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href="/wiki/1972_in_Canadian_television" title="1972 in Canadian television">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_Canadian_television" title="1973 in Canadian television">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_Canadian_television" title="1974 in Canadian television">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_Canadian_television" title="1975 in Canadian television">1975</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_Canadian_television" title="1976 in Canadian television">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_Canadian_television" title="1977 in Canadian television">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_Canadian_television" title="1978 in Canadian television">1978</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1979</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_Canadian_television" title="1980 in Canadian television">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_Canadian_television" title="1981 in Canadian television">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_Canadian_television" title="1982 in Canadian television">1982</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_in_Canadian_television" title="1983 in Canadian television">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_in_Canadian_television" title="1984 in Canadian television">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_Canadian_television" title="1985 in Canadian television">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_Canadian_television" title="1986 in Canadian television">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_Canadian_television" title="1987 in Canadian television">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_Canadian_television" title="1988 in Canadian television">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_Canadian_television" title="1989 in Canadian television">1989</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:Years_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Years in Canadian television (page does not exist)">…</a></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_art" title="1979 in art">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_archaeology" title="1979 in archaeology">Archaeology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_architecture" title="1979 in architecture">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_literature" title="1979 in literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_music" title="1979 in music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_philosophy" title="1979 in philosophy">Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_science" title="1979 in science">Science</a></li></ul> </div><i><a href="/wiki/Category:1979" title="Category:1979">+...</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1044870489">@media all and (max-width:720px){body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .tocright{display:none}.mw-parser-output .tocright{width:100%!important}}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tocright{float:right;clear:right;width:auto;margin:0 0 0.5em 1em}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-left{clear:left}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-both{clear:both}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-none{clear:none}}</style><div class="tocright"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <p>The following is a list of events affecting <b>Canadian television in 1979</b>. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date</th> <th>Event </th></tr> <tr> <td>February 26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBC_Television" title="CBC Television">CBC Television</a> broadcasts live coverage of the <a href="/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_February_26,_1979" title="Solar eclipse of February 26, 1979">total solar eclipse</a> that occurred over the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Prairies" title="Canadian Prairies">Canadian Prairies</a> and parts of what is now <a href="/wiki/Nunavut" title="Nunavut">Nunavut</a> (originally the eastern parts of the <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Territories" title="Northwest Territories">Northwest Territories</a>). </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juno_Awards_of_1979" title="Juno Awards of 1979">Juno Awards of 1979</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 22</td> <td>Live coverage of the <a href="/wiki/1979_Canadian_federal_election" title="1979 Canadian federal election">1979 Canadian election</a> airs on all the main networks. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Debuts">Debuts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Debuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Show</th> <th>Station</th> <th>Premiere Date </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Detective" title="The Great Detective">The Great Detective</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBC_Television" title="CBC Television">CBC Television</a> </td> <td>January 17 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/You_Can%27t_Do_That_on_Television" title="You Can't Do That on Television">You Can't Do That on Television</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CJOH-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="CJOH-TV">CJOH-TV</a> </td> <td>February 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Romie-0_and_Julie-8" title="Romie-0 and Julie-8">Romie-0 and Julie-8</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBC_Television" title="CBC Television">CBC Television</a> </td> <td>April 14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Smith_%26_Smith" title="Smith & Smith">Smith & Smith</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CJOH-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="CJOH-TV">CJOH-TV</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">May 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Read_All_About_It!" class="mw-redirect" title="Read All About It!">Read All About It!</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TVOntario" class="mw-redirect" title="TVOntario">TVOntario</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cities_(TV_series)" title="Cities (TV series)">Cities</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/CBC_Television" title="CBC Television">CBC Television</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Flappers_(TV_series)" title="Flappers (TV series)">Flappers</a></i> </td> <td>September 21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Littlest_Hobo" title="The Littlest Hobo">The Littlest Hobo</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CTV_Television_Network" title="CTV Television Network">CTV</a> </td> <td>October 11 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ending_this_year">Ending this year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ending this year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Show</th> <th>Station</th> <th>Cancelled </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Canada_After_Dark" title="Canada After Dark">Canada After Dark</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/CBC_Television" title="CBC Television">CBC Television</a> </td> <td>January 26 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Magic_Lie" title="The Magic Lie">The Magic Lie</a></i> </td> <td>March 28 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Science_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Science Magazine">Science Magazine</a></i> </td> <td>April 15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Gift_To_Last" class="mw-redirect" title="A Gift To Last">A Gift To Last</a></i> </td> <td>December 16 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Celebrity_Cooks" title="Celebrity Cooks">Celebrity Cooks</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Global_Television_Network" title="Global Television Network">Global</a> </td> <td>Unknown </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_shows">Television shows</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Television shows"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1950s">1950s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1950s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/CBC_News:_Country_Canada" title="CBC News: Country Canada">Country Canada</a></i> (1954–2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/CBC_News_Magazine" title="CBC News Magazine">CBC News Magazine</a></i> (1952–1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Friendly_Giant" title="The Friendly Giant">The Friendly Giant</a></i> (1958–1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Night_in_Canada" title="Hockey Night in Canada">Hockey Night in Canada</a></i> (1952–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/CBC_News:_The_National" class="mw-redirect" title="CBC News: The National">The National</a></i> (1954–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Front_Page_Challenge" title="Front Page Challenge">Front Page Challenge</a></i> (1957–1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wayne_and_Shuster" title="Wayne and Shuster">Wayne and Shuster Show</a></i> (1958–1989)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1960s">1960s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1960s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/CTV_National_News" title="CTV National News">CTV National News</a></i> (1961–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Land_and_Sea" title="Land and Sea">Land and Sea</a></i> (1964–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Man_Alive_(Canadian_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Man Alive (Canadian TV series)">Man Alive</a></i> (1967–2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Dressup" title="Mr. Dressup">Mr. Dressup</a></i> (1967–1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nature_of_Things" title="The Nature of Things">The Nature of Things</a></i> (1960–present, scientific documentary series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Question_Period_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Question Period (TV series)">Question Period</a></i> (1967–present, news program)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reach_for_the_Top" title="Reach for the Top">Reach for the Top</a></i> (1961–1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Take_30" title="Take 30">Take 30</a></i> (1962–1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Hunter" title="Tommy Hunter">The Tommy Hunter Show</a></i> (1965–1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Air_(TV_series)" title="University of the Air (TV series)">University of the Air</a></i> (1966–1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/W-FIVE" class="mw-redirect" title="W-FIVE">W-FIVE</a></i> (1966–present, newsmagazine program)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s">1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Beachcombers" title="The Beachcombers">The Beachcombers</a></i> (1972–1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Canada_AM" title="Canada AM">Canada AM</a></i> (1972–present, news program)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Express" title="Canadian Express">Canadian Express</a></i> (1977–1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Celebrity_Cooks" title="Celebrity Cooks">Celebrity Cooks</a></i> (1975–1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/City_Lights_(1973_TV_series)" title="City Lights (1973 TV series)">City Lights</a></i> (1973–1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Definition_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Definition (TV series)">Definition</a></i> (1974–1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fifth_Estate_(TV)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Fifth Estate (TV)">the fifth estate</a></i> (1975–present, <a href="/wiki/Newsmagazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Newsmagazine">newsmagazine</a> program)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Old_Country" title="Grand Old Country">Grand Old Country</a></i> (1975–1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Headline_Hunters_(game_show)" title="Headline Hunters (game show)">Headline Hunters</a></i> (1972–1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_Kensington" title="King of Kensington">King of Kensington</a></i> (1975–1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Go_(CTV_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Let's Go (CTV TV series)">Let's Go</a></i> (1976–1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_It_Up!_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Live It Up! (TV series)">Live It Up!</a></i> (1978–1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mad_Dash" title="The Mad Dash">The Mad Dash</a></i> (1978–1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marketplace_(Canadian_TV_program)" title="Marketplace (Canadian TV program)">Marketplace</a></i> (1972–present, newsmagazine program)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ombudsman_(TV_series)" title="Ombudsman (TV series)">Ombudsman</a></i> (1974–1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Parlez-moi" title="Parlez-moi">Parlez-moi</a></i> (1978–1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Polka_Dot_Door" title="Polka Dot Door">Polka Dot Door</a></i> (1971-1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Second_City_Television" title="Second City Television">Second City Television</a></i> (1976–1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Land_(TV_series)" title="This Land (TV series)">This Land</a></i> (1970–1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/V.I.P._(talk_show)" title="V.I.P. (talk show)">V.I.P.</a></i> (1973–1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Watson_Report" title="The Watson Report">The Watson Report</a></i> (1975–1981)</li> <li><i>100 Huntley Street</i> (1977–present, religious program)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="TV_movies">TV movies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: TV movies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Cementhead</i></li> <li><i>Certain Practices</i></li> <li><i>Every Person Is Guilty</i></li> <li><i>Homecoming</i></li> <li><i>Je me souviens / Don't Forget Me</i></li> <li><i>One of Our Own</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wordsmith" title="The Wordsmith">The Wordsmith</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_stations">Television stations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Television stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Debuts_2">Debuts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Debuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Market </th> <th>Station </th> <th>Channel </th> <th>Affiliation </th> <th>Notes/References </th></tr> <tr> <td>September 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CFMT-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="CFMT-TV">CFMT-TV</a> </td> <td>47 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">Multicultural independent</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Unknown </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rouyn-Noranda,_Quebec" class="mw-redirect" title="Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec">Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CFEM-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="CFEM-TV">CFEM-TV</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TVA_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="TVA (TV network)">TVA</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Network_affiliation_changes">Network affiliation changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Network affiliation changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Market </th> <th>Station </th> <th>Channel </th> <th>Old affiliation </th> <th>New affiliation </th> <th>Source </th></tr> <tr> <td>Unknown </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> <br /> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/City_of_license" title="City of license">Licensed</a> to <a href="/wiki/Bellingham,_Washington" title="Bellingham, Washington">Bellingham, Washington</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">USA</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KVOS-TV" title="KVOS-TV">KVOS-TV</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">Independent</a> (primary) <br /> <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> (secondary) </td> <td>Most CBS programs on KVOS-TV (with a few exceptions) were dropped by the station due to complaints made by <a href="/wiki/Seattle,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle</a>-based <a href="/wiki/KIRO-TV" title="KIRO-TV">KIRO-TV</a>, which is also carried on Vancouver-area cable systems. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_Canada" title="1979 in Canada">1979 in Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Canadian_films" title="List of Canadian films">List of Canadian films</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Canadian_television&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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