1988 in television

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Debuts
3 Popular Television Shows
4 Ending this year
5 Births
6 Deaths

Events

October 4 - Following in Cher's footsteps , Actress Shirley MacLaine calls David Letterman an "A**hole", on the air during a taping of Late Night
The song "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" experiences a surge in popularity sparked by television commercials featuring claymation raisin figures. The California Raisins version of the song peaks at No. 84 on Billboard's Hot 100.
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart is the focus of a sex scandal, and later admits to being with prostitutes and steps down from his television ministry.

''The Facts of Life (1979-1988)
''Highway to Heaven (1984-1988)
''Magnum, P.I (1980-1988)
Punky Brewster (1984-1986, 1987-1988)
Simon and Simon (1981-1988)
Solid Gold (1980-1988)
St. Elsewhere (1982-1988)
What's Happening Now (1985-1988)