Wikipedia: 2001 in television

2001 in television
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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.
''Kirby:Right Back At Ya premieres on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Company in Japan.

Adult Swim, a line-up on the Cartoon Network
Braceface premieres (2001-present)
The Fairly Oddparents premieres (2001-present)
Lloyd in Space premieres on One Saturday Morning
Pop Idol premieres on the BBC
More cable (aka digital or satellite) channels being introduced on Canadian television sets like Mystery, CBC Documentary Channel, ESPN Classic Canada, Discovery Kids (Northern version) and more.
TSN changes its logo to match with ESPN's though the N is not slashed.

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.