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

Network affiliation changes

Deaths