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15 unusual facts about 1996 in television


Bernardo Sassetti

Mundo VIP (2 episodes, Show nº 12 and Show nº 197, 1996-2000) – Himself

Bonnie and Terry Turner

Bonnie and Terry Turner are a husband-and-wife writing team, best known for creating the sitcoms 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996 - 2001) and That '70s Show (1998 - 2006), for NBC and FOX respectively, as well as That '80s Show for FOX in 2002, and Normal, Ohio starring John Goodman in 2000.

Boxing After Dark

Boxing After Dark is an HBO boxing program, premiering in April 1996, that usually shows fights between well-known contenders, but usually not "championship" or "title" fights.

Boxing After Dark, or BAD for short, got its start in 1996 with commentators Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant.

Chasse et Pêche

Created in April 1996 for the AB Sat package, Chasse et Pêche is a channel based around hunting and fishing for sport, and those who enjoy them.

Encyclo

Encyclopédia was launched in 1996 with the launch of the AB Sat satellite package as a documentary channel dedicated to encyclopedic knowledge, but mostly on science and engineering, notably medicine and modern inventions.

Grady Wilson

He is sometimes referred to by Fred as "Shady Grady" (a nickname that would be referenced in the 1996 pilot of Malcolm & Eddie).

Ha-Comedy Store

Ha-Comedy Store (Hebrew: הקומדי סטור, 'The Comedy Store') was an Israeli entertainment program which was broadcast on the Israeli Channel 2 between the years 1994-1996.

National Sports Report

The program began in 1996, when FSN was launched, as Fox Sports News.

Planet Groove

Planet Groove is a music oriented talk show that premiered in late-1996 on BET, when the short-lived Unreal was cancelled.

The Movie Network Encore

The channel was launched on October 1, 1994 as TMN Moviepix; by 1996, its name was shortened to simply Moviepix.

Toby Cockerell

Toby Cockerell (born 17 October 1976 in London) is an English actor who played the part of Scott Windsor in ITV's Emmerdale from 19931996.

Video LP

The original hostess was Robin Breedon, but the most well-known host was Sherry Carter from 1989 until 1992, when she moved on to co-host Video Soul from 1992-1996).

WBKP

WBKP (standing for "Beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula") signed-on October 30, 1996 as the area's fourth television outlet from facilities in the historic Calumet and Hecla Bath House.

WCW Disney tapings

In the summer of 1996, WCW Monday Nitro broadcast a few shows live from Disney/MGM while WCW Saturday Night was taped at WCW Pros set due to all of Turner's mobile production units being used by other broadcasters for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.