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.

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 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 6 Sans rancune TVA [4]
January 10 Big Brother Célébrités Noovo [5]
January 13 Entre deux draps Noovo [6]
January 15 Anyone's Game CBC Television [7]
February 4 Project Bakeover Food Network [8]
February 7 Holmes Family Effect CTV [9]
February 11 Secret History APTN [10]
February 13 Gespe'gewa'gi: The Last Land APTN [11]
February 18 Rock Solid Builds HGTV [12]
February 23 Pretty Hard Cases CBC Television [13]
February 26 Arctic Vets [14]
March 4 For Heaven's Sake CBC Gem [15]
March 6 This Is Pop CTV [16]
March 22 Shine True OutTV [17]
March 29 Le Fil Noovo [1]
April 30 Cam Boy OutTV [18]
May 7 Way Over Me (Sortez-moi de moi) Crave, Super Écran [19]
May 8 Yukon Harvest APTN [20]
May 17 Gabby's Farm TVOntario [21]
June 1 Querencia APTN Lumi [22]
July 16 SurrealEstate CTV Sci-Fi Channel [23]
August 25 Motel Makeover Netflix [24]
August 27 Undisrupted CBC Gem [25]
September 6 Mary Makes It Easy CTV Life Channel [26]
September 9 Race Against the Tide CBC Television [27]
September 10 Unsettled APTN [28]
September 13 Qui sait chanter? Noovo [29]
September 14 Moonshine CBC Television [27]
Strays [27]
September 15 Virage Noovo [30]
September 17 Family Law Global [31]
September 18 Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go Treehouse TV
September 19 Chanteurs masqués TVA [32]
October 11 Roast Battle Canada CTV Comedy Channel [33]
October 12 British Columbia: An Untold History Knowledge [34]
October 20 Vollies TV1 [35]
October 25 Call Me Mother OutTV [36]
October 29 Overlord and the Underwoods CBC Gem [37]
November 9 Sort Of CBC Television [27]
November 22 The Missus Downstairs TV1
December 9 1 Queen 5 Queers Crave [38]
Unknown date Happy House of Frightenstein Family Jr. [39]
Pink Is In TV1 [40]

Programs ending in 2021

End date Show Channel First aired Status Source
February 8 Les Pays d'en haut Ici Radio-Canada Télé 2016 Ended [41]
March 8 Frankie Drake Mysteries CBC Television 2017 Canceled [42]
March 18 Burden of Truth 2018 Ended [43]
April 13 Kim's Convenience 2016 [44]
November 1 Corner Gas Animated CTV Comedy Channel 2018 [45]

Television films and specials

Airdate Show Channel Source
April Faith Heist Super Channel
April 30 Catching a Serial Killer: Bruce McArthur [46]
May 25 The Face of Anonymous TVOntario [47]
June 6 Juno Awards of 2021 CBC Television [48]
July 5 Fresh Water Crave [49]
August 1 FreeUp! The Emancipation Day Special CBC Gem [50]
September 18 2021 TIFF Tribute Awards CTV [51]
September 30 We Know the Truth: Stories to Inspire Reconciliation CBC Television [52]
November 7 43rd Félix Awards Ici Radio-Canada Télé [53]

Networks and services

Network launches

Network Type Launch date Notes
Uvagut TV Cable and satellite January 18 An Inuktut language channel. Translates as "Our TV."[54]

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

External links

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