TV-related events in the USA during 2003
In American television during 2003, notable events included television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel initiations.
NCIS a spin-off of JAG premiered on September 23, 2003 on CBS , becoming the third-longest-running scripted, nonanimated U.S. prime-time TV series currently airing , and has later spawned multiple spin-offs and was voted America's favorite television series in 2011.[1] Other notable shows that premiered that year included Arrested Development ,[2] Jimmy Kimmel Live! , Two and a Half Men ,[3] The Venture Bros. ,[4] One Tree Hill ,[5] The OC ,[6] Nip/Tuck ,[7] and Teen Titans .[8]
Later 2010s/2020s TV shows like Better Call Saul (2015-2022) and the television adaptation of The Last of Us (2023–present) are set in 2003.[9] [10]
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Date
Event
2
Tamala Edwards is named the new co-anchor of ABC 's World News Now , replacing Andrea Stassou.
20
During a National Football League game between the New England Patriots at New York Jets , former Jets quarterback Joe Namath in a sideline interview with ESPN 's Suzy Kolber twice stated that he wanted to kiss her, and "couldn't care less about the team strugg-a-ling." Namath later apologized and blamed the incident on his obvious intoxication. Soon after, Namath entered an outpatient alcoholism treatment program. Namath chronicled the episode, including his battle with alcoholism in his book, Namath (ISBN 0-67003-329-4).
Programs
Debuts
Returning this year
Ending this year
Entering syndication this year
Changes of network affiliation
Made-for-TV movies
Networks and services
Launches
Conversions and rebrandings
Old network name
New network name
Type
Conversion Date
Notes
Source
Discovery Civilization Channel
Discovery Times
Cable television
Unknown
nba.com TV
NBA TV
Cable television
February 11
National College Sports Network
College Sports Television
Cable television
February 23
MMUSA
Fuse
Cable and satellite
May 19
The New TNN
Spike TV
Cable and satellite
August 11
Closures
Television stations
Station launches
Date
City of License /Market
Station
Channel
Affiliation
Notes/Ref.
January 2
Ishpeming /Marquette, Michigan
WBUP
10
ABC
January 20
Bryan /College Station, Texas
KMAY-LP
23
NBC
Semi-satellite of KCEN /Temple
January 30
Rochelle /Chicago, Illinois
WCHU-LP
33
Azteca America
February 2
Marquette, Michigan
WMQF
19
Fox (primary) UPN (secondary)
February 18
Roswell, New Mexico
KRWB
21
The WB
Satellite of KWBQ /Santa Fe
March 3
Salisbury, Maryland
WBOC-DT2
21.2
UPN
April
Provo, Utah
KUTH
32
Independent
April 13
Bangor, Maine
W22BU
22
Fox
April 23
Medford, Oregon
K14LG
14
Telemundo
May 2
Butte, Montana
KBTZ
24
Fox
May 7
Tallahassee, Florida
WTLF
24
UPN
Satellite of WFXU /Live Oak
June 11
Great Falls, Montana
KLMN
26
Fox
July 27
Longview /Tyler, Texas
KCEB
54
UPN
August 21
Laughlin, Nevada
KMCC
34
NBC
Satellite of KVBC /Las Vegas
September 22
Rockford, Illinois
WTVO-DT2
17.2
UPN
September 29
Vicksburg /Jackson, Mississippi
WLOO
35
Fox \
October 1
Waimanalo, Hawaii
KMGT
14
Religious independent
October 7
Hanamaulu, Hawaii
K06NC
6
Independent
October 11
El Dorado, Arkansas (Monroe, Louisiana )
KEJB
43
America One
October 18
Pittsburg, Kansas (Joplin, Missouri )
KFJX
14
Fox
October 24
Price, Utah
KUTF
3
TeleFutura
November 4
Pago Pago, American Samoa
K38HX
38
NBC
K34HI
34
Fox
Unknown date
Beaumont, Texas
KUIL-LP
64
Fox
Charleston, South Carolina
WJEA-LP
12
Telemundo
Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
WVIF
15
Pax TV
Independent
Crookston, Minnesota
KCGE-DT
16
PBS
Part of the Prairie Public Television network
Denver, Colorado
KCIN-LP
27
Independent
Grand Forks, North Dakota
KCFM
27
UPN
Knoxville, Tennessee
WVLT-DT2
8.2 (digital)
UPN
Norman /Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
KOCM
46
Daystar
Pullman, Washington
KQUP
24
UPN
Salt Lake City, Utah
K23GP
23
Spanish independent
Sun Valley /Twin Falls, Idaho
KIDA
5
UPN
Network affiliation changes
Station closures
Births
Date
Name
Notability
January 4
Jaeden Martell
Actor (Masters of Sex )
January 9
Megan Richie
Actress (Legendary Dudas , Jake and the Neverland Pirates )
January 21
Garren Stitt
Actor (Andi Mack , General Hospital )
January 23
Ivan Mallon
Actor (School of Rock )
January 24
Johnny Orlando
Canadian actor
January 28
Anton Starkman
Actor (Warped! )
Whitney Peak
Actress (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina , Home Before Dark , Gossip Girl )
February 4
Kyla Kenedy
Actress (The Walking Dead , Speechless )
February 7
Reed Horstmann
Actor (The Villains of Valley View )
February 20
Olivia Rodrigo
Actress (Bizaardvark , High School Musical: The Musical: The Series )
March 1
Yasmeen Fletcher
Actress and musician (Ms. Marvel , Andi Mack )
March 3
Thomas Barbusca
Actor (The Mick )
March 8
Montana Jordan
Actor (Young Sheldon )
March 12
Malina Weissman
Actress
April 13
Olivia Sanabia
Actress (Coop and Cami Ask the World )
April 15
Julia Antonelli
Actress (Every Witch Way , WITS Academy )
Sam Ashe Arnold
Actor (Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever. , Are You Afraid of the Dark? )
April 16
Alina Foley
Actress (The League , Shimmer and Shine )
April 18
Benjamin Cole Royer
Actor (Best Friends Whenever )
Matthew Lewis Royer
April 19
Caleel Harris
Voice actor (Blaze and the Monster Machines , The Loud House )
April 30
Emily Carey
Actress
May 1
Lizzy Greene
Actress (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn , A Million Little Things )
May 11
Dora Dolphin
Actress
May 16
Ariana Molkara
Actress (Warped! )
May 18
Lukas Rodriguez
Actor (Malcolm in the Middle )
May 19
JoJo Siwa
Actress (Dance Moms ) and singer
June 2
Jeremy Ray Taylor
Actor (Are You Afraid of the Dark? )
June 11
Breanna Yde
Actress (The Haunted Hathaways , School of Rock , The Loud House )
June 15
Galilea La Salvia
Actress (Talia in the Kitchen )
June 16
Anna Cathcart
Canadian actress (Odd Squad )
July 5
Terrell Ransom Jr.
Actor (Days of Our Lives , The Amazing World of Gumball )
July 9
Marcel Ruiz
Actor
July 11
Meg Crosbie
Actress (WITS Academy )
July 30
Daniel DiMaggio
Actor (Clarence , American Housewife )
August 11
Rachel Gage
Actress (Walk the Prank )
August 18
Max Charles
Actor (The Neighbors , Harvey Beaks , The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show , The Lion Guard , The Strain )
August 20
Christopher Paul Richards
Actor (The Kids Are Alright )
August 28
Quvenzhané Wallis
Actress
September 3
Jack Dylan Grazer
Actor (Me, Myself & I )
September 8
Carmen Blanchard
Actress
Nicolas Cantu
Voice actor (The Amazing World of Gumball , Sofia the First )
September 18
Nina Lu
Actress (Bunk'd )
Aidan Gallagher
Actor (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn )
October 7
Kate Godfrey
Actress (All That , Warped! )
October 10
Maggie Elizabeth Jones
Actress (Ben and Kate )
October 24
Hudson Yang
Actor (Fresh Off the Boat )
October 27
Gavin Lewis
Actor
November 8
Meyrick Murphy
Actress (Legendary Dudas , The Walking Dead )
November 12
Kamaia Fairburn
Actress (Star Falls )
November 21
Elijha Hammill
Canadian voice actor (Ryder on PAW Patrol )
November 23
Olivia Keville
Actress (Splitting Up Together )
December 9
Jackson A. Dunn
Actor (Legendary Dudas )
December 12
Lincoln Melcher
Actor (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn , Bunk'd )
Deaths
Date
Name
Age
Notability
January 12
Maurice Gibb
53
Musician/songwriter (Bee Gees )
January 23
Nell Carter
54
Actress, singer (Gimme a Break )
February 21
Julie Mitchum
88
Actress
February 27
Fred Rogers
74
Mister Rogers of (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood )
March 12
Lynne Thigpen
54
American television/film/stage actress (Bear in the Big Blue House , The District , Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? , Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? )[20]
March 30
Michael Jeter
50
Voice actor/stage actor (Sesame Street , Evening Shade , and voice of Nate Horowitz (Eugene's Dad) on Hey Arnold! )
April 30
Lionel Wilson
79
Voice actor (The Aldrich Family , Tom Terrific , The Hector Heathcote Show and first voice of Eustace Bagge on Courage the Cowardly Dog )
May 14
Robert Stack
84
Actor (Eliot Ness on The Untouchables )
May 15
June Carter Cash
73
Singer and actress (The Johnny Cash Show )
June 19
Laura Sadler
22
English actress (Grange Hill , Holby City )
June 20
Raymond Serra
22
Actor
July 6
Buddy Ebsen
95
Actor (The Beverly Hillbillies , Barnaby Jones )
July 27
Bob Hope
100
Comedian, host and actor
September 8
Jaclyn Linetsky
17
Canadian voice actress (Mega Babies , What's with Andy? , Caillou )
Vadim Schneider
17
French-Canadian actor
September 11
John Ritter
54
Actor (Three's Company , 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter , and voice of Clifford the Big Red Dog )
September 12
Johnny Cash
71
Singer and actor (The Johnny Cash Show )
October 17
Janice Rule
72
Actress (The Fugitive )
October 21
Fred Berry
52
Actor (Freddie "Rerun" Stubbs on What's Happening!! )
October 27
Rod Roddy
66
Announcer (Press Your Luck , Soap , and most famously, The Price Is Right )
November 9
Art Carney
85
Actor (Ed Norton on The Honeymooners )
November 12
Jonathan Brandis
27
Actor (Lucas Wolenczak on seaQuest DSV )
Penny Singleton
95
Voice actress (Jane Jetson on The Jetsons )
November 14
Gene Anthony Ray
41
Actor (Leroy Johnson on Fame )
December 14
Jeanne Crain
78
Actress
December 28
Helen Kleeb
96
Actress (Miss Mamie Baldwin on The Waltons )
December 29
Earl Hindman
61
Actor (Wilson J. Wilson Jr. on Home Improvement )
Television debuts
See also
References
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^ Mahan, Colin (March 26, 2007). "Three times the Arrested Development" . TV.com . Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2007 .
^ "The good news about 'Two and a Half Men' " . philly-archives . Archived from the original on April 24, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015 .
^ Rosen, Armin (May 31, 2013). "You Really Should Start Watching The Venture Bros" . The Atlantic .
^ Bellefante, Ginia (January 29, 2008). "They Age So Quickly, at Least in Tree Hill" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2010 .
^ "Ryan, Seth, and co. shine in pop culture phenomenon" . The Observer . Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2012 .
^ Rice, Lynette (September 9, 2005). " "Nip/Tuck" chief tells why he reupped with FX" . Entertainment Weekly .
^ "83, Teen Titans" . IGN . January 23, 2009. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2009 .
^ Gay, Verne (April 7, 2017). " 'Better Call Saul' season 3 review: Possibly better than 'Breaking Bad' " . Variety . Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2019 .
^ Keane, Sean (January 6, 2023). " 'The Last of Us' HBO Adaptation Goes Far Beyond the PlayStation Game" . CNET . Red Ventures . Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023 .
^ "Summit on Iraq | C-SPAN.org" . www.c-span.org .
^ Hanson, Holly (October 30, 2003). "Victoria's Secret Likes Somerset – Local Store Is First To Get New Model Makeup Kit" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved March 7, 2009 .
^ Hoffmann, Bill (November 14, 2003). "Playing Our Thong – Victoria's Celebs Lead Undie Fun Day" . New York Post . Retrieved March 7, 2009 .
^ "The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (2003)" . Internet Movie Database . November 19, 2003. Retrieved March 7, 2009 .
^ Kahn, Robert (November 17, 2003). "Victoria's Latex Secret Now on Show" . Newsday . Retrieved March 7, 2009 .
^ Radsken, Jill (November 19, 2003). "Fashion – Peek experience – Behind the scenes at the Victoria's Secret fashion show" . Boston Herald . Retrieved March 7, 2009 .
^ [1] from Broadcasting & Cable
^ [2] from Broadcasting & Cable
^ [3] from Broadcasting & Cable
^ "Lynne Thigpen, Actress in CBS's 'District,' Dies at 54" . New York Times . March 14, 2003. Retrieved February 4, 2014 .
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