1997 in Canadian television

Years in television: 1997
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List of years in Canadian television: 1994 1995 1996 – 1997 – 1998 1999 2000

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 2.5 1990s 3 TV movies

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Events

Date	Event
	CIHF, CFRE, CKND and CFSK all join Global.
	18th Genie Awards.
March 9	Juno Awards of 1997.
June 6	1997 Gemini Awards.
August 18	Global purchases the CBC Television affiliate CKMI-TV-1. This purchase allowed Global to officially become a national television network.
September	A number of new french television channels launch including Canal Vie, Le Canal Nouvelles, Télétoon.
September 6	Full coverage of the funeral for Princess Diana airs on all the main television networks.
October	A number of new television channels launch including The Comedy Network, CTV Newsnet, HGTV, OLN, Prime, Teletoon, and Treehouse TV.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Le Femme Nikita	CTV
Riverdale	CBC Television
Scanning the Movies	Bravo! Canada

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
Fred Penner's Place	CBC Television
Madison	Global
Ready or Not	Global	January 1
North of 60	CBC Television	December 18

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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