Agreement of Interest
Sep 1 Infinity Broadcasting, syndicator of the Howard Stern Show, agrees to voluntarily pay $1.7 million to US Treasury - without admitting guilt to settle fines levied by the FCC
Xena: Warrior Princess
Sep 4 Cult TV series "Xena: Warrior Princess" starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor debuts in the US
Telethon
Sep 4 Jerry Lewis' 30th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,800,000
- Sep 10 47th Emmy Awards: NYPD Blue, ER, Frasier and Candice Bergen win
Se7en
Sep 15 "Se7en" directed by David Fincher and starring Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey premieres in New York
- Sep 16 20th Toronto International Film Festival: "Antonia's Line" directed by Marleen Gorris wins the People's Choice Award
- Sep 16 Shawntel Smith (Okla), 24, crowned 69th Miss America 1996
Pride and Prejudice
Sep 24 TV adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth debuts on BBC One
Film & TV History
Sep 28 Mary Tyler Moore returns to series TV in "New York News" on CBS; cancelled after 8 episodes
- Sep 28 Superhero film "Batman Forever" released in Czech Republic