The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2016. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.
Events
Notable events
January Date Event13Corus Entertainment enters a deal to acquire the assets of Shaw Media, including the Global Television Network.
February Date Event29The Biography Channel, owned by Rogers Media, is rebranded in conjunction with Vice magazine as a Canadian version of Viceland."Rogers and VICE Announce New Specialty Channel". Broadcaster, November 5, 2015.
March Date Event13The 4th Canadian Screen Awards airs on CBC."Canadian comic Norm Macdonald to host Canadian Screen Awards". Hamilton Spectator, October 6, 2015.
April Date Event1Corus Entertainment completes their acquisition of Shaw Media and adopts a new logo.10Stéphanie St-Jean wins the fourth season of La Voix.30TVA Group closes Argent, a French-language channel which focused on business news and financial information, due to poor profitability.
May Date Event4Bell Media acquires Gusto TV and the Gusto brand from Knight Enterprises.12Nick and Phil Paquette win the fourth season of Big Brother Canada.
June Date Event3After being cancelled the previous day, CTV's morning show Canada AM airs for the last time. Canada AM has aired on CTV since 1972.14Rogers Media files an application with the CRTC to convert OMNI Television, currently a system of four multicultural television stations in major metropolitan cities, into a nationally distributed cable channel."Rogers seeks to revive OMNI with national multicultural channel". BNN, June 14, 2016.15The CRTC announces a new policy for the provision of local news content on Canadian television stations, now requiring a minimum of just seven hours per week on non-metropolitan stations and creating a new local news fund to assist in paying for that programming."CRTC wants TV stations to air 7 hours a week of local news". Toronto Star, June 15, 2016.
August Date Event8-19The CTV Television Network airs the first season of Game of Thrones unedited, and with reduced commercial time at 10 p.m. in all markets. This is the first time Game of Thrones has aired on network television in North America.20Following Gord Downie's diagnosis with glioblastoma, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration, iconic Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip's August 20 concert at the K-Rock Centre in their hometown of Kingston, as a live cross-platform broadcast on CBC Television, CBC Radio One, CBC Radio 2, CBC Music and YouTube."Tragically Hip's final concert to be broadcast live on CBC". CBC News, June 17, 2016.22Your Morning, the replacement for Canada AM, premieres on CTV stations in Eastern Canada and on the CTV News Channel nationwide.
September Date Event1Bell Media shuts down M3 after nearly 2 decades of operation. The channel was replaced with Gusto across various TV providers.5Peter Mansbridge, the longtime anchor of CBC Television's newscast The National, announces that he will retire in 2017 following the network's special Canada Day broadcast on July 1.7CHCH announces it will resume broadcasting local news on the weekends in the form of two half-hours of news programming at 6pm and 11pm starting October 29, 2016. The station previously aired weekend news until December 2015 when the station's news division filed for bankruptcy.
Television programs
Programs debuting in 2016 Series currently listed here have been announced by their respective networks as scheduled to premiere in 2016. Note that shows may be delayed or cancelled by the network between now and their scheduled air dates.
Start date Show Channel SourceJanuaryLost & Found Music StudiosFamily ChannelJanuary 4Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous RaceCartoon NetworkJanuary 8Hello GoodbyeCBC TelevisionJanuary 11Les Pays d'en hautIci Radio-Canada TéléManon Dumais, "Les pays d’en haut sans les belles histoires". Le Devoir, December 18, 2015.February 7LetterkennyCraveTV, The Comedy Network"TV Show "Letterkenny", starring Listowel's Jared Keeso, has a launch date". 570 News, November 9, 2015.April 4Wynonna EarpCHCH-DTApril 24Home to WinHGTV"HGTV Canada Begins Production on New Original Series". Broadcaster, October 15, 2015.May 8Raising ExpectationsFamily ChannelMay 24St. NickelUnis"«St-Nickel»: une première série originale pour Unis TV". Huffington Post, June 25, 2015.May 26Private EyesGlobal"Jason Priestley, 'Rookie Blue' Star Cindy Sampson Find 'The Code'". The Hollywood Reporter, October 13, 2015.June 14Baroness von Sketch ShowCBC TelevisionJuly 6Cheer SquadABC Spark"ABC Spark Begins Production on First Original Series". Broadcaster, October 30, 2015.July 25The SwitchOutTVAugust 22Your MorningCTVAugust 28Four in the MorningCBC TelevisionSeptember 4Hip-Hop EvolutionHBO CanadaSeptember 5TrickedYTV"YTV to Debut New Canadian Original Series ‘Tricked’". Broadcaster, August 24, 2016.September 5Ranger RobTreehouse TVSeptember 6Dot.CBC Television"CBC Announces Fall Program Schedule". Broadcaster, August 25, 2016.September 10SnapshotsSeptember 12District 31Ici Radio-Canada TéléStépane Baillargeon, "De «30 vies» à «District 31»". Le Devoir, September 2, 2016.October 2This Is High SchoolCBC TelevisionOctober 3The GoodsOctober 4Kim's ConvenienceOctober 10Shoot the MessengerOctober 17TravelersShowcase"Showcase Unveils Fall Lineup" . Broadcaster, August 29, 2016.October 27Second JenCityNovember 1Counterfeit CatTeletoonNovember 6FrontierDiscovery, CraveTV"Jason Momoa to star in Canadian TV drama about fur trade". Toronto Star, November 16, 2015.November 9The BeavertonThe Comedy Network"Canadian Satire Site 'The Beaverton' Becomes Fake News Show". Exclaim!, June 2, 2016.
Programs ending in 2016 Series currently listed here have been announced by their respective networks as scheduled to premiere in 2016. Note that shows may be delayed or cancelled by the network between now and their scheduled air dates.
End date Show Channel SourceApril 1Fugget About ItAdult Swim
Networks and services Closures Network Type Date Notes The Pet Network May 2 ichannel August 15 M3 September 1
Television stations Network affiliation changes Date Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation References February 22 Dawson Creek, British Columbia CJDC-TV 5 (analogue) CBC CTV 2 Terrace, British Columbia CFTK-TV 3 (Analogue) September 1 Lloydminster, Alberta-Saskatchewan CKSA-DT 2.1 Global Faugy, Steve (September 1, 2016). “Global expands network after CBC abandons affiliates”. blog.fagstein.com. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
Deaths Date Name NotabilityOctober 9Susan AceronActress (Sailor Moon)
See also 2016 in Canada List of Canadian films of 2016
References
External links List of 2016 Canadian television series at IMDb