1996 in El Kadsreian television

The following is a list of events effecting El Kadsreian television in 1996. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Events

 * May 22 - Astra Digital launches on digital television
 * June 1 - El TV Kadsre Digital launches on digital television
 * July 13 - MCA gives its ownership of El TV Kadsre back to its original owners, the Matsushita family. Banushen Media Corporation is later acquired by the Matsushita family after Tara Matsushita agrees to let the whole family take control of his "solo company".
 * October 11 - Andy Wilson Live premieres on El TV Kadsre 1

Local

 * Andy Wilson Live (El TV Kadsre 1)
 * Eco-Challenge (RGN)
 * Force Burst (Banushen Television)
 * Neo-Machines (RGN)
 * The Great El Kadsreian Video Show (Banushen Television)

Foreign

 * Caroline in the City (USA) (Star TV/Banushen Television)
 * Angry Video Game Nerd (JP) (El TV Kadsre 2)
 * The Single Guy (USA) (CPN)
 * Space: Above and Beyond (USA) (Banushen Television)
 * 3rd Rock from the Sun (USA) (El TV Kadsre 3)
 * Pinky and the Brain (USA) (Viva Television)
 * Kirk (USA) (Banushen Television)
 * Second Noah (USA) (TTV)
 * Moesha (USA) (El TV Kadsre 3)
 * Profit (USA) (TV 6)
 * Savannah (USA) (TV 6)
 * Strange Luck (USA) (TV 6)
 * Nowhere Man (USA) (RGN)
 * Beast Wars: Transformers (CAN/US) (RGN)
 * The Jeff Foxworthy Show (USA) (Viva Television)
 * The Faculty (USA) (El TV Kadsre 3)
 * The Drew Carey Show (USA) (RGN)
 * Bostom Common (USA) (Banushen Television)
 * EZ Streets (USA) (El TV Kadsre 3)
 * Public Morals (USA) (TTV)
 * Pearl (USA) (Banushen Television)
 * Something So Right (USA) (RGN)
 * Men Behaving Badly (USA) (El TV Kadsre 3)
 * Suddenly Susan (USA) (Banushen Television)
 * Early Edition (USA) (RGN)
 * Everybody Loves Raymond (USA) (Banushen Television)
 * The Pursuit of Happiness (1995) (aka Who's Pranking?) (USA) (Banushen Television)
 * The Preston Episodes (aka Preston) (USA) (El TV Kadsre 3)
 * Sailor Moon (JP) (RTV)
 * Too Something (aka (New York Daze) (USA) (Banushen Television)
 * Spin City (USA) (El TV Kadsre 3)
 * Ink (1996) (USA) (Banushen Television)
 * JAG (USA) (RGN)
 * Campus Cops (USA) (Banushen Television)
 * Street Fighter: The Animated Series (USA) (Star TV)
 * The Steve Harvey Show (USA) (El TV Kadsre 3)
 * Townies (USA) (El TV Kadsre 3)
 * The Pretender (USA) (Viva Television)
 * Profiler (USA) (El TV Kadsre 1)
 * Neon Genesis Evangelion (JP) (ITV)
 * Dark Skies (USA) (Viva Television)
 * Charlie Grace (USA) (RGN)
 * Dangerous Minds (1996) (USA) (Banushen Television)
 * Almost Perfect (USA) (Banushen Television)
 * High Incident (USA) (Banushen Television)
 * City Life (NZ) (El TV Kadsre 2)