2016 in Scottish television
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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.
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]
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]
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
Ending this year
- 14 December – Scotland 2016 (2014)
Television series
- Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
- Sportscene (1975–present)[10]
- Landward (1976–present)
- The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
- Eòrpa (1993–present)
- Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)[11]
- 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)[12]
- Two Doors Down (2016–present)