1997 in Canadian television

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This is a list of Canadian television related events from 1997.

## Events

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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.
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

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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

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Show | Moved from | Moved to

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Happy Ness: Secret of the Loch | YTV | Treehouse TV
Caillou | Télétoon | Teletoon

### Ending this year

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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

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### 1950s

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* Country Canada (1954–2007)
* Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present)
* The National (1954–present).

### 1960s

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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)

## TV movies

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This television-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)

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## Television stations

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### Debuts

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Date  | Market  | Station  | Channel  | Affiliation  | Notes/References

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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

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Date  | Market  | Station  | Channel  | Old affiliation  | New affiliation  | References

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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

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* 1997 in Canada
* List of Canadian films of 1997

## References

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1. ^ Edwards, Ian (September 22, 1997). "On set: Cold Squad". Playback. Brunico Communications.
2. ^ “CHOB-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
3. ^ “CJNT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
4. ^ “CKEM-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
5. ^ “CKAL-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
6. ^ “CIVT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
7. ^ “VX9AMK STAR RAY Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
8. ^ “CKMI-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
9. ^ “CHWI-DT Station History”[permanent dead link]. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

## External links

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* List of 1997 Canadian television series at IMDb

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