1996 in television
See also:
1995 in television,
other events of 1996,
1997 in television and the
list of 'years in television'.
Events
- January 28 - Christopher Isaak makes a guest appearance on the television show Friends.
- 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.
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