The Best TV Shows from 1996


Below is our top ten list of the best TV shows which first started broadcasting in 1996.

10. 7th Heaven


7th%20HeavenFirst Aired: 26 August, 1996

7th Heaven is a TV series starring Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, and Jessica Biel. Eric Camden, a minister, and his wife Annie deal with the drama of having seven children, ranging from toddlers to adults with families of their…


9. Everybody Loves Raymond


Everybody%20Loves%20RaymondFirst Aired: 13 September, 1996

Everybody Loves Raymond is a TV series starring Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, and Brad Garrett. The comical everyday life of sports columnist Ray Barone and his dysfunctional family.


8. Sabrina the Teenage Witch


Sabrina%20the%20Teenage%20WitchFirst Aired: 27 September, 1996

Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a TV series starring Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, and Beth Broderick. When a sixteen-year-old high school student finds out she’s a witch, her two aunts offer guidance on how to control her…


7. Dragon Ball GT: Doragon bôru jîtî


Dragon%20Ball%20GT%3A%20Doragon%20b%C3%B4ru%20j%C3%AEt%C3%AEFirst Aired: 07 February, 1996

Dragon Ball GT: Doragon bôru jîtî is a TV series starring Elise Baughman, Andrew Chandler, and Masako Nozawa. After Goku is made a kid again by the Black Star Dragon Balls, he goes on a journey to get back to his old self.


6. 3rd Rock from the Sun


3rd%20Rock%20from%20the%20SunFirst Aired: 09 January, 1996

3rd Rock from the Sun is a TV series starring John Lithgow, Jane Curtin, and Kristen Johnston. A group of aliens are sent to Earth, disguised as a human family, to experience and report life on the third planet from the sun.


5. Spin City


Spin%20CityFirst Aired: 17 September, 1996

Spin City is a TV series starring Michael J. Fox, Charlie Sheen, and Heather Locklear. Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York City, and his team of half-wits must constantly save the Mayor from embarrassment and the media. Mike…



4. Dragon Ball Z


Dragon%20Ball%20ZFirst Aired: 13 September, 1996

Dragon Ball Z is a TV series starring Doc Harris, Christopher Sabat, and Scott McNeil. After learning that he is from another planet, a warrior named Goku and his friends are prompted to defend it from an onslaught of…


3. Dexter’s Laboratory


Dexter%27s%20LaboratoryFirst Aired: 24 March, 1996

Dexter’s Laboratory is a TV series starring Kath Soucie, Jeff Bennett, and Christine Cavanaugh. The misadventures of a boy genius and his annoying sister.


2. Hey Arnold!


Hey%20Arnold%21First Aired: 09 September, 1996

Hey Arnold! is a TV series starring Francesca Marie Smith, Jamil Walker Smith, and Dan Castellaneta. The everyday life of Arnold, a fourth-grader in a nameless city that resembles Brooklyn, New York, who lives in a multi-racial…


1. The Daily Show


The%20Daily%20ShowFirst Aired: 22 July, 1996

The Daily Show is a TV series starring Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, and Stephen Colbert. A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.