2019 in Canadian television

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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2019. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

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Events

DateEventSource
March 1Bell Media rebrands The Movie Network Encore as Starz. [1]
March 9 Much discontinues the daytime Playlist block of music videos, citing decreased viewership and interest. It was replaced by repeats of Comedy Now! and Just for Laughs: Gags during the morning hours. The Much Retro Lunch block remained the only regularly-scheduled music-video programming on the channel, until its discontinuation in March 2020. [1]
April 1 Action was replaced by a full-time Canadian version of Adult Swim, which replaced both the original Adult Swim programming block and Teletoon at Night, which closed on March 4 and April 1, respectively.
April 10 Quebecor removes the TVA Sports channels from Bell Satellite TV and Bell Fibe TV due to a carriage dispute despite being warned not to do so by the CRTC. An injunction by the Quebec Superior Court forces Quebecor to restore access to the channels two days later. [2] [3] [4] [5]
June 13Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, in which the Toronto Raptors won their first-ever NBA championship title, is watched by an overall audience of 7.7 million Canadians across all television channels that were broadcasting the game in Canada. An estimated 15.9 million viewers are estimated to have watched at least some portion of the game, with 9.9 million viewers watching the final minute. [6]
July 19 Nelvana Limited, the Toronto-based television production and distribution arm of Corus Entertainment, files a copyright infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, alleging that Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Treehouse Dispensary "wilfully copied and is using a confusing similar imitation" of the logo it has used since the November 1, 1997 launch of its children's specialty channel, Treehouse (which has been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its Treehouse Direct VOD service since November 2007). Nelvana stated that the statewide medical marijuana dispensary chain promised to stop using the logo, but did not provide a timeline nor did it follow through in a timely manner on its agreement to change the logo (although it had commissioned a new logo released on its social media accounts in May). Nelvana is seeking a declaratory judgment affirming that the trademarked logo was infringed upon and engaged in unfair competition and false advertising, financial damages (including any profits the dispensaries made while using and promoting the logo) and the seizure, delivery and destruction of any cannabis or cannabis-derived products that violate its trademark. [7] [8]
August 27 Vidéotron launches the Helix IPTV service, using the Xfinity X1 platform. [9]
September 12 Bell Media rebrands The Comedy Network, Space, the original Bravo and Gusto, respectively as CTV Comedy Channel, CTV Sci-Fi Channel, CTV Drama Channel and CTV Life Channel, aligning them with the branding of the CTV Television Network. [10]
November 9After 39 years, Don Cherry appears for the last time on Hockey Night in Canada , and is later fired from Sportsnet on November 11, after receiving backlash from viewers and social media when he singled out Toronto-area immigrants for not wearing poppies during a tribute to Canada's war veterans during his Coach's Corner segment. The actions are also condemned by the NHL, Hockey Canada, sponsor Labatt (the licensee for Budweiser), and the CBC (which co-produces the program in conjunction with Sportsnet under a deal that runs through 2026). [11]

Television programs

Programs debuting in 2019

Series currently listed here have been announced by their respective networks as scheduled to premiere in 2019. Note that shows may be delayed or cancelled by the network between now and their scheduled air dates.

Start DateShowChannelSource
January Holly Hobbie Family Channel
January 7 Coroner CBC
January 9 Unspeakable CBC
January 10 Cavendish CBC
February 25 Passe-Partout Télé-Québec
March 1 Northern Rescue CBC [12]
March 4 Street Legal CBC [13]
March 6 Diggstown CBC
March 15 Under New Management CBC
March 20 Jann CTV
March 25 Hudson & Rex Citytv
March 25 The Murders Citytv
April 19 History Erased History [14]
April 28 Mary's Kitchen Crush CTV [15]
May 2 The 410 CBC Gem [16]
May 24 Big Food Bucket List Food Network [17]
June 17 Fak Yaass OutTV [18]
July 15 Molly of Denali CBC
September 7 Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe Treehouse TV
September 17 TallBoyz CBC
December 16 Family Feud Canada CBC
December 31 New Eden Crave
TBA Big Blue CBC [12]
TBA Departure Global
TBA Kingdom Force CBC [12]
Unconfirmed date Pride OutTV

Programs ending in 2019

End dateShowChannelSource
September 20 Killjoys CTV Sci-Fi Channel
November 24 Anne with an E CBC [19]

Television films

DateFilmChannelSource
March 22 To the Worlds CBC [20]
March 22 Village of the Missing CBC [21]
August 2 Daughter of the Wolf
September Claws of the Red Dragon NTD Canada [22]
October 13 La Bohème CBC Gem [23]
November 22 The Sanctuary Hollywood Suite
Unknown date Christmas Jars Citytv

Networks and services

Network conversions and rebrandings

Old network nameNew network nameTypeConversion dateNotes
TMN Encore Starz Cable/satelliteMarch 1
Action Adult Swim (channel) April 1
The Comedy Network CTV Comedy Channel September 12
Space CTV Sci-Fi Channel
Bravo (original) CTV Drama Channel Original channel name and branding by Bell Media; a new Bravo channel from Rogers Sports & Media launched on September 1, 2024 under license from NBCUniversal, using the former channel allotments and license of OLN.
Gusto CTV Life Channel

Network closures

NetworkTypeClosure dateNotes
Adult Swim (original programming block) March 4
Teletoon at Night April 1
Comedy Gold September 1
IFC September 30
Cosmopolitan TV
fyi December 31

Notes

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 Friend, David. "How much music? About 1 hour a day, channel once known as MuchMusic says". Canadian Press. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
    2. ↑ "TVA Sports signal goes black for Bell Satellite TV subscribers, contravening CRTC orders". CTV News Montreal. Bell Media. 10 April 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
    3. ↑ "Quebecor proposes a truce in battle with Bell over TVA Sports channel". CBC News. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
    4. ↑ "Judge orders Quebecor to stop scrambling TVA Sports signal for Bell Satellite TV subscribers". Global News. Canadian Press. April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
    5. ↑ Codère, Jean-François. "TVA Sports: Québecor sommé de réactiver le signal pour les abonnés de Bell". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved April 12, 2019.
    6. ↑ "Toronto Raptors set another Canadian television record on title night". CityNews . Canadian Press . Retrieved June 15, 2019.
    7. ↑ "Canadian animation studio Nelvana sues Oklahoma dispensary over logo". BNN Bloomberg . Bell Media. Associated Press. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
    8. ↑ Samantha Vicent (July 23, 2019). "Child entertainment firm sues Oklahoma marijuana dispensary, alleges trademark infringement". Tulsa World . BH Media . Retrieved July 26, 2019.
    9. ↑ Lauzon, Yan (2019-08-27). "Lancement d'Hélix par Vidéotron: une expérience télé enrichie et simplifiée". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
    10. ↑ "Bolstered by New Acquisitions, New CTV Suite of Specialty Channels to Be Unveiled Sept. 12". June 5, 2019.
    11. ↑ "Sportsnet fires Don Cherry over remarks on immigrants, Remembrance Day poppies". The Globe and Mail. November 11, 2019.
    12. 1 2 3 "Upfronts ’18: CBC debuts 17 new series". Playback , May 24, 2018.
    13. ↑ "'Street Legal' reboot among new shows in CBC's 2018/19 lineup". National Post , May 24, 2018.
    14. ↑ Greg David, "Corus Entertainment 40 outstanding Canadian series for 2019-2020". TV, eh?, May 30, 2019.
    15. ↑ Scott Campbell, "Mary’s Kitchen Crush starts to serve up tasty recipes on April 28". Inside Ottawa Valley , August 25, 2019.
    16. ↑ Victoria Ahearn, "CBC Gem drama series ‘The 410’ dramatizes drug-smuggling case involving Indo-Canadian truck drivers". Toronto Star , May 1, 2019.
    17. ↑ "John Catucci shares his Big Food Bucket List beginning May 24 on Food Network Canada". TV, eh?, April 24, 2019.
    18. ↑ "Tecumseh-raised actor draws from personal life for TV show about being Greek and gay". Windsor Star , May 29, 2019.
    19. ↑ Petski, Denise (November 25, 2019). "'Anne With An E' To End With Third Season On Netflix". Deadline.
    20. ↑ John Doyle, "A true, uplifting hour about unlikely skating champs". The Globe and Mail , January 17, 2019.
    21. ↑ Selina Chignall, "CBC ‘Docs POV’ to investigate serial killer Bruce McArthur in “Village of the Missing”". RealScreen , Marcy 5, 2019.
    22. ↑ Craig Offman and Steven Chase, "Canadian film company alleges interference by Ottawa after CMF pulls funding on Huawei docudrama with ties to Stephen Bannon". The Globe and Mail , September 12, 2019.
    23. ↑ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada , March 30, 2021.


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