Date | Event |
1 | Discovery Health Channel leaves the air and becomes Oprah Winfrey Network, with the former Discovery Health programming split between OWN and FitTV. |
1 | Antenna TV, a digital sub-channel network owned by Tribune Broadcasting, makes its debut. The network, whose programming is dedicated to classic television series and films, launches mainly on stations owned-or-operated by Tribune and Local TV LLC. |
1 | PBS member station KCET/Los Angeles becomes an independent public/educational station. KOCE-TV/Huntington Beach, a secondary PBS affiliate serving nearby Orange County, replaces KCET as the LA market's primary PBS member station, rebranding as PBS SoCal. |
1 | Dish Network and Frontier Radio Management fail to reach a new carriage agreement, leaving Macon customers without both ABC and Fox, where both networks come from WGXA. |
1 | DirecTV removes the stations of Northwest Broadcasting due to a carriage dispute. The sides reach a temporary deal on February 1, in time for Super Bowl XLV. |
1 | Comedy Central retires the skyscraper-and-globe-themed logo, which it used in one form or another since its 1991 debut, and adopts a new logo mark featuring two "C"'s, with one of them and the word "Central" turned upside-down. |
3 | The Second Circuit Court of Appeals throws out a fine the FCC levied against ABC for a 2003 episode of NYPD Blue in which Charlotte Ross' character was viewed with a bare back. |
3 | ESPN fires play-by-play announcer Ron Franklin for making derogatory remarks to colleague Jeannine Edwards during prep work for a December 31, 2010 telecast of the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Prior to the firing, Franklin was pulled from ESPN Radio's January 1 coverage of the Fiesta Bowl over the incident. |
7 | History announces that its first scripted miniseries, The Kennedys, will not air on the network, with a spokesperson stating, "This dramatic interpretation is not a fit for the History brand." The content of the 8-part multimillion-dollar project had been the source of controversy; various sources claimed inaccuracies in the script, while the miniseries' director and production company countered that History officials gave approval on the final draft script and final cuts before dropping their broadcast plans. The producers would then begin shopping the production around to other networks, and on February 1 reached a deal with ReelzChannel, which would air the miniseries in April. |
7 | Both Joan and Melissa Rivers announce that they will no longer do red carpet specials. |
15 | After a lengthy dispute and two deadline extensions, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Time Warner Cable reach an agreement in principle to keep 28 Sinclair-owned-or-operated stations in 17 markets on Time Warner cable TV systems. A more formal agreement would be announced on February 2, which includes plans for TWC to produce newscasts for Sinclair's ABC affiliate in the Greensboro market, WXLV-TV, beginning in 2012. |
17 | Citing lack of air time, Marissa Jaret Winokur announces she will leave CBS' daytime series The Talk. |
17 | Piers Morgan Tonight, the replacement for the long-running Larry King Live, debuts on CNN, with Oprah Winfrey as Morgan's first guest. |
18 | Turner Broadcasting System announces it will turn over day-to-day control of its Atlanta station WPCH-TV to Meredith Corporation, who will operate the station through its CBS affiliate WGCL-TV. Additionally, production for Atlanta Braves broadcasts on WPCH will be handled by cable rights-holders Fox Sports South and SportSouth, making 2011 the first Braves season since 1972 in which Turner Sports will not produce local Braves telecasts. |
18 | After a lengthy review process, the FCC and Department of Justice approve Comcast's purchase of a controlling share of NBC Universal. The deal officially closes before midnight on January 28, with Comcast owning 51% of NBCU and General Electric 49%. GE completed a purchase of Vivendi's 12.3% share of NBCU on January 26. |
20 | Houston PBS outlet KUHT announces that they will merge their operations with its FM sister station to become Houston Public Media. |
20 | The American version of Skins premieres on MTV. The series' controversial content prompts the Parents Television Council to ask the show's producers be charged with child pornography and exploitation, alleging a violation of 18 USC 1466A. The controversy also leads major advertisers to pull their advertising from the program, among them Taco Bell, Wrigley Company, General Motors, Subway, H&R Block and Schick. MTV would cancel the show in June after one season. |
21 | Countdown with Keith Olbermann airs for the final time on MSNBC after its titular host abruptly departs the network. |
25 | U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his second State of the Union Address, which is followed by not one but two opposition responses: the official Republican Party rebuttal from Congressman Paul Ryan and a Tea Party response by Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. CNN is the only major network to carry Bachmann's response live, during which she does not speak directly to the TV camera. |
28 | CBS announced that Two and a Half Men would go on a production hiatus after series star Charlie Sheen is admitted into a rehabilitation center, one day after his hospitalization for a hernia condition. |
Date | Show | Network | Source |
January 1 | Dan Vs. | The Hub | |
January 1 | House of Anubis | Nickelodeon | |
January 1 | Off the Air | Adult Swim | |
January 3 | Wild Kratts | PBS Kids Go | |
January 9 | Bob's Burgers | Fox | |
January 9 | Downton Abbey | PBS | |
January 9 | The Cape | NBC | |
January 9 | Infested! | Animal Planet | |
January 9 | Episodes | Showtime | |
January 9 | Shameless | Showtime | |
January 11 | Lights Out | FX | |
January 11 | Onion SportsDome | Comedy Central | |
January 12 | Off The Map | ABC | |
January 13 | Beyond Scared Straight | A&E | |
January 17 | Being Human | Syfy | |
January 17 | Harry's Law | NBC | |
January 17 | Piers Morgan Live | CNN | |
January 17 | Skins | MTV | |
January 19 | Retired at 35 | TV Land | |
January 20 | Fairly Legal | USA Network | |
January 21 | ' | PBS | |
January 21 | Onion News Network | IFC | |
January 21 | Portlandia | IFC | |
January 21 | ' | Starz | |
January 23 | Kourtney and Kim Take New York | E! | |
January 24 | Bubble Guppies | Nickelodeon | |
January 25 | Kitchen Boss | TLC | |
January 26 | Face Off | Syfy | |
January 28 | Working Class | CMT | |
February 1 | Must Love Cats | Animal Planet | |
February 1 | One Born Every Minute | Lifetime | |
February 1 | Seriously Funny Kids | Lifetime | |
February 7 | Power Rangers Samurai | Nickelodeon | |
February 7 | The Chicago Code | Fox | |
February 8 | Traffic Light | Fox | |
February 9 | Glamour Belles | Lifetime | |
February 9 | Quad Squad | Lifetime | |
February 9 | Mr. Sunshine | ABC | |
February 11 | Bar Karma | Current TV | |
February 12 | Pokémon Black and White | Cartoon Network | |
February 14 | Babar and the Adventures of Badou | Disney Junior | |
February 14 | Tinga Tinga Tales | Disney Junior | |
February 14 | Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Disney Junior | |
February 14 | Mad Love | CBS | |
February 16 | ' | CBS | |
February 28 | In the Arena | CNN | |
February 28 | Martin Bashir | MSNBC | |
February 28 | Robocar Poli | EBS | - |
March 1 | Mr. Young | Nickelodeon | |
March 6 | Breakout Kings | A&E | |
March 6 | Coming Home | Lifetime | |
March 6 | Taking on Tyson | Animal Planet | |
March 7 | All About Aubrey | Oxygen | |
March 22 | Brian the Fortune Seller | TruTV | |
March 29 | All on the Line | Sundance Channel | |
March 29 | Body of Proof | ABC | |
April 1 | Camelot | Starz | |
April 1 | CHAOS | CBS | |
April 3 | The Borgias | Showtime | |
April 3 | The Kennedys | ReelzChannel | |
April 3 | The Killing | AMC | |
April 4 | Dr. Drew On Call | HLN | |
April 4 | Intentional Talk | MLB Network | |
April 4 | The Problem Solverz | Cartoon Network | |
April 5 | Pregnant in Heels | Bravo | |
April 6 | Breaking In | Fox | |
April 6 | ' | Oxygen | |
April 6 | Workaholics | Comedy Central | |
April 7 | Gigolos | Showtime | |
April 8 | CMT's Next Superstar | CMT | |
April 10 | The Dance Scene | E! | |
April 10 | Khloé & Lamar | E! | |
April 10 | Supah Ninjas | Nickelodeon | |
April 11 | Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza | GSN | |
April 12 | Police POV | TruTV | |
April 12 | Sinbad's Family Affair | WE tv | |
April 13 | Happy Endings | ABC | |
April 14 | The Paul Reiser Show | NBC | |
April 17 | Game of Thrones | HBO | |
April 26 | Repo Games | Spike TV | |
April 26 | The Voice | NBC | |
May 3 | The Looney Tunes Show | Cartoon Network | |
May 3 | The Amazing World of Gumball | Cartoon Network | |
May 6 | A.N.T. Farm | Disney Channel | |
May 7 | Pretty Hurts | Logo | |
May 8 | Why Not? with Shania Twain | OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network | |
May 10 | Swamp Brothers | Discovery Channel | |
May 26 | 4th and Forever | Current TV | |
May 30 | Extreme Weight Loss | ABC | |
May 30 | Platinum Hit | Bravo | |
May 31 | Million Dollar Decorators | Bravo | |
May 31 | Love Handles | Lifetime | |
June 1 | Franklin & Bash | TNT | |
June 1 | Haunted Collector | Syfy | |
June 1 | Twist of Fate | The Weather Channel | |
June 1 | The World According to Paris | Oxygen | |
June 2 | Love Bites | NBC | |
June 5 | So Random! | Disney Channel | |
June 5 | Teen Wolf | MTV | |
June 6 | Switched at Birth | ABC Family | |
June 12 | Ice Loves Coco | E! | |
June 12 | The Protector | Lifetime | |
June 13 | Almost Naked Animals | Cartoon Network | |
June 13 | Sidekick | Cartoon Network | |
June 13 | The Glee Project | Oxygen | |
June 13 | Kickin' It | Disney XD | |
June 14 | The Nine Lives of Chloe King | ABC Family | |
June 14 | Proving Ground | G4 | |
June 15 | Happily Divorced | TV Land | |
June 15 | Rocco's Dinner Party | Bravo | |
June 16 | Voltron Force | Nicktoons | |
June 19 | Falling Skies | TNT | |
June 22 | Life on a Wire | Discovery Channel | |
June 23 | Expedition Impossible | ABC | |
June 23 | Suits | USA Network | |
June 23 | Wilfred | FX | |
June 27 | My Babysitter's a Vampire | Disney Channel | |
June 27 | Winx Club | Nickelodeon | |
June 29 | Love in the Wild | NBC | |
June 29 | Necessary Roughness | USA Network | |
June 29 | State of Georgia | ABC Family | |
July 1 | Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures | Nickelodeon | |
July 8 | ' | TLC | |
July 11 | The Five | Fox News Channel | |
July 11 | Alphas | Syfy | |
July 13 | Legend Quest | Syfy | |
July 13 | Dance Moms | Lifetime | |
July 13 | Roseanne's Nuts | Lifetime | |
July 13 | The Franchise | Showtime | |
July 14 | Sweet Home Alabama | CMT | |
July 14 | Texas Women | CMT | |
July 15 | PrankStars | Disney Channel | |
July 17 | Bar Rescue | Spike TV | |
July 17 | Big Rich Texas | Style Network | |
July 19 | Awkward | MTV | |
July 19 | It's Worth What? | NBC | |
July 19 | Ludo Bites America | Sundance Channel | |
July 19 | Web Therapy | Showtime | |
July 22 | Heat Seekers | Food Network | |
July 31 | Against the Wall | Lifetime | |
August 1 | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome | Cartoon Network | |
August 2 | Take the Money and Run | ABC | |
August 5 | Friends with Benefits | NBC | |
August 7 | Curiosity | Discovery Channel | |
August 12 | ' | Cinemax | |
August 15 | The Lying Game | ABC Family | |
August 28 | PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton | MSNBC | |
August 29 | Carfellas | Discovery Channel | |
September 3 | Litton's Weekend Adventure | ABC | |
September 7 | Paranormal Witness | Syfy | |
September 12 | Anderson Live | Syndication | |
September 12 | Dish Nation | Syndication | |
September 12 | Excused | Syndication | |
September 12 | Right This Minute | Syndication | |
September 12 | We the People with Gloria Allred | Syndication | |
September 13 | Ringer | The CW | |
September 14 | H8R | The CW | |
September 14 | Free Agents | NBC | |
September 14 | Up All Night | NBC | |
September 14 | ' | A&E | |
September 15 | The Secret Circle | The CW | |
September 17 | Killer Instinct | Cloo | |
September 19 | The Bill Cunningham Show | Syndication | |
September 19 | The Jeremy Kyle Show | Syndication | |
September 19 | ' | Nickelodeon | |
September 19 | Lifechangers | The CW | |
September 19 | The Playboy Club | NBC | |
September 19 | 2 Broke Girls | CBS | |
September 20 | Unforgettable | CBS | |
September 20 | New Girl | Fox | |
September 21 | The X Factor | Fox | |
September 21 | Revenge | ABC | |
September 22 | Charlie's Angels | ABC | |
September 22 | Whitney | NBC | |
September 22 | Prime Suspect | NBC | |
September 22 | Person of Interest | CBS | |
September 23 | A Gifted Man | CBS | |
September 24 | On the Spot | Syndication | |
September 25 | Dirty Soap | E! | |
September 25 | Pan Am | ABC | |
September 26 | The Chew | ABC | |
September 26 | Emeril's Table | Hallmark Channel | |
September 26 | Hart of Dixie | The CW | |
September 26 | Last Shot with Judge Gunn | Syndicated | |
September 26 | Terra Nova | Fox | |
September 28 | Suburgatory | ABC | |
September 29 | How to Be a Gentleman | CBS | |
September 30 | Jessie | Disney Channel | |
September 30 | Search for the Worst Dressed | Style Network | |
October 2 | Around the World in 80 Ways | History | |
October 2 | China, IL | Adult Swim | |
October 2 | Homeland | Showtime | |
October 3 | Erin Burnett OutFront | CNN | |
October 5 | American Horror Story | FX | |
October 5 | Penn & Teller Tell a Lie | Discovery Channel | |
October 6 | Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution | Comedy Central | |
October 10 | ' | Logo | |
October 10 | American Guns | Discovery Channel | |
October 10 | Enlightened | HBO | |
October 10 | Oprah's Lifeclass | OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network | |
October 10 | The Rosie Show | OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network | |
October 11 | Last Man Standing | ABC | |
October 11 | Reed Between the Lines | BET | |
October 15 | Welcome to Sweetie Pie's | OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network | |
October 16 | Talking Dead | AMC | |
October 18 | Man Up! | ABC | |
October 19 | American Hoggers | A&E | |
October 21 | Boss | Starz | |
October 21 | My Extreme Animal Phobia | Animal Planet | |
October 23 | Glam Fairy | Style Network | |
October 23 | Once Upon a Time | ABC | |
October 24 | Monster In-Laws | A&E | |
October 25 | Flip Men | Spike TV | |
October 27 | Good Vibes | MTV | |
October 28 | Grimm | NBC | |
October 30 | Allen Gregory | Fox | |
October 31 | Rock Center with Brian Williams | NBC | |
November 4 | Bad Sex | Logo | |
November 6 | Hell on Wheels | AMC | |
November 9 | Coast Guard Alaska | The Weather Channel | |
November 11 | ' | Cartoon Network | |
November 17 | Big Shrimpin' | History | |
November 21 | You Deserve It | ABC | |
November 25 | Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse | TBS | |
November 30 | The Exes | TV Land | |
November 30 | I Hate My Teenage Daughter | Fox | |
December 1 | Weed Wars | Discovery Channel | |
December 2 | Austin & Ally | Disney Channel | |
December 9 | Invention USA | History | |
December 11 | Luck | HBO | |
December 15 | Impractical Jokers | TruTV | |
December 19 | Who's Still Standing? | NBC | |
December 20 | Best in the Business | Discovery Channel | |
December 29 | Three Inches | Syfy | |
Date | Show | Debut | Status | Source |
January 2 | Sonny with a Chance | 2009 | Ended | |
January 4 | Caprica | 2010 | Canceled | |
January 9 | Sarah Palin's Alaska | 2010 | Canceled | |
January 13 | Pictureka! | 2010 | Canceled | |
January 16 | Hannah Montana | 2006 | Canceled | |
January 17 | WordWorld | 2007 | Canceled | |
January 18 | Glory Daze | 2010 | Canceled | |
January 18 | Life Unexpected | 2010 | Canceled | |
January 21 | Medium | 2005 | Canceled | |
January 22 | Ghost Lab | 2009 | Canceled | |
January 23 | Carl² | 2005 | Canceled | |
January 24 | Robotomy | 2010 | Canceled | |
January 31 | Lie to Me | 2009 | Canceled | |
February 5 | ' | 2007 | Canceled | |
February 9 | Human Target | 2010 | Canceled | |
February 9 | Friday Night Lights | 2006 | Ended | |
February 13 | Ooh, Aah & You | 2005 | Ended | |
February 13 | Playhouse Disney | 1997 | Ended | |
February 17 | $h*! My Dad Says | 2010 | Canceled | |
March 1 | Bo on the Go! | 2007 | Ended | |
March 7 | Greek | 2007 | Ended | |
March 8 | PitchMen | 2009 | Ended | |
March 11 | The Cape | 2011 | Canceled | |
March 11 | The Defenders | 2010 | Canceled | |
March 15 | V | 2009 | Canceled | |
March 18 | Supernanny | 2005 | Ended | |
March 20 | Big Love | 2006 | Ended | |
March 20 | Detroit 1-8-7 | 2010 | Canceled | |
March 21 | Skins | 2011 | Canceled | |
March 24 | Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? | 2007 | Canceled | |
March 25 | Comedy Central Presents | 1998 | Ended | |
March 26 | Olivia | 2009 | Canceled | |
March 26 | God, the Devil and Bob | 2000 | Ended | |
April 1 | Working Class | 2011 | Canceled | |
April 5 | Lights Out | 2011 | Canceled | |
April 5 | No Ordinary Family | 2010 | Canceled | |
April 6 | Off the Map | 2011 | Canceled | |
April 6 | Mr. Sunshine | 2011 | Canceled | |
April 7 | Perfect Couples | 2011 | Canceled | |
April 8 | The Electric Company | 2009 | Canceled | |
April 9 | Sym-Bionic Titan | 2010 | Canceled | |
April 21 | The Paul Reiser Show | 2011 | Canceled | |
April 22 | Gigantic | 2010 | Canceled | |
May 1 | America's Next Great Restaurant | 2011 | Canceled | |
May 3 | My Life as Liz | 2010 | Canceled | |
May 6 | The Suite Life on Deck | 2008 | Ended | |
May 8 | Brothers & Sisters | 2006 | Canceled | |
May 9 | Stargate Universe | 2009 | Canceled | |
May 11 | Better with You | 2010 | Canceled | |
May 12 | Outsourced | 2010 | Canceled | |
May 13 | Smallville | 2001 | Ended | |
May 13 | Silent Library | 2008 | Canceled | |
May 16 | Mad Love | 2011 | Canceled | |
May 17 | Hellcats | 2010 | Canceled | |
May 19 | I'm Alive | 2009 | Canceled | |
May 21 | Chase | 2010 | Canceled | |
May 21 | Running Wilde | 2010 | Canceled | |
May 23 | The Event | 2010 | Canceled | |
May 23 | The Chicago Code | 2011 | Canceled | |
May 25 | ' | 2011 | Canceled | |
May 25 | The Oprah Winfrey Show | 1986 | Ended | |
May 27 | Don't Forget the Lyrics! | 2007 | Canceled | |
May 28 | Unwrapped | 2001 | Canceled | |
May 30 | The Hard Times of RJ Berger | 2010 | Canceled | |
May 31 | The Nutshack | 2007 | Canceled | |
June 3 | Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza | 2011 | Canceled | |
June 4 | Kid vs. Kat | 2009 | Canceled | |
June 10 | Camelot | 2011 | Canceled | |
June 12 | The Mighty B! | 2008 | Ended | |
June 20 | United States of Tara | 2009 | Canceled | |
June 24 | Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution | 2010 | Canceled | |
June 26 | ' | 2001 | Ended | |
June 30 | Glenn Beck | 2006 | Ended | |
July 6 | Men of a Certain Age | 2009 | Canceled | |
July 11 | ' | 2010 | Canceled | |
July 15 | Jimmy Two-Shoes | 2009 | Canceled | |
July 16 | Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 | 2009 | Canceled | |
July 21 | Love Bites | 2011 | Canceled | |
July 23 | ' | 2010 | Canceled | |
August 1 | Lingo | 1987 | Canceled | |
August 4 | In the Arena | 2010 | Canceled | |
August 11 | Lopez Tonight | 2009 | Canceled | |
August 16 | Hawthorne | 2009 | Canceled | |
August 16 | The Mo'Nique Show | 2009 | Canceled | |
August 16 | Memphis Beat | 2010 | Canceled | |
August 16 | The Nine Lives of Chloe King | 2011 | Canceled | |
August 17 | State of Georgia | 2011 | Canceled | |
August 20 | True Jackson, VP | 2008 | Ended | |
August 27 | ABC Kids | 2002 | Ended | |
August 28 | The Marriage Ref | 2010 | Canceled | |
September 6 | Rescue Me | 2004 | Ended | |
September 6 | Proving Ground | 2011 | Canceled | |
September 7 | Minute to Win It | 2010 | Canceled | |
September 9 | Friends with Benefits | 2011 | Canceled | |
September 11 | Entourage | 2004 | Ended | |
September 11 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | 2008 | Canceled | |
September 12 | Kate Plus 8 | 2010 | Canceled | |
September 15 | LA Ink | 2007 | Canceled | |
September 16 | Go, Diego, Go! | 2005 | Ended | |
September 16 | Judge Jeanine Pirro | 2008 | Canceled | |
September 21 | Destroy Build Destroy | 2009 | Canceled | |
September 21 | Dude, What Would Happen | 2009 | Canceled | |
September 23 | All My Children | 1970 | Canceled | |
September 23 | Poker After Dark | 2007 | Canceled | |
September 24 | Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood | 2010 | Ended | |
September 29 | The Problem Solverz | 2011 | Canceled | |
October 3 | The Playboy Club | 2011 | Canceled | |
October 5 | Free Agents | 2011 | Canceled | |
October 5 | H8R | 2011 | Canceled | |
October 14 | The Super Hero Squad Show | 2009 | Canceled | |
October 15 | How to Be a Gentleman | 2011 | Canceled | |
November 4 | Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | 2008 | Canceled | |
November 7 | Glenn Martin, DDS | 2009 | Canceled | |
November 10 | Charlie's Angels | 2011 | Canceled | |
November 12 | Back at the Barnyard | 2007 | Canceled | |
November 18 | ' | 2008 | Canceled | |
November 18 | Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns | 2009 | Canceled | |
November 28 | The Sing-Off | 2009 | Canceled | |
December 6 | Man Up | 2011 | Canceled | |
December 9 | I'm in the Band | 2009 | Canceled | |
December 15 | The Joy Behar Show | 2009 | Ended | |
December 18 | Allen Gregory | 2011 | Canceled | |
December 19 | Terra Nova | 2011 | Canceled | |
December 29 | Good Vibes | 2011 | Canceled | |
December 29 | Beavis and Butt-head | 1993 | Canceled | |
December 30 | American Morning | 2001 | Canceled | |