1997 in Canadian television
| List of years in Canadian television |
|---|
| ... 1987 . 1988 . 1989 . 1990 . 1991 . 1992 . 1993 ... 1994 1995 1996 -1997- 1998 1999 2000 ... 2001 . 2002 . 2003 . 2004 . 2005 . 2006 . 2007 ... |
| Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Philosophy . Science +... |
Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| March 9 | CIHF, CFRE, CKND and CFSK all join Global. |
| 18th Genie Awards. | |
| 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 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 and Teletoon. |
| November 1 | the last network of the year was Treehouse TV. |
Debuts
| Show | Station | Premiere Date |
|---|---|---|
| Le Femme Nikita | CTV | January 13 |
| Uh Oh! | YTV | September 12 |
| Scanning the Movies | Bravo! Canada | September |
| Riverdale | CBC Television | unknown |
Ending this year
| Show | Station | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| It's Alive! | YTV | January 1 |
| Fred Penner | CBC Television | |
| North of 60 | December | |
| 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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