1981 in Canadian television

Years in television: 1981
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List of years in Canadian television: 1978 1979 1980 – 1981 – 1982 1983 1984

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Debuts 1.2 Ending this year 2 Television shows 2.1 1950s 2.2 1960s 2.3 1970s 2.4 1980s 3 TV movies

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Events

Date	Event
	NABET employees working at CBC Television go on strike. The strike lasts for months disrupting programming.
February 5	Juno Awards of 1981.
March 12	2nd Genie Awards.
June 28	Full coverage on the death of Terry Fox airs on all the main television networks.
July 29	The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana airs live on all the main television networks.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Canada: The Great Experiment	TVOntario
The Frantics	CBC Television
Switchback	CBC Television
Thrill of a Lifetime	CTV
Hangin' In	CBC Television	January 7
Leo and Me	CBC Television	May 29
Pitfall	Global	September 14
Seeing Things	CBC Television	September 15

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
CBC News Magazine	CBC Television
Flappers	CBC Television
Grand Old Country	CTV
Leo and Me	CBC Television
North America: Growth of a Continent	TVOntario
The Watson Report	CBC Television	May 25

Television shows

1950s

• Country Canada (1954–2007)
• The Friendly Giant (1958–1985)
• Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present)
• The National (1954–present)
• Front Page Challenge (1957–1995)
• Wayne and Shuster Show (1958–1989)

1960s

• CTV National News (1961–present)
• Land and Sea (1964–present)
• Man Alive (1967–2000)
• Mr. Dressup (1967–1996)
• The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series)
• Question Period (1967–present, news program)
• Reach for the Top (1961–1985)
• Take 30 (1962–1983)
• The Tommy Hunter Show (1965–1992)
• University of the Air (1966–1983)
• W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)

1970s

• The Beachcombers (1972–1990)
• Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
• Celebrity Cooks (1975–1984)
• City Lights (1973–1989)
• Definition (1974–1989)
• the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
• The Great Detective (1979–1982)
• Headline Hunters (1972–1983)
• Let's Go (1976–1984)
• The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
• Live It Up! (1978–1990)
• The Mad Dash (1978–1985)
• Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
• Read All About It! (1979–1983)
• Second City Television (1976–1984)
• Smith & Smith (1979–1985)
• This Land (1970–1982)
• You Can't Do That on Television (1979–1990)
• V.I.P. (1973–1983)
• 100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program)

1980s

• The Alan Thicke Show (1980–1983)
• Bizarre (1980–1985)
• Home Fires (1980–1983)

TV movies

• Les Plouffe

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