1997 in Canadian television

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

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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 Global.
	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, Le Canal Nouvelles, Télétoon.
October 17	A number of new television channels launch including The Comedy Network, CTV Newsnet, HGTV, OLN, Prime, Teletoon and Réseau Priscilla.
November 1	Treehouse TV debuted in Canada.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Le Femme Nikita	CTV	January 13
Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle	CBC Television	February
Ned's Newt	Teletoon	February 7
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
Off the Record with Michael Landsberg	TSN	September 8
Scanning the Movies	Bravo! Canada	September
Pippi Longstocking	Teletoon	October 17
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
Riverdale	CBC Television	Unknown

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	Unknown

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)

TV movies

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Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
July 10	Maskwacis, Alberta	CHOB-TV	43	Independent	[2]
September 8	Montreal, 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

• 1997 in Canada
• List of Canadian films of 1997

References

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”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.