1991 in Canadian television
Appearance
| |||
---|---|---|---|
+... |
This is a list of Canadian television related events from 1991.
Events
Date | Event |
---|---|
March 3 | 12th Genie Awards. |
Juno Awards of 1991. | |
March 26 | The Den .
|
June 6 | The long running music video series for children YTV .
|
September 2 | Popular British children's stop motion animated series YTV on the same week airing on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
|
September 3 | The hit children's series that introduces YTV , thus making it the very first television channel to air the American spin-off of Thomas in Canada.
|
December 7 | A Bunch of Munsch premieres on CTV with the first special, "Thomas' Snowsuit" and "50 Below Zero". based on the children's books by the American–Canadian children's author Robert Munsch. |
December 19 | Australian children's television series Johnson and Friends begins its first ever airing on Canadian television. The series will start its first television broadcasting transmission on Knowledge Network in British Columbia. |
Debuts
Show | Station | Premiere Date |
---|---|---|
Scales of Justice | CBC Television | January 6 |
Wil Cwac Cwac | Knowledge Network | January 12 |
Hillside | YTV | February 3 |
Fly by Night | CBC Television | April 4 |
Hit List | YTV
|
June 6 |
Eureeka's Castle | Knowledge Network | September 2 |
The Zone | YTV
| |
Postman Pat | ||
Charlie Chalk | September 3 | |
Shining Time Station | ||
Northwood | CBC Television | September 11 |
Acting Crazy | Global | September 30 |
Bookmice | TVOntario
|
October 1 |
African Skies | Family
|
October 11 |
A Bunch of Munsch | CTV | December 7 |
Johnson and Friends | Knowledge Network | December 19 |
The Red Green Show | Global/CBC Television | Unknown |
Changes of network affiliation
Show | Moved from | Moved to |
---|---|---|
Eureeka's Castle | Knowledge Network | TVOntario
|
Fireman Sam |
Ending this year
Show | Station | Cancelled |
---|---|---|
Degrassi High | CBC Television | January 28 |
My Secret Identity | CTV | May 25 |
The Comedy Mill | CHCH-TV
|
Unknown |
Television shows
1950s
- Country Canada (1954–2007)
- Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present)
- The National(1954–present).
- Front Page Challenge (1957–1995)
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)
- The Tommy Hunter Show (1965–1992)
- W-FIVE(1966–present, newsmagazine program)
1970s
- Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
- newsmagazineprogram)
- Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
- 100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program)
1980s
- Adrienne Clarkson Presents (1988–1999)
- CityLine (1987–present, news program)
- CODCO (1987–1993)
- Fashion File (1989–2009)
- Fred Penner's Place (1985–1997)
- Good Rockin' Tonite (1989–1992)
- Katts and Dog (1988–1993)
- The Kids in the Hall (1989–1994)
- The Journal(1982–1992)
- Just For Laughs(1988–present)
- Midday(1985–2000)
- On the Road Again (1987–2007)
- The Raccoons (1985–1992)
- Road to Avonlea (1989–1996)
- Street Legal (1987–1994)
- Under the Umbrella Tree (1986–1993)
- Venture (1985–2007)
- Video Hits (1984–1993)
1990s
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–1996)
- E.N.G. (1990–1994)
- Material World (1990–1993)
- Neon Rider (1990–1995)
TV movies
![]() |
Television stations
Debuts
Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 11 | Victoria, British Columbia | Hansard TV | (cable-only) | Independent
|
Launched as the broadcaster of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, available province-wide |
Unknown | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Legislative Television | (cable-only) | Government-access Independent
|
A province-wide broadcaster of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia
|
Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN) | (cable-only) | A province-wide educational independent television service |
Closures
Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 1 | Sydney, Nova Scotia | CBIT-TV | 5 | CBC (O&O) | Became a rebroadcaster of CBHT-TV/Halifax, permanent shut down on July 31, 2012. |
February 22 | Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador
|
CBNLT | 13 | CBC (O&O) | Became a rebroadcaster of St. John's-based CBNT-TV , permanent shut down on July 31, 2012.
|
October 8 | Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
|
CFLA-TV | 8 | ||
Unknown | Schefferville, Quebec
|
CFKL-TV | 7 | Radio-Canada
|
Became CBSET-1, a rebroadcaster of Montreal; permanent shut down on July 31, 2012 .
|
See also
External links