For 1987 in television, see:
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1987 in Albanian television
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1987 in American television
The year 1987 in television involved some significant events. This is a list of notable events in the United States.
Events
Programs
Debuting this year
Resuming this year
Ending this year
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1987 in Australian television
Events
*January – Alan Bond, the owner of QTQ-9 & STW-9, also purchases TCN-9 & GTV-9 from Kerry Packer for $1.055 billion. The expanded Nine Network becomes the first coast-to-coast network.
*January – Long-running ABC music program ''C ...
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1987 in Austrian television
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airpor ...
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1987 in Belgian television
This is a list of Belgian television related events from 1987.
Events
*14 March - Liliane Saint-Pierre is selected to represent Belgium at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest with her song " Soldiers of Love". She is selected to be the thirty-seco ...
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1987 in Brazilian television
This is a list of Brazilian television related events from 1987.
Events
Debuts
Television shows 1970s
*''Turma da Mônica'' (1976–present)
1980s
*''Xou da Xuxa'' (1986-1992)
Ending this year
Births
*19 June - Sthefany Brito, actress
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1987 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 1987.
Events January
*1 January – New Year's Day highlights on BBC1 include the network television premiere of '' Local Hero'' and the classic film ''To Have and Have Not''.
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1987 in Canadian television
This is a list of Canadian television related events from 1987.
Events
Debuts
Ending this year
Births
* April 1 - Mackenzie Davis, actress
* April 27 - Emma Taylor-Isherwood, actress
* June 14 - Jordan Hayes, actress
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1987 in Czech television
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise
MS ''Herald of Free Enterprise'' was a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry which capsized moments after leaving the Belgian port of Zeebrugge on the night of 6 ...
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1987 in Danish television
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1987 in Dutch television
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1987 in French television
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1987 in German television
This is a list of German television related events from 1987.
Events
*26 March - Wind are selected to represent Germany at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz". They are selected to be the thirty-second ...
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1987 in Irish television
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1987 in Israeli television
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1987 in Japanese television
Events in 1987 in Japanese television.
Debuts
Ongoing shows
*'' Music Fair'', music (1964–present)
*''Mito Kōmon'', jidaigeki (1969-2011)
*'' Sazae-san'', anime (1969–present)
*''Ōoka Echizen'', jidaigeki (1970-1999)
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1987 in New Zealand television
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1987 in Norwegian television
This is a list of Norwegian television related events from 1987.
Events
Debuts
Television shows
Ending this year
Births
Deaths
See also
*1987 in Norway
Television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommun ...
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1987 in Philippine television
The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 1987. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriag ...
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1987 in Portuguese television
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...
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1987 in Scottish television
This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1987.
Events January
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February
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March
*3 March – Debut of the BBC Scotland drama ''Tutti Frutti''.
April
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May
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June
*11 – 12 June – Cover ...
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1987 in Singapore television
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1987 in South African television
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1987 in Swedish television
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