This is a list of Spanish television related events from 1961.

Events

• 18 March - Spain enters the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time with "Estando contigo" performed by Conchita Bautista.^[1]
• July - The music show Escala en hi-fi, by Fernando García de la Vega debuts in TVE. First time Playback appears on Spanish TV.^[2]
• 30 September - Antonio (dancer) shows off on the programa Gran Parada.
• 10 October- Debut on TVE of one of the first Variety Shows in Spanish TV, titled Amigos del martes, with Artur Kaps, Franz Johan and Gustavo Re.^[3]
• 14 October - Adolfo Marsillach debuts as author on Televisión Española with the sitcom Silencio, se rueda.^[4]

Debuts

Television shows

• Telediario (1957- )
• Fila cero (1958-1962)
• Pantalla deportiva (1959-1963)
• Fiesta brava (1959-1964)
• Gran parada (1959-1964)
• Teatro de familia (1959-1965)
• Primer aplauso (1959-1966)
• Tengo un libro en las manos (1959-1966)
• Panorama (1960-1963)
• Gran teatro (1960-1964)

Ending this year

• Club del martes (1960-1961)
• Cuarta dimensión (1960-1961)
• Holmes and Company (1960-1961)
• Mujeres solas (1960-1961)

Foreign series debuts in Spain

• This Is Alice (Así es Alicia)
• The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (Las aventuras de Rin Tin Tin)
• Colonel Humphrey Flack (Coronel Flack)
• The Four Just Men (Los 4 hombres justos)
• Meet McGraw (El detective Meet McGraw)
• The Twilight Zone (Dimensión desconocida)
• Circus Boy (El niño del circo)
• My Friend Flicka (Mi amiga Flicka)
• The Flintstones (Los Picapiedra)
• Five Fingers (Cinco dedos)
• Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

Births

• 5 January - Isabel Gemio, hostess.
• 9 January - Alipio Gutiérrez, host.
• 1 March - David Cantero, host.
• 2 March - Emma Ozores, actress.
• 7 March - Agustín Bravo, host.
• 25 March - Pedro Reyes, comedian.
• 1 April - Juan Echanove, actor.
• 14 May - Cristina Higueras, actress.
• 22 May - Alfonso Arús, host.
• 27 May - Ana Blanco, hostess.
• 11 June - María Barranco, actress.
• 20 June - Javivi, actor.
• 21 June - Fernandisco, host.
• 28 July - Aitor Mazo, actor.
• 28 November - Ramón García, host.
• 3 December - Javier Capitán, host.
• 27 December - José Ribagorda, host.
• Cristina Morató, hostess.