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2011 in American television

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In American television in 2011, notable events include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and re-branding, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Events

=January=

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|Discovery Health Channel leaves the air and becomes Oprah Winfrey Network, with the former Discovery Health programming split between OWN and FitTV.{{cite web|url=https://press.discovery.com/us/own/press-releases/2010/own-oprah-winfrey-network-announces-premiere-w-955|title=OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Announces Premiere Weekend Launch Schedule and Regular Daytime and Primetime Lineup for January|work=Discovery Communications|date=November 1, 2010}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://antennatv.tv/|title=Antenna TV|website=antennatv.tv}}
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.{{cite news |title=KOCE takes over as top PBS station after KCET cuts ties with network |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2010/10/09/koce-takes-over-as-top-pbs-station-after-kcet-cuts-ties-with-network/ |newspaper=The Orange County Register |first=Peter |last=Larsen |date=October 8, 2010 |access-date=November 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010023551/http://pedrowatcher.ocregister.com/2010/10/08/koce-takes-over-as-top-pbs-station-after-kcet-cuts-ties-with-network/28174/ |archive-date=2010-10-10 |url-status=dead }}
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.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/dish-frontier-fail-reach-carriage-agreement-42669 Dish, Frontier Fail To Reach Carriage Agreement] NextTV January 1, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106045248/http://www.multichannel.com/article/461659-Frontier_Dish_Fail_To_Reach_Retrans_Renewal_For_Georgia_Stations.php |date=January 6, 2011 }}
DirecTV removes the stations of Northwest Broadcasting due to a carriage dispute.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/northwest-broadcasting-pulls-five-stations-directv-retrans-dispute-265514 Northwest Broadcasting Pulls Five Stations From DirecTV In Retrans Dispute] NextTV January 1, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105114002/http://www.multichannel.com/article/461654-Northwest_Broadcasting_Pulls_Five_Stations_From_DirecTV_In_Retrans_Dispute.php |date=January 5, 2011 }} The sides reach a temporary deal on February 1, in time for Super Bowl XLV.[https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/fox-and-directv-come-to-temporary-agreement/article_0ac538b7-81c2-55ae-9176-202b4c9d0565.html DirecTV, Fox reach temporary agreement] NBC Right Now February 2, 2011
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 (which resemble a copyright symbol), with one of them and the word "Central" turned upside-down.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/comedy-central-flips-new-logo-290976 Comedy Central Flips With New Logo] NextTV December 9, 2010 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810012715/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/460888-Comedy_Central_Flips_With_New_Logo.php |date=August 10, 2011 }}
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|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.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/court-throws-out-fcc-fine-against-abc-nypd-blue-37215 "Court Throws Out FCC Fine Against ABC For 'NYPD Blue'"], NextTV, 1/4/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107090900/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/461758-Court_Throws_Out_FCC_Fine_Against_ABC_For_NYPD_Blue_.php |date=January 7, 2011 }}

ESPN fires play-by-play announcer Ron Franklin for making derogatory remarks to colleague Jeannine Edwards during prep work for a December 31 telecast of the 2010 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.[https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/post/ESPN-pulls-announcer-for-calling-female-colleagu?urn=top-303299 "ESPN pulls announcer for calling female colleague 'sweet baby'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305041133/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/post/ESPN-pulls-announcer-for-calling-female-colleagu?urn=top-303299 |date=2016-03-05 }}, Yahoo.com (January 4, 2011)
5

|The 37th People's Choice Awards are aired from the Nokia Theatre on CBS.{{Cite web |last=Derschowitz |first=Jessica |date=2011-01-06 |title=People's Choice Awards 2011: List of Winners - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peoples-choice-awards-2011-list-of-winners/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}

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|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."{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/history-channel-pulls-kennedys-last-69529 |title=EXCLUSIVE: History Channel Pulls 'The Kennedys'; Says Controversial Miniseries 'Not a Fit' |last=Belloni |first=Matthew |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 7, 2011 |access-date=January 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108115449/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/history-channel-pulls-kennedys-last-69529 |archive-date=8 January 2011 |url-status=live}} The content of the 8-part multimillion-dollar project (produced in Canada in partnership with History's Canadian counterpart, History Television) had been the source of controversy; various sources claimed inaccuracies in the script,{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kennedy-tv-series-causing_n_464656 |title=Kennedy Series For 'History Channel' Called Inaccurate, Vindictive |first=Sam |last=Stein |work=HuffPost |date=February 16, 2010 |access-date=December 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107145213/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/16/kennedy-tv-series-causing_n_464656.html |archive-date=7 November 2010 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://whois.domaintools.com/stopkennedysmears.com |title=Whois Record For StopKennedySmears.com |access-date=December 18, 2010}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/arts/television/17kennedy.html?_r=1 |title=Even Before Filming, Kennedy Series Stirs Anger |last=Itzroff |first=Dave |work=The New York Times |date=February 16, 2010 |access-date=December 18, 2010}} 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.{{cite press release |url=http://www.muse.ca/4105/04_01_news_2.asp?news_id=354 |title=Muse Entertainment's Statement Regarding The Kennedys Miniseries |publisher=Muse Entertainment Enterprises |date=January 10, 2011 |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/article/920427--kennedys-director-says-they-always-made-requested-changes |title=Kennedys director stunned by decision not to air series |last=Brioux |first=Brian |work=Toronto Star |date=January 13, 2011 |access-date=January 15, 2011}} 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 (this after Showtime, Starz, FX, and Audience Network took a pass).[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/directv-passes-kennedys-74545 DirecTV Passes on 'The Kennedys'] The Hollywood Reporter January 24, 2011[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kennedys-miniseries-lands-home-air-95123 "'Kennedys' Miniseries Lands Home, Will Air on ReelzChannel"] from The Hollywood Reporter, 2/1/2011

Both Joan and Melissa Rivers announce that they will no longer do red carpet specials.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joan-rivers-red-carpet-reporting-69545 "Joan Rivers Says Her Red Carpet Reporting Days Are Over"] Hollywood Reporter (January 7, 2011)
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|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.[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/01/15/48411/twc-sinclair-come-to-retrans-deal TWC, Sinclair Come to Retrans Deal] TV News Check January 15, 2011 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.[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/02/02/48837/sinclair-twc-reach-retrans-deal "Sinclair, TWC Reach Retrans Deal"], from TVNewsCheck, 2/2/2011

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|Citing lack of air time, Marissa Jaret Winokur announces she will leave CBS' daytime series The Talk.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marissa-jaret-winokur-leaves-cbs-72548 "Marissa Jaret Winokur Leaves CBS' 'The Talk'"], from hollywoodreporter.com, 1/17/2011

Piers Morgan Tonight, the replacement for the long-running Larry King Live, debuts on CNN, with Oprah Winfrey as Morgan's first guest.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/live-feed/cnn-s-piers-morgan-debuts-72843 "Piers Morgan CNN Show Beats Larry King's Ratings by 200%"], from hollywoodreporter.com, 1/18/2011
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|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 (45 per year) 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.[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/01/18/48451/meredith-to-run-turners-wpch-atlanta "Meredith To Run Turner's WPCH Atlanta"], from TV Newschck, 1/18/2011[http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2011/01/18/changes-at-ptv-end-turners-braves-broadcast-production/ Changes at PTV end Turner's Braves broadcast production] Atlanta Journal-Constitution January 18, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207015424/http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2011/01/18/changes-at-ptv-end-turners-braves-broadcast-production/ |date=December 7, 2013 }}

After a lengthy review process, the FCC and Department of Justice approve (with conditions) Comcast's purchase of a controlling share of NBC Universal.[https://archive.today/20130204203906/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/01/18/48457/fcc-grants-comcastnbcu-with-conditions "FCC Grants Comcast-NBCU With Conditions"], from tvnewscheck.com, 1/18/2011 The deal officially closes before midnight on January 28, with Comcast owning 51% of NBCU and General Electric 49%.[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Comcast-to-take-over-NBC-apf-2894626151.html?x=0 "Comcast to take over NBC Universal at midnight"], from Associated Press via Yahoo! News, 1/28/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201183842/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Comcast-to-take-over-NBC-apf-2894626151.html?x=0 |date=February 1, 2011 }} GE completed a purchase of Vivendi's 12.3% share of NBCU on January 26.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/vivendi-exits-nbcu-111581 Vivendi Exits NBCU] NextTV January 26, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202060540/http://www.multichannel.com/article/463028-Vivendi_Exits_NBCU.php |date=February 2, 2011 }}
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|Houston PBS outlet KUHT announces that they will merge their operations with its FM sister station to become Houston Public Media.[http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/01-20-11-university-of-houston-to-merge-kuhf-and-channel-8-create-unified-houston-public-media/ "University of Houston to merge KUHF and Channel 8, creating unified Houston Public Media"] Culture Map Houston (January 20, 2011)

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.[http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/news/release/2011/0120.asp PTC Calls on Feds to Investigate "Skins" on MTV for Child Pornography and Exploitation ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124052115/http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/news/release/2011/0120.asp |date=2011-01-24 }} Parents Television Council Press Release January 20, 2011 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.[https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/taco-bell-pulls-ads-from-controversial-mtv-show-skins-amid-child-porn-accusations/ Taco Bell Pulls Ads From Controversial MTV Show 'Skins' Amid Child Porn Accusations] Fox News January 20, 2011 [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/taco-bell-pulls-ads-from-controversial-mtv-show-skins-amid-child-porn-accusations][https://www.tvguide.com/news/skins-wrigley-hrblock-1028194.aspx?rss=breakingnews Wrigley, H&R Block Pull Ads from Skins] TV Guide January 22, 2011[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/schick-sixth-company-pull-ads-75032 Schick is Sixth Company to Pull Ads from 'Skins'] The Hollywood Reporter January 24, 2011 MTV would cancel the show in June after one season.{{cite web |title=MTV cancels controversial 'Skins' |first=James |last=Hibberd |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/06/09/mtv-cancels-skins/ |work=ew.com |date=June 9, 2011 |access-date=June 9, 2011}}
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|Countdown with Keith Olbermann airs for the final time on MSNBC after its titular host abruptly departs the network.[http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/keith-olbermann-out-at-msnbc_b49553 Keith Olbermann out at MSNBC]. TV Newser. Retrieved 2011-01-21.

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|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 (R-Wisconsin 1st) and a Tea Party response by Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota 6th). CNN is the only major network to carry Bachmann's response live, during which she does not speak directly to the TV camera.[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/01/about-late-last-night-conan-and-the-daily-show-poke-fun-of-michelle-bachmann.html "About (Late) Last Night: 'Conan' and 'The Daily Show' poke fun at Michele Bachmann"], from the Show Tracker blog at latimes.com, 1/27/2011

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|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.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/charlie-sheen-entered-rehab-two-94182 "Charlie Sheen Has Entered Rehab; 'Two and a Half Men' on Hiatus"], from hollywoodreporter.com, 1/28/2011

=February=

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1

|FitTV rebrands as Discovery Fit & Health, reflecting the migration of programming from the former Discovery Health Channel since that network's conversion to Oprah Winfrey Network exactly one month earlier.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/discovery-health-lives-combining-fittv-362449 Discovery Health Lives On, Combining With FitTV] NextTV January 17, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121063536/http://www.multichannel.com/article/462528-Discovery_Health_Lives_On_Combining_With_FitTV.php |date=January 21, 2011 }}

2

|Several American reporters are attacked during the protests in Egypt: Anderson Cooper is kicked and punched, Katie Couric gets rocks thrown at her, and several others are harassed, held or beaten by the angry mobs.[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/egypt-us-reporters-journalists_n_818300 U.S. Reporters Attacked In Egypt: How You Can Help] HuffPost February 3, 2011

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|After ten weeks, Comcast SportsNet California and Dish Network end their carriage dispute, and the regional sports network is returned to the satellite provider.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/csn-california-returns-dish-after-10-week-absence-265371 CSN California Returns To Dish After 10-Week Absence] NextTV February 3, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206170849/http://www.multichannel.com/article/463451-CSN_California_Returns_To_Dish_After_10_Week_Absence.php |date=February 6, 2011 }}

Una Vez Mas purchases two Texas stations from the bankrupt Johnson Broadcasting, KNWS/Houston and KLDT/Dallas. The stations' call signs are respectively changed to KYAZ and KAZD, and their affiliations also change to Azteca America.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/una-vez-mas-completes-purchase-two-stations-42728 Una Vez Mas Completes Purchase of Two Stations] Broadcasting & Cable February 3, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207084739/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/463444-Una_Vez_Mas_Completes_Purchase_of_Two_Stations.php |date=February 7, 2011 }}
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|Viacom (the American company that owns Nickelodeon) becomes a co-owner of the Italian television studio Rainbow S.p.A. after purchasing a 30% stake.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/viacom-takes-stake-in-rainbow-1118031575/|title=Viacom takes stake in Rainbow|work=Variety|date=4 February 2011|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick}} Following the purchase, Nickelodeon collaborated with Rainbow on multiple shows, including Winx Club and Club 57.{{cite web|url=https://www.produ.com/noticias/iginio-straffi-de-rainbow-tuvimos-una-influencia-muy-importante-en-la-historia-de-club-57|title=Iginio Straffi de Rainbow: Tuvimos una influencia muy importante en la historia de Club 57 para garantizar su atractivo en Europa|work=Produ.com|date=20 November 2018|last=Ramos-Weiner|first=Maribel|language=es}}

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|The Green Bay Packers's 31–25 defeat of the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV attracts 111 million viewers, making the Fox broadcast the most-watched program in American TV history, surpassing the previous record of 106.5 million viewers for Super Bowl XLIV one year earlier.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/fox-counts-record-111-million-viewers-super-bowl-xlv-362345 Fox Counts Record 111 Million Viewers For Super Bowl XLV] NextTV February 7, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110212170847/http://www.multichannel.com/article/463606-Fox_Counts_Record_111_Million_Viewers_For_Super_Bowl_XLV.php |date=February 12, 2011 }}

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|Current TV announces that Keith Olbermann will join the network as its Chief News Officer and will have an equity stake in the network's parent company, Current Media. Olbermann will also anchor and executive produce a nighttime broadcast for the network. That show, which would start on June 20, bears the same name as his former MSNBC show, Countdown.

10

|Simon Cowell, a former American Idol judge and show founder of The X Factor, based on the British series of the same name, announced that the show's grand prize would include a US$5 million prize package with a recording contract, billed as its biggest prize in reality-competition.

11

|Fox Entertainment Group announces that its MyNetwork TV service has been renewed for three more years, through 2014.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/exclusive-mynetwork-tv-gets-renewal-111621 EXCLUSIVE: MyNetwork TV Gets Renewal], NextTV, February 11, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213093423/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/463804-EXCLUSIVE_MyNetwork_TV_Gets_Renewal.php |date=February 13, 2011 }}

13

|Sony, IMAX and Discovery Communications launch 3net, a new 3DTV channel.[https://press.discovery.com/us/3n/press-releases/2011/sony-discovery-and-imax-launch-3net-247-3d-te-1140/ Sony, Discovery and IMAX to Launch 3net, the 24/7 3D Television Network, in the U.S. February 13, 2011 on DIRECTV] DirecTV Press Release February 10, 2011

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|Disney Channel's daily morning program block for preschoolers, Playhouse Disney, rebrands as Disney Jr., as part of the network's plan to establish Disney Junior as a stand-alone network in 2012 (replacing SOAPNet). That same day, Jake and the Never Land Pirates premiered.{{cite web|url=https://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/11/05/disney-junior-to-debut-in-february-2011-on-disney-channel/70987|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107005503/https://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/11/05/disney-junior-to-debut-in-february-2011-on-disney-channel/70987|last=Gorman|first=Bill|title=Disney Junior to Debut In February 2011 on Disney Channel|work=TV by the Numbers|date=November 5, 2010|archive-date=November 7, 2010}}

ESPN 3D is upgraded to a 24-hour channel.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/ces-espn-3d-go-24-hour-valentines-day-37224 CES: ESPN 3D To Go 24-Hour On Valentine's Day] NextTV January 4, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615231329/http://www.multichannel.com/article/461806-CES_ESPN_3D_To_Go_24_Hour_On_Valentine_s_Day.php |date=June 15, 2011 }}
Time Warner Cable announces the formation of two new Southern California-based regional sports networks named TWC SportsNet and TWC Deportes (one in English, one in Spanish) that would launch in 2012. The networks would serve as exclusive local TV homes of basketball's Los Angeles Lakers for 20 years beginning with the 2012–2013 NBA season.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/time-warner-scores-la-lakers-regional-sports-network-rights-37488 Time Warner Scores L.A. Lakers Regional Sports Network Rights] NextTV February 14, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218064927/https://www.multichannel.com/article/463936-Time_Warner_Scores_L_A_Lakers_Regional_Sports_Network_Rights_.php |date=February 18, 2011 }}
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|The Watson computer built by IBM competes on the game show Jeopardy! and defeats two well-known Jeopardy! champions, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.[https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/02/17/businessinsider-ibms-watson-may-have-accomplished-the-impossible-2011-2.DTL IBM's Watson May Have Accomplished The Impossible (IBM)] San Francisco Chronicle February 17, 2011

20

|Xfinity 3D, a Comcast-owned 24-hour 3DTV channel, commences programming with coverage of the 2011 Heritage Classic.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/comcast-launch-24-hour-xfinity-3d-channel-37508 To Launch 24-Hour 'Xfinity 3D' Channel] NextTV February 17, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221012516/http://www.multichannel.com/article/464122-Comcast_To_Launch_24_Hour_Xfinity_3D_Channel.php |date=February 21, 2011 }}

22

|NBC announces deals to broadcast all three races in the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing—the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes—through 2015. The deals reunite all three Triple Crown races on NBC for the first time since 2005, and will also include coverage on Versus of the races' Friday and Saturday undercards, including the Kentucky Oaks and Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. (ABC had aired the Belmont since 2006, while the undercards had aired on ESPN for several years.)[http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2011/02/22/triple-crown-nbc-derby-preakness-belmont.aspx "Triple Crown reunited on NBC through 2015"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224063428/http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2011/02/22/triple-crown-nbc-derby-preakness-belmont.aspx |date=2011-02-24 }}, from Thoroughbred Times, 2/22/2011

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|A unique daytime-primetime crossover airs involving ABC's All My Children and TV Land's Hot in Cleveland: the premise involves Wendie Malick's Cleveland character, Victoria Chase, landing a bit role on AMC as a housekeeper. Malick (as Victoria) appears on the AMC broadcast of the 24th; AMC castmembers Susan Lucci, Darnell Williams and Michael E. Knight appear on Cleveland's episode of the 23rd.[http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2011/01/innovative-crossover-event-in.php "Innovative Crossover Event in the Works for Hit Sitcom and Daytime Soap"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108184503/http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2011/01/innovative-crossover-event-in.php |date=2011-01-08 }}, TV Week, January 5, 2011

24

|Following a series of angry public rants by star Charlie Sheen, including comments directed at his employers, CBS and Warner Bros. announce that production on Two and a Half Men will be canceled for the remainder of the season.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/warner-bros-fires-charlie-sheen-37597 "Warner Bros. Fires Charlie Sheen,"] NextTV 3/7/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311092829/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/464922-Warner_Bros_Fires_Charlie_Sheen.php |date=March 11, 2011 }}

25

|CNN announces that Parker Spitzer co-host Kathleen Parker will leave the show to concentrate on writing her syndicated news column (though she will continue to be a CNN contributor). On February 28, the show is revamped and retitled In the Arena, with sole host Eliot Spitzer presiding over roundtable discussions with journalists and contributors.[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kathleen-parker-dropped-f_n_828338 "Kathleen Parker DROPPED From 'Parker Spitzer'; 'In The Arena,' New Spitzer 'Ensemble' Show, Announced"] HuffPost February 25, 2011

26

|The seventh season of Game Show Network's High Stakes Poker premieres, with a 3D television simulcast on N3D, the first for a serial program.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/gsns-high-stakes-poker-joins-directv-3d-channel-362344 GSN's 'High Stakes Poker' Joins DirecTV 3D Channel] NextTV February 7, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211175027/http://www.multichannel.com/article/463610-GSN_s_High_Stakes_Poker_Joins_DirecTV_3D_Channel.php |date=February 11, 2011 }}

=March=

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|Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based Carlisle One Media, Inc. announces an agreement to purchase WZMY-TV/Derry, New Hampshire from ShootingStar Broadcasting of New England.{{Cite web|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/ex-senate-candidate-buying-wzmy-boston/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915083433/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/49565/exsenate-candidate-buying-wzmy-boston|title=Ex-Senate Candidate Buying WZMY Boston|date=March 4, 2011|website=TV News Check|archive-date=2012-09-15}} The deal for the MyNetworkTV and Universal Sports station, which is operated by New Age Media, would close in May, when the station changes call sign to WBIN-TV.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/wzmy-sells-925m-42895 "WZMY Sells for $9.25M,"] NextTV, 5/18/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524001902/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468458-WZMY_Sells_for_9_25M.php |date=May 24, 2011 }}

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|Twenty-seven stations owned and operated by LIN TV Corporation that serve 17 markets vanish from Dish Network at midnight after the two companies fail to reach a retransmission consent deal. The stations are restored by March 13, when the companies reach a new deal.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/dish-lin-reach-retrans-deal-301565 Dish, LIN Reach Retrans Deal] NextTV March 13, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317102227/http://www.multichannel.com/article/465166-Dish_LIN_Reach_Retrans_Deal.php |date=March 17, 2011 }}

The 42nd NAACP Image Awards are aired from the Shrine Auditorium on Fox.{{Cite web |last=Abrams |first=Rachel |date=2011-03-05 |title=Tyler Perry tops Image Awards |url=https://variety.com/2011/biz/news/tyler-perry-tops-image-awards-1118033387/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
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|After a week of interviews in which he continues criticizing his employers, but also appears at times rambling and incoherent, Charlie Sheen is fired from Two and a Half Men.

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|Aflac fires Gilbert Gottfried as the voice of its Aflac Duck after his comments on Twitter about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan three days prior are deemed insensitive by the press.[https://ew.com/article/2011/03/14/gilbert-gottfriend-aflc-cut-ties/ "Gilbert Gottfried is fired by Aflac"] Entertainment Weekly March 14, 2011

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|The 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament begins play, as does a multi-year broadcast partnership with CBS Sports and Turner Sports that will allow, for the first time, nationwide broadcasts of all tournament games in their entirety on CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV (it's the first sports programming for the latter network, which is known for true crime and reality programming).{{cite web |last=Gorman |first=Bill |date=April 22, 2010 |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/22/ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-expands-to-68-teams-cbs-adds-turner-to-television-team/49412 |title=NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Expands To 68 Teams; CBS Adds Turner To Television Team |website=TV by the Numbers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501012528/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/22/ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-expands-to-68-teams-cbs-adds-turner-to-television-team/49412 |archive-date=2010-05-01}}

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|Netflix announces a deal with Media Rights Capital for North American distribution of the original drama series House of Cards, which will premiere on the online and video distribution service in late 2012.[http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/netflix-gets-into-the-tv-business-with-fincher-deal/ "Netflix Gets Into the TV Business With Fincher Deal,"] from The New York Times, 3/18/2011 It is Netflix's first announced foray into distributing original episodic content. (Lilyhammer would be Netflix's first original show, debuting in February 2012.)

As part of an effort to end state funding of South Carolina ETV and turn over operations to private interests, South Carolina Republican Governor Nikki Haley replaces the entire board of directors that oversee the radio/TV network.{{cite web |url=http://www.radio-info.com/news/south-carolina-governor-replaces-the-entire-public-broadcasting-board |title=South Carolina Governor replaces the entire public broadcasting board |date=March 18, 2011 |work=Radio-Info.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325064023/http://www.radio-info.com/news/south-carolina-governor-replaces-the-entire-public-broadcasting-board |archive-date=March 25, 2011 }}
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|Tribune-owned CW affiliate KIAH/Houston converts its hour-long 5 and 9 p.m. evening newscasts to NewsFix, a new format that de-emphasizes the traditional use of anchors and reporters, uses voiceover narration (by local radio personality Greg Onofrio) for continuity, and emphasizes visual storytelling, including graphics and camerawork.[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/03/14/49774/kiah-set-to-launch-anchorless-newscast "KIAH Set To Launch Anchorless Newscast,"] TVNewsCheck, March 14, 2011.

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|A court-appointed receiver approves the sale of insolvent WLNE-TV/New Bedford, Massachusetts to Citadel Communications. Citadel, whose purchase attempt gained the approval of ABC (of which WLNE is an affiliate), close on the sale on June 1.[http://blogs.wpri.com/2011/03/22/nys-citadel-buys-abc-6-as-judge-accepts-4m-bid/ NY's Citadel buys ABC 6 as judge accepts $4M cash] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728102446/http://blogs.wpri.com/2011/03/22/nys-citadel-buys-abc-6-as-judge-accepts-4m-bid/ |date=2011-07-28 }} WPRI March 22, 2011[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/06/01/51609/citadel-closes-on--wlne-providence "Citadel Closes On WLNE Providence,"] from TVNewsCheck, 6/1/2011

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|Amanda Knox, an American woman who was appealing her conviction of the 2007 murder of her roommate in Italy, filed an injunction to block a television film based on her case from airing on Italian television, claiming the movie (which premiered in the U.S. on Lifetime on February 22) left her "exploited" and "very disturbed." Knox also sought to block the film from running on the internet. YouTube has obliged by removing clips of and references to the movie from its website.[https://abcnews.go.com/International/amanda-knox-lifetime-movie-blocked-tv-internet/story?id=13214549 "Amanda Knox Pleads With Judge to Block Lifetime Movie From TV and Internet,"] from ABCNews.com, 3/24/2011 On October 4, an Italian jury overturned her conviction and Knox was freed. As a result, Lifetime announced that it will alter the TV movie to reflect the outcome.[http://www.eonline.com/news/amanda_knox_tv_movie_gets_happier_ending/267464 "Amanda Knox TV Movie Gets a Happier Ending!"] from E! online (October 5, 2011)

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|BBC World News America moves from BBC America to sister network BBC World News and is shortened from 60 to 30 minutes. The move is part of an effort to expand BBC News' U.S. operations (including efforts to increase cable/satellite carriage of BBC World News in the U.S.), as well as to more clearly define BBC America as an entertainment channel ( WNA still airs on several public television stations).[https://www.nexttv.com/news/bbc-world-news-america-shifts-bbc-world-news-37515 "'BBC World News America' Shifts to BBC World News,"] NextTV, 2/18/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219151243/http://www.multichannel.com/article/464159-_BBC_World_News_America_Shifts_To_BBC_World_News.php |date=February 19, 2011 }}

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|AMC announces that the new season of Mad Men, its fifth, will be delayed into early 2012, the side effect of ongoing contract negotiations between AMC, Lions Gate Entertainment, and series creator/producer Matthew Weiner. Weiner would ink a deal to continue as Mad Men showrunner on March 31.[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/466087-Weiner_Signs_Onto_Mad_Men_For_Seasons_Five_and_Six.php "Weiner Signs Onto 'Mad Men' For Seasons Five and Six,"] from Broadcasting & Cable, 3/31/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404193750/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/466087-Weiner_Signs_Onto_Mad_Men_For_Seasons_Five_and_Six.php |date=April 4, 2011 }}

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|Avoiding a blackout, LIN TV Corporation reaches a retransmission deal with cable provider Cox Communications, covering 9 LIN stations in 5 markets.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/cox-lin-tv-retrans-deal-111770 "Cox, LIN TV in Retrans Deal,"] NextTV, 3/30/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402062540/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466010-Cox_LIN_TV_in_Retrans_Deal.php |date=April 2, 2011 }}

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|New York City-based regional sports network SNY announces they are in a carriage dispute with Dish Network.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/sny-yes-face-contract-expiration-satellite-providers-327845 SNY, YES Face Contract Expiration With Satellite Providers] NextTV March 31, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404131110/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466089-SNY_YES_Face_Contract_Expiration_With_Satellite_Providers.php |date=April 4, 2011 }} The dispute comes to light the same day as the 2011 Major League Baseball season commences play (SNY is the cable home of the New York Mets). SNY was later removed from Dish Network,[https://www.nexttv.com/news/sny-goes-dark-dish-301560 SNY Goes Dark On Dish] NextTV April 1, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404131137/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466103-SNY_Goes_Dark_On_Dish.php |date=April 4, 2011 }} prompting SNY to take out ads attacking the satellite TV company, and encouraging their customers to switch providers.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/sny-takes-hacks-dish-multimedia-ad-campaign-290657 SNY Takes Hacks At Dish With Multimedia Ad Campaign] NextTV April 6, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410060258/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466432-SNY_Takes_Hacks_At_Dish_With_Multimedia_Ad_Campaign.php |date=April 10, 2011 }}

Another New York City based regional sports network YES Network (cable home of the New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets) informed DirecTV customers of a carriage dispute, which would have resulted in a loss of the channel beginning April 2. After a week of good faith negotiations and a temporary agreement that allowed the channel to remain on DirecTV for another six days,[https://www.nexttv.com/news/yes-directv-extend-carriage-negotiations-301559 YES, DirecTV Extend Carriage Negotiations] NextTV April 2, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408161149/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466165-YES_DirecTV_Extend_Carriage_Negotiations.php |date=April 8, 2011 }} a new long-term carriage agreement was reached on April 7 with no interruption of service.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/yes-directv-connect-renewal-pact-327821 YES, DirecTV Connect On Renewal Pact] NextTV April 7, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410060321/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466502-YES_DirecTV_Connect_On_Renewal_Pact.php |date=April 10, 2011 }}
Time Warner Cable removes 12 cable networks owned by Discovery Communications, Fox Cable Networks and Viacom from its iPad streaming video app after the companies complain their addition on the app was a violation of their distribution agreements with TWC. Animal Planet, FX, and MTV are among the networks removed from the app.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/time-warner-cable-yanks-12-networks-ipad-app-48254 "Time Warner Cable Yanks 12 Networks From iPad App,"] NextTV March 31, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402202318/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466080-Time_Warner_Cable_Yanks_12_Networks_From_iPad_App.php |date=April 2, 2011 }} The next day it replaces them with 17 new channels, among them those owned by The Walt Disney Company, NBC Universal, and AMC Networks.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/twc-adds-17-new-channels-ipad-app-overnight-48258 TWC Adds 17 New Channels To iPad App Overnight] NextTV April 1, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404055333/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466104-TWC_Adds_17_New_Channels_To_iPad_App_Overnight.php |date=April 4, 2011 }}

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|Four Fox Sports Net-affiliated regional sports networks serving Pittsburgh, the Pacific Northwest, the Rocky Mountains and Utah, adopt a new branding, Root Sports. The networks, all owned by DirecTV Sports Networks, continue programming relationships with FSN as well as their own local team contracts.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/root-sports-launch-april-1-111784 "Root Sports to Launch April 1,"] NextTV, 3/31/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406003359/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/466082-Root_Sports_to_Launch_April_1.php |date=April 6, 2011 }}

Citing the station's lack of financial viability, the owners of Orlando PBS affiliate WMFE-TV announce that the station will be sold. The buyer is religious broadcaster Daystar, who plans to eventually change WMFE to a Daystar station upon FCC approval.[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-xpm-2011-04-01-os-wmfe-sale-20110401-story.html "WMFE sale: Dallas religious broadcaster is the buyer,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405234346/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/04/wmfe-sale-dallas-religious-broadcaster-is-the-buyer.html |date=2011-04-05 }} Orlando Sentinel, 4/3/2011[https://archive.today/20130130210007/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/os-pbs-ucf-20110526,0,1954336.story "PBS to play on WUCF in Orlando,"] from Orlando Sentinel, 5/26/2011
SJL Broadcasting completes its reacquisition of WJRT-TV/Flint and WTVG/Toledo from ABC.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/exclusive-new-gms-former-abc-oos-flint-toledo-42813 Exclusive: New GMs For Former ABC O&Os in Flint, Toledo] NextTV March 31, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404053016/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/466051-Exclusive_New_GMs_For_Former_ABC_O_Os_in_Flint_Toledo.php |date=April 4, 2011 }}
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|Elton John hosts Saturday Night Live and is the musical guest as well. It was John's first appearance on the NBC show in almost 30 years.{{cite web |last1=Halperin |first1=Shirley |title=Elton John To Host 'Saturday Night Live' (Updated) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/elton-john-host-saturday-night-162346/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=February 28, 2011}}

The 2011 Kids' Choice Awards are aired on Nickelodeon at the Galen Center.{{Cite web |last=Yuan |first=Annie |date=2011-04-02 |title=Justin Bieber, ‘The Karate Kid’ Win Big at Kids’ Choice Awards 2011 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/justin-bieber-karate-kid-win-174129/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
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|In an effort to expand its programming beyond college athletics, CBS College Sports Network rebrands as CBS Sports Network.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/cbs-sports-network-tips-rebrand-april-4-37492 CBS Sports Network Tips Off Rebrand April 4] NextTV February 15, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219124530/http://www.multichannel.com/article/463977-Updated_CBS_Tips_Off_College_Sports_Rebrand_April_4.php |date=February 19, 2011 }}

Cablevision unveils its own iPad app, featuring 300 live channels streaming over its own proprietary Advanced Digital Cable network.[https://archive.today/20120714035311/http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20050051-93.html?tag=topTechContentWrap;editorPicks "Cablevision unveils iPad app,"] from CNET News, 4/4/2011 In response, YES Network claims its inclusion on the app is a violation of their distribution agreement.[http://www.multichannel.com/article/466285-YES_Says_Cablevision_s_iPad_App_Is_Unauthorized.php YES Says Cablevision's iPad App Is Unauthorized] Multichannel News April 4, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408161713/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466285-YES_Says_Cablevision_s_iPad_App_Is_Unauthorized.php |date=April 8, 2011 }} Viacom files a similar complaint on April 7.[http://www.multichannel.com/article/466526-Viacom_Cablevision_Has_Seized_Rights_It_Does_Not_Have_With_iPad_App.php Viacom: Cablevision Has 'Seized' Rights It Does Not Have With iPad App] Multichannel News April 8, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411173337/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466526-Viacom_Cablevision_Has_Seized_Rights_It_Does_Not_Have_With_iPad_App.php |date=April 11, 2011 }}
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|Dish Network buys bankrupt video rental chain Blockbuster Inc. for $320 million at auction.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/ergen-s-blockbuster-victory-265103 "Ergen's Blockbuster Victory"] from NextTV April 6, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410054545/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466367-Dish_Wins_Blockbuster_Auction.php |date=April 10, 2011 }}

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|Fox News Channel and Glenn Beck announce that Beck's self-titled show will end later in the year (June 30 would be its final airing), although Beck plans to develop new content for the network.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/glenn-beck-leaving-fox-news-show-37740 "Glenn Beck Leaving Fox News Show,"] NextTV, 4/6/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408225218/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/466392-Glenn_Beck_Leaving_Fox_News_Show.php |date=April 8, 2011 }}[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/469096-Beck_s_Last_Day_at_FNC_is_June_30.php Beck's Last Day at FNC is June 30] Broadcasting & Cable June 2, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007083358/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/469096-Beck_s_Last_Day_at_FNC_is_June_30.php |date=October 7, 2012 }}

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|Nexstar Broadcasting Group announces its purchase of CBS affiliates WFRV-TV/Green Bay and WJMN-TV/Marquette, a deal that would close on July 2. It also reveals its intentions for a separate local newscast on the latter station, which currently simulcasts news from the former.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/exclusive-nexstar-plans-local-news-marquette-cbs-42825 Exclusive: Nexstar Plans Local News for Marquette CBS] NextTV April 7, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411013936/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/466481-Exclusive_Nexstar_Plans_Local_News_for_Marquette_CBS.php |date=April 11, 2011 }}

WWE announces its plans to launch its own 24-hour cable channel in 2012.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/wwe-pins-down-rebranding-efforts-111813 WWE Pins Down Rebranding Efforts] NextTV April 7, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410075216/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466457-WWE_Pins_Down_Rebranding_Efforts.php |date=April 10, 2011 }}
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|Hearst Corporation announces it will purchase a stake in reality producer Mark Burnett's eponymous production company.[https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/hearst-buys-stake-in-mark-burnett-prods/ "Hearst Buys Stake In Mark Burnett Prods,"] from TVNewsCheck, 4/11/2011

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|Wheel of Fortune introduced a gameplay element in which picking up two such car plates would win a car. The debut featured was in a form similar to the Million Dollar Wedge (with the car plate sandwiched between two $500 spaces), and it would become a permanent format starting September 26 (which now became regular car plates covering a full wedge), until its retirement at the end of the 36th season.

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|ABC announces the cancellation of two of its long-running daytime dramas—All My Children, which will end its 41-year run in September, and One Life to Live, whose 43-year run will end in January 2012. Both shows will be replaced by lifestyle and talk programming.[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/04/14/iconic-shows-all-my-children-and-one-life-to-live-will-broadcast-their-final-episodes-in-september-2011-and-january-2012-respectively- "Iconic Shows "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" Will Broadcast Their Final Episodes in September 2011 and January 2012, Respectively"] from The Futon Critic, 4/14/2011 The moves will leave General Hospital as ABC's last remaining daytime drama.

Cellular phone company Verizon Wireless announces it will phase out its famous "Can You Hear Me Now?" campaign. The catchphrase had been uttered on Verizon commercials since 2002 by the "Verizon Test Guy" (actor Paul Marcarelli), who last appeared in February promos for Verizon's iPhone 4.[https://tv.yahoo.com/blog/verizon-phases-out-can-you-hear-me-now-guy--2754 Verizon Phases Out 'Can You Hear Me Now?' Guy] Yahoo!/THR April 14, 2011
The studios of NBC affiliate WDIV-TV/Detroit are evacuated after a suspicious package is left in the station foyer. Though no explosives are discovered, the scare forces the station's 11 p.m. newscast to be delayed by 15 minutes.[http://www.detnews.com/article/20110415/METRO01/104150404/1361/Suspect-arrested-after-bomb-scare-at-WDIV-TV "Suspect arrested after bomb scare at WDIV-TV,"] from Detroit News, 4/15/2011{{dead link|date=May 2015}}
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|In protest over ABC's cancellation of All My Children and One Life to Live, floor care company Hoover announces it will pull all advertising from the network as of April 22 and start a campaign to save both shows.[https://deadline.com/2011/04/hoover-pulls-abc-advertising-in-protest-over-cancelations-of-soaps-amc-oltl-123834/ "Hoover Pulls ABC Advertising...,"] from deadline.com, 4/18/2011

GSN, ESPN, and Fox Sports Net begin to pare down or cancel airings of poker broadcasts and poker website advertising in the wake of United States v. Scheinberg, in which websites Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars are seized by federal authorities. ESPN and FSN would pull broadcasts of PokerStars-sponsored events, while GSN would reduce the number of weekly airings of High Stakes Poker, airing them without any mentions of poker website sponsorship.Davis, Alex (2011-04-22). [http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/gsn-cuts-back-on-poker-in-wake-of-government-crackdown/ GSN cuts back on poker in wake of government crackdown]. buzzerblog.com. Retrieved 2011-04-22. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423115139/http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/gsn-cuts-back-on-poker-in-wake-of-government-crackdown/ |date=April 23, 2011 }}[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-19/poker-world-series-to-air-in-july-after-sponsors-indicted.html "Poker 'World Series' to Air in July as Scheduled After Sponsors Indicted,"] from Bloomberg News, 4/19/2011
George Gray, former host of the syndicated version of The Weakest Link, officially becomes the fourth announcer of CBS's The Price Is Right.{{cite web |url=http://gameshows.about.com/b/2011/04/18/the-price-is-right-has-a-new-announcer.htm |title=Carrie Grosvenor The Price is Right Has a New Announcer |last=Grosvenor |first=Carrie |date=April 18, 2011 |work=About.com |access-date=April 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516011919/http://gameshows.about.com/b/2011/04/18/the-price-is-right-has-a-new-announcer.htm |archive-date=2011-05-16 |url-status=dead }}{{unreliable source?|date=September 2013}}
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|NBC Sports and the National Hockey League reach a new 10-year broadcast deal, running through the 2020–2021 season. The new deal will include national broadcasts of all Stanley Cup playoff games on NBC or sister channel Versus.[http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=560238 "NHL, NBC sign record-setting 10-year TV deal,"] from NHL.com, 4/19/2011

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|20th Television announces that it will develop a new talk show for Ricki Lake, which will debut in September 2012.[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/467085-EXCLUSIVE_Ricki_Lake_Returning_to_Daytime.php "EXCLUSIVE: Ricki Lake Returning to Daytime,"] from Broadcasting & Cable (April 20, 2011)

Dave Willis announces that after 10 years on air, the title Aqua Teen Hunger Force, the longest running series on Cartoon Network's program block Adult Swim, would officially be changed to Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1. The first official episode of the series to premiere as an Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 eventually aired on May 8, 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://video.adultswim.com/press-releases/athf-aups1-press-release.html |title=ATHF: AUPS1 Press Release |access-date=2011-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807112846/http://video.adultswim.com/press-releases/athf-aups1-press-release.html |archive-date=2011-08-07 |url-status=dead }}
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|DirecTV launches its Home Premiere pay-per-view service, which allows subscribers to watch movies only 60 days after their theatrical release at a price of $29.99 each.[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/467039-DirecTV_to_Start_Home_Premiere_April_21.php DirecTV to Start "Home Premiere" April 21] Broadcasting & Cable April 19, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007083420/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/467039-DirecTV_to_Start_Home_Premiere_April_21.php |date=October 7, 2012 }}

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|Public broadcasting station KCET/Los Angeles, beset by drops in ratings and revenues after disaffiliating with PBS, announces it will sell its longtime Sunset Boulevard studios to the Church of Scientology.[https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2011-apr-26-la-fi-kcet-scientology-20110426-story.html "KCET sells Sunset studio to Church of Scientology,"] from Los Angeles Times, 4/26/2011 In June, KCET would announce plans to move to a smaller studio in suburban Burbank by April 2012.[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-fi-kcet-20110621,0,7460802.story?track=rss "KCET to move to Burbank studio,"] from Los Angeles Times, 6/21/2011

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|The first season of the singing reality-competition The Voice, based on the Netherlands' show of the same name, premieres on NBC.

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|NBC affiliate WALB in Albany, Georgia begins airing ABC programming on WALB-DT2, marking ABC's first full-time affiliate in Albany since the demise of WVGA (now CBS affiliate WSWG) in 1992. This also gives Albany in-market affiliates of all four major commercial networks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/raycom-launch-abc-walb-2-42627|title=Raycom To Launch ABC on WALB .2|first=Michael|last=Malone|website=NextTV|date=19 November 2010 }}

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|The CW names Mark Pedowitz as its new president, replacing Dawn Ostroff, who left the network at the end of May.[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/04/28/50884/mark-pedowitz-named-new-cw-president "Mark Pedowitz Named New CW President,"] from TVNewsCheck, 4/28/2011

In a "supersized" episode (from 30 to 50 minutes), Steve Carell makes his last appearance as a regular on The Office.[https://ew.com/article/2011/04/11/steve-carell-final-office/ "NBC supersizes Steve Carell's final 'Office' episode,"] from Entertainment Weekly April 11, 2011
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|An estimated 22.8 million viewers in 18.6 million American households watch live coverage from Great Britain of the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, which airs in the U.S. at 6 a.m. (EDT).[https://ew.com/article/2011/04/30/royal-wedding-ratings/ "Ratings: Millions watched Royal Wedding; ceremony draws more households than Charles and Diana"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106055618/https://ew.com/article/2011/04/30/royal-wedding-ratings/ |date=2021-11-06 }} from Entertainment Weekly (April 30, 2011)

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|In an interview with 60 Minutes colleague Scott Pelley, CBS' Lara Logan recounts her sexual assault by male protestors in Cairo's Tahrir Square while covering the Egyptian protests the previous February.[http://watching-tv.ew.com/2011/05/01/lara-logan-60-minutes-rape-assault/ "Lara Logan's '60 Minutes' interview..."] from ew.com, 5/1/2011

A special crossover storyline involving Family Guy, The Cleveland Show and American Dad! is pulled by Fox in the wake of a recent series of devastating storms and tornadoes that destroyed portions of the Southeastern United States. The planned episodes had the characters in all three shows bracing for a hurricane that was headed their way. The episodes later aired October 2, 2011.[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/29/fox-pulls-hurricane-crossover-family-guy-cleveland-show-american-dad-episodes-sunday-for-repeats/90996 "Fox Pulls Hurricane Crossover 'Family Guy,' 'Cleveland Show,' & 'American Dad' Episodes Sunday For Repeats"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501064856/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/29/fox-pulls-hurricane-crossover-family-guy-cleveland-show-american-dad-episodes-sunday-for-repeats/90996 |date=2011-05-01 }} from zap2it (April 29, 2011)
The major networks break into prime time programming to report the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces in Pakistan, which is confirmed by a late night (11:30PM ET) address from the White House by President Obama.{{cite news |author=Obama, President Barack |title=Obama's Remarks on bin Laden's Killing |date=May 2, 2011 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/world/middleeast/02obama-text.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505223604/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/world/middleeast/02obama-text.html |archive-date=May 5, 2011 |url-status=live }}
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|Dish Network and EchoStar announce that it will pay TiVo $500 million to settle their seven-year-long patent infringement battle over DVR technology used by Dish.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/dish-echostar-will-pay-tivo-500-million-settle-patent-litigation-111914 "Dish, EchoStar Will Pay TiVo $500 Million To Settle Patent Litigation,"] NextTV May 2, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504191321/http://www.multichannel.com/article/467558-Dish_EchoStar_Will_Pay_TiVo_500_Million_To_Settle_Patent_Litigation.php |date=May 4, 2011 }}

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|An estimate released by Nielsen indicates that the number of households with television sets will decrease in 2012 for the first time in 20 years.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110505230559/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42879850/ns/business-us_business/ "TV ownership falls for the first time in 20 years, Nielsen says,"] from MSNBC, 5/3/2011

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|The soon-to-be Pac-12 Conference announces a broadcast deal with ESPN and Fox Sports that goes into effect in 2012. The agreement will feature game broadcasts on ESPN's and Fox's sister networks (including ABC and FX), as well as their sharing broadcast duties for the conference's football and men's basketball championships on an alternating basis.[http://www.pac-10.org/News/tabid/863/Article/225167/pac-12-announces-landmark-media-rights-deal-with-espn-fox-sports-media-group.aspx "Pac-12 Announces Landmark Media Rights Deal..."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621104828/http://pac-10.org/News/tabid/863/Article/225167/pac-12-announces-landmark-media-rights-deal-with-espn-fox-sports-media-group.aspx |date=2011-06-21 }} from the Pac-12 website, 5/4/2011

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|Judy McGrath announces her resignation as chairman/CEO of MTV Networks.[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/467823-MTV_s_McGrath_Stepping_Down.php "MTV's McGrath Stepping Down,"] from Broadcasting & Cable, 5/5/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509083606/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/467823-MTV_s_McGrath_Stepping_Down.php |date=May 9, 2011 }}

Fox News Channel ends the contracts of two of its political contributors, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum. Both men, who were suspended by Fox on March 2, failed to meet a network-imposed May 1 deadline for their decisions on not running for president. (Gingrich would formally declare his candidacy on May 11, Santorum on June 6.)[http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0511/Fox_ends_contracts_of_Gingrich_Santorum.html "Fox ends contracts of Gingrich, Santorum,"] from Politico, 5/5/2011
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|Oprah Winfrey Network CEO Christina Norman is dismissed and replaced on an interim basis by Peter Liguori, the chief operating officer of OWN's co-owner Discovery Communications.[http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/christina-norman-dismissed-as-chief-of-own/?hpw "Christina Norman Dismissed as Chief of OWN,"] from The New York Times Media Decoder blog, 5/6/2011 Winfrey would move into the CEO position in the fall.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/winfrey-ceo-her-own-361753 Winfrey: A CEO Of Her OWN] NextTV July 13, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723153208/http://www.multichannel.com/article/470906-Winfrey_A_CEO_Of_Her_OWN.php |date=July 23, 2011 }}

Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) acquires KTBU/Conroe, Texas from USFR Media Group for $16 million. Upon the completion of the sale, KTBU will join SBS-TV.{{cite news |title=Spanish Broadcasting System pays $16 million for a TV station in Houston |url=http://www.radio-info.com/news/spanish-broadcasting-system-pays-16-million-for-a-tv-station-in-houston |access-date=May 7, 2011 |newspaper=Radio-Info.com |date=May 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511223045/http://www.radio-info.com/news/spanish-broadcasting-system-pays-16-million-for-a-tv-station-in-houston |archive-date=May 11, 2011 }}{{Cite web |url=http://news.morningstar.com/all/ViewNews.aspx?article=/GNW/221237_univ.xml |title=Globe Newswire Press Release: "Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. to Acquire Houston Television Station", May 6, 2011. |access-date=May 9, 2011 |archive-date=January 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104205558/http://news.morningstar.com/all/ViewNews.aspx?article=/GNW/221237_univ.xml |url-status=dead }}
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|With contract negotiations finishing at the last minute, Paula Abdul formally joins the judging panel on Fox's The X Factor for this date's taping of the first judging session.[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110509/ap_en_tv/us_tv_x_factor_abdul "Paula and Simon reunite on 'The X Factor,'"] from Associated Press via Yahoo! News, 5/8/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513152647/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110509/ap_en_tv/us_tv_x_factor_abdul |date=May 13, 2011 }}

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|CBS announces that Ashton Kutcher will replace the fired Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men when new episodes resume in the fall.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/official-ashton-kutcher-joins-two-and-half-men-37922 Official: Ashton Kutcher Joins 'Two and a Half Men'] NextTV May 13, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518043513/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468226-Official_Ashton_Kutcher_Joins_Two_and_a_Half_Men_.php |date=May 18, 2011 }}

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|At the closing of his weekly Fox News program, Mike Huckabee announces that he will not run for President of the United States in 2012.[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/huckabee-opts-against-2012-white-house-bid/ Huckabee Opts Against 2012 White House Bid] Fox News Channel May 15, 2011

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|After four attempts in Survivor, Rob Mariano emerged as the sole survivor on the twenty-second season of Survivor; at 117 days of participation, he surpassed Parvati Shallow's record of 114 days as the longest played player in the show's history at the time of the finale. As of his fifth played season in Winners at War, Mariano played a cumulative 152 days (excluding his involvement in Island of the Idols), surpassing Ozzy Lusth's 127 which was surpassed during Game Changers six years later.

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|After seriously flirting with the idea for months, businessman and The Apprentice host Donald Trump announces that he will not run for President of the United States in 2012.[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/05/16/51262/donald-trump-wont-run-for-president "Donald Trump Won't Run For President,"] from Associated Press via TVNewsCheck, 5/16/2011 Eight months later on December 23, Trump switches his party affiliation from Republican to Independent due to a possible opening to enter the race as a third-party candidate.[https://news.yahoo.com/trump-drops-republican-party-registration-ny-031537528.html "Trump drops Republican Party registration in NY"] from Yahoo (December 23, 2011)

NBC and its affiliates announce plans for a "proxy" agreement that would see the network handle cable/satellite retransmission negotiations for any consenting affiliates. NBC, in exchange, would receive a percentage of the retrans fees the stations receive.[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468357-NBC_Affiliates_Iron_Out_Blanket_Retrans_Deal.php "NBC, Affiliates Iron Out Blanket Retrans Deal,"] from Broadcasting & Cable, 5/16/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519102819/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468357-NBC_Affiliates_Iron_Out_Blanket_Retrans_Deal.php |date=May 19, 2011 }}
Charlie Ergen steps down from his position as CEO of Dish Network. He would be succeeded in June by Joe Clayton.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/hello-again-neuman-111995 Hello Again, Neuman?] NextTV May 16, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518110134/http://www.multichannel.com/article/468330-Hello_Again_Neuman_.php |date=May 18, 2011 }}[https://www.nexttv.com/news/clayton-dishes-127034 Clayton Dishes] NextTV May 16, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929100035/http://www.multichannel.com/article/468366-Clayton_Dishes.php |date=September 29, 2012 }}
Fox announces that Seth MacFarlane will create a new version of the classic animated series The Flintstones. Production will begin in Fall 2011 for a projected 2013 premiere.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/fox-brings-flintstones-back-stone-age-37940 "Fox Brings 'The Flintstones' Back from the Stone Age,"] NextTV May 16, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520215625/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468367-Fox_Brings_The_Flintstones_Back_from_the_Stone_Age.php |date=May 20, 2011 }}
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|Telemundo announces that Cristina Saralegui will host a weekend talk show on the Spanish-language network beginning later in 2011. Saralegui had hosted a long-running talk show on competitor Univision until its cancellation in November 2010.[https://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/telemundo-signs-spanish-language-tvs-oprah-cristina-saralegui-27499 "Telemundo Signs 'Spanish-Language TV's Oprah,' Cristina Saralegui,"] from The Wrap, 5/17/2011

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|After failing to reach a new contract with owner Comcast, Dick Ebersol announces his resignation as chairman of NBC Sports after 22 years, with Mark Lazarus, who heads NBC Sports Cable Group, being tapped to replace Ebersol.[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/sports/dick-ebersol-resigns-from-nbc-sports.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss "Dick Ebersol to Leave NBC Sports"] from The New York Times, 5/19/2011 (Ebersol's second-in-command, NBC Sports president Ken Schanzer, would announce his retirement one week later on May 26, effective at the end of summer.)[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468864-Schanzer_to_Retire_From_NBC_Sports_Group.php "Schanzer to Retire From NBC Sports,"] from Broadcasting & Cable, 5/26/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613154113/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468864-Schanzer_to_Retire_From_NBC_Sports_Group.php |date=June 13, 2011 }}

Katie Couric ended her less-than-five-year tenure as anchor of the CBS Evening News.[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110519/ap_en_ce/us_tv_couric_exits;_ylt=A0wNdPwEqNVNG14BV0as0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFraTZuZDc2BHBvcwMxNjIEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50BHNsawNrYXRpZWNvdXJpY2U- "Katie Couric ends her run at CBS News,"] from Yahoo! News, 5/19/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20110523230511/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110519/ap_en_ce/us_tv_couric_exits;_ylt=A0wNdPwEqNVNG14BV0as0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFraTZuZDc2BHBvcwMxNjIEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50BHNsawNrYXRpZWNvdXJpY2U- |date=May 23, 2011 }}
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|After 29 years, Mary Hart anchors Entertainment Tonight for the final time.[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/arts/television/mary-hart-retires-from-entertainment-tonight.html?_r=1 "After Hart, a Deluge Of Meaner Celebrity TV?"] from The New York Times, 5/20/2011

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|During a coverage of a tornado, Rockford, Illinois station WREX is hit by one.

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|ACME Communications announces it has completed the sale of 3 of its stations: WBXX-TV/Knoxville (to Lockwood Broadcast Group), WCWF/Green Bay (to LIN TV Corporation), and WBDT/Dayton (to WBDT Television, LLC, which will have LIN TV operate the station).[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/05/24/51432/acme-completes-three-station-sales "Acme Completes Three Station Sales,"] from TVNewsCheck, 5/24/2011

ABC announces that it will turn over its Saturday morning kids' programming block to Litton Entertainment, who will launch a new lineup billed as Litton's Weekend Adventure on September 3.[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/05/24/51447/abc-orders-saturday-kids-block-from-litton "ABC Orders Saturday Kids Block From Litton"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204120253/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/51447/abc-orders-saturday-kids-block-from-litton |date=2013-12-04 }} from TV NewsCheck, April 24, 2011
Nancy Grace steps down as host of Swift Justice with Nancy Grace to remain in Atlanta and continue with her eponymous HLN show. Former Las Vegas judge Jackie Glass will take over as host for the show's second season, which will relocate from Atlanta to Los Angeles.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/exclusive-judge-jackie-glass-replace-nancy-grace-ctds-swift-justice-112031 "EXCLUSIVE: Judge Jackie Glass to Replace Nancy Grace on CTD's 'Swift Justice'"] NextTV, May 24, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527094146/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468743-EXCLUSIVE_Judge_Jackie_Glass_to_Replace_Nancy_Grace_on_CTD_s_Swift_Justice_.php |date=May 27, 2011 }}
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|After 25 years in syndication, Oprah Winfrey hosts the final original episode of her eponymous program, a guest-free retrospective and "thank you" to her viewers.

MSNBC talk host Ed Schultz takes a one-week unpaid leave from his MSNBC primetime show for comments directed at conservative commentator Laura Ingraham on his syndicated radio program the previous day, in which Schultz twice referred to Ingraham as a "slut".[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/in-other-news-ed-schultz-calls-laura-ingraham-the-s-word-kerrigans-brother-acquitted-salahis-surprising-pr-rep/2011/05/25/AGxK3SBH_blog.html In other news: Ed Schultz suspended at MSNBC for calling Laura Ingraham the s-word; Kerrigan's brother; Salahis' PR rep], The Washington Post, May 25, 2011. Schultz addresses the remarks and makes an on-air apology to Ingraham during the opening four minutes of the evening's broadcast, after which he turns it over to MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts and begins his leave.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/ed-schultz-suspended-from-msnbc-apologizes-to-laura-ingraham/2011/05/25/AGMmGbBH_blog.html Ed Schultz, suspended from MSNBC, apologizes to Laura Ingraham (video)], The Washington Post, May 25, 2011. Schultz returned as host of his primetime program on June 6.
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|The University of Central Florida's Board of Trustees approves a TV partnership with Brevard Community College, operator of WBCC/Cocoa, Florida. The partnership, which will be branded as WUCF-TV, will become Orlando's full-time PBS affiliate on July 1, when WMFE-TV disaffiliates from PBS and moves up V-me from a subchannel to its main channel while Daystar awaits FCC approval of its purchase of WMFE.

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|DirecTV rebrands The 101 Network as Audience Network.[http://investor.directv.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=577708 DIRECTV's The 101 Network Becomes The Audience Network on June 1] DirecTV Press Release {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312062736/http://investor.directv.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=577708 |date=March 12, 2012 }}

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|ABC announces it has signed Katie Couric to host an eponymous daytime talk show that will be distributed by the network's syndication arm and premiere on September 6, 2012. At that time, ABC is expected to turn over the 3-4PM (ET/PT) hour of its daytime network schedule back to its affiliates (General Hospital currently airs in that time slot, and its future after September 2012 has yet to be determined). Also as part of the deal, Couric will contribute to ABC News programming.[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/469297-Official_Couric_Headed_to_ABC.php Official: Couric Headed to ABC] Broadcasting & Cable June 6, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007014802/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/469297-Official_Couric_Headed_to_ABC.php |date=October 7, 2012 }}{{cite news |title=ABC Signs Katie Couric to a Multiyear Deal |url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/abc-signs-katie-couric-to-a-multi-year-deal/ |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Bill |last=Carter |date=June 6, 2011 |access-date=June 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608214216/http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/abc-signs-katie-couric-to-a-multi-year-deal/ |archive-date=8 June 2011 |url-status=live}}

Fox confirms that Cheryl Cole has been dropped as a judge on The X Factor. Nicole Scherzinger, who was originally tapped to co-host the show with Steve Jones, while remaining sole host, would fill Cole's void on the judging panel alongside Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, and L.A. Reid .[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/06/06/51688/cole-out-as-x-factor-judge-scherzinger-in "Cole Out As 'X Factor' Judge, Scherzinger In,"] from Associated Press via TVNewsCheck, 6/6/2011
Scott Pelley takes over as anchor of the CBS Evening News.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/pelley-named-anchor-cbs-evening-news-37860 "Pelley Named Anchor of 'CBS Evening News,'"] NextTV, 5/3/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506153040/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/467676-Pelley_Named_Anchor_of_CBS_Evening_News_.php |date=May 6, 2011 }}
Jim Lehrer steps down as a regular anchor of PBS NewsHour after 36 years, although he continues to make contributions to the program.[http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=5088 "The Courage to be Serious"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514060944/http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=5088 |date=2011-05-14 }} from American Journalism Review (May 12, 2011)
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|NBCUniversal outbids ESPN/ABC and Fox to retain rights to air the Olympic Games through 2020. The deal between NBC and the International Olympic Committee is valued at $4.38 billion.{{cite news |title=NBC snags Olympics through 2020 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/06/07/news/companies/nbc_olympics/?section=money_latest |newspaper=CNNMoney.com |first=Charles |last=Riley |date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011}}

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|Meredith Vieira anchors her final broadcast of Today after five years. Ann Curry, the NBC show's newsreader since 1997, moves into the co-host role with Matt Lauer the following day.{{cite news |title=Couric joins ABC; Vieira says goodbye |url=http://www2.tbo.com/news/opinion/2011/jun/07/MENEWSO2-couric-joins-abc-vieira-says-goodbye-ar-235593/ |newspaper=The Tampa Tribune |first=Walt |last=Belcher |date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610181623/http://www2.tbo.com/news/opinion/2011/jun/07/MENEWSO2-couric-joins-abc-vieira-says-goodbye-ar-235593/ |archive-date=June 10, 2011 |url-status=dead }}

Science Channel rebrands with a new logo, graphics, and name, going as simply "Science."[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/466319-Science_Channel_Rebranding_As_Science.php "Science Channel Rebranding As Science,"] from Broadcasting & Cable, 4/5/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408031945/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/466319-Science_Channel_Rebranding_As_Science.php |date=April 8, 2011 }}
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|NBC affiliate KSL-TV/Salt Lake City announced that it would not air the drama The Playboy Club when it premieres in September, citing the station's policy to screen content its audience may find objectionable (KSL's parent company, Bonneville International, is owned by The LDS Church).[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/469614-KSL_Salt_Lake_Rebuffs_Playboy_Club_.php "KSL Salt Lake Rebuffs 'Playboy Club'"] from B&C (June 13, 2011) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616141700/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/469614-KSL_Salt_Lake_Rebuffs_Playboy_Club_.php |date=June 16, 2011 }} The show will air instead on the market's MyNetworkTV station, KMYU/St. George, and its Salt Lake City simulcast, KUTV-DT2.[https://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusive-Playboy-Club-1034690.aspx "The Playboy Club Lands New Home in Salt Lake City,"] from TV Guide, 6/28/2011 NBC later canceled the series after airing only three episodes.

Comcast SportsNet Bay Area began providing daily sports reports for KNTV/San Jose, California. It is the first instance since Comcast's takeover of NBCUniversal that a Comcast regional sports network provides sportscasts for an NBC O&O in the same market (CSN-produced broadcasts of San Francisco Giants games have aired on KNTV since 2008).[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/comcast-bay-area-sports-network-180700 "Comcast Bay Area Sports Network to Produce Sports Content for NBC Station,"] from The Hollywood Reporter, 4/20/2011
KNX radio announcer Jim Thornton officially becomes the announcer of Wheel of Fortune. Earlier, Thornton made his debut as announcer on a majority of the season starting on December 20, 2010.
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|NBC's broadcast of Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, in which the Boston Bruins defeat the Vancouver Canucks to win their first Stanley Cup in 39 years, was watched by 8.5 million viewers, the largest audience for an NHL game in the U.S. since 1973.[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jJIpA12p7I5JSwzXRKkKOO-0AIQA?docId=e5b84a455f6046b889b47ec2a820ae39 "Stanley Cup final is most-seen NHL game since 1973,"] from Associated Press, 6/21/2011 {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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|NBC issued an apology for running an opening montage during its U.S. Open broadcast the previous day that featured a partially redacted recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/470026-NBC_Says_Cutting_Pledge_During_U_S_Open_Was_Bad_Decision.php "NBC Says Cutting Pledge On U.S. Open Coverage Was Off Course,"] NextTV, 6/20/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623041627/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/470026-NBC_Says_Cutting_Pledge_During_U_S_Open_Was_Bad_Decision.php |date=June 23, 2011 }}

Citing a Major League Baseball rule that forbids franchises to borrow on future assets in order to pay current bills, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig rejects a proposed local TV contract between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox Sports Net's Prime Ticket.[http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110620&content_id=20770860&vkey=news_la&c_id=la Commish: TV deal not in Dodgers' best interests] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622163649/http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110620&content_id=20770860&vkey=news_la&c_id=la |date=2011-06-22 }} MLB News June 20, 2011 As a result, the Dodgers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a week later.[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-27/los-angeles-dodgers-file-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-seek-television-deal.html Los Angeles Dodgers File for Bankruptcy] Bloomberg June 27, 2011 (Dodgers owner Frank McCourt had been in a protracted divorce case, the settlement of which was contingent on MLB's approval of the team's deal with Fox.)
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|Viacom sues Cablevision over the latter company's iPad app, claiming it is in violation of their distribution agreement.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/viacom-sues-cablevision-over-ipad-app-112157 Viacom Sues Cablevision Over iPad App] NextTV June 23, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623172046/http://www.multichannel.com/article/470176-Viacom_Sues_Cablevision_Over_iPad_App.php |date=June 23, 2011 }}

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|The State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs issues a 15-year cable franchise license to Hawaiian Telcom, thus ending Oceanic Time Warner's 35-year monopoly as the state's sole cable TV provider.[https://www.staradvertiser.com/2011/06/25/hawaii-news/hawaiian-telcom-gets-a-license-for-cable-tv/ "Hawaiian Telcom gets a license for cable TV"] from Honolulu Star-Advertiser (June 25, 2011) Hawaiian Telcom launched the service on July 1, after a year of testing in the Honolulu area, with statewide expansion to start in 2012.[https://www.staradvertiser.com/2011/07/02/hawaii-news/hawaiian-telcom-tv-kicks-off-around-oahu/ "Hawaiian Telcom TV kicks off around Oahu"] from Honolulu Star-Advertiser (July 2, 2011)

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|The 11th BET Awards are aired on BET.{{Cite web |date=2011-06-27 |title=BET Awards 2011: Chris Brown leads with 4 wins - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bet-awards-2011-chris-brown-leads-with-4-wins/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}

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|New Moon Communications, a minority-owned broadcasting company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, announces it will acquire four LPTV stations, all of them former TBN affiliates, from The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council. The stations—WDON/Dothan, Alabama, WZMC/Jackson, Tennessee, KJNE/Jonesboro, Arkansas and KUMK/Ottumwa, Iowa—were slated for NBC affiliation starting in September, but eventually were either sold off or never had digital facilities built out and their licenses canceled.[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/93211/new-moon-communications-acquires-4-television-stat "New Moon Communications Acquires 4 Television Stations"] from All Access (June 27, 2011) Of the four, only WDON ever came to air as an NBC affiliate, after being sold to Gray Television and becoming WRGX-LD.

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|In NBC, Javier Colon, who was coached by Maroon 5's lead singer Adam Levine, was crowned as the first-ever winner of The Voice; Dia Frampton, coached by country singer Blake Shelton, became the runner-up.

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|Five months after joining Univision as its Executive Vice President and COO,[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/01/18/48450/univision-names-randy-falco-coo "Univision Names Randy Falco COO"], from tvnewscheck.com, 1/18/2011 Randy Falco is promoted to the President and CEO positions at the network.[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/06/29/52230/univision-names-randy-falco-president "Univision Names Randy Falco President,"] from TVNewsCheck, 6/30/2011

MSNBC analyst Mark Halperin calls President Obama a "dick" during a live broadcast of Morning Joe. Halperin warned he was about to use the vulgarity and asked for a 7-second delay so it could be censored, but the show's new executive producer didn't know how to do so and the profanity was aired uncensored. Though Halperin would issue an on-air apology, he would be suspended by the network.[https://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/06/mark_halperin_called_president.html?imw=Y&f=most-viewed-24h5 Mark Halperin Suspended After Calling President Obama a 'Dick' on Live TV] New York Intelligencer June 30, 2011

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|Control of public television's New Jersey Network shifts from the State of New Jersey to a subsidiary of WNET/New York City, which rebrands the stations as NJTV while the state retains the stations' licenses.[https://www.nj.com/news/2011/06/nj_public_television_getting_n.html "N.J. public television to undergo name change, cuts in staff,"] from Newark Star-Ledger, 6/7/2011 The changeover comes 4 days after the New Jersey Senate, by one vote, fails to block the plan.[http://www.current.org/pb/pb1114njn.html "In tight last-minute vote, legislators fail to block shutdown of NJN,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710025814/http://www.current.org/pb/pb1114njn.html |date=2011-07-10 }} from current.org, 6/27/2011

Cablevision completes its spinoff of Rainbow Media, changing its name to the publicly held company AMC Networks.[https://deadline.com/2011/06/amc-networks-goes-public-with-hot-shows-and-analysts-looking-for-a-sale-144751/ AMC Networks Goes Public With Hot Shows, And Analysts Looking For A Sale] Deadline New York July 1, 2011 On the same day, the new company shuts down Wedding Central.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/amc-networks-divorces-wedding-central-327564 AMC Networks Divorces Wedding Central] NextTV July 8, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821042031/http://www.multichannel.com/article/470699-AMC_Networks_Divorces_Wedding_Central.php |date=August 21, 2011 }}
PBS member station KTEH/San Jose, rebrands to KQED Plus (KQEH) for another channel of quality Public Television, where KQED was not related to KTEH.{{Cite web|url=https://ww2.kqed.org/pressroom/2011/06/22/kqed-introduces-kqed-plus/|title=KQED Introduces KQED Plus|last1=G|first1=Meredith|last2=y|date=2011-06-22|website=KQED's Pressroom|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-20}}
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|NBC airs Wimbledon for the 43rd and final time, with the network stating later in the day that they have been outbid for future US broadcast rights to the annual British tennis tournament.[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/07/nbc-out-espn-in-no-more-wimbledon-tape-delay.html "NBC out, ESPN in, no more Wimbledon tape delay,"] from Los Angeles Times, 7/3/2011 The winning bidder would be ESPN, who has carried early round coverage since 2003 and will carry all rounds exclusively (and live to all time zones) until 2023.[https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/news/story?id=6739076 "ESPN acquires all rights to Wimbledon,"] from ESPN Los Angeles, 7/5/2011

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|OTA Broadcasting wins the bankrupt independent station KFFV/Seattle from North Pacific International Television, Inc., with a bid of $5.2 million in auction.[https://archive.today/20130205002330/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/07/01/52287/otas-52-million-bid-wins-kffv-seattle OTA's $5.2 Million Bid Wins KFFV Seattle] TVNewsCheck 7/4/2011

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|NBC transferred the ownership of one of its three stations in Los Angeles, Spanish-language independent station KWHY-TV, to local businessman Alex Meruelo, who had acquired the station for $43 million in January. The station became a MundoFox affiliate in 2012.[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-meruelo-group-takes-leadership-of-kwhy-channel-22-125114464.html The Meruelo Group Takes Leadership of KWHY Channel 22] From PR Newswire (July 6, 2011)

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|Media/production company Prospect Park announces it has picked up the license to produce and air new episodes of All My Children and One Life to Live on an in-development website similar to Hulu after the shows conclude their runs on ABC.{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/ABC-Soaps-Online-1035002.aspx |title=ABC's Canceled Soaps Will Live Again Online |last=Eng |first=Joyce |work=TV Guide |date=July 7, 2011 |access-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708195431/http://www.tvguide.com/News/ABC-Soaps-Online-1035002.aspx |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=live}} Prospect Park would be unable to reach deals with all parties involved (from actors to financial backing), and by November 23 would announce it would shut down production development on both soaps,[https://deadline.com/2011/11/its-official-one-life-to-live-and-all-my-children-wont-continue-online-197987/ "It's Official: 'One Life To Live' And 'All My Children' Won't Continue Online"] from Deadline Hollywood (November 23, 2011) thus preventing both from being the first of the genre to transfer their first-run broadcasts from conventional TV to online broadcasting.

The Philadelphia-based 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of the Federal Communications Commission over their 2008 decision to keep the cross-ownership rules for TV/radio stations as it is. The ruling also includes keeping current limits on local ownership rules, including the "sub-caps" for AM and FM stations, and that the Commission was correct in not counting HD Radio simulcasts against the ownership limits.[http://www.radio-info.com/news/appeals-court-sends-fccs-newspaperbroadcast-ownership-rules-back-to-the-age "Appeals Court sends FCC's newspaper/broadcast ownership rules back to the agency"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711173243/http://www.radio-info.com/news/appeals-court-sends-fccs-newspaperbroadcast-ownership-rules-back-to-the-age |date=2011-07-11 }} from Radio-Info.com (July 7, 2011)
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|Al Michaels teams with Bob Costas to broadcast a Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants from San Francisco on the MLB Network. This marked the first time that Michaels called a baseball game since Game 5 of the 1995 World Series on ABC. Michaels and Costas also made appearances on SportsNet New York and Comcast SportsNet Bay Area during the game's middle innings, since the MLB Network broadcast was blacked out in the Mets' and Giants' respective home markets.

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|Nickelodeon's The Fairly OddParents marks its ten-year anniversary with a live-action adaptation of the popular cartoon called A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!. The direct-to-TV movie stars Drake & Josh star Drake Bell as Timmy Turner.{{cite news |last=Lloyd |first=Robert |title=TV review: 'A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner' on Nickelodeon |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2011-jul-09-la-et-fairly-oddparents-20110709-story.html |access-date=16 August 2012 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=9 July 2012}}

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|Bahakel Communications announces its purchase (subject to FCC approval) of Montgomery's CW affiliate, WBMM, from SagamoreHill Broadcasting, as well as a shared services agreement to operate SagamoreHill's ABC affiliate, WNCF. Both stations will be operated through Bahakel's CBS affiliate, WAKA.[http://www.waka.com/news/8226-cbs-8-is-a-part-of-a-huge-montgomery-media-merger.html "CBS8 IS a Part of a Montgomery Media Merger,"] from WAKA, 7/11/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714071521/http://www.waka.com/news/8226-cbs-8-is-a-part-of-a-huge-montgomery-media-merger.html |date=July 14, 2011 }}

Law & Order: LA airs its series finale on NBC, leaving the network's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as the last remaining show in the Law & Order franchise.
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|The 19th ESPY Awards are aired from the Nokia Theatre.{{Cite web |title=Watch: The Best of the 2011 ESPYS in Two Minutes |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/112414_Watch_The_Best_of_the_2011_ESPYS_in_Two_Minutes |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US}}

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|The United States women's national soccer team's shootout loss to Japan in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final gives ESPN its highest ratings ever for a soccer telecast, with an average of nearly 13.5 million viewers.{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/18/2011-women%27s-world-cup-finals-espn%27s-most-viewed-and-highest-rated-soccer-match-ever-averaging-13-5-million-viewers/98284/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627195202/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/18/2011-women%27s-world-cup-finals-espn%27s-most-viewed-and-highest-rated-soccer-match-ever-averaging-13-5-million-viewers/98284/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |title=2011 Women's World Cup Finals: ESPN's Most-Viewed and Highest-Rated Soccer Match Ever Averaging 13.5 Million Viewers |publisher=TVbythenumbers |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=July 28, 2011 }}

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|Citing fatigue in the position and difficulty with boxing broadcast negotiations, Ross Greenburg announces he will leave as president of HBO Sports after 11 years in the position and 33 years with the network.[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/18/sports/ross-greenburg-is-leaving-hbo-sports.html?_r=1 "President of HBO Sports Leaving After 33 Years,"] from The New York Times, 6/17/2011

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|After a six-month stint as a fill-in for MSNBC's 6 pm timeslot, The Young Turks' Cenk Uygur turns down a deal to sign with the network and parts ways.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cenk-uygur-exits-msnbc-213624 "Cenk Uygur Exits MSNBC"] from The Hollywood Reporter (July 20, 2011) Al Sharpton, who took his spot and saw the ratings for his appearance increased, took over the hour on a permanent basis and was later given his own show called PoliticsNation, which premiered August 29.

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|Nexstar Broadcasting Group announces that it will put all of its 65 television stations, including 15 stations operated by Mission Broadcasting, up for sale.[https://www.deadline.com/2011/07/tv-station-owner-nexstar-hangs-for-sale-sign/"TV Station Owner Nexstar Hangs "For Sale" Sign"] from Deadline Hollywood (July 21, 2011)

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|Nickelodeon launches a block of reruns of its 1990s programming to cater to its twentysomething viewers. Dubbed The '90s Are All That, the block airs on its older-skewing sister channel, TeenNick.

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|The Parents Television Council sends letters to all NBC affiliates urging them to not air the new series The Playboy Club.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/exclusive-ptc-asks-nbc-affils-not-air-playboy-club-38223 PTC Asks NBC Affils Not To Air 'Playboy Club'] NextTV July 26, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808211335/http://www.multichannel.com/article/471542-PTC_Asks_NBC_Affils_Not_To_Air_Playboy_Club_.php |date=August 8, 2011 }} NBC later canceled the series after airing only three episodes.

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|Both MSNBC and host Rachel Maddow are sued by conservative preacher-musician Bradlee Dean (the founder of the religious group You Can Run But You Cannot Hide International) for $50 million in damages, claiming that Maddow took his comments that homosexuals should be executed in accordance with Islamic Sharia law out of context during a segment on her show in 2010, despite a disclaimer about his personal views (including a posted retraction by Dean about the statement) made by Maddow. MSNBC has stated that Dean's lawsuit has no merit.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/rachel-maddow-msnbc-sued-50-216090 "Rachel Maddow, MSNBC Sued For $50 Million Over On-Air Comments (VIDEO)"] from Hollywood Reporter (July 27, 2011)

The Pac-12 Conference announces it will launch a group of one national and six regional networks dedicated to airing sporting events featuring the conference's schools. The networks are set to debut in August 2012.[https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2011-jul-28-la-sp-pac-12-tv-20110728-16-story.html "Pac-12 Network is coming"] Los Angeles Times (July 27, 2011)
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|Una Vez Mas acquires KFTY/Santa Rosa, California from High Plains Broadcasting (operated through a joint sales agreement with Newport Television) for $5.2 million.[https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/una-vez-mas-paying-5-2-million-for-kfty/ "Una Vez Mas Buys KFTY San Francisco"], TVNewsCheck, July 28, 2011. By September 29, the station will end 39-years as an English-language independent station (and 3 months with MeTV) and become the San Francisco Bay Area's Azteca America affiliate (under the new call sign KEMO-TV).

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|Johnathan A. Rodgers steps down as president and CEO of TV One.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/tv-one-ceo-rodgers-retire-126480 TV One CEO Rodgers To Retire] Broadcasting & Cable May 16, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007013840/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468333-TV_One_CEO_Rodgers_To_Retire.php |date=October 7, 2012 }} Wonya Lucas replaces him.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/lucas-head-tv-one-37980 Lucas To Head TV One] NextTV May 23, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526205717/http://www.multichannel.com/article/468635-Lucas_To_Head_TV_One.php |date=May 26, 2011 }}

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|Starz Entertainment makes several changes and additions to its Encore premium multiplex service: an eighth channel, Encore Español, launches as a Spanish-language simulcast of the primary Encore channel; Encore Mystery and Encore WAM are rebranded as Encore Suspense and Encore Family respectively; and high definition feeds of Encore Action and Encore Drama launch. Additionally, MoviePlex discontinues its rotating daily simulcasts of programming from Encore's multiplex channels and becomes a standalone channel.[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/starz-entertainment-enhances-encore-with-encore-espanol-more-hd-and-new-channels-122859079.html Starz Entertainment Enhances ENCORE with ENCORE ESPANOL, More HD, and New Channels] Starz Press Release May 31, 2011 On this date and August 2, Encore aired its first original programming: the mini-series Moby Dick.[https://deadline.com/2011/07/encore-dives-into-original-programming-with-miniseries-moby-dick-and-the-take-146721/ Encore Dives Into Original Programming With Miniseries 'Moby Dick' And 'The Take'] Deadline Hollywood July 13, 2011 Additional original programs scheduled for Encore this year are the mini-series The Take and the documentary Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis.[https://archive.today/20120731162813/http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/encore-to-do-documentary-on-jerry-lewis/ Encore To Do Documentary On Jerry Lewis] Deadline Hollywood March 16, 2011

The Fox affiliation in Fort Wayne, Indiana moves from WFFT-TV to WISE-DT2, a subchannel of Fort Wayne's NBC affiliate that retains secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/fox-nexstar-cut-ties-springfield-mo-and-ft-wayne-42939 "Fox, Nexstar Cut Ties in Springfield, Mo. and Ft. Wayne,"] NextTV, 6/20/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623031106/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/470015-Fox_Nexstar_Cut_Ties_in_Springfield_Mo_and_Ft_Wayne.php |date=June 23, 2011 }} WFFT-TV becomes an independent station, which was its status from its 1977 launch until joining Fox in 1986.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/nexstars-fort-wayne-fox-going-independent-42983 Nexstar's Fort Wayne Fox Going Independent], NextTV, July 19, 2011. The swap occurs 6 days after WFFT owner Nexstar Broadcasting Group, which had been going through a falling out with Fox in several of its markets, files a federal antitrust lawsuit against WISE owner Granite Broadcasting over Granite's monopolization of operating 2 TV stations with 4 network affiliations in the Fort Wayne market (Granite operates, through an LMA, ABC/CW affiliate WPTA, which is owned by Malara Broadcasting).[https://www.nexttv.com/news/nexstar-files-suit-against-granite-112278 "Nexstar Files Suit Against Granite"] NextTV (July 26, 2011) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007155626/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/471496-Nexstar_Files_Suit_Against_Granite.php |date=October 7, 2012 }}
MTV celebrates the 30th anniversary of its launch. Sister network VH1 Classic joins in by airing the channel's original first hour (including the original commercials and technical difficulties) in addition to some of the network's most memorable shows and moments throughout the weekend.[http://www.allmediany.com/details_article.php?art_id=904 VH1 Classic Celebrates MTV's 30th Anniversary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314075032/http://www.allmediany.com/details_article.php?art_id=904 |date=2012-03-14 }} All Media NY July 30, 2011
PBS announces that it is launching a PBS-branded channel in the United Kingdom in November.[http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/pbs-plans-a-british-outlet/?partner=rss&emc=rss PBS Plans a British Outlet] The New York Times August 1, 2011[http://realscreen.com/2011/08/11/pbs-uk-launching-in-november/ PBS UK launching in November] RealScreen August 11, 2011
Comcast and NBCUniversal announce that Versus will be rebranded as NBC Sports Network on January 2, 2012.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/versus-will-fly-nbc-sports-colors-112302 Versus Will Fly NBC Sports Colors] NextTV August 1, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106112813/http://www.multichannel.com/article/471750-Versus_Will_Fly_NBC_Sports_Colors.php |date=January 6, 2012 }}
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|Comcast sues DirecTV for false advertising for ads that claim its exclusive out of market sports package NFL Sunday Ticket is now free for new customers.[http://www.multichannel.com/article/472011-Comcast_Looks_To_Sack_DirecTV_s_Sunday_Ticket_Campaign.php Comcast Looks To Sack DirecTV's Sunday Ticket Campaign] Multichannel News August 4, 2011 {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Comcast dropped the case on August 19 after DirecTV altered the ads to remove the word "free".[http://www.multichannel.com/article/472609-Comcast_Drops_Suit_Against_DirecTV_Over_NFL_Sunday_Ticket_Ads.php Comcast Drops Suit Against DirecTV Over NFL Sunday Ticket Ads] Multichannel News August 20, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428051845/http://www.multichannel.com/article/472609-Comcast_Drops_Suit_Against_DirecTV_Over_NFL_Sunday_Ticket_Ads.php |date=April 28, 2012 }}

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|The 2011 Teen Choice Awards are aired at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Fox.{{Cite web |last=CBSNews.com |first=CBSNews com |date=2011-08-08 |title=Teen Choice Awards 2011: List of winners - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/teen-choice-awards-2011-list-of-winners/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}

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|Verizon Communications accuses striking workers of vandalizing its systems.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/verizon-claims-least-12-acts-network-sabotage-committed-unions-strike-297104 Verizon Claims At Least 12 Acts Of Network Sabotage Committed As Unions Strike] NextTV August 8, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20120904010830/http://www.multichannel.com/article/472189-Verizon_Claims_At_Least_12_Acts_Of_Network_Sabotage_Committed_As_Unions_Strike.php |date=September 4, 2012 }}

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|Major League Soccer announced a three-year deal, effective in 2012, with NBC Sports that will see MLS regular season and playoff games, as well as United States men's national soccer team games, carried by NBC and NBC Sports Network.[http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/10/mls-nbc-sports-agree-three-year-broadcast-deal "MLS, NBC announce three-year broadcast deal,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025033032/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/10/mls-nbc-sports-agree-three-year-broadcast-deal |date=2011-10-25 }} from MLSsoccer.com, 8/10/2011 The deal will replace MLS' relationship with Fox Soccer and Fox Deportes that dates back to 2003 (deals with ESPN and Univision will remain in place).

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|Cinemax, the Time Warner-owned premium cable channel known for running mainstream feature films and late night adult programming under the "Max After Dark" banner, expands its original programming into mainstream content[http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/guns_poses_05H3v5lnOgLrvPyjcJWoGL HBO's stealth plan to kill off 'Skinemax'], The New York Post, February 14, 2011. with the U.S. launch of the primetime British action series Strike Back (the series, which will be aired in the United States for the first time, originally debuted on Sky1 in the U.K. in 2010, with first-run episodes set to air on Cinemax being from the second season).[http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/07/08/strike-back-teaser/ 'Strike Back' teaser: Cinemax guns for '24' magic], Entertainment Weekly, August 2, 2011. Additional action series Transporter: The Series,[https://screenrant.com/transporter-series-cinemax-cast-lost-director-yman-121020/ Cinemax 'Transporter' Series Rounds Out Cast, Hires 'Lost' Director for Pilot] Screen Rant June 24, 2011 The Sector,[https://screenrant.com/sector-cinemax-ridley-tony-scott-yman-108902/ Ridley & Tony Scott Bring 'The Sector' to Cinemax] Screen Rant April 2, 2011 Banshee,[https://deadline.com/2011/08/cinemax-prepping-amish-country-series-executive-produced-by-alan-ball-156189/ Cinemax Prepping Amish Country Series Executive Produced by Alan Ball] Deadline Hollywood August 11, 2011 and Sandbox[https://deadline.com/2011/08/cinemax-developing-action-vigilate-drama-165697/ Cinemax Developing Action Vigilante Drama] Deadline Hollywood August 31, 2011 are in production and are scheduled to premiere in 2012. Earlier in the month on August 1, the channel retired its logos that have been used since 1997 (the logo in use at the time, a modification of the 1997 version, dates back to 2008), changing to a new ones with a different font and color scheme.

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|Fox begins next-day streaming of its shows to paying customers of approved cable and satellite distributors. People who want to see the episodes the following day for free on Hulu will have to wait eight days after the first-run telecasts.[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/business/media/fox-to-limit-next-day-streaming-on-hulu.html?_r=1&src=tp "Fox to Limit Next-Day Streaming on Hulu to Paying Cable Customers"] from The New York Times (July 26, 2011)

Time Warner Cable announces it will buy out Insight Communications for $3 billion.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/time-warner-cable-purchase-insight-3-billion-cash-112340 Time Warner Cable To Purchase Insight For $3 Billion In Cash] NextTV August 15, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306234824/http://www.multichannel.com/article/472378-Time_Warner_Cable_To_Purchase_Insight_For_3_Billion_In_Cash.php |date=March 6, 2012 }}
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|Christine O'Donnell becomes the first guest to walk out on Piers Morgan Tonight after the host asked her questions on her views on same-sex marriage, which she thought were rude.[https://www.today.com/news/christine-odonnell-walks-out-piers-morgan-wbna44182931 "Christine O'Donnell walks out of 'Piers Morgan'"], Today, August 17, 2011.

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|CBS announces that both Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini will no longer be co-hosts of The Talk when the second season starts.[http://omg.yahoo.com/news/the-talk-co-hosts-exit-whats-next-for-leah-remini-and-holly-robinson-peete/70077 "'The Talk' Co-Hosts Exit: What's Next for Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete?"]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from Yahoo.com (August 18, 2011) Kris Jenner has been tapped as a temporary co-host while comedian Sheryl Underwood is expected to be a permanent regular.[https://daytimeconfidential.com/2011/08/26/kris-jenner-joins-the-talk-as-guest-host-sheryl-underwood-as-possible-regular "Kris Jenner Joins The Talk as Guest Host; Sheryl Underwood as Possible Regular!"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120715065216/http://popconfidential.zap2it.com/2011/08/25/kris-jenner-joins-the-talk-as-guest-host-sheryl-underwood-as-possible-regular |date=2012-07-15 }} from Zap2it (August 25, 2011)

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|Bravo announces it will reedit the upcoming season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills after Russell Armstrong, husband of Taylor Armstrong, is found dead from an apparent suicide. The couple was reportedly having marital problems.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/bravo-reediting-real-housewives-beverly-hills-38353 Bravo Reediting 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'] NextTV August 19, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929224423/http://www.multichannel.com/article/472596-Bravo_Reediting_Real_Housewives_of_Beverly_Hills_.php |date=September 29, 2012 }}

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|Longhorn Network, a 24-hour cable channel dedicated to the University of Texas at Austin launches,[http://www.statesman.com/sports/longhorns/longhorn-network-to-launch-aug-26-first-slate-1542246.html Longhorn Network to launch Aug. 26; first slate of shows announced] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920223904/http://www.statesman.com/sports/longhorns/longhorn-network-to-launch-aug-26-first-slate-1542246.html |date=2011-09-20 }}, Austin American-Statesman, retrieved July 25, 2011 with Verizon FiOS as the only major provider to reach a carriage deal.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/espns-longhorn-network-corrals-verizon-fios-first-announced-affiliate-327394 ESPN's Longhorn Network Corrals Verizon FiOS As First Announced Affiliate] NextTV August 25, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20120929224906/http://www.multichannel.com/article/472887-ESPN_s_Longhorn_Network_Corrals_Verizon_FiOS_As_First_Announced_Affiliate.php |date=September 29, 2012 }}

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|Univision-owned WUVC-DT/Raleigh premieres a weeknight half-hour 6 p.m. newscast, titled Noticias 40. It is the first Spanish-language local newscast in the state of North Carolina.[https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/wuvc-expands-with-6-p-m-newscast/ WUVC Expands With 6 P.M. Newscast], TVNewsCheck, August 16, 2011.

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|Mediacom fails to reach a new carriage agreement with LIN Media, resulting in LIN stations in Mobile, Alabama, Pensacola, Florida, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute and Lafayette, Indiana being removed from Mediacom systems.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/lin-stations-go-dark-mediacom-subscribers-43060 LIN Stations Go Dark For Mediacom Subs] NextTV September 1, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20120906103010/http://www.multichannel.com/article/473138-LIN_Stations_Go_Dark_For_Mediacom_Subs.php |date=September 6, 2012 }} The signals would be restored by October 15, when the two sides reach a retransmission agreement.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/mediacom-lin-media-finally-end-restrans-disconnect-264528 "Mediacom, LIN Media Finally End Restrans Disconnect,"] NextTV, 10/15/2011

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|Tennis Channel removes its signal from Cablevision and Verizon FiOS due to carriage disputes with both providers.[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-04/tennis-channel-pulls-its-signal-from-verizon-cablevision-amid-u-s-open.html Verizon, Cablevision Customers Lose Access to U.S. Open Tennis Tournament] Bloomberg September 4, 2011

Major changes take place on the MDA Labor Day Telethon: The show is shortened to six hours (less than one third its previous length), airs live only on the East Coast, and abandons its nominal and traditional carryover to Labor Day (instead airing only on this date). It also does not include any live appearance by Jerry Lewis, the telethon's founder and host since its inception, although a tribute to him is featured in the telecast's opening and closing segments (Lewis was "released" from his post at the Muscular Dystrophy Association on August 3).[https://news.yahoo.com/jerry-lewis-no-longer-mdas-national-chairman-040646580.html "Jerry Lewis no longer MDA's national chairman"] from Yahoo! (August 4, 2011)
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|Sinclair Broadcast Group announces its acquisition of 7 TV stations from Four Points Media Group for $200 million, a deal that closes the first week of January 2012. The stations involved in the transaction are KUTV and KMYU/Salt Lake City, KEYE/Austin, WTVX, WWHB and WTCN/West Palm Beach, and WLWC/Providence. The deal brings Sinclair into these four TV markets for the first time.[http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/sinclair-acquiring-seven-tv-stations-in-four-market-breaking.html "Sinclair acquiring seven TV stations in four market"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125175138/http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/sinclair-acquiring-seven-tv-stations-in-four-market-breaking.html |date=2011-11-25 }} from www.rbr.com (September 8, 2011)[https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/sinclair-closes-four-points-media-acquisition/ "Sinclair Closes Four Points Media Acquisition,"] from TVNewsCheck, 1/3/2012

The same day the 2011 NFL regular season kicks off, ESPN extends its contract for Monday Night Football for another eight seasons, giving it rights to the broadcasts until 2021. The new deal, valued between $14.2 billion and $15.2 billion, also gives them rights to expanded highlights, international and digital rights, and possibly a Wildcard game.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/updated-espn-kicks-new-eight-year-14-billion-nfl-deal-298286 Updated: ESPN Kicks Off New Eight-Year, $14 Billion NFL Deal] NextTV September 8, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802084109/http://www.multichannel.com/article/473506-Updated_ESPN_Kicks_Off_New_Eight_Year_14_Billion_NFL_Deal.php |date=August 2, 2012 }} The deal also draws rebukes from cable operators over its cost and the likelihood of an increase in ESPN's already record-high retransmission consent fees.Atkinson, Claire (September 10, 2011). [https://nypost.com/2011/09/10/cable-operators-rip-espns-15b-rights-deal-with-nfl/ Cable operators rip ESPN's $15B rights deal with NFL]. The New York Post. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
After his original date (September 7) is turned down by House leadership, President Barack Obama delivers a speech on jobs to the United States Congress on this date. The speech is delivered at an unusual time for a Presidential speech to Congress: the prime time "access" slot of 7PM (ET), so as to avoid potential conflict with the NFL's season opener between New Orleans and Green Bay. The President's speech finishes well before the game's start time of 8:30PM (ET).[http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/31/nfl-nbc-tackling-challenge-of-scheduling-conflict-with-obama-speech/related/ NFL, NBC tackling challenge of scheduling conflict with Obama speech], Pro Football Talk, August 31, 2011.[https://www.nfl.com/news/white-house-obama-speech-won-t-clash-with-nfl-opener-09000d5d821deea9 White House: Obama speech won't clash with NFL opener], NFL.com, September 1, 2011.
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|Broadcast and cable networks air programming to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Notable programs include live coverage of the dedication of the 9/11 Memorial on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City plus memorial services at The Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania,[http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/entertainment/love_that_tv/?p=746 9/11 anniversary coverage: 'We are a changed country'] Boston Herald September 11, 2011 and the real-time airing of the documentary 102 Minutes That Changed America across A&E Television Networks at 8:46 a.m. EDT.{{Cite web|url=http://www.aetv.com/listings/episode_details.do?episodeid=1262946&airingid=57442|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011155034/http://www.aetv.com/listings/episode_details.do?episodeid=1262946&airingid=57442|url-status=dead|title=Welcome to A+E Networks {{pipe}} UK|archive-date=October 11, 2012}}

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|Seeking to expand the network's coverage and possibly add HD content, NBC Sports announces it will move its Universal Sports from an over-the-air digital multicast network to a cable/satellite network, beginning in early 2012.[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/09/12/53898/universal-sports-dropping-multicast-outlets "Universal Sports Dropping Multicast Outlets,"] from TVNewsCheck, 9/12/2011 DirecTV already offers the channel on its national lineup.

Wichita CBS affiliate KWCH begins producing half-hour 4 and 9 p.m. newscasts for CW affiliate KSCW-DT (both stations are owned by Schurz Communications). The latter KSCW-DT newscasts will compete with an existing 9 p.m. newscast KWCH produces for Fox affiliate KSAS-TV, owned by Newport Television, since 2004 (KSAS' news share arrangement with KWCH will expire at the end of the year). As a result, KWCH will become the first U.S. television station to simultaneously produce newscasts for four stations in the same market (in addition to its own newscasts and the outsourced news programs for KSCW-DT and KSAS, it also produces a newscast for Univision affiliate KDCU-DT) and the first U.S. station to produce competing outsourced primetime newscasts for two stations in the same market.[https://archive.today/20130105161100/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/07/18/52598/kwch-to-debut-4--9-pm-news-on-kscw KWCH to Debut 4 & 9PM News on KSCW], TVNewsCheck, July 18, 2011.
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|Journal Communications announces that they will drop The Cool TV from their stations and plan to sue parent company Cool Music Network for $257,500, claiming that they were not paid for broadcasting services prior to June 1. The channels will be replaced with programming from other providers, such as Live Well Network and Me-TV.[http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2011/09/12/channel-4-dropping-the-cool-tv-for.html "Channel 4 dropping 'The Cool TV' for lifestyle network"] from Milwaukee Business Journal (September 12, 2011)

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards airs on Fox. This telecast, which was produced for the first time by Mark Burnett, is part of an eight-year renewal deal with the four major over-the-air networks (Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC), ending speculations that it would move to cable.[http://www.emmys.tv/news/2011/academy-television-arts-sciences-renews-eight-year-emmy-deal-broadcast-networks "Television Academy Renews Eight-Year Primetime Emmy Deal with Broadcast Nets"] from www.emmys.tv (May 4, 2011)
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|All My Children, an ABC long-running 41-year-old soap opera that debuted in 1970, airs its final episode on the network after more than 10,000 episodes.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110924092102/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20530776,00.html "All My Children Bids Farewell After 41 Years"] from "People.com", 9/23/2011

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|Fast food chain Wendy's unveils a new ad campaign based on its famous "Where's the beef?" ad campaign of the 1980s, using a new slogan that answers that famous question: "Here's the beef."[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/business/media/after-27-years-an-answer-to-the-question-wheres-the-beef.html?_r=2 After 27 Years, an Answer to the Question, 'Where's the Beef?'] The New York Times, 9/25/2011

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|Bounce TV, an over-the-air digital broadcast television network aimed at an African-American audience, commences programming.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/bounce-tv-sets-launch-sept-26-38163 "Bounce TV Sets Launch for Sept. 26,"] NextTV, 7/12/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713135031/https://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/470853-Bounce_TV_Sets_Launch_for_Sept_26.php |date=July 13, 2011 }}

A&E Networks rebrands History International as H2, which includes broadcasts of more recent documentary programming to it from parent channel History.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/exclusive-new-network-name-becomes-history-112395 EXCLUSIVE: New Network Name Becomes History] NextTV September 2, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026120646/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/473189-EXCLUSIVE_New_Network_Name_Becomes_History.php |date=October 26, 2011 }}
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|ALN (American Life Net) is rebranded as Youtoo TV, with a new format featuring Internet based programs as well as viewer contributed videos via social networking sites.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/social-media-focused-youtoo-tv-replaces-americanlife-net-361432 Social-Media Focused Youtoo TV Replaces AmericanLife Net] NextTV September 27, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930173001/http://www.multichannel.com/article/474458-Social_Media_Focused_Youtoo_TV_Replaces_AmericanLife_Net.php |date=September 30, 2011 }}

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|The Price Is Right airs its 7,500th CBS daytime episode.[http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/the-price-is-right-holds-first-celebrity-week-on-january-2nd-7500th-episode-september-28th "The Price is Right" Holds First Celebrity Week on January 2; 7500th Episode September 28] Buzzer Blog September 20, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930015038/http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/the-price-is-right-holds-first-celebrity-week-on-january-2nd-7500th-episode-september-28th |date=September 30, 2011 }}

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|AT&T Uverse removes NHL Network due to a carriage dispute.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/puck-stops-here-nhl-net-goes-dark-u-verse-112480 The Puck Stops Here: NHL Net Goes Dark On U-Verse] NextTV October 1, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117061852/http://www.multichannel.com/article/474595-The_Puck_Stops_Here_NHL_Net_Goes_Dark_On_U_Verse.php |date=January 17, 2012 }}

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|Ending a 33-year run, and just one month before his November 4 death, Andy Rooney makes his last appearance as a commentator on 60 Minutes.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/andy-rooney-end-regular-role-60-minutes-38541 Andy Rooney to End Regular Role On '60 Minutes'] NextTV September 27, 2011

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|ESPN pulls Hank Williams Jr.'s longtime opening intro to its Monday Night Football telecast after the singer makes remarks on Fox and Friends earlier in the day comparing President Obama to Adolf Hitler.[https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/7056003/espn-pulls-hank-williams-jr-your-ready-opening-mnf ESPN pulls Williams from MNF opening] ESPN.com October 3, 2011 Although Williams later apologized for the comments, Williams and ESPN mutually agreed to no longer use the song as the theme for Monday Night Football.[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/06/hank-williams-jr-are-you-ready-for-some-football-monday-night-football-open-now-permanently-canceled/106307/ "Hank Williams, Jr. 'Are You Ready for Some Football?' 'Monday Night Football' Open Now Permanently Canceled"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007040119/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/06/hank-williams-jr-are-you-ready-for-some-football-monday-night-football-open-now-permanently-canceled/106307/ |date=2011-10-07 }} from Zap2it (October 6, 2011){{Cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-mondaynightfootball-hankwilliams|archive-url=https://archive.today/20111013124158/http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-mondaynightfootball-hankwilliams|archive-date=2011-10-13|url-status=dead|title=NFL on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games|website=sports.yahoo.com}}

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|HD Theater is rebranded as Velocity to more naturally fit its increased focus on male-oriented programming.[https://deadline.com/2011/07/tca-discovery-sets-launch-date-for-velocity-adds-big-names-to-curiosity-preps-science-channels-trek-nation-151509/ TCA: Discovery Sets Launch Date For Velocity, Adds Big Names to 'Curiosity', Preps Science Channel's 'Trek Nation', Introduces 'Weed' Team] Deadline July 29, 2011

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|Roberts Broadcasting, whose portfolio includes four CW affiliates and one My Network TV affiliate, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to the company defaulting on payments to Warner Bros. Television Distribution that resulted in the latter pulling their properties from Roberts' stations, and an earlier lawsuit of the same from CBS Television Distribution.[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/97521/roberts-broadcasting-tv-stations-file-for-bankrupt "Roberts Broadcasting TV Stations File For Bankruptcy"] from All Access (October 11, 2011)

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|After considering a sale of the online video service in June, News Corporation, The Walt Disney Company, Comcast and Providence Equity Partners decide to continue their joint ownership of Hulu and pull it from the sale block.[https://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-10-14/hulu-not-for-sale/50770090/1 "Hulu no longer for sale, owners say"] from USA Today (October 14, 2011)

The FCC orders that Madison Square Garden, Inc. has to make a carriage agreement with Verizon FiOS and AT&T Uverse for the high definition feeds of regional sports networks MSG and MSG Plus by October 22, and launch them on the providers by November 14.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/fcc-stays-portion-msg-program-carriage-mandate-112517 FCC Stays Portion of MSG Program Carriage Mandate] NextTV October 14, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019160733/http://www.multichannel.com/article/475211-FCC_Stays_Portion_of_MSG_Program_Carriage_Mandate.php |date=October 19, 2011 }}
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|Inspired by actor Zachary Quinto's decision to come out as a gay man, ABC World News Now anchor Dan Kloeffler announces on air that he is also coming out as a gay man as well.[https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/gay-abc-news-anchor-comes-while-talking-star-161335588.html "Gay ABC News anchor comes out while talking about 'Star Trek' actor Zach Quinto on the air"] from Yahoo (October 18, 2011)

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|CBS commemorates the 60th anniversary of its famous eye logo.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/cbs-celebrates-its-60th-eye-versary/2011/10/20/gIQAKTmd0L_blog.html CBS celebrates its 60th Eye-versary] The Washington Post October 20, 2011

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|FIFA, soccer's governing body, reaches U.S. broadcast deals with Fox Sports (English language) and Telemundo (Spanish language) for FIFA championship events from 2015 to 2022, including the 2018 and 2022 Men's World Cup championships. Fox's bid surpasses those from incumbent ESPN and NBC Sports, while Telemundo's bests Spanish incumbent Univision.[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/story/2011-10-21/fox-telemundo-us-tv-rights-2018-2022-world-cup/50856226/1 "FIFA confirms Fox, Telemundo get U.S. World Cup rights,"] from USA Today, 10/21/2011

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|14 years after ending its original run, Beavis and Butt-head returned to MTV with its all new season 8 and 9 premiere, the combined episode Werewolves of Highland/Crying.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/series/all-content?xrs=PPM-18-10caf1c|title=MTV Original TV Shows, Reality TV Shows|website=MTV}}

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|Game 7 of the World Series is broadcast on Fox. The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Texas Rangers (in their second consecutive appearance). It was the team's eleventh world championship. David Freese was awarded the series Most Valuable Player due to his iconic walk-off home run in the 11th inning during Game 6.

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|Averting a midnight deadline, DirecTV reaches a carriage agreement with News Corporation to preserve the signals of News Corp-owned channels FX, National Geographic Channel, Speed, Fuel TV, Fox Soccer, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Movie Channel, Fox Deportes and the 19 Fox Sports Net channels, which would have gone dark on DirecTV had the deal not been reached. The agreement also covers Fox Business Network, Fox News Channel, National Geographic Wild, and the Fox owned and operated local broadcast stations, which were part of a separate deal that expired at years-end.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/fox-and-directv-reach-agreement-38670 "Fox and DirecTV Reach Agreement,"] NextTV October 31, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103222621/http://www.multichannel.com/article/476015-Fox_and_DirecTV_Reach_Agreement.php |date=November 3, 2011 }} (DirecTV filed a complaint with the FCC Media Bureau on October 27 about News Corp's false claims that the Fox broadcast stations were part of the networks' dispute.)[https://www.nexttv.com/news/directv-sends-letter-fcc-about-fox-ads-112563 "DirecTV Sends Letter to FCC About Fox Ads"] NextTV October 27, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030215412/http://www.multichannel.com/article/475875-DirecTV_Wants_Fox_To_Stop_Running_Ads_About_Potential_Station_Drops.php |date=October 30, 2011 }} In a separate deal, DirecTV reaches a carriage deal with Belo for that company's broadcast stations, which also would have been removed on November 1 had that deal not been reached.[https://www.nexttv.com/news/directv-belo-stations-reach-last-minute-deal-38677 DirecTV, Belo Stations Reach Last-Minute Deal] NextTV November 1, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105023013/http://www.multichannel.com/article/476070-DirecTV_Belo_Stations_Reach_Last_Minute_Deal.php |date=November 5, 2011 }}

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|Sinclair Broadcast Group makes its second station purchase of 2011, acquiring the eight stations (mainly ABC and CBS affiliates) put up for sale by Freedom Communications earlier in the year. The deal (pending FCC approval) is worth $385 million.[https://deadline.com/2011/11/sinclair-to-buy-freedom-stations-for-385m-189956/ Sinclair To Buy Freedom Stations For $385M] Deadline Hollywood November 2, 2011

NBCUniversal announces that is reorganizing its local NBC Nonstop digital broadcast channels carried on ten of the 11 NBC stations owned by the company's NBC-Owned Television Stations division into one national network. The national NBC Nonstop, which will feature news and lifestyle programming (along with locally produced content by its affiliates) is set to launch in early 2012, and will also be made available for distribution to NBC affiliates not owned by NBCUniversal (it will be the second news and information digital multicast network venture by NBC, the weather-focused NBC Weather Plus operated from 2004 to 2008).[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/11/03/55187/nbc-reinvents-nonstop-as-national-diginet NBC Reinvents Nonstop As National Diginet], TVNewsCheck, November 3, 2011.
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|Bounce TV announces an affiliation deal with Fox Television Stations Group. The digital multicast network will initially be available to Fox's MyNetworkTV stations in Los Angeles (KCOP) and New York City (WWOR-TV), with eventual subchannel carriage on additional Fox-owned MNT stations. The deal is FTSG's first subchannel venture, and makes Bounce TV the second outside-owned multicaster to reach an affiliation agreement with a major O&O group (The Local AccuWeather Channel was carried on ABC's O&O stations from 2006 to 2010).[https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/bounce-tv-lands-on-fox-mnt-in-nyc-la/ Bounce TV Lands On Fox MNT In NYC, LA], TVNewsCheck, November 3, 2011.

Conan O'Brien ends his week-long return to New York City by officiating what is believed to be the first televised same-sex marriage between a staff member and his partner on Conan.[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/conan-obrien-gay-wedding_n_1075414 Conan O'Brien Officiates Gay Wedding Of Scott Cronick And David Gorshein On Air (VIDEO)], HuffPost, November 4, 2011.
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|ABC affiliate WBBJ-TV in Jackson, Tennessee announces that they have signed an affiliation deal with CBS and will carry their programs on their DT3 subchannel, beginning January 1, 2012. This will be the first time since 1968 that WBBJ carried CBS programming when it was WDXI-TV (as it was a CBS affiliate from its 1955 sign on until its network switch to ABC that year).[http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/WBBJ-to-Add-CBS-Affiliat-133370063.html "WBBJ to Add CBS to 7.3 in January 2012"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403215936/http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/WBBJ-to-Add-CBS-Affiliat-133370063.html |date=2012-04-03 }} from WBBJ (November 7, 2011)

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|At approximately 2:00 PM EST, all TV and radio stations in the Emergency Alert System are tested simultaneously, the first nationwide test of the system since its 1997 inception.[http://www.nlc.org/news-center/nations-cities-weekly/articles/2011/october/prepare-for-the-nationwide-emergency-alert-system-test Prepare for the Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test] National League of Cities October 24, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026153226/http://www.nlc.org/news-center/nations-cities-weekly/articles/2011/october/prepare-for-the-nationwide-emergency-alert-system-test |date=October 26, 2011 }}

The Ellen DeGeneres Show welcomes its first ever Muppet-related guest Kermit the Frog.
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|NBC announces that it has signed Chelsea Clinton to their news division as their special correspondent.[http://www.zap2it.com/tv/sns-rt-us-usa-television-clintontre7ad1aq-20111114,0,2733069.story Chelsea Clinton named NBC special correspondent] from Zap2it (November 14, 2011) {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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|Belo Corporation and Raycom Media announces a shared services agreement for their Tucson outlets. As a result of this deal, Raycom's CBS affiliate KOLD will take over the programming and newscasts operations of Belo's Fox outlet KMSB and sister My Network TV affiliate KTTU, starting in February 2012. Belo will continue to own KMSB and KTTU and retain their sales department.[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/11/15/55453/belo-turning-over-kmsb-kttu-to-kold Belo Turning Over KMSB, KTTU to KOLD] from TV News Check (November 15, 2011)

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|After 28 years, Regis Philbin appears on Live! for the last time.[http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/09/06/regis-philbin-last-show/ Regis Philbin announces date for his last 'Live' episode] Entertainment Weekly September 6, 2011

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|The American Music Awards airs, with the program being led into by its first official red carpet pre-show with a performance by Hot Chelle Rae.[http://www.abcmedianet.com/assets/pr/html/111611_01a.html "ABC RED CARPET PRE-SHOWS FOR "THE 2011 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS" FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY HOT CHELLE RAE AND TAIO CRUZ"] from ABC Media Net (November 16, 2011) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124012836/http://www.abcmedianet.com/assets/pr/html/111611_01a.html |date=November 24, 2011 }}

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|Actor-director Hugh Laurie announces that he will retire from performing on television after 30 years in the business. Laurie states that he will transition more into directing and big-screen roles once his Fox series House M.D. concludes its run after its eighth season.[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2011/11/24/hugh-laurie-to-end-30-year-tv-career-when-hit-us-show-house-finishes-86908-23584766/ "Hugh Laurie to end 30-year TV career when hit US show House finishes"] from Daily Record (November 24, 2011)[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/08/current-season-to-be-the-last-for-house/119252/ House Canceled After End of 8th Season] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210093759/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/08/current-season-to-be-the-last-for-house/119252/ |date=February 10, 2012 }} TV by the Numbers, February 8, 2012

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|The 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is broadcast on CBS. 10.3 million people tune in.{{cite web

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On NBC Nightly News episode a fire alarm went off in the studio.

=December=

class="wikitable"
Date

! Event

1

|A station sale and shared services agreement announced on August 8{{cite news |last=Rubino |first=Lindsay |title=Nexstar Enters Agreement to Acquire WEHT-TV |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/nexstar-enters-agreement-acquire-weht-tv-43025 |access-date=August 8, 2011 |website=NextTV |date=August 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826201729/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/472192-Nexstar_Enters_Agreement_to_Acquire_WEHT_TV.php |archive-date=August 26, 2011}} takes effect in the Evansville, Indiana market: Nexstar Broadcasting Group acquires ABC affiliate WEHT from Gilmore Communications, while selling independent WTVW to Mission Broadcasting. Both stations combine operations on this date out of WEHT's studios, and WEHT's sports subchannel affiliated with Wazoo Sports is discontinued completely. Additionally, their news operations are combined under one banner, Eyewitness News.[https://jakesdtvblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/official-weht-and-wtvw-to-expand-local.html "WEHT and WTVW to expand local news through Eyewitness News partnership,"] from Jake's DTV Blog, posted 11/29/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424101140/https://jakesdtvblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/official-weht-and-wtvw-to-expand-local.html |date=April 24, 2012 }}

2

|ABC announces that Brian Frons, who has served as the president of the network's ABC Daytime division since August 2002 and faced criticism over the April cancellation of longtime soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live, will step down from the position upon the expiration of his contract with ABC in January 2012. Vicki Dummer, currently serving as ABC's Senior Vice President of Current Series and Specials, will take over as president of the division, which will be internally renamed within the company as Times Square Studios.[https://soapcentral.com/soapcentral/news/2011/1202-frons.phpBrian Frons steps down, ABC Daytime rebranded], Soap Central, December 2, 2011. {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

5

|Citing its "different business model" as an independent station (it lost its Fox affiliation on September 1), KTRV-TV/Boise suspends its news operations.[http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/12-KTRV-lays-off-news-operations-135053138.html "12 KTRV suspends news operations, lays off employees,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107185719/http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/12-KTRV-lays-off-news-operations-135053138.html |date=2012-01-07 }} from KTVB, 12/6/2011

8

|On Fox, criticisms surfaced about The X Factor where judge Nicole Scherzinger received death threats after she voted for a deadlock which caused one of the front-runners, Rachel Crow, to be eliminated.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a355137/x-factor-usa-result-eighth-act-eliminated-semi-finalists-confirmed/ |title='X Factor' USA result: Eighth act eliminated, semi-finalists confirmed |website=Digital Spy |date=2011-12-09 |access-date=2012-11-01}} It was later revealed that Scherzinger will leave at the end of the season to become a judge in the flagship British edition of The X Factor the following year.

10

|The 2011 Spike Video Game Awards are aired on Spike TV.{{Cite web |last=Good |first=Owen |date=2011-12-11 |title=The Winners and Nominees of the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards |url=https://kotaku.com/the-winners-and-nominees-of-the-2011-spike-video-game-a-5867018 |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Kotaku |language=en}}

rowspan="2"|12

|CBS Corporation announces it will purchase Long Island-based independent station WLNY-TV/Riverhead, New York from WLNY Limited Partnership. The sale gives CBS a duopoly with its O&O flagship WCBS-TV and allow it to expand WLNY's on-air staff and local news programming.[https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/cbs-buys-wlny-doubles-up-in-new-york/ CBS Buys WLNY, Doubles Up In New York], TVNewsCheck, December 12, 2011.

Disney XD announces that actor/singer Mitchel Musso will not return for the third and final season of Pair of Kings, with Adam Hicks (star of fellow Disney XD series Zeke and Luther) replacing Musso in a new role.[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/12/disney-xds-sitcom-pair-of-king-to-resume-production-for-third-season-adam-hicks-joins-cast/113508/ Disney XD's Sitcom 'Pair of Kings' To Resume Production for Third Season, Adam Hicks Joins Cast] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002030816/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/12/disney-xds-sitcom-pair-of-king-to-resume-production-for-third-season-adam-hicks-joins-cast/113508/ |date=2012-10-02 }}, TVByTheNumbers, December 12, 2011. The move comes after Musso's October 16 arrest and December 9 arraignment on 2 misdemeanor counts of DUI (for which a not guilty plea was entered in a Burbank district court).[https://archive.today/20120910011910/http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-disney-star-dui,0,3932346.story Disney Star Mitchel Musso Arrested], KTLA, October 17, 2011.[http://www.myfoxny.com/dpps/entertainment/television/disney-star-pleads-not-guilty-to-dui-charges-dpgonc-20111209-to-_16320405 Underage Disney Star Mitchel Musso Pleads Not Guilty to DUI Charges], WNYW, December 9, 2011. Additionally, his monthly Disney Channel series PrankStars was canceled immediately, with the remainder of the already filmed episodes never airing in the United States and burned off in the United Kingdom. Despite the arrest, Musso would remain as the voice of Jeremy Johnson on Phineas and Ferb, until the show's series finale in June 2015 and appearances beyond.
13

|Citing a desire to return to international reporting, ABC announced that Christiane Amanpour will step down as host of This Week, but will continue to work for both ABC and prior employer CNN, where she will host a daily show for CNN International, where she hosted a show until 2010. George Stephanopoulos, whom Amanpour succeeded as host, will return to hosting This Week in January 2012 while continuing as co-host on Good Morning America.[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/13/christiane-amanpour-out-at-this-week-will-split-between-abc-stephanopoulos-returns-as-this-week-host/113685/ "Christiane Amanpour Out at 'This Week,' Will Split Between ABC & CNN; Stephanopoulos Returns as 'This Week' Host"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108230410/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/13/christiane-amanpour-out-at-this-week-will-split-between-abc-stephanopoulos-returns-as-this-week-host/113685/ |date=2012-01-08 }} from TV by the Numbers (December 13, 2011)

14

|The National Football League announces an extension of its contracts with broadcast partners CBS (AFC package), Fox (NFC package), and NBC (Sunday Night Football) through the 2022 season at an average total fee of $3 billion/year (the networks' current deals do not expire until 2013).[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/sports/football/nfl-cashes-in-on-its-popularity.html?_r=1 "N.F.L. Cashes In on Its Popularity,"] from The New York Times, 12/15/2011

rowspan="2" |15

|Howard Stern confirms he will join the judges panel of America's Got Talent in 2012,[http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=2355395 "Howard Stern To Judge America's Got Talent,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527202910/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=2355395 |date=2012-05-27 }} from FMQB, 12/15/2011 replacing Piers Morgan, who announced his departure from the show on November 9 in order to focus on his CNN program.{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/11/09/piers-morgan-leaving-americas-got-talent/|title=Piers Morgan leaving America's Got Talent|website=EW.com}}

The First episode of Impractical Jokers airs on truTV.
20

|ESPN on ABC announces changes to its NBA Countdown pregame show, including the elimination of the host position (leaving out Hannah Storm and Stuart Scott), a reliance on color commentators (including Magic Johnson), and a shift in production from ESPN's Bristol, Connecticut headquarters to its facility at LA Live.[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/12/stuart-scott-hannah-storm-out-of-espns-nba-studio/1 "Stuart Scott, Hannah Storm out of ESPN's NBA studio"] from USA Today (December 20, 2011)

rowspan="2"|22

|The FCC puts forth a proposal that would loosen cross-ownership restrictions, including a move to allow common ownership of radio, TV, and print outlets in the top 20 U.S. markets (where restrictions are already tighter), and modifications to existing rules, including radio-TV ownership in smaller markets.[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/business/media/fcc-seeks-to-ease-media-ownership-rule.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=FCC%20ownership&st=cse "F.C.C. Seeks to Ease Media Ownership Rule,"] from The New York Times, 12/23/2011

On Fox, Melanie Amaro (mentored by former American Idol judge Simon Cowell) was crowned the first U.S. winner of The X Factor, beating Chris Rene and Josh Krajcik.[https://ew.com/recap/x-factor-melanie-amaro-winner-season-finale/ "The X Factor season finale recap,"] from Entertainment Weekly, posted 12/23/2011
30

|The E. W. Scripps Company completes its $212 million purchase of McGraw-Hill's portfolio of TV stations.[https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/scripps-completes-mcgraw-hill-stations-buy/ "Scripps completes McGraw-Hill Stations Buy,"] from TVNewsCheck, 12/30/2011

Programs

=Debuts=

class="wikitable sortable"
Date

! Show

! Network

! Source

rowspan="3"|January 1

|Dan Vs.

|The Hub

|[https://www.bsckids.com/2010/11/the-hub-to-premier-two-original-series-this-holiday-season/ The Hub To Premier Two Original Series This Holiday Season] BSCKids November 18, 2010 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320184739/https://www.bsckids.com/2010/11/the-hub-to-premier-two-original-series-this-holiday-season/ |date=March 20, 2012 }}

House of Anubis

|Nickelodeon

|[https://archive.today/20120720183334/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/04/nickelodeon%E2%80%99s-house-of-anubis-series-premiere-scores-top-spot-with-teens-and-tweens/77199%23comment-725875 Nickelodeon's 'House Of Anubis' Series Premiere Scores Top Spot With Kids And Tweens], TVbytheNumbers.com, January 4, 2011,

Off the Air

|Adult Swim

|{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/off-the-air/episodes-season-1/437500 |title=Off the Air season 1 episodes |publisher=CBS Interactive |date=2011{{ndash}}2012 | access-date=2012-12-19 | website=TV Guide}}

January 3

|Wild Kratts

|PBS Kids Go!

|

rowspan="6"|January 9

|Bob's Burgers

|Fox

|IMDb – Bob's Burgers

Downton Abbey

|PBS

|

The Cape

|NBC

|[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/15/nbc-announces-new-mid-season-schedule-922215/20101115nbc03/ NBC Announces New Mid-Season Schedule] Futon Critic November 15, 2010

Infested!

|Animal Planet

|{{cite news |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/12/15/animal-planet-debuts-miniseries-infested-with-stories-of-extreme-infestations-where-dream-homes-become-living-nightmares-211024/20101215animalplanet01/ |title=Animal Planet Debuts Miniseries "Infested!" With Stories of Extreme Infestations Where Dream Homes Become Living Nightmares |work=The Futon Critic |date=December 15, 2010 |access-date=December 10, 2012}}

Episodes

|rowspan="2"|Showtime

|[http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/09/22/biggest-sunday-ever-on-showtime-shameless-episodes-and-californication-to-premiere-january-9th-37549/20100922showtime02/ "Biggest Sunday Ever on Showtime! Shameless, Episodes & Californication to Premiere 9th January"], Showtime press release, September 22, 2010, via FutonCritic.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

Shameless

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/showtime-deploys-dexter-fifth-season-finale-shameless-promotion-290980 Showtime Deploys 'Dexter' Fifth-Season Finale For 'Shameless' Promotion] NextTV December 8, 2010 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212230131/http://www.multichannel.com/article/460847-Showtime_Deploys_Dexter_Fifth_Season_Finale_For_Shameless_Promotion.php |date=December 12, 2010 }}

rowspan="2"|January 11

|Lights Out

|FX

|{{Cite web|url=http://vod.fxnetworks.com/watch/lightsout|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916061508/http://vod.fxnetworks.com/watch/lightsout|url-status=dead|title=Fearless {{pipe}} FX Networks|archive-date=September 16, 2010|website=www.fxnetworks.com}}

Onion SportsDome

|Comedy Central

|{{cite web |work=Comedy Central Insider |publisher=Comedy Central |title=First Images and Premiere Date for Comedy Central's Onion SportsDome! |url=http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2010/12/01/first-images-and-premiere-date-for-comedy-centrals-onion-sportsdome/ |date=December 1, 2010 |access-date=January 6, 2011 |archive-date=August 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826043000/http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2010/12/01/first-images-and-premiere-date-for-comedy-centrals-onion-sportsdome |url-status=dead }}

January 12

|Off the Map

|ABC

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20101105105805/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/11/off-the-map-on-the-schedule-in-january-terra-nova-adds-whole-truth-star.html 'Off the Map' on the schedule in January; 'Terra Nova' adds 'Whole Truth' star] Zap2It November 2, 2010

January 13

|Beyond Scared Straight

|A&E

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/ae-scares-record-audience-series-premiere-37309 A&E Scares Up Record Audience For Series Premiere] NextTV January 14, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117030156/http://www.multichannel.com/article/462429-A_E_Scares_Up_Record_Audience_For_Series_Premiere.php |date=January 17, 2011 }}

rowspan="5"|January 17

|Being Human

|Syfy

|[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8464 Syfy Gives Target Dates for 2010] The Futon Critic January 10, 2010

Harry's Law

|NBC

|

Piers Morgan Tonight

|CNN

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20100911024937/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39060518/ns/today-entertainment Piers Morgan is Larry King's CNN replacement] MSNBC September 8, 2010

Skins

|MTV

|{{cite magazine |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/10/21/ew-exclusive-skins-trailer/ |title='Skins': See the NSFW trailer for MTV's adaptation (Exclusive) |first=Tim |last=Stack |date=October 21, 2010 |department=PopWatch |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=December 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113062458/http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/10/21/ew-exclusive-skins-trailer/ |archive-date=13 November 2010 |url-status=live}}

Supah Ninjas

|Nickelodeon

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/2011-upfronts-nickelodeons-perry-eyes-robust-market-290733 2011 Upfronts: Nickelodeon's Perry Sees Robust Market] NextTV March 12, 2011

January 19

|Retired at 35

|TV Land

|{{cite news|date=April 20, 2010|title=Second TV Land Sitcom 'Retired at 35' Greenlit|work=TV Land|url=http://blogs.tvland.com/prime/category/retired-at-35/|url-status=dead|access-date=April 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304094050/http://blogs.tvland.com/prime/category/retired-at-35/|archive-date=March 4, 2012}}

January 20

|Fairly Legal

|USA Network

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/08/fairly-legal-fka-facing-kate-premieres-january-20-royal-pains-white-collar-return/67211 'Fairly Legal' (fka 'Facing Kate') Premieres January 20; 'Royal Pains,' 'White Collar' Return] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229090544/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/08/fairly-legal-fka-facing-kate-premieres-january-20-royal-pains-white-collar-return/67211 |date=2010-12-29 }} TV by the Numbers October 8, 2010

rowspan="4"|January 21

|Ebert Presents: At the Movies

|PBS

|{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2011/01/roger-ebert-before-and-after-the-new-jaw.html |title=Roger Ebert: Before and after the new jaw Zapit 2 It January 21, 2011 |access-date=2011-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121220109/http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2011/01/roger-ebert-before-and-after-the-new-jaw.html |archive-date=2011-01-21 |url-status=dead }}

Onion News Network

|rowspan="2"|IFC

|[http://www.multichannel.com/article/460106-IFC_Sets_Onion_News_Network_Portlandia_For_Friday_Night_Lineup.php IFC Sets 'Onion News Network,' 'Portlandia' For Friday-Night Lineup] Multichannel News November 19, 2010 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123190421/http://www.multichannel.com/article/460106-IFC_Sets_Onion_News_Network_Portlandia_For_Friday_Night_Lineup.php |date=November 23, 2010 }}

Portlandia

|[http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2010/09/portlandia_--_scheduled_to_deb.html IFC's 'Portlandia' crew says joke won't be on our fair city] Oregon Live September 9, 2010

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

|Starz

|{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/08/tca-press-tour-spartacus-gods-of-the-arena-.html |title=TCA Press Tour: 'Spartacus': 'Gods of the Arena' or gods of TV? |date=August 7, 2010 |access-date=September 21, 2010 |work=Los Angeles Times |first=Gerrick D. |last=Kennedy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820133120/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/08/tca-press-tour-spartacus-gods-of-the-arena-.html |archive-date=20 August 2010 |url-status=live}}

January 23

|Kourtney and Kim Take New York

|E!

|[http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b203757_look_out_new_york_here_comes_es_new.html Look Out, New York: Here Comes E!'s New Kardashian Show] EOnline October 4, 2010

January 24

|Bubble Guppies

|Nickelodeon

|{{cite news|first=Neil|last=Genzlinger|title=Splish Splash: Fantastical Fish Tales|url=https://tv.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/arts/television/24guppies.html |date=January 23, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times}}

January 25

|Kitchen Boss

|TLC

|[https://www.tvguide.com/News/TLC-Kitchen-Boss-1027332.aspx?rss=breakingnews TLC Orders New Buddy Valastro Series Kitchen Boss] TV Guide January 5, 2011

January 26

|Face Off

|Syfy

|

January 28

|Working Class

|CMT

|{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/01/05/cmt-premieres-its-first-scripted-series-working-class-friday-january-28-at-800-pm-et-pt-300410/20110105cmt01/ |title=CMT Premieres Its First Scripted Series "Working Class" Friday, January 28 at 8:00 P.M., ET/PT |date=January 5, 2011 |work=The Futon Critic |access-date=January 30, 2011}}

rowspan="3"|February 1

|Must Love Cats

|Animal Planet

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.animalplanet.com/alaska-gold-diggers-schedule-fallback/must-love-cats-schedule-fallback/|title=Must Love Cats Schedule Fallback|date=September 25, 2014|website=Animal Planet}}

One Born Every Minute

|rowspan="2"|Lifetime

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/tca-lifetime-debut-three-reality-series-february-37254 TCA: Lifetime To Debut Three Reality Series In February] NextTV January 7, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111050321/http://www.multichannel.com/article/462113-TCA_Lifetime_To_Debut_Three_Reality_Series_In_February.php |date=January 11, 2011 }}

Seriously Funny Kids

|

February 7

|The Chicago Code

|rowspan="2"|Fox

|{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Fox Sets Premiere Date For Shawn Ryan's The Chicago Code |url=https://tvline.com/2010/11/03/fox-sets-premiere-date-for-shawn-ryans-the-chicago-code/ |website=TVLine |access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=November 3, 2010 |archive-date=November 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106155748/https://tvline.com/2010/11/03/fox-sets-premiere-date-for-shawn-ryans-the-chicago-code/ |url-status=dead }}

February 8

|Traffic Light

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/19/fox-mid-season-schedule-idol-to-wednesdaysthursdays-fringe-to-fridays/72889 Fox Mid-Season Schedule – 'American Idol' to Wednesdays/Thursdays; 'Fringe' to Fridays] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121033312/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/19/fox-mid-season-schedule-idol-to-wednesdaysthursdays-fringe-to-fridays/72889 |date=2010-11-21 }} TV by the Numbers November 19, 2010

rowspan="2"|February 9

|Quad Squad

|Lifetime

|

Mr. Sunshine

|ABC

|{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/12/06/abc-announces-premiere-dates-for-new-comedies-mr-sunshine-and-happy-endings-162315/20101206abc06/ |date=December 6, 2010 |title=ABC Announces Premiere Dates for New Comedies "Mr. Sunshine" and "Happy Endings" |work=The Futon Critic |access-date=December 6, 2010}}

February 11

|Bar Karma

|Current TV

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/upfronts-2011-current-tv-positions-itself-real-reality-network-37459 Upfronts 2011: Current Positions Itself as 'Real' Reality Network] NextTV February 9, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928220244/https://www.multichannel.com/article/463711-Upfronts_2011_Current_Positions_Itself_as_Real_Reality.php |date=September 28, 2012}}

rowspan="4"|February 14

|Babar and the Adventures of Badou

|rowspan="3"|Disney Jr.

|{{cite web|url=https://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=1993|title=Press Release – NELVANA's NEW BABAR SERIES TO DEBUT IN U.S. ON DISNEY CHANNEL|publisher=Corus Entertainment|date=September 16, 2010|access-date=September 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919030914/https://corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=1993 |archive-date=September 19, 2010|url-status=live}}

Tinga Tinga Tales

|rowspan="2"|

Jake and the Never Land Pirates
Mad Love

|rowspan="2"|CBS

|{{cite web|url=https://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/01/natpe-2011-day-2-has-original-sitcoms.html|title=NATPE 2011: Day 2 Has Original Sitcoms; CBS Moves Up Mad Love Premiere|work=Sitcoms Online|date=January 25, 2011}}

February 16

|Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

|{{cite web |url=https://www.deadline.com/2010/05/cbs-picks-up-criminal-minds-spinoff-to-series/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520024847/http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/cbs-picks-up-criminal-minds-spinoff-to-series|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 20, 2010|title=CBS Picks Up 'Criminal Minds' Spinoff To Series |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=May 17, 2010 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=May 17, 2010}}

February 25

|Camelot

|Starz

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/starz-opens-court-camelot-april-1-362570 Starz Opens Court To 'Camelot' On April 1] NextTV December 20, 2010 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223115600/http://www.multichannel.com/article/461353-Starz_Opens_Court_To_Camelot_On_April_1.php |date=December 23, 2010 }}

rowspan="2"|February 28

|In the Arena

|CNN

|

Martin Bashir

|MSNBC

|{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/martin-bashir-msnbc-show-_n_825412 |title=Martin Bashir MSNBC Show Starts Feb. 28 |author=Staff |date=February 18, 2011 |work=HuffPost|access-date=November 6, 2021}}

rowspan="3"|March 6

|Breakout Kings

|A&E

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.aetv.com/shows|title=A&E TV Shows|website=A&E}}

Coming Home

|Lifetime

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/lifetime-debut-military-themed-reality-series-march-37502 Lifetime to Debut Military-Themed Reality Series In March] NextTV February 16, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928220315/http://www.multichannel.com/article/464071-Lifetime_to_Debut_Military_Themed_Reality_Series_In_March.php |date=September 28, 2012 }}

Taking On Tyson

|Animal Planet

|{{cite web |author1=Animal Planet |title=Taking on Tyson: Premieres Sunday March 6th at 10PM E/P |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdKrKgWGLI8 |website=YouTube |access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=February 17, 2011}}

March 7

|All About Aubrey

|Oxygen

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/tca-oxygen-announces-premiere-dates-new-series-37303 TCA: Oxygen Announces Premiere Dates for New Series] NextTV January 13, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210052739/http://www.multichannel.com/article/462404-TCA_Oxygen_Announces_Premiere_Dates_for_New_Series.php |date=February 10, 2011 }}

March 22

|Brian the Fortune Seller

|TruTV

|{{cite web |author1=TruTV |title="Big Brian The Fortune Seller" premieres tonight at 10 (after "Hardcore Pawn")! Just for you guys... here's a scene that didn't make it into the show |url=https://www.facebook.com/truTV/posts/big-brian-the-fortune-seller-premieres-tonight-at-10-after-hardcore-pawn-just-fo/119578374785087/ |website=Facebook |access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=March 22, 2011}}

rowspan="2"|March 29

|All on the Line

|Sundance Channel

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/sundance-doubles-down-nonfiction-programming-37568 Sundance Doubles Down on Nonfiction Programming] NextTV March 1, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304171842/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/464589-Sundance_Doubles_Down_on_Nonfiction_Programming.php |date=March 4, 2011 }}

Body of Proof

|ABC

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/30/abcs-body-of-proof-to-get-tuesday-10pm-timeslot-premieres-march-29/73738 ABC's 'Body Of Proof' Gets Tuesday 10pm Timeslot, Premieres March 29] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203143124/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/30/abcs-body-of-proof-to-get-tuesday-10pm-timeslot-premieres-march-29/73738 |date=2010-12-03 }} TV by the Numbers November 30, 2010

April 1

|CHAOS

|CBS

|{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/21/cbs-mid-season-schedule-criminal-minds-si-wed-10p-mad-love-mon-830p-chaos-fri-8p-rules-moves-to-thu-830p/76359 |title=CBS Mid-Season Schedule: 'Criminal Minds: SB' Wed. 10p; 'Mad Love' Mon. 8:30p; 'Chaos' Fri. 8p; 'Rules' Moves To Thu. 8:30p |date=December 21, 2010 |last=Gorman |first=Bill |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=December 22, 2010 |archive-date=December 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224080629/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/21/cbs-mid-season-schedule-criminal-minds-si-wed-10p-mad-love-mon-830p-chaos-fri-8p-rules-moves-to-thu-830p/76359 |url-status=dead }}

rowspan="3"|April 3

|The Borgias

|Showtime

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/tca-showtime-steps-plate-sf-giants-series-362462 TCA: Showtime Steps To The Plate With SF Giants Series] NextTV January 14, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119004828/http://www.multichannel.com/article/462439-TCA_Showtime_Steps_To_The_Plate_With_SF_Giants_Series.php |date=January 19, 2011 }}

The Kennedys

|ReelzChannel

|

The Killing

|AMC

|{{cite web |url=http://blogs.amctv.com/the-killing/2011/02/the-killing-two-hour-premiere.php |title=The Killing Will Debut With a 2 Hour Premiere on Sun., Apr. 3 |publisher=AMC |last=Dayton |first=Lee |date=February 10, 2011 |access-date=March 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216074619/http://blogs.amctv.com/the-killing/2011/02/the-killing-two-hour-premiere.php |archive-date=February 16, 2011}}

rowspan="3"|April 4

|Dr. Drew On Call

|HLN

|[https://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/addiction-tango-charlie-sheen-battles-drug-abuse-dr-drew-hooked-fame-25353 Addiction Tango: Charlie Sheen Battles Drugs, Dr. Drew Hooked on Fame] The Wrap March 8, 2011

Intentional Talk

|MLB Network

|

The Problem Solverz

|Cartoon Network

|

April 5

|Pregnant in Heels

|Bravo

|

rowspan="4"|April 6

|Breaking In

|Fox

|

Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings

|Oxygen

|

Workaholics

|Comedy Central

|{{cite news |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/12/06/comedy-central-warms-up-the-winter-with-all-new-series-and-specials-as-well-as-returning-favorites-623413/20101206comedycentral02/ |title=Comedy Central(R) Warms Up the Winter With All-New Series and Specials as Well as Returning Favorites |work=The Futon Critic |date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=January 1, 2013}}

Glamour Belles

|Lifetime

|

April 7

|Gigolos

| Showtime

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/gigolos-1798167852|title=Gigolos|website=TV Club|date=7 April 2011 }}

April 8

|CMT's Next Superstar

|CMT

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/nigel-lythgoe-launching-singing-competition-series-cmt-37462 Nigel Lythgoe Launching Singing Competition Series On CMT] NextTV February 9, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213004855/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/463725-Nigel_Lythgoe_Launching_Singing_Competition_Series_On_CMT.php |date=February 13, 2011 }}

rowspan="2"|April 10

|The Dance Scene

|rowspan="2"|E!

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/e-launches-dance-scene-37220 E! Launches 'The Dance Scene'] NextTV January 4, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108034108/http://www.multichannel.com/article/461788-E_Launches_The_Dance_Scene_.php |date=January 8, 2011 }}

Khloé & Lamar

|[http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/khloe-kardashian-and-lamar-odom-reportedly-getting-reality-show-11844.php "Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom reportedly getting reality show"] Reality TV World December 30, 2010

April 11

|Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza

|GSN

|[http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-debuts-april-11th-on-gsn/ "Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza" Debuts April 11 on GSN] Buzzer Blog January 10, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319071718/http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-debuts-april-11th-on-gsn/ |date=March 19, 2011 }}

rowspan="2"|April 12

|Police POV

|TruTV

|{{cite web |title=Police POV to debut April 17 on truTV |url=https://www.rbr.com/police-pov-to-debut-april-17-on-trutv/ |website= Radio & Television Business Report |access-date=November 7, 2021 |date=March 17, 2011}}

Sinbad's Family Affair

|WE tv

|[http://www.multichannel.com/article/463793-WE_TV_Greenlights_Sinbad_Series.php WE TV Greenlights Sinbad Series] Multichannel News February 10, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216042221/http://www.multichannel.com/article/463793-WE_TV_Greenlights_Sinbad_Series.php |date=February 16, 2011 }}

April 13

|Happy Endings

|ABC

|

April 14

|The Paul Reiser Show

|NBC

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/nbcs-paul-reiser-show-replacing-perfect-couples-37668 NBC's 'Paul Reiser Show' Replacing 'Perfect Couples'] NextTV March 22, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326194509/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/465656-NBC_s_Paul_Reiser_Show_Replacing_Perfect_Couples_.php |date=March 26, 2011 }}

April 17

|Game of Thrones

|HBO

|{{cite web |last1=Fischer |first1=Russ |title='Game of Thrones' Premieres April 17 |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/513140/game-thrones-premieres-april-17/ |website=/Film |access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=January 7, 2011}}

rowspan="2"|April 26

|Repo Games

|Spike TV

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/spike-orders-two-new-reality-series-37396 Spike Orders Two New Reality Series] NextTV January 31, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204112639/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/463225-Spike_Orders_Two_New_Reality_Series.php |date=February 4, 2011 }}

The Voice

| NBC

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/cee-lo-green-adam-levine-named-coaches-voice-37557 Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine Named Coaches of 'The Voice'] NextTV February 28, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507075222/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/464541-Cee_Lo_Green_Adam_Levine_Named_Coaches_of_The_Voice_.php |date=May 7, 2011 }}

rowspan="2"|May 3

|The Looney Tunes Show

|rowspan="2"|Cartoon Network

|{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/18/bugs-and-daffy-return-in-the-looney-tunes-show-premieres-tuesday-may-3-at-8-p-m-on-cartoon-network/89761 |author=Seidman, Robert |title=Bugs and Daffy Return in 'The Looney Tunes Show' – Premieres Tuesday, May 3, at 8 p.m. on Cartoon Network |publisher=TVbytheNumbers |access-date=2010-05-06 |date=2010-04-18 |archive-date=2011-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420131410/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/18/bugs-and-daffy-return-in-the-looney-tunes-show-premieres-tuesday-may-3-at-8-p-m-on-cartoon-network/89761 |url-status=dead }}

The Amazing World of Gumball

|[http://www.forcesofgeek.com/2010/04/cartoon-network-launching-25-new.html CARTOON NETWORK Launching 25 New Series/Movies/Specials] Forces of Geek April 21, 2010

May 6

|A.N.T. Farm

|Disney Channel

|

May 7

|Pretty Hurts

|Logo

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reviews_21/-Pretty-Hurts-but-real-easy-on-the-eyes.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509010744/http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reviews_21/-Pretty-Hurts-but-real-easy-on-the-eyes.asp|url-status=dead|title='Pretty Hurts,' but real easy on the eyes|archive-date=May 9, 2011}}

May 8

|Why Not? with Shania Twain

|Oprah Winfrey Network

|{{cite web |url=https://www.oprah.com/pressroom/own-announces-premiere-of-why-not-with-shania-twain |title=OWN Announces Premiere of Why Not? with Shania Twain|access-date=2021-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927165141/http://www.oprah.com/own-shaniatwain/Why-Not-With-Shania-Twain |archive-date=2012-09-27 }}

May 9

|Eye Opener

|Syndication

|

May 10

|Swamp Brothers

|Discovery Channel

|

May 26

|4th and Forever

|Current TV

|

rowspan="2"|May 30

|Extreme Weight Loss

|ABC

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110316215655/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/03/abc-announces-extreme-makeover-weight-loss-edition-for-the-super-obese.html ABC announces 'Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition' for the 'super-obese'] Zap2It March 14, 2011

Platinum Hit

|rowspan="2"|Bravo

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/tca-bravo-announces-2011-premiere-dates-renewals-37302 TCA: Bravo Announces 2011 Premiere Dates, Renewals] NextTV January 13, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116184318/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/462381-TCA_Bravo_Announces_2011_Premiere_Dates_Renewals.php |date=January 16, 2011 }}

rowspan="2"|May 31

|Million Dollar Decorators

|

Love Handles

|Lifetime

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/2011-upfronts-lifetime-orders-modern-love-pilot-renews-army-wives-362008 2011 Upfronts: Lifetime Orders 'Modern Love' Pilot, Renews 'Army Wives'] NextTV May 3, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508111025/http://www.multichannel.com/article/467713-2011_Upfronts_Lifetime_Orders_Modern_Love_Pilot_Renews_Army_Wives_.php |date=May 8, 2011 }}

rowspan="4"|June 1

|Franklin & Bash

|TNT

|{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/10/tnt-announces-summer-schedule-franklin-bash-falling-skies-rizzoli-isles-and-more/85317 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313051953/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/10/tnt-announces-summer-schedule-franklin-bash-falling-skies-rizzoli-isles-and-more/85317 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 13, 2011 |title=TNT Announces Summer Schedule |date=March 10, 2011|last=Seidman|first=Robert |publisher=TV by the Numbers |access-date=July 29, 2011}}

Haunted Collector

|Syfy

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/syfy-adds-three-reality-series-37671 Syfy Adds Three Reality Series] NextTV March 22, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514115206/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/465676-Syfy_Adds_Three_Reality_Series.php |date=May 14, 2011 }}

Twist of Fate

|The Weather Channel

|{{cite web |url=http://tvtango.com/series/twist_of_fate |title=Twist of Fate |work=TV Tango |access-date=May 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722070347/http://tvtango.com/series/twist_of_fate |archive-date=July 22, 2013 |url-status=live }}

The World According to Paris

|Oxygen

|

June 2

|Love Bites

|NBC

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/nbc-gives-love-bites-premiere-date-37842 NBC Gives 'Love Bites' Premiere Date] NextTV April 29, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503070018/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/467512-NBC_Gives_Love_Bites_Premiere_Date.php |date=May 3, 2011 }}

rowspan="2"|June 5

|So Random!

|Disney Channel

|{{cite press release |url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/05/16/the-tween-comedy-series-so-random-first-made-popular-in-sonny-with-a-chance-begins-to-air-sunday-june-5-830-pm-et-pt-on-disney-channel-246512/20110516disney02/ |title=The Tween Comedy Series "So Random!," First Made Popular in "Sonny With A Chance," Begins to Air Sunday, June 5 (8:30 P.M., ET/PT) on Disney Channel |publisher=Disney Channel |date=May 16, 2011 |access-date=May 11, 2016 |via=The Futon Critic }}

Teen Wolf

|MTV

|[http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/02/teen-wolf-mtv-sets-premiere-date.html 'Teen Wolf': MTV announces premiere date – From Inside the Box ...] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612101402/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/02/teen-wolf-mtv-sets-premiere-date.html |date=2011-06-12 }} Zap2It

June 6

|Switched at Birth

|ABC Family

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/abc-family-summer-slate-grows-three-nights-37591 ABC Family Summer Slate Grows To Three Nights] NextTV March 7, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007014329/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/464897-ABC_Family_Summer_Slate_Grows_To_Three_Nights.php |date=October 7, 2012 }}

rowspan="3"|June 12

|Ice Loves Coco

|E!

|Andreeva, Nellie. [https://deadline.com/2011/04/e-orders-reality-series-starring-ice-t-his-wife-125828/ "E! Orders Reality Series Starring Ice-T & His Wife"], Deadline Hollywood, April 26, 2011

The Protector

|Lifetime

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/the-protector|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527124755/http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/the-protector|url-status=dead|title=Welcome to A+E Networks {{pipe}} UK|archive-date=May 27, 2011}}

The Glee Project

|Oxygen

|

rowspan="3"|June 13

|Almost Naked Animals

|rowspan="2"|Cartoon Network

|[http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoon-network-to-air-9-storys-almost-naked-animals/ Cartoon Network to Air 9 Story's 'Almost Naked Animals'] Animation Magazine, April 18, 2011

Sidekick

|[http://coldhardflash.com/2011/05/sidekick-stars-on-cartoon-network-in-june.html Sidekick Stars on Cartoon Network in June] Cold Hard Flash, May 31, 2011

Kickin' It

|Disney XD

|

rowspan="2"|June 14

|The Nine Lives of Chloe King

|ABC Family

|

Proving Ground

|G4

|[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/05/05/g4s-proving-ground-takes-viewers-on-a-roller-coaster-ride-of-trial-and-error-when-new-series-premieres-june-14th-at-8-pm-et-pt-992000/20110505g401/ "G4's Proving Ground" Takes Viewers on a Roller Coaster Ride of Trial and Error When New Series Premieres June 14th at 8 PM ET/PT] Futon Critic, May 5, 2011

rowspan="2"|June 15

|Happily Divorced

|TV Land

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/tv-land-greenlights-two-new-sitcoms-37662 TV Land Greenlights Two New Sitcoms] NextTV March 21, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928221042/http://www.multichannel.com/article/465604-TV_Land_Greenlights_Two_New_Sitcoms.php |date=September 28, 2012 }}

Rocco's Dinner Party

|Bravo

|

June 16

|Voltron Force

|Nicktoons

|

June 19

|Falling Skies

|TNT

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/10/tnt-announces-summer-schedule-franklin-bash-falling-skies-rizzoli-isles-and-more/85317/ TNT Announces Summer Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102202/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/10/tnt-announces-summer-schedule-franklin-bash-falling-skies-rizzoli-isles-and-more/85317/ |date=2016-03-04 }} TV by the Numbers March 10, 2011

June 22

|Life on a Wire

|Discovery Channel

|

rowspan="3"|June 23

|Expedition Impossible

|ABC

|{{Cite web|url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/abc-summer-schedule-2011-2012-19957/|title=ABC summer schedule [Rookie Blue, 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show, Take the Money and Run, Wipeout]|date=May 16, 2011}}

Suits

|USA Network

|[https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/usa-expands-slate-with-two-new-series-1118030519/ USA expands slate with two new series] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629175407/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118030519?refcatid=4027 |date=2011-06-29 }} Variety January 19, 2011

Wilfred

|FX

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/fx-sets-summer-schedule-37804 FX Sets Summer Schedule] NextTV April 20, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008201511/http://www.multichannel.com/content/fx-sets-summer-schedule |date=October 8, 2012 }}

rowspan="2"|June 27

|My Babysitter's a Vampire

|Disney Channel

|[https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/44902/disney-channel-staking-claim-my-babysitters-vampire Disney Channel Staking Claim to My Babysitter's a Vampire] Dread Central June 7, 2011

Winx Club

|Nickelodeon

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/09/global-hit-animated-series-winx-club-comes-to-nickelodeon-starting-june-27/95196/ Global Hit Animated Series 'Winx Club' Comes To Nickelodeon, Starting June 27] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611073320/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/09/global-hit-animated-series-winx-club-comes-to-nickelodeon-starting-june-27/95196/ |date=2011-06-11 }} TV by the Numbers June 9, 2011

rowspan="3"|June 29

|Love in the Wild

|NBC

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/nbc-delays-love-wild-until-june-29-37997 NBC Delays 'Love in the Wild' Until June 29] NextTV May 26, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529171812/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468869-NBC_Delays_Love_in_the_Wild_Until_June_29.php |date=May 29, 2011 }}

Necessary Roughness

|USA Network

|

State of Georgia

|ABC Family

|

July 1

|Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures

|Nickelodeon

|

July 4

|Operation Osmin

|NuvoTV

|{{Cite web |date=2012-01-11 |title='Operation Osmin': Osmin Hernandez Q&A |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a359375/operation-osmin-osmin-hernandez-returns-for-more-superhero-training/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}

July 8

|Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids

|TLC

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/discovery-communications-announces-2011-12-programming-37777 Discovery Communications Announces 2011–12 Programming] NextTV April 14, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423190636/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466803-Discovery_Communications_Announces_2011_12_Programming.php |date=April 23, 2011 }}

rowspan="2"|July 11

|The Five

|Fox News Channel

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/fox-news-launching-ensemble-show-replace-glenn-beck-38126 Fox News Launching Ensemble Show to Replace 'Glenn Beck'] NextTV June 30, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704205151/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/470483-Fox_News_Launching_Ensemble_Show_to_Replace_Glenn_Beck_.php |date=July 4, 2011 }}

Alphas

|rowspan=2|Syfy

|

rowspan="4"|July 13

|Legend Quest

|

Dance Moms

|rowspan="2"|Lifetime

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1991410/episodes?season=1|title=Dance Moms (TV Series 2011– ) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}

Roseanne's Nuts

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylifetime.com/shows|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707111125/http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/roseannes-nuts|url-status=dead|title=Lifetime TV Shows|archive-date=July 7, 2011|website=Lifetime}}

The Franchise

|Showtime

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/showtime-preview-sf-giants-doc-april-13-37680 Showtime to Preview SF Giants Doc on April 13] NextTV March 24, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928221231/http://www.multichannel.com/article/465756-Showtime_to_Preview_SF_Giants_Doc_on_April_13.php |date=September 28, 2012 }}

rowspan="2"|July 14

|Sweet Home Alabama

|rowspan="2"|CMT

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/cmt-orders-pair-southern-reality-shows-361846 CMT Orders Pair Of Southern Reality Shows] NextTV June 18, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621041152/http://www.multichannel.com/article/469892-CMT_Orders_Pair_Of_Southern_Reality_Shows.php |date=June 21, 2011 }}

Texas Women

|

July 15

|PrankStars

|Disney Channel

|

rowspan="3"|July 17

|Bar Rescue

|Spike TV

|

Big Rich Texas

|Style Network

|

Heat Seekers

|Food Network

|{{cite news |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/06/30/food-network-scorches-summer-line-up-in-new-series-heat-seekers-593102/20110630food01/ |title=Food Network Scorches Summer Line-Up in New Series "Heat Seekers" |work=The Futon Critic |date=June 30, 2011 |access-date=November 19, 2012}}

rowspan="4"|July 19

|Awkward

|MTV

|{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/MTV-Renews-Awkward-1036407.aspx |title=MTV Renews Freshman Comedy Awkward for Season 2 |work=TV Guide |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |date=August 15, 2011 |access-date=August 25, 2011}}

It's Worth What?

|NBC

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/americas-got-talent-marriage-ref-return-nbc-summer-schedule-37661 'America's Got Talent,' 'Marriage Ref' Return to NBC Summer Schedule] NextTV March 21, 2011

Ludo Bites America

|Sundance Channel

|

Web Therapy

|Showtime

|{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/web-therapy/listings/ |title=Shows A-Z - web therapy on showtime |publisher=TheFutonCritic.com |access-date=2011-08-05}}

July 22

|NTSF:SD:SUV::

|Adult Swim

|

July 31

|Against the Wall

|Lifetime

|[http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/watch-a-sneak-peek-of-lifetimes-new-series-against-the-wall-2011187 Watch a Sneak Peek of Lifetime's New Series Against the Wall!] Broadcasting & Cable March 21, 2011

August 1

|Secret Mountain Fort Awesome

|Cartoon Network

|

August 2

|Take the Money and Run

|ABC

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/13/abcs-summer-premiere-dates-change-including-rookie-blue/92583/ ABC's Summer Premiere Dates Change, Including 'Rookie Blue'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517064117/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/13/abcs-summer-premiere-dates-change-including-rookie-blue/92583/ |date=2011-05-17 }} TV by the Numbers May 13, 2011

August 5

|Friends with Benefits

|NBC

|{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/06/09/exclusive-nbc-bumps-friends-with-benefits-to-fridays-starting-august-5-457312/9307 |title=Exclusive: NBC Bumps "Friends With Benefits" to Fridays Starting August 5 |work=the Futon Critic |date=June 9, 2011 |access-date=June 9, 2011}}

August 7

|Curiosity

|Discovery Channel

|

August 9

|Scaredy Squirrel

|Cartoon Network

|

August 12

|Strike Back

|Cinemax

|[http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/07/08/strike-back-teaser/ 'Strike Back' teaser: Cinemax guns for '24' magic – EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] Entertainment Weekly July 8, 2011

August 15

|The Lying Game

|ABC Family

|

August 19

|Chemistry

|Cinemax

|

rowspan="2"|August 29

|PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

|MSNBC

|[https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/95540/official-rev-al-sharpton-named-to-host-nightly-msn "Official: Rev. Al Sharpton Named To Host Nightly MSNBC Show"] from All Access (August 24, 2011)

Carfellas

|Discovery Channel

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/tca-discovery-sets-new-reality-series-38240 TCA: Discovery Sets New Reality Series] NextTV July 29, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007155808/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/471720-TCA_Discovery_Sets_New_Reality_Series.php |date=October 7, 2012 }}

September 7

|Paranormal Witness

|Syfy

|

rowspan="5"|September 12

|Anderson Live

|rowspan="5"|Syndication

|[http://www.snta.com/php/display.php?p=program&p_id=295 Program description], SNTA.com, January 2011

Dish Nation

|

Excused

|[http://www.snta.com/php/display.php?p=program&p_id=292 Program description], SNTA.com, January 2011

Right This Minute

|

We the People with Gloria Allred

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/we-people-gloria-allred-cleared-85-us-42993 'We the People With Gloria Allred' Cleared in 85% of U.S.] NextTV July 27, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007155643/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/471579-_We_the_People_With_Gloria_Allred_Cleared_in_85_of_U_S_.php |date=October 7, 2012 }}

September 13

|Ringer

|rowspan="2"|The CW

|

rowspan="3"|September 14

|H8R

|[https://deadline.com/2011/05/cw-to-pickup-new-reality-series-h8r-which-pairs-celebrities-with-their-haters-132346/ "CW To Pick Up New Reality Series 'H8R' That Pairs Celebrities With Their Haters"] Deadline Hollywood (May 16, 2011)

Free Agents

|rowspan="2"|NBC

|

Up All Night

|

September 15

|The Secret Circle

|The CW

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/cw-orders-secret-circle-hart-dixie-ringer-37947 CW Orders 'Secret Circle,' 'Hart of Dixie,' 'Ringer'] NextTV May 17, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522052154/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468408-CW_Orders_Secret_Circle_Hart_of_Dixie_Ringer_.php |date=May 22, 2011 }}

September 17

|Killer Instinct

|Cloo

|[https://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusive-Newly-Rebranded-1035347.aspx Exclusive: Newly Rebranded Cloo TV Picks Up First Original Series] TV Guide July 15, 2011

September 18

|On the Spot

|Syndication

|[http://www.snta.com/php/display.php?p=program&p_id=304 from SNTA]

rowspan="6"|September 19

|The Bill Cunningham Show

|rowspan="2"|Syndication

|[http://corporate.tribune.com/pressroom/?p=2004 press release from Tribune Entertainment] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519164109/http://corporate.tribune.com/pressroom/?p=2004 |date=May 19, 2011 }}

The Jeremy Kyle Show

|[http://www.snta.com/php/display.php?p=program&p_id=299 Program description], SNTA.com, January 2011

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

|Nickelodeon

|

Lifechangers

|The CW

|{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=CW To Carry Dr. Drew Daytime Show |url=https://www.deadline.com/2011/01/cw-to-carry-dr-drew-daytime-show |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112015838/http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/cw-to-carry-dr-drew-daytime-show/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 12, 2011 |website=Deadline|access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=January 11, 2011}}

The Playboy Club

| NBC

|{{cite magazine |last1=Rice |first1=Lynette |last2=Hibberd |first2=James |title=NBC fall lineup |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/05/12/nbc-picks-up-playboy-and-jason-isaacs-drama/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=May 12, 2011}}

2 Broke Girls

|rowspan="2"|CBS

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/cbs-picks-two-broke-girls-person-interest-37925 CBS Picks Up 'Two Broke Girls,' 'Person of Interest'] NextTV May 13, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517232743/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468253-CBS_Picks_Up_Two_Broke_Girls_Person_of_Interest_.php |date=May 17, 2011 }}

rowspan="2"|September 20

|Unforgettable

|

New Girl

|rowspan="2"|Fox

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/upfronts-2011-fox-builds-fall-schedule-around-x-factor-slates-terra-nova-37933 Upfronts 2011: Fox Builds Fall Schedule Around 'X Factor,' Slates 'Terra Nova'] NextTV May 16, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519090107/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468305-Upfronts_2011_Fox_Builds_Fall_Schedule_Around_X_Factor_Slates_Terra_Nova_.php |date=May 19, 2011 }}

rowspan="2"|September 21

|The X Factor

|{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a197970/ntas-cowell-vid.html |title=EXCLUSIVE: Cowell confirms start date for US 'X Factor' |website=Digital Spy |first=Neil |last=Wilkes |author2=French, Dan |date=January 20, 2010 |access-date=January 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223085550/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a197970/ntas-cowell-vid.html |archive-date=February 23, 2010 |url-status=live}}

Revenge

|rowspan="2"|ABC

|

rowspan="4"|September 22

|Charlie's Angels

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/abc-orders-charlies-angels-pan-am-more-37924 ABC Orders 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Pan Am,' More] NextTV May 13, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517210120/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468248-ABC_Orders_Charlie_s_Angels_Pan_Am_More.php |date=May 17, 2011 }}

Whitney

|rowspan="2"|NBC

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/nbc-orders-pilots-smash-whitney-more-37915 NBC Orders Pilots 'Smash,' 'Whitney,' More] NextTV May 11, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518214852/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468158-NBC_Orders_Pilots_Smash_Whitney_More.php |date=May 18, 2011 }}

Prime Suspect

|

Person of Interest

|rowspan="2"|CBS

|

September 23

|A Gifted Man

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/cbs-picks-four-more-pilots-37939 CBS Picks Up Four More Pilots] NextTV May 16, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520215620/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468364-CBS_Picks_Up_Four_More_Pilots.php |date=May 20, 2011 }}

rowspan="2"|September 25

|Dirty Soap

|E!

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/28/e-lathers-up-with-new-fall-docu-series-dirty-soap-taking-viewers-inside-the-lives-of-soap-stars/99098/ "E! Lathers Up With New Fall Docu-series "Dirty Soap" Taking Viewers Inside the Real Lives of Today's Hottest Soap Stars"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910181032/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/28/e-lathers-up-with-new-fall-docu-series-dirty-soap-taking-viewers-inside-the-lives-of-soap-stars/99098/ |date=2011-09-10 }} from zap2it (July 28, 2011)

Pan Am

|rowspan="2"|ABC

|

rowspan="5"|September 26

|The Chew

|[https://tv.yahoo.com/news/article/tv.tvguide.com/tv.tvguide.com-abc-cancels-all-my-children-and-one-life-live;_ylt=ApTC_Z_6XrrXy04jCR3pBYGAo9EF "ABC Cancels All My Children and One Life to Live"] from Yahoo!/TV Guide (April 14, 2011)

Emeril's Table

|Hallmark Channel

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/tca-hallmark-hopes-sizzle-new-emeril-cooking-series-361685 TCA: Hallmark Hopes To Sizzle With New Emeril Cooking Series] NextTV July 28, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929223501/http://www.multichannel.com/article/471639-TCA_Hallmark_Hopes_To_Sizzle_With_New_Emeril_Cooking_Series.php |date=September 29, 2012 }}

Hart of Dixie

|The CW

|

Last Shot with Judge Gunn

|Syndication

|[http://nwahomepage.com/fulltext-news/?nxd_id=248647 ""Last Shot with Judge Gunn" to Premier on Fox in September"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007013557/http://nwahomepage.com/fulltext-news/?nxd_id=248647 |date=October 7, 2011 }} from KNWA-TV (June 21, 2011)

Terra Nova

|Fox

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/cbs-picks-four-more-pilots-37939 Fox Pushes 'Terra Nova' Premiere To Fall] NextTV March 11, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314062831/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/465144-Fox_Pushes_Terra_Nova_Premiere_To_Fall.php |date=March 14, 2011 }}

September 28

|Suburgatory

|ABC

|

September 29

|How to Be a Gentleman

|CBS

|

rowspan="2"|September 30

|Jessie

|Disney Channel

|{{cite magazine |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Debby-Ryan-Jessie-1036266.aspx |title=Exclusive: Debby Ryan's Disney Series Jessie Gets a Premiere Date |magazine=TV Guide |date=August 10, 2011 |access-date=August 10, 2011}}

Search for the Worst Dressed

|Style Network

|

rowspan="3"|October 2

|Around the World in 80 Ways

|History

|

China, IL

|Adult Swim

|

Homeland

|Showtime

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/28/real-time-with-bill-maher-renewed-boardwalk-empire-back-sept-25-hung-how-to-make-it-in-america-on-october-2/99137/ 'Real Time with Bill Maher' Renewed; 'Boardwalk Empire' Back Sept 25; 'Hung,' 'How to Make it in America' on October 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504125243/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/28/real-time-with-bill-maher-renewed-boardwalk-empire-back-sept-25-hung-how-to-make-it-in-america-on-october-2/99137/ |date=2012-05-04 }} TV by the Numbers, July 28, 2011

October 3

|Erin Burnett OutFront

|CNN

|{{cite web |last=Hall |first=Colby |title=CNN Reveals New 7PM Show Title: Erin Burnett: OutFront |url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-reveals-erin-burnetts-new-show-title-outfront/ |work=Mediaite |publisher=Mediaite, LLC |access-date=September 23, 2011}}

rowspan="2"|October 5

|American Horror Story

|FX

|{{cite web |title=Must Watch: The Creepy, Bloody First 5 Minutes of American Horror Story OutFront |url=http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/ahs/ |access-date=October 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930002300/http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/ahs/ |archive-date=September 30, 2011}}

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie

|Discovery Channel

|

October 6

|Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution

|Comedy Central

|{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/09/14/the-revolution-will-be-televised-comedy-centrals-newest-stand-up-series-gabriel-iglesias-presents-stand-up-revolution-premieres-thursday-october-6-at-1000-pm-et-pt-210415/20110914comedycentral01/ |title=The Revolution Will be Televised! Comedy Central's(R) Newest Stand-Up Series "Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution" Premieres Thursday, October 6 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT |website=The Futon Critic |date=September 14, 2011 |access-date=October 5, 2012}}

rowspan="5"|October 10

|The A-List: Dallas

|Logo

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/logo-greenlights-two-new-series-returns-quartet-37793 Logo Greenlights Two New Series, Returns Quartet] NextTV April 18, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928221312/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466968-Logo_Greenlights_Two_New_Series_Returns_Quartet.php |date=September 28, 2012 }}

American Guns

|Discovery Channel

|

{{cite web |url=http://www.gunsmokeguns.com/contact-us.html |title=Contact Us {{pipe}} Gunsmoke Guns |access-date=26 April 2012}}

Enlightened

|HBO

|

Oprah's Lifeclass

|rowspan="2"|Oprah Winfrey Network

|

The Rosie Show

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/tca-own-premiere-rosie-show-own-your-life-oct-10-38241 TCA: OWN to Premiere 'The Rosie Show,' 'OWN Your Life' Oct. 10] NextTV July 29, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007155748/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/471722-TCA_OWN_to_Premiere_The_Rosie_Show_OWN_Your_Life_Oct_10.php |date=October 7, 2012 }}

rowspan="2"|October 11

|Last Man Standing

|ABC

|

Reed Between the Lines

|BET

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/2011-upfronts-bet-scripts-2011-programming-schedule-362065 2011 Upfronts: BET Scripts 2011 Programming Schedule] NextTV April 21, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509085339/http://www.multichannel.com/article/467104-2011_Upfronts_BET_Scripts_2011_Programming_Schedule.php |date=May 9, 2011 }}

October 15

|Welcome to Sweetie Pie's

|Oprah Winfrey Network

|

October 16

|Talking Dead

|AMC

|{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2011/04/amc-enters-unscripted-arena-orders-two-docu-series-from-top-producers-123183/ |title=AMC Enters Unscripted Arena, Orders Two Docu Series From Top Producers |date=April 15, 2011 |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |website=Deadline |access-date=August 18, 2011}}

October 18

|Man Up!

|ABC

|

October 19

|American Hoggers

|A&E

|{{cite web|title=A&E Premieres New Original Series "American Hoggers" on Wednesday, October 19 at 10PM ET/PT|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/09/21/aande-premieres-new-original-series-american-hoggers-on-wednesday-october-19-at-10pm-et-pt-638212/20110921aande01/|publisher=The Futon Critic|date=September 21, 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.aetv.com/news/a-e-network-presents-monster-in-laws-17200916 |title=A&E Network Presents "Monster In-Laws" |publisher=A&ETV.com |date=2011-09-09 |access-date=2011-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020130919/http://www.aetv.com/news/a-e-network-presents-monster-in-laws-17200916 |archive-date=October 20, 2011}}

rowspan="2"|October 21

|Boss

|Starz

|{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/07/tca-kelsey-grammer-on-his-dramatic-trasformation-in-starzs-boss-151848/|title=TCA: Kelsey Grammer On His Dramatic Transformation In Starz's 'Boss'|date=July 29, 2011|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline|access-date=August 17, 2011}}

My Extreme Animal Phobia

|Animal Planet

|{{cite web |last1=Genzlinger |first1=Neil |title=Snakes, Spiders and Pit Bulls, Oh My! |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/arts/television/my-extreme-animal-phobia-on-animal-planet-review.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=October 20, 2011}}

rowspan="2"|October 23

|Glam Fairy

|Style Network

|[http://www.multichannel.com/article/466720-Upfronts_2011_Style_Fortifies_Lineup_With_Original_Trio.php Upfronts 2011: Style Fortifies Lineup With Original Trio] Multichannel News April 12, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416041430/http://www.multichannel.com/article/466720-Upfronts_2011_Style_Fortifies_Lineup_With_Original_Trio.php |date=April 16, 2011 }}

Once Upon a Time

|ABC

|

October 24

|Monster In-Laws

|A&E

|

October 25

|Flip Men

|Spike TV

|

October 27

|Good Vibes

| MTV

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/29/mtv-presents-full-slate-at-their-summer-tca-presentation-new-beavis-and-butt-head-good-vibes-to-premiere-october-27/99241/ MTV Presents Full Slate At Their Summer TCA Presentation; New 'Beavis and Butt-Head' & 'Good Vibes' to Premiere October 27] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022211519/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/29/mtv-presents-full-slate-at-their-summer-tca-presentation-new-beavis-and-butt-head-good-vibes-to-premiere-october-27/99241/ |date=2011-10-22 }} TV by the Numbers July 29, 2011

October 28

|Grimm

|NBC

|

October 30

|Allen Gregory

|Fox

|

October 31

|Rock Center with Brian Williams

|NBC

|

November 4

|Bad Sex

|Logo

|{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/09/29/logos-bad-sex-takes-viewers-behind-closed-doors-of-sex-therapy-group-185201/20110929logo01/ |title=Logo's "Bad Sex" Takes Viewers Behind Closed Doors of Sex Therapy Group |website=The Futon Critic |date=September 29, 2011 |access-date=September 27, 2012}}

November 6

|Hell on Wheels

|AMC

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/28/amc-announces-premiere-date-for-hell-on-wheels/99071/ AMC Announces Premiere Date for 'Hell on Wheels'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121202308/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/28/amc-announces-premiere-date-for-hell-on-wheels/99071/ |date=2012-01-21 }} TV by the Numbers July 28, 2011

November 9

|Coast Guard Alaska

|The Weather Channel

|{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/07/27/the-weather-channel-greenlights-new-series-coast-guard-alaska-produced-by-al-roker-entertainment-748211/20110727weather01/ |title=The Weather Channel Greenlights New Series "Coast Guard Alaska" |website=The Futon Critic |access-date=March 18, 2015}}

November 11

|Green Lantern: The Animated Series

|Cartoon Network

|

November 14

|Now with Alex Wagner

|MSNBC

|

November 17

|Big Shrimpin'

| History

|{{cite web |title=Shrimpin' (TV Series 2011) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2114586/ |publisher=IMDb.com |access-date=8 August 2013}}

November 21

|You Deserve It

|ABC

|{{cite web |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/abc-preparing-new-game-deserve-hosted-chris-harrison-brooke-burns-article-1.970762 |title=ABC preparing new game 'You Deserve It,' hosted by Chris Harrison and Brooke Burns |last=Huff |first=Richard |date=21 November 2011 |work=New York Daily News |access-date=22 November 2011}}

November 25

|Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse

|TBS

|{{Cite web|url=http://tylerperry.com/|title=Tyler Perry|website=Tyler Perry}}

November 29

|Maid in Manhattan

|NBC

|{{cite web |url=http://www.holaciudad.com/el-tan-esperado-estreno-una-maid-manhattan-llega-el-martes-29-noviembre-n190693|title=El tan esperado estreno de "Una Maid en Manhattan" llega el martes, 29 de noviembre|access-date=April 19, 2014 |date=November 15, 2011 |language=es }}

rowspan="2"|November 30

|The Exes

|TV Land

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/21/tv-lands-newest-sitcom-the-exes-working-title-begins-production-on-first-season/98551/ TV Land's Newest Sitcom, 'The Exes' (Working Title) Begins Production on First Season] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724063149/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/21/tv-lands-newest-sitcom-the-exes-working-title-begins-production-on-first-season/98551/ |date=2011-07-24 }} TV by the Numbers, July 21, 2011

I Hate My Teenage Daughter

|Fox

|

December 1

|Weed Wars

|Discovery Channel

|

December 2

|Austin & Ally

|Disney Channel

|{{cite web |url=https://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2011/aa_110111.doc |title="Austin & Ally", A Comedy About An Unlikely Friendship, Premieres Sunday, December 4 on Disney Channel|publisher=Disney Channel|date=November 1, 2011|access-date=August 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728163508/https://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2011/aa_110111.doc|archive-date=July 28, 2013|url-status=dead }}

December 6

|Storage Wars: Texas

|A&E

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/upfronts-2011-ae-orders-storage-wars-dallas-spin-362000 Upfronts 2011: A&E Orders 'Storage Wars: Dallas' Spin-Off] NextTV May 4, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508110839/http://www.multichannel.com/article/467762-Upfronts_2011_A_E_Orders_Storage_Wars_Dallas_Spin_Off.php |date=May 8, 2011 }}

December 9

|Invention USA

|History

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/history-greenlights-three-new-series-37863 Upfronts 2011: History Greenlights Three New Series] NextTV May 3, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508111029/https://www.multichannel.com/article/467739-Upfronts_2011_History_Greenlights_Three_New_Series.php |date=May 8, 2011 }}

December 11

|Luck

|HBO

|{{Cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/showatch/luck/|title=Shows A-Z - luck on hbo {{pipe}} TheFutonCritic.com|website=thefutoncritic.com}}

December 15

|Impractical Jokers

|TruTV

|{{cite web |last=Seidman |first=Robert |title=Thursday Cable Ratings: Jaguars/Falcons Top Nigh |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/16/thursday-cable-ratings-jaguarsfalcons-top-night-burn-notice-season-finale-its-always-sunny-the-league-beyond-scared-straight-more/114036/ |work=Renew/Cancel Index |publisher=TVbytheNumbers |access-date=6 January 2012 |date=2011-12-16 |archive-date=2012-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107172404/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/16/thursday-cable-ratings-jaguarsfalcons-top-night-burn-notice-season-finale-its-always-sunny-the-league-beyond-scared-straight-more/114036/ |url-status=dead }}

December 19

|Who's Still Standing?

|NBC

|

December 20

|Best in the Business

|Discovery Channel

|

=Entering syndication this year=

class="wikitable"
"

! Show

SeasonsIn ProductionSource
Futurama6rowspan=1|Yes
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia6rowspan=1|Yes
30 Rock5rowspan=1|Yes
'Til Death4rowspan=1|No
The Big Bang Theory4rowspan=1|Yes

=Changes of network affiliation=

class="wikitable sortable"
"

! Show

! Moved from

! Moved to

! class="unsortable" |Source

BBC World News America

|rowspan="2"|BBC America

|BBC World News

|

Torchwood

|Starz

|{{cite news |title=International partnership secures new series of Torchwood |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/torchwood_new_series/ |work=BBC Online |access-date=January 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110212210657/http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/torchwood_new_series/ |archive-date=12 February 2011 |url-status=live}}

Countdown with Keith Olbermann

|MSNBC

|Current TV

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/olbermanns-current-tv-show-premiere-june-20-37823 Olbermann's Current TV Show To Premiere June 20] NextTV April 26, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007014205/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/467279-Keith_Olbermann_s_Current_TV_Show_To_Premiere_June_20.php |date=October 7, 2012 }}

Damages

|FX

|Audience Network

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/directv-sony-air-fourth-fifth-seasons-damages-36600 DirecTV, Sony To Air Fourth, Fifth Seasons Of 'Damages'] NextTV July 19, 2010 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723105406/http://www.multichannel.com/article/454976-DirecTV_Sony_To_Air_Fourth_Fifth_Seasons_Of_Damages_.php |date=July 23, 2010 }}

Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr

|Nat Geo

|Nat Geo Wild

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/dangerous-encounters/listings/|title=Shows A-Z - dangerous encounters on nat geo wild|website=The Futon Critic}}

Shaun The Sheep

|Disney Channel

|CBBC

|

Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?

|rowspan="3"| Playhouse Disney

|rowspan="3"| Disney Junior

|

Tasty Time with ZeFronk

|

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

|

Deliver Me

|rowspan="6"| Discovery Health

|rowspan="2"| Oprah Winfrey Network

|[https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2010/12/26/Tuned-In-Oprah-launches-a-network-of-her-OWN/stories/201012260136 Tuned In: Oprah launches a network of her OWN] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 26, 2010

Mystery Diagnosis

|

911: The Bronx

|rowspan="4"| Discovery Fit & Health

|

Dr. G: Medical Examiner

|[http://health.discovery.com/promos/dfh/ Introducing Discovery Fit and Health] Discovery Fit & Health Official Site

I'm Pregnant and...

|

Untold Stories of the ER

|

Bay City Blues

|rowspan="2"|NBC

|ESPN Classic

|

Southland

|TNT

|

The Game

|The CW

|BET

|{{cite web |publisher=tvseriesfinale.com |date=October 12, 2010 |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-game-season-four-bet-18759/ |title='The Game': Season Four Starts on BET in January 2011 at 10 pm est}}

Lou Dobbs Tonight

|CNN

|Fox Business Network

|

Power Rangers

|ABC Kids

|Nickelodeon

|{{cite news |title=Nickelodeon Presents Next Generation of Iconic Power Rangers Franchise, Power Rangers Samurai, Premiering Monday, Feb. 7, at 8 p.m. |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nickelodeon-presents-next-generation-of-iconic-power-rangers-franchise-power-rangers-samurai-premiering-monday-feb-7-at-8-pm-113350404.html |access-date=January 21, 2011 |newspaper=PR Newswire |date=January 12, 2011}}

Miss America

|TLC

|rowspan="3"|ABC

|{{cite news |title=Miss America Pageant Back on Network Television! |url=http://www.missamerica.org/news/press-releases.aspx?id=470 |publisher=Miss America Organization |date=2010-05-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615075907/http://www.missamerica.org/news/press-releases.aspx?id=470 |archive-date=2011-06-15 }}

Billboard Music Awards

|rowspan="3"|Fox

|

Secret Millionaire

|[http://www.startalk.tv/abc-picks-up-secret-millionaire/ ABC Picks Up Secret Millionaire!] Star Talk December 11, 2010 {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

America's Most Wanted

|Lifetime

|[http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/americas-most-wanted-to-live-again-on-lifetime_b83976 'America's Most Wanted' To Live Again... On Lifetime], TVNewser.com, September 7, 2011

WWE Tough Enough

|UPN

|USA Network

|{{cite news |title='Tough Enough' Wrestling Is Set to Return on USA |url=https://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/tough-enough-wrestling-is-set-to-return-on-usa/ |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Brian |last=Stetler |date=January 3, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103090927/https://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/tough-enough-wrestling-is-set-to-return-on-usa/ |archive-date=January 3, 2011|url-status=live}}

The Backyardigans

|Nickelodeon

|Nick Jr. Channel

|

Little Robots

|Cartoon Network

|Qubo

|

Peppa Pig

|Cartoon Network

|Nick Jr. Channel

|

120 Minutes

|MTV

|MTV2

|

LazyTown

|Nick Jr. Channel

|rowspan="2"|PBS Kids Sprout

|

=Returning this year=

The following shows returned with new episodes after being canceled previously:

class="wikitable sortable"
"

! Show

Last airedPrevious networkNew titleNew networkReturningSource
God, the Devil and Bob

| style="text-align:center;"| 2000

| style="text-align:center;"|NBC

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Same

| style="text-align:center;"|Adult Swim

|January 8

|

The Game

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2009

| style="text-align:center;"|The CW

| style="text-align:center;"|BET

|January 11

|

Lou Dobbs Tonight

| style="text-align:center;"|CNN

|Fox Business Network

|March 14

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://archive.today/20130128100210/http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Hereandthere/A-sneak-peek-at-the-new-Newsweek.asp Source: "Here & There" column] Media Life Magazine 3/4/2011

WWE Tough Enough

| style="text-align:center;"|2004

| style="text-align:center;"|UPN

| style="text-align:center;"|USA Network

|April 4

| style="text-align:center;"|

Loonatics Unleashed

| style="text-align:center;"|2007

| style="text-align:center;"|Kids WB

| style="text-align:center;"|The Looney Tunes Show

| style="text-align:center;"|Cartoon Network

|May 3

|

Billboard Music Award

| style="text-align:center;"|2006

| style="text-align:center;"|Fox

| rowspan="9" style="text-align:center;"|Same

| style="text-align:center;"|ABC

|May 22

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1179227/billboard-music-awards-to-air-live-from-las-vegas-on-abc-may-22 Billboard Music Awards To Air Live From Las Vegas On ABC May 22 ] Billboard (February 17, 2011)

Lingo

| style="text-align:center;"|2007

| style="text-align:center;"|GSN

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Same

|June 6

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/gsn-revives-lingo-bill-engvall-host-37306 GSN Revives 'Lingo' With Bill Engvall As Host] Multichannel News January 14, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118232759/http://www.multichannel.com/article/462410-GSN_Revives_Lingo_With_Bill_Engvall_As_Host.php |date=January 18, 2011 }}

Chaotic

| style="text-align:center;"|2010

| style="text-align:center;"|Cartoon Network

|June 14

|

ThunderCats

| style="text-align:center;"|1989

| style="text-align:center;"|Syndication

| style="text-align:center;"|Cartoon Network

|July 29

|

120 Minutes

| style="text-align:center;"|2003

| style="text-align:center;"|MTV

| style="text-align:center;"|MTV2

|July 30

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/120-minutes-resurfaces-mtv2-298448 '120 Minutes' Resurfaces At MTV2] NextTV March 17, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321095410/http://www.multichannel.com/article/465405-_120_Minutes_Resurfaces_At_MTV2.php |date=March 21, 2011 }}

Pop-Up Video

| style="text-align:center;"|2002

| style="text-align:center;"|VH1

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Same

|October 3

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.tvguide.com/news/pop-up-video-1033499.aspx VH1 to Bring Back Pop Up Video], TV Guide Online, May 25, 2011

Beavis and Butt-head

| style="text-align:center;"|1997

| style="text-align:center;"|MTV

|October 27

| style="text-align:center;"|

Fear Factor

| style="text-align:center;"|2006

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|NBC

|rowspan="2"|December 12

| style="text-align:center;"|[http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/10/19/fear-factor-photos/ 'Fear Factor' explosive first photos and premiere date revealed – EXCLUSIVE], Entertainment Weekly (October 19, 2011)

Bay City Blues

| style="text-align:center;"|1983

| style="text-align:center;"|ESPN Classic

| style="text-align:center;"|ESPN Classic acquired rights to the entire series, which had four unaired episodes remaining after its cancellation in 1983.

=Milestone episodes=

class="wikitable"
"

! Show

NetworkEpisode #Episode title Episode air date Source
Supernanny

|rowspan="2"|ABC

|rowspan="2"|100th

|"The George Family"

|January 7

|List of Supernanny episodes#Series 7: 2010–11

Brothers & Sisters

|"Safe At Home"

|January 16

|List of Brothers & Sisters episodes#Season 5 (2010–11)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

|NBC

|4,000th

|Simon Cowell, Jeff Gordon & Travis Barker

|March 2

|List of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno episodes#2000–2009

Wizards of Waverly Place

|Disney Channel

|100th

|"Wizards of Apartment 13B"

|October 7

|N/A

=Ending this year=

class="wikitable sortable"
"

! Date

! Show

! Network

! Debut

! Status

! Source

January 2

|Sonny with a Chance

| Disney Channel

|2009

|Ended

|{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/demi-lovato-leaving-sonny-with-a-chance-on-disney-channel/|title=Demi Lovato Is Leaving Sonny with a Chance|work=People}}

January 4

|Caprica

| Syfy

|rowspan="3"|2010

|rowspan="12"|Cancelled

|[https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/cancelled-tv-shows-2010-2011-18896/ 33 Ending or Canceled TV Shows for the 2010 – 2011 TV Season] TV Series Finale November 26, 2010

January 9

|Sarah Palin's Alaska

| TLC

|[https://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/07/sarah-palins-alaska-no-second-season/ 'Sarah Palin's Alaska': No second season. (Dang?)] Entertainment Weekly January 7, 2011

January 13

|Pictureka!

|The Hub

|

January 16

|Hannah Montana

| Disney Channel

|2006

|

January 17

|WordWorld

|PBS Kids

|2007

|

rowspan="2"|January 18

|Glory Daze

|TBS

|rowspan="2"|2010

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/no-more-classes-tbss-glory-daze-290781 No More Classes For TBS's 'Glory Daze'] NextTV February 24, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304204556/http://www.multichannel.com/article/464432-No_More_Classes_For_TBS_s_Glory_Daze_.php |date=March 4, 2011 }}

Life Unexpected

|The CW

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/19/cw-say-goodbye-to-life-unexpected/78951 CW: Say Goodbye To Life Unexpected] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122070200/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/19/cw-say-goodbye-to-life-unexpected/78951 |date=2011-01-22 }} TV by the Numbers January 19, 2011

January 21

|Medium

|CBS

|2005

|{{cite web |last=Seidman |first=Robert |title=Medium Canceled by CBS |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/18/medium-canceled-by-cbs/72653 |date=November 18, 2010 |access-date=November 23, 2010 |archive-date=November 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121153524/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/18/medium-canceled-by-cbs/72653 |url-status=dead }}

January 22

|Ghost Lab

|Discovery Channel

|2009

|

January 24

|Robotomy

|Cartoon Network

|2010

|

January 31

|Lie to Me

|rowspan="2"|Fox

|2009

|{{cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/05/breaking-fox-cancels-human-target-breaking-in |title=Fox Cancels Human Target, Lie To Me, Chicago Code, Two Others |work=TVLine |date=May 10, 2011 |access-date=May 10, 2011 |archive-date=March 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320171306/http://tvline.com/2011/05/10/breaking-fox-cancels-human-target-breaking-in/ |url-status=dead }}

rowspan="2"|February 9

|Human Target

|2010

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/10/fox-cancels-breaking-in-and-human-target/92184/ Fox Cancels 'Breaking In' and 'Human Target'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513042443/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/10/fox-cancels-breaking-in-and-human-target/92184/ |date=2011-05-13 }} TV by the Numbers May 10, 2011

Friday Night Lights

|The 101 Network

|2006

|Ended

|{{cite magazine|last=Bryant|first=Adam|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Friday-Night-Lights-Ending-1014921.aspx|title=Friday Night Lights Set to End After Fifth Season|date=February 11, 2010|magazine=TV Guide|access-date=February 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213180939/https://www.tvguide.com/News/Friday-Night-Lights-Ending-1014921.aspx|archive-date=February 13, 2010|url-status=live}}

February 13

|Ooh, Aah & You

|Playhouse Disney

|2005

|rowspan="2"|Cancelled

|[https://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2657686 No more Ooh and Aah??] DISboards.com February 15, 2011

February 17

|$#*! My Dad Says

|CBS

|2010

|[https://archive.today/20130209230637/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/15/the-defenders-s-my-dad-says-and--love-canceled-by-cbs/92704/ 'The Defenders,' 'S#*! My Dad Says,' and ' Love' Canceled By CBS] TV by the Numbers May 15, 2011

March 7

|Greek

|ABC Family

|2007

|rowspan="2"|Ended

|[http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/08/18/ask-ausiello-spoilers-true-blood-greys-anatomy-bones/ Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'True Blood,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Bones,' 'Smallville,' 'Chuck,' and more] Entertainment Weekly August 18, 2010

March 8

|PitchMen

|Discovery Channel

|2009

|

rowspan="2"|March 11

|The Cape

|NBC

|2011

|rowspan="3"|Cancelled

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/03/the-cape-is-done-on-nbc-final-episode-to-appear-online-only/84550 'The Cape' Is Done On NBC, Final Episode To Appear Online Only] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306133026/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/03/the-cape-is-done-on-nbc-final-episode-to-appear-online-only/84550 |date=2011-03-06 }} TV by the Numbers March 3, 2011

The Defenders

|CBS

|2010

|

March 15

|V

|rowspan="2"|ABC

|2009

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/13/v-cancelled-brothers-sisters-cancelled-by-abc-too/92307/ Updated: 'V' Cancelled, 'Brothers & Sisters,' 'Mr. Sunshine,' 'Detroit 187,' 'Off The Map,' 'No Ordinary Family,' 'Better With You' Cancelled Too] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516102211/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/13/v-cancelled-brothers-sisters-cancelled-by-abc-too/92307/ |date=2011-05-16 }} TV by the Numbers May 13, 2011

March 18

|Supernanny (returned in 2020)

|2005

|rowspan="2"|Ended

|[http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/Series_Finale_of_ABCs_Supernanny_Airs_Friday_March_18_20010101 Series Finale of ABC's 'Supernanny' Airs Friday, March 18] Talk TV World February 28, 2011

rowspan="2"|March 20

|Big Love

|HBO

|2006

|

Detroit 1-8-7

|ABC

|2010

|rowspan="3"|Cancelled

|

March 21

|Skins

|MTV

|2011

|

March 24

|Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (returned in 2015 and 2019)

|Syndication

|2007

|{{cite web |title=Don't Forget The Lyrics!" and "Fifth Grader" Cancelled |url=http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/dont-forget-the-lyrics-and-fifth-grader-cancelled/ |publisher=Buzzerblog |access-date=March 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501131501/http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/dont-forget-the-lyrics-and-fifth-grader-cancelled/ |archive-date=2011-05-01 |url-status=dead }}

March 25

|Comedy Central Presents

|Comedy Central

|1998

|Ended

|

rowspan="2"|March 26

|Olivia

|Nick Jr.

|2009

|rowspan="2"|Cancelled

|

God, the Devil and Bob

|Adult Swim

|2000

|

April 1

|Working Class

|CMT

|2011

|rowspan="13"|Cancelled

|{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/04/cmt-cancels-sitcom-working-class-121800/|title=CMT Cancels Sitcom 'Working Class'|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=April 12, 2011}}

April 4

|The Electric Company

|PBS Kids

|2009

|

rowspan="2"|April 5

|Lights Out

|FX

|2011

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/fx-turns-out-lights-lights-out-37681 FX Turns Out Lights On 'Lights Out'] NextTV March 24, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927181319/http://www.multichannel.com/article/465760-FX_Cancels_Light_s_Out_.php |date=September 27, 2012 }}

No Ordinary Family

|rowspan="3"|ABC

|2010

|

rowspan="2"|April 6

|Off the Map

|rowspan="2"|2011

|

Mr. Sunshine

|

April 7

|Perfect Couples

|NBC

|rowspan="2"|2010

|

April 9

|Sym-Bionic Titan

|Cartoon Network

|

April 21

|The Paul Reiser Show

|NBC

|2011

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/22/nbc-cancels-the-paul-reiser-show/90330 NBC Cancels 'The Paul Reiser' Show] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426044621/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/22/nbc-cancels-the-paul-reiser-show/90330 |date=2011-04-26 }} TV by the Numbers April 22, 2011

April 22

|Gigantic

|TeenNick

|2010

|[https://twitter.com/FollowOller/status/60404843474452480 Final week of #gigantic people.] – Tony Oller Twitter account

April 29

|Bar Karma

|Current TV

|rowspan="2"|2011

|

May 1

|America's Next Great Restaurant

|NBC

|[http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/americas-next-great-restaurant-cancelled-season-two-19981/ America's Next Great Restaurant: NBC Series Cancelled, No Season Two] TV Series Finale May 216, 2011

May 3

|My Life as Liz

|MTV

|2010

|

May 6

|The Suite Life on Deck

|Disney Channel

|2008

|Ended

|{{cite web|url=https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/26/the-suite-life-on-deck-series-finale-premieres-may-6-on-disney-channel/90638|title='The Suite Life On Deck' Series Finale Premieres May 6 On Disney Channel|last=Gorman|first=Bill|work=TV by the Numbers|date=April 26, 2011|access-date=April 26, 2011|archive-date=April 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429171722/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/26/the-suite-life-on-deck-series-finale-premieres-may-6-on-disney-channel/90638|url-status=dead}}

May 8

|Brothers & Sisters

|ABC

|2006

|rowspan="4"|Cancelled

|

May 9

|Stargate Universe

|Syfy

|2009

|[https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/16/stargate-universe-canceled/75799 'Stargate Universe' Canceled] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218010841/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/16/stargate-universe-canceled/75799 |date=2010-12-18 }} TV by the Numbers December 16, 2010

May 11

|Better with You

|ABC

|rowspan="2"|2010

|

May 12

|Outsourced

|NBC

|[https://www.tvguide.com/News/NBC-Pickups-Handler-Azaria-1033043.aspx NBC Picks Up Four Comedies, Renews Chuck for Fifth and Final Season] TV Guide May 13, 2011

rowspan="2"|May 13

|Smallville

|The CW

|2001

|Ended

|[http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/cancelled-ending-season-11-15441/ Smallville: Canceled or Just Ending? Either Way, No Season 11] TV Series Finale May 13, 2010

Silent Library

|MTV

|2009

|rowspan="9"|Cancelled

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/silentlibrary/posts/10150364772799862|title=Silent Library|website=www.facebook.com}}

May 16

|Mad Love

|CBS

|2011

|

May 17

|Hellcats

|The CW

|2010

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/17/nikita-one-tree-hill-renewed-hellcats-cancelled-by-cw/93042/ 'Nikita,' 'One Tree Hill' Renewed; Hellcats Cancelled by CW] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520232928/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/17/nikita-one-tree-hill-renewed-hellcats-cancelled-by-cw/93042/ |date=2011-05-20 }} TV by the Numbers May 17, 2011

May 19

|I'm Alive

|Animal Planet

|2009

|

rowspan="2"|May 21

|Chase

|NBC

|rowspan="3"|2010

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.ismyshowcancelled.com/article/2011-04-06/final-chase-episodes-to-air-saturdays/|title=Final Chase Episodes To Air Saturdays - IsMyShowCancelled.com|website=www.ismyshowcancelled.com}}

Running Wilde

|Fox

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/04/fx-scuttles-primetime-airings-of-running-wilde-for-final-three-episodes-but-will-still-burn-them-off/91589 Final Four Episodes of Fox's "Running Wilde" Will Be Burned Off on FX] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506062955/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/04/fx-scuttles-primetime-airings-of-running-wilde-for-final-three-episodes-but-will-still-burn-them-off/91589 |date=2011-05-06 }} TV by the Numbers April 18, 2011

rowspan="2"|May 23

|The Event

|NBC

|[http://entertainment.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979323340 'The Event' Has Been Cancelled by NBC, But Is There Still Hope?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722065459/http://entertainment.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979323340 |date=2011-07-22 }} Gather.com May 13, 2011

The Chicago Code

|Fox

|rowspan="2"|2011

|[http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/fox-cancels-the-chicago-code Exclusive: Fox cancels 'The Chicago Code'] HitFix May 10, 2011

rowspan="3"|May 25

|Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

|CBS

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/17/csi-ny-renewed-criminal-minds-suspect-behavior-canceled-by-cbs/92969/ CSI: NY Renewed; Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Canceled By CBS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520231655/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/17/csi-ny-renewed-criminal-minds-suspect-behavior-canceled-by-cbs/92969/ |date=2011-05-20 }} TV by the Numbers May 17, 2011

The Oprah Winfrey Show

|rowspan="3"|Syndication

|1986

|Ended

|[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110525/ap_en_ot/us_winfrey_final_show "Winfrey finale devoted to fans, her 'safe harbor,'"] from Associated Press via Yahoo! News, 5/25/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528220809/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110525/ap_en_ot/us_winfrey_final_show |date=May 28, 2011 }}

Judge Jeanine Pirro

|2008

|rowspan="10"|Cancelled

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/dr-phil-becomes-syndies-top-talker-oprah-waves-goodbye-112125|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621002721/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/469711-_Dr_Phil_Becomes_Syndie_s_Top_Talker_as_Oprah_Waves_Goodbye.php|website=NextTV|title="'Dr. Phil' Becomes Syndie's Top-Talker as 'Oprah' Waves Goodbye"|date=June 14, 2011|archive-date=June 21, 2011}}

May 27

|Don't Forget the Lyrics! (returned in 2022)

|2007

|

May 28

|Unwrapped

|Food Network

|2001

|

May 30

|The Hard Times of RJ Berger

|MTV

|2010

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/12/the-hard-times-of-rj-berger-canceled-by-mtv/100346/ 'The Hard Times of RJ Berger' Canceled by MTV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817132438/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/12/the-hard-times-of-rj-berger-canceled-by-mtv/100346/ |date=2011-08-17 }} TV by the Numbers August 12, 2011

May 31

|The Nutshack

|Myx

|2007

|

June 3

|Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza

|GSN

|rowspan="2"|2011

|{{cite web |title=Drew Carey's Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/DrewFromTV/status/106901847700291584 |access-date=2011-08-25}}

June 10

|Camelot

|Starz

|[http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/camelot-canceled-season-two-20258/ Camelot: Starz TV Series Cancelled, No Season Two] TVSeriesFinale.com July 1, 2011

June 12

|The Mighty B!

|Nick

|2008

|

June 20

|United States of Tara

|Showtime

|2009

|[http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/united-states-of-tara-cancelled-season-four-20049/ United States of Tara: Showtime Comedy Cancelled; No Season Four] TV Series Finale May 23, 2011

June 24

|Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

|ABC

|2010

|{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

June 26

|Law & Order: Criminal Intent

|USA Network

|2001

|rowspan="2"|Ended

|{{cite news|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/09/law-order-criminal-intent-renewed-vincent-donofrio-returning.html|title='Law & Order: Criminal Intent' renewed, Vincent D'Onofrio returning|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 21, 2010}}

June 30

|Glenn Beck

|Fox News

|2006

|

July 6

|Men of a Certain Age

|TNT

|2009

|rowspan="15"|Cancelled

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/tnt-cancels-men-certain-age-38188 TNT Cancels 'Men Of A Certain Age'] NextTV July 15, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132909/https://www.multichannel.com/article/471053-TNT_Drops_Men_Of_A_Certain_Age_.php |date=July 19, 2011 }}

July 11

|Law & Order: LA

|NBC

|2010

|{{cite web|url=https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/10/what-were-hearing-harrys-law-renewed-law-orderla-cancelled-wonder-woman-picked-up-by-nbc/92198/|first=Bill|last=Gorman|title=What We're Hearing: 'Harry's Law' Renewed, 'Law & Order:LA' Canceled, 'Wonder Woman' Picked Up By NBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513224918/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/10/what-were-hearing-harrys-law-renewed-law-orderla-cancelled-wonder-woman-picked-up-by-nbc/92198/|archive-date=May 13, 2011|work=TV by the Numbers|date=May 10, 2011}}

July 15

|Jimmy Two-Shoes

|Disney XD

|rowspan="3"|2009

|

July 16

|Hot Wheels Battle Force 5

|Cartoon Network

|

July 20

|Web Soup

|G4

|

July 21

|Love Bites

|NBC

|2011

|[https://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/07/11/exclusive-nbc-to-wrap-love-bites-on-july-21-leaving-one-episode-shelved-71213/9343 Exclusive: NBC to Wrap "Love Bites" on July 21, Leaving One Episode Shelved] The Futon Critic July 11, 2011

July 23

|G.I. Joe: Renegades

|The Hub

|2010

|

August 1

|Lingo (returned in 2023)

|GSN

|1987

|

August 4

|In the Arena

|CNN

|2010

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/cnn-shakeup-ac360-moved-8-pm-arena-schedule-38137 CNN Shakeup: 'AC360' Moved to 8 p.m.; 'In the Arena' Off Schedule] NextTV July 6, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713023602/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/470598-CNN_Shakeup_AC360_Moved_to_8_p_m_In_the_Arena_Off_Schedule.php |date=July 13, 2011 }}

August 12

|Lopez Tonight

|TBS

|rowspan="3"|2009

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/10/tbs-cancels-lopez-tonight/100098/ TBS Cancels Lopez Tonight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910043227/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/10/tbs-cancels-lopez-tonight/100098/ |date=2011-09-10 }} TV by the Numbers August 10, 2011

rowspan="4"|August 16

|Hawthorne

|TNT

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/02/hawthorne-canceled-by-tnt/102308/ 'Hawthorne' Canceled By TNT] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207130149/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/02/hawthorne-canceled-by-tnt/102308/ |date=2011-12-07 }} TV by the Numbers September 2, 2011

The Mo'Nique Show

|BET

|

Memphis Beat

|TNT

|2010

|[http://www.tvline.com/2011/10/tnt-memphis-beat-canceled/ "TNT Cancels Jason Lee's Memphis Beat"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015125234/http://www.tvline.com/2011/10/tnt-memphis-beat-canceled/ |date=2011-10-15 }} from TVLine (October 14, 2011)

The Nine Lives of Chloe King

|rowspan="2"|ABC Family

|rowspan="2"|2011

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/15/the-nine-lives-of-chloe-king-canceled-by-abc-family/103927/ 'The Nine Lives Of Chloe King' Canceled By ABC Family] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010173424/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/15/the-nine-lives-of-chloe-king-canceled-by-abc-family/103927/ |date=2011-10-10 }} TV by the Numbers September 15, 2011

August 17

|State of Georgia

|{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2011/09/abc-family-renews-make-it-or-break-it-gives-back-order-to-lying-game-and-picks-up-4-pilots-2-dramas-2-comedies-172185/ |title=UPDATE: ABC Family Renews 'Make It Or Break It', Gives Back Order To 'Lying Game', Picks Up 4 Pilots, Cancels 'State Of Georgia' |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 16, 2011}}

August 20

|True Jackson, VP

|Nickelodeon

|2008

|Ended

|[http://kekepalmer.com/main.php/index.php/?p=1881 It's Not Over.....It's Just The Beginning] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120104347/http://kekepalmer.com/main.php/index.php/?p=1881 |date=2012-11-20 }}, August 6, 2011, Keke Palmer's (the star of True Jackson, VP) blog post from official website

August 28

|The Marriage Ref

|NBC

|2010

|rowspan="3"|Cancelled

|

September 6

|Proving Ground

|G4

|2011

|[http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/713996/ryan-dunn-tribute-special-coming-proving-ground-to-resume/ Ryan Dunn Tribute Special Coming; Proving Ground To Resume] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017205648/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/713996/ryan-dunn-tribute-special-coming-proving-ground-to-resume/ |date=2012-10-17 }} The Feed on G4TV.com June 27, 2011

rowspan="2"|September 7

|Minute to Win It (returned in 2013)

|NBC

|2010

|

Rescue Me

|FX

|2004

|Ended

|[http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2011/01/15/rescue-me-will-conclude-its-run-on-sept-6/ "Rescue Me" will conclude its run on Sept. 6] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624052903/http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2011/01/15/rescue-me-will-conclude-its-run-on-sept-6 |date=2011-06-24 }} Hollywood News January 15, 2011

September 9

|Friends with Benefits

|NBC

|2011

|Cancelled

|{{cite web |author=DailyPreliminary BroadcastCable FinalsBroadcast Finals |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/12/friday-final-broadcast-ratings-friends-with-benefits-finale-dateline-adjusted-down/103271/ |title=TV Ratings Friday: 'Dateline' Leads NBC Win; 'Friends With Benefits' Finale, 'Karaoke Battle' Rise – Ratings {{pipe}} TVbytheNumbers |publisher=TV by the Numbers |access-date=September 12, 2011 |date=2011-09-12 |archive-date=2011-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003042007/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/12/friday-final-broadcast-ratings-friends-with-benefits-finale-dateline-adjusted-down/103271/ |url-status=dead }}

September 11

|Entourage

|HBO

|2004

|Ended

|[https://www.tvguide.com/News/Entourage-Kevin-Connolly-Direct-1033796.aspx Entourage: Kevin Connolly to Direct Series' Penultimate Episode] TV Guide May 31, 2011

September 12

|Kate Plus 8

|TLC

|2010

|rowspan="3"|Cancelled

|[http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/08/15/kate-gosselins-cancelled/ Kate Gosselin's reality show cancelled by TLC: End of an era!] Entertainment Weekly August 15, 2011

September 14

|Deadliest Warrior

|Spike TV

|2009

September 15

|LA Ink

|TLC

|2007

|{{cite magazine |last=Gonzalez |first=Sandra |title=TLC cancels 'LA Ink' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 18, 2009 |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/08/18/tlc-cancels-la-ink/ |access-date=August 19, 2011}}

September 16

|Go, Diego, Go!

|Nickelodeon

|2005

|Ended

|

rowspan="2"|September 21

|Destroy Build Destroy

|rowspan="2"|Cartoon Network

|rowspan="2"|2009

|rowspan="20"|Cancelled

|

Dude, What Would Happen

|

rowspan="2"|September 23

|All My Children (returned in 2013)

|ABC

|1970

|{{cite web |title=ABC Kills Two Soaps |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/all-my-children-one-life-_n_849304 |website=HuffPost|access-date=November 6, 2021 |language=en |date=April 14, 2011}}

Poker After Dark

|NBC

|2007

|

September 29

|The Problem Solverz

|Cartoon Network

|rowspan="4"|2011

|

October 3

|The Playboy Club

|rowspan="2"|NBC

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/nbc-cancels-playboy-club-38568 NBC Cancels 'Playboy Club'] NextTV October 4, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006190906/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/474772-NBC_Cancels_Playboy_Club_.php |date=October 6, 2011 }}

rowspan="2"|October 5

|Free Agents

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/06/nbc-cancels-free-agents/106350/ Updated: NBC Cancels 'Free Agents'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007234201/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/06/nbc-cancels-free-agents/106350/ |date=2011-10-07 }} TV by the Numbers October 6, 2011

H8R

|The CW

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/06/h8r-canceled-by-cw/106454/ H8R Canceled by CW] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008110653/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/06/h8r-canceled-by-cw/106454/ |date=2011-10-08 }} TV by the Numbers October 6, 2011

October 14

|The Super Hero Squad Show

|Cartoon Network

|2009

|

October 15

|How to Be a Gentleman

|CBS

|2011

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/18/how-to-be-a-gentleman-now-more-canceled-than-ever-pulled-from-cbss-saturday-lineup/107770/ "'How to Be a Gentleman' Now More Canceled Than Ever, Pulled from CBS's Saturday Lineup"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021185840/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/18/how-to-be-a-gentleman-now-more-canceled-than-ever-pulled-from-cbss-saturday-lineup/107770/ |date=2011-10-21 }} from TV by the Numbers (October 18, 2011)

November 4

|Ni Hao, Kai-Lan

|rowspan="2"|Nickelodeon

|2008

|

November 7

|Glenn Martin, DDS

|2009

|

November 10

|Charlie's Angels

|ABC

|2011

|[http://www.ismyshowcancelled.com/article/2011-10-14/abc-cancels-charlies-angels/ ABC Cancels Charlie's Angels] IsMyShowCanceled.com October 14, 2011

November 12

|Back at the Barnyard

|Nickelodeon

|2007

|

rowspan="3"|November 18

|Batman: The Brave and the Bold

|Cartoon Network

|2008

|

Chemistry

|Cinemax

|2011

|

Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns

|TBS

|rowspan="2"|2009

|

November 28

|The Sing-Off (returned in 2013)

|NBC

|{{Cite web|url=https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/broadcast/the-marriage-ref-fear-factor-minute-to-win-it-who-do-you-think-you-are-and-the-sing-off-all-canceled-by-nbc/|title='Fear Factor,' 'Minute to Win It,' Who Do You Think You Are?' and 'The Sing Off' All Canceled by NBC|date=May 13, 2012|access-date=November 21, 2019|archive-date=October 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030204134/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/broadcast/the-marriage-ref-fear-factor-minute-to-win-it-who-do-you-think-you-are-and-the-sing-off-all-canceled-by-nbc/|url-status=dead}}

December 6

|Man Up

|ABC

|2011

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/08/man-up-pulled-from-abcs-schedule-replaced-by-last-man-standing-repeats/113182/ "'Man Up!' Pulled From ABC's Schedule, Replaced By 'Last Man Standing' Repeats"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225213830/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/08/man-up-pulled-from-abcs-schedule-replaced-by-last-man-standing-repeats/113182/ |date=2011-12-25 }} from TV by the Numbers (December 8, 2011)

December 9

|I'm in the Band

|Disney XD

|rowspan="2"|2009

December 15

|The Joy Behar Show

|HLN

|Ended

|[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/16/joy-behar-to-leave-hln-at-year-end/111017/ Joy Behar To Leave HLN At Year End] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119004619/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/16/joy-behar-to-leave-hln-at-year-end/111017/ |date=2011-11-19 }} TV by the Numbers November 16, 2011

December 18

|Allen Gregory

|rowspan="2"|Fox

|rowspan="3"|2011

|rowspan="5"|Cancelled

|[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/allen-gregory-canceled-fox-terra-nova-house-finge-_n_1192664 'Allen Gregory' Canceled: Fox On Fate Of 'House,' 'Fringe' And 'Terra Nova' ] HuffPost January 8, 2012

December 19

|Terra Nova

|

rowspan="2"|December 29

|Good Vibes

|rowspan="2"|MTV

|[https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/good-vibes-cancelled-season-two-22206/ 'Good Vibes: MTV Series Cancelled, No Season Two' ] TV Series Finale February 24, 2012

Beavis and Butt-head (returned in 2022)

|1993

|

December 30

|American Morning

|CNN

|2001

|{{cite web |title=CNN 'American Morning' Signs Off |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cnn-american-morning-signs-off_n_1177085 |website=HuffPost |access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=December 31, 2011}}

=Made-for-TV movies, television specials, and miniseries=

class="wikitable sortable"
Premiere date

! Title

! Channel

! Ref.

March 12

| Best Player

| Nickelodeon

|

March 25

| The Suite Life Movie

|rowspan="3"| Disney Channel

|

April 15

| Lemonade Mouth

|

April 19

| Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure

|

July 9

| A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!

| Nickelodeon

|

September 12

| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Space Adventure

|rowspan="2"|Disney Channel

|

November 11

| Geek Charming

|

November 23

| Level Up

| Cartoon Network

|

December 2

| Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!

| Disney Channel

|

Awards

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
CategoryCritics' Choice Awards
June 20, 2011		TCA Awards
August 6, 2011		Emmy Awards
{{nowrap|September 18, 2011}}		Golden Globe Awards
January 15, 2012		SAG Awards
January 29, 2012
Best Drama Seriescolspan="3"| Mad MenHomelandBoardwalk Empire
Best Comedy Seriescolspan="5"| Modern Family
Best Actor – DramaJon Hamm – Mad Menrowspan="4"| Jon Hamm – Mad MenKyle Chandler – Friday Night LightsKelsey Grammer – BossSteve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
Best Actress – DramaJulianna Margulies – The Good WifeJuliana Margulies – The Good WifeClaire Danes – HomelandJessica Lange – American Horror Story
Best Supporting Actor – DramaJohn Noble – Fringecolspan="2"| Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones{{n/a}}
Best Supporting Actress – DramaChristina Hendricks – Mad Men – Margo Martindale – JustifiedMargo Martindale – JustifiedJessica Lange – American Horror Story{{n/a}}
Best Actor – ComedyJim Parsons – The Big Bang Theoryrowspan="4"| Ty Burrell – Modern Family – Nick Offerman – Parks and RecreationJim Parsons – The Big Bang TheoryMatt LeBlanc – EpisodesAlec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Best Actress – ComedyTina Fey – 30 RockMelissa McCarthy – Mike & MollyLaura Dern – EnlightenedBetty White – Hot in Cleveland
Best Supporting Actor – ComedyNeil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your MotherTy Burrell – Modern Family{{n/a}}{{efn|name=Supporting|The Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actor is a combined award. Nominees include actors from drama and comedy series, TV films, and miniseries. The winner is only listed once, based on the genre of the series they are a part of.}}{{n/a}}
Best Supporting Actress – ComedyBusy Philipps – Cougar TownJulie Bowen – Modern Family{{n/a}}{{efn|name=Supporting}}{{n/a}}
Best TV Film or Miniseries{{n/a}}Sherlockcolspan="2"| Downton Abbey{{n/a}}
Best Actor – TV Film or Miniseries{{n/a}}{{n/a}}Barry Pepper – The KennedysIdris Elba – LutherPaul Giamatti – Too Big to Fail
Best Actress – TV Film or Miniseries{{n/a}}{{n/a}}colspan="3"| Kate Winslet – Mildred Pierce
Best Supporting Actor – TV Film or Miniseries{{n/a}}{{n/a}}Guy Pearce – Mildred Pierce{{n/a}}{{efn|name=Supporting}}{{n/a}}
Best Supporting Actress – TV Film or Miniseries{{n/a}}{{n/a}}Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey{{n/a}}{{efn|name=Supporting}}{{n/a}}

{{notelist}}

Networks and services

=Launches=

class="wikitable"
Network name

! Type

! Launch Date

! Notes

! Source

VIETV

| Cable television

| Unknown

|

|

Antenna TV

| Cable television

| January 1

|

|

Oprah Winfrey Network

| Cable television

| January 1

|

|

3net

| Cable television

| February 13

|

|

Encore Espanol

| Cable television

| August 1

|

|

One World Sports

| Cable television

| August 25

|

|

Longhorn Network

| Cable television

| August 26

|

|

FNX

| Cable television

| September 25

|

|

Bounce TV

| Cable television

| September 26

|

|

Semillitas

| Cable television

| October 24

|

|

WeatherNationTV

| Cable television

| October 27

|

|

=Conversions and rebrandings=

class="wikitable"
Old network name

! New network name

! Type

! Conversion Date

! Notes

! Source

Fox Soccer Channel

|Fox Soccer

|Cable television

|Unknown

|

|

HD Theater

|Velocity

|Cable television

|Unknown

|

|

Encore Wam

|Encore Family

|Cable television

|Unknown

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Encore Mystery

|Encore Suspense

|Cable television

|Unknown

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FitTV

|Discovery Fit & Health

|Cable television

|February 1

|

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CBS College Sports Network

|CBS Sports Network

|Cable television

|April 4

|

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Si TV

|NuvoTV

|Cable television

|July 4

|

|

Sleuth

|Cloo

|Cable television

|August 15

|

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VeneMovies

|ViendoMovies

|Cable television

|September 6

|

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The 101 Network

|Audience Network

|Cable television

|Unknown

|

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History Channel International

|H2

|Cable television

|September 26

|

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AmericanLife TV Network

|YouToo TV

|Cable television

|September 27

|

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=Closures=

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Network

! Type

! Launch Date

! Notes

! Source

Wedding Central

|Cable television

|July 1

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The 3 from Epix

|Cable television

|December 31

|

|

Television stations

=Stations changing network affiliation=

The following is a list of television stations making noteworthy network affiliation changes during 2011.

class="wikitable"
Date||Market||Station||Channel||Prior affiliation||New affiliation||Source
January 1Los AngelesKCET-TV28.1PBSPublic independent
April 18Salinas/MontereyKSBW8.2independentrowspan="2"|ABC|[http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/entertainment/ci_17800271 "Local ABC affiliate coming soon,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402144526/http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/entertainment/ci_17800271 |date=2012-04-02 }} from Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/8/2011
April 27Albany, GeorgiaWALB-DT210.2This TV|[http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=13537212 WALB to carry ABC programs on 2nd Channel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307194107/http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=13537212 |date=2012-03-07 }} WALB April 27, 2011
May 1Toccoa, GeorgiaWUGA-TV32.1independent (as WNEG-TV)PBS/GPB[http://www.redandblack.com/2011/05/02/station-officially-changes-hands/ Station officially changes hands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528045720/http://www.redandblack.com/2011/05/02/station-officially-changes-hands/ |date=2011-05-28 }} Red and Black May 2, 2011
rowspan="3"|July 1rowspan="2"|Evansville, IndianaWEVV-DT244.2MyNetworkTVFox (primary); MyNetworkTV (secondary)[https://www.nexttv.com/news/fox-inks-new-affiliation-agreements-scraps-others-42886 "Fox Inks New Affiliation Agreements, Scraps Others,"] NextTV, 5/11/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515082820/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468137-Fox_Inks_New_Affiliation_Agreements_Scraps_Others.php |date=May 15, 2011 }}
WTVW7.1Foxindependent[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/06/28/52189/wtvw-to-debut-expanded-local-lineup "WTVW To Debut Expanded Local Lineup,"] from TVNewsCheck, 6/28/2011
|OrlandoWMFE-TV24.1PBSV-me
rowspan="3"|August 1Buffalo, New YorkWBBZ-TV67.1This TV (as WNGS)Me-TVPergament, Alan (July 26, 2011). [http://stilltalkintv.com/2011/07/wngs-owner-hopes-to-create-buzz-with-wbbz/ WNGS owner hopes to create buzz with WBBZ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925193346/http://stilltalkintv.com/2011/07/wngs-owner-hopes-to-create-buzz-with-wbbz/ |date=2011-09-25 }}. Stilltalkintv.com. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
rowspan="2"|Fort Wayne, IndianaWFFT-TV55.1Foxindependent
WISE-DT233.2rowspan="2"|MyNetworkTVrowspan="2"|Fox (primary); MyNetworkTV (secondary)
rowspan="6"|September 1rowspan="2"|Springfield, MissouriKRBK49.1
KOZL-TV27.1Fox (as KSFX-TV)independent{{Cite web|url=http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=506987|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003040951/http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=506987|url-status=dead|title=KSFX Becomes KOZL "Ozarks Local" on September 1|archive-date=October 3, 2011}}
rowspan="2"|Terre Haute, IndianaWAWV38.1Fox (as WFXW)ABC[https://www.nexttv.com/news/nexstars-wfxw-switching-fox-abc-42958 "Nexstar's WFXW Switching From Fox to ABC,"] NextTV, 6/28/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701182045/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/470385-Nexstar_s_WFXW_Switching_From_Fox_to_ABC.php |date=July 1, 2011 }}
WTHI-DT210.2TheCoolTVFox (primary); MyNetworkTV (secondary)[https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/fox-lines-up-new-terre-haute-affiliate/ Fox Lines Up New Terre Haute Affiliate], TVNewsCheck, August 25, 2011.
rowspan="3"|Boise, IdahoKNIN-TV9.1The CWFox
KTRV-TV12.1Foxindependent[https://www.nexttv.com/news/exclusive-fox-affiliate-ktrv-boise-going-independent-42931 "EXCLUSIVE:Fox Affiliate KTRV Boise Going Independent,"] NextTV, 6/14/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617135329/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/469710-EXCLUSIVE_Fox_Affiliate_KTRV_Boise_Going_Independent.php |date=June 17, 2011 }}
rowspan="2"|September 12KYUU-LP
KBOI-DT2		35
2.2		RTVThe CW[http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/cw-lands-with-fisher-in-boise.html "CW lands with Fisher in Boise,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615110555/http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/cw-lands-with-fisher-in-boise.html |date=2011-06-15 }} from RBR.com, 6/13/2011
|Victoria, TexasKUNU-LP
KAVU-DT3		41
25.3		rowspan="2"|MyNetworkTVCBS[http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2011/aug/18/am_cbs_081911_149254/?business&breaking-news CBS signs affiliation with KXTS in Victoria], The Victoria Advocate, August 17, 2011.
rowspan="2"|September 19Derry, New HampshireWBIN-TV50.1independent[https://www.nexttv.com/news/wsbk-boston-partners-mynet-42940 "WSBK Boston Partners With MyNet,"] NextTV, 6/20/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007082226/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/470021-WSBK_Boston_Partners_With_MyNet.php |date=October 7, 2012 }}
|Boston, MassachusettsWSBK-TV38.1independent stationMyNetworkTV
September 29Santa Rosa, CAKEMO-TV50.1MeTV (as KFTY)Azteca America

=Station launches=

class="wikitable sortable"
Date

! Market

! Station

! Channel

! Affiliation

! Ref.

February 18

| Erie, Pennsylvania

| WLEP-LD

| 9.1

| RetroTV

|

February 22

| Farmington, Missouri

| KDKZ-LD

| 18.1

| RetroTV

|

February 27

| Traverse City/Cadillac, Michigan

| WMNN-LD

| 26.1

| MI News 26

|

June 24

| Evansville, Indiana

| W47EE-D

| 47.1

| Fox (primary)
MyNetworkTV (secondary)

|

September 1

| Juneau, Alaska

| KJUD-DT3

| 8.3

| Fox

| [https://www.nexttv.com/news/fox-inks-affiliate-juneau-42913 "Fox Inks Affiliate in Tiny Juneau"]. NextTV. [https://archive.today/20120724000934/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/469035-Fox_Inks_Affiliate_in_Tiny_Juneau.php Archived] October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.

September 22

| Evansville, Indiana

| WTSN-CD

| 20.1

| Me-TV

|

September 29

| Topeka, Kansas

| KSQA

| 12.1

| Independent

|

=Station closures=

class="wikitable"
Date||Market||Station||Channel||Affiliation||Sign-on debut||Source
March 31Hagåtña, GuamKTKB-LDrowspan="2"|26The CW/Universal SportsApril 20, 2009{{cite news |last=Iriarte |first=Hannah Cho |title=No more gossip, models and vampires: CW4 television channel ceases operations |url=http://www.guampdn.com/article/20110401/LIFESTYLE/104010339/No-more-gossip-models-vampires-CW4-television-channel-ceases-operations |access-date=April 30, 2011 |newspaper=Pacific Daily News |date=April 1, 2011}}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
December 9Davenport, IowaWBQD-LPMyNetworkTVJune 1, 2002{{cite press release |title=WBQD-LP, Davenport, IA BLSTA-20111209DNQ Facility ID No. 70777 (Cancellation of License) |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |date=6 June 2013 |url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=41475 |access-date=16 June 2013}}
December 31Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin IslandsWEON-LP60Fox2005

Births

class="wikitable"
"

! Date

NameNotability
April 22

|Violet McGraw

|Actress

August 10

|Jeremy Maguire

|Actor

October 6

|Ryan Kaji

|Actor

Deaths

=January=

class="wikitable sortable"
"

! Date

NameAgeNotabilityclass="unsortable" | Source
January 2

|Anne Francis

| style="text-align:center;"|80

|Actress (Honey West, Dallas, Riptide)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110105030235/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40888615/ns/today-entertainment/ "'Forbidden Planet' star Anne Francis dies at 80"] from MSNBC.com (January 3, 2011)

rowspan="2"|January 10

|John Dye

| style="text-align:center;"|47

|Actor (Touched by an Angel)

|[http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/jan/13/touched-angel-star-john-dye-has-died/ "'Touched by an Angel' star John Dye has died; was former Memphian"] from The Commercial Appeal (January 13, 2011)

Margaret Whiting

| style="text-align:center;"|86

|Singer and actress (Those Whiting Girls)

|[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/85833/singer-margaret-whiting-passes "'Singer Margaret Whiting Passes"] from All Access (January 13, 2011)

January 11

|David Nelson

| style="text-align:center;"|74

|Actor and producer (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet)

|[https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-david-nelson-20110112,0,1039470.story?track=rss "'David Nelson dies at 74; last surviving member of the TV sitcom family"] from Los Angeles Times (January 12, 2011)

January 12

|Paul Picerni

| style="text-align:center;"|88

|Actor (The Untouchables)

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/arts/television/21picerni.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries "Paul Picerni, Actor in 'Untouchables,' Dies at 88"] from The New York Times (January 20, 2011)

January 13

|Dan Filie

| style="text-align:center;"|56

|Screenwriter (Spartacus: Blood and Sand), producer (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess)

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/writer-producer-dan-filie-dies-72569 "Writer-Producer Dan Filie Dies"], from hollywoodreporter.com, 1/17/2011

January 15

|Susannah York

| style="text-align:center;"|72

|Actress (Jane Eyre)

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/17/arts/television/17york.html?_r=2&src=twrhp "Susannah York, British Actress, Dies at 72"] from The New York Times (January 17, 2011)

January 17

|Don Kirshner

| style="text-align:center;"|76

|Music executive, producer, and host (Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, ABC In Concert, The Monkees)

|[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/86025/pop-rock-impresario-don-kirshner-passes "Pop/Rock Impresario Don Kirshner Passes"] from All Access (January 18, 2011)

January 19

|Bob Young

| style="text-align:center;"|87

|News reporter/anchor (ABC Evening News, WCBS-TV)

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?n=bob-young&pid=148083106|title=Bob Young Obituary - NJ {{pipe}} The Record/Herald News|website=Legacy.com}}

rowspan="2"|January 20

|Bruce Gordon

| style="text-align:center;"|94

|Actor (The Untouchables)

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/arts/television/26gordon.html?ref=obituaries "Bruce Gordon, TV Mobster, Dies at 94"] from The New York Times, 1/26/2011

Liz Dribben

| style="text-align:center;"|73

|Journalist (Dialing for Dollars on WKBW-TV, CBS News)

|{{cite web |url=http://www.radio-info.com/news/radio-remembers-cbs-news-liz-dribben-station-owner-john-anderson |title=Radio Remembers: CBS News' Liz Dribben; station owner John Anderson |date=January 22, 2011 |work=Radio-Info.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123234215/http://www.radio-info.com/news/radio-remembers-cbs-news-liz-dribben-station-owner-john-anderson |archive-date=January 23, 2011 }}

January 23

|Jack LaLanne

| style="text-align:center;"|96

|Fitness, exercise, and nutrition instructor (The Jack LaLanne Show)

|{{cite news |title=Fitness Guru Jack LaLanne Dies at Age 96 |url=http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-jack-lalanne-obit,0,6090474.story |access-date=January 24, 2011 |newspaper=KTLA |date=January 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401164903/http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-jack-lalanne-obit%2C0%2C6090474.story |archive-date=April 1, 2012 }}

January 24

|David Frye

| style="text-align:center;"|77

|Political impressionist-comedian (The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)

|{{cite news |title=David Frye, Perfectly Clear Nixon Parodist, Dies at 77 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/arts/29frye.html?_r=1 |access-date=January 29, 2011 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 29, 2011 |first=William |last=Grimes}}

January 26

|Stefanie Kowal

| style="text-align:center;"|69

|Former production executive with Universal Television (Centennial, The Four Seasons)

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tv-producer-exec-stefanie-kowal-95793 Obituary for Stefanie Kowal] from The Hollywood Reporter, 2/2/2011

January 27

|Charlie Callas

| style="text-align:center;"|83

|Actor and stand-up comedian (Love, American Style; Switch; Hart To Hart)

|[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/2011/01/comedian-charlie-callas-dies-in-las-vegas-at-83.html "Comedian Charlie Callas dies in Las Vegas"] from Los Angeles Times (January 28, 2011)

January 30

|John Barry

| style="text-align:center;"|77

|British music composer (Eleanor and Franklin, USA Today: The Television Show)

|[https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/blog/2011/01/john_barry_1933.html "John Barry, 1933–2011"] from Boston Globe (January 30, 2011)

=February=

class="wikitable sortable"
"

! Date

NameAgeNotabilityclass="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
rowspan="2"|February 5

|Marcia Adams

| style="text-align:center;"|75

|Cooking expert & author, host of Marcia Adams' Kitchen (PBS)

|{{Cite web|url=https://current.org/|title=Current - For people in public media|website=Current}}

Peggy Rea

| style="text-align:center;"|89

|Character actress (The Waltons and The Dukes of Hazzard)

|[https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110211/lf_nm_life/us_peggyrea_life_1 "Dukes of Hazzard" actress Peggy Rea dies, age 89] from Yahoo via Reuters (February 11, 2011) {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

February 9

|Robert F. Schenkkan, Sr.

| style="text-align:center;"|93

|Public broadcasting executive (Co-founder of KLRN/San Antonio) and advocate (advised President Johnson on Public Broadcasting Act of 1967)

|[http://currentpublicmedia.blogspot.com/2011/02/influential-pioneer-of-pubcasting.html Obituary for Robert Schenkkan from current.org], posted 2/10/2011

February 10

|Jon Petrovich

| style="text-align:center;"|63

|Former local news reporter (WHAS-TV), news director (WDIV-TV, WBAL-TV), and executive with CNN

|[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/02/11/49065/former-ap-cnn-exec-jon-petrovich-dies-at-64 Obituary for Jon Petrovich] from tvnewscheck.com, 2/11/2011

February 11

|Tom Carnegie

| style="text-align:center;"|91

|Indianapolis radio/TV sportscaster (WFBM/WRTV, 1953–85), public address voice of Indianapolis Motor Speedway

|[http://www.indystar.com/article/201102111056/SPORTS/110211006 "'Voice of the Speedway' Tom Carnegie dies at 91"], from Indianapolis Star, 2/11/2011

rowspan="2"|February 12

|Betty Garrett

| style="text-align:center;"|91

|Actress, singer, dancer and comedian (Laverne & Shirley and All in the Family)

|[https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-betty-garrett-20110213,0,2531900.story "'Betty Garrett, versatile comedic actress, dies at 91"], from Los Angeles Times, 2/13/2011

Kenneth Mars

| style="text-align:center;"|75

|Comedic actor (Malcolm in the Middle, Fernwood Tonight, He & She) and voice actor (The Jetsons, Uncle Croc's Block, The Little Mermaid)

|[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-me-passings-20110215,0,2587068.story?track=rss "'PASSINGS: Kenneth Mars"], from Los Angeles Times, 2/13/2011

February 14

|John Strauss

| style="text-align:center;"|90

|Musician-composer (themes to Car 54, Where Are You? and The Phil Silvers Show; sound editing on The Amazing Howard Hughes)

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/arts/television/18strauss.html?ref=television Obituary for John Strauss] from The New York Times, 2/17/2011

February 16

|Len Lesser

| style="text-align:center;"|88

|Actor (Uncle Leo on Seinfeld)

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/seinfelds-uncle-leo-len-lesser-100507 "'Seinfeld's' Uncle Leo, Len Lesser, Dies"], from The Hollywood Reporter, 2/16/2011

February 17

|Bill Monroe

| style="text-align:center;"|90

|Washington, D.C. bureau chief for NBC News, moderator of Meet the Press

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011045738/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postmortem/2011/02/ex-meet-the-press-moderator-bi.html "Ex-'Meet the Press' moderator Bill Monroe dies"] from The Washington Post's "Post Mortem" blog, 2/17/2011

February 18

|Nancy Carr

| style="text-align:center;"|50

|American television and PR executive for CBS, Fox and Hallmark Channel

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pr-veteran-nancy-carr-dies-101617 "PR Veteran Nancy Carr Dies at 50"] from The Hollywood Reporter, 2/18/2011

February 21

|Dwayne McDuffie

| style="text-align:center;"|49

|Writer (Ben 10, Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Static Shock, Justice League/Justice League Unlimited)

|[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=30969 Milestone Creator Dwayne McDuffie has Died] from the Comic Book Resource, 2/22/2011

February 28

|Jane Russell

| style="text-align:center;"|89

|Actress and TV spokesperson for Playtex

|[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022807004.html?wprss=rss_metro "Jane Russell, film siren who sizzled on-screen in 'The Outlaw,' dies at 89"] from The Washington Post (February 28, 2011)

=March=

class="wikitable sortable"
"

! Date

NameAgeNotabilityclass="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
March 3

|Al Morgan

| style="text-align:center;"|91

|Novelist/playwright, producer of Today from 1961 to 1968

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/arts/television/al-morgan-novelist-playwright-and-tv-producer-dies-at-91.html?_r=1 Obituary for Al Morgan] from The New York Times, 3/14/2011

rowspan="2"|March 4

|Annie Fargé

| style="text-align:center;"|76

|French actress (Angel)

|[http://www.purepeople.com/article/polnareff-en-pleurs-annie-fargue-est-morte-retour-sur-son-riche-parcours_a75341/1 "Annie Fargue Obituary"] from purepeople.com (March 4, 2011)

Frank Chirkinian

| style="text-align:center;"|84

|Director/producer for CBS Sports (including 38 years on Masters golf telecasts)

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/sports/golf/06chirkinian.html?ref=golf Obituary for Frank Chirkinian] from The New York Times, 3/5/2011

March 9

|David S. Broder

| style="text-align:center;"|81

|Political columnist (panelist on Meet The Press from 1960 to 2008)

|[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030902821.html "David Broder, 81, dies; set 'gold standard' for political journalism"] from The Washington Post, 3/10/2011

rowspan="2"|March 15

|James Pritchett

| style="text-align:center;"|88

|Soap opera actor (As the World Turns, The Doctors, Guiding Light)

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-pritchett-dies-at-88-172900 Obituary for James Pritchett] from The Hollywood Reporter, 3/30/2011

Nate Dogg

| style="text-align:center;"|41

|Hip-hop singer and actor (guest appearances on The Sopranos and The Boondocks)

|[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472526/nate-dogg-dies-at-41 "Rapper Nate Dogg Dies at 41: Report"] from Billboard (March 15, 2011)

March 21

|Barry Ackerley

| style="text-align:center;"|76

|Former Chairman/CEO of Ackerley Group (TV/radio station ownership)

|[http://www.radio-info.com/news/barry-ackerley-former-radiotv-and-seattle-sonics-owner-dies-at-76 Obituary for Barry Ackerley] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326060045/http://www.radio-info.com/news/barry-ackerley-former-radiotv-and-seattle-sonics-owner-dies-at-76 |date=2011-03-26 }} from Radio-Info, 3/21/2011

March 23

|Elizabeth Taylor

| style="text-align:center;"|79

|Actress (Malice in Wonderland, These Old Broads, Divorce His, Divorce Hers; supporting roles on General Hospital, All My Children, North and South)

|[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110323/ap_en_ot/us_obit_taylor "Film legend Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79"] from Associated Press via Yahoo! News (March 15, 2011) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326153737/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110323/ap_en_ot/us_obit_taylor |date=March 26, 2011 }}

March 24

|Lanford Wilson

| style="text-align:center;"|73

|Playwright (his play The Hot l Baltimore was adopted for a 1975 TV series)

|[http://broadwayworld.com/article/Playwright_Lanford_Wilson_Dies_at_73_20110324 Playwright Lanford Wilson Dies at 73] Broadway World March 24, 2011

rowspan="3"|March 26

| Geraldine Ferraro

| style="text-align:center;"|75

| Politician and television political analyst/commentator (Crossfire)

|[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_ferraro First female VP candidate Ferraro dies at 75] Yahoo! March 26, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401093326/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_ferraro |date=April 1, 2011 }}

Jobie Martin

| style="text-align:center;"|93

| Television/radio personality, businessman, and educator (host of The Jobie Martin Show at WLBT/Jackson, Mississippi)

|[http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20110327/NEWS/103270346/Jobie-Martin-93-killed-wreck?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Home|p Jobie Martin, 93, killed in wreck] The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) March 26, 2011

Larry Fraiberg

| style="text-align:center;"|89

| TV executive (VP/GM of WTTG and WNEW-TV, president of Metromedia and Group W)

|

March 27

| DJ Megatron

| style="text-align:center;"|32

| Television/radio personality, presenter, musician and remixer (106 & Park)

|[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/03/27/2011-03-27_dj_megatron_shot_and_killed_in_staten_island_hot_97_radio_jock_pronounced_dead_e.html "DJ Megatron shot and killed in Staten Island; BET host pronounced dead early Sunday"] from New York Daily News (March 27, 2011)

March 28

|David Smith

| style="text-align:center;"|55

|President/CEO of Mission Broadcasting

|[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/12/21/56239/saying-goodbye-tvs-2011-honor-roll Source: 2011 Honor Roll] from TVNewsCheck, 12/21/2011

=April=

class="wikitable sortable"
"

! Date

NameAgeNotabilityclass="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
April 9

|Sidney Lumet

| style="text-align:center;"|86

|producer, director, playwright, and screenwriter (Danger, Mama, You Are There, Playhouse 90, Kraft Television Theatre)

|[https://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/lumet-12-angry-men-and-network-director-dies-ap?nc "Lumet, '12 Angry Men' and 'Network' director, dies (AP)"] from Yahoo/AP (April 9, 2011)

April 14

|Jon Cedar

| style="text-align:center;"|80

|Actor (Corporal Langenscheidt on Hogan's Heroes)

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hogans-heroes-actor-jon-cedar-179914 Obituary for Jon Cedar] from The Hollywood Reporter, 4/19/2011

April 16

|Sol Saks

| style="text-align:center;"|100

|Comedy writer (My Favorite Husband, Mr. Adams and Eve, I Married Joan; creator of Bewitched)

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sol-saks-creator-bewitched-dies-179865 Obituary for Sol Saks] from The Hollywood Reporter, 4/19/2011

April 17

|Michael Sarrazin

| style="text-align:center;"|70

|Canadian actor (The Christmas Choir, "The Quickening" episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 1978 host on Saturday Night Live)

|[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/actor-michael-sarrazin-dies-at-70-1.1008462 Actor Michael Sarrazin dies at 70] from CBC News, (April 18, 2011)

rowspan="2"|April 20

|Hubert Schlafly

| style="text-align:center;"|91

|Satellite television pioneer, inventor of the teleprompter

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/teleprompter-inventor-hub-schlafly-dies-91-258254 Hubert 'Hub' Schlafly, Teleprompter Inventor, Dies at 91] NextTV April 27, 2011

Madelyn Pugh

| style="text-align:center;"|90

|Comedy series writer/producer (I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, The Mothers-in-Law, Here's Lucy, Alice, Life With Lucy)

|[https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-madelyn-pugh-davis-20110422-story.html Obituary for Madelyn Pugh Davis] from Los Angeles Times, 4/22/2011

April 21

|William J. McCarter, Jr.

| style="text-align:center;"|81

|Public television executive (WETA-TV/Washington, WTTW/Chicago), creator of Washington Week in Review and The McLaughlin Group

|[http://feder.blogs.chicago.timeout.com/2011/04/22/a-giant-passes-wttws-mccarter-the-visionary-architect-of-public-tv/ "A giant passes..."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426105731/http://feder.blogs.chicago.timeout.com/2011/04/22/a-giant-passes-wttws-mccarter-the-visionary-architect-of-public-tv/ |date=2011-04-26 }} from Time Out Chicago, 4/22/2011

rowspan="3"|April 26

|John Cossette

| style="text-align:center;"|54

|Executive producer for the Grammy Award telecasts

|[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/90642/grammy-producer-john-cossette-dead-at-54 "Grammy Producer John Cossette Dead At 54"] from All Access (April 27, 2011)

Phoebe Snow

| style="text-align:center;"|60

|Singer and songwriter (appearances on Reading Rainbow, Roseanne, Saturday Night Live; wrote and performed WDIV/Detroit's "Go 4 It" promos)

|[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/90596/phoebe-snow-passes-at-58 "Phoebe Snow Passes At 58"] from All Access (April 26, 2011)

Roger Gimbel

| style="text-align:center;"|86

|Producer (A War of Children, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman)

|[https://archive.today/20130205003043/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/04/28/50891/emmywinning-producer-roger-gimbel-dies-at-86 "Emmy-Winning Producer Roger Gimbel Dies At 86,"] from TVNewsCheck, 4/28/2011

April 27

|Marian Mercer

| style="text-align:center;"|75

|Actress (Nancy Bebe on It's a Living)

|{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/theater/marian-mercer-actress-with-zany-streak-dies-at-75.html |title=Marian Mercer, Actress With Zany Streak, Is Dead at 75 |last=Hevesi |first=Dennis |date=May 4, 2011 |work=The New York Times}}

April 29

|Howard J. Brown

| style="text-align:center;"|87

|Owner, president and founder of United Communications Corporation, an owner of TV stations and newspapers

|[http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/WWNY-Mourns-Loss-Of-Station-Owner-Howard-Brown-120969214.html WWNY mourns loss of station owner Howard Brown] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501065220/http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/WWNY-Mourns-Loss-Of-Station-Owner-Howard-Brown-120969214.html |date=2011-05-01 }}. WWNY-TV. Retrieved 2011-04-29.

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May 3

|Jackie Cooper

| style="text-align:center;"|88

|Actor (The People's Choice, Hennesey), executive with Screen Gems, director (Hennesey, M*A*S*H, The White Shadow)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20111125052910/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-jackie-cooper-20110505-3,0,1117642,full.story Obituary for Jackie Cooper] from Los Angeles Times, 5/5/2011

May 4

|Sada Thompson

| style="text-align:center;"|83

|Actress (Kate Lawrence on Family, Mrs. Gibbs in 1977 TV production of Our Town)

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/arts/sada-thompson-actress-known-for-maternal-roles-dies-at-83.html?_r=1&hpw Obituary for Sada Thompson] from The New York Times, 5/5/2011

May 9

|Jeff Gralnick

| style="text-align:center;"|84

|News reporter/producer for CBS; news executive for ABC, NBC, and CNN; executive producer for ABC World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/news-producer-jeff-gralnick-dies-187104 Obituary for Jeff Gralnick] from The Hollywood Reporter, 5/10/2011

rowspan="3"|May 10

|Burt Reinhardt

| style="text-align:center;"|91

|First president of CNN

|[http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/11/burt.reinhardt.obit/index.html?section=cnn_latest Former CNN president Burt Reinhardt dies at 91] from CNN, 5/11/2011

Mia Amber Davis

| style="text-align:center;"|36

|Plus-size model and actress (appearances in The Tyra Banks Show and Rip the Runway; stand-in for Queen Latifah in the 2007 HBO film Life Support)

|[http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2011/05/12/Actress-model-Mia-Amber-Davis-dead-at-36/UPI-74031305229158/ Actress-model Mia Amber Davis dead at 36]. UPI.com (May 12, 2011)

Norma Zimmer

| style="text-align:center;"|87

|Singer (The Lawrence Welk Show)

|[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110511/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_zimmer_2 Norma Zimmer, TV's 'Champagne Lady,' dies at 87] from Yahoo/AP, 5/11/2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516044745/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110511/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_zimmer_2 |date=May 16, 2011 }}

May 11

|Tina Gulland

| style="text-align:center;"|62

|Reporter for Washington, D.C. area radio and TV stations and former head of television and radio projects for The Washington Post and co-owned Post-Newsweek Stations

|[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/91358/tina-gulland-former-head-of-washington-post-s-radi Tina Gulland, Former Head Of Washington Post's Radio And TV Projects, Dead At 62]. from All Access (May 13, 2011).

May 12

|Daryl Hawks

| style="text-align:center;"|38

|Sportscaster, WMAQ-TV/Chicago, among other stations

|[http://www.wben.com/Sportscaster--Originally-from-Buffalo--Found-Dead-/9827373 Sportscaster, originally from Buffalo, found dead in Atlanta]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. WBEN. Retrieved 2011-05-13.

May 14

|Joseph Wershba

| style="text-align:center;"|90

|Reporter/producer with CBS News (See It Now, 60 Minutes)

|[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/05/16/51269/cbs-news-pioneer-joseph-wershba-dies "CBS News Pioneer Joseph Wershba Dies,"] from Associated Press via TVNewsCheck, 5/16/2011

May 15

|Barbara Stuart

| style="text-align:center;"|81

|Actress (I Led Three Lives, Pete and Gladys, Gomer Pyle, USMC, Our Family Honor, Huff)

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/arts/television/barbara-stuart-tv-actress-is-dead-at-81.html?ref=television Obituary for Barbara Stuart] from The New York Times, 5/19/2011

May 19

|Phyllis Avery

| style="text-align:center;"|88

|Actress (Meet Mr. McNutley, The Secret Storm)

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/prolific-tv-actress-phyllis-avery-191168 Obituary for Phyllis Avery] from The Hollywood Reporter, 5/23/2011

May 20

|Randy Savage

| style="text-align:center;"|58

|Wrestler, actor (WWE/F and WCW, as "Macho Man Randy Savage"), commercial spokesperson (Slim Jim)

|[https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/post/Report-Randy-8216-Macho-Man-8217-Savage-die?urn=top-wp98 Report: 'Macho Man' Randy Savage dies in a car crash] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170546/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/post/Report-Randy-8216-Macho-Man-8217-Savage-die?urn=top-wp98 |date=2016-03-03 }} Yahoo! Sports, (May 20, 2011)

May 24

|Mark Haines

| style="text-align:center;"|65

|Journalist (co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk on the Street and Squawk Box)

|[http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/nbc/?story=/news/feature/2011/05/25/us_obit_haines CNBC anchor Mark Haines dies at 65] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528111938/http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/nbc/?story=%2Fnews%2Ffeature%2F2011%2F05%2F25%2Fus_obit_haines |date=2011-05-28 }} Salon.com May 25, 2011

May 25

|Paul Splittorff

| style="text-align:center;"|64

|Baseball pitcher and TV color commentator, both for the Kansas City Royals

|[http://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/25/2902340/royals-great-paul-splittorff-dies.html Kerkhoff, Blair. "Royals great Paul Splittorff dies," The Kansas City (MO) Star, Thursday, May 26, 2011.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904080944/http://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/25/2902340/royals-great-paul-splittorff-dies.html |date=September 4, 2011 }}

May 27

|Jeff Conaway

| style="text-align:center;"|60

|Actor (Taxi) and reality show participant (Celebrity Fit Club, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew)

|{{cite web |url=http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/05/breaking-news-jeff-conaway-dead-60 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Conaway Dead At 60 |date=27 May 2011 |publisher=Radar Online |access-date=May 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527212458/http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/05/breaking-news-jeff-conaway-dead-60 |archive-date=27 May 2011 |url-status=live}}

rowspan="2"|May 30

|Clarice Taylor

| style="text-align:center;"|93

|Actress (Anna Huxtable on The Cosby Show, Harriet on Sesame Street)

|{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/arts/television/clarice-taylor-dies-at-93-tvs-cosby-called-her-mom.html |title=Clarice Taylor Dies at 93; TV's Cosby Called her Mom |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 2, 2011 |first=Dennis |last=Hevesi |date=June 2, 2011}}

Robert Foster

| style="text-align:center;"|72

|Writer/producer (Run for Your Life, Knight Rider)

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tv-writer-producer-robert-foster-202498 Obituary for Robert Foster] from The Hollywood Reporter, 6/16/2011

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|Andrew Gold

| style="text-align:center;"|59

|Singer and songwriter, wrote theme songs to The Golden Girls and Mad About You

|[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/92329/andrew-gold-passes-at-59 "Andrew Gold" passes at 59"] from All Access (June 6, 2011)

James Arness

| style="text-align:center;"|88

|Actor (Marshal Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke, How the West Was Won, McClain's Law)

|{{cite web |url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/06/03/51656/james-arness-of-gunsmoke-dies-at-88 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918021300/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/06/03/51656/james-arness-of-gunsmoke-dies-at-88 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 18, 2012 |title='Gunsmoke' Star James Arness Dies At 88 |publisher=TVNewsCheck |access-date=June 3, 2011 }}

June 7

|Leonard B. Stern

| style="text-align:center;"|87

|Producer, director and writer (Get Smart, McMillan and Wife)

|[http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18232251 "Writer-producer-director Leonard Stern dies at 87", Mercurynews] (June 8, 2011) {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

rowspan="2"|June 10

|Art Balinger

| style="text-align:center;"|96

|Character actor (Dragnet 1967, Adam-12)

|[http://www.emmys.com/news/news/art-balinger-actor-dragnet-emergency-and-more Art Balinger, Actor on Dragnet, Emergency! and More] Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, August 25, 2011

Jim Rodnunsky

| style="text-align:center;"|54

|Camera pioneer (inventor of the cablecam)

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cablecam-inventor-jim-rodnunsky-dies-202573 Obituary for Jim Rodunsky] from The Hollywood Reporter, 6/16/2011

June 15

|Bob Banner

| style="text-align:center;"|89

|Director/producer (The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, The Carol Burnett Show, Candid Camera, Solid Gold, Star Search)

|[https://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/emmy-winning-producer-bob-banner-dies-89-28284 Obituary for Bob Banner] from The Wrap, 6/15/2011

June 18

|Clarence Clemons

| style="text-align:center;"|69

|Saxophonist (member of E Street Band) and actor (appearances on Diff'rent Strokes, The Wire, My Wife and Kids)

|{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/e-street-bands-clarence-clemons-dies-at-69-20110618 |title=E Street Band's Clarence Clemons Dies at 69 |date=June 18, 2011 |access-date=June 18, 2011 |author=Greene, Andy |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620104144/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/e-street-bands-clarence-clemons-dies-at-69-20110618 |archive-date=20 June 2011 |url-status=live}}

June 20

|Ryan Dunn

| style="text-align:center;"|34

|Reality TV participant, stuntman, actor (Jackass, Viva La Bam)

|{{cite news |work=HuffPost|title=Ryan Dunn Dead: 'Jackass' Star Dies In Car Crash |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ryan-dunn-dead-jackass-star-car-crash_n_880322 |access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=June 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623074201/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/20/ryan-dunn-dead-jackass-star-car-crash_n_880322.html |archive-date=23 June 2011 |url-status=live}}

rowspan="2"|June 23

|Fred Steiner

| style="text-align:center;"|88

|Television composer (Perry Mason, Star Trek, The Twilight Zone)

|{{cite web |author=Film Music Reporter |title=Ryan Dunn Dead: 'Jackass' Star Dies In Car Crash |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2011/06/24/fred-steiner-passes-away-at-88/ |access-date=June 24, 2011}}

Peter Falk

| style="text-align:center;"|83

|Actor (Columbo)

|{{cite web |work=ABC News |title=Peter Falk, 'Columbo' Actor, Dies at 83 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/columbo-star-peter-falk-dies-83/story?id=13922090 |access-date=June 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712175753/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/columbo-star-peter-falk-dies-83/story?id=13922090 |archive-date=12 July 2011 |url-status=live}}

rowspan="2"|June 25

|Alice Playten

| style="text-align:center;"|63

|Actress/singer (The Lost Saucer)

|Holden, Stephen. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/arts/alice-playten-actress-of-small-frame-big-voice-dies-at-63.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1309205916-a4LTg57ab6Yyz+JCLvr3Yw "Alice Playten, an Actress of Small Frame, Big Voice, Dies at 63"] The New York Times (June 26, 2011)

Nick Charles

| style="text-align:center;"|64

|Sportscaster (co-anchor of Sports Tonight; boxing analyst for Showtime)

|[http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/25/nick.charles.obit/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 Renowned CNN sports broadcaster Nick Charles dies at 64] CNN June 25, 2011

June 27

|Elaine Stewart

| style="text-align:center;"|81

|Actress (appearances on Bat Masterson, Burke's Law and Perry Mason) and game show hostess (Gambit, High Rollers)

|[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/06/28/52173/film-tv-star-elaine-stewart-dies-at-81 Obituary for Elaine Stewart] from Associated Press via TVNewsCheck, 6/28/2011

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July 1

|Bud Grant

| style="text-align:center;"|79

|Programming executive with NBC and CBS, independent producer

|[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/08/memorial-for-longtime-cbs-exec-bud-grant-set.html "Memorial for longtime CBS exec Bud Grant set,"] from the Los Angeles Times Company Town blog, posted 8/17/2011

July 8

|Sam Denoff

| style="text-align:center;"|83

|Comedy screenwriter, creator and producer (co-writer for The Dick Van Dyke Show, co-creator of That Girl)

|[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/93621/tv-comedy-writer-sam-denoff-dies-got-start-at-wnew "TV Comedy Writer Sam Denoff Dies; Got Start At WNEW/New York"] from All Access (July 11, 2011)

July 12

|Sherwood Schwartz

| style="text-align:center;"|94

|Producer and writer (creator of Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch)

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sherwood-schwartz-creator-gilligans-island-210158 Sherwood Schwartz, Creator of 'Gilligan's Island' and 'The Brady Bunch,' Dies (Video)] The Hollywood Reporter July 12, 2011

July 21

|Bruce Sundlun

| style="text-align:center;"|91

|Politician (Governor of Rhode Island) and former CEO of The Outlet Company, which later became Outlet Communications

|[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/94232/former-rhode-island-governor-outlet-communications "Former Rhode Island Governor, Outlet Communications Chief Bruce Sundlun Dies"] From All Access (July 26, 2011)

July 22

|Tom Aldredge

| style="text-align:center;"|83

|Actor (Ryan's Hope, The Sopranos)

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/theater/tom-aldredge-character-actor-dies-at-83.html?_r=2&ref=television "Tom Aldredge, Character Actor, Dies at 83"] New York Times (July 26, 2011)

July 23

|Amy Winehouse

| style="text-align:center;"|27

|English singer and songwriter

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July 24

|G. D. Spradlin

| style="text-align:center;"|90

|Actor (Gomer Pyle, USMC, I Spy, Dragnet, War and Remembrance)

|[http://www.aoltv.com/2011/07/26/veteran-tv-and-movie-star-g-d-spradlin-dies-aged-90/ "Veteran TV and Movie Star G.D. Spradlin Dies, Aged 90"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122214526/http://www.aoltv.com/2011/07/26/veteran-tv-and-movie-star-g-d-spradlin-dies-aged-90/ |date=2012-01-22 }} AOL TV (July 28, 2011)

July 26

|Elmer Lower

| style="text-align:center;"|98

|Journalist and news executive (president of ABC News, 1963–74)

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|Annette Charles

| style="text-align:center;"|63

|Actress and dancer (appearances in Man from Atlantis, Centennial, Magnum, P.I., The Flying Nun, Gunsmoke, Barnaby Jones)

|{{cite news |title='Grease' Actress Annette Charles Dies at 63 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grease-actress-annette-charles-dies-219431 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 4, 2011 |first=Mike |last=Barnes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203204202/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grease-actress-annette-charles-dies-219431 |archive-date=February 3, 2012 |url-status=live }}

Bubba Smith

| style="text-align:center;"|66

|Football player, actor (appearances in Married... with Children) and spokesperson (Miller Lite's "Great Taste, Less Filling" ad campaign)

|[https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Legendary-NFL-defender-Bubba-Smith-passes-away-a?urn=nfl-wp4511 "Legendary NFL defender Bubba Smith passes away at age 66"] Yahoo! Sports (August 3, 2011)

August 8

|Carolyn Chambers

| style="text-align:center;"|79

|Founder/CEO of Chambers Communications Corporation, founder of Liberty Communications

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August 13

|Vic Dunlop

| style="text-align:center;"|62

|Comedian, actor (Harper Valley PTA, Make Me Laugh)

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/standup-comic-vic-dunlop-dies-224592 "Standup Comic Vic Dunlop Dies at 62"] from The Hollywood Reporter (August 17, 2011)

August 19

|Lane Venardos

| style="text-align:center;"|67

|News producer for CBS News and consultant on CBS' reality-based programs

|[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/95399/emmy-winning-cbs-news-producer-lane-venardos-dies "Emmy-Winning CBS News Producer Lane Venardos Dies"] from All Access (July 22, 2011)

August 20

|Patricia Hardy

| style="text-align:center;"|79

|Actress (The Loretta Young Show, Perry Mason, Lassie, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars)

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/actress-patricia-hardy-dies-at-229496 "Actress Patricia Hardy Dies at 80"] from The Hollywood Reporter (August 30, 2011)

August 24

|Mike Flanagan

| style="text-align:center;"|59

|Pitcher and announcer for the Baltimore Orioles

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/orioles-great-masn-broadcaster-mike-flanagan-dies-126646 Orioles Great, MASN Broadcaster Mike Flanagan Dies] NextTV August 25, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929224759/http://www.multichannel.com/article/472891-Orioles_Great_MASN_Broadcaster_Mike_Flanagan_Dies.php |date=September 29, 2012 }}

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|Charles S. Dubin

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|Director (Omnibus, Twenty-One, Lou Grant, M*A*S*H, Square One TV)

|[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2011/09/08/2011-09-08_charles_dubin_director_of_war_drama_mash_dead_of_natural_causes_at_age_92.html Obituary for Charles Dubin] from New York Daily News, 9/8/2011

September 6

|Donald F. Taffner, Sr.

| style="text-align:center;"|80

|Producer and distributor (Three's Company, Too Close for Comfort, The Benny Hill Show)

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/donald-taffner-sr-who-brought-231831 Obituary for Donald F Taffner, Sr.] from The Hollywood Reporter, 9/6/2011

September 7

|Gardner Baldwin

| style="text-align:center;"|60

|Actor, known for his role as Carl Ziktor / Grimlord in VR Troopers

|{{cite web |url=http://www.mvtimes.com/2011/09/22/gardner-baldwin-7716/ |title=Gardner Baldwin obituary at mvtimes.com |access-date=2012-09-04|date=2011-09-22 }}

September 8

|Mary Fickett

| style="text-align:center;"|83

|Actress (All My Children)

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/arts/television/mary-fickett-a-pillar-of-all-my-children-dies-at-83.html?_r=2 Mary Fickett, a Pillar of All My Children, Dies at 83] from The New York Times, 09/12/2011

September 11

|Andy Whitfield

| style="text-align:center;"|39

|Welsh actor (Spartacus: Blood and Sand)

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/spartacus-star-whitfield-dies-361505 'Spartacus' Star Whitfield Dies] NextTV September 11, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422032424/http://www.multichannel.com/article/473667-_Spartacus_Star_Whitfield_Dies.php |date=April 22, 2012 }}

September 15

|Frances Bay

| style="text-align:center;"|92

|Actress (Seinfeld, Happy Days, The Middle)

|[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/09/frances-bay-dies-remembering-comedian-classic-seinfeld-scene.html "Frances Bay dies: Remembering comedian, classic 'Seinfeld' scene"] From Los Angeles Times (September 19, 2011)

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October 2

|Don Lapre

| style="text-align:center;"|47

|Infomercial pitchman

|[https://news.yahoo.com/phoenix-based-tv-pitchman-dies-federal-custody-045328138.html "Phoenix-based TV pitchman dies in federal custody"] from Yahoo!/ABC News (October 3, 2011)

October 3

|Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr.

| style="text-align:center;"|92

|President (1957–75) and chairman (1975–83) of the ACNielsen ratings and marketing research service

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/business/media/ac-nielsen-jr-who-transformed-research-firm-dies-at-92.html?_r=1 Obituary for Arthur C. Nielsen Jr.] from The New York Times, 10/4/2011

rowspan="2"|October 4

|Doris Belack

| style="text-align:center;"|85

|Actress (One Life to Live, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)

|[http://www.aoltv.com/2011/10/06/doris-belack-dead-law-and-order/ "Doris Belack, Veteran TV Actress, Dead at 85"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011055159/http://www.aoltv.com/2011/10/06/doris-belack-dead-law-and-order/ |date=2011-10-11 }} from AOLtv (October 6, 2011)

Joe Aceti

| style="text-align:center;"|76

|Director for ABC Sports, CBS Sports, and Fox Sports

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/sports/joe-aceti-director-who-shaped-tv-sports-dies-at-76.html?_r=1 Obituary for Joe Aceti] from The New York Times, 10/10/2011

rowspan="2"|October 5

|Charles Napier

| style="text-align:center;"|75

|Character actor (The Oregon Trail, Murder, She Wrote) and voice actor (The Simpsons, The Critic)

|[https://news.yahoo.com/character-actor-charles-napier-dies-75-140659939.html "Character actor Charles Napier dies at 75"] from Yahoo (October 6, 2011)

Steve Jobs

| style="text-align:center;"|56

|Founder, and later CEO, of Apple Inc. (Oversaw the creation of, and helped adapted, television programs and other media platforms, for use on Apple's iPod, iPad, Apple TV, and iPhone devices)

|[https://news.yahoo.com/steve-jobs-dies--apple-chief-created-personal-computer--ipad--ipod--iphone.html "Steve Jobs dies: Apple chief created personal computer, iPad, iPod, iPhone"] from Yahoo! (October 5, 2011)

October 15

|Sue Mengers

| style="text-align:center;"|79

|Entertainment talent/booking agent and manager for television, film and music performers

|[https://www.tvguide.com/News/Sue-Mengers-Dies-1038764.aspx "Influential Hollywood Agent Sue Mengers Dies"] from TV Guide (October 16, 2011)

October 16

|Dan Wheldon

| style="text-align:center;"|33

|British IndyCar Series auto racer (two-time Indianapolis 500 winner), part-time IRL analyst for Versus, guest voice appearance in Hot Wheels Battle Force 5

|[http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/indycar-driver-dan-wheldon-dies-in-wreck-1916866.html "IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon dies in wreck,"] from Palm Beach Post (October 16, 2011)

October 22

|Robert Pierpoint

| style="text-align:center;"|86

|Correspondent for CBS News (1951–90), voiceover appearance on M*A*S*H's series finale

|[https://news.yahoo.com/longtime-cbs-correspondent-robert-pierpoint-dies-044741274.html Obituary for Robert Pierpoint] from Associated Press via Yahoo! News, 10/23/2011

October 26

|Dan Burke

| style="text-align:center;"|82

|President and CEO of Capital Cities Communications and ABC

|[https://www.nexttv.com/news/abc-icon-dan-burke-dies-82-361334 ABC Icon Dan Burke Dies, 82] NextTV October 26, 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030023617/http://www.multichannel.com/article/475795-ABC_Icon_Dan_Burke_Dies_82.php |date=October 30, 2011 }}

October 31

|Gilbert Cates

| style="text-align:center;"|77

|Executive Producer for the Academy Awards telecasts and a member of the Academy's Board of Governors, president of the Directors Guild of America, composer, and dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television

|[https://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/oscars-producer-gilbert-cates-dead-77-32370 "Oscar Producer Gilbert Cates Dead at 77"] from The Wrap (November 1, 2011)

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November 2

|Sid Melton

| style="text-align:center;"|94

|Actor (Green Acres, Make Room for Daddy, Captain Midnight)

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/arts/television/sid-melton-tv-and-film-actor-dies-at-94.html "Sid Melton, Comic Actor of Film and TV, Dies at 94"] from The New York Times (November 6, 2011)

November 4

|Andy Rooney

| style="text-align:center;"|92

|Journalist and writer (60 Minutes)

|[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/andy-rooney-dead-at-92/ Andy Rooney dead at 92] CBS News November 5, 2011

rowspan="2"|November 8

|Hal Bruno

| style="text-align:center;"|83

|Reporter and political correspondent for ABC News from 1978 to 1999

|[https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/hal-bruno-of-abc-news-dies-at-83/ "Hal Bruno of ABC News Dies at 83"] from ABC News (November 9, 2011)

Heavy D

| style="text-align:center;"|44

|Rapper/singer-songwriter, music producer, record label executive, and actor (composed and performed the theme songs to In Living Color and Mad TV)

|[https://news.yahoo.com/heavy-d-dies-44-234011117.html "Heavy D dies at 44"] from Yahoo (November 8, 2011)

November 21

|Jean Yoo

| style="text-align:center;"|36

|Newsanchor for KSCI/Los Angeles

|[http://iamkoream.com/local-la-news-anchor-dead-in-apparent-suicide/ "Local LA News Anchor Dead in Apparent Suicide"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128151822/http://iamkoream.com/local-la-news-anchor-dead-in-apparent-suicide/ |date=2011-11-28 }} form KoreAm (November 23, 2011)

November 23

|Tim Cuprisin

| style="text-align:center;"|53

|Television/radio critic and reviewer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and OnMilwaukee.com

|[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/99491/longtime-milwaukee-radio-tv-columnist-tim-cuprisin "Longtime Milwaukee Radio/TV Columnist Tim Cuprisin Dies At 53"] from All Access (November 28, 2011)

November 24

|James Jespersen

| style="text-align:center;"|77

|Physicist and co-inventor of closed captioning

|[http://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/ci_19803773 Obituary for James Jespersen] from Denver Post, 1/24/2012

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December 1

|Alan Sues

| style="text-align:center;"|85

|Comedian and actor (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In)

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/03/arts/television/alan-sues-a-laugh-in-cast-mainstay-dies-at-85.html?_r=2 "Alan Sues, a 'Laugh-In' Cast Mainstay, Dies at 85"] from The New York Times (December 2, 2011)

December 7

|Harry Morgan

| style="text-align:center;"|96

|Actor (M*A*S*H, Dragnet, Pete and Gladys)

|[http://www.abc12.com/story/16210092/mash-star-harry-morgan-dies-at-age-96 'MASH' star Harry Morgan dies at age 96] WJRT-TV via Associated Press December 7, 2011 {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

rowspan="2"|December 11

|Bonnie Prudden

| style="text-align:center;"|97

|Physical fitness instructor, author, and health advocate (Host of her own series and contributor to The Today Show)

|[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/health/bonnie-prudden-dies-at-97-promoted-fitness-for-youths.html?_r=2&ref=television "Bonnie Prudden, 97, Dies; Promoted Fitness for TV Generation"] from The New York Times (December 19, 2011)

Susan Gordon

| style="text-align:center;"|62

|Actress (Notable role as the handicapped girl in the 1962 Twilight Zone episode "The Fugitive")

|[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/susan-gordon-child-actress-50s-273821 "Susan Gordon, Child Actress of the '50s and '60s, Dies at 62"] from The Hollywood Reporter (December 14, 2011)

December 28

|Kaye Stevens

| style="text-align:center;"|79

|Singer/actress (regular role on Days of Our Lives)

|[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/12/30/56376/singer-actress-kaye-stevens-dies-at-79 Obituary for Kaye Stevens] from Associated Press via TVNewsCheck, 12/30/2011

December 30

|Doug Sellars

| style="text-align:center;"|50

|Producer and executive with Fox Sports

|[http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2012/01/01/fox-sports-evp-doug-sellars-dies-at-age-50/ "Fox Sports EVP of Production Doug Sellars Dies at Age 50,"] from Sports Video Group, 1/1/2012

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=tv_series&release_date=2011-01-01,2011-12-31&countries=us&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 2011 American television series] at IMDb

{{Years in TV by country|2011}}

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