2020

All real-world events relating to the universe that occurred in 2020.

January

 * January 5 – aired for the first time.

February

 * February 16 – aired for the first time.
 * February 23 – aired for the first time.

March

 * March 1 – aired for the first time.
 * March 2 – James Lipton died.
 * March 8 – aired for the first time.
 * March 15 – aired for the first time.
 * March 20 – Kenny Rogers died.

April

 * April 19 – aired for the first time.
 * April 21 – Dimitri Diatchenko died.
 * April 26 – aired for the first time.

May

 * May 3 – aired for the first time.
 * May 10 – aired for the first time.
 * May 15 – Fred Willard died.
 * May 17 – aired for the first time.
 * The eighteenth season of ended.

June

 * June 29 – Carl Reiner died.

July

 * July 1 – Hugh Downs died.
 * July 24 – Regis Philbin died.

August

 * August 11 – George Christy died.

September

 * September 27 – aired for the first time.
 * The nineteenth season of started.


 * September 29 – Helen Reddy died.

October

 * October 4 – aired for the first time.
 * October 11 – aired for the first time.
 * October 18 – aired for the first time and was broadcast in Canada on Citytv, prior to any other country.

November

 * November 1 – "Boy's Best Friend" aired for the first time in the United States on Fox.
 * November 8 – aired for the first time.
 * November 15 – aired for the first time.
 * November 22 – aired for the first time.

December

 * December 6 – aired for the first time.
 * December 13 – aired for the first time.
 * December 21 – Tuck Tucker died.