Events February 10 - Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a prime time special. It is Jackson's first interview in 15 years. April 12 - Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz. April 29 - An animated version of Barry White appears on an episode of The Simpsons. May 20 - The television sitcom, Cheers ends an 11-year run on NBC (the show debuted on September 30, 1982). October 3 - Sinéad O'Connor stirs up controversy when she rips up a picture of the Pope on Saturday Night Live Jay Leno becomes the new host for NBC's The Tonight Show Debuts The Late Show with David Letterman premieres on CBS (1993-present) Beavis and Butthead begins airing on MTV. (1993-1997) Late Night with Conan O'Brien premieres (1993-present) The Nanny premieres on CBS (1993-1999) Frasier premieres on NBC (1993-present) The controversial NYPD Blue premieres on ABC (1993-present) Other Popular Television Shows All My Children (1970-present) Cops (1989-present) Full House (1987-1995) Home Improvement (1991-1999) Inspector Morse (1987-2000) Jeopardy (1984-present) The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998) Law & Order (1990-present) Married with Children (1987-1997) Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996) One Foot in the Grave (1990-2000) The Real World (1992-present) Roseanne (1988-1997) Rugrats (1991-present) Saturday Night Live (1975-present) Seinfeld (1989-1998) Sesame Street (1969-present) The Simpsons (1989-present) The Tonight Show (1954-present) Wheel of Fortune (1975-present) Ending this year Cheers (1982-1993) Designing Women (1986-1993) A Different World (1987-1993) Hee Haw (1969-1993) Knots Landing (1979-1993) Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1993) (though Letterman will move to CBS) Life Goes On (1989-1993) The Wonder Years (1988-1993) Births Deaths January 20 - Audrey Hepburn, actress June 30 - George "Spanky" McFarland, actor November 21 - Bill Bixby, television actor December 4 - Frank Zappa, 42, actor/songwriter
Deaths January 20 - Audrey Hepburn, actress June 30 - George "Spanky" McFarland, actor November 21 - Bill Bixby, television actor December 4 - Frank Zappa, 42, actor/songwriter