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1998 premieres

164 American shows premiered in 1998. Sorted by premiere date where the day is recorded; shows known only by year are listed at the end.

164 shows
PremiereShowNetworkSeasonsEpisodesGenre
Jan 2St. Bear's Dolls HospitalPBS Kids, NBC——Children's
Jan 3A Place of Our OwnPBS4100—
Jan 3The Magnificent SevenCBS222Western
Jan 4Ask HarrietFox113LGBTQ
Jan 5Style & SubstanceCBS113Sitcom
Jan 5The Charlie Horse Music PizzaPBS223—
Jan 8WCW ThunderTBS—146Sports entertainment
Jan 9Kids Say the Darndest ThingsCBS364Comedy
Jan 15PreyABC113Science fiction
Jan 19Market WatchNews programCNBC——News
Jan 20Dawson's CreekThe WB6128Drama
Jan 26Special Report w/Bret BaierNews programFox News——News
Jan 30Jep!222—
Feb 1Fox & FriendsFox News15—News
Feb 2ThreeThe WB113Action
Feb 6Power Rangers in SpaceFox Kids, Fox143Tokusatsu
Feb 7Eerie, Indiana: The Other DimensionFox Kids115—
Feb 7Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle BookFox126—
Feb 7Silver SurferAnimated seriesFox113Science fiction
Feb 7ToonsylvaniaAnimated seriesFox221Comedy
Feb 23The CloserCBS110Sitcom
Feb 24Four CornersCBS12Soap opera
Feb 28Bug JuiceDisney Channel360Reality
Mar 1The Country Mouse and the City Mouse AdventuresAnimated seriesFrance 3252Animation
Mar 9House RulesNBC17Sitcom
Mar 10That's LifeABC16Comedy
Mar 11Two Guys and a GirlABC481Youth
Mar 15PB&J OtterAnimated seriesPlayhouse Disney, Disney Jr.365—
Mar 17For Your LoveThe WB, NBC587Sitcom
Mar 17LateLineNBC224Sitcom
Mar 22DamonFox113Sitcom
Mar 24True LifeMTV21346Documentary
Apr 2World's Wildest Police VideosFox——Reality
Apr 4CatDogAnimated seriesNickelodeon466Children's
Apr 5From the Earth to the MoonMiniseriesHBO112Drama
Apr 6Getting PersonalFox217Sitcom
Apr 6PushABC13—
Apr 9Mysteries and ScandalsE!3152—
Apr 13Love Boat: The Next WaveUPN225Anthology
Apr 19You're the OneThe WB17Sitcom
Apr 20Kelly KellyThe WB17Sitcom
Apr 20Stressed EricAnimated seriesBBC Two213Comedy
Apr 26MerlinMiniseriesNBC12Fantasy
Apr 27The World's Most Dangerous MagicNBC—2—
May 3The Last Don IIMiniseriesCBS12—
May 11The Screen SaversTechTV—1,300—
May 14Celebrity DeathmatchAnimated seriesMTV693Sport
May 17CreatureMiniseriesABC12Horror
May 25Say What? KaraokeMTV——Game show
Jun 3The Simple LifeCBS17Sitcom
Jun 6Sex and the CityHBO694Romantic comedy
Jun 7Where Are They Now?VH1—56Documentary
Jun 8Forgive or ForgetSyndication2——
Jun 8Invasion AmericaAnimated seriesThe WB113Science fiction
Jun 8The Magic HourSyndication112Talk show
Jun 22Faux PauseGame Show Network122Comedy
Jun 22The Howie Mandel ShowSyndication112Talk show
Jul 1The ChallengeMTV36374Reality
Jul 18Bad DogAnimated seriesFox Kids240—
Jul 18Oh Yeah! CartoonsAnimated seriesNickelodeon475Anthology
Jul 18The NetUSA Network122Adventure
Jul 19Sins of the CityUSA Network113Crime
Jul 23Super Adventure TeamMTV16Science fiction
Jul 27Guinness World Records PrimetimeFox353—
Aug 1Emergency VetsAnimal Planet——Reality
Aug 1Linc'sShowtime235Sitcom
Aug 1Rude AwakeningShowtime355LGBTQ
Aug 2WWE Heatwebcast, USA Network—513Sports entertainment
Aug 3You're On!Nickelodeon126Game show
Aug 4Maximum BobABC17Drama
Aug 5Whose Line Is It Anyway?ABC, The CW21431Comedy
Aug 8Rock & Roll Jeopardy!VH14104Game show
Aug 17Judge Mills LaneSyndication———
Aug 17Welcome to ParadoxSyfy113Anthology
Aug 18Any Day NowLifetime488Drama
Aug 18MaggieLifetime122Sitcom
Aug 19Upright Citizens BrigadeComedy Central330—
Aug 23Holding the BabyFox113Sitcom
Aug 23That '70s ShowFox8200Teen sitcom
Aug 26Oh BabyLifetime244Sitcom
Aug 31HerculesAnimated seriesABC265Fantasy
Sep 1Cousin SkeeterNickelodeon352Teen sitcom
Sep 1The Mystic Knights of Tir Na NogFox150Fantasy
Sep 1The Wild ThornberrysAnimated seriesNickelodeon591Adventure
Sep 4AnimorphsNickelodeon226Science fiction
Sep 6It's a MiracleIon Television6243—
Sep 7RoboCop: Alpha CommandoAnimated seriesSyndication141—
Sep 11Living in CaptivityFox18Sitcom
Sep 12Godzilla: The SeriesAnimated seriesFox Kids, Fox240Adventure
Sep 12Mad Jack the PirateAnimated seriesFox, Fox Kids113Comedy
Sep 12One WorldNBC339Sitcom
Sep 12The Mr. Potato Head ShowFox Kids113—
Sep 12Voltron: The Third DimensionAnimated seriesSyndication226Science fiction
Sep 12Young HerculesFox, Fox Kids150Children's
Sep 13The Army ShowThe WB113Sitcom
Sep 14Histeria!Animated seriesKids' WB, Qubo252Comedy
Sep 14Judge Joe BrownSyndication15533—
Sep 14The Roseanne ShowSyndication2281—
Sep 14Total Request LiveMTV192,247Music chart
Sep 15CostelloFox18Sitcom
Sep 19Pinky, Elmyra & the BrainAnimated seriesThe WB113Crossover
Sep 19The LionheartsAnimated seriesSyndication113Comedy
Sep 21Conrad BloomNBC113Sitcom
Sep 21Hyperion BayThe WB117Soap opera
Sep 21L.A. DoctorsCBS124Drama
Sep 21Pressure CookerFood Network130—
Sep 21The Brian Benben ShowCBS19—
Sep 21The King of QueensCBS9207Sitcom
Sep 21Will & GraceNBC11246Sitcom
Sep 22Encore! Encore!NBC113Sitcom
Sep 22Sports NightABC245Comedy-drama
Sep 22The HughleysABC489Sitcom
Sep 24JesseNBC242Sitcom
Sep 25Brother's KeeperABC123Sitcom
Sep 25Buddy FaroCBS113—
Sep 25Two of a KindABC122Teen sitcom
Sep 26CupidABC115Comedy-drama
Sep 26Fantasy IslandABC113Fantasy
Sep 26Martial LawCBS244Crime
Sep 26V.I.P.488Action
Sep 28Motown LiveFox113Variety show
Sep 29FelicityThe CW, The WB484Coming-of-age
Sep 29Vengeance UnlimitedABC116Crime
Sep 30Maggie WintersCBS118Sitcom
Sep 30The Secret Lives of MenABC113Sitcom
Sep 30To Have & to HoldCBS113—
Oct 3Air AmericaSyndication126Adventure
Oct 3BirdzAnimated seriesCBS113—
Oct 3Mortal Kombat: ConquestTNT122Fantasy
Oct 5DiRestaUPN115—
Oct 5Guys Like UsUPN113Sitcom
Oct 5InquizitionGame Show Network3——
Oct 5The Secret Diary of Desmond PfeifferUPN19Sitcom
Oct 6Mercy PointUPN18Science fiction
Oct 7CharmedThe WB8178Fantasy
Oct 7Out of the BoxPlayhouse Disney382—
Oct 7Seven DaysUPN366Science fiction
Oct 9LegacyUPN118Drama
Oct 11Malibu, CASyndication252Teen sitcom
Oct 16TrinityNBC110Drama
Oct 17Wind on WaterMiniseries—6Adventure
Oct 20The FBI FilesDiscovery Channel8120Documentary
Oct 23BrimstoneFox113Fantasy
Oct 25The Famous Jett JacksonDisney Channel365Comedy-drama
Oct 26Haunted HistoryHistory18—
Oct 27America's Greatest PetsUPN12Reality
Nov 1The TemptationsMiniseriesNBC—2Biographical
Nov 2BeckerCBS6129Sitcom
Nov 7Little MenCTV Television Network226—
Nov 18The Powerpuff GirlsAnimated seriesCartoon Network678Fantasy
Nov 25Nerds 2.0.1MiniseriesChannel 4——Documentary
Dec 1Comedy Central PresentsComedy Central15283Stand-up comedy
—A Little CuriousAnimated seriesHBO243Children's
—A Will of their OwnMiniseriesNBC—2Drama
—BET TonightBET——Talk show
—Frank Lloyd WrightMiniseriesPBS—2Documentary
—History's MysteriesHistory15317Documentary
—If Walls Could TalkTLC20273—
—Judge Wapner's Animal CourtAnimal Planet———
—LauraTelemundo, Las Estrellas184,680Talk show
—Mega Movie MagicDiscovery Channel7——
—Off the WallDisney Channel——Game show
—Significant OthersFox16Drama
—The Secret Files of the Spy DogsAnimated seriesFox—22Comedy
Finales

Shows that ended in 1998

ShowNetworkYearsSeasonsYears on air
Make Me LaughABC1958–1998—41
College Basketball on NBCNBC1969–1998—30
CBS StorybreakCBS1985–1998314
Murphy BrownCBS1988–19981111
SeinfeldNBC1989–1998910
Family MattersABC1989–1998910
USA Up All NightUSA Network1989–19981010
Bobby's WorldAnimated seriesFox Kids, Fox1990–199889
Step by StepABC1991–199878
NBC NightsideNews programNBC1991–199878
Highlander: The SeriesSyndication1992–199867
The Larry Sanders ShowHBO1992–199867
Beakman's WorldCBS, TLC1992–199847
Babylon 5Prime Time Entertainment Network1993–199856
AnimaniacsAnimated seriesKids' WB1993–199856
Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanCBS1993–199866
Grace Under FireABC1993–199856
Living SingleFox1993–199856
Really Wild AnimalsCBS1993–199816
Ancient MysteriesA+E Global Media1993–199856