1981 In Television ,
Other Events Of 1982 ,
1983 In Television and the
List Of Years In Television .
''For the American network television schedule, please see 1982-83 American Network Television Schedule .''
- January 1 - Central Television starts broadcasting in the English Midlands , replacing ATV . Also, TVS starts broadcasting to the south & south-east of England, replacing Southern , and TSW starts broadcasting to the south-west, replacing Westward .
- February 3 - Singer Jermaine Jackson guest-stars as Tootie gets to meet her idol on a Very Special '' The Facts Of Life ''.
- February 18 - First color television broadcasts in Pakistan .
- March 4 - The short-lived '' Police Squad! '' airs on ABC (last episode was shown on July 8 ).
- March 26 - The final episode of the Soap Opera '' Search For Tomorrow '' airs on CBS . NBC picks it up immediately; the first new episode of the Serial airs on the network March 29 .
- April 2 - John Chancellor signs off for the last time on the '' NBC Nightly News ''.
- April 9 - The season finale of '' Dallas '' finds J.R. Ewing's longtime enemy Cliff Barnes fighting for his life after a suicide attempt.
- July 28 - Comedian Andy Kaufman and professional wrestler Jerry Lawler get into an on-air fight during an interview on the '' Late Night With David Letterman '' show. The event was later revealed to be a hoax.
- May 2 - The Weather Channel launches in the U.S
- October 10 - '' Boys From The Blackstuff '' premieres on BBC2 (last episode was shown on November 7 ).
- October 22 - Susan Stafford leaves '' Wheel Of Fortune '' to work on humanitarian work. Auditions take place for who will replace her.
- November 1 - S4C , the first Welsh Language TV service is launched.
- November 2 - Channel 4 starts broadcasting in the UK . The first programme shown is the Game Show Countdown , which, barring the News , is the only programme from the launch night that is still running today.
- December 13 - Vanna White takes over hosting roles for Susan Stafford on ''Wheel of Fortune''; a role she holds As Of 2006 .
- December 26 - The animated adaptation of the Raymond Briggs book '' The Snowman '' premieres on Channel 4. It has been shown every Christmas since.
- December 29 - A puzzling appearance by Nastassja Kinski on ''Late Night with David Letterman''. Kinski appears with an unusual hair style, which Letterman described as "looking like there was an owl perched on top of her head". Kinski seemed to be somewhat oblivious to the jokes and everything else that was going on around her. The show's second guest, comedian John Candy , came out with his hair moussed up in a pile.
- Surround Sound is introduced for home use by Dolby .
- ''Search for Tomorrow'' moves from CBS to NBC; in the final CBS episode, Travis and Liza's boat blows up in a fiery explosion off the coast of St. Kitts And Nevis .
- January 19 - Jodie Sweetin , US Actress .
- March 3 - Jessica Biel , US actress.
- March 11 - Thora Birch , US actress.
- July 17 - Brooke Kinsella , UK actress.
- September 3 - Fearne Cotton , British television presenter
- September 30 - Lacey Chabert , US Actress, Voice Actor ( Party Of Five , The Wild Thornberrys , Mean Girls ).
- October 15 - Toran Caudell , Voice Actor ("Arnold" from '' Hey Arnold! '' in 1996-1997 and "Wolfgang" in 1997).
- January 1 - Victor Buono , 43, actor.
- January 5 - Hans Conried , 64, actor.
- January 10 - Paul Lynde , 55, actor and comedian known for his work on '' Bewitched '' and '' Hollywood Squares ''.
- January 18 - Trent Lehman , a former child actor on '' Nanny And The Professor '', suicide.
- March 5 - John Belushi , 33, actor, best known for ''Saturday Night Live''
- May 15 - Hugh Beaumont , 73, actor (Ward Cleaver) on '' Leave It To Beaver ''.
- July 21 - Dave Garroway , 69, journalist, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- December 7 - Will Lee , 74, actor who played Mr. Hooper on ''Sesame Street''.
- December 23 - Jack Webb , 62, actor, producer, best known for playing Sgt. Joe Friday on '' Dragnet ''.
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