Editing 1996 in American television (section)

=== October ===
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!2
|Seven newscasters were dismissed by [[WCBS-TV]] (channel 2) in New York.
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!6
|President [[Bill Clinton]] and Senator [[Bob Dole]] participate in the first [[1996 United States presidential debates|1996 presidential debate]] with [[Jim Lehrer]] of [[PBS]] moderating.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nagourney |first=Adam |date=1996-10-06 |title=Dole Concludes Debate Preparation by Asking Bush for Advice |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/06/us/dole-concludes-debate-preparation-by-asking-bush-for-advice.html |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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! 7
|Nickelodeon adds an extra half-hour of programming, branded as "More Nickelodeon", on weekdays at 8:00pm Eastern/7:00pm Central. The "More Nickelodeon" block included new episodes of ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]'' plus new series ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', ''[[KaBlam!]]'', and ''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]''. For the next two weeks, viewers were encouraged to "Spot the Dot" using game pieces found at [[Blockbuster Video]] stores and in ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' magazine for a chance to win a [[Nintendo 64]].
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!9
|Vice President [[Al Gore]] and former HUD Secretary [[Jack Kemp]] participate in the 1996 [[Vice President of the United States|vice presidential]] debate at [[Mahaffey Theater]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gray |first=Jerry |date=1996-10-09 |title=Gore and Kemp Practice Jabs for Tonight's Encounter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/09/us/gore-and-kemp-practice-jabs-for-tonight-s-encounter.html |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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! rowspan="2" |10
|[[Turner Broadcasting System]] merged into [[WarnerMedia|Time Warner]].
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|[[Greg Kinnear]] hosts his final episode of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Later (talk show)|Later]]''. The show would then revolve a set of rotating guest hosts for the next three years. 
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!16
|Clinton and Dole participate in the final presidential debate at the [[University of San Diego]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nagourney |first=Adam |date=1996-10-16 |title=Dole Accuses Clinton of Devaluing Presidency |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/16/us/dole-accuses-clinton-of-devaluing-presidency.html |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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!20–26
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] broadcasts its first ever [[1996 World Series|World Series]]. The [[1996 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] won their 23rd title (and first since 1978) against the [[1996 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] in only six games.
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!30
|[[WBKP]] in [[Calumet, Michigan]] signs on the air, giving the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]] both its first full-time [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate ([[WLUC-TV]] had dropped its primary ABC affiliation the previous year in favor of its secondary [[NBC]] affiliation) and full-time affiliates of the "[[Big Three television networks|Big Three]]" networks.
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