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1996-1997 Television Season

The 1996-1997 television season is the 51st network season in United States television history. It began on Monday, September 9, 1996 and ended on Sunday, May 25, 1997. The effective start date of the 1996-97 season for the purposes of audience measurement was Monday, September 9, 1996 through Sunday, September 14, 1997.

Demographic Estimates

Universe estimates used to calculate a program or network's rating within that particular demographic for the 1996-97 TV season.

DemographicPopulationShare
Households97,000,000
Persons 2+257,050,000

Events

1996

September

  1. Judge Judy premieres on Syndication.

October

  1. ID is launched.
  2. Science is launched.
  3. Destination America is launched.
  4. Discovery Family is launched.
  5. Fox News is launched.
  6. Your World with Neil Cavuto premieres on Fox News.

November

  1. ESPNews is launched.

December

  1. Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade premieres on ABC.

1997

February

  1. HGTV Dream Home premieres on HGTV.

March

  1. CNN Español is launched.

August

  1. The View premieres on ABC.

September

  1. We TV is launched.
  2. Saturday Morning premieres on CBS.

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