Events
The Westinghouse company was now renamed as CBS Corporation.
Television series debuts
- January 7 - Orleans
- February 2 - Gullah Gullah Island: Binyah Binyah!
- March 3 - Daria
- April 19 - The Angry Beavers
- July 7 - Figure It Out
- July 26 - Detective Korei
- August 13 - South Park
- August 26 - Hitz
- September 15 - The Gregory Hines Show
- September 22 - Brooklyn South
- September 28 - Jenny
- October 17 - MTV's Cartoon Sushi
- November 8 - The Journey of Allen Strange
Films
- January 10 - The Relic
- February 7 - The Beautician and the Beast
- March 7 - Private Parts
- April 4 - The Saint
- May 2 - Breakdown
- May 16 - Night Falls on Manhattan
- May 30 - 'Til There Was You
- June 27 - Face/Off
- July 18 - Kiss Me, Guido
- July 25 - Good Burger
- August 15 - Event Horizon
- August 22 - A Smile Like Yours
- September 19 - In & Out
- October 3 - Kiss the Girls
- October 24 - FairyTale: A True Story
- October 31 - Switchback
- November 21 - The Rainmaker
- December 19 - Titanic
- December 25 - The Education of Little Tree
Home video releases
- January 21 - Escape from L.A.
- February 11 - A Very Brady Sequel
- February 25 - Harriet the Spy
- March 18 - The First Wives Club
- April 1 - The Ghost and the Darkness
- April 22 - Dear God
- May 6 - The Evening Star
- May 20 - Star Trek: First Contact
- June 10 - Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
- July 15 - The Relic
- July 22 - Private Parts
- September 16 - The Saint
- October 14
- Breakdown
- Night Falls on Manhattan
- November 11 - Face/Off
Other
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