# 1988 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events in 1988.

## Events

* 11 January: TVE broadcast Theatre play ‘’Sí al amor’’, starred by Lina Morgan, which is viewed by 17 million people, becoming the most popular TV show that year.
* 25 January: Canal 10, first private TV channel in Spain is launched.
* 14 December: Following the 1988 Spanish general strike Spanish Television stops broadcasting.

## Debuts

| Title | Channel | Debut | Performers/Host | Genre |
| 3x4 | TVE-1 | 1988-01-11 | Julia Otero | Quiz show |
| Agenda Fin De Semana | TVE-1 | 1988-01-14 | | Variety show |
| A través del espejo | La 2 | 1988-02-03 | Cristina García Ramos | Talk show |
| Cajón desastre | TVE-1 | 1988-09-17 | Miriam Díaz-Aroca | Children |
| Cerca de las estrellas | La 2 | 1988-02-07 | Ramón Trecet | Sport |
| Circo pop | TVE-1 | 1988-10-05 | Raquel Vega | Music |
| Contigo | TVE-1 | 1988-06-07 | Norma Duval | Variety Show |
| Crónica joven | TVE-1 | 1988-01-07 | Francisco García Novell | Youth |
| Derecho a discrepar | TVE-1 | 1988-01-14 | Miguel Ángel Gozalo | Talk show |
| Diccionario de la salud | TVE-1 | 1988-01-08 | Ramón Sánchez Ocaña | Cultural/Science |
| Entre líneas | La 2 | 1988-02-23 | Vicente Parra | Cultural/Science |
| FM 2 | La 2 | 1988-01-28 | Christina Rosenvinge | Music |
| Gatos en el tejado | TVE-1 | 1988-10-07 | José Sacristán | Drama series |
| La hora del TPT | TVE-1 | 1988-01-18 | José Luis Coll | Quiz show |
| Juego de niños | TVE-1 | 1988-03-05 | Amparo Soler Leal | Quiz show |
| Juegos sin fronteras | TVE-1 | 1988-08-01 | Ignacio Salas | Game show |
| Magia potagia | TVE-1 | 1988-01-10 | Juan Tamariz | Magic |
| Los mundos de Yupi | TVE-1 | 1988-04-18 | Consuelo Molina | Children |
| Más estrellas que en el cielo | TVE-1 | 1988-11-23 | Terenci Moix | Talk show |
| El perro verde | TVE-1 | 1988-04-28 | Jesús Quintero | Talk show |
| El precio justo | TVE-1 | 1988-02-29 | Joaquín Prat | Quiz show |
| Querido Pirulí | TVE-1 | 1988-01-13 | Fernando García Tola | Talk show |
| La realidad inventada | La 2 | 1988-10-28 | Paloma Chamorro | Cultural/Science |
| Rockopop | TVE-1 | 1988-10-15 | Beatriz Pecker | Music |
| Tal cual | TVE-1 | 1988-02-01 | Manuel Hidalgo | Variety show |
| Tariro, Tariro | TVE-1 | 1988-10-18 | La Trinca | Comedy |
| Viaje con nosotros | TVE-1 | 1988-01-26 | Javier Gurruchaga | Variety show |
| La vida sigue | TVE-1 | 1988-01-10 | Joaquín Arozamena | Quiz show |

## Television shows
### La 1

* Telediario (1957- )
* Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (1972-2004)
* Estudio estadio (1972-2005)
* Informe Semanal (1973- )
* Parlamento (1978-2014)
* De película (1982-1991)
* La Tarde (1983-1989)
* Otros pueblos (1983-2007)
* Con las manos en la masa (1984-1991)
* Los Marginados (1984-1991)
* Entre amigos (1985-1989)
* Punto y aparte (1985-1991)
* Buenos días (1986-1990)
* 48 horas (1987-1989)
* A media voz (1987-1989)
* Los Mundos de Yupi (1987-1989) I
* Por la mañana (1987-1989)
* Sábado noche (1987-1989)
* Hablando claro (1987-1992)

### La 2

* Al filo de lo imposble (1982- )
* Pueblo de Dios (1982- )
* Últimas preguntas (1983- )
* En portada (1984- )
* Jazz entre amigos (1984-1991)
* Estadio 2 (1984-2007)
* Metrópolis (1985- )
* Documentos TV (1986- )
* Tendido cero (1986- )
* Agenda informativa (1986-1989)
* El Tiempo es oro (1987-1992)

## Ending this year
### La 1

* Vivir cada día (1978-1988)
* La Bola de Cristal (1984-1988)
* A media tarde (1985-1988)
* Si lo sé no vengo (1985-1988)
* Los Electroduendes (1986-1988)
* A tope (1987-1988)
* Los Aurones (1987-1988)
* En familia (1987-1988)
* La Hora del lector (1987-1988)
* Número 1 (1987-1988) .

### La 2

* La voz humana (1986-1988)
* Musiquísimos (1987-1988)
* Muy personal (1987-1988)

## Foreign series debuts in Spain

| English title | Spanish title | Channel | Country | Performers |
| A Different World | Un mundo diferente | TVE | USA | Lisa Bonet |
| A.D. | Anno Domini | TVE | USA ITA | Anthony Andrews, Ava Gardner, James Mason |
| ALF | ALF | TVE | USA | Paul Fusco, Max Wright |
| Anne of Green Gables | Ana de las Tejas Verdes | TVE | CAN | Megan Follows |
| Blackadder | La Víbora Negra | FORTA | UK | Rowan Atkinson |
| Blacke's Magic | Blacke, el mago | TVE | USA | Hal Linden |
| Deceptions | El engaño | TVE | USA | Stefanie Powers |
| Doctor Who | Dr. Who | FORTA | UK | |
| Easy Street | Calle tranquila | TVE | USA | Loni Anderson |
| Growing Pains | Los problemas crecen | TVE | USA | A.Thicke, J.Kerns, K.Cameron, T.Gold, J.Miller |
| L.A. Law | La ley de Los Ángeles | TVE | USA | H.Hamlin, S.Dey, J.Smits, C.Bersen |
| Mother and Son | Madre e hijo | TVE | AUS | Ruth Cracknell |
| Night Court | Juzgado de guardia | TVE | USA | Harry Anderson |
| Paradise Postponed | Paraíso pospuesto | TVE | UK | Michael Hordern |
| Punky Brewster | Punky Brewster | TVE | USA | Soleil Moon Frye |
| Sorrell and Son | Sorrell e hijo | TVE | USA | Richard Pasco |
| The Black Forest Clinic | La clínica de la Selva Negra | TVE | GER | Klausjürgen Wussow |
| The Gemini Factor | El factor Géminis | TVE | UK | Charlie Creed-Miles |

## Births

* 9 March - Elena Furiase, actress
* 18 April - Nicolás Coronado, actor
* 26 April - Macarena García, actress
* 30 April - Ana de Armas, actress
* 19 May - Nando Escribano, host
* 6 July - Ylenia Padilla, pundit
* 14 August - Loreto Mauleón, actress.
* 16 August - Angie Rigueiro, journalist
* 17 October - Marina Salas, actress
* 21 October - Blanca Suárez, actress
* 30 September - Brays Efe, actor.
* 30 October - Cristina Pedroche, hostess
* 28 November - Adrián Rodríguez, actor & singer
* 14 December - Ana María Polvorosa, actress

## Deaths

* 22 February - Carlos Lemos, 79
* 22 April - María Luisa Seco, hostess, 39
* 12 July - Luis Pruneda, host, 64
* 23 September - Luis Losada, journalist, 59
* 14 November - Julia Caba Alba, actress, 76