1978 in Canadian television

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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1978. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.

Events

Debuts

Ending this year

Television shows

1950s

• Country Canada (1954–2007)
• CBC News Magazine (1952–1981)
• 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)
• Canadian Express (1977–1980)
• Celebrity Cooks (1975–1984)
• City Lights (1973–1989)
• Definition
  (1974–1989)
• newsmagazine
  program)
• A Gift To Last
  (1976–1979)
• Grand Old Country (1975–1981)
• Headline Hunters (1972–1983)
• King of Kensington (1975–1980)
• Let's Go
  (1976–1984)
• The Magic Lie (1977–1979)
• Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
• Ombudsman (1974–1980)
• Science Magazine
  (1975–1979)
• Second City Television (1976–1984)
• This Land (1970–1982)
• V.I.P. (1973–1983)
• The Watson Report (1975–1981)
• 100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program)

TV movies

• Catsplay
• Drying Up the Streets
• Dying Hard
• A Matter of Choice
• One Night Stand
• Scoop
• Seer Was Here
• Tyler

Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
June 4	Rimouski, Quebec	CFER-TV	11	TVA	[1]
September 17	Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec	CIMT-TV	9		[2]
October 3	Quebec City, Quebec	Canal de l'Assemblee nationale	(cable-only)	Community station ( Ind. )
October 30	Ottawa, Ontario )	CHOT-TV	40	TVA	[3]
Unknown	Neepawa, Manitoba	NAC TV	12 (cable-only)	Community channel

Closures

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes
July 31	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	CBKMT	4	CBC	Became CBKT-1 as a CBKT-TV/Regina. Complete shutdown of this station took place on July 31, 2012.

See also

• 1978 in Canada
• List of Canadian films

References

1. ^ “CFER-DT Station History”^{[permanent dead link]}. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
2. ^ “CIMT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
3. ^ “CHOT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

External links

• List of 1978 Canadian television series at IMDb

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