2021 in Canadian television

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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2021. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Events[]

March[]

Date Event Source
11 Following its acquisition of the french language V network, now branded as Noovo, in 2020, Bell Media announces the relaunch of a dedicated news division Noovo Info. The network has had only a barebones news presence since former owner Remstar imposed major staffing cutbacks in 2008; under Bell Media's new plan, the network's news division will relaunch a twice-daily newscast titled Le Fil on March 29. [1]

June[]

Date Event Source
16 The journalism division of the CBC — News, Current Affairs, and Local — are to turn off commenting on their Facebook posts for four weeks. The move was in response to written attacks on staff, and moderation levels described as "not sustainable." [2]

Programs[]

Programs debuting in 2021[]

Start date Show Channel Source
January 5 Humour Resources CBC Television [3]
January 10 Big Brother Célébrités Noovo [4]
January 13 Entre deux draps Noovo [5]
January 15 Anyone's Game CBC Television [6]
February 4 Food Network [7]
February 7 Holmes Family Effect CTV [8]
February 13 Gespe'gewa'gi: The Last Land APTN [9]
February 18 Rock Solid Builds HGTV [10]
February 23 Pretty Hard Cases CBC Television [11]
February 26 Arctic Vets [12]
March 22 Shine True OutTV [13]
March 29 Le Fil Noovo [1]
April 30 Cam Boy OutTV [14]
May 7 Way Over Me (Sortez-moi de moi) Crave, Super Écran [15]
June 1 Querencia APTN Lumi [16]
July 16 SurrealEstate CTV Sci-Fi Channel [17]
August 27 Undisrupted CBC Gem [18]
September 9 Race Against the Tide CBC Television [19]
September 14 Moonshine [19]
Strays [19]
September 17 Family Law Global [20]
November 9 Sort Of CBC Television [19]
TBA 1 Queen 5 Queers Crave [21]
Call Me Mother OutTV [22]
Children Ruin Everything CTV [23]
Crave [21]
Little Bird Crave [21]
Pillow Talk Crave [24]
The Porter CBC Television [25]
Qui sait chanter? Noovo [26]
CBC Television [19]
Roast Battle Canada CTV Comedy Channel [27]
Run the Burbs CBC Television [28]
Shoresy Crave [21]
Son of a Critch CBC Television [19]
Crave [21]

Programs ending in 2021[]

End date Show Channel First aired Status Source
March 8 Frankie Drake Mysteries CBC Television 2017 Canceled [29]
March 18 Burden of Truth 2018 Ended [30]
April 13 Kim's Convenience 2016 [31]
September 27 Corner Gas Animated CTV Comedy Channel 2018 Ending [32]

Television films and specials[]

Airdate Show Channel Source
August 1 FreeUp! The Emancipation Day Special CBC Gem
September 18 2021 TIFF Tribute Awards CTV

Networks and services[]

Network launches[]

Network Type Launch date Notes
Uvagut TV Cable and satellite January 18 An Inuktitut language channel. Translates as "Our TV."[33]

Network conversions and rebrandings[]

Old network name New network name Type Conversion date Notes
HIFI BBC First March 16

Network closures[]

Network Type Closure date Notes
BookTelevision February 21
Fashion Television

Station closures[]

Market Station Affiliation Closure date Notes
Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec CKRT-DT Ici Radio-Canada Télé August 31

Deaths[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bell Media introduces new French-language news service". The Suburban, March 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Fenlon, Brodie (15 June 2021). "Why CBC is turning off Facebook comments on news posts for a month". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ Dana Gee, "A resourceful comedy". The Province, January 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Lysandre Dolbec, "Big Brother Célébrités: deux nouvelles participantes dévoilées!". En Vedette, December 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Élizabeth Lepage-Boily, "Entre deux draps : Le « Un gars, une fille » de 2020". Showbizz, January 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Greg David, "CBC docuseries Anyone’s Game to premiere January 15". TV, eh?, December 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Jordan Pinto, "Corus slates eOne’s Project Bakeover for winter 2021". Playback, December 18, 2020.
  8. ^ Mark Daniell, "Mike Holmes makes it right with 'Holmes Family Effect'". Toronto Sun, February 6, 2021.
  9. ^ Eric Dicaire, "New docuseries opens a window into the lives of eastern Mi'kmaw fishers". CBC News Montreal, February 14, 2021.
  10. ^ Greg David, "Preview: HGTV’s Rock Solid Builds is a party on The Rock". TV, eh?, February 16, 2021.
  11. ^ Victoria Ahearn, "CBC reveals fall/winter lineup including 'Battle of the Blades,' 'Lady Dicks'". CKGL, May 27, 2020.
  12. ^ "CBC's 'Arctic Vets' brings viewers up close with polar bears, seals and muskox". Kelowna Daily Courier, February 24, 2021.
  13. ^ Greg David, "OUTtv and Fuse announce premiere date and cast for Shine True". TV, eh?, February 11, 2021.
  14. ^ Dino-Ray Ramos, "OUTtv Media Group Teams With Producer Entertainment Group Launch First LGBTQ+ Apple TV Channel". Deadline Hollywood, March 29, 2021.
  15. ^ Karl Hardy, "Sortez-moi de moi : voyez la première bande-annonce avec Sophie Lorain!". En Vedette, March 11, 2021.
  16. ^ Craig Takeuchi, "APTN series Querencia follows romance between two Indigiqueer women". Now, May 31, 2021.
  17. ^ Greg David, "SurrealEstate haunts CTV Sci-Fi Channel, July 16". TV, eh?, June 16, 2021.
  18. ^ Marsha Lederman, "National Arts Centre Orchestra’s eclectic new CBC Gem series showcases Canadian talent". The Globe and Mail, September 1, 2021.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Greg David, "CBC sets fall schedule and unveils 2021-22 programming slate, including over 35 original series from Canadian creators". TV, eh?, June 2, 2021.
  20. ^ "'Departure', 'The Equalizer' and 'neXt' All Coming to the Global TV Fall 2020 Lineup". ET Canada, June 23, 2020.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Victoria Ahearn, "‘The Amazing Race Canada,’ ‘Letterkenny’ spinoff join upcoming Bell Media lineup". Toronto Star, June 10, 2021.
  22. ^ West, Rachel (June 2, 2021). "OUTtv Announces New Drag Reality Series 'Call Me Mother' Hosted By ET Canada Pride's Dallas Dixon". ET Canada.
  23. ^ Lauren Malyk, "CTV greenlights comedy Children Ruin Everything". Playback, January 30, 2020.
  24. ^ Kelly Townsend, "Cameras roll on Crave’s Pillow Talk". Playback, August 31, 2021.
  25. ^ Greg David, "CBC and BET+ greenlight The Porter (working title), an original drama about railway workers in Canada". TV, eh?, December 10, 2020.
  26. ^ Nolin, Stéphanie (March 11, 2021). "Julie Snyder produit l'adaptation québécoise de I Can See Your Voice". Showbizz (in French). Happy Geeks Media.
  27. ^ Jordan Pinto, "CTV Comedy commissions Roast Battle adaptation". RealScreen, April 12, 2021.
  28. ^ Alexandra Del Rosario, "‘Kim Convenience’s Andrew Phung & Nicole Power Set New Comedies At Canada’s CBC". Deadline Hollywood, March 26, 2021.
  29. ^ "CBC'S FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES ENDS AFTER FOUR SEASONS". tv-eh.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  30. ^ Grobar, Matt (March 18, 2021). "'Burden Of Truth' Canceled; CBC Drama To End With Season 4". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  31. ^ White, Peter (March 8, 2021). "Canadian Comedy 'Kim's Convenience' To End With Fifth Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  32. ^ "'Corner Gas Animated' to end after 4th season". Global News. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  33. ^ "New Uvagut TV to feature all programming made in Inuktut language". The Globe and Mail, January 14, 2021.
  34. ^ Perine, Aaron (May 28, 2021). "Spider-Man Original Voice Actor Paul Soles Dies at 90". ComicBook.com. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  35. ^ Langan, Fred (August 13, 2021). "Versatile character actor Alfie Scopp never stopped working". The Globe and Mail.
  36. ^ Evans, Greg (September 14, 2021). "Norm Macdonald Dies: Influential Comedian And Former 'SNL' Weekend Update Anchor Was 61". Deadline. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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