1987 in television

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Debuts

• January 6 - Inspector Morse premieres on ITV (1987-2000).
• March 23 - The Bold and the Beautiful premieres (1987-present).
• April 5 - Married... with Children premieres (1987-1997).
• April 5 - The Tracey Ullman Show premieres (1987-1990).
• September 7 - Knightmare premieres on ITV (1987-1994).
• September 22 - Full House premieres (1987-1995).
• September 24 - A Different World premieres (1987-1993).
• September 26 - Chucklevision premieres in the UK (1987-present).
• September 29 - thirtysomething premieres (1987-1991).
• October - ' (1987-1994) debuts in first-run syndication. A long-sought-after revival of the 1960s ', TNG would run for seven successful seasons and would launch one of the most successful series of programs in television history. Four consecutive series would run for the next 18 years, until the final episode of ' on May 13, 2005.
• December 10 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles premieres (1987-1996).