2008 in Canadian television
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This is a list of Canadian television related events from 2008.
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Events
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! Date | Event |
| February 11 | Global National moves its main studio from Vancouver to Ottawa. |
| February 14 | Launch of new television channel Cosmopolitan TV. |
| March 7 | Corus Entertainment announces a takeover offer for Canadian Learning Television. |
| March 31 | The CRTC approves the sale of CHNU-TV in Vancouver and CIIT-TV in Winnipeg from Rogers Media to S-VOX, as well as the sale of CHNM-TV in Vancouver from Multivan to Rogers. |
| April 25 | Film producer Remstar Corporation applies to the CRTC to acquire the insolvent TQS network in Quebec from Cogeco. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation submits a simultaneous application to acquire the three Cogeco-owned Télévision de Radio-Canada affiliates. |
| June 26 | The CRTC approves the Cogeco television sales (see April 25 above). |
| August 11 | A-Channel and Atlantic Satellite Network are officially rebranded as A. |
| rowspan="2"| September 1 | Omni Television launches CJCO-TV in Calgary and CJEO-TV in Edmonton. CHNM-TV in Vancouver is also rebranded as "Omni". |
| S-VOX's religious stations (see March 31 above) are rebranded as Joytv. | |
| September 8 | Theo Tams is named winner of the sixth and final season of Canadian Idol. |
| October 30 | Launch of the Canadian version of HBO. |
| November 28 | 2008 Gemini Awards. |
| December 7 | Charles-Éric Boncoeur wins the fifth season of Loft Story. |
= Debuts =
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! Show | Station | Premiere Date |
| The Border
|CBC |January 7 | ||
| Miss Météo
|rowspan="2"|January 8 | ||
| jPod
|rowspan="5"|CBC | ||
| Sophie
|January 9 | ||
| MVP
|January 11 | ||
| Steven and Chris
|January 14 | ||
| The Week the Women Went
|January 21 | ||
| The Guard
|January 22 | ||
| Murdoch Mysteries
|January 24 | ||
| Météo+
|TFO |February 14 | ||
| The Latest Buzz
|March 14 | ||
| The Daily
|June 9 | ||
| He Said, She Said
|July 2 | ||
| Flashpoint
|CTV |July 11 | ||
| The Next Star
|YTV |July 18 | ||
| Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag
|W Network |September 3 | ||
| So You Think You Can Dance Canada
|CTV |September 11 | ||
| Less Than Kind
|Citytv |October 13 | ||
| 16x9 - The Bigger Picture
|Global |November 30 | ||
| The Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price
|HGTV |December 8 |
= Ending this year =
| class="wikitable"
! Show | Station | Cancelled |
| George of the Jungle
|rowspan="3"|Teletoon |January 11 | ||
| Atomic Betty
|January 29 | ||
| Class of the Titans
|February 2 | ||
| Ants in Your Pants
|February 20 | ||
| About a Girl
|February 29 | ||
| Whistler
|CTV |April 19 | ||
| ReGenesis
|May 25 | ||
| Ruby Gloom
|YTV |June 1 | ||
| Instant Star
|rowspan="2"|CTV |June 28 | ||
| Robson Arms
|June 30 | ||
| Delilah and Julius
|August 16 | ||
| The Baby Blue Movie
|August 30 | ||
| Ed & Red's Night Party
|August 31 | ||
| Speakers' Corner
|August 31 | ||
| Wayside
|September 1 | ||
| Paradise Falls
|September 26 | ||
| Total Drama Island
|November 29 | ||
| Trailer Park Boys
|December 7 | ||
| Royal Canadian Air Farce
|CBC |December 31 |
Television shows
{{main|2008–2009 Canadian network television schedule}}
=1950s=
- Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present, sports telecast)
- The National (1954–present, news program)
=1960s=
- CTV National News (1961–present)
- Land and Sea (1964–present)
- The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series)
- Question Period (1967–present, news program)
- W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)
=1970s=
- Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
- the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
- Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
- 100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program)
=1980s=
- CityLine (1987–present, news program)
- Fashion File (1989–2009)
- Just For Laughs (1988–present)
=1990s=
- CBC News Morning (1999–present)
- Daily Planet (1995–present)
- eTalk (1995–present, entertainment newsmagazine program)
- The Passionate Eye (1993–present)
- Royal Canadian Air Farce (1993–2008, comedy sketch series)
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1992–present)
=2000s=
- Atomic Betty (2004–present, children's animated series)
- The Best Years (2007–present)
- Billable Hours (2006–2008)
- The Border (2008–present)
- Canadian Idol (2003–2008)
- Captain Flamingo (2006–present, children's animated series)
- CBC News: Sunday Night (2004–present)
- Chilly Beach (2003–present, animated series)
- Class of the Titans (2005–2008, animated series)
- Corner Gas (2004–2009)
- Canada's Worst Driver (2005–present, reality series)
- Le Cœur a ses raisons (2005–present)
- Da Kink in My Hair (2007–present)
- Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–present)
- Dragons' Den (2006–present)
- Doc Zone (2006–present)
- Durham County (2007–present)
- ET Canada (2005–present)
- Flashpoint (2008–present)
- Global Currents (2005–present, newsmagazine/documentary series)
- Grossology (2006–present, children's animated series)
- The Guard (2008–present)
- Heartland (2007–present)
- The Hour (2005–present, talk show)
- Instant Star (2004–2008)
- JR Digs (2001–present, comedy prank series)
- Kenny vs. Spenny (2002–2010, comedy reality series)
- Little Mosque on the Prairie (2007–present)
- Mantracker (2006–present, reality series)
- Murdoch Mysteries (2008–present)
- Odd Job Jack (animated series, 2003–present)
- Paradise Falls (2001–present)
- ReGenesis (2004–2008)
- Restaurant Makeover (2005–2008)
- Rick Mercer Report (2004–present)
- Robson Arms (2005–2008)
- 6Teen (2004–present, animated series)
- 16x9 - The Bigger Picture (2008–present, newsmagazine program)
- Total Drama (2007–present, animated series)
- Trailer Park Boys (2001–2008)
- Whistler (2006–2008)
TV movies & miniseries
- Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
- Elijah
- Guns
- Mayerthorpe
- Murder on Her Mind
- Sticks and Stones
- The Terrorist Next Door
- Victor
- Would Be Kings
Television stations
=Debuts=
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! Date ! Market ! Station ! Channel ! Affiliation ! Notes/References |
| rowspan=2| September 15
| CJCO-TV | 38 | rowspan=2| Omni Television |
| Edmonton, Alberta
| CJEO-TV | 56 |
=Network affiliation changes=
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! Date ! Market ! Station ! Channel ! Old affiliation ! New affiliation ! References |
| Vancouver, British Columbia
| 66 (analogue) | Joytv | |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=tv_series&release_date=2008-01-01,2008-12-31&countries=ca&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 2008 Canadian television series] at IMDb
{{Years in TV by country|2008}}
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