1976 in Canadian television

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1976. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.

List of years in Canadian television

Events

DateEvent
July 17Lloyd Robertson leaves CBC Television's The National to become co-anchor (with Harvey Kirck) and later solo anchor of the CTV National News.
August 1The 1976 Summer Olympics are broadcast worldwide, from Montreal, Quebec, drawing an estimated 1 billion viewers.
October 21The 1976 Canadian Film Awards airs on CTV.

Debuts

ShowStationPremiere Date
90 Minutes Live CBC Television April 19
Pencil Box
The New Avengers CTV
Let's Go September 1
Second City Television Global September 21
Bluff October 6
A Gift to Last CBC Television December 19

Ending this year

ShowStationCancelled
This Is the Law CBC Television April 6
House of Pride Unknown
Excuse My French CTV

Television shows

1950s

1960s

1970s

TV movies

  • The Insurance Man from Ingersoll
  • Kathy Karuks Is a Grizzly Bear
  • A Nest of Shadows
  • A Thousand Moons
  • What We Have Here Is a People Problem

Television stations

Debuts

Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References
July 16 Windsor, Ontario CBEFT 78 Radio-Canada (O&O)
July 28 Lloydminster, Alberta-Sask. CITL-TV 4 CTV [1]
August 29 Trois-Rivieres, Quebec CHEM-TV 8 TVA [2]
September 1 Vancouver, British Columbia CKVU-TV Independent [3]
September 27 CBUFT Radio-Canada (O&O) [4]
November 8 Regina, Saskatchewan CBKFT 13 [5]

See also

References

  1. “CITL-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. “CHEM-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. “CKVU-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  4. “CBUFT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  5. “CBKFT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.


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