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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