2016 in Mexican television

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The following is a list of events affecting Mexican television in 2016. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Events

5 August-21 August - The 2016 Summer Olympics were broadcast on Canal Once and Canal 22.^[1]
31 December - Mexico's nationwide digital television transition was completed after the mandatory shutdown of analog television service for mid- and low-powered stations, which were given a one-year extension of the nationwide deadline of 31 December 2015.

Television shows

Debuts

40 y 20 (2016–present)

Programs on-air

1970s

Plaza Sesamo (1972–present)

1990s

Acapulco Bay (1995–present)
Corazon salvaje (1993–present)
Esmeralda (1997–present)
La usurpadora (1998–present)

2000s

Alma de hierro (2008–present)
Big Brother México (2002-2005, 2015–present)
Hotel Erotica Cabo (2006–present)
Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres (2001–present)

2010s

40 y 20 (2016–present)
Como dice el dicho (2011–present)
La Voz… México (2011–present)
México Tiene Talento (2014–present)
Valiant Love (2012–present)

Television stations

Station launches

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
22 February	Zacatecas, Zacatecas	XHZHZ-TDT	24 (UHF/PSIP)	Non-commercial independent
1 September	Zacatecas, Zacatecas	XHZAC-TDT	20 (UHF) 15 (PSIP)	Non-commercial independent
17 October	Mexico City	XHCTMX-TDT	29 (UHF) 3 (PSIP)	Imagen Televisión
7 November	Villahermosa, Tabasco	XHUJAT-TDT	35 (UHF/PSIP)	Public independent
Unknown	Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua	XEPM-TDT2	2.2 (PSIP)	Las Estrellas	XEPM's second digital subchannel broadcasts the same programming as main channel, but with El Paso, Texas area commercials.

Network affiliation changes

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Old affiliation	New affiliation	Notes/References
1 October	Matamoros, Tamaulipas (Brownsville/McAllen, Texas, USA)	XHRIO-TDT	15.1	MundoMax	The CW Plus

Deaths

References

^ "Canal 22 y Once tv transmitirán Juegos Olímpicos; Televisa y Azteca quedan fuera". aristeguinoticias.com. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

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[1] "Canal 22 y Once tv transmitirán Juegos Olímpicos; Televisa y Azteca quedan fuera". aristeguinoticias.com. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

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