2004 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2004.

January

 * 8 January – STV launches a new political magazine programme, called Politics Now. It replaces Platform, and Grampian's politics and current affairs programme Crossfire.

February

 * 2 February – SMG’s sells its stake in GMTV to ITV plc for £31 million.

March

 * 9 March – An NFO System Three poll conducted for the Scottish Consumer Council indicates that 70% of those questioned are in favour of a Scottish Six news programme replacing the main BBC Six O'Clock News from London.

April

 * 20 April – 40th anniversary of BBC Two Scotland.

May to December

 * No events.

Unknown

 * Autumn – The lunchtime edition of Scotland Today is axed.

BBC

 * 21 September – Shoebox Zoo on BBC One (2004–2005)

ITV

 * 8 January – Politics Now on STV (2004–2011)
 * 30 September – High Times on STV (2004–2008)

Television series

 * Scotsport (1957–2008)
 * Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
 * Scotland Today (1972–2009)
 * Sportscene (1975–present)
 * The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
 * Grampian Today (1980–2009)
 * Taggart (1983–2010)
 * Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)
 * Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
 * Balamory (2002–2005)
 * Still Game (2002–2007; 2016–2019)
 * River City (2002–present)
 * The Karen Dunbar Show (2003–2006)

Ending this year

 * 2 September – Jeopardy (2002–2004)
 * 22 October – Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
 * Unknown – Crossfire (1984–2004)

Deaths

 * 27 January – Rikki Fulton, 79, comedian
 * 26 February – Russell Hunter, 79, actor
 * 3 July – Jimmy Mack, 70, broadcaster
 * 31 July – Robert James, 80, actor
 * 28 November – Molly Weir, 94, actress
 * Unknown – Ron Thomson, 75, journalist