1996 in Spanish television
This is a list of Spanish television related events in 1996. Events 
 16 April: Corporate groups Correo and Prensa Española, later merged as Vocento purchase 25% share of Channel Telecinco, up to that time owned by ONCE. 10 May: Mónica Ridruejo is appointed Director General of RTVE. 15 May: Alejandro Echevarría is appointed Chief executive officer of Telecinco. 14 December: España wins the Festival de la OTI with the song En mis manos, by Anabel Russ. Debuts

Television shows

Ending this year

Foreign series debuts in Spain

Births 
 26 January – María Pedraza, actress. 21 February – Gloria Camila Ortega, pundit. 25 April – Miguel Herrán, actor. 4 July – Sofía Suescun, pundit. Deaths 
 7 January – Daniel Vindel, host, 64. 17 January – Pilar Trenas, journalist, 46. 17 February – Herta Frankel, marionetista, 83. 23 March – Irene Guerrero de Luna, actress de voz, 84. 5 April – Encarna Sánchez, hostess, 60. 2 May – María Luisa Ponte, actress, 77. 9 June – Rafaela Aparicio, actress, 90. 9 July – Aurora Redondo, actress, 96. 18 July – Javier Escrivá, actor, 65. 24 July – Nacho Martínez, actor, 44. 2 September – José María Comesaña, journalist, 47. 5 December – David Cubedo, host, 81. 27 December – Julián Mateos, actor, 58. See also
 1996 in Spain
 List of Spanish films of 1996

References 

1996 in Spanish television