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2014 in Canadian television
Television-related events in Canada during the year of 2014
The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2014. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.
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Notable events
January
March
April
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| Date | Event |
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| 1 | Rogers Media launched a sister network to FX Canada titled FXX based on the American network of the same name.[5] |
| 9 | The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announces another round of cutbacks, eliminating 657 jobs across its properties, cutting back some original programming, and decimating the CBC Sports division, which will no longer compete for professional sports rights.[6] |
| 13 | Yoan Garneau wins the second season of La Voix. |
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May
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| 8 | Jon Pardy wins the second season of Big Brother Canada. |
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July
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| 31 | DHX Media acquires Family Channel and its sister networks after following an approval by the CRTC on July 24, 2014.[7][8][9] |
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August
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| 25 | TSN will add three additional digital networks to its suite, bringing its total to five. The existing part-time regional sports networks covering the Winnipeg Jets (but not the Montreal Canadiens, who will be replaced by the Ottawa Senators in TSN's lineup, or the Buffalo Sabres) will be integrated into the new TSN channels.[10][11] but was moved up to August 25 in order to accommodate multiple-court coverage throughout the 2014 US Open.[12] |
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October
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| 8 | Rogers Media will begin an exclusive 12-year contract to carry National Hockey League games that will see the company broadcast the league's games across its own media outlets and take over operations of the longstanding Hockey Night in Canada program. The Rogers-produced HNIC will continue to air on CBC Television as the CBC gives Rogers six hours of free airtime each week to carry the program.[13] |
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Programs debuting in 2014
Series currently listed here have been announced by their respective networks as scheduled to premiere in 2014. Note that shows may be delayed or cancelled by the network between now and their scheduled air dates.
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| Start Date | Show | Channel | Source |
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| January 5 | The Best Laid Plans | CBC Television | |
| January 7 | Numb Chucks | YTV | |
| January 9 | Total Drama All-Stars | Teletoon | |
| January 11 | Bitten | Space | |
| January 16 | Packages from Planet X | Teletoon | |
| January 19 | Brave New Girls | E! | |
| February 8 | SNL Québec | Télé-Québec | |
| February 24 | Remedy | Global | |
| March 6 | Spun Out | CTV | |
| March 12 | Working the Engels | Global | |
| March 13 | Wild Canada | CBC | |
| March 18 | Colin and Justin's Cabin Pressure | Cottage Life | [14] |
| April 16 | Unusually Thicke | Slice | [15] |
| July 20 | Sensitive Skin | HBO Canada | [16] |
| September 4 | Total Drama Pahkitew Island | Teletoon | |
| October 6 | Strange Empire | CBC | |
| October 20 | Dr. Dimensionpants | Teletoon | |
| November 23 | Mohawk Girls | OMNI/APTN | [17] |
| TBD | One Night Stand with Annie Sibonney | Discovery World | |
| I Wrecked My House | HGTV | ||
| Nouvelle adresse | Ici Radio-Canada Télé | ||
| Série noire |
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Programs ending in 2014
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| End date | Show | Channel | First aired | Status | Source |
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| March 17 | Best Recipes Ever | CBC | 2010 | Cancelled | [18] |
| March 27 | Total Drama All-Stars | Teletoon | 2014 | Ended | |
| April 8 | Arctic Air | CBC | 2012 | Cancelled | [19] |
| July 6 | Video on Trial | MuchMusic | 2005 | Ended | |
| The Wedge | 1992 | ||||
| August 29 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight | CBC | 2005 | [20] | |
| November 20 | Total Drama Pahkitew Island | Teletoon | 2014 | ||
| December 10 | Republic of Doyle | CBC | 2010 | [21] |
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Stations changing network affiliation
The following is a list of television stations that have made or will make noteworthy network affiliation changes in 2014.
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| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Prior affiliation | New affiliation | Source |
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| September 1 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | CKPR-DT | 2.1 | CBC Television | CTV | [22] |
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Network launches
- "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-738". CRTC. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- Vessing, Etan (2013-12-20). "Corus/Teletoon Deal Approved by CRTC". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- "Press Release - Corus Entertainment Completes Purchase of Historia, Séries+ and TELETOON Canada Inc". Corusent.com. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- "Canadian Screen Awards: Orphan Black, Less Than Kind, Enemy nominated". CBC News, January 13, 2014.
- "Rogers Media to Launch FXX Canada in 2014 Via FX Networks Pact". The Hollywood Reporter. May 29, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- CBC to cut 657 jobs, will no longer compete for professional sports rights. CBC (April 9, 2014). Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- "DHX Media receives CRTC approval on $170M acquisition of Family Channel and three other children's channels". DHX Media. July 24, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- Vessing, Etan (July 24, 2014). "DHX Media approved for Family Channel takeover". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- "DHX Media closes Family Channel acquisition and announces management changes". Canada Newswire. July 31, 2014. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- "TSN goes on the offence, unveils three new channels". The Globe and Mail. May 6, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- "TSN expanding to a total of five national feeds". TSN.ca. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- "TSN's expansion to five national feeds debuts Aug. 25". TSN.ca. Bell Media. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- "Rogers reaches 12-year broadcast deal with NHL worth $5.2-billion". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- "Alan Thicke reality series coming to Slice in April". Toronto Star, March 12, 2014.
- "New Canadian Dramedy SENSITIVE SKIN Premieres Sunday, July 20 at 8 p.m. ET/MT, on HBO Canada". CNW Group. June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- Kelly, Jeanette (November 21, 2014). "Mohawk Girls TV series takes edgy look at dating". CBC News. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- "CBC cancels Cracked, Arctic Air, cooking shows". cbc.ca. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- Vlessing, Etan (March 17, 2014). "Canada's CBC Cancels 'Arctic Air,' 'Cracked' as Budget Chops Bite". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- Brioux, Bill (March 9, 2014). "Report: Strombo scores as Rogers' HNiC host". brioux.tv. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- "The last days of Republic of Doyle". Toronto Star, October 10, 2014.
- "CTV set to return to CKPR-TV". tbnewswatch.com, June 18, 2014.