The following is a list of events affecting
American television
Television is one of the major mass media outlets in the United States. , household ownership of television sets in the country is 96.7%, with approximately 114,200,000 American households owning at least one television set as of August 2013. ...
in 2016. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and rebrandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about controversies and
carriage dispute
A carriage dispute is a disagreement over the right to "carry", that is, retransmit, a broadcaster's signal. Carriage disputes first occurred between broadcasters and cable companies and now include direct broadcast satellite and other multicha ...
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Notable events
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Television programs
Programs debuting in 2016
These shows are scheduled to premiere in 2016. The premiere dates may be changed depending on a variety of factors.
Miniseries
Television films and specials
Programs changing networks
Programs returning in 2016
The following shows will return with new episodes after being canceled or ended their run previously:
Milestone episodes
Programs ending in 2016
Entering syndication in 2016
A list of programs (current or canceled) that have accumulated enough episodes (between 65 and 100) or seasons (3 or more) to be eligible for off-network syndication and/or basic cable runs.
Television stations
Station launches
Stations changing network affiliation
Deaths
References
External links
List of 2016 American television seriesat
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...
{{Years in TV by country, 2016
2016