This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1996.

Events

January to May

• No events.

June

• Scottish launches a new political programme, called Platform.^[1]

July

• Scottish Television acquires Caledonian Publishing, publishers of The Herald and Glasgow Evening Times.

August

• No events.

September

• No events.

October

• 6 October – Scottish Television launches a new set of idents ^[2]

November

• 1 November – Launch of the satellite television channel Sky Scottish.
• 22 November – After nearly four year on air, Scottish Gaelic learners' television programmeSpeaking our Language ends after 72 episodes.

December

• No events.

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)
• High Road (1980–2003)^[3]
• Taggart (1983–2010)^[4]
• Crossfire (1984–2004)
• Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
• Fun House (1989–1999)
• Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
• Hurricanes (1993–1997)
• Machair (1993–1999)^[5]
• Telefios (1993–2000)
• Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)^[6]
• Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)

Ending this year

• 22 November - Speaking our Language (1993–1996)
• 20 December - Doctor Finlay (1993–1996)
• Unknown - Wolf It (1993–1996)