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	{{USTV year|1996}}<!--no space 1996-->		{{USTV year|1996}}<!--no space 1996-->
	The following is a list of events affecting '''American television during 1996'''. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.		In ] in 1996, notable events included television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.
			== Notable events ==
	==Events==
			=== January ===
	{| class="wikitable"		{| class="wikitable"
	|- "		|-
	! Date || Event		! Date || Event
	|-		|-
			!20
	|January 1
	|'']'', a cable channel devoted to motor sports, commences programming. The network would be rechristened ''Speed Channel'' in 2002, then ''Speed'' in 2005. It would be replaced by ] in 2013.
	|-
	|January 20
	|] introduces its ] "glowing puck" during its telecast of the ].		|] introduces its ] "glowing puck" during its telecast of the ].
	|-		|-
			!28
	|January 28
	|] and ] make guest appearances on a post-] episode of '']'' on ].		|] and ] make guest appearances on a post-] ] of '']'' on ].
			|}
			=== February ===
			{| class="wikitable"
	|-		|-
			! Date || Event
	|February 1
	|] debuts.
	|-		|-
			!8–9
	|February 5-9
	|Peter Argyropolous and Deborah Cohen won a combined total of $146,529 from three episodes include the Friday Finals, making the couple the biggest winner in the history of '']''; They remained as the biggest winners for a team, and they held the record until it was first surpassed by Michelle Lowenstein on October 14, 2008, who won $1,026,080.		|Peter Argyropolous and Deborah Cohen win a combined total of $146,529 cash prizes from two episodes (including the $10,000 wedge played with the Double Play token and two ]s), making the couple the biggest winner in the history of '']''; They remain the biggest winners for a team, and will hold the record until Michelle Lowenstein wins $1,026,080 on October 14, 2008.
	|-		|-
			!17
	|March 1
			|] makes a ] on the ] ] drama '']''. This is notably, the only time that Rogers portrayed a fictional character on television.
			|-
			!28
			|] completes their $40 million purchase of ABC affiliate ] in ], from ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 1, 1996 |title=Briefs: ValueVision International Inc. |page=D3 |work=Star Tribune |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66028314/briefs-valuevision-international-inc/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121205135/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66028314/briefs-valuevision-international-inc/ |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Hours after the sale closed, Paxon president Dean Goodman arrives at WAKC-TV's studios and tells the staff, "news ceases at this moment", firing the entire news department and all station management.<ref name="WAKC News Ceases">{{Cite news |last1=Heldenfels |first1=R.D. |last2=Hoffman |first2=Steve |last3=Quinn |first3=Jim |last4=Hoiles |first4=Robert |date=February 29, 1996 |title=WAKC Kills News: New owner pulls plug, fires at least 15, decision on resuming show is months away, ABC affiliation under review |page=A1 |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |location=Akron, Ohio |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1082885C71926A79&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB6BE34D921BEDF |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 3, 2022 |via=NewsBank}}</ref> This makes Akron (a part of the larger ]–Akron–] ]) the largest city in the United States without a commercial television newscast.<ref name="ABJ TV News Editorial">{{Cite news |date=March 30, 2001 |title=Our opinion: And now, the news (Editorial) |page=A14 |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |location=Akron, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66228983/our-opinion-and-now-the-news/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121205153/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66228983/our-opinion-and-now-the-news/ |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
			|-
			!29
			|ABC affiliate ] and CBS affiliate ] swap affiliations in ].
			|}
			=== March ===
			{| class="wikitable"
			|-
			! Date || Event
			|-
			!1
	|More than 1 billion households worldwide now own television sets.		|More than 1 billion households worldwide now own television sets.
	|-		|-
			!4
	|March 4
	|], a Direct Broadcast Satellite service, begins as a service of ].		|], a Direct Broadcast Satellite service, begins as a service of ].
	|-		|-
			!31
	|April 28
			|] from the ] in ] is broadcast on ]. In the main event, ] defeats ] in a 60-minute ] to win the ] for the first time.
	|'']'' premieres on ].
			|}
			=== April ===
			{| class="wikitable"
	|-		|-
			! Date || Event
	|April 29
	|], an offshoot of ]'s late-night block, ], debuts. The channel is devoted to round-the-clock broadcasts of classic television shows.
	|-		|-
			!6
	|May 16
			|The ] ] game is broadcast live on ]. The ] hosted ] at ] with San Jose winning on a goal by ].
	|More than 12 million Americans watch the final episode of '']'' on ], "Death By Demographics". Through its 12-year run, the series had become the longest-running American Murder Mystery Drama.
			|-
			!28
			|'']'', a spin-off series from '']'', premieres on ]. The show is considered to be the network's first ] (although this brand name did not exist yet until July 1997).
			|}
			=== May ===
			{| class="wikitable"
			|-
			! Date || Event
			|-
			!14
			|] airs a ] that serves as the ] to revive '']'' following its suspension in 1989. It was intended as a backdoor pilot for a new American-produced ''Doctor Who'' TV series. It introduced ] as the ] in his only televised appearance as the character until "]" in 2013. Although a ratings success in the ], the film did not fare well on American television and no series was commissioned. The series was later relaunched on the ] in 2005.
			|-
			!16
			|More than 12 million Americans watch the ] of '']'' on ], "Death By Demographics". Through its 12-year run, the series had become the longest-running American murder mystery drama.
			|-
			!18
			|'']'' airs its ] on ]. The final film to be featured is 1978's '']''. The series will eventually move to ], where it would run for three more seasons.
			|}
			=== June ===
			{| class="wikitable"
			|-
			! Date || Event
	|-		|-
			!1
	|June 1
	|] broadcasts debut on ].		|] broadcasts debut on ].
	|-		|-
			! rowspan="2" |3
	|June 3
	|] introduces the first ]-compatible front projection TV in the U.S.		|] introduces the first ]-compatible front projection TV in the U.S.
	|-		|-
			|CBS affiliate ] and ABC affiliate ], both in ], switch network affiliations.
	|June 19
	|] affiliate ] in ] is awarded the first ]al ] license in the United States.
	|-		|-
			!19
	|June 23
			|CBS affiliate ] in ] is awarded the first ]al ] license in the United States.
			|-
			!23
	|At the ]'s ] event ], wrestler ] wins the King of the Ring tournament by defeating ]. After the match, Austin makes a certain victory speech in what would famously become as the "Austin 3:16" catchphrase.		|At the ]'s ] event ], wrestler ] wins the King of the Ring tournament by defeating ]. After the match, Austin makes a certain victory speech in what would famously become as the "Austin 3:16" catchphrase.
	|-		|-
	|June 30		!30
	|New York ] member station ] shuts off the air. The next day, it is replaced with a commercially operated sports TV station known as WBIS.		|New York ] member station ], owned by the city of New York, signs off for the final time; sold to a joint venture between ] and ], it relaunches as commercial sports-oriented ] WBIS-TV (while operating as a ], WNYC-TV had been licensed with a commercial classification).
			|}
			=== July ===
			{| class="wikitable"
	|-		|-
			! Date || Event
	|rowspan="2"|July 6
	|When it becomes evident that ] will be next to die in a serial killer storyline on the ] soap opera '']'', many fans start letter-writing campaigns to save the ]; the NBC studios in New York City also report a great number of switchboard telephone calls regarding Stuart's imminent demise. Executive producer ] decides that actress ] will be killed off the show instead.
	|-		|-
			! rowspan="2" |6
	|] sells its 2 remaining non-] affiliates, ] (channel 39) in ] and ] (channel 13) in ], both of whom are affiliated with ], to the ]. Upon the finalization of the deal on August 14, both stations become NBC ]s (WVTM would eventually be sold to ] in 2006; ] would acquire WVTM in 2015).
			|When it becomes evident that ] will be next to die in a serial killer storyline on the ] soap opera '']'', many fans start letter-writing campaigns to save the actress; the NBC studios in New York City also report a great number of switchboard telephone calls regarding Stuart's imminent demise. Executive producer ] decides that actress ] will be killed off the show instead.
	|-		|-
			|] sells NBC affiliates ] in ], and ] in ], their lone remaining stations that didn't switch to Fox, to NBC's ].
	|July 7
	|At the ] produced ] ] ], ] ] ] and announces the formation of the ].
	|-		|-
			!7
	|July 15
			|At the ] produced ] ] ], ] ] ] for the first time in 15 years and announces the formation of the ] with ] and ].
	|Talk-oriented ] ceases broadcasting and is replaced by ], an all-news joint venture between ] (AT's owner) and ].
	|-		|-
			!17
	|August 2
			|] (the owners of ] and the ]) announced that it would acquire ] in an all-stock transaction worth $2.48 billion. The purchase by News Corporation was finalized in early 1997, folding New World's ten Fox affiliates into the former's ] subsidiary and making ] owned-and-operated stations of the network.
	|]'s secondary channel, ] (now known as MTV2), debuts.
			|}
			=== August ===
			{| class="wikitable"
	|-		|-
			! Date || Event
	|August 23
	|'']'' celebrates its 25th Anniversary Special on ].
	|-		|-
			!19
	|September 7
			|] in ], ], and ] ] swap network affiliations.
	|] is named an Saturday anchor of '']''.
			|}
			=== September ===
			{| class="wikitable"
	|-		|-
			! Date || Event
	|rowspan="3"|September 8
	|The ] are presented on ].
	|-		|-
			! rowspan="2" |7
	|The ] continues when longtime ABC affiliate ] (channel 6) in ] finally becomes a ] owned-and-operated station, a year after Fox had acquired it (and ] in High Point, North Carolina) from a trust that had been formed by ]. ABC eventually affiliates with a trimulcast of ] (channels 58, 33 and 40), which is owned by ] (owners of ] in ], one of ABC's strongest affiliates). Former Fox affiliate ] (channel 21) becomes an independent station before affiliating with ] the next year, while another former Fox affiliate, ] in ], aligns with ].
			|] is named a Saturday anchor of '']''.
	|-		|-
			|] airs for the final time on ] affiliate ], which is dropped due to KNLC owner Larry Rice's decision on putting ministry messages instead of ads. KTVI picks up the program block the following Monday.
	|'']'' premieres on ].
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|September 13		! rowspan="2" |8
			|The ] are presented on ].
	|The dubbed version of the Japanese series '']'' premieres on ]
	|-		|-
			|] in ], becomes a ]-owned station, a year after Fox had acquired it and ] in ]. This ended WBRC-TV's 47 year affiliation with ABC; in turn, ABC links up with low-power station ] (supplemented with two full-power satellites, ] in ] and ] in ]). Former Fox affiliate ] becomes an independent before affiliating with ] the next year, while former WTTO-TV satellite ] in ] switches to ].
	|'']'' ends after twenty-nine years on the air.
	|-		|-
			!15
	|September 15
	|] airs for the last time on ].		| ] ends its ] block, expanding its newer ] block to weekdays.
	|-		|-
			!16
	|September 16
	| '']'' introduced a gameplay round called ''Jackpot'' which contestants can win an accumulated pot based on the value spun throughout the round. The round would remain intact until 2013.		|'']'' introduced a gameplay round called ''Jackpot'' which contestants can win an accumulated pot based on the value spun throughout the round. The round would remain intact until 2013.
	|-		|-
			!17
	|September 17
	|The ] civil trial begins.		|The ] civil trial begins.
	|-		|-
			!30
	|October 1
			|A revival of the game show '']'' premieres on the ] along with a new game show called '']''. Both shows would last on the channel until August 14th 1998, the final day of the Family Channel branding. ''Shop'' would get revived in 2000 on PAX.
	|] and ] launched.
			|}
			=== October ===
			{| class="wikitable"
			|-
			! Date || Event
	|-		|-
			!2
	|October 2
	|Seven newscasters were dismissed by ] (channel 2) in New York.		|Seven newscasters were dismissed by ] (channel 2) in New York.
	|-		|-
			!6
	|October 4
			|President ] and Senator ] participate in the first ] with ] of ] moderating.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nagourney |first=Adam |date=1996-10-06 |title=Dole Concludes Debate Preparation by Asking Bush for Advice |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/06/us/dole-concludes-debate-preparation-by-asking-bush-for-advice.html |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
	|] debuts.
	|-		|-
			! 7
	|October 7
			|Nickelodeon adds an extra half-hour of programming, branded as "More Nickelodeon", on weekdays at 8:00pm Eastern/7:00pm Central. The "More Nickelodeon" block included new episodes of '']'' plus new series '']'', '']'', and '']''. For the next two weeks, viewers were encouraged to "Spot the Dot" using game pieces found at ] stores and in '']'' magazine for a chance to win a ].
	|] gets into the cable news fray with the debut of the ].
	|-		|-
			!9
	|October 10
			|Vice President ] and former HUD Secretary ] participate in the 1996 ] debate at ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gray |first=Jerry |date=1996-10-09 |title=Gore and Kemp Practice Jabs for Tonight's Encounter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/09/us/gore-and-kemp-practice-jabs-for-tonight-s-encounter.html |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
	|] merged into ].
	|-		|-
			! rowspan="2" |10
	|October 20-26
			|] merged into ].
	|] broadcasts its first ever ]. The ] won their 23rd title (and first since 1978) against the ] in only six games.
	|-		|-
			|] hosts his final episode of ]'s '']''. The show would then revolve a set of rotating guest hosts for the next three years.
	|October 30
	|] in ] signs on the air, giving the ] both its first full-time ] affiliate (] had dropped its primary ABC affiliation the previous year in favor of its secondary ] affiliation) and full-time affiliates of the "]" networks.
	|-		|-
			!16
	|rowspan="2"| November 1
			|Clinton and Dole participate in the final presidential debate at the ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nagourney |first=Adam |date=1996-10-16 |title=Dole Accuses Clinton of Devaluing Presidency |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/16/us/dole-accuses-clinton-of-devaluing-presidency.html |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
	|], a sports news channel from ], debuts.
	|-		|-
			!20–26
	|Seven regional sports networks operated by ] relaunched as ]
			|] broadcasts its first ever ]. The ] won their 23rd title (and first since 1978) against the ] in only six games.
	|-		|-
			!30
	|November 2
			|] in ] signs on the air, giving the ] both its first full-time ] affiliate (] had dropped its primary ABC affiliation the previous year in favor of its secondary ] affiliation) and full-time affiliates of the "]" networks.
	|The ] of '']'' broadcasts its final episode, ], on ].
			|}
			=== November ===
			{| class="wikitable"
			|-
			! Date || Event
	|-		|-
			!1
	|November 11
			|Seven regional sports networks operated by ] relaunched as ].
	|] debuts.
	|-		|-
			!rowspan="2"|4
	|November 23
			|In tribute to the 30th anniversary of '']'', an ] of '']'' features Captain ] and the crew travel back in time to prevent the assassination of Captain ] of the ] by a ] using a booby-trapped ]. Its sister series '']'' produced a similar episode, "]".
			|-
			|The infamous "]" angle with ] and his ] ] airs on ]'s '']''.
			|-
			!23
	|]'s final ], ''Bob Hope... Laughing with the Presidents'', airs on ].		|]'s final ], ''Bob Hope... Laughing with the Presidents'', airs on ].
			|}
			=== December ===
			{| class="wikitable"
	|-		|-
			! Date || Event
	|December 1
	|The ] special begins on ], starting one of the longest-running Christmas specials.
	|-		|-
			!1
	|December 12
			|The long-running ] event begins on ].
	|] and ] debut ], a 24-hour sporting news channel.
	|-		|-
			!8
	|December 15
			|] and ] purchased a 50% stake in ] from ] and ] for approximately $160 million. It made UPN a joint partnership between Chris-Craft and Viacom (and later a Viacom property as a whole) at this point.
			|-
			!15
	|Five years after its series finale, a movie version of '']'', entitled '']'', is broadcast by ].		|Five years after its series finale, a movie version of '']'', entitled '']'', is broadcast by ].
	|-		|-
			!17
	|December 17
	|6 years after dropping the title, ] resumes using the term ''Superstation''.		|6 years after dropping the title, ] resumes using the term ''Superstation''.
	|-		|-
			!31
	|December 31
			|ABC affiliate WAKC-TV in Akron, Ohio, disaffiliates from the network after 53 years and drops all remaining entertainment programming to carry ]' inTV infomercial network. The station's studios had previously relocated from Akron to the Cleveland suburb of ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Feran |first=Tom |date=November 14, 1996 |title=Channel 23 will cancel affiliation with ABC-TV |page=11B |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1082885C71926A79&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F808D7D50AF1129 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204071924/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news%2F0F808D7D50AF1129&f=basic |archive-date=February 4, 2022 |via=NewsBank}}</ref><ref name="Akr19961114pD4">{{Cite news |last=Heldenfels |first=R.D. |date=November 14, 1996 |title=WAKC to change format, drop ABC shows: Infomercials, religious programs likely to replace network lineup at end of year. Florida firm's decision surprises Channel 23 manager, pleases Cleveland station |page=D4 |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |location=Akron, Ohio |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1082885C71926A79&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB6BF5306AFF346 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204071919/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news%2F0EB6BF5306AFF346&f=basic |archive-date=February 4, 2022 |via=NewsBank}}</ref>
	|] in ] disaffiliates from ] and becomes an infomercial-based station before becoming a charter ] of station owner ]' new ] network in 1998.
	|}		|}
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	===Debuts===		===Debuts===
	{| class="wikitable"		{| class="wikitable sortable"
	|-		|-
	! Date		! Date
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	! Network		! Network
	|-		|-
	|January 3		!January 3
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|January 6		!January 6
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|January 9		! rowspan="2" |January 9
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
			|'']''
	|January 20
			|]
			|-
			!January 20
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|January 21		!January 21
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|January 22		!January 22
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|January 23		!January 23
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|January 24		!January 24
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|January 28		! rowspan="2" |January 31
	| '']''
	|], ] through ]
	|-
	|rowspan="2"|January 31
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
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	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|February 1		!February 1
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="2"|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|February 5		!February 3
			| '']''
			|]
			|-
			!February 5
	| '']''		| '']''
			|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|February 6		!February 6
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
			!February 20
	| '']''
	|]
	|-
	|February 20
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|February 24		!February 24
	|'']''		|'']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|March 1		!March 1
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|March 2		! rowspan="2" |March 2
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
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	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|March 4		! rowspan="3" |March 4
			| '']''
			|]
			|-
			| '']''
			|]
			|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="2"|]		|rowspan="3"|]
			|-
			!March 5
			| '']''
	|-		|-
	|March 8		!March 8
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	|March 9		!March 9
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|March 12		!March 12
	| ''The Paranormal Borderline''		| ''The Paranormal Borderline''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|March 13		! rowspan="2" |March 13
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
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	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|March 16		!March 15
			| '']''
			|]
			|-
			!March 16
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|March 17		! rowspan="2" |March 17
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="2"|]		|rowspan="2"|]
	|-		|-
	| ''The Show''		| ''The Show''
	|-		|-
	|March 20		!March 20
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|March 21		!March 21
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|March 29		! rowspan="2" |March 29
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
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	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|April 1		!April 1
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|April 3		!April 3
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|April 8		!April 8
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|April 20		!April 20
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|April 21		!April 21
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	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|April 23		!April 23
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|April 28		! rowspan="2" |April 28
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
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	|-		|-
	|May 13		!May 6
			|'']''
			|]
			|-
			!May 13
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|June 1		!June 1
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|June 2		!June 2
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="4"|June 3		! rowspan="4" |June 3
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
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	|-		|-
	|rowspan="3"|June 10		! rowspan="3" |June 10
	|'']''		|'']''
	|]		|]
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	|-		|-
	|rowspan="3"|July 15		! rowspan="3" |July 15
	| '']''		| '']''
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	|-		|-
	|July 22		!July 22
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|August 10		!August 10
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|August 11		!August 11
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|August 12		!August 12
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|August 17		!August 17
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|August 25		!August 25
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="2"|]		|rowspan="2"|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="5"|August 26		! rowspan="5" |August 26
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	| '']''		|'']''
			|]
	|rowspan="5"|]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
			| rowspan="4" |]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
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	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	|August 27		!August 27
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|August 28		! rowspan="2" |August 28
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="2"|]		|rowspan="2"|]
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	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	|August 31		!August 31
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|September 1		!September 1
	| '']''
	|]
	|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|September 2		!September 2
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="3"|September 3		! rowspan="3" |September 3
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
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	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="3"|September 6		! rowspan="3" |September 6
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|] and ]		|] and ]
	|-		|-
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	|rowspan="2"|]		|rowspan="2"|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|September 7		! rowspan="3" |September 7
	| '']''		| '']''
			|-
			| '']''
			|]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="6"|September 8		! rowspan="5" |September 8
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="4"|]		|rowspan="3"|]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-
	| '']''
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="9"|September 9		! rowspan="11" |September 9
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="2"|]		|rowspan="2"|]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
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	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="7"|]		|rowspan="8"|]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
			|-
			| '']''
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
			|-
			| '']''
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
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	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	|September 12		!September 12
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|September 13		!September 13
	| '']''
	| ]
	|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="4"|]		| rowspan="4" |]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="3"|September 14		! rowspan="3" |September 14
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
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	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="5"|September 16		! rowspan="5" |September 16
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
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	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="3"|]		|rowspan="3"|]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|September 17		! rowspan="3" |September 17
	| '']''		| '']''
			|-
			| '']''
			|]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="2"|]		|rowspan="2"|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|September 18		! rowspan="2" |September 18
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="3"|]		|rowspan="3"|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="3"|September 19		! rowspan="3" |September 19
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
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	|rowspan="2"|]		|rowspan="2"|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|September 20		! rowspan="2" |September 20
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="3"|September 21		! rowspan="4" |September 21
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
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	|]		|]
	|-		|-
			| '']''
	|September 24
			|]
			|-
			!September 24
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|September 25		!September 25
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|September 27		!September 27
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="4"|September 28		! rowspan="6" |September 28
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
			|-
			| '']''
			|]
			|-
			| '']''
			|]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
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	|rowspan="2"|]		|rowspan="2"|]
	|-		|-
	|September 29		!September 29
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="5"|September 30		! rowspan="5" |September 30
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
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	|rowspan="3"|]		|rowspan="3"|]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
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	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|October 31		!October 5
	|'']''
	|]
	|-
	|October 5
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="8"|October 7		! rowspan="8" |October 7
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="4"|]		|rowspan="4"|]
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	|rowspan="2"|]		|rowspan="2"|]
	|-		|-
	|October 11		!October 11
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	|October 12		!October 12
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|October 13		!October 13
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|October 19		!October 19
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|October 21		!October 21
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="3"|October 25		! rowspan="3" |October 25
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
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	|Fox		|Fox
	|-		|-
	|'']''		|''Remember This?''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|October 27		! rowspan="2" |October 27
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
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	|rowspan="2"|]		|rowspan="2"|]
	|-		|-
	|October 30		!October 30
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
			!October 31
	|November 3
			|'']''
			|]
			|-
			!November 3
	| '']''		| '']''
	| ]		| ]
	|-		|-
	|November 9		!November 9
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|December 9		!December 9
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|December 24		!December 24
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="4"|December 28		! rowspan="3" |December 28
	| '']''
	|]
	|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	|]		|]
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	{| class="wikitable"		{| class="wikitable"
	|- "		|- "
	! Show || Last Aired || Previous Network || New title || New Network || Returned		! Show || Last Aired || Previous Network || New title || New Network || Returned
	|-		|-
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1994		|1994
	|]		|]
	|''Disney's Doug''		|''Disney's Brand Spanking New! Doug''
	|rowspan="2"|]		|rowspan="2"|]
	|rowspan="2"|September 7		|rowspan="2"|September 7
	|-		|-
	|'']''		|'']''
			|1996
	|1995
	|]		|rowspan="3"|]
	|''Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles''		|''Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles''
	|-		|-
	|'']''		|'']''
	|rowspan="2"|1989		|rowspan="2"|1989
	|rowspan="2"|]
	|rowspan="2"|Same		|rowspan="2"|Same
	|rowspan="2"|Same		|rowspan="2"|Same
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	|]		|]
	|''The New Shop 'til You Drop''		|''The New Shop 'til You Drop''
	|]		|]
	|September 30		|September 30
			|-
			|'']''
			|1996
			|]/]
			|''The What A Cartoon! Show''
			|]
			|October 9
	|}		|}
	===Ending this year===		===Ending this year===
	{| class="wikitable"		{| class="wikitable sortable"
			|-
	|- style="background:#ccc;"
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	! Show		! Show
	! Debut		! Debut
	|-		|-
	|January 9		!January 9
	|'']''		|'']''
	| 1995		| 1995
	|-		|-
	|January 11		!January 11
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1991		|1991
	|-		|-
	|January 14		!January 14
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1992		|rowspan="2"|1992
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|February 3		! rowspan="2" |February 3
	|'']'' (returned in 1999)		|'']'' (returned in 1999)
	|1991
	|-		|-
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1995		|1995
	|-		|-
	|February 7		!February 7
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1996		|1996
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|February 17		! February 17
	|'']''
	|1993
	|-
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1995		|1995
	|-		|-
	|February 21		! February 21
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1994		|1994
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|February 23		! rowspan="2" | February 23
	|'']''		|'']''
	|rowspan="2"|1995		|rowspan="2"|1995
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	|'']''		|'']''
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"| February 24		!February 24
	|'']''
	|1993
	|-
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1994		|1994
	|-		|-
	|February 26		!February 26
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1995		|1995
	|-		|-
	|March 1		!March 1
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1994		|1994
	|-		|-
	|March 7		!March 7
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1955		|1955
	|-		|-
	|March 27		!March 27
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1990		|1990
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|March 29		! rowspan="2" |March 29
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1993		|1993
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	|1995		|1995
	|-		|-
	|March 30		!March 30
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1996		|1996
	|-		|-
	|April 1		!April 1
	|'']''		|'']''
	|rowspan="2"|1995		|1995
	|-
	|April 16
	|'']''
	|-		|-
	|May 4		! May 4
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1991		|1991
	|-		|-
	|May 11		! May 11
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1990		|1990
	|-		|-
	|May 19		!May 19
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1984		|1984
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|May 20		! rowspan="2" |May 20
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1990		|1990
	|-		|-
	|'']''		|'']''
	|rowspan="3"|1995		|rowspan="3"|1995
	|-		|-
	|June 2		!June 2
	|'']''		|'']''
	|-		|-
	|June 4		!June 4
	|'']''		|'']''
	|-		|-
	|June 9		!June 9
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1993		|1993
	|-		|-
	|June 17		!June 17
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1996		|1996
	|-		|-
	|June 19		!June 19
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1995		|1995
	|-		|-
	|June 26		! June 26
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1992		|1992
	|-		|-
	|June 28		! June 28
	|'']''		|'']''
	|rowspan="2"|1995		|rowspan="2"|1995
	|-		|-
	|July 11		!July 11
	|'']''		|'']''
	|-		|-
	|July 19		!July 14
			|'']''
			|1996
			|-
			!July 19
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1989		|1989
	|-		|-
	|August 8		!August 8
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1996		|1996
	|-		|-
	|August 27		!August 16
			|'']''
			|rowspan="2"|1995
			|-
			!August 17
			|'']''
			|-
			!August 27
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1989		|1989
	|-		|-
	|August 30		!August 30
	|'']'' (returned in 2005)		|'']'' (returned in 2005)
	|1986		|1986
	|-		|-
	|September 13		!September 13
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1967		|1967
	|-		|-
	|September 14		!September 14
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1993		|1993
	|-		|-
	|September 15		!September 15
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1982		|1982
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|September 30		! rowspan="2" |September 30
	|'']''		|'']''
	|rowspan="2"|1996		|rowspan="3"|1996
	|-		|-
	|'']''		|'']''
	|-		|-
	|October 1		!October 6
	|'']''		|'']''
			|-
			!October 10
			|'']''
	|1994		|1994
	|-		|-
	|October 6		!October 20
	|'']''		|'']''
			|1991
	|rowspan="2"|1996
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|October 30		! rowspan="2" |October 30
	|'']''		|'']''
			|1996
	|-		|-
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1993		|1993
	|-		|-
	|November 2		!November 2
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1987		|1987
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|November 9		!November 9
	|'']''
	|rowspan="3"|1996
	|-
	|'']''		|'']''
			|1996
	|-		|-
	|November 11		!November 10
			|'']''
			|1995
			|-
			!November 11
	|'']''		|'']''
			|1996
			|-
			!November 20
			|'']''
			|1995
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|November 24		! rowspan="2" |November 24
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1993		|1993
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	|1994		|1994
	|-		|-
	| November 25		! November 25
	|'']'' (returned in 1999)		|'']'' (returned in 1999)
	|1995		|1995
	|-		|-
	|November 27		!November 27
	|'']''		|'']''
	|rowspan="5"|1996		|rowspan="5"|1996
	|-		|-
	| November 28		! November 28
	|'']''		|'']''
	|-		|-
	| December 4		! December 4
	|'']''		|'']''
	|-		|-
	|December 6		!December 6
	|'']''		|'']''
	|-		|-
	|December 7		!December 7
	|'']''		|'']''
	|-		|-
	|December 13		!December 8
			|'']''
			|1994
			|-
			!December 13
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1995		|1995
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|December 14		! rowspan="2" |December 14
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1996		|1996
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	|1992		|1992
	|-		|-
	|December 18		!December 18
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1996		|1996
	|-		|-
	|December 24		!December 24
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1992		|1992
	|-		|-
	| December 28		! December 28
	|'']''		|'']''
	|1993		|1993
			|-
			!Unknown
			|'']'' (returned in 2017)
			|1980
	|}		|}
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	{| class="wikitable"		{| class="wikitable"
	|-		|-
	! Premiere Date		! Premiere date
	! Title		! Title
	! Channel		! Channel
	|-		|-
	| February 24		! February 4
			| '']'' (miniseries)
			| ]
			|-
			! February 11
			| '']''
			| ]
			|-
			! February 24
	| '']'' (miniseries)		| '']'' (miniseries)
	| ]		| ]
	|-		|-
	| April 9		! April 9
	| '']''		| '']''
	| ]		| ]
	|-		|-
	| April 28		! April 28
	| '']''		| '']''
	| ]		| ]
	|-		|-
	| May 14		! May 14
	| '']''		| '']''
	| ]		| ]
	|-		|-
	| September 24		! September 24
	| '']''		| '']''
	|rowspan="3"| ]		|rowspan="3"| ]
	|-		|-
	| November 15		! November 15
	| '']''		| '']''
	|-		|-
	| November 17		! November 17
	| '']''		| '']''
			|-
			! December 15
			| '']''
			| ]
			|-
			! December 17
			| '']''
			| ]
	|}		|}
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	|4		|4
	|rowspan="1"|Yes		||Yes
	|<ref> from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>		|<ref> from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
	|-		|-
	|'']''		|'']''
	|4		|4
	|rowspan="1"|Yes		||Yes
	|<ref> from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>		|<ref> from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
	|-		|-
	|'']''		|'']''
	|4		|4
	|rowspan="1"|Yes		||Yes
	|<ref> from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>		|<ref> from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
	|-		|-
	|'']''		|'']''
	|4		|4
	| rowspan="1" |Yes		||Yes
	|<ref> from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>		|<ref> from Broadcasting & Cable</ref>
	|}		|}
	===Changes of network affiliation===		===Changes of network affiliation===
	{| class="wikitable"		{| class="wikitable sortable"
	|-		|-
	! Show		! Show
	! Moved from		! Moved from
	! Moved to		! Moved to
	|-
	|'']''
	|]
	|]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
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	| ]		|rowspan="2"| ]
	| ]		| ]
	|-		|-
	| '']''		| '']''
	| ]
	|rowspan="2"| ABC		|rowspan="2"| ABC
	|-		|-
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	|'']''		|'']''
			| CBS/]
	| ]
	|-		|-
	|'']''		|'']''
	| ]		| ]
	| ]		| ]
			|}
			==Networks and services==
			===Launches===
			{| class="wikitable sortable"
			! Network
			! Type
			! Launch date
			! Notes
			! Source
			|-
			| ]
			| Cable television
			| January 15
			|
			|
			|-
			| ]
			| Cable and satellite
			| February 1
			|
			|
			|-
			| ]
			| Cable and satellite
			| March
			|
			|
			|-
			| ]
			| Cable television
			| March
			|
			|
			|-
			| ]
			| Cable television
			| April 21
			|
			|
			|-
			| Nick at Nite's ]
			| Cable and satellite
			| April 29
			|
			|
			|-
			| ]
			| Cable and satellite
			| June 1
			|
			|
			|-
			| ]
			| Cable and satellite
			| August 1
			|
			|
			|-
			| ]
			| Cable and satellite
			| September 7
			|
			|
			|-
			| ] Channel
			| Cable and satellite
			| October 7
			|
			|
			|-
			| ]<br>]<br>]<br>]
			| Digital cable
			| October 7
			|
			|
			|-
			| ]
			| Cable television
			| November
			|
			|
			|-
			| ]
			| Cable and satellite
			| November 1
			|
			|
			|-
			| ]
			| ]
			| December 1
			|
			|
			|-
			| ]
			| Cable television
			| December 1
			|
			|
			|-
			| ]
			| Cable and satellite
			| December 12
			|
			|
			|-
			|}
			===Conversions and rebrandings===
			{| class="wikitable"
			|-
			! Old network name
			! New network name
			! Type
			! Conversion Date
			! Notes
			! Source
			|-
			|]
			|]
			|Cable and satellite
			|July 15
			|
			|
			|-
			|]<br>Prime Sports Intermountain West<br>Prime Sports KBL<br>Prime Sports Midwest<br>Prime Sports Northwest<br>Prime Sports Rocky Mountain<br>Prime Sports Southwest<br>Prime Sports West
			|]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]
			|Cable and satellite
			|November 1
			|
			|
			|}
			===Closures===
			{|class="wikitable"
			|-
			!style="text-align:center; width:125px"|Network
			!style="text-align:center; width:130px"|Type
			!style="text-align:center; width:60px"|End date
			!style="text-align:center; width:500px"|Notes
			!style="text-align:center; width:30px"|Sources
			|-
			|]
			|Cable television
			|December 31
			|Advance Entertainment Corporation, which had acquired WWOR EMI Service in mid-1996, discontinued the channel on December 31. WWOR's satellite transponder slot was given to ]' ] channel.
			|
			|-
			|Intro Television
			|Cable television
			|December 31
			|Intro Television, which showed sample programs from cable networks such as ], ], ], and ], was replaced by ] on January 1.
			|
	|}		|}
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	! Date || Market || Station || Channel || Affiliation		! Date || Market || Station || Channel || Affiliation
	|-		|-
	| January || ] || ] || 15 || ]		! January
			| ] || ] || 15 || ]
	|-		|-
	| January 1 || ] || ] || 11 || ]		! January 1
			| ] || ] || 11 || ]
	|-		|-
	| February 22 || ] || ] || 14 | ]		! February 22
			| ] || ] || 14 || ]
	|-		|-
			! rowspan="3" | March 1
	| rowspan=3| March 1 || ] | ] || 62 ||rowspan=2| ]
			| ] || ] || 62 || Independent
	|-		|-
	| ] || ] || 66		| ] || ] || 66
			|Independent
	|-		|-
	| ] || ] || 21 || ]		| ] || ] || 21 || Univision
	|-		|-
	| March 16 || ] || ] || 62 || inTV		! March 16
			| ] || ] || 62 || inTV
	|-		|-
			! March 22
	| March 22 || ]/] || ] || 51 || ]
			| ]–] || ] || 51 || Religious independent
	|-		|-
			! March 30
	| April || ] || ] || 8 || Independent
			| ] || ] || 24 || ] (satellite of ])
	|-
	| April 14 || ]/] || ] || 23 || Independent
	|-		|-
			! April 14
	| May 5 || ] || ] || 11 || ]
			| ]–] || ]|| 23 || Independent
			|-
			! April 25
			| ] || ] || 8 || Independent
	|-		|-
			! May 5
	| May 26 || ] || ] || 8 || ]
			| ] || ] || 11 || ]
	|-		|-
			! May 26
	| May 28 || ] || ] || 18 || ] <br> {{small|(via ])}}
			| ] || ] || 8 || Multicultural independent
	|-		|-
			! May 28
	| May 31 || ]/] || ] || 62 || ]/]
			| ] || ] || 18 || Fox (via ])
	|-		|-
			! May 31
	| June || ] <br> {{small|(])}} || ] || 7 || ]
			| ]–] || ] || 62 || ]/]
	|-		|-
			! June
	| June 23 || ] || ] || 31 || ] <br> ]
			| ]–] || ] || 7 || Univision
	|-		|-
			! June 23
	| August 7 || ] || ] || 13 || ]
			| ] || ] || 31 || ] (])
	|-		|-
			! July 2
	| August 28 || ] || ] || 25 || ]
			| ] || ] || 22 || Wireless cable
			|-
			! August 7
			| ] || ] || 13 || ]
			|-
			! August 28
			| ] || ] || 25 || ]
	|-		|-
	| September 1 || ] || ] || 60 || inTV		! September 1
			| ] || ] || 60 || inTV
	|-		|-
	| September 14 || ] || ] || 29 || ]		! September 14
			| ] || ] || 29 || The WB
	|-		|-
			! September 27
	| September 27 || ] || ] || 18 || ]
			| ] || ] || 18 || ABC
	|-		|-
			! rowspan="2" |October 7
	| October 7 || ] || ] || 38 || ]
			| ] || ] || 61 || Independent
			|-
			| ] || ] || 38 || Independent
	|-		|-
	| October 11 || ] || ] || 43 || inTV		! October 11
			| ] || ] || 43 || inTV
	|-		|-
			! October 30
	| October 30 || ] || ] || 5 || ]
			| ] || ] || 5 || ABC
	|-		|-
	| October 31 || ] || ] || 7 || ]		! October 31
			| ] || ] || 7 || Fox
	|-		|-
	| November 7 || ] || ] || 59 || ]		! November 7
			| ] || ] || 59 || ]
	|-		|-
			! December 3
	| December 3 || ] || ] || 53 <br> {{small|(cable-only)}} || Independent (24/7 news)
			| ] || ]|| 53 <br> {{small|(cable-only)}} || Independent (24/7 news)
	|-		|-
	| December 12 || ] || ] || 51 || ]		! December 12
			| ] || ] || 51 || America One
	|-		|-
			! December 21
	| December 21 || ] <br> {{small|(]-])}} || ] || 68 || InTV
			| ]–]–] || ] || 68 || InTV
	|-		|-
			! December 24
	| December 23 || ] || ] || 12 || ]
			| ] || ] || 59 || Fox
	|-
	| December 24 || ] || ] || 59 || ]
	|-
	| rowspan=5| Unknown date || ] || ] || 24 || ABC <br> {{small|(satellite of ])}}
	|-
	| ] || ] || 12 || ]
	|-
	| ] || ] || 22 || Wireless cable
	|-
	| ] || ] || 61 || ]
	|-
	| ] || ] || 11 || ] <br> {{small|(])}}
	|-		|-
			! Unknown date
			| ] || ] || 11 || PBS (])
	|}		|}
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	{|class="wikitable"		{|class="wikitable"
	|-		|-
	! Market || Date || Station || Channel || Prior affiliation || New		! Date
			! Market || Station || Channel || Prior affiliation || New affiliation
	affiliation
	|-		|-
			! rowspan="13" |January 1
	| ]/] || December 31 || ] || 23 || ] || inTV
			| rowspan="2" |]
			|]
			|2
			|]
			|]
	|-		|-
			|]
	| rowspan="2"|] || rowspan="2"|March 1 || ] || 23 || ] || ]
			|13
			|Fox
			|NBC
	|-		|-
			| rowspan="2" |]–]
	| ] || 29 || ] || ]
			|]
			|6
			|]
			|NBC
	|-		|-
			|]
	| ] || April 4 || ] || 40 || ] || ]
			|8
			|NBC
			|ABC
	|-		|-
			| rowspan="2" |]
	| rowspan="5"|]/] || rowspan="5"|September 1 || ] || 6 || ] || ]
			|]
			|24
			|ABC
			|Fox
	|-		|-
			|]
	| ] || 17/21 || ] || ]
			|58
			|Fox
			|ABC
	|-		|-
			| rowspan="2" |]–]
	| ]<br>] || 33<br>40 || ] || ]
			|]
			|10
			|NBC
			|Fox
	|-		|-
			|]
	| ] || 44 || ] || ]
			|15
			|Fox
			|NBC
	|-		|-
			| rowspan="3" |]
	| ] || 58 || ] || ]
			|]
			|8
			|ABC
			|Fox
	|-		|-
			|]
	| rowspan="2"|] || rowspan="2"|August 19 || ] || 2 || ] || ]
			|26
			|]
			|ABC
	|-		|-
			|]
	| ] || 4 || ] || ]
			|38
			|Fox
			|The WB
	|-		|-
			|]
	| rowspan="2"|] || rowspan="2"|June 3 || ] || 9 || ] || ]
			|]
			|35
			|ABC
			|Fox
	|-		|-
			|]
	| ] || 12 || ] || ]
			|]
			|21
			|Fox
			|]
	|-		|-
			! rowspan="2" |March 1
	| ] || April 1 || ] || 11 || ] || ]
			| rowspan="2" |]
			|]
			|23
			|]
			|ABC
	|-		|-
			|]
	| rowspan="2"|] || March 14 || ] || 20 || ] || ]
			|29
			|ABC
			|CBS
	|-		|-
			! March 14
	| June 19 || ] || 48 || ] || ]
			| ] || ] || 20 || ] || The WB
	|-		|-
			!April 1
	| rowspan="2"|] || rowspan="2"|January 1 || ] || 2 || ] || ]
			|]
			|]
			|11
			|CBS
			|NBC
	|-		|-
			!April 4
	| ] || 13 || ] || ]
			|]
			| ] || 40 || NBC || Fox
	|-		|-
			!May 26
	| rowspan="2"|]/] || rowspan="2"|January 1 || ] || 6 || ] || ]
			|]
			| ] || 12 || ] || ABC
	|-		|-
			! rowspan="2" |June 3
	| ] || 8 || ] || ]
			| rowspan="2" |] || ] || 9 || CBS || ABC
	|-		|-
			| ]|| 12 || ABC || CBS
	| ] || September 1 || ] || 4 || ] || ]
	|-		|-
			! June 19
	| rowspan="2"|] || rowspan="2"|January 1 || ] || 24 || ] || ]
			| ] || ] || 48 || ABC || UPN
	|-		|-
			! July 1
	| ] || 58 || ] || ]
			|] || ] || 31 || ] || Independent
	|-		|-
			! rowspan="2" |August 19
	| rowspan="3"|]/] || rowspan="2"|January 1 || ] || 10 || ] || ]
			| rowspan="2" |]
			| ] || 2 || ABC || NBC
	|-		|-
	| ] || 15 || ] || ]		| ]|| 4 || NBC || ABC
	|-		|-
			! rowspan="7" |September 1
	| September 29 || ] || 35 || ] || ]
			| rowspan="6" |]–] || ] || 6 || ABC || Fox
	|-		|-
			| ]|| 17/21 || Fox || Independent
	| rowspan="3"|] || rowspan="3"|January 1 || ] || 8 || ] || ]
	|-		|-
	| ] || 26 || ''']''' || ]		| ]|| 33 || CBS || ABC
	|-		|-
			|]
	| ] || 38 || ] || ]
			|40
			|CBS
			|ABC
	|-		|-
			| ]|| 44 || Fox || CBS
	| ] || July 1 || ] || 31 || ] || ]
	|-		|-
			| ]|| 58 || Independent || ABC
	| ] || January 1 || ] || 21 || ] || ]
	|-		|-
	| ] || January 1 || ] || 35 || ] || ]		|]|| ]|| 4 || ABC || Fox
			|-
			!September 29
			|]–]
			| ] || 35 || Independent || The WB
			|-
			!December 31
			|]–]
			| ] || 23 || ABC || inTV
	|}		|}
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	! Date || Market || Station || Channel || Affiliation		! Date || Market || Station || Channel || Affiliation
	|-		|-
			! May 5
	| May 5 || ] || ] || 59 || ]
			| ] || ] || 59 || ]
	|-
	|}		|}
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	{| class="wikitable"		{| class="wikitable"
	|- "		|- "
	! Date || Name || Cinematic Notability		! Date || Name || Notability
			|-
			!January 3
			|]
			|Actress
	|-		|-
	|January 9		!January 9
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'')		|Actress ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|January 14		!January 15
	|Gabrielle Elyse
	|Actress ('']'')
	|-
	|January 15
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'', '']'', '']'', '']'') and singer		|Actress ('']'', '']'', '']'', '']'') and singer
	|-		|-
	|January 17		!January 17
	|]		|]
	|Voice actress (Dora on '']'' (2008–11))		|Voice actress (Dora on '']'' (2008–11))
	|-		|-
	|January 18		!January 18
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'')		|Actress ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|January 22		!January 22
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'', '']'')		|Actress ('']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|January 27		!January 27
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'', '']'')		|Actor ('']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|February 1		!February 1
	|Rahart Adams		|Rahart Adams
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|February 7		!February 6
			|]
			|Singer ('']'')
			|-
			! rowspan="2" |February 7
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
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	|Voice actor (Pablo on '']'' (2006–10))		|Voice actor (Pablo on '']'' (2006–10))
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|February 9		! rowspan="2" |February 9
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'', '']'')		|Actress ('']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|February 17		!February 17
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'') and singer		|Actress ('']'') and singer
	|-		|-
	|February 19		!February 19
	|Allen Alvarado		|Allen Alvarado
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|February 21		!February 21
	|]		|]
	|English actress ('']'')		|English actress ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|February 28		!February 28
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'', '']'')		|Actor ('']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|March 22		!March 22
			|]
			|Pro wrestler<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-24 |title=Inside the mind of AEW's Maxwell Jacob Friedman and why he is the most hated pro wrestler today {{!}} Sporting News |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/wwe/news/inside-the-mind-of-aews-maxwell-jacob-friedman-and-why-he-is-the-most-hated-professional-wrestler-today/187xrrx4aaqfg1ielj9kd70clx |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-us}}</ref>
			|-
			!March 22
	|]		|]
	|Canadian actor ('']'')		|Canadian actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|March 30		!March 30
	|]		|Madeleine Peters
	|Canadian voice actress ('']'', '']'')		|Canadian voice actress ('']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
			!March 31
	|April 3
			|]
			|Actress
			|-
			!April 3
	|]		|]
	|Canadian actress ('']'')		|Canadian actress ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|April 4		!April 4
	|]		|]
	|American singer		|American singer
	|-		|-
	|April 6		!April 6
	|Miranda May		|Miranda May
	|Actress ('']'')		|Actress ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|April 10		!April 10
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'')		|Actress ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|April 14		!April 14
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'')		|Actress ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|April 17		!April 17
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'')		|Actress ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|April 25		!April 18
			|]
			|Singer
			|-
			!April 25
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'', '']'')		|Actress ('']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|May 3		!May 3
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'', '']'')		|Actor ('']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|May 8		!May 8
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|May 9		!May 9
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'', '']'', '']'')		|Actress ('']'', '']'', '']'')
			|-
			!May 14
			|]
			|Actress
	|-		|-
	|May 17		!May 17
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'', '']'')		|Actor ('']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|May 24		!May 18
			|]
			|Actress
			|-
			!May 24
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|June 16		!June 2
			|]
			|Pro wrestler<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacy Jayne WWE: Latest news and updates @ Sportskeeda |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/jacy-jayne |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=www.sportskeeda.com}}</ref>
			|-
			!June 16
	|Cody Lohan		|Cody Lohan
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
			!June 20
	|July 16
			|]
	|]
			|Actress
			|-
			!June 25
			|]
			|Actress and youtuber<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berg |first=Madeline |title=Meet Lele Pons: The Latina Star Taking Over The Digital World |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2017/01/04/meet-lele-pons-the-latina-digital-star-whos-moved-well-past-vine/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
			|-
			!July 16
			|]
	|Voice actor ('']'')		|Voice actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|July 21		!July 13
			|]
			|Singer ('']'')<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bronson |first=Fred |date=2014-03-20 |title=‘American Idol’ Season 13: Jena Irene Stays Thankful for Middle School Breakups |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/american-idol-jenna-irene-689733/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
			|-
			!July 16
			|]
			|Singer ('']'')<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=Rene Ray De La |title='I'm here and I'm doing this': An interview with 'American Idol' hopeful Chayce Beckham |url=https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/entertainment/television/2021/04/18/im-here-and-im-doing-this-interview-american-idol-hopeful-chayce-beckham/7233926002/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Victorville Daily Press |language=en-US}}</ref>
			|-
			!July 17
			|Jermaine Harris
			|Actor ('']'')
			|-
			!July 21
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|July 30		!July 22
			|]
			|Actor
			|-
			!July 23
			|]
			|Actress
			|-
			!July 24
			|]
			|Actress
			|-
			!July 30
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|July 31		!July 31
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|August 1		!August 1
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'') and singer		|Actress ('']'') and singer
	|-		|-
	|August 12		!August 7
			|]
			|Actor
			|-
			!August 12
	|]		|]
	|Canadian actress ('']'')		|Canadian actress ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|August 21		!August 13
			|]
			|Actress
			|-
			!August 21
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'', '']'')		|Actress ('']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|August 22		!August 22
	|]		|Mickey Graue
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|August 25		!August 25
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'', '']'')		|Actress ('']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|September 1		!September 1
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'', '']'') and singer		|Actress ('']'', '']'', '']'') and singer
			|-
			!September 2
			|]
			|Actor ('']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|September 4		!September 4
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'', '']'')		|Actress ('']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|September 6		!September 6
	|Alex Christian Jones		|Alex Christian Jones
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|September 10		!September 10
	|Kamil McFadden		|Kamil McFadden
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|September 12		!September 12
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'', Jake on '']'')		|Actor ('']'', Jake on '']'')
	|-		|-
	|September 13		!September 13
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'')		|Actress ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|September 18		!September 15
			|]
			|Actor
			|-
			!September 18
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|October 9		!October 9
	|]		|]
	|American model and sister of ]		|American model and sister of ]
	|-		|-
	|October 10		!October 10
	|Sarah Carpenter		|Sarah Carpenter
	|Actress ('']'')		|Actress ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|October 16		!October 16
	|Tyler Perez		|Tyler Perez
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
			!October 28
	|November 2
			|Sarah Carpenter
			|Actress ('']'')
			|-
			!November 2
	|Liam Obergfoll		|Liam Obergfoll
	|Actress ('']'')		|Actress ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|November 6		!November 6
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'', '']'', '']'')		|Actress ('']'', '']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="3"|November 22		!November 14
			|]
			|Actor ('']'')
			|-
			!November 18
			|]
			|Actor
			|-
			!November 19
			|Gabrielle Elyse
			|Actress ('']'', '']'')
			|-
			!November 21
			|]
			|Actress
			|-
			! rowspan="3"|November 22
	|]		|]
	|American fashion model and daughter of ]		|American fashion model and daughter of ]
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	|Actress ('']'', '']'') and singer		|Actress ('']'', '']'') and singer
	|-		|-
	|December 6		!December 6
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'')		|Actress ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|December 8		!December 8
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'', '']'', '']'', '']'')		|Actress ('']'', '']'', '']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"|December 11		! rowspan="2" |December 11
	|]		|]
	|Actress and singer		|Actress and singer
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	|-		|-
	|December 20		!December 20
	|Timothy McCartney		|Timothy McCartney
	|Actor		|Actor
	|-		|-
	|December 21		!December 21
	|]		|]
	|Actress ('']'', '']'')		|Actress ('']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|December 29		!December 29
	|]		|]
	|Actor ('']'', '']'', '']'')		|Actor ('']'', '']'', '']'')
	|-		|-
	|December 30		!December 30
	|Raymond Cham		|Raymond Cham
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
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	{| class="wikitable"		{| class="wikitable sortable"
	|- "		|- "
	! Date || Name || Age || Notability		! Date || Name || Age ||class="unsortable" |Notability
	|-		|-
	|February 3		!February 3
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|73		| style="text-align:center;"|73
	|Actress (Alice Kramden on '']'')		|Actress (Alice Kramden on '']'')
	|-		|-
	|February 13		!February 13
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|76		| style="text-align:center;"|76
	|Actor (Murray on '']'')		|Actor (Murray on '']'')
	|-		|-
	|rowspan="2"| February 15		!rowspan="2"| February 15
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|68		| style="text-align:center;"|68
	|Actor (Lt. Col. Henry Blake on '']'')		|Actor (Lt. Col. Henry Blake on '']'')
	|-		|-
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|54		| style="text-align:center;"|54
	|Child actor (Jeff on '']'')		|Child actor (Jeff on '']'')
	|-		|-
	|March 4		!March 4
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|83		| style="text-align:center;"|83
	|Comedian		|Comedian
	|-		|-
	|March 5		!March 5
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|86		| style="text-align:center;"|86
	|Character actor		|Character actor
	|-		|-
	|March 9		!March 9
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|100		| style="text-align:center;"|100
	|Comedian ('']'')		|Comedian ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|March 11		!March 11
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|67		| style="text-align:center;"|67
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|April 21		!April 21
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|77		| style="text-align:center;"|77
	|Sports commentator ('']'')		|Sports commentator ('']'')
	|-		|-
	| May 20		!May 20
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|76		| style="text-align:center;"|76
	|Actor ('']'' on '']'')		|Actor ('']'' on '']'')
	|-		|-
	|June 2		!June 2
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|40		| style="text-align:center;"|40
	|Host of '']''		|Host of '']''
	|-		|-
	|June 5		!June 5
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|78		| style="text-align:center;"|78
	|Character actor, '']''		|Character actor, '']''
	|-		|-
	|June 16		!June 16
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|83		| style="text-align:center;"|83
	|Sports commentator		|Sports commentator
	|-		|-
	|July 21		!July 21
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|62		| style="text-align:center;"|62
	|Actor (Stanley Zbornak on '']'')		|Actor (Stanley Zbornak on '']'')
	|-		|-
	|August 27		!August 27
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|62		| style="text-align:center;"|62
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|September 13		!September 13
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|25		| style="text-align:center;"|25
	|Actor and songwriter		|Actor and songwriter
	|-		|-
	|October 6		!October 6
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|61		| style="text-align:center;"|61
	|Actor and director (Donald on '']'')		|Actor and director (Donald on '']'')
	|-		|-
	|October 28		!October 28
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|87		| style="text-align:center;"|87
	|Actor and comedian (Buddy on '']'')		|Actor and comedian (Buddy on '']'')
	|-		|-
	|October 31		!October 31
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|83		| style="text-align:center;"|83
	|Actor ('']'')		|Actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|November 13		!November 13
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|103		| style="text-align:center;"|103
	|Hostess ('']'')		|Hostess ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|December 8		!December 8
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|46		| style="text-align:center;"|46
	|Actor (Tibbs on '']'')		|Actor (Tibbs on '']'')
	|-		|-
	|December 12		!December 12
	|]		|]
	|align="center"|81		| style="text-align:center;"|81
	|Soap opera actor ('']'')		|Soap opera actor ('']'')
	|-		|-
	|December 14		!December 14
	|Edward K. Milkis		|Edward K. Milkis
	|align="center"|65		| style="text-align:center;"|65
	|Producer		|Producer
	|}		|}
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In American television in 1996, notable events included television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.

Notable events

January

Date	Event
20	Fox introduces its FoxTrax "glowing puck" during its telecast of the 46th National Hockey League All-Star Game.
28	Chris Isaak and Brooke Shields make guest appearances on a post-Super Bowl episode of Friends on NBC.

February

Date	Event
8–9	Peter Argyropolous and Deborah Cohen win a combined total of $146,529 cash prizes from two episodes (including the $10,000 wedge played with the Double Play token and two Ford Mustangs), making the couple the biggest winner in the history of Wheel of Fortune; They remain the biggest winners for a team, and will hold the record until Michelle Lowenstein wins $1,026,080 on October 14, 2008.
17	Fred Rogers makes a guest appearance on the CBS Western drama Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. This is notably, the only time that Rogers portrayed a fictional character on television.
28	Paxson Communications completes their $40 million purchase of ABC affiliate WAKC-TV in Akron, Ohio, from ValueVision. Hours after the sale closed, Paxon president Dean Goodman arrives at WAKC-TV's studios and tells the staff, "news ceases at this moment", firing the entire news department and all station management. This makes Akron (a part of the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton television market) the largest city in the United States without a commercial television newscast.
29	ABC affiliate KBAK-TV and CBS affiliate KERO-TV swap affiliations in Bakersfield.

March

Date	Event
1	More than 1 billion households worldwide now own television sets.
4	DISH Network, a Direct Broadcast Satellite service, begins as a service of EchoStar.
31	WrestleMania XII from the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California is broadcast on pay-per-view. In the main event, Shawn Michaels defeats Bret Hart in a 60-minute Iron Man match to win the WWF Championship for the first time.

April

Date	Event
6	The first ever Major League Soccer game is broadcast live on ESPN. The San Jose Clash hosted D.C. United at Spartan Stadium with San Jose winning on a goal by Eric Wynalda.
28	Dexter's Laboratory, a spin-off series from What a Cartoon!, premieres on Cartoon Network. The show is considered to be the network's first Cartoon Cartoon (although this brand name did not exist yet until July 1997).

May

Date	Event
14	Fox airs a television film that serves as the first attempt to revive Doctor Who following its suspension in 1989. It was intended as a backdoor pilot for a new American-produced Doctor Who TV series. It introduced Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor in his only televised appearance as the character until "The Night of the Doctor" in 2013. Although a ratings success in the United Kingdom, the film did not fare well on American television and no series was commissioned. The series was later relaunched on the BBC in 2005.
16	More than 12 million Americans watch the final episode of Murder, She Wrote on CBS, "Death By Demographics". Through its 12-year run, the series had become the longest-running American murder mystery drama.
18	Mystery Science Theater 3000 airs its final episode on Comedy Central. The final film to be featured is 1978's Laserblast. The series will eventually move to The Sci-Fi Channel, where it would run for three more seasons.

June

Date	Event
1	Major League Baseball broadcasts debut on Fox.
3	Zenith introduces the first HDTV-compatible front projection TV in the U.S.
	CBS affiliate WCPO-TV and ABC affiliate WKRC-TV, both in Cincinnati, Ohio, switch network affiliations.
19	CBS affiliate WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina is awarded the first experimental high-definition television license in the United States.
23	At the World Wrestling Federation's pay-per-view event King of the Ring, wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin wins the King of the Ring tournament by defeating Jake Roberts. After the match, Austin makes a certain victory speech in what would famously become as the "Austin 3:16" catchphrase.
30	New York PBS member station WNYC-TV, owned by the city of New York, signs off for the final time; sold to a joint venture between Dow Jones & Co. and ITT Corp., it relaunches as commercial sports-oriented independent station WBIS-TV (while operating as a non-commercial educational station, WNYC-TV had been licensed with a commercial classification).

July

Date	Event
6	When it becomes evident that Anna Stuart will be next to die in a serial killer storyline on the NBC soap opera Another World, many fans start letter-writing campaigns to save the actress; the NBC studios in New York City also report a great number of switchboard telephone calls regarding Stuart's imminent demise. Executive producer Jill Farren Phelps decides that actress Alice Barrett will be killed off the show instead.
	New World Communications sells NBC affiliates KNSD-TV in San Diego, California, and WVTM-TV in Birmingham, Alabama, their lone remaining stations that didn't switch to Fox, to NBC's owned-and-operated division.
7	At the WCW produced pay-per-view event Bash at the Beach, Hulk Hogan turns heel for the first time in 15 years and announces the formation of the New World Order with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall.
17	News Corporation (the owners of 20th Century Fox and the FOX Television Network) announced that it would acquire New World in an all-stock transaction worth $2.48 billion. The purchase by News Corporation was finalized in early 1997, folding New World's ten Fox affiliates into the former's Fox Television Stations subsidiary and making all twelve stations affected by the 1994 agreement owned-and-operated stations of the network.

August

Date	Event
19	NBC affiliate in Charleston, WCIV, and ABC affiliate WCBD-TV swap network affiliations.

September

Date	Event
7	Paula Zahn is named a Saturday anchor of CBS Evening News.
	Fox Kids airs for the final time on St. Louis affiliate KNLC, which is dropped due to KNLC owner Larry Rice's decision on putting ministry messages instead of ads. KTVI picks up the program block the following Monday.
8	The 48th Primetime Emmy Awards are presented on ABC.
	WBRC-TV in Birmingham, Alabama, becomes a Fox-owned station, a year after Fox had acquired it and WGHP-TV in High Point, North Carolina. This ended WBRC-TV's 47 year affiliation with ABC; in turn, ABC links up with low-power station WBMA-LP (supplemented with two full-power satellites, WCFT-TV in Tuscaloosa and WJSU-TV in Anniston). Former Fox affiliate WTTO-TV becomes an independent before affiliating with The WB the next year, while former WTTO-TV satellite WNAL in Gadsden switches to CBS.
15	USA Network ends its USA Cartoon Express block, expanding its newer USA Action Extreme Team block to weekdays.
16	Wheel of Fortune introduced a gameplay round called Jackpot which contestants can win an accumulated pot based on the value spun throughout the round. The round would remain intact until 2013.
17	The O. J. Simpson civil trial begins.
30	A revival of the game show Shop 'til You Drop premieres on the Family Channel along with a new game show called Shopping Spree. Both shows would last on the channel until August 14th 1998, the final day of the Family Channel branding. Shop would get revived in 2000 on PAX.

October

Date	Event
2	Seven newscasters were dismissed by WCBS-TV (channel 2) in New York.
6	President Bill Clinton and Senator Bob Dole participate in the first 1996 presidential debate with Jim Lehrer of PBS moderating.
7	Nickelodeon adds an extra half-hour of programming, branded as "More Nickelodeon", on weekdays at 8:00pm Eastern/7:00pm Central. The "More Nickelodeon" block included new episodes of The Secret World of Alex Mack plus new series Hey Arnold!, KaBlam!, and The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss. For the next two weeks, viewers were encouraged to "Spot the Dot" using game pieces found at Blockbuster Video stores and in Nintendo Power magazine for a chance to win a Nintendo 64.
9	Vice President Al Gore and former HUD Secretary Jack Kemp participate in the 1996 vice presidential debate at Mahaffey Theater.
10	Turner Broadcasting System merged into Time Warner.
	Greg Kinnear hosts his final episode of NBC's Later. The show would then revolve a set of rotating guest hosts for the next three years.
16	Clinton and Dole participate in the final presidential debate at the University of San Diego.
20–26	Fox broadcasts its first ever World Series. The New York Yankees won their 23rd title (and first since 1978) against the Atlanta Braves in only six games.
30	WBKP in Calumet, Michigan signs on the air, giving the Upper Peninsula both its first full-time ABC affiliate (WLUC-TV had dropped its primary ABC affiliation the previous year in favor of its secondary NBC affiliation) and full-time affiliates of the "Big Three" networks.

November

Date	Event
1	Seven regional sports networks operated by Prime Network relaunched as Fox Sports Net.
4	In tribute to the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series, an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine features Captain Benjamin Sisko and the crew travel back in time to prevent the assassination of Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise by a Klingon using a booby-trapped tribble. Its sister series Voyager produced a similar episode, "Flashback".
	The infamous "Pillman's got a gun" angle with Brian Pillman and his former tag-team partner Stone Cold Steve Austin airs on USA Network's Monday Night RAW.
23	Bob Hope's final television special, Bob Hope... Laughing with the Presidents, airs on NBC.

December

Date	Event
1	The long-running 25 Days of Christmas event begins on The Family Channel.
8	Paramount Television and Viacom purchased a 50% stake in UPN from Chris-Craft and United Television for approximately $160 million. It made UPN a joint partnership between Chris-Craft and Viacom (and later a Viacom property as a whole) at this point.
15	Five years after its series finale, a movie version of Dallas, entitled Dallas: J.R. Returns, is broadcast by CBS.
17	6 years after dropping the title, TBS resumes using the term Superstation.
31	ABC affiliate WAKC-TV in Akron, Ohio, disaffiliates from the network after 53 years and drops all remaining entertainment programming to carry Paxson Communications' inTV infomercial network. The station's studios had previously relocated from Akron to the Cleveland suburb of Warrensville Heights.

Television programs

Debuts

Date	Show	Network
January 3	Matt Waters	CBS
January 6	Campus Cops	USA Network
January 9	3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC
	Champs	ABC
January 20	The Lazarus Man	TNT
January 21	Savannah	The WB
January 22	Bzzz!	Syndication
January 23	Moesha	UPN
January 24	Tracey Takes On...	HBO
January 31	The Louie Show	CBS
	Remember WENN	AMC
February 1	World's Funniest Videos	ABC
February 3	C Bear and Jamal	Fox Kids
February 5	Second Noah	ABC
February 6	Street Signs	CNBC
February 20	VH1 Storytellers	VH1
February 24	The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper	Fox Kids
March 1	Gold Fever	Outdoor Channel
March 2	Pacific Blue	USA Network
	Space Cases	Nickelodeon
March 4	Power Lunch	CNBC
	Good Company	CBS
	High Incident	ABC
March 5	Buddies
March 8	Muppets Tonight
March 9	Malibu Shores	NBC
March 12	The Paranormal Borderline	UPN
March 13	The Faculty	ABC
	Swift Justice	UPN
March 15	Aliens in the Family	ABC
March 16	The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo	Nickelodeon
March 17	Local Heroes	Fox
	The Show
March 20	The Sentinel	UPN
March 21	Boston Common	NBC
March 29	E! True Hollywood Story	E!
	Nash Bridges	CBS
April 1	Home and Family	The Family Channel
April 3	My Guys	CBS
April 8	Profit	Fox
April 20	Power Rangers Zeo	Fox Kids
April 21	Poltergeist: The Legacy	Showtime
April 23	Forensic Files	TLC
April 28	Dexter's Laboratory	Cartoon Network
	Fox News Sunday	Fox
May 6	The New Bugs Bunny Road-Runner Show	Kids' WB
May 13	Buzzkill	MTV
June 1	The American Athlete	ABC
June 2	Big Bag	Cartoon Network
June 3	Debt	Lifetime
	Kratts' Creatures	PBS
	The Last Frontier	Fox
	L.A. Firefighters
June 10	Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends	ABC
	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	Syndication
	A Wedding Story	TLC
July 15	The News with Brian Williams	MSNBC
	The Site
	Time and Again
July 22	The Daily Show	Comedy Central
August 10	Arliss	HBO
August 11	The Big Easy	USA Network
August 12	Fox After Breakfast	Fox
August 17	Kenan & Kel	Nickelodeon
August 25	The Steve Harvey Show	The WB
August 26	7th Heaven
	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest	Cartoon Network
	Goode Behavior	UPN
	Malcolm & Eddie
	Sparks
August 27	Homeboys in Outer Space
August 28	The Jamie Foxx Show	The WB
	Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
August 31	Women: Stories of Passion	Showtime
September 1	Big Deal	Fox
September 2	Adventures from the Book of Virtues	PBS
September 3	The Burning Zone	UPN
	Quack Pack	Syndication
	Imus in the Morning	MSNBC
September 6	Dragon Flyz	Syndication
	Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series	The Disney Channel and ABC
	Superman: The Animated Series	Kids' WB
September 7	Road Rovers
	Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys	Syndication
	Big Bad Beetleborgs	Fox Kids
September 8	Blue's Clues	Nickelodeon
	Bureau of Alien Detectors	UPN Kids
	The Incredible Hulk
	Jumanji
	Life with Roger	The WB
September 9	Lush Life	Fox
	Party Girl
	Grill Me	USA Network
	Access Hollywood	Syndication
	The Cape
	Samurai Pizza Cats
	F/X: The Series
	Eagle Riders
	In Person with Maureen O'Boyle
	Real TV
	Scoop with Sam & Dorothy
September 12	Two
September 13	Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS
September 14	Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.
	Project G.e.e.K.e.R.
	Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House
September 16	Beast Wars: Transformers	UPN Kids
	Judge Judy	Syndication
	The Pat Bullard Show
	Cosby	CBS
	Pearl
September 17	Promised Land
	Something So Right	NBC
	Spin City	ABC
September 18	Townies
	Men Behaving Badly	NBC
September 19	The Pretender
	Suddenly Susan
	Moloney	CBS
September 20	Mr. & Mrs. Smith
	Clueless	ABC
September 21	All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series	Syndication
	Dark Skies	NBC
	WWF LiveWire	USA Network
	The Mouse and the Monster	UPN Kids
September 24	Relativity	ABC
September 25	Pulp Comics	Comedy Central
September 27	Sabrina the Teenage Witch	ABC
September 28	Early Edition	CBS
	Common Law	ABC
	Love and Marriage	Fox
	The Adventures of Sinbad	Syndication
	Psi Factor
	Mr. Rhodes	NBC
September 29	Profiler
September 30	Pappyland	TLC
	Shopping Spree	The Family Channel
	Small Talk
	Wait 'til You Have Kids
	Dangerous Minds	ABC
October 5	Jungle Cubs	ABC
October 7	Fox News Now	Fox News Channel
	Hannity & Colmes
	The O'Reilly Factor
	Your World with Neil Cavuto
	Arthur	PBS
	Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
	Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales
	Hey Arnold!	Nickelodeon
October 11	KaBlam!
October 12	The RuPaul Show	VH1
October 13	The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss	Nickelodeon
October 19	Waynehead	Kids' WB
October 21	Ink	CBS
October 25	The Crocodile Hunter	Discovery Channel
	Millennium	Fox
	Remember This?	MSNBC
October 27	Pop-Up Video	VH1
	EZ Streets	CBS
October 30	Public Morals
October 31	The New Detectives	Discovery Channel
November 3	Inspector Gadget's Field Trip	The History Channel
November 9	The High Life	HBO
December 9	Idiot Savants	MTV
December 24	Edgewise	MSNBC
December 28	For Your Home	PBS
	Gardening by the Yard	HGTV
	Naughty Amateur Home Videos	Playboy TV

Returning this year

Show	Last Aired	Previous Network	New title	New Network	Returned
Doug	1994	Nickelodeon	Disney's Brand Spanking New! Doug	ABC	September 7
Gargoyles	1996	Syndication	Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles
The Dating Game	1989		Same	Same	September 9
The Newlywed Game
Shop 'til You Drop	1994	Lifetime	The New Shop 'til You Drop	The Family Channel	September 30
What A Cartoon! (World Premiere Toons)	1996	TBS/Cartoon Network	The What A Cartoon! Show	Cartoon Network	October 9

Ending this year

Date	Show	Debut
January 9	Live Shot	1995
January 11	The Commish	1991
January 14	Nickelodeon Guts	1992
February 3	Are You Afraid of the Dark? (returned in 1999)
	Dumb and Dumber	1995
February 7	Matt Waters	1996
February 17	Maybe This Time	1995
February 21	VR Troopers	1994
February 23	Carnie!	1995
	Strange Luck
February 24	Iron Man	1994
February 26	High Society	1995
March 1	The Head	1994
March 7	The Mickey Mouse Club	1955
March 27	Dream On	1990
March 29	The Pink Panther	1993
	George & Alana	1995
March 30	Campus Cops	1996
April 1	Partners	1995
May 4	Sisters	1991
May 11	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	1990
May 19	Murder, She Wrote	1984
May 20	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	1990
	Nowhere Man	1995
June 2	Space: Above and Beyond
June 4	Minor Adjustments
June 9	seaQuest DSV	1993
June 17	Buzzkill	1996
June 19	Hudson Street	1995
June 26	Picket Fences	1992
June 28	Central Park West	1995
July 11	American Gothic
July 14	Muppets Tonight	1996
July 19	Tales from the Crypt	1989
August 8	Kratts' Creatures	1996
August 16	The Client	1995
August 17	Santo Bugito
August 27	Rescue 911	1989
August 30	A Current Affair (returned in 2005)	1986
September 13	The Phil Donahue Show	1967
September 14	WWF Mania	1993
September 15	USA Cartoon Express	1982
September 30	Lush Life	1996
	Party Girl
October 6	Big Deal
October 10	Later with Greg Kinnear	1994
October 20	The Ren & Stimpy Show	1991
October 30	Public Morals	1996
	The John Larroquette Show	1993
November 2	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	1987
November 9	The Lazarus Man	1996
November 10	Kirk	1995
November 11	Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales	1996
November 20	Masked Rider	1995
November 24	Rocko's Modern Life	1993
	The Tick	1994
November 25	Timon & Pumbaa (returned in 1999)	1995
November 27	Power Rangers Zeo	1996
November 28	Quack Pack
December 4	Townies
December 6	Mr. & Mrs. Smith
December 7	Project G.e.e.K.e.R.
December 8	Allegra's Window	1994
December 13	Earthworm Jim	1995
December 14	Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.	1996
	California Dreams	1992
December 18	The High Life	1996
December 24	Roundhouse	1992
December 28	The Adventures of Pete & Pete	1993
Unknown	Top Rank Boxing (returned in 2017)	1980

Made for TV movies and miniseries

Premiere date	Title	Channel
February 4	Gulliver's Travels (miniseries)	NBC
February 11	Night of the Twisters	The Family Channel
February 24	The Late Shift (miniseries)	HBO
April 9	Face of Evil	CBS
April 28	The Beast	NBC
May 14	Doctor Who	Fox
September 24	After Jimmy	CBS
November 15	Dallas: J.R. Returns
November 17	Titanic
December 15	The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue	The Family Channel
December 17	Unlikely Angel	CBS

Entering syndication this year

Show	Seasons	In Production	Source
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	4	Yes
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	4	Yes
Mad About You	4	Yes
Martin	4	Yes

Changes of network affiliation

Show	Moved from	Moved to
Brotherly Love	NBC	The WB
In the House		UPN
Minor Adjustments
Candid Camera	Syndication	CBS
Gargoyles		ABC
Doug	Nickelodeon
TekWar	USA Network	Sci-Fi Channel
Major League Baseball Game of the Week	CBS	Fox
The Mask		CBS/Syndication
Shop 'til You Drop	Lifetime	The Family Channel

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
BET on Jazz	Cable television	January 15
Sundance Channel	Cable and satellite	February 1
America's Health Network	Cable and satellite	March
Starz! 2	Cable television	March
Ovation	Cable television	April 21
Nick at Nite's TV Land	Cable and satellite	April 29
Animal Planet	Cable and satellite	June 1
M2	Cable and satellite	August 1
Fox Sports Arizona	Cable and satellite	September 7
Fox News Channel	Cable and satellite	October 7
Discovery Civilization Network Discovery Travel & Living Network Discovery Kids Channel Discovery Science Network	Digital cable	October 7
Research Channel	Cable television	November
ESPNews	Cable and satellite	November 1
HBO Family	Cable television	December 1
CN8, The Comcast Network	Cable television	December 1
CNN/SI	Cable and satellite	December 12

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
America's Talking	MSNBC	Cable and satellite	July 15
Prime Deportiva Prime Sports Intermountain West Prime Sports KBL Prime Sports Midwest Prime Sports Northwest Prime Sports Rocky Mountain Prime Sports Southwest Prime Sports West	Fox Sports Américas Fox Sports Utah Fox Sports Pittsburgh Fox Sports Midwest Fox Sports Northwest Fox Sports Rocky Mountain Fox Sports Southwest Fox Sports West	Cable and satellite	November 1

Closures

Network	Type	End date	Notes	Sources
WWOR EMI Service	Cable television	December 31	Advance Entertainment Corporation, which had acquired WWOR EMI Service in mid-1996, discontinued the channel on December 31. WWOR's satellite transponder slot was given to Discovery Communications' Animal Planet channel.
Intro Television	Cable television	December 31	Intro Television, which showed sample programs from cable networks such as Cartoon Network, Sci-Fi Channel, The History Channel, and The Box, was replaced by Plex: Encore 1 on January 1.

Television stations

Station launches

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation
January	Las Vegas, NV	KZIR	15	Univision
January 1	Reno, NV	KRXI-TV	11	Fox
February 22	Denver, CO	KTVJ	14	Independent
March 1	Louisville, KY	W62BM	62	Independent
	West Milford, NJ	WFME-TV	66	Independent
	Ogden, UT	K21ET	21	Univision
March 16	Oklahoma City, OK	KOPX-TV	62	inTV
March 22	Merced–Fresno, CA	KNSO	51	Religious independent
March 30	Albion, NE	KLKE	24	ABC (satellite of KLKN)
April 14	Ceres–Sacramento, CA	KBSV-TV	23	Independent
April 25	Binghamton, NY	W08DL	8	Independent
May 5	Grand Junction, CO	KKCO	11	NBC
May 26	Key West, FL	WWFD	8	Multicultural independent
May 28	Lima, OH	W18BP	18	Fox (via WOHL-LP)
May 31	Killeen–Waco, TX	KAKW	62	UPN/The WB
June	El Centro, CA–Yuma, AZ	KVYE	7	Univision
June 23	Fayetteville, NC	WUNU	31	PBS (UNC-TV)
July 2	Fairbanks, AK	K22EY	22	Wireless cable
August 7	Fairbanks, AK	K13XD	13	CBS
August 28	Ellensburg, WA	K25FP	25	3ABN
September 1	Hagerstown, MD	WSHE-TV	60	inTV
September 14	Kansas City, MO	KCWB	29	The WB
September 27	Butte, MT	KWYB	18	ABC
October 7	Flint, MI	W61DB	61	Independent
	Kalamazoo, MI	WUHO-LP	38	Independent
October 11	Grand Rapids, MI	WJUE	43	inTV
October 30	Marquette, MI	WBKP	5	ABC
October 31	Bozeman, MT	KCTZ	7	Fox
November 7	Nashville, TN	W59AW	59	America One
December 3	Oklahoma City, OK	News Now 53	53 (cable-only)	Independent (24/7 news)
December 12	Traverse City, MI	W51CS	51	America One
December 21	Arlington–Dallas–Fort Worth, TX	KPXD-TV	68	InTV
December 24	Bluefield, West Virginia	WVSX	59	Fox
Unknown date	Missoula, Montana	KUFM-TV	11	PBS (Montana PBS)

Stations changing network affiliation

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Prior affiliation	New affiliation
January 1	Honolulu, HI	KHON-TV	2	NBC	Fox
		KHNL	13	Fox	NBC
	Idaho Falls–Pocatello, ID	KPVI	6	ABC	NBC
		KIFI-TV	8	NBC	ABC
	Macon, GA	WGXA	24	ABC	Fox
		WPGA-TV	58	Fox	ABC
	Mobile, AL–Pensacola, FL	WALA-TV	10	NBC	Fox
		WPMI	15	Fox	NBC
	New Orleans, LA	WVUE-TV	8	ABC	Fox
		WGNO	26	The WB	ABC
		WNOL-TV	38	Fox	The WB
	Twin Falls, ID	KKVI	35	ABC	Fox
	Reno, NV	KAME-TV	21	Fox	UPN
March 1	Bakersfield, CA	KERO-TV	23	CBS	ABC
		KBAK-TV	29	ABC	CBS
March 14	Greensboro, NC	WBFX	20	CTN	The WB
April 1	Fairbanks, AK	KTVF	11	CBS	NBC
April 4	Binghamton, NY	WICZ-TV	40	NBC	Fox
May 26	South Bend, IN	W12BK	12	Independent	ABC
June 3	Cincinnati, OH	WCPO-TV	9	CBS	ABC
		WKRC-TV	12	ABC	CBS
June 19	Greensboro, NC	WGGT-TV	48	ABC	UPN
July 1	New York, NY	WNYC-TV/WBIS	31	PBS	Independent
August 19	Charleston, SC	WCBD-TV	2	ABC	NBC
		WCIV	4	NBC	ABC
September 1	Birmingham–Tuscaloosa, AL	WBRC	6	ABC	Fox
		WDBB/WTTO	17/21	Fox	Independent
		WCFT-TV	33	CBS	ABC
		WJSU-TV	40	CBS	ABC
		WNAL-TV	44	Fox	CBS
		W58CK	58	Independent	ABC
	Lincoln, NE	KSNB-TV	4	ABC	Fox
September 29	Mobile, AL–Pensacola, FL	WFGX	35	Independent	The WB
December 31	Akron–Cleveland, OH	WAKC-TV	23	ABC	inTV

Station closures

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation
May 5	Bluefield, WV	WVGV-TV	59	The WB

Births

Date	Name	Notability
January 3	Florence Pugh	Actress
January 9	Oana Gregory	Actress (Crash and Bernstein)
January 15	Dove Cameron	Actress (Liv and Maddie, Descendants, Descendants: Wicked World, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and singer
January 17	Caitlin Sanchez	Voice actress (Dora on Dora the Explorer (2008–11))
January 18	Sarah Gilman	Actress (I Didn't Do It)
January 22	Sami Gayle	Actress (Blue Bloods, Milo Murphy's Law)
January 27	Braeden Lemasters	Actor (Men of a Certain Age, Betrayal)
February 1	Rahart Adams	Actor (Every Witch Way)
February 6	Dalton Rapattoni	Singer (American Idol)
February 7	David Castro	Actor (Shadowhunters)
	Jake Goldberg	Voice actor (Pablo on The Backyardigans (2006–10))
February 9	Jimmy Bennett	Actor (No Ordinary Family)
	Kelli Berglund	Actress (Lab Rats, Lab Rats: Elite Force)
February 17	Sasha Pieterse	Actress (Pretty Little Liars) and singer
February 19	Allen Alvarado	Actor (Flight 29 Down)
February 21	Sophie Turner	English actress (Game of Thrones)
February 28	Bobb'e J. Thompson	Actor (That's So Raven, Tyler Perry's House of Payne)
March 22	Maxwell Jacob Friedman	Pro wrestler
March 22	Gig Morton	Canadian actor (Mr. Young)
March 30	Madeleine Peters	Canadian voice actress (Martha Speaks, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
March 31	Liza Koshy	Actress
April 3	Sarah Jeffery	Canadian actress (Descendants: Wicked World)
April 4	Austin Mahone	American singer
April 6	Miranda May	Actress (Bunk'd)
April 10	Audrey Whitby	Actress (The Thundermans)
April 14	Abigail Breslin	Actress (Scream Queens)
April 17	Dee Dee Davis	Actress (The Bernie Mac Show)
April 18	Roy Woods	Singer
April 25	Allisyn Ashley Arm	Actress (Sonny with a Chance, So Random!)
May 3	Noah Munck	Actor (iCarly, The Goldbergs)
May 8	Noah Centineo	Actor (The Fosters)
May 9	Mary Mouser	Actress (Body of Proof, Scandal, Cobra Kai)
May 14	McKaley Miller	Actress
May 17	Ryan Ochoa	Actor (iCarly, Pair of Kings)
May 18	Violett Beane	Actress
May 24	Frank Dolce	Actor (Sons of Tucson)
June 2	Jacy Jayne	Pro wrestler
June 16	Cody Lohan	Actor (Living Lohan)
June 20	Claudia Lee	Actress
June 25	Lele Pons	Actress and youtuber
July 16	Nicky Jones	Voice actor (Chowder)
July 13	Jena Irene	Singer (American Idol)
July 16	Chayce Beckham	Singer (American Idol)
July 17	Jermaine Harris	Actor (Saturdays)
July 21	Joey Bragg	Actor (Liv and Maddie)
July 22	Skyler Gisondo	Actor
July 23	Rachel G. Fox	Actress
July 24	Herizen F. Guardiola	Actress
July 30	Austin North	Actor (I Didn't Do It)
July 31	Blake Michael	Actor (Dog With a Blog)
August 1	Cymphonique Miller	Actress (How to Rock) and singer
August 7	Liam James	Actor
August 12	Torri Webster	Canadian actress (Life with Boys)
August 13	Tessa Albertson	Actress
August 21	Jamia Simone Nash	Actress (The Backyardigans, The Young and the Restless)
August 22	Mickey Graue	Actor (Lost)
August 25	Naelee Rae	Actress (The Backyardigans, The Guiding Light)
September 1	Zendaya	Actress (Shake It Up, K.C. Undercover, Euphoria) and singer
September 2	Austin Abrams	Actor (Dash & Lily, Euphoria)
September 4	Victoria Moroles	Actress (Liv and Maddie, Teen Wolf)
September 6	Alex Christian Jones	Actor (Kickin' It)
September 10	Kamil McFadden	Actor (K.C. Undercover)
September 12	Colin Ford	Actor (Under the Dome, Jake on Jake and the Never Land Pirates)
September 13	Lili Reinhart	Actress (Riverdale)
September 15	Jake Cherry	Actor
September 18	Kurt Doss	Actor (Ruby & the Rockits)
October 9	Bella Hadid	American model and sister of Gigi Hadid
October 10	Sarah Carpenter	Actress (Girl Meets World)
October 16	Tyler Perez	Actor (WITS Academy)
October 28	Sarah Carpenter	Actress (Girl Meets World)
November 2	Liam Obergfoll	Actress (Talia in the Kitchen)
November 6	Chelsea Zhang	Actress (Titans, Daybreak, Andi Mack)
November 14	Mason Gooding	Actor (Love, Victor)
November 18	Noah Ringer	Actor
November 19	Gabrielle Elyse	Actress (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, The Thundermans)
November 21	Grace Van Patten	Actress
November 22	Hailey Baldwin	American fashion model and daughter of Stephen Baldwin
	Mackenzie Lintz	Actress (Under the Dome)
	Madison Davenport	Actress (Shameless, From Dusk till Dawn: The Series) and singer
December 6	Stefanie Scott	Actress (A.N.T. Farm)
December 8	Teala Dunn	Actress (Wonder Pets, The Naked Brothers Band, Are We There Yet?, The Thundermans)
December 11	Hailee Steinfeld	Actress and singer
	Jack Griffo	Actor (The Thundermans) and singer
December 20	Timothy McCartney	Actor
December 21	Kaitlyn Dever	Actress (Justified, Last Man Standing)
December 29	Dylan Minnette	Actor (Lost, Awake, 13 Reasons Why)
December 30	Raymond Cham	Actor (Mech-X4)

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Notability
February 3	Audrey Meadows	73	Actress (Alice Kramden on The Honeymooners)
February 13	Martin Balsam	76	Actor (Murray on Archie Bunker's Place)
February 15	McLean Stevenson	68	Actor (Lt. Col. Henry Blake on M*A*S*H)
	Tommy Rettig	54	Child actor (Jeff on Lassie)
March 4	Minnie Pearl	83	Comedian
March 5	Whit Bissell	86	Character actor
March 9	George Burns	100	Comedian (The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show)
March 11	Vince Edwards	67	Actor (Ben Casey)
April 21	Jimmy Snyder	77	Sports commentator (The NFL Today)
May 20	Jon Pertwee	76	Actor (Third Doctor on Doctor Who)
June 2	Ray Combs	40	Host of Family Feud
June 5	Vito Scotti	78	Character actor, Gilligan's Island
June 16	Mel Allen	83	Sports commentator
July 21	Herb Edelman	62	Actor (Stanley Zbornak on The Golden Girls)
August 27	Greg Morris	62	Actor (Mission: Impossible)
September 13	Tupac Shakur	25	Actor and songwriter
October 6	Ted Bessell	61	Actor and director (Donald on That Girl)
October 28	Morey Amsterdam	87	Actor and comedian (Buddy on The Dick Van Dyke Show)
October 31	Arthur Peterson Jr.	83	Actor (Soap)
November 13	Alma Kitchell	103	Hostess (In the Kelvinator Kitchen)
December 8	Howard Rollins	46	Actor (Tibbs on In the Heat of the Night)
December 12	Larry Gates	81	Soap opera actor (Guiding Light)
December 14	Edward K. Milkis	65	Producer

See also

• 1996 in the United States
• List of American films of 1996

References

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External links

• List of 1996 American television series at IMDb

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