Near future in television

There are some significant scheduled events, debuts, and proposed series in the near future in television. As of now, the near future is composed of the years 2011, 2012, and 2013.
For information regarding television in 2010, please see 2010 in television
2011
Scheduled events
* April 2: CBS soap opera As the World Turns (a sister show to soap opera Guiding Light) celebrates its 55th Anniversary.
* July 24: Analog television broadcasts will cease in Japan.
* August 31: Canada will switch off its analogue television signals and transmit only digital television signals.
2012
Scheduled events
* March 23: CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful celebrates its 25th Anniversary.
* July 27 - August 12: The events of the 2012 Summer Olympics will be broadcast worldwide..
* The United Kingdom will complete a 5-year process to cease analogue television broadcasts region-by-region, with Meridian Broadcasting, ITV London, Tyne Tees Television and UTV being the last areas to switch off analogue.
2013
Scheduled events
* March 26: CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless celebrates its 40th Anniversary.
* April 1: ABC soap opera General Hospital celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
* July 15: ABC soap opera One Life to Live celebrates its 45th Anniversary.
* September 29: My Favorite Martian celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
* November 23: Doctor Who celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
2014
Scheduled events
* June 9: Donald Duck celebrates its 80th Anniversary.
* September 17: Bewitched celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
2015
Scheduled events
* January 5: ABC soap opera All My Children celebrates its 45th Anniversary.
* February 10: Tom and Jerry celebrates its 75th Anniversary.
* September 18: I Dream of Jeannie celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
* September 30: Thunderbirds celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
* November 8: NBC soap opera Days of our Lives celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
Proposed shows
* Barbarian Chronicles on Syfy
* Barely Legal on NBC

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