This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1990.

Events

January to April

• No events.

May

• 10 May – The Broadcasting Act 1990 receives its third reading in the House of Commons and is passed with 259 votes to 180.^[1]

June

• 20 June – Archie MacPherson commentates his last football match for BBC Scotland with the Scotland v Brazil World Cup match in Italy. Brazil won 1-0, leaving Scotland eliminated from the finals.

July

• 27 July – Stereo transmissions begin from the Durris transmitting station.^[2]

August

• 25 August – Jock Brown transfers from Scotsport to BBC Scotland to replace Archie MacPherson as Sportscene's lead football commentator. Jock is replaced at Scotsport by Gerry McNee.

September

• No events.

October

• 15 October – BBC1 launches a new weekday morning service called Daytime UK.^[3] Linked live from Birmingham and running for four hours, from 8.50am until lunchtime, the new service includes hourly Scottish news summaries, broadcast after the on-the-hour network news bulletins.

November

• November – The Broadcasting Act 1990 receives Royal Assent. The Act paves the way for the deregulation of the British commercial broadcasting industry, and will have many consequences for the ITV system.^[4][5]

December

• No events.

Unknown

• Scottish Television introduces a supplementary ident adding to the ITV generic logo. It features several circles rolling in over the thistle and falling over as one to reveal the name Scottish Television.

Debuts

BBC2

• 18 September – Over the Moon with Mr Boon (1990–1996)

ITV

• 20 January – Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Top Club (1971–1998)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
• Grampian Today (1980–2009)
• Take the High Road (1980–2003)^[6]
• Taggart (1983–2010)^[7]
• James the Cat (1984–1992)
• Crossfire (1984–2004)
• City Lights (1984–1991)^[8]
• Naked Video (1986–1991)^[9]
• Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
• Fun House (1989–1999)

Ending this year

• September – The Campbells (1986–1990)