1997 in television

Debuts

• January 6 - Sunset Beach premieres on NBC (1997-1999).
• January 12 - King of the Hill premieres on FOX (1997-present).
• March 3 - Daria premieres on MTV (1997-2001).
• March 4 - Just Shoot Me premieres on NBC (1997-2003).
• March 4 - The Practice premieres (1997-2004).
• March 10 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer premieres on the WB (1997-2003).
• March 31 - Teletubbies premieres on BBC One (1997-2001).
• July 14 -Johnny Bravo premieres on Cartoon Network (1997-present).
• July 15 - Cow and Chicken premieres on Cartoon Network (1997-1999).
• July 27 - Stargate SG-1 (1997-present).
• August 23 - South Park premieres on Comedy Central (1997-present).
• September 8 - Ally McBeal premieres on FOX (1997-2002).
• September 22- Brooklyn South premieres on CBS (1997-1998)
• September 23 - Dharma & Greg premieres on ABC (1997-2002).
• September 28 -The Wonderful World of Disney returns on ABC after a seven year break (1997-present).
• September - Disney's One Saturday Morning premieres on ABC (1997-2002) featuring Recess and Pepper Ann.