2022 in Canadian television

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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2022. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

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Events

February

DateEventSource
27In response to Russia's military action against Ukraine, Canadian major telecom companies Shaw, Rogers, Bell and Telus announced they would no longer offer Russian state-owned channel RT (formerly Russia Today) in their channel lineups, with Rogers replacing the RT broadcast with an image of the Ukrainian flag. This move was praised by Canada's Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez who called the network the "propaganda arm" of Russian President Vladimir Putin. [1] [2]

March

DateEventSource
1Family CHRGD rebrands to WildBrainTV, with no change in format or positioning.

November

DateEventSource
30The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation launches CBC News Explore, a free ad-supported streaming television service offering a mixture of existing and new CBC news programming. [3]
Following the announcement earlier in 2022 that David Suzuki will retire from his longtime role as host of the documentary series The Nature of Things at the end of the 2022-23 season, the CBC announces that his successors will be Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan. [4]

December

DateEventSource
1 Corus Entertainment launches FAST service Pluto TV in Canada, in partnership with Paramount Global. [5]

Programs

Programs debuting in 2022

Start dateShowChannelSource
January 4 Son of a Critch CBC Television [6]
January 5 Run the Burbs [6]
January 12 Children Ruin Everything CTV [7]
Lost Car Rescue History
January 26 Astrid and Lilly Save the World CTV Sci-Fi Channel [8]
February 10 Pillow Talk Crave [9]
February 11 Best in Miniature CBC Gem [10]
February 18 LOL: Last One Laughing Canada Amazon Prime Video [11]
February 20 The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy Family Jr. [12]
February 21 The Porter CBC Television [6]
February 26 BLK, An Origin Story History [13]
March 17 CBX: Canadian Ballroom Extravaganza CBC Arts [14]
April 11DJ Burnt Bannock APTN Lumi [15]
April 14Le Temps des framboises Club Illico [16]
April 18 Veg Headz CTV Life Channel [17]
April 24 Abroad OMNI [18]
April 27 Gut Job HGTV [19]
April 30 We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) Crave [20]
May Sunshine City TV1 [21]
May 3 Dr. Savannah: Wild Rose Vet APTN [22]
May 7 Lil Glooscap and the Legends of Turtle Island APTN [23]
May 13 Shoresy Crave [24]
Zarqa CBC Gem [25]
June 4 Super Wish YTV [26]
June 17 The Lake Amazon Prime Video [27]
July 10 SkyMed CBC Television [28]
August 7 La Drag en moi Crave [29]
August 8 A Cut Above Discovery [30]
August 12 Summer Memories Family Channel [31]
August 23 J'ai frôlé la mort Canal D [17]
Ma première maison Canal Vie [17]
August 26 Priez pour nous Canal D [17]
September 1 Fakes CBC Gem [32]
September 5 Spice Secrets CTV Life Channel [17]
September 6 Dine Your Sign CTV Life Channel [17]
September 7 Au chalet de Rémi Z [17]
September 13 Comedy Night with Rick Mercer CBC Television [33]
September 12 Les Débatteurs de Noovo Noovo [17]
September 14 Chouchou Noovo [17]
Summit '72 CBC Television [33]
September 15 Bêtes de film Canal D [34]
Le maître du jeu Noovo [17]
September 16 Les Justiciers Noovo [17]
September 23 Lido TV CBC Gem [35]
September 26 Great Lakes Untamed TVOntario [36]
October 5 Présumé innocent: L'Affaire France Alain Crave, Canal D [17]
October 9 How I Got Here Super Channel [37]
October 17 Acting Good CTV Comedy Channel [38]
October 28 Urban Legend CTV Sci-Fi Channel [39]
November 2 Cœurs migratoires Canal Vie [17]
November 13 The Mightiest Discovery [17]
November 16 Christine Morency: Sans filtre Z [17]
November 18 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World Crave [40]
November 21 Amour sans limites Canal Vie [17]
November 24 The Night Logan Woke Up (La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé) Club Illico [41]
November 29 Comedy Invasion AAM.tv [42]
December 2 Cocaine, Prison & Likes: Isabelle's True Story Crave [43]
Stay Tooned CBC Gem [44]
December 15 Cross Country Cake Off CTV [39]

Programs ending in 2022

End dateShowChannelFirst airedStatusSource
March 29 TallBoyz CBC Television 2019Ended [45]
April 7 Coroner 2019Ended [45]
April 19 Political Blind Date TVOntario 2017Ended [46]
November 16 Diggstown CBC Television 2019Ended [47]

Specials

Start dateShowChannelSource
January 25 Come Clean TVOntario [48]
April 10 10th Canadian Screen Awards CBC Television [49]
May 15 Juno Awards of 2022 [50]
June 5 24th Quebec Cinema Awards Ici Radio-Canada Télé [51]
September 11 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards Global [52]
September 22 Legacy Awards CBC Television [45]
September 30 Buffy Sainte-Marie: Starwalker CBC Television, APTN
October 10 Sex with Sue W Network
October 18 The Perfect Story TVO
November 7 Kings of Coke Crave [53]
November 20 109th Grey Cup TSN
December 11 The Holiday Sitter W Network [54]

Shows returning in 2022

The following shows will return with new episodes after being canceled or ended their run previously:

ShowLast airedType of returnPrevious channelNew/returning/same channelReturn dateSource
The Kids in the Hall 1995Revival CBC Amazon Prime Video May 13 [27]
Gary and His Demons 2018 VRV Fall

Networks and services

Network conversions and rebrandings

Old network nameNew network nameTypeConversion dateNotes
Family CHRGD WildBrainTV Cable/SatelliteMarch 1
DIY Network Canada Magnolia Network Canada Cable/satelliteMarch 28

Closures

NetworkTypeClosure dateNotes
Leafs Nation Network Cable/satelliteAugust 31

Deaths

References

  1. ↑ Posadzki, Alexandra; Chase, Steven; Robertson, Susan Krashinsky (2022-02-27). "Russia's RT to be removed from Canadian lineup by Bell, Rogers, Shaw". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  2. ↑ "Rogers, Bell to pull Russian state-controlled channel RT over invasion of Ukraine". CBC News . 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Noel Ransome, "CBC launches free ad-supported streaming channel CBC News Explore". Toronto Star , November 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ Noel Ransome, "Sarika Cullis-Suzuki to co-host 'The Nature of Things' after her father retires". National Observer , December 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ Kelly Townsend, "Corus launches ad-supported Pluto TV in Canada". Media in Canada, December 1, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 Greg David, "CBC announces winter premiere dates". TV, eh?, November 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ Greg David, "CTV original comedy Children Ruin Everything premieres Jan. 12 on CTV". TV, eh?, December 10, 2021.
  8. ↑ Mike Devlin, "Astrid and Lilly Save the World, starring Victoria's Jana Morrison, premieres Wednesday night". Victoria Times-Colonist , January 26, 2022.
  9. ↑ Marc-André Lemieux, "Pillow Talk: Un copié-collé d'Entre deux draps". La Presse , February 7, 2022.
  10. ↑ Jen McNeely, "'Best In Miniature' explores the current obsession with making things mini". She Does the City, February 22, 2022.
  11. ↑ David Friend, "Tom Green, Andrew Phung vie to be 'last one laughing' on Canadian reality competition". Toronto Star , January 12, 2022.
  12. ↑ Yasmeen Aslam, "There's a new Canadian kids' show starring drag performers and we love it". Today's Parent , February 18, 2022.
  13. ↑ Greg David, "HISTORY AND HUNGRY EYES MEDIA PRESENT A GROUNDBREAKING EXPLORATION OF CANADA'S BLACK HISTORY IN BLK: AN ORIGIN STORY, PREMIERING FEBRUARY 26". TV, eh?, January 14, 2022.
  14. ↑ "CBX: Canadian Ballroom Extravaganza is a new kind of ballroom competition — and it's getting fierce". CBC Arts, March 9, 2022.
  15. ↑ Sheldon Birnie, "New, locally produced sitcom celebrates family". Winnipeg Free Press , April 14, 2022.
  16. ↑ "«Le temps des framboises» présentée en clôture et en ouverture à Berlin". TVA Nouvelles, January 14, 2022.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Greg David, "BELL MEDIA CONFIRMS 2022/23 ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING SLATE OF NEARLY 100 TITLES, BOASTING 973 HOURS OF ENGLISH AND FRENCH-LANGUAGE CONTENT". TV, eh?, June 9, 2022.
  18. ↑ Liza Sardi, "Second Jen star brings first sketch comedy series to OMNI". Playback , November 26, 2021.
  19. ↑ "HGTV's Sebastian Clovis chats brand new show 'Gut Job'". The Morning Show , April 27, 2022.
  20. ↑ Rachel Ho, "Hot Docs Review: 'We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel)' Is a Lighthearted Look at the Impending Apocalypse". Exclaim! , May 2, 2022.
  21. ↑ Frank Matys, "Sunshine City may look 'eerie and ominous,' but it has a silly side, filmmaker says of Orillia production". Toronto Star , May 13, 2022.
  22. ↑ Dana Gee, "Vancouver production company's new series 'Dr. Savannah: Wild Rose Vet' gets air date". Vancouver Sun , May 1, 2022.
  23. ↑ Jordan Gill, "Wolastoqey-language cartoon Lil Glooscap debuting this weekend". CBC News New Brunswick, May 7, 2022.
  24. ↑ Greg David, "The puck drops on Crave original series Shoresy, May 13". TV, eh?, April 19, 2022.
  25. ↑ Debra Yeo, "TV writer Zarqa Nawaz creates stories that challenge stereotypes about Muslim women". Toronto Star , May 13, 2022.
  26. ↑ Ramin Zahed, "A 'Super Wish' Come True: Adrian Thatcher & Vanessa Esteves on Their New Redknot Show". Animation Magazine , April 4, 2022.
  27. 1 2 Cordero, Rosy (13 April 2022). "Prime Video Announces 'The Kids In The Hall' Premiere; New Canadian Originals Programming Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  28. ↑ John Doyle, "Summer TV preview: Easy breezy TV is arriving on your favourite streamers". The Globe and Mail , May 24, 2022.
  29. ↑ Frédérique De Simone, "«La drag en moi»: drag à la rescousse". Le Journal de Montréal , August 6, 2022.
  30. ↑ Greg David, "DISCOVERY REVEALS THE 12 CARVERS COMPETING IN THE ALL-NEW SERIES A CUT ABOVE, BEGINNING AUGUST 8". TV, eh?, July 24, 2022.
  31. ↑ Ramin Zahed, "How 'Summer Memories' Creator Adam Yaniv Brought a Season of Wonder to Screens". Animation Magazine , October 11, 2022.
  32. ↑ Alex Hudson, "'Fakes' Is Real Fun". Exclaim! , September 14, 2022.
  33. 1 2 Greg David, "CBC ANNOUNCES FALL 2022 PREMIERE DATES FOR NEW AND RETURNING SERIES". TV, eh?, July 26, 2022.
  34. ↑ Amélie Revert, "«Bêtes de film» : La vie des animaux du cinéma". Le Devoir , September 9, 2022.
  35. ↑ Debra Yeo, "Lido Pimienta talks about her new variety show (Hint: There are puppets!)". Toronto Star , September 11, 2022.
  36. ↑ Greg David, "PREVIEW: THE GREAT LAKES TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN TVO'S MUST-SEE GREAT LAKES UNTAMED". TV, eh?, September 22, 2022.
  37. ↑ Barry Walsh, "Forte's "How I Got Here" set for fall debut on BYUtv". RealScreen , May 24, 2022.
  38. ↑ Greg David, "ALL-NEW ORIGINAL SERIES ACTING GOOD MOVES IN WITH CTV COMEDY CHANNEL, OCTOBER 17". TV, eh?, September 27, 2022.
  39. 1 2 Cassandra Szklarski, "CTV adds homegrown baking contest, quiz show while Crave leans into edgy comedies". Toronto Star , June 9, 2022.
  40. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (June 9, 2022). "'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' to unite global queens". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on June 9, 2022.
  41. ↑ Manon Dumais, "«La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé»: secrets, mensonges et trahisons". Le Devoir , November 24, 2022.
  42. ↑ Elisabetta Bianchini, "The series Canadian broadcasters passed on: 'Comedy Invasion' series makes world premiere with Asian, diverse comics". Yahoo! News , November 29, 2022.
  43. ↑ Frédérique De Simone, "«Cocaïne, prison & likes»: la mise à nu d'Isabelle". Le Journal de Montréal , November 30, 2022.
  44. ↑ Jacob Carey, "Canadian Voice Actor for Bugs Bunny, Space Jam, Gets New Show 'Stay Tooned'". Complex , November 11, 2022.
  45. 1 2 3 Greg David, "CBC UNVEILS 2022-23 PROGRAMMING SLATE". TV, eh?, June 1, 2022.
  46. ↑ Victoria Ahearn, "Political Blind Date set for swan song season on TVO". Playback , March 4, 2022.
  47. ↑ Greg David, "MARCIE DIGGS' FIGHT FOR JUSTICE TO END IN SEASON 4 OF DIGGSTOWN". TV, eh?, October 6, 2022.
  48. ↑ Liam Lacey, "Come Clean: A Sincere But Too-Narrow Look At Addiction". Original Cin, January 25, 2022.
  49. ↑ Barry Hertz, "2022 Canadian Screen Awards go virtual again, but with CBC back onboard". The Globe and Mail , February 7, 2022.
  50. ↑ David Friend, "Juno Awards celebrate Avril Lavigne, Deborah Cox and host Simu Liu's many talents". Toronto Star , May 15, 2022.
  51. ↑ Maxime Demers, "Gala Québec Cinéma: Les oiseaux ivres et Maria Chapdelaine partent favoris". TVA Nouvelles, April 14, 2022.
  52. ↑ "Tenille Townes leads with seven CCMA Award nominations". Terrace Standard, July 20, 2022.
  53. ↑ Brendan Kelly, "Kings of Coke tells the tale of Montreal's infamous West End Gang". Montreal Gazette , November 8, 2022.
  54. ↑ Peter Knegt, "Hallmark's first gay Christmas movie is here — and George Krissa is overjoyed to be a part of it". Here & Queer (CBC Arts), December 9, 2022.
  55. ↑ Haring, Bruce (May 7, 2022). "Kenneth Welsh Dies: Veteran Actor Played Windom Earle On 'Twin Peaks' Was 80". Deadline Hollywood.
  56. ↑ Davison, Janet (2 June 2013). "Queen's coronation made history for Canada – and for television". www.cbc.ca. CBC News. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  57. ↑ Waldman, Ben (16 December 2022). "Winnipeg theatre stage legend Brownstone dies at 100". Winnipeg Free Press.
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