American television Wikipedia. The following is a list of events affecting American television in 2. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations channel launches, closures, and rebrandings stations changing or adding their network affiliations and information about changes of ownership of channels or stations, controversies and carriage disputes. JanuaryeditDate. Event. The Al Jazeera Media Network announces that they will acquire Current TV from an ownership group fronted by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, with the intention to replace it with an American version of its Al Jazeera News network later in 2. The announcement becomes the catalyst in Time Warner Cables decision to drop Current TV from its systems, as TWC plans to drop several channels due to low viewership and to contract renegotiations within the year. Cox Communications removes eight stations owned by Raycom Media in six markets due to a retransmission dispute. The markets affected were Cleveland two stations, Baton Rouge, Tucson, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Richmond two stations, and Panama City, Florida. For the first time since 2. VH1 changes its logo font VH1, with the H mashed together and adopts several new slogans such as We Complete You, to reflect their conversion to a broader entertainment channel. VH1 Classic and VH1 Soul did not have logo changes. Also, Food Network changed their logotype to a slightly less serifed type of lettering the following day. Univision Communications rebrands its Tele. Futura network as Uni. The following is a list of events affecting American television in 2013. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations channel launches. Cult Cartoon Clips American Legends JohnnyMs. ESPN issues an apology involving Brent Musburgers comments he made about Alabama quarterback AJ Mc. Carron and his girlfriend, Katherine Webb, during the telecast of the 2. BCS National Championship Game. A week later, Musberger said, live and on the air, that sideline reporter Holly Rowe was smoking hot. ABC moves Jimmy Kimmel Live ET slot, putting it in direct competition with NBCs The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and CBSs Late Show with David Letterman. Nightline moves to the 1. AJlOnOnc/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Cult Cartoon Clips American Legends ' title='Cult Cartoon Clips American Legends ' />ET timeslot and will expand to a primetime hour long edition that will air on Friday nights in the 9 p. ET timeslot starting in March. After only one season, Britney Spears announces that she will leave The X Factor amid rumors and tensions between her and the show after the conclusion of the second season to return to recording. Sinclair Broadcast Group announces it will sell CW affiliate WLWCProvidence, Rhode Island to OTA Broadcasting, LLC for 1. FCC approval. 1. 21. CBS affiliate WBKB TV in Alpena, Michigan, the only commercial television station in its market, begins carrying ABC programming on its third digital subchannel, giving the Alpena market its first full time ABC affiliate. Communications Corporation of America announces its intent to sell all 2. Tabtight professional, free when you need it, VPN service. Cult Cartoon Clips American Legends 2002Texas, Louisiana, and Indiana. Former Democratic United States Congressman and Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich joins Fox News Channel as a political analyst and contributor. OTA Broadcasting purchases My Family TV affiliate WYCN LPNashua, New Hampshire from New Hampshire 1 Network, Inc. Under the deal, New Hampshire 1 Network run by Bill Binnie, whose Carlisle One Media owns independent station. WBIN TV in nearby Derry will continue to operate the station upon consummation of the sale. NRJ TV acquires 2 stations owned by Titan Broadcast Management. It acquires Estrella TV affiliate KTNCSan Francisco for 1. KUBEHouston for 1. Download Wolf Children Hd. Titan will continue to operate both stations upon the sales consummation. The acquisition of KTNC will create a legal duopoly in the San Francisco market with Mundo. Fox affiliate KCNS which was bought by NRJ, a company which Titan holds a minority equity stake, for 1. Time Warner Cable announces that they will no longer accept ads for guns or any form of firearms on all its cable systems. The move comes after an ad from the National Rifle Association which in turn was a response to a plan that is being implemented by the Obama Administration to issue a ban on assault weapons in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting began airing on The Sportsman Channel, which TWC happens to offer on their systems1. Former U. S. Secretary of State. Condoleezza Rice joins CBS News as a contributorcommentator. Fox affiliate WXXAAlbany officially discontinues its 5 and 1. The move is related to WXXAs shared services agreement with ABC affiliate WTEN, which has its own newscasts at 5 and 1. After years of being bumped due to the show running out of time, Matt Damon exacts revenge on Jimmy Kimmel by taking over as host of this dates airing of Jimmy Kimmel Live2. Sarah Palin parts ways with Fox News Channel after a three year stint as a contributor. The separation is short lived, as Palin rejoins Fox News on June 1. Major League Baseballs. Los Angeles Dodgers confirm the formation of a new regional sports network, Sports. Net LA, in partnership with Time Warner Cable. The network, whose content will be controlled by the Dodgers, will air Dodgers broadcasts beginning in 2. MLB approval, supplanting incumbent rightsholders Prime Ticket and KCAL TV. Fox Television Stations announces its purchase of the Capitol Broadcasting owned duopoly in the Charlotte market WJZY The CW and WMYT TV My. Network. TV. 2. 62. The 1. 8 million deal, which is completed on April 1. WCCBs 2. 7 year run as Charlottes Fox affiliate, with the networks programming moving to WJZY on July 1 WCCB takes over CW affiliation on that date. Married political analysts James Carville and Mary Matalin parts ways with CNN, both citing the networks desire to move in a new direction and to focus on other projects. After seven seasons and 1. Rock aired its final two episodes, Hogcock and Last Lunch, which featured a cameo from Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, and a nod to the final scene from St. Elsewhere in which NBC programming president and revealed to be immortal Kenneth Parcell Jack Mc. Brayer is pitched a pilot for a sitcom, aptly named 3. Rock, by Liz Lemons Tina Fey great granddaughter 1. FebruaryeditDate. Event. 3CBS airs Super Bowl XLVII, which includes a 3. Destinys Child during the halftime show,3. Baltimore Ravens victory over the San Francisco 4. With an estimated 1. Super Bowls XLIV and XLVI. Fox affiliate KLRTLittle Rock discontinued its weeknight 1. This is related to KLRT and its CW affiliated sibling KASN forming a outsourcing agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting Group owners of NBC affiliate KARK and My. Network. TV affiliate KARZ, forming a virtual quadropoly, in which all four will be based in KARKs studios. CBS Hawaii Five 0 aired an updated remake of the original series sixth season episode Hookman, using the same scripts and locations from the 1. The episode was directed by Peter Weller, who also played the amputee sniper that was originally played by real life amputee actor Jay J. Armes who has a hatred for Honolulu Police Department officers by targeting the individuals, including Commander Steve Mc. Garrett Alex OLoughlin, whose father, in this version of the remake, was responsible for his loss of his hands. Fox News Channel announces that it has dropped political analyst Dick Morris from the network and will not renew his contract. Morris believed that the decision by Fox to drop him can be traced to his prediction that Mitt Romney was going to beat Barack Obama in a landslide during the 2. Election, only to be proven wrong on election night. Nexstar Broadcasting Group announces its acquisition of NBC affiliate KSEEFresno, California from Granite Broadcasting for 2. The station will be operated in tandem with CBS affiliate KGPE, which it acquired in 2. Newport Television, through a time brokerage agreement until the sale is approved.