1993 in Canadian television

This is a list of Canadian television related events from 1993.

Events

Date	Event
March 21	14th Genie Awards.
	1993 Gemini Awards.
	Juno Awards of 1994.
July 5	Children's television series Theodore Tugboat debuts on CBC Television.
October 25	Full coverage of the Canadian federal election airs on all the main networks.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
It's Alive!	YTV	January 1
The Passionate Eye	CBC Television
Ready or Not	Global
The Big Comfy Couch	YTV	March 2
Theodore Tugboat	CBC Television	July 5
Madison	Global	September 21
Comics!	CBC Television	September 28
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon	TVOntario	October 2
Royal Canadian Air Farce	CBC Television	October 8
This Hour Has 22 Minutes		October 11
Destiny Ridge	Global	November 29

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
Katts and Dog	CTV	March 1
Material World	CBC Television
Good Rockin' Tonite		April 3
Under the Umbrella Tree		June 20
Road Movies		Unknown
Video Hits		Unknown
Night Walk	Global	Unknown
Polka Dot Door	TVOntario	July 27

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)
• W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)

1970s

• Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
• the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
• Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
• 100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program)

1980s

• Adrienne Clarkson Presents (1988–1999)
• CityLine (1987–present, news program)
• Fashion File (1989–2009)
• Fred Penner's Place (1985–1997)
• The Kids in the Hall (1989–1994)
• Just For Laughs (1988–present)
• Midday (1985–2000)
• On the Road Again (1987–2007)
• Road to Avonlea (1989–1996)
• Street Legal (1987–1994)
• Venture (1985–2007)

1990s

• African Skies (1991–1994)
• Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–1996)
• E.N.G. (1990–1994)
• Neon Rider (1990–1995)
• North of 60 (1992–1997)
• Northwood (1991–1994)
• The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
• Witness (1992–2004)

TV movies

• Coming of Age

Networks and services

Network launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes
Fairchild TV	Cable and satellite	Unknown	Cantonese language Category A specialty television channel specializing in Asian programming.
Talentvision			Mandarin Chinese language Category A specialty television channel featuring programming from mainland China and Taiwan, along with blocks of programming presented in Korean and Vietnamese languages.

Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
March 13	St. Andrews, New Brunswick	St. Andrews Community Channel	Fundy Cable 4	Community independent	[1]
October 19	Wheatley/Windsor, Ontario	CHWI-TV	16	Independent	[2]
Unknown	Hay River, Northwest Territories	CIHC-TV	5	Independent (community TV station)	[3]

Births

Date	Name	Notability
January 4	Aaryn Doyle	Actress

See also

• 1993 in Canada
• List of Canadian films of 1993

References

1. "CHCO-TV Station History" ^{[ permanent dead link ]}. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
2. "CHWI-DT Station History" ^{[ permanent dead link ]}. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
3. "CIHC-DT Station History" ^{[ permanent dead link ]}. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

External links

• List of 1993 Canadian television series at IMDb