The Last Resort]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[CBS]]
|-
| ''[[Struck by Lightning (TV series)|Struck by Lightning]]''
|-
| September 20
| ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''
|rowspan="7"|[[NBC]]
|-
| September 21
| ''[[Eischied]]''
|-
|rowspan="7"| September 22
| ''[[Casper and the Angels]]''
|-
| ''[[A Man Called Sloane]]''
|-
| ''[[The New Adventures of Flash Gordon]]''
|-
| ''[[The New Shmoo]]''
|-
| ''[[The Super Globetrotters]]''
|-
| ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)|Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| ''[[Spider-Woman (TV series)|Spider-Woman]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| September 23
| ''[[The Associates (American TV series)|The Associates]]''
|-
| ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]''
|rowspan="5"|[[CBS]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| September 25
| ''[[California Fever (TV series)|California Fever]]''
|-
| ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| September 29
| ''[[Big Shamus, Little Shamus]]''
|-
| ''[[Paris (1979 TV series)|Paris]]''
|-
| October 26
| ''[[Shirley (TV series)|Shirley]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
| October 29
| ''[[Freedom Road]]''
|[[NBC]]
|-
| November 8
| ''[[Nightline]]'' (debuting as ''The Iran Crisis–America Held Hostage'')
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| November 28
| ''[[Young Maverick]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[CBS]]
|-
| December 17
| ''[[House Calls (TV series)|House Calls]]''
|-
| December 27
| ''[[Knots Landing]]''
|}

===Ending this year===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date 
! Show 
! Debut
|-
|January 12
|''[[The Eddie Capra Mysteries]]''
|1978
|-
|January 14
|''[[The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]]''
|1977
|-
|January 16
|''[[Grandpa Goes to Washington]]''
|1978
|-
|January 21
|''[[Lamp Unto My Feet]]''
|1948
|-
|March 2
|''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (returned in 1984)
|1964
|-
|March 16
|''[[Makin' It (TV series)|Makin' It]]''
| 1979
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 30
|''[[Sweepstakes (TV series)|$weepstake$]]''
| 1979
|-
|''[[Turnabout (TV series)|Turnabout]]''
| 1979
|-
|April 8
|''[[All in the Family]]''
|1971
|-
|April 20
|''[[Match Game]]''
|1973
|-
|April 24
|''[[The Paper Chase (TV series)|The Paper Chase]]'' (returned in 1983)
|1978
|-
|April 28
|''[[What's Happening!!]]'' (returned in [[What's Happening Now!!|1985]])
|1976
|-
|April 29
|''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (returned in [[Galactica 1980|1980]])
|1978
|-
|May 15
|''[[Starsky and Hutch]]''
|1975
|-
|May 17
|''[[Whodunnit? (American game show)|Whodunnit?]]''
|1979
|-
|May 18
|''[[Rhoda]]''
|1974
|-
|June 8
|''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]''
|1975
|-
|June 23
|''[[Stockard Channing in Just Friends]]''
|1979
|-
|June 28
|''[[Comedy Theatre (TV series)|Comedy Theatre]]''
|1976
|-
|July 6
|''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]''
|1977
|-
|July 11
|''[[Sword of Justice (TV series)|Sword of Justice]]''
|rowspan="2"|1978
|-
|July 12
|''[[David Cassidy: Man Undercover]]''
|-
|August 1
|''[[Good Times]]''
|1974
|-
|September 11
|''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]''
|1976
|-
|October 20
|''[[The New Fred and Barney Show]]''
|rowspan="2"|1979
|-
|November 24
|''[[Detective School]]''
|-
|December 8
|''[[Godzilla (animated series)|Godzilla]]''
|1978
|}

===Made-for-TV movies and miniseries===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title || Network || Premiere date
|-
|''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 film)|All Quiet on the Western Front]]''
| CBS
| November 14
|-
|''[[Backstairs at the White House]]''
| NBC
| January 29
|-
| ''[[Murder by Natural Causes]]''
| CBS
| February 17
|-
|''[[Roots: The Next Generations]]''
| ABC
| February 18 (7 episodes)
|-
| ''[[Death Car on the Freeway]]''
| CBS
| September 25
|-
|''[[Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries)|Salem's Lot]]''
| CBS
| November 17 and 24
|-
|''[[Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July]]''
| ABC
| November 25
|-
|''[[The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree]]''
| NBC
| December 3
|-
|''[[The Miracle Worker (1979 film)|The Miracle Worker]]''
| NBC
| October 14
|}

==Networks and services==
===Launches===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Network
! Type 
! Launch date
! Notes 
! Source 
|-
| [[Christian Television Network]] 
| Cable television 
| Unknown
| 
| 
|- 
| [[The Cowboy Channel|National Christian Network]]
| Cable television
| Unknown
|
|
|-
| [[Satellite Program Network]] 
| Cable television 
| Unknown
| 
| 
|-
| [[C-SPAN]]
| Cable television
| March 19
| 
| 
|-
| Take 2
| Cable television
| April 1
|
|
|-
| [[Galavision]]
| Cable television
| April 2
|
|
|-
| [[Cornerstone Television]]
| Cable television
| April 15
|
|
|-
| [[ESPN]]
| Cable television
| September 7
|
|
|}

===Conversions and rebrandings===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Old network
! New network
! Type 
! Conversion date
! Notes 
! Source 
|-
| WTCG-TV
| [[TBS (American TV network)|SuperStation WTBS]]
| Cable television
| Unknown
| 
| 
|-
| C-3
| [[Nickelodeon]]
| Cable television
| April 1
| 
| 
|-
| Star Channel
| [[The Movie Channel]]
| Cable television
| December 1
| 
| 
|-
|}

===Closures===
There are no closures for Cable and satellite television channels in this year.

==Television stations==
===Sign-ons===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! [[City of License]]/[[Designated market area|Market]]
! [[Television station|Station]]
! Channel 
! Affiliation
! Notes/Ref.
|-
| January 3
| [[Boston, Massachusetts]] 
| [[WBPX-TV|WQTV]] 
| 68
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
| 
|- 
| January 12 
| [[Matamoros, Tamaulipas]], [[Mexico]] <br> {{small|([[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]]/[[McAllen, Texas]], [[United States]])}} 
| [[XHRIO-TDT|XHRIO-TV]] 
| 2
| English-language independent
|
|- 
| March 
| [[North Platte, Nebraska]] 
| [[KNPL-LD|K57CZ]]
| 57
| CBS
| LPTV translator of [[KOLN]]/[[Lincoln, Nebraska]]; now KNPL-LD channel 10, a semi-satellite of KOLN 
|- 
| March 1
| [[Owensboro, Kentucky]] 
| [[WKOH]] 
| 31 
| [[PBS]] 
| Part of [[Kentucky Educational Television]] as a repeater of [[WKLE]]/[[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]]
|- 
| April 15 
| [[Greensburg, Pennsylvania|Greensburg]]/[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] 
| [[WPCB-TV]] 
| 40 
| Religious independent 
| 
|- 
| April 28 
| [[Red Deer, Pennsylvania|Red Deer]]/[[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] 
| [[WLYH (TV)|WGCB]] 
| 49
| Independent
| 
|- 
| May 3
| [[Austin, Texas]] 
| [[KLRU]] 
| 18
| PBS 
| Originally a satellite of [[KLRN]]/[[San Antonio, Texas]]
|- 
| June 1 
| [[Springfield, Illinois]] 
| [[WRSP-TV|WBHW]] 
| 55
| Independent 
| 
|- 
| June 12 
| [[Charlottesville, Virginia]] 
| [[WVAW-LD|W64AO]] 
| 64 
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] 
| [[Low-power broadcasting|Low-powered]] translator of [[WHSV-TV]]/[[Harrisonburg, Virginia]]
|- 
| June 18 
| [[Bismarck, North Dakota]] 
| [[KBME-TV]] 
| 3
| PBS 
| Part of [[Prairie Public Television]] 
|- 
| August 
| [[El Paso, Texas]] 
| [[KFOX-TV|KCIK-TV]] 
| 14
| [[Religious broadcasting|Religious]] [[Independent station (North America)|independent]] 
| 
|- 
| August 10
| [[Denver, Colorado]]
| [[KDVR]] 
| 31
| Independent 
| 
|- 
| September 2
| [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]]/[[Phoenix, Arizona]] 
| [[KTVW-DT|KTVW]] 
| 33
| [[Spanish International Network|SIN]]
| 
|- 
| September 9 
| Phoenix, Arizona
| [[KNXV-TV]]
| 15
| Independent
| 
|- 
| rowspan=2| September 24
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] 
| [[WXLV-TV|WGNN-TV]] 
| 45
| Independent
| 
|- 
| [[Norfolk, Virginia]] 
| [[WTVZ-TV]] 
| 33
| Independent  
| 
|- 
| October 6
| [[Abilene, Texas]] 
| [[KTAB-TV]] 
| 32
| CBS 
|
|- 
| October 22
| [[Grand Junction, Colorado]] 
| [[KLML|KJCT]]
| 8
| ABC 
| 
|- 
| October 24
| [[Tampa, Florida]] 
| [[WCLF]] 
| 22 
| [[Christian Television Network|CTN]] 
| 
|- 
| October 28
| [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]] 
| [[KOCB|KGMC]]
| 34
| Independent
| 
|- 
| December 22
| [[Warrensburg, Missouri|Warrensburg]]/[[Sedalia, Missouri]] <br> {{small|([[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]]/[[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]])}} 
| [[KMOS-TV]] 
| 6
| PBS 
| Returned to the air after being taken off the air in 1978 as a CBS affiliate
|- 
| rowspan=2| Unknown date
| [[Hartford, Connecticut]] 
| [[WUTH-CD|W61AH]] 
| 51
| [[Spanish International Network|SIN]] 
| Translator of [[WXTV-DT|WXTV]]/New York City
|-
| [[Miami, Florida]] 
| [[WEYS-LD|W56AZ]] 
| 56 
| PBS 
| Translator of [[WPBT-TV]] 
|- 
|}

===Network affiliation changes===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! [[City of License]]/[[Designated market area|Market]]
! [[Television station|Station]]
! Channel 
! Old affiliation
! New affiliation
! Notes/Ref.
|-
| rowspan=3| March 5 
| rowspan=3| [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]]/[[St. Paul, Minnesota]]
| [[KMSP-TV]] 
| 9
| ABC
| Independent
| 
|- 
| [[KSTP-TV]] 
| 5
| NBC
| ABC
| 
|- 
| [[KARE (TV)|WTCN-TV]] 
| 11
| Independent
| NBC
| 
|- 
| rowspan=2| June 1 
| rowspan=2| [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] 
| [[WRTV-TV]]
| 6
| NBC 
| ABC 
| 
|- 
| [[WTHR-TV]] 
| 13
| ABC 
| NBC 
| 
|- 
| October 6
| [[Abilene, Texas]]
| [[KTXS-TV]] 
| 12
| CBS (primary) <br> ABC (secondary) 
| ABC (exclusive) 
| 
|- 
|}

==Births==
{| class="wikitable"
! Date || Name || Notability 
|-
|January 2
|[[Erica Hubbard]]
|Actress (''[[The Replacements (TV series)|The Replacements]]'', ''[[Lincoln Heights (TV series)|Lincoln Heights]]'')
|-
|January 3
|[[Lyriq Bent]]
|Actor
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 4
|[[Cindy Vela]]
|Actress
|-
|[[Jeannie Mai]]
|Host
|-
|January 6
|[[Cristela Alonzo]]
|Actress
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 8
|[[Sarah Polley]]
|Actress (''[[Ramona (1988 TV series)|Ramona]]'', ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'')
|-
|[[Windell Middlebrooks]]
|Actor (died 2015)
|-
|January 9
|[[Joshua Harto]]
|Actor (''[[That's So Raven]]'')
|-
|January 13
|[[Jill Wagner]]
|Actress
|-
|January 14
|[[James Scott (actor)|James Scott]]
|British actor (''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'')
|-
|January 16
|[[Aaliyah]]
|Singer (died [[2001 in American television|2001]])
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 24
|[[Ricardo Medina Jr.]]
|Actor (''[[Power Rangers Wild Force]]'')
|-
|[[Tatyana Ali]]
|Actress (''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'')
|-
|January 25
|[[Christine Lakin]]
|Actress (''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]'')
|-
|January 26 
|[[Sara Rue]]
|Actress (''[[Less than Perfect]]'')
|-
|January 28
|[[Angelique Cabral]]
|Actress
|-
|rowspan="2"|January 29
|[[Jedediah Bila]]
|Host
|-
|[[Jeremy Coon]]
|Editor
|-
|January 30
|[[Michelle Langstone]]
|New Zealand actress (''[[Power Rangers S.P.D.]]'')
|-
|February 1
|[[Rachelle Lefevre]]
|Canadian actress (''[[Under the Dome (TV series)|Under the Dome]]'')
|-
|February 2
|[[Mayer Hawthorne]]
|Singer
|-
|February 3
|[[Costa Ronin]]
|Actor
|-
|rowspan="2"|February 4
|[[Tabitha Brown (actress)|Tabitha Brown]]
|Actress
|-
|[[Jodi Shilling]]
|Actress
|-
|February 7
|[[Cerina Vincent]]
|Actress (''[[Stuck in the Middle (TV series)|Stuck in the Middle]]'')
|-
|February 8
|[[Josh Keaton]]
|Voice actor (''[[Bratz (TV series)|Bratz]]'', ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)|The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'', ''[[Voltron: Legendary Defender]]'', ''[[Justice League Action]]'', ''[[Ben 10 (2016 TV series)|Ben 10]]'')
|-
|February 11 
|[[Brandy Norwood]]
|Singer and actress (''[[Moesha]]'', ''[[The Game (American TV series)|The Game]]'')
|-
|February 12
|[[Jesse Spencer]]
|Australian actor (''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', ''[[Chicago Fire (TV series)|Chicago Fire]]'')
|-
|February 13
|[[Mena Suvari]]
|Actress
|-
|February 15
|[[Steven Boyer]]
|Actor
|-
|rowspan="2"|February 17
|[[Conrad Ricamora]]
|Actor (''[[How to Get Away with Murder]]'') and singer
|-
|[[Bear McCreary]]
|Composer
|-
|February 18
|[[Tyrone D. Burton]]
|Actor (''[[The Parent 'Hood]]'')
|-
|February 20
|[[Bianca Lawson]]
|Actress (''[[Pretty Little Liars (TV series)|Pretty Little Liars]]'')
|-
|rowspan="3"|February 21 
|[[Jennifer Love Hewitt]]
|Actress (''[[Party of Five]]'', ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'') and singer
|-
|[[Jordan Peele]]
|Actor and comedian (''[[Mad TV]]'', ''[[Key & Peele]]'')
|-
|[[Tituss Burgess]]
|Actor
|-
|rowspan="2"|February 23
|[[Maryke Hendrikse]]
|Voice actress (''[[Johnny Test]]'')
|-
|[[S. E. Cupp]]
|American television host
|-
|February 25
|[[Jennifer Ferrin]]
|Actress
|-
|rowspan="2"|February 26
|[[Corinne Bailey Rae]]
|Singer
|-
|[[Shalim Ortiz]]
|Singer
|-
|February 27
|[[Spero Dedes]]
|Sportcaster
|-
|February 28
|[[Chris Hayes]]
|Anchor
|-
|March 5
|[[Riki Lindhome]]
|Voice actress (''[[Monsters vs. Aliens (TV series)|Monsters vs. Aliens]]'')
|-
|March 7
|[[Stephanie Anne Mills]]
|Canadian actress (''[[My Dad the Rock Star]]'', ''[[Total Drama]]'', ''[[Sidekick (TV series)|Sidekick]]'')
|-
|March 9
|[[Oscar Isaac]]
|Actor
|-
|March 10
|[[Danny Pudi]]
|Actor (''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'', ''[[DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]'')
|-
|March 10
|[[Edi Gathegi]]
|Actor
|-
|March 12
|[[Rhys Coiro]]
|Actor
|-
|March 15
|[[Pollyanna McIntosh]]
|Actress
|-
|rowspan="3"|March 17
|[[Stephen Kramer Glickman]]
|Canadian actor (''[[Big Time Rush]]'')
|-
|[[Stormy Daniels]]
|Actress
|-
|[[Coco Austin]]
|Actress
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 18
|[[Danneel Ackles]]
|Actress (''[[One Life to Live]]'', ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'')
|-
|[[Adam Levine]]
|Singer
|-
|March 19
|[[Joe Hursley]]
|Actor
|-
|March 20
|[[Daniel Cormier]]
|Martial artist and commentator ([[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]])
|-
|March 21
|[[Melissa Gorga]]
|American television personality
|-
|March 24
|[[Lake Bell]]
|Actress (''[[How to Make it in America]]'', ''[[Boston Legal]]'')
|-
|March 25 
|[[Lee Pace]]
|Actor (''[[Pushing Daisies]]'')
|-
|March 26
|[[Heidi Zeigler]]
|Actress (''[[Rags to Riches (TV series)|Rags to Riches]]'', ''[[Just the Ten of Us]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|March 30
|[[Jose Pablo Cantillo]]
|Actor
|-
|[[Pete Holmes]]
|Actor
|-
|March 31
|[[Sasha Dobson]]
|Singer
|-
|April 1
|[[Matt Silverstein]]
|Writer
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 2
|[[Lindy Booth]]
|Canadian actress
|-
|[[Jesse Carmichael]]
|American musician
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 4 
|[[Heath Ledger]]
|Australian actor (''[[Sweat (Australian TV series)|Sweat]]'') (died [[2008 in American television|2008]])
|-
|[[Natasha Lyonne]]
|Actress
|-
|April 6
|[[Clay Travis]]
|Host
|-
|April 7
|[[Adam Gubman]]
|Composer
|-
|April 9
|[[Keshia Knight Pulliam]]
|Actress (''[[The Cosby Show]]'')
|-
|April 11
|[[Josh Server]]
|Actor (''[[All That]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 12 
|[[Claire Danes]]
|Actress (''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'')
|-
|[[Jennifer Morrison]]
|Actress (''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|April 15
|[[Luke Evans]]
|Actor
|-
|[[Karen David]]
|Actress
|-
|April 16
|[[Tom Segura]]
|Actor
|-
|rowspan="3"|April 18
|[[Kourtney Kardashian]]
|Actress (''[[Keeping Up with the Kardashians]]'')
|-
|[[Reena Ninan]]
|American television journalist
|-
|[[Ayman Mohyeldin]]
|American television journalist
|-
|April 19
|[[Kate Hudson]]
|Actress
|-
|April 21
|[[James McAvoy]]
|Actor
|-
|April 23
|[[Jaime King]]
|Actress (''[[Hart of Dixie (TV series)|Hart of Dixie]]'')
|-
|April 26
|[[Ally Musika]]
|Writer
|-
|May 3
|[[Emily V. Gordon]]
|Writer
|-
|May 4
|[[Lance Bass]]
|Actor
|-
|May 5 
|[[Vincent Kartheiser]]
|Actor (''[[Mad Men]]'')
|-
|May 6 
|[[Akbar Gbaja-Biamila]]
|Football player
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 9 
|[[Rosario Dawson]]
|Actor (''[[Gemini Division]]'')
|-
|[[Andrew W.K.]]
|Actor
|-
|May 11
|[[Mary Elizabeth Ellis]]
|Actress
|-
|May 13
|[[Mickey Madden]]
|Singer
|-
|May 16
|[[Jessica Morris]]
|Actress (''[[One Life to Live]]'')
|-
|May 19
|Kyle Carrozza
|Voice actor (''[[Mighty Magiswords]]'')
|-
|May 20
|[[Craig Melvin]]
|American broadcast journalist
|-
|May 22
|[[Maggie Q]]
|Actress (''[[Nikita (TV series)|Nikita]]'', ''[[Stalker (TV series)|Stalker]]'') and model
|-
|May 24
|[[Tracy McGrady]]
|[[NBA]] basketball player
|-
|May 25
|[[Corbin Allred]]
|Actor (''[[Teen Angel (1997 TV series)|Teen Angel]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 26
|[[Elisabeth Harnois]]
|Actress (''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'')
|-
|[[Ashley Massaro]]
|TV host (died [[2019 in American television|2019]])
|-
|rowspan="2"|May 28
|[[Jesse Bradford]]
|Actor
|-
|[[Kal Parekh]]
|Actor
|-
|May 30
|[[Jenny Mollen]]
|Actress
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 2 
|[[Morena Baccarin]]
|Actress (''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'')
|-
|[[James Ransone]]
|Actor
|-
|June 5
|[[Pete Wentz]]
|American musician (''[[Fall Out Boy]]'')
|-
|June 7
|[[Anna Torv]]
|Actress (''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'')
|-
|June 11
|[[Preslaysa Williams|Preslaysa Edwards]]
|Actress (''[[The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo]]'')
|-
|June 12
|[[Earl Watson]]
|[[NBA]] basketball player
|-
|June 14
|[[Osvaldo Benavides]]
|Actor
|-
|June 17
|[[Young Maylay]]
|Rapper
|-
|June 21
|[[Chris Pratt]]
|Actor (''[[Everwood]]'', ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 22
|[[Paul Campbell (Canadian actor)|Paul Campbell]]
|Actor
|-
|[[Jai Rodriguez]]
|Actor
|-
|June 23
|[[Linzie Janis]]
|American television journalist
|-
|June 24
|[[Mindy Kaling]]
|Actress (''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', ''[[The Mindy Project]]'')
|-
|June 25
|[[Busy Philipps]]
|Actress (''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'', ''[[Cougar Town (TV series)|Cougar Town]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 26
|[[Julia Benson]]
|Canadian actress (''[[Stargate Universe]]'')
|-
|[[Ryan Tedder]]
|Singer
|-
|June 27
|[[Cazwell]]
|Rapper
|-
|June 28
|[[Felicia Day]]
|Actress (''[[The Guild (web series)|The Guild]]'')
|-
|rowspan="3"|June 30
|[[Rick Gonzalez]]
|Actor (''[[Reaper (TV series)|Reaper]]'', ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'')
|-
|[[Christopher Jacot]]
|Actor
|-
|[[Lynn Smith]]
|American journalist
|-
|July 2
|[[Tom Llamas]]
|American journalist
|-
|July 3
|[[Elizabeth Hendrickson]]
|Actress (''[[All My Children]]'')
|-
|July 4
|[[Kevin Thoms]]
|Actor
|-
|rowspan="2"|July 6
|[[Kevin Hart]]
|Actor
|-
|[[Moshe Kasher]]
|Actor
|-
|July 11
|[[Jax Taylor]]
|Actor
|-
|rowspan="2"|July 12
|[[Brooke Baldwin]]
|American journalist
|-
|[[Omid Abtahi]]
|American actor
|-
|July 14
|[[Scott Porter]]
|Actor (''[[Hart of Dixie]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|July 15
|[[Philipp Karner]]
|Actor
|-
|[[Laura Benanti]]
|Actress
|-
|July 16
|[[Jayma Mays]]
|Actress (''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]'', ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', ''[[The League]]'', ''[[The Millers]]'', ''[[Trial & Error (TV series)|Trial & Error]]'')
|-
|July 17
|[[Mike Vogel]]
|Actor (''[[Under the Dome (TV series)|Under the Dome]]'')
|-
|July 18
|[[Jason Weaver]]
|Actor (''[[Smart Guy]]'') and singer
|-
|July 22
|[[Parvesh Cheena]]
|Actor
|-
|July 23
|[[Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams]]
|Actress
|-
|July 24
|[[Rose Byrne]]
|Actress
|-
|July 25
|[[Juan Pablo Di Pace]]
|Actor
|-
| rowspan="3" |July 26
|[[Mageina Tovah]]
|Actress
|-
|[[Tamyra Gray]]
|Singer and Actress ([[American Idol (season 1)|''American Idol'']], ''[[Boston Public]]'')
|-
|[[Juliet Rylance]]
|Actress
|-
|July 31
|[[B. J. Novak]]
|Actor ([[Ryan Howard (The Office)|Ryan Howard]] on ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'')
|-
|August 1
|[[Jason Momoa]]
|Actor (''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', ''[[Game of Thrones]]'')
|-
|rowspan="3"|August 3
|Danso Gordon
|Canadian actor (''[[In a Heartbeat (TV series)|In a Heartbeat]]'', ''[[South of Nowhere]]'')
|-
|[[Evangeline Lilly]]
|Canadian actress (''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'')
|-
|[[Sarah Haskins (comedian)|Sarah Haskins]]
|Comedian
|-
|August 7
|[[Eric Johnson (actor)|Eric Johnson]]
|Canadian actor (''[[Smallville]]'', ''[[Rookie Blue]]'')
|-
|August 10
|[[JoAnna Garcia]]
|Actress (''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]]'', ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'', ''[[Reba (TV series)|Reba]]'', ''[[Privileged (TV series)|Privileged]]'', ''[[Better with You]]'', ''[[The Astronaut Wives Club]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|August 11
|[[Drew Nelson (actor)|Drew Nelson]]
|Canadian actor (''[[Girlstuff/Boystuff]]'', ''[[Total Drama]]'')
|-
|[[Rob Kerkovich]]
|Actor (''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|August 12
|[[Peter Browngardt]]
|Voice actor (''[[Secret Mountain Fort Awesome]]'', ''[[Uncle Grandpa]]'')
|-
|[[Keith Powell]]
|Actor
|-
|August 15
|[[Jennifer Finnigan]]
|Actress (''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'', ''[[Close to Home (2005 TV series)|Close to Home]]'', ''[[Better with You]]'', ''[[Tyrant (TV series)|Tyrant]]'')
|-
|rowspan="3"|August 22 
|[[Peter Shukoff]]
|Comedian
|-
|[[Steve Kornacki]]
|Host
|-
|[[Brandon Adams (actor)|Brandon Adams]]
|Actor
|-
|August 23
|[[Clare Grant]]
|Actress
|-
|August 26
|[[Erik Valdez]]
|Actor (''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[Graceland (TV series)|Graceland]]'', ''[[Superman & Lois]]'')
|-
|August 27
|[[Aaron Paul]]
|Actor
|-
|August 28
|[[Shane Van Dyke]]
|Actor
|-
|August 30
|[[Marin Ireland]]
|Actress
|-
|August 31
|[[Yara Martinez]]
|Actor
|-
|September 1
|[[Camille Chen]]
|Actress
|-
|September 2
|[[Jonathan Kite]]
|Actor
|-
|September 4
|[[Max Greenfield]]
|Actor (''[[New Girl]]'')
|-
|September 5
|[[Stacey Dales]]
|Broadcaster
|-
|September 7
|[[Andrew Catalon]]
|Broadcaster
|-
|September 8
|[[Pink (singer)|Pink]]
|Singer
|-
|September 9
|[[Nikki DeLoach]]
|Actress (''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 11
|[[Cameron Richardson]]
|Actress
|-
|[[Ariana Richards]]
|Actress
|-
|September 12
|[[Jay McGraw]]
|Writer
|-
|rowspan="2"|September 15
|[[Dave Annable]]
|Actor (''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]'', ''[[666 Park Avenue]]'', ''[[Red Band Society]]'', ''[[Heartbeat (2016 TV series)|Heartbeat]]'')
|-
|[[Amy Davidson]]
|Actress (''[[8 Simple Rules]]'')
|-
|September 16
|[[Flo Rida]]
|Rapper
|-
| rowspan="2" |September 18
|[[Alison Lohman]]
|Actress (''[[Pasadena (TV series)|Pasadena]]'')
|-
|[[Amna Nawaz]]
|Journalist (''[[PBS NewsHour]]'')
|-
|September 20
|[[Chris Tardio]]
|Actor
|-
|September 22
|[[Michael Graziadei]]
|Actor
|-
|rowspan="3"|September 24 
|[[Erin Chambers]]
|Actress (''[[General Hospital]]'')
|-
|[[Justin Bruening]]
|Actor (''[[All My Children]]'')
|-
|[[Ross Mathews]]
|TV host
|-
|September 25
|[[Rashad Evans]]
|American retired mixed martial artist
|-
|September 26
|[[Nick Weidenfeld]]
|Producer
|-
|September 27
|[[Alicyn Packard]]
|Voice actress (''[[The Mr. Men Show]]''. ''[[The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)|The Tom And Jerry Show]]'')
|-
|rowspan="3"|September 28
|[[Bam Margera]]
|Professional skateboarder and stunt performer (''[[Jackass (TV series)|Jackass]], [[Viva La Bam]]'')
|-
|[[Anndi McAfee]]
|Voice actress (''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', ''[[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]'', ''[[Lloyd in Space]]'')
|-
|[[Mara Schiavocampo]]
|American journalist
|-
|September 30
|[[Mike Damus]]
|Actor (''[[Teen Angel (1997 TV series)|Teen Angel]]'', ''[[Brutally Normal]]'', ''[[Men, Women & Dogs]]'', ''[[Trust Me (American TV series)|Trust Me]]'')
|-
|October 2
|[[Brianna Brown]]
|Actress (''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[Devious Maids]]'')
|-
|rowspan="4"|October 3
|[[Claudia Bassols]]
|Actress
|-
|[[Matt Davis (comedian)|Matt Davis]]
|Comedian
|-
|[[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]]
|Actor
|-
|[[Josh Klinghoffer]]
|Musician
|-
|rowspan="2"|October 4
|[[Rachael Leigh Cook]]
|Actress (''[[Perception (American TV series)|Perception]]'')
|-
|[[Caitriona Balfe]]
|Irish actress (''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|October 7
|[[Aaron Ashmore]]
|rowspan="2"|Canadian actors and brothers
|-
|[[Shawn Ashmore]]
|-
|October 8 
|[[Kristanna Loken]]
|Actress and model (''[[Painkiller Jane (TV series)|Painkiller Jane]]'')
|-
|rowspan="3"|October 9
|[[Brandon Routh]]
|Actor (''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'', ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]'')
|-
|[[Alex Greenwald]]
|Actor
|-
|[[Chris O'Dowd]]
|Actor
|-
|October 10
|[[Mýa]]
|Actress
|-
|October 14
|[[Stacy Keibler]]
|Actress
|-
|October 15
|[[Jaci Velasquez]]
|Actress
|-
|October 17
|[[Deanna Russo]]
|Actress
|-
|October 18
|[[Ne-Yo]]
|Singer and actor
|-
|October 19
|[[Angela Sun]]
|American journalist
|-
|October 20
|[[John Krasinski]]
|Actor ([[Jim Halpert]] on ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|October 22
|[[Tony Denman]]
|Actor
|-
|[[Nina Parker]]
|American television journalist
|-
|October 25
|[[Sarah Thompson (actress)|Sarah Thompson]]
|Actress (''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'', ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'')
|-
|October 26
|[[Jonathan Chase (actor)|Jonathan Chase]]
|Actor
|-
|October 29
|[[Andrew-Lee Potts]]
|Actor
|-
|October 31
|[[Erica Cerra]]
|Actress
|-
|November 2
|[[Erika Flores]]
|Actress (''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]'')
|-
|November 5
|[[Leonardo Nam]]
|Actor
|-
|rowspan="3"|November 6
|[[Lamar Odom]]
|[[NBA]] basketball player
|-
|[[Adam LaRoche]]
|Baseball player
|-
|[[Brad Stuart]]
|Hockey player
|-
|November 7
|[[Jon Peter Lewis]]
|Singer (''[[American Idol (season 3)|American Idol]]'', ''[[The Voice (American season 4)|The Voice]]'')
|-
|November 8
|[[Dania Ramirez]]
|Dominican-American actress (''[[Entourage (American TV series)|Entourage]]'', ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]'', ''[[Devious Maids]]'', ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'')
|-
|November 9
|[[Darren Trumeter]]
|Actor
|-
|November 12
|[[Cote de Pablo]]
|Chilean-American actress (''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|November 13 
|[[Henry Wolfe]]
|Actor, singer and son of [[Meryl Streep]] and [[Don Gummer]]
|-
|[[Metta World Peace]]
|[[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player
|-
|November 14
|[[Olga Kurylenko]]
|Actress
|-
|November 17
|[[Azita Ghanizada]]
|American actress
|-
|November 18
|[[Nate Parker]]
|American actor
|-
|rowspan="2"|November 19
|[[Barry Jenkins]]
|American screenwriter
|-
|[[Michelle Vieth]]
|American actress
|-
|November 20
|[[Jacob Pitts]]
|American actor
|-
|November 22
|[[Josh Cooke]]
|American actor
|-
|rowspan="2"|November 23 
|[[Jonathan Sadowski]]
|Actor (''[[$h*! My Dad Says|$#*! My Dad Says]]'', ''[[Young & Hungry]]'')
|-
|[[Kelly Brook]]
|Model and actress (''[[Smallville]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|November 25
|[[Jerry Ferrara]]
|American actor
|-
|[[Joel Kinnaman]]
|Actor
|-
|rowspan="3"|November 28
|[[Daniel Henney]]
|American actor
|-
|[[Brian Nolan]]
|American actor
|-
|[[Chamillionaire]]
|American rapper
|-
|rowspan="2"|November 29
|[[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]
|American rapper
|-
|[[Simon Amstell]]
|Presenter
|-
|November 30
|[[Diego Klattenhoff]]
|Canadian actor (''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'', ''[[The Blacklist]]'')
|-
|December 2 
|[[Melissa Archer]]
|Actress (''[[One Life to Live]]'')
|-
|rowspan="2"|December 3
|[[Tiffany Haddish]]
|Actress (''[[The Carmichael Show]]'')
|-
|[[Rainbow Sun Francks]]
|Actor
|-
|December 5
|[[Nick Stahl]]
|Actor
|-
|rowspan="3"|December 7
|[[Eric Bauza]]
|Canadian voice actor (''[[Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island]]'', ''[[El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera]]'', ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'', ''[[Ben 10: Omniverse]]'', ''[[Xiaolin Chronicles]]'', ''[[Uncle Grandpa]]'', ''[[Breadwinners (TV series)|Breadwinners]]'', ''[[New Looney Tunes]]'', ''[[Atomic Puppet]]'', ''[[Mighty Magiswords]]'', ''[[Ben 10 (2016 TV series)|Ben 10]]'', ''[[Unikitty (TV series)|Unikitty]]'', ''[[Muppet Babies (2018 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]'', ''[[Legend of the Three Caballeros]]'', ''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'')
|-
|[[Jennifer Carpenter]]
|Actress
|-
|[[Sara Bareilles]]
|Actress
|-
|rowspan="2"|December 8
|[[Nick Thune]]
|Actor
|-
|[[Ingrid Michaelson]]
|Actress
|-
|December 11 
|[[Rider Strong]]
|Actor (''[[Boy Meets World]]'', ''[[Kim Possible]]'', ''[[Girl Meets World]]'', ''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]'')
|-
|December 13
|[[Kimee Balmilero]]
|Actress
|-
|December 15
|[[Adam Brody]]
|Actor (''[[The O.C.]]'')
|-
| rowspan="2" |December 16
|[[Brodie Lee]]
|Pro wrestler ([[WWE]], [[All Elite Wrestling|AEW]]) (died 2020)
|-
|[[Trevor Immelman]]
|Golfer
|-
|rowspan="2"|December 17
|[[Jaimee Foxworth]]
|Actress (''[[Family Matters]]'')
|-
|[[Lil Rel Howery]]
|Actor
|-
|December 18
|[[Emily Swallow]]
|Actress
|-
|December 19
|[[Tara Summers]]
|English actress (''[[Boston Legal]]'')
|-
|December 21 
|[[Rutina Wesley]]
|Actress (''[[True Blood]]'')
|-
|December 23
|[[Holly Madison]]
|Model
|-
|December 26 
|[[Chris Daughtry]]
|Singer (''[[American Idol]]'')
|-
|rowspan="3"|December 28
|[[Bree Williamson]]
|Actress (''[[One Life to Live]]'')
|-
|[[André Holland]]
|Actor
|-
|[[Bree Williamson]]
|Actress
|-
|rowspan="2"|December 29
|[[Ariel Schrag]]
|Writer
|-
|[[Diego Luna]]
|Actor
|-
|December 30
|[[Catherine Taber]]
|Voice actress (''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'', ''[[The Loud House]]'')
|-
|December 31
|[[Elaine Cassidy]]
|Actress
|}

==Deaths==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date !! Name !! Age !!class="unsortable" |Notability
|-
|January 11
|[[Jack Soo]]
|align="center"|61
|Actor (Nick Yemana on ''[[Barney Miller]]'')
|-
|January 16
|[[Ted Cassidy]]
|align="center"|46
|Actor (Lurch on ''[[The Addams Family (1964 TV series)|The Addams Family]]'')
|-
|January 27
|[[Dick Wesson (announcer)|Dick Wesson]]
|align="center"|59
|Actor, announcer (''[[The Wonderful World of Disney]]'')
|-
|June 2
|[[Jim Hutton]]
|align="center"|45
|Actor (''[[Ellery Queen (TV series)|Ellery Queen]]'')
|-
|June 22
|[[Hope Summers]]
|align="center"|83
|Actress ([[Clara Edwards (character)|Clara Edwards]] on ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'')
|-
|July 11
|[[James Underwood Crockett]]
|align="center"|63
|Author, gardener, and television host (''[[The Victory Garden (comics)|Crockett's Victory Garden]]'')
|-
|July 29
|[[Bill Todman]]
|align="center"|62
|Game show producer (''[[Match Game]]'', ''[[What's My Line?]]'')
|-
|August 17
|[[Vivian Vance]]
|align="center"|70
|Actress (Ethel Mertz on ''[[I Love Lucy]]'')
|-
|November 1
| [[Mamie Eisenhower]]
|align="center"|82
|[[First Lady of the United States]] and spouse of President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]
|-
|November 30
|[[Zeppo Marx]]
|align="center"|78
|Actor and comedian
|}

{{Years in TV by country|1979}}
{{Years in television}}

==See also==
* [[1979 in the United States]]
* [[List of American films of 1979]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=tv_series&release_date=1979-01-01,1979-12-31&countries=us&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1979 American television series] at [[IMDb]]

[[Category:1979 in American television| ]]