This is a list of Canadian television related events from 1997.
Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 27 | Renowned children's TV series Theodore Tugboat begins its first ever airing in Malaysia on TV2. |
| March 9 | CIHF, CFRE, CKND and CFSK all join the Global system. |
| 18th Genie Awards. | |
| Juno Awards of 1997. | |
| June 6 | 1997 Gemini Awards. |
| July 2 | The first prime time national series to be produced out of Vancouver begins filming: Cold Squad.[1] |
| August 18 | Global purchases the CBC Television affiliate CKMI-TV-1. This purchase allowed Global to officially become a national television network. |
| September 6 | Full coverage of the funeral for Princess Diana airs on all the main television networks. |
| September 8 | A number of new French television channels launch including Canal Vie, LCN, and Télétoon. |
| September 15 | Canadian children's educational animated series Caillou begins its screening on Canadian television starting off with a French dub on the French language cartoon channel Télétoon. |
| October 17 | A number of new television channels launch including The Comedy Network, CTV Newsnet, Home & Garden Television, Outdoor Life Network, Prime, Teletoon, and Space: The Imagination Station. Black Entertainment Television, The Golf Channel, The Food Network and Speedvision also became available in Canada and TBS, CNBC and Family Channel (Canada) were unscrambled. |
| Caillou starts airing in English for the very first time when the series airs on Teletoon, a newly launched English language channel dedicated to cartoons. | |
| November 1 | Treehouse, a preschool oriented channel, launches in Canada. Unlike parent network YTV, it does not air commercials during programming. |
Debuts
| Show | Station | Premiere Date |
|---|---|---|
| Le Femme Nikita | CTV | January 13 |
| Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle | CBC Television | February |
| The Hunger | The Movie Network | July 20 |
| Uh Oh! | YTV | August 22 |
| EP Daily | CityTV | September 1 |
| Animal Crackers | Teletoon | September 7 |
| Popular Mechanics for Kids | Global | |
| Caillou | Télétoon | September 15 |
| The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police | YTV | October 3 |
| Pippi Longstocking | Teletoon | October 17 |
| Ned's Newt | ||
| Freaky Stories | YTV | October 24 |
| Skinnamarink TV | CBC Television | October 27 |
| Franklin | Family | November 3 |
| Open Mike with Mike Bullard | The Comedy Network/CBC Television | November 24 |
| The Angry Beavers | YTV | December 26 |
| Riverdale | CBC Television | Unknown |
Changes of network affiliation
| Show | Moved from | Moved to |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Ness: Secret of the Loch | YTV | Treehouse TV |
| Caillou | Télétoon | Teletoon |
Ending this year
| Show | Station | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| It's Alive! | YTV | January 1 |
| Fred Penner | CBC Television | |
| North of 60 | December 18 | |
| Ready or Not | Global | August 11 |
| Jake and the Kid | August 16 |
Television shows
1950s
- Country Canada (1954–2007)
- Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present)
- The National (1954–present).
1960s
- CTV National News (1961–present)
- Land and Sea (1964–present)
- Man Alive (1967–2000)
- The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series)
- Question Period (1967–present, news program)
- W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)
1970s
- Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
- the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
- Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
- 100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program)
1980s
- Adrienne Clarkson Presents (1988–1999)
- CityLine (1987–present, news program)
- Fashion File (1989–2009)
- Just For Laughs (1988–present)
- Midday (1985–2000)
- On the Road Again (1987–2007)
- Venture (1985–2007)
1990s
- Black Harbour (1996–1999)
- Comics! (1993–1999)
- Due South (1994–1999)
- Life and Times (1996–2007)
- The Passionate Eye (1993–present)
- Royal Canadian Air Farce (1993–2008)
- The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
- The Rez (1996–1998)
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993–present)
- Traders (1996–2000)
- Wind at My Back (1996–2000)
- Witness (1992–2004)
Television stations
Debuts
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10 | Maskwacis, Alberta | CHOB-TV | 43 | Independent | [2] |
| August 18 | Quebec City, Quebec | CBVE-TV | 18 | CBC Television (O&O) | Full-time repeater of CBMT/Montréal after its original transmitter became the Quebec City area's Global station |
| September 8 | Montréal, Quebec | CJNT-TV | 62 | Independent | [3] |
| September 18 | Edmonton, Alberta | CKEM-TV | 51 | A-Channel | [4] |
| September 20 | Calgary, Alberta | CKAL-TV | 5 | [5] | |
| September 22 | Vancouver, British Columbia | CIVT-TV | 32 | Independent | [6] |
| October 17 | Toronto, Ontario | Space: The Imagination Station (now CTV Sci-Fi Channel) | CHUM Limited | ||
| Unknown | Toronto, Ontario | Star Ray TV (Pirate TV station) | 15 | Independent | [7] |
Network affiliation changes
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Old affiliation | New affiliation | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 18 | Quebec City, Quebec | CKMI-TV | 20 | CBC | Global | This station moved to Montreal in 2009, but still retaining the original Quebec City transmitter[8] |
| Unknown | Wheatley/Windsor, Ontario | CHWI-TV | 16 | Independent | NewNet | [9] |
See also
References
- ^ Edwards, Ian (September 22, 1997). "On set: Cold Squad". Playback. Brunico Communications.
- ^ “CHOB-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ “CJNT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ “CKEM-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ “CKAL-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ “CIVT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ “VX9AMK STAR RAY Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ^ “CKMI-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ “CHWI-DT Station History”[dead link]. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.