This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2020.
Events July 31 July – Steve Carson named as new director of BBC Scotland, to replace Donalda MacKinnon later in the year.
August 25 August – Filming recommences on BBC Scotland's soap River City after it was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 19 October – Steve Carson starts as director of BBC Scotland. Around twenty staff departures, including some long-serving correspondents, are announced, as attempts are made to reduce the budget of the organisation by around £6.2 million by April.
November 4 November – Amazon announces that its supernatural thriller series The Rig is to be filmed in Scotland. 7 November – Sky Sports announces that the Scotland and Northern Ireland Euro 2020 play-off finals will be made free-to-air on UK television.
December 1 December – BBC Scotland announces that Susan Calman will front their Hogmanay Live programme for a second time, with Deacon Blue, Amy Macdonald and Blazin' Fiddles. Jackie Bird is to host an hour-long programme celebrating Scotland's heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. 19 December – Nicola Walker will take on the role of DI Annika Strandhed in a UKTV drama series around murders that are discovered in the waterways of Scotland. 27 December – Details of the cast for BBC Scotland's Hogmanay programme for 2020, are released. 31 December – Hogmanay Live with Susan Calman sees in the New Year; overnight viewing figures indicate it is watched by 1.05 million viewers.
Debuts BBC The Scotts, Group and the Daly Grind.
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) Scot Squad (2014–present) Two Doors Down (2016–present) Molly and Mack (2018–2022) The Nine (2019–present) Debate Night (2019–present) A View from the Terrace (2019–present)
Ending this year Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)
Deaths 9 July – Johnny Beattie, 93, actor 15 July – Maurice Roëves, 83, actor 26 October – John Duncanson, 80, broadcaster (North Tonight)
See also 2020 in Scotland
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