1999 in television

Events

• January 1 - On Coronation Street, four-decade resident Alf Roberts dies of a heart attack, just one month before the real-life death of his portrayer, Bryan Mosley.
• January 6 - Bob Newhart receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• February 14 - Elton John appears as himself in a special Valentine's Day episode of the animated series The Simpsons.
• June 1 - BBC Knowledge launches in the UK.
• June 2 - Television transmissions commence in Bhutan (see Bhutan Broadcasting Service).
• July 18 - Actor Hank Azaria marries actress Helen Hunt. The couple divorced on December 18, 2000.
• December 7 - Channel 5 in the UK broadcasts the TV movie Winter Angel, a revival of the popular 1970s BBC science-fiction series Doomwatch.
• Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy.
• 10th anniversary of The Simpsons.
• Susan Lucci wins a Daytime Emmy Award for her role as Erica Kane on All My Children, after eighteen failed nominations in previous years.