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Categories: 1990s | 1996
1996 in television
See also: 1995 in television, other events of 1996, 1997 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
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Events
- January 28 - Christopher Isaak makes a guest appearance on the television show Friends.
- February 7 - Dragon Ball GT premieres as being the third of its Dragon Ball series aired on Fuji TV, almost after 10 years.
- May 14 - Doctor Who, an American TV movie continuation of the famous British series of the same name, airs on the Fox Network in the Tuesday Night Movie slot.
- July - When it becomes evident that Anna Stuart will be next to die in a serial killer storyline on Another World, many fans start letter-writing campaigns to save the actress; the NBC studios in New York City also report a high number of switchboard calls regarding Stuart's imminent demise. Executive producer Jill Farren Phelps decides that actress Alice Barrett will be killed off the show instead.
- The O. J. Simpson civil trial begins.
- Zenith introduces the first HDTV-compatible front projection TV in the U.S. Broadcasters, TV & PC manufacturers set industry standards for digital HDTV.
- Over a billion households worldwide now own television sets.
- News Corporation gets into the cable news fray with the launch of Fox News Channel.
- Main version of Dragon Ball Z ends (1989-1996).
Debuts
- September 13 - Everybody Loves Raymond premieres (1996-present)
- 7th Heaven premieres on the WB (1996-present)
- Dexter's Laboratory premieres (1996-present)
- Hey Arnold! premieres (1996-present)
- The Newsroom premieres on CBC (first limited run series aired in 1996-1997, second series aired in 2003-2004)
Popular Television Shows
- Meet the Press (1947-present)
- Candid Camera (1948-present)
- Guiding Light (1952-present)
- The Today Show (1952-present)
- Panorama (UK) (1953-present)
- Face the Nation (1954-present)
- The Tonight Show (1954-present)
- This Is Your Life (UK) (1955-2003)
- As the World Turns (1956-present)
- What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present)
- The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present)
- Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present)
- Grandstand (UK) (1958-present)
- Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present)
- The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present)
- General Hospital (1963-present)
- Another World (1964-1999)
- Top of the Pops (UK) (1964-present)
- Days of Our Lives (1965-present)
- Play School (1966-present)
- 60 Minutes (1968-present)
- One Life to Live (1968-present)
- Sesame Street (1969-present)
- All My Children (1970-present)
- Monday Night Football (1970-present)
- Masterpiece Theatre (1971-present)
- Emmerdale (UK) (1972-present)
- Newsround (UK) (1972-present)
- The Price Is Right (1972-present)
- Last of the Summer Wine (UK) (1973-present)
- The Young and the Restless (1973-present)
- Derrick (1974-1998)
- Fawlty Towers (UK) (1975-present)
- Good Morning America (1975-present)
- Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
- the fifth estate (Canada) (1975-present)
- Wheel of Fortune (1975-present)
- 20/20 (1978-present)
- Grange Hill (UK) (1978-present)
- Entertainment Tonight (1981-present)
- Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present)
- The Bill (UK) (1984-present)
- EastEnders (UK) (1985-present)
- Neighbours (Australia) (1985-present)
- The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-present)
- Inspector Morse (1987-2000)
- Married... with Children (1987-1997)
- The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-present)
- Roseanne (1988-1997)
- The Ward (UK) (1988-2000)
- Baywatch (1989-2001)
- Cops (1989-present)
- Seinfeld (1989-1998)
- The Simpsons (1989-present)
- Law & Order (1990-present)
- One Foot in the Grave (UK) (1990-2000)
- Home Improvement (1991-1999)
- Rugrats (1991-present)
- Absolutely Fabulous (UK) (1992-1996, 2001-2003)
- Barney & Friends (1992-2002)
- Dateline NBC (1992-present)
- Mad About You (1992-1999)
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998)
- The Real World (1992-present)
- Beavis and Butt-head (1993-1997)
- Frasier (1993-2004)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-present)
- NYPD Blue (1993-present)
- The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present)
- The Nanny (1993-1999)
- The X-Files (1993-2002)
- Friends (1994-2003)
- Pamela Wallin Live (Canada) (1995-1999)
- Sesame Park (Canada) (1995-2002)
- The Wheezer Bros. (1995-2001)
- Timon and Pumbaa (1995-1998)
Ending this year
- Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996)
- Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
- Road to Avonlea (Canada) (1990-1996)
- Sisters (1991-1996)
Deaths
- June 2 - Ray Combs, 40, former host of Family Feud
- September 13 - Tupac Shakur, 25, actor/songwriter
Categories: 1990s | 1996
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