2014 in Canadian television

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2014. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Events

Notable events

January

Date	Event
1	Corus Entertainment acquires both halves of Historia and Séries+ and fully acquires the remaining half of Teletoon and its sister networks after following an approval by the CRTC on December 20, 2013. [1] [2] [3]

March

Date	Event
9	The 2nd Canadian Screen Awards airs on CBC. [4]

April

Date	Event
1	Rogers Media launched a sister network to FX Canada titled FXX based on the American network of the same name. [5]
9	The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announces another round of cutbacks, eliminating 657 jobs across its properties, cutting back some original programming, and decimating the CBC Sports division, which will no longer compete for professional sports rights. [6]
13	Yoan Garneau wins the second season of La Voix .

May

Date	Event
8	Jon Pardy wins the second season of Big Brother Canada.

July

Date	Event
31	DHX Media acquires Family Channel and its sister networks after following an approval by the CRTC on July 24, 2014. [7] [8] [9]

August

Date	Event
25	TSN will add three additional digital networks to its suite, bringing its total to five. The existing part-time regional sports networks covering the Winnipeg Jets (but not the Montreal Canadiens, who will be replaced by the Ottawa Senators in TSN's lineup, or the Buffalo Sabres) will be integrated into the new TSN channels. [10] [11] but was moved up to August 25 in order to accommodate multiple-court coverage throughout the 2014 US Open. [12]

October

Date	Event
8	Rogers Media will begin an exclusive 12-year contract to carry National Hockey League games that will see the company broadcast the league's games across its own media outlets and take over operations of the longstanding Hockey Night in Canada program. The Rogers-produced HNIC will continue to air on CBC Television as the CBC gives Rogers six hours of free airtime each week to carry the program. [13]

Television programs

Programs debuting in 2014

Series currently listed here have been announced by their respective networks as scheduled to premiere in 2014. Note that shows may be delayed or cancelled by the network between now and their scheduled air dates.

Start Date	Show	Channel	Source
January 5	The Best Laid Plans	CBC Television
January 7	Numb Chucks	YTV
January 9	Total Drama All-Stars	Teletoon
January 11	Bitten	Space
January 16	Packages from Planet X	Teletoon
January 19	Brave New Girls	E!
February 8	SNL Québec	Télé-Québec
February 24	Remedy	Global
March 6	Spun Out	CTV
March 12	Working the Engels	Global
March 13	Wild Canada	CBC
March 18	Colin and Justin's Cabin Pressure	Cottage Life	[14]
April 16	Unusually Thicke	Slice	[15]
July 20	Sensitive Skin	HBO Canada	[16]
September 1	Kate & Mim-Mim	Knowledge Kids
September 4	Total Drama Pahkitew Island	Teletoon
October 6	Strange Empire	CBC
October 20	Dr. Dimensionpants	Teletoon
November 23	Mohawk Girls	OMNI/APTN	[17]
TBD	One Night Stand with Annie Sibonney	Discovery World
	I Wrecked My House	HGTV
	Nouvelle adresse	Ici Radio-Canada Télé
	Série noire

Programs ending in 2014

End date	Show	Channel	First aired	Status	Source
March 17	Best Recipes Ever	CBC	2010	Cancelled	[18]
March 27	Total Drama All-Stars	Teletoon	2014	Ended
April 8	Arctic Air	CBC	2012	Cancelled	[19]
July 6	Video on Trial	MuchMusic	2005	Ended
	The Wedge		1992
August 29	George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight	CBC	2005		[20]
November 20	Total Drama Pahkitew Island	Teletoon	2014
December 10	Republic of Doyle	CBC	2010		[21]

Television stations

Stations changing network affiliation

The following is a list of television stations that have made or will make noteworthy network affiliation changes in 2014.

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Prior affiliation	New affiliation	Source
September 1	Thunder Bay, Ontario	CKPR-DT	2.1	CBC Television	CTV	[22]

Network launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes
FXX	Cable and satellite	April 1

See also

• 2014 in Canada
• List of Canadian films of 2014

References

1. "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-738". CRTC. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
2. Vessing, Etan (2013-12-20). "Corus/Teletoon Deal Approved by CRTC". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
3. "Press Release - Corus Entertainment Completes Purchase of Historia, Séries+ and TELETOON Canada Inc". Corusent.com. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
4. "Canadian Screen Awards: Orphan Black, Less Than Kind, Enemy nominated". CBC News, January 13, 2014.
5. "Rogers Media to Launch FXX Canada in 2014 Via FX Networks Pact". The Hollywood Reporter . May 29, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
6. CBC to cut 657 jobs, will no longer compete for professional sports rights. CBC (April 9, 2014). Retrieved April 12, 2014.
7. "DHX Media receives CRTC approval on $170M acquisition of Family Channel and three other children's channels". DHX Media. July 24, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
8. Vessing, Etan (July 24, 2014). "DHX Media approved for Family Channel takeover". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
9. "DHX Media closes Family Channel acquisition and announces management changes". Canada Newswire. July 31, 2014. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
10. "TSN goes on the offence, unveils three new channels". The Globe and Mail. May 6, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
11. "TSN expanding to a total of five national feeds". TSN.ca. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
12. "TSN's expansion to five national feeds debuts Aug. 25". TSN.ca. Bell Media. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
13. "Rogers reaches 12-year broadcast deal with NHL worth $5.2-billion". The Globe and Mail. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
14. "Colin and Justin back on TV with Cabin Pressure on Cottage Life". Toronto Star , March 18, 2014.
15. "Alan Thicke reality series coming to Slice in April". Toronto Star , March 12, 2014.
16. "New Canadian Dramedy SENSITIVE SKIN Premieres Sunday, July 20 at 8 p.m. ET/MT, on HBO Canada". CNW Group. June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
17. Kelly, Jeanette (November 21, 2014). "Mohawk Girls TV series takes edgy look at dating". CBC News. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
18. "CBC cancels Cracked, Arctic Air, cooking shows". cbc.ca. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
19. Vlessing, Etan (March 17, 2014). "Canada's CBC Cancels 'Arctic Air,' 'Cracked' as Budget Chops Bite". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
20. Brioux, Bill (March 9, 2014). "Report: Strombo scores as Rogers' HNiC host". brioux.tv. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
21. "The last days of Republic of Doyle". Toronto Star , October 10, 2014.
22. "CTV set to return to CKPR-TV". tbnewswatch.com, June 18, 2014.

External links

• List of 2014 Canadian television series at IMDb