2001 in television
See also: 2000 in television, other events of 2001, 2002 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
Events
- February 25 - N'Sync is featured on an episode of The Simpsons entitled "New Kids On The Blecch"
- September 11 - Viewers around the world are horrified as they witness a terrorist attack on the United States, and the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York City.
- Concert For New York: A Tribute To Heroes airs on VH1, with performances by Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Billy Joel and others.
Debuts
- Adult Swim, a line-up on the Cartoon Network
- Braceface premieres (2001-present)
- The Fairly Oddparents premieres (2001-present)
- Pop Idol premieres on the BBC
Popular Television Shows
- All My Children (1970-present)
- As Told By Ginger (2000-present)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
- Cops (1989-present)
- Dharma & Greg (1997-2002)
- Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-present)
- Friends (1994-2003)
- Farscape (1999-2003)
- Hey Arnold (1996-present)
- Jeopardy (1984-present)
- King of the Hill (1997-present)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-present)
- The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present)
- Law & Order (1990-present)
- MTV (1981-present)
- The Real World (1992-present)
- Rocket Power (1999-present)
- Rugrats (1991-2004)
- Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
- Sesame Street (1969-present)
- Sex and the City (1998-2004)
- Shocking Behavior: Caught On Tape (1999-present)
- The Simpsons (1989-present)
- The Sopranos (1999-present)
- Spongebob Squarepants (1999-present)
- The Tonight Show (1954-present)
- VH-1 (1985-present)
- Wheel of Fortune (1975-present)
Births
Deaths
- March 12 Morton Downey, Jr - television personality
- March 21 - Norma Macmillan, voice
- March 22 - William Hanna, cofounder (with Joseph Barbera) of famous Hanna-Barbera animation studio
- April 15 - Joey Ramone, 49, actor/songwriter of the Ramones
- June 21 - Carroll O'Connor, 76, actor who played Archie Bunker on All in the Family
- August 4 - Lorenzo Music, 54, writer and actor who co-created The Bob Newhart Show and did the voices of Carlton the doorman on Rhoda and Garfield the cat.