2017 in Canadian television

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2017. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Events

Notable events

February

Date Event
5 The CRTC rejects simultaneous substitution over Super Bowl LI, giving Canadian viewers the ability to view American Super Bowl commercials in real time; the CRTC ruled that the commercials had become an integral part of the game broadcast and that the network had been botching its simsubs over other programs by cutting in and out at the wrong times.[1] Bell Media, which owns the rights to the Super Bowl broadcasts in Canada, vehemently fought against the proposed rule change, which caused its viewership to drop 39% compared to Super Bowl 50.[2]

March

Date Event
12 The 5th Canadian Screen Awards air on CBC.[3]

July

Date Event
1 Peter Mansbridge, the anchor of CBC Television's national newscast The National since 1988, is slated to retire following the network's live Canada Day broadcast.[4]

August

Date Event
1 CBC Television announces that Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton, Andrew Chang and Ian Hanomansing will be the new anchors of The National, starting on November 6.[5]

Television programs

Programs debuting in 2017

Series currently listed here have been announced by their respective networks as scheduled to premiere in 2017. Note that shows may be delayed or cancelled by the network between now and their scheduled air dates.

Start Date Show Channel Source
January 1 Ransom Global [6]
January 3 Heavy Rescue: 401 Discovery [7]
January 9 Pure CBC Television [8]
January 10 Workin' Moms CBC Television [8]
January 25 Cardinal CTV [9]
Mary Kills People Global [10]
February 2 Nirvanna the Band the Show Viceland
February 17 True North Calling CBC Television [8]
February 20 Bellevue CBC Television [8]
March 24 What Would Sal Do? CraveTV
HBO Canada		 [11]
March 26 Canada: The Story of Us CBC Television
September 25 Alias Grace CBC Television [12]
TBA Hardwood CBC Television [13]
TBA The Real Housewives of Toronto Slice [14]
TBA Bad Blood City [15]
TBA Fubar: The Age of the Computer City
TBA The Great Canadian Baking Show CBC Television
TBA The Indian Detective CTV

Television stations

Stations closures

Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Source
January 27 Kenora, Ontario CJBN-TV 13 (analog) Global [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CRTC opens door for U.S. Super Bowl ads to air on Canadian TV". The Globe and Mail. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bell will fight CRTC ad policy after Super Bowl ratings drop". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Howie Mandel to host 2017 Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News. December 15, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Peter Mansbridge to step down from The National next year". CBC News. September 5, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ Watters, Haydn (August 1, 2017). "Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton, Andrew Chang, Ian Hanomansing to host The National". CBC News.
  6. ↑ "New Original Suspense Drama Ransom Joins Global’s Midseason Lineup Sunday, January 1 at 8:30 PM ET/ 8 PM PT". Corus Entertainment. November 30, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ Erin Anderson (January 3, 2017). "Discovery Channel's 'Heavy Rescue: 401' premieres Tuesday". 570 News. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "CBC Unveils Winter Schedule". Broadcaster, November 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ "CTV and Super Écran Partner on New Serialized Drama". Broadcaster, February 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ Brent Furdyk (January 18, 2017). "Controversial new drama ‘Mary Kills People’ to premiere Jan. 25". Global News. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  11. ↑ "The 2016 New Establishment: New Metric Media". Playback, September 8, 2016.
  12. ↑ "CAMERAS ROLL ON CBC AND NETFLIX MINISERIES ALIAS GRACE FROM HALFIRE ENTERTAINMENT". CBC Television. September 7, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  13. ↑ Etan Vlessing (February 3, 2016). "A smarter, funnier, edgier CBC TV growing under Ellis". Cartt.ca. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  14. ↑ "'Real Housewives Of Toronto' To Air On Slice In 2017". The Huffington Post. June 7, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  15. ↑ "City TV unveils a Canadian 'Sopranos' for the fall". Toronto Star, June 6, 2017.
  16. ↑ "UPDATED: Shaw to close CJBN-TV". Cartt.ca. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
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