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Television timeline of Spain and Portugal
Spain - 1956 and Portugal - 1957 La 1 (Spain) - October 28, 1956 RTP1 (Portugal) - March 7, 1957 La 2 (Spain) - November 15, 1966 RTP2 (Portugal) - December 25, 1968 RTP Madeira (Portugal) - August 6, 1972 RTP Açores (Portugal) - August 10, 1975 Antena 3 (Spain) - January 25, 1990 Telecinco (Spain) - March 3, 1990 SIC (Portugal) - October 6, 1992 TVI (Portugal) - February 20, 1993 SIC Radical (Portugal) - April 23, 2001 Record Europa (Portugal) - October 1, 2005 Cuatro (Spain) - November 7, 2005 LaSexta (Spain) - March 27, 2006 Canal Q (Portugal) - March 29, 2010 Trece (Spain) - November 29, 2010 DMAX (Spain) - January 12, 2012 V+ TVI (Portugal) - October 15, 2012 Globo (Portugal) - November 10, 2012 CMTV (Portugal) - March 17, 2013 DKISS (Spain) - April 28, 2016 Ten (Spain) - April 28, 2016 Movistar Plus (Spain) - August 1, 2023 Veo (Spain) - June 18, 2025
Television timeline of UK and Ireland
UK - 1936 and Ireland - 1961 BBC One (UK) - November 2, 1936 ITV1 (UK) - September 22, 1955 UTV (UK) - October 31, 1959 RTÉ One (Ireland) - December 31, 1961 BBC Two (UK) - April 20, 1964 RTÉ2 (Ireland) - November 2, 1978 Sky One (UK) - April 26, 1982 S4C (UK) - November 1, 1982 Channel 4 (UK) - November 2, 1982 TG4 (Ireland) - October 31, 1996 5 (UK) - March 30, 1997 Virgin Media One (Ireland) - September 20, 1998 ITV2 (UK) - December 7, 1998 E4 (UK) - January 18, 2001 Virgin Media Two (Ireland) - March 30, 2006 STV (UK) - May 30, 2006 5Star (UK) - October 15, 2006 BBC Alba (UK) - September 19, 2008 U&W (UK) - October 7, 2008 Oireachtas TV (Ireland) - November 15, 2011 TLC (UK) - April 30, 2013 Virgin Media Three (Ireland) - January 1, 2015 BBC Scotland (UK) - February 24, 2019 Virgin Media Four (Ireland) - August 24, 2022
Television channels of the seven European countries
As in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands. France TF1 - 1935 TMC - 1954 France 2 - 1963 France 3 - 1972 Canal+ - 1984 M6 - 1986 Arte - 1992 France 5 - 1994 France 4 - 1996 W9 - 2005 RMC Story - 2012 RMC Life - 2012 T18 - 2025 Novo 19 - 2025 United Kingdom BBC One - 1936 ITV1 - 1955 BBC Two - 1964 Sky One - 1982 Channel 4 - 1982 5 - 1997 Netherlands NPO 1 - 1951 NPO 2 - 1964 NPO 3 - 1988 RTL 4 - 1989 RTL 5 - 1993 Veronica - 1995 SBS6 - 1995 RTL 7 - 1995 Net5 - 1999 RTL 8 - 2005 Germany Das Erste - 1952 ZDF - 1963 Sat. 1 - 1984 RTL - 1984 3sat - 1984 ProSieben - 1989 kabel eins - 1992 RTL Zwei - 1993 Italy Rai 1 - 1954 Rai 2 - 1961 La7 - 1974 Rai 3 - 1979 Canale 5 - 1980 Italia 1 - 1982 Rete 4 - 1982 Rai 4 - 2008 Cielo - 2009 Nove - 2015 TV8 - 2015 20 - 2018 Spain La 1 - 1956 La 2 - 1965 ETB 1 - 1983 TV3 - 1984 TVG - 1985 Canal Sur - 1989 Telemadrid - 1989 Antena 3 - 1990 Telecinco - 1990 Cuatro - 1990 Television Canaria - 1999 CMM TV - 2001 IB...
Years of Star Wars in television
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Years of Star Trek in television
1966 1967 1968 1969 1973 1974 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Launch dates of the notable cable and satellite television channels in Portugal
Excluding international and African feeds as well as defunct channels. RTP Madeira - August 6, 1972 RTP Açores - August 10, 1975 Eurosport 1 - February 5, 1989 Euronews - January 1, 1993 Cartoon Network Portugal - September 17, 1993 Canal Hollywood - December 20, 1993 Travel Channel - February 1994 Discovery Channel Portugal - October 18, 1995 Odisseia - 1996 Canal Panda - April 1, 1996 Globo News - October 15, 1996 TVCine - 1998 ARTV - 1998 Sport TV - September 3, 1998 Mezzo - March 21, 1998 História - March 1999 SIC Notícias - September 15, 1999 National Geographic Portugal - January 2001 SIC Radical - April 23, 2001 RTP3 - October 15, 2001 Disney Channel Portugal - November 28, 2001 AXN Portugal - November 5, 2002 E! - December 2, 2002 Star Channel - March 1, 2003 SIC Mulher - March 8, 2003 MTV Portugal - July 4, 2003 MCM Top - November 28, 2003 MCM Pop - November 28, 2003 RTP Memória - October 4, 2004 Eurosport 2 - January 10, 2005 Star Life - May 19, 2005 Nickelodeon Portugal - Ju...
Longest-running Star Wars TV shows
At the time of this writing. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-13, 2020) - 133 episodes / Seven seasons Star Wars Rebels (2014-18) - 75 episodes / Four seasons Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures (2018-20) - 54 episodes / Two seasons Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023-present) - 48+ episodes / Two+ seasons Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021-24) - 47 episodes / Three seasons Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-18) - 32 episodes / Two episodes Star Wars: Ewoks (1985-86) - 26 episodes / Two seasons Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003-05) - 25 episodes / Three seasons The Mandalorian (2019-23) - 24 episodes / Three seasons Star Wars: Galaxy of Creatures (2021-23) - 24 episodes / Two seasons
Longest-running Star Trek TV shows
At the time of this writing. The Next Generation (1987-94) - 178 episodes / Seven seasons Deep Space Nine (1993-99) - 176 episodes / Seven seasons Voyager (1995-2001) - 172 episodes / Seven seasons Enterprise (2001-05) - 98 episodes / Four seasons The Original Series (1966-69) - 79 episodes / Three seasons Discovery (2017-24) - 65 episodes / Five seasons Lower Decks (2020-24) - 50 episodes / Five seasons Prodigy (2021-24) - 40 episodes / Two seasons Picard (2020-23) - 30 episodes / Three seasons The Animated Series (1973-74) - 22 episodes / Two seasons
Longest-running Marvel Comics TV shows
At the time of this writing and this excludes imprints. By number of episodes (all of them have spanned more than 50 episodes) Agents of SHIELD (ABC, 2013-20) - 136 episodes Avengers Assemble (Disney XD, 2013-19) - 127 episodes Ultimate Spider-Man (Disney XD, 2012-17) - 104 episodes X-Men: The Animated Series (Fox Kids, 1992-97; Disney+, 2023-present as X-Men '97 ) - 86+ episodes Spidey and His Amazing Friends (Disney Junior/Disney Jr., 2021-present) - 82+ episodes The Incredible Hulk (CBS, 1977-82) - 80 episodes Guardians of the Galaxy (Disney XD, 2015-19) - 79 episodes Mutant X (syndication, 2001-04) - 66 episodes The Marvel Super Heroes (syndication, 1966) and Spider-Man: The Animated Series (Fox Kids, 1994-98) - 65 episodes Marvel's Spider-Man (Disney XD, 2017-20) - 58 episodes Big Hero 6: The Series (Disney XD and Disney Channel, 2017-21) - 56 episodes Marvel Superheroes: What the--?! (Marvel.com, 2009-17...
Longest-running DC Comics TV shows
At the time of this writing and this excludes imprints. By number of episodes (all of them have spanned more than 50 episodes) DC Daily (DC Universe, 2018-20) - 450 episodes Teen Titans Go! (Cartoon Network, 2014-present) - 411+ episodes Smallville (The WB, 2001-06; The CW, 2006-11) - 218 episodes The Flash (The CW, 2014-23) - 184 episodes Arrow (The CW, 2012-20) - 170 episodes DC Nation Shorts (Cartoon Network, 2011-14) - 162 episodes Supergirl (CBS, 2015-16; The CW, 2016-21) - 126 episodes Batman (ABC, 1966-68) - 120 episodes The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (ABC, 1979-81) and DC Super Hero Girls (YouTube, 2015-18) - 112 episodes Legends of Tomorrow (The CW, 2016-22) - 110 episodes Batman: The Animated Series (Fox Kids, 1992-95; Kids' WB, 1997-99 as The New Batman Adventures ) - 109 episodes Adventures of Superman (syndication, 1952-58) - 104 episodes Superboy (syndication, 1988-92) and Gotham ...
Cancelled too soon
There are these eight shows I wish weren't cut short and deserved a proper finale. John Doe (Fox, 2002-03). The Tomorrow People (The CW, 2013-14). ThunderCats (Cartoon Network, 2011-12). Aaron Stone (Disney XD, 2009-10). Legion of Superheroes (Kids' WB, 2006-08). The Spectacular Spider-Man (Kids' WB and later Disney XD, 2008-09). W.I.T.C.H. (Jetix and Toon Disney, 2004-06). Danny Phantom (Nickelodeon, 2004-07).