2016 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2016.

Events

January

• No events.

February

• No events.

March

• 24 March – the first Scottish Parliament election leaders' debate featured Nicola Sturgeon, Patrick Harvie, Ruth Davidson, Kezia Dugdale, Willie Rennie, and David Coburn.^[1] The live debate was hosted by BBC Scotland in Glasgow.
• 29 March – the second leaders' debate featured the five leaders of the parties which held seats in the last Parliament.^[2] The live debate was hosted by STV.

April

• No events.

May

• 25 May – Jim McColl and the production team of Tern television for the 1000th episode of The Beechgrove Garden receive the 2016 Royal Television Society Scotland Awards.^[3]

June to August

• No events.

September

• 21 September – STV announce that they will launch a new half-hourly programme covering domestic, UK and international news- to be rolled out early the following year, ahead of the BBC arriving at a decision about a Scottish Six programme.^[4]

October

• No events.

November

• 6 November – Shetland won best TV drama and Douglas Henshall was named best TV actor at the BAFTA Scotland awards.^[5]

December

• 7 December – Donalda MacKinnon appointed BBC Scotland's first female director.^[6]
  • 14 December – Scotland 2016 is broadcast on BBC Two Scotland for the final time.^[7]

Debuts

• 5 August – Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart made for BBC Scotland by Maramedia, a Glasgow-based production company.^[8]
• The River (2016) on BBC^[9]

Ending this year

• 14 December – Scotland 2016 (2014)

Television series

• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Sportscene (1975–present)
• Landward (1976–present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
• Eòrpa (1993–present)
• Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)^[10]
• River City (2002–present)
• The Adventure Show (2005–present)
• An Là (2008–present)
• Trusadh (2008–present)
• STV Rugby (2009–2010; 2011–present)
• Gary: Tank Commander (2009–present)
• STV News at Six (2009–present)
• The Nightshift (2010–present)
• Scotland Tonight (2011–present)
• Shetland (2013–present)
• Scot Squad (2014–present)
• Still Game (2002–2007; 2016–2019)^[11]
• Two Doors Down (2016–present)

Deaths

• 31 March – Ronnie Corbett, 85, comedian and writer^[12]

See also

• 2016 in Scotland