2024 in Canadian television
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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2024. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.
Events
January
Date | Event | Source |
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11 | After over 13 years on the air, Groupe TVA's children's channel Yoopa ended operations. The channel was replaced with QUB, a TV broadcast version of Groupe TVA's QUB Radio. |
February
Date | Event | Source |
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8 | CTV Television Network announces significant news cutbacks at its owned-and-operated stations, including the cancellation of all noon-hour and weekend local newscasts outside of a few major metropolitan markets. | [1] |
April
Date | Event | Source |
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25 | Amazon Prime Video announces it has reached a deal with the National Hockey League and Rogers Communications to exclusively carry national Monday night regular season NHL games (in English) during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons. | [2] |
June
Date | Event | Source |
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6 | . | |
10 | Discovery Channel Canada, being lost by competitors Corus Entertainment and Bell Media .
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[3] |
Future events
July
Date | Event | Source |
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26–August 11 | The 2024 Summer Olympics, which will take place in Paris, France, is scheduled to air on CBC, CBC Gem, Ici Télé, and Cable networks like TSN, RDS and Sportsnet. |
Programs
Programs debuting in 2024
Start date | Show | Channel | Source |
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January 8 | MasterChef Québec | TVA
|
[4] |
January 9 | One More Time | CBC | [5] |
January 10 | Wild Cards | [5] | |
January 19 | Late Bloomer | Crave | [6] |
January 21 | Sight Unseen | CTV | [7] |
February 5 | Timber Titans | Discovery
|
[8] |
February 7 | Allegiance | CBC | [5] |
February 8 | The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down | [9] | |
February 22 | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent | Citytv | [10] |
March 5 | Treaty Road | APTN | [11] |
March 8 | Gangnam Project | CBC Kids | [12] |
March 22 | The Trades
|
Crave | [13] |
April 1 | Dylan's Playtime Adventures | CBC Kids | [14] |
May 7 | Pow Wow Chow | APTN | [15] |
May 8 | Hop | CBC Kids | [16] |
May 30 | Geek Girl | Netflix | |
July 12 | Made for TV with Boman Martinez-Reid
|
Crave | [17] |
September | Old Enough! Canada | TVO | [18] |
TBA | Bad Trips | Crave | [19] |
Beer Budget Reno | HGTV
|
[20] | |
Bon Cop, Bad Cop | Crave | [21] | |
Building Baeumler | HGTV
|
[20] | |
Darcy & Jer: No Refunds | Crave | [22] | |
Drag Brunch Saved My Life
|
Crave | [23] | |
House of Ali | HGTV
|
[20] | |
The Last Captains | Discovery
|
[22] | |
Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby | CTV | [19] | |
Murder in a Small Town | Global | [20] | |
My Pet Ate What? | Animal Planet | [22] | |
Novelette Is Trying | OUTtv | [24] | |
The Office Movers | Crave | [19] | |
One Day We'll All Be Dead | Crave | [6] | |
Pamela's Cooking with Love | Food Network
|
[20] | |
Queen of the Castle | CTV Life
|
[22] | |
Quel talent! | Noovo | [25] | |
The Rebuild: Inside the Montreal Canadiens | Crave | ||
Revival | CTV Sci-Fi
|
[22] | |
Shipwreck Kings | Discovery
|
[22] | |
Sounds Black | History | [20] | |
Slaycation | Crave | [19] | |
Snotty Nose Rez Kids | CBC | [26] | |
So Long, Marianne | Crave | ||
The Sticky | Amazon Prime Video | [27] | |
Super Team Canada | Crave | [19] | |
Yukon Rescue | History | [20] |
Programs ending in 2024
End date | Show | Channel | First aired | Status | Source |
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January 19 | Transplant | CTV | 2020 | Ended | [28] |
March 23 | W5 | 1966 | [29] | ||
April 2 | Run the Burbs | CBC Television | 2022 | Canceled | [30] |
May 3 | CityLine | Citytv | 1984 | Canceled | [31] |
Specials
Start date | Show | Channel | Source |
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March 24 | Juno Awards of 2024 | CBC Television | [32] |
May 31 | 12th Canadian Screen Awards | [33] | |
Dates TBA | 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards | CTV | |
111th Grey Cup | TSN | ||
26th Quebec Cinema Awards | Noovo |
Networks and services
Network launches
- QUB (January 11, 2024)
- Bravo (September 2024)[34]
Network rebrandings
- Moi et Cie (rebranded to Temoin on April 9, 2024)
Network closures
Deaths
Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
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April 24 | Bob Cole | 90 | Sportscaster and play-by-play voice for Hockey Night in Canada | [35] |
May 15 | Darren Dutchyshen | 57 | Sportscaster and anchor for TSN's SportsCentre | [36] |
See also
References
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "Most noon, weekend CTV newscasts cancelled as part of cuts at Bell Media". Broadcast Dialogue, May 8, 2024.
- ^ "Prime Video Adds Live NHL Hockey Games in Canada," from The Hollywood Reporter, 4/25/2024
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "Rogers scoops Warner Bros. Discovery rights from Corus and Bell". Broadcast Dialogue, June 10, 2024.
- ^ Hugo Dumas, "Une recette courte, rapide et figée". La Presse, January 15, 2024.
- ^ a b c Connie Thiessen, "CBC to launch two new FAST channels as part of 2023-24 programming slate". Broadcast Dialogue, June 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Cassandra Szklarski, "CTV adds homegrown baking contest, quiz show while Crave leans into edgy comedies". Toronto Star, June 9, 2022.
- ^ Greg David, "Casting details announced for upcoming new CTV original drama series Sight Unseen". TV, eh?, October 12, 2023.
- ^ Greg David, "New Canadian original series Timber Titans anchors Discovery’s winter programming lineup". TV, eh?, January 19, 2024.
- Victoria Times-Colonist, October 30, 2023.
- ^ Peter White, "‘Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent’ Sets Cast". Deadline Hollywood, October 16, 2023.
- ^ Greg David, "Treaty Road, the ground-breaking docuseries, premieres March 5 on APTN". TV, eh?, February 1, 2024.
- ^ "PILLANGO PRODUCTIONS AND AIRCRAFT PICTURES ANNOUNCE K-POP INSPIRED TWEEN DRAMEDY SERIES GANGNAM PROJECT FOR CBC KIDS AND CBBC".
- ^ Greg David, "From the producers of Trailer Park Boys, the well-oiled and witty new Crave original comedy The Trades premieres March 22". TV, eh?, February 12, 2024.
- ^ "New to CBC Gem in April 2024," press release from CBC Media Centre, 3/22/2024
- ^ Jonathan Migneault, "Pow Wow Chow show takes viewers on a culinary tour of Ontario's Powwow Trail". CBC Sudbury, May 6, 2024.
- ^ "CBC Kids Boards New Preschool Comedy From Arthur Creator".
- ^ Greg David, "Bomanizer ventures into television with new Crave original series Made For TV with Boman Martinez-Reid, streaming July 12". TV, eh?, May 29, 2024.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (January 29, 2024). "Colin Mochrie To Narrate Canadian Version Of Eye-Opening Japanese Format 'Old Enough!', In Which Toddlers Go It Alone". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Alex Nino Gheciu, "New Will Arnett animated show, Drag Race series coming to Bell this fall/winter". Lakeland Today, June 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Alex Nino Gheciu, "New Pamela Anderson, Bryan Baeumler shows among Corus’ fall/winter plans". CityNews, June 5, 2024.
- ^ Patrick Delisle-Crevier, "Voici pourquoi Patrick Huard estime que la série de Bon Cop Bad Cop est le projet le plus prenant de sa carrière". 7 Jours, January 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Jesse Whittock, "Canada’s Crave Confirms U.S. & UK Titles & Will Arnett Voice Role In ‘Super Team Canada’ As Streamer Aims To Topple Rivals: 'We Know We Can Do More'. Deadline Hollywood, June 7, 2024.
- ^ Megan LaPierre, "Priyanka Helms New TV Show 'Drag Brunch Saved My Life'". Exclaim!, June 6, 2024.
- ^ Kelly Townsend, "OutTV commissions Vancouver scripted series, renews five titles". Playback, June 6, 2024.
- ^ Ariane Auclair-Gendron, "Noovo annonce l'arrivée d'un populaire concours de talent sur ses ondes". Showbizz, March 28, 2024.
- Canadian Press, May 24, 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 22, 2023). "'The Sticky': Margo Martindale, Chris Diamantopoulos & Guillaume Cyr To Star; EP Jamie Lee Curtis To Guest Star In Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Transplant scrubs in one last time on CTV". Playback, January 16, 2024.
- ^ Thiessen, Connie (February 8, 2024). "Most noon, weekend CTV newscasts cancelled as part of cuts at Bell Media". Broadcast Dialogue.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 25, 2024). "'Run The Burbs' Canceled After 3 Seasons". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Josh Rubin, "Citytv’s ‘Cityline’ cancelled after 40-year run, Tracy Moore moves to ‘Breakfast Television’". Toronto Star, April 30, 2024.
- ^ David Friend, "Nelly Furtado promises 'sexy,' 'spicy' show as host of 2024 Juno Awards". Toronto Star, November 7, 2023.
- ^ Alex Nino Ghechiu, "Organizers say Canadian Screen Awards will again be a pre-taped ceremony". CityNews, February 8, 2024.
- ^ Thiel, Michael (2024-06-10). "Rogers inks blockbuster deals with NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery". About Rogers. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Obituary for Bob Cole from CBCNews.ca, 4/25/2024
- ^ Obituary for Darren Dutchyshen from The Canadian Press, 5/16/2024