The year involved some significant events.
Below is a list of Television -related events in 1994 .
''For the American TV schedule, see: 1994-95 United States Network Television Schedule .''
- February 4 - The '' Days Of Our Lives '' nighttime special '' Winter Heat '' airs on NBC .
- February 19 - Host Martin Lawrence made crude remarks about women's Hygiene , in the opening monologue of '' Saturday Night Live ''. The monologue was replaced by a title card read by an off-screen player, saying why the part can never be rerun again, and how it almost cost the cast of '' SNL '' their jobs, Lawrence is banned from ever appearing on the show again.
- March 31 - Madonna appears on '' The Late Show With David Letterman '' and makes headlines for her foul-mouthed, profanity-laced interview. Robin Williams later describes the segment as a "battle of wits with an unarmed woman."
- April 16 - BBC2 celebrates its 30th birthday (four days early) with an evening of programmes selected and introduced by former controller David Attenborough . Among them are episodes of '' Elizabeth R '' and ''The Barry Humphries Show'', a 1967 documentary about politics in India and a new episode of '' Call My Bluff ''.
- '' concludes its seven-year run with the series finale, '' The two-hour finale was aired at 6 p.m. on most affiliates, rather than as part of the prime time lineup.
- June 11 - World Wrestling Federation superstar Hulk Hogan signs a deal with World Championship Wrestling on a live broadcast of '' WCW Saturday Night ''.
- June 17 - NFL star O.J. Simpson and his friend Al Cowlings flee from police in his white Ford Bronco . The low-speed chase, which unfolds live on U.S. television, ends up at Simpson's mansion in Brentwood , California , where he then surrenders to police.
- June 17 - In Jackson, Mississippi , DirecTV a DBS service launches.
- August 12 - The Soap Opera '' All My Children '' airs a memorial episode for original cast member Frances Heflin , who died in June . The memorial is in the form of a funeral service for Heflin's character, Mona Kane Tyler.
- September 12 - Original '' Family Feud '' host Richard Dawson returns to the show after 9 years, replacing his successor, Ray Combs .
- October 19 - The '' Goodnight Kiwi '' airs in New Zealand for the last time as TV2 moves to 24-hour television 7 days a week.
- December 1 - The Game Show Network , a network devoted to broadcasting classic game shows, is launched in the United States .
- January 1 - Cesar Romero , actor (The Joker on '' Batman '')
- January 8 - Pat Buttram , actor (Mr. Haney on '' Green Acres '')
- January 22 - Telly Savalas , actor (Theo Kojak on '' Kojak '')
- January 28 - Hal Smith , actor ( Otis on '' The Andy Griffith Show '')
- February 11 - William Conrad , actor ('' Cannon '', '' Jake And The Fatman '').
- February 11 - Sorrell Booke , actor (Boss Hogg on '' The Dukes Of Hazzard '').
- February 24 - Dinah Shore , singer and Talk Show hostess.
- March 4 - John Candy , Comedian and Actor ('' SCTV '').
- March 21 - Dack Rambo , actor (Jack Ewing on '' Dallas '', from AIDS ).
- March 22 - Walter Lantz , cartoonist, creator of Woody Woodpecker .
- April 2 - Betty Furness , consumer advocate and spokesperson.
- April 18 - Don Fedderson , producer.
- May 8 - George Peppard , actor ('' Banacek '', Hannibal on '' The A-Team '').
- May 22 - Jane Dulo , character actress ('' Get Smart '', '' Gimme A Break! '').
- June 1 - Frances Heflin , soap opera actress.
- June 7 - Dennis Potter , scriptwriter.
- June 7 - Rudolph Cartier , director.
- June 14 - Henry Mancini , composer
- July 8 - Dick Sargent , actor (Darren Stephens #2 on '' Bewitched '')
- July 26 - Terry Scott , actor
- August 21 - Danitra Vance , comedian, the first African-American woman regular on ''Saturday Night Live'', from Breast Cancer .
- September 3 - James T. Aubrey , former head of programming at CBS.
- October 2 - Harriet Nelson , singer and actress ('' The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet '')
- October 25 - Mildred Natwick , actress
- November 8 - Michael O'Donoghue , comedy writer (''Saturday Night Live'')
- November 9 - Priscilla Morrill , character actress (Mrs. Vanderkellen on '' Newhart '').
- November 11 - Pedro Zamora , HIV-positive participant of '' The Real World ''
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