1996 in Irish television

The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1996.

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Events

• 18 May – Ireland wins the Eurovision Song Contest with The Voice, a song composed by Brendan Graham and performed by Eimear Quinn.[1]
• 24 May – The RTÉ website, www.rte.ie, is launched.[1]
• 12 September – For the first time ever, long running UK children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends begins airing in Ireland on Network 2.
• 21 September – The popular animated series made for Nickelodeon Hey Arnold! begins its very first premiere on Irish television on Network 2 as part of the Saturday morning children's block The Swamp a month before its broadcasting debut in its homeland. Network 2 will start off with only three episodes of the series before returning on 8 April 1997 with more episodes to come.
• 30 September – A television programme for preschoolers The Morbegs premieres on Network 2 becoming one of the most popular children's programmes on Irish television. Despite the show's ending in 1998, it continues to air until 2008.
• 31 October – The Irish language television service Teilifís na Gaeilge (TG4) goes on air for the first time.[1]
• 24 December – Britt Allcroft's well known musical animated series for children Magic Adventures of Mumfie is transmitted for the first time on television in Ireland on Teilifís na Gaeilge. The series was dubbed into Irish although viewers who could receive UTV or HTV Wales can view it with its original English dub.

Debuts

RTÉ 1

• 4 March – The Elephant Show (1984–1988)
• 15 June – Good Grief Moncrieff! (1996)
• 8 September – Brendan O'Carroll's Hot Milk and Pepper (1996–1998)
• Undated – Fame and Fortune (1996–2006)

Network 2

• 6 January – The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
• 6 January – Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch (1995)
• 11 January – The Tick (1994–1996)
• 13 January – The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995–2002)
• 16 January – Legend of the Hidden City (1996–1998)
• 21 February – / Spellbinder (1995)
• 28 March – The Story Store (1996)
• 30 March – / Street Sharks (1994–1997)
• 1 April – Little Bear (1995–2003)
• 6 April – The Silver Brumby (1996–1998)
• 6 April – The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994–1998)
• 11 April – Bonkers (1993–1994)
• 11 April – Mort and Phil (1994)
• 16 April – Pinky and the Brain (1995–1998)
• 18 April – Caroline in the City (1995–1999)
• 28 April – / The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo (1996)
• 5 May – Detective Bogey (1994)
• 1 July – The Swamp Summer Salad (1996)
• 31 August – / Oscar's Orchestra (1995–2000)
• 8 September – Bugs (1995–1999)
• 9 September – Wolves, Witches and Giants (1995–1999)
• 9 September – The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (1996–1998)
• 10 September – Bump in the Night (1994–1995)
• 12 September – Earthworm Jim (1995–1996)
• 12 September – Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984–present)
• 12 September – Wishbone (1995–1997)
• 13 September – The Babaloos (1995–1999)
• 13 September – / The Genie from Down Under (1996–1998)
• 18 September – The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996–1997)
• 21 September – Hey Arnold! (1996–2004)
• 21 September – Dennis and Gnasher (1996–1998)
• 30 September – The Morbegs (1996–2008)
• 1 October – / Littlest Pet Shop (1995)
• 1 October – Monty the Dog who wears glasses (1995)
• 4 October – The Magic Library (1988)
• 27 October – Sliders (1995–1999)
• 9 December – // Madeline (1993–2001)
• 13 December – Samson Superslug (1994–1996)
• 24 December – Brambly Hedge (1996–2000)
• 25 December – Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift (1990)
• 25 December – A Close Shave (1995)
• 25 December – Dot and Spot's Magical Christmas Adventure (1996)
• 27 December – The Willows in Winter (1996)
• 27 December – Nilus the Sandman (1996–1998)
• 27 December – The Demon Headmaster (1996–1998)
• Undated – Action Man (1995–1996)
• Undated - Animated Hero Classics (1991–2004)

Teilifís na Gaeilge

• 31 October – Nuacht (1996–present)
• 31 October – C.U. Burn (1996)
• 1 November – Cúlabúla (1996–1999)
• 3 November – Ros na Rún (1996–present)
• 7 November – Delfy and His Friends (1992)
• 24 December – // Magic Adventures of Mumfie (1994)

BBC 1

• 12 February – BBC Newsline (1996–present)

Changes of network affiliation

Shows	Moved from	Moved to
A Bunch of Munsch	Network 2	RTÉ 1
X-Men	Network 2	RTÉ 1
Bouli	Network 2	Teilifís na Gaeilge
Mort and Phil	Network 2	RTÉ 1
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles	Network 2	RTÉ 1
// Inspector Gadget	Network 2	Teilifís na Gaeilge
The Legends of Treasure Island	Network 2	RTÉ 1
/ The Real Story of...	Network 2	RTÉ 1
Action Man	Network 2	RTÉ 1
Bonkers	Network 2	RTÉ 1
The Elephant Show	RTÉ 1	Network 2
/ Mirror, Mirror	Network 2	RTÉ 1

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

• RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
• RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
• The Late Late Show (1962–present)

1970s

• Sports Stadium (1973–1997)
• The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
• RTÉ News on Two (1978–present)
• Bosco (1979–1998)
• The Sunday Game (1979–present)

1980s

• Glenroe (1983–2001)
• Live at 3 (1986–1997)
• Saturday Live (1986–1999)
• Questions and Answers (1986–2009)
• Dempsey's Den (1986–2010)
• Know Your Sport (1987–1998)
• Kenny Live (1988–1999)
• Fair City (1989–present)
• RTÉ News: One O'Clock (1989–present)

1990s

• Would You Believe (1990s–present)
• Winning Streak (1990–present)
• Blackboard Jungle (1991–1997)
• Challenging Times (1991–2001)
• Prime Time (1992–present)
• The Movie Show (1993–2001)
• No Disco (1993–2003)
• Echo Island (1994–1999)
• Upwardly Mobile (1995–1997)
• Nuacht RTÉ (1995–present)

Ending this year

• 3 April – Marketplace (1987–1996)
• 7 April – Where in the World? (1987–1996)
• 24 August – Good Grief Moncrieff! (1996)
• 30 August – The Swamp Summer Salad (1996)
• Undated – Mailbag (1982–1996)

See also

• 1996 in Ireland

References

1. "RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life". Rte.ie. Retrieved 2 January 2012.