2026 in Scottish television

This is a list of events taking place in 2026 relating to Scottish television.

Events

• 1 January – BBC Scotland's Hogmanay is again hosted by Amy Irons, Des Clarke and others.
• 25 April – The cast and crew of BBC One Scotland's soap River City film the series' final scenes after 24 years on air.
• 8 May – Journalists and some technical staff at STV were scheduled to stage a 24-hour strike over a pay freeze, on a day when the results of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections were to be announced.
• 1 June – Ofcom approves STV's plan to axe its separate news programme for the north of Scotland.
• 23 June – Former River City actor Iain Robertson is convicted of raping a woman and assaulting two others.
• 10 July – STV broadcasts the final edition of News at Six for northern Scotland from its Aberdeen studios ahead of changes to its news output.
• 23 July – Former River City actor Iain Robertson is sentenced to nine years in prison after he was previously convicted of rape and assault.

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)

1970s

• Sportscene (1975–present)
• Landward (1976–present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)

1990s

• Eòrpa (1993–present)

2000s

• River City (2002–2026)
• The Adventure Show (2005–present)
• An Là (2008–present)
• Trusadh (2008–present)
• STV Rugby (2009–2010; 2011–present)
• STV News at Six (2009–present)

2010s

• Scotland Tonight (2011–present)
• Shetland (2013–present)
• Two Doors Down (2016–present)
• Debate Night (2019–present)
• A View from the Terrace (2019–present)

2020s

• BBC Reporting Scotland: News at Seven (2025–present)

Ending this year

• River City (2002–2026)

See also

• 2026 in Scotland