2015_in_Canadian_television

2015 in Canadian television

Television-related events in Canada during the year of 2015

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2015. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Events

Notable events

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"Global TV anchor Leslie Roberts suspended". Toronto Star, January 8, 2015.

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"How J.P. Manoux’s arrest put Spun Out behind bars: Menon". Toronto Star, January 29, 2015.

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"Sun News Network goes off the air". Globe and Mail. February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

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"Canadian Screen Awards Unveil Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, January 13, 2015.

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"Local TV landscape changes as CHEX strikes deal with CTV" Archived 2015-05-21 at the Wayback Machine. Peterborough Examiner, May 20, 2015.

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"Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-403". CRTC. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

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Cogeco announces bpm:tv's shutdown

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Donovan, Kevin (June 9, 2015). "CBC host Evan Solomon fired after Star investigation finds he took secret cut of art deals". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 9, 2015.

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"CHCH TV suspends newscasts as company declares bankruptcy". Hamilton Spectator, December 11, 2015.

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Greg David, "APTN’s Guilt Free Zone returns for raucous laughs and rockin’ talent". TV, eh?, May 22, 2018.

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"Book of Negroes debuts Jan. 7 on CBC". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, November 27, 2014.

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"HGTV’s ‘The Expandables’ helps create space for cramped homeowners". Global News, January 9, 2015.

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"Sunnyside a surreal new Canadian sketch-com awash in ponies" Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. canada.com, January 7, 2015.

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"How Eugene Levy convinced CBC to name his show ‘Schitt’s Creek’". Toronto Star, January 12, 2015.

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"Calgary-shot Young Drunk Punk to get second run on CBC this fall in innovative deal between networks". Calgary Herald, January 9, 2015.

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Brioux, Bill (December 31, 2014). "Canadian TV to watch for in 2015". The Canadian Press. Toronto Star. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.

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"Cameron Mathison Talks 'Game Of Homes' Anticipation". ET Canada, March 12, 2015.

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"It's Game On for Daily Show's Samantha Bee". Toronto Star, April 29, 2015.

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"Food Network to Launch Canadian Original Series" Archived 2015-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcaster, July 31, 2015.

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"Shaw Media Begins Production on New Documentary Series to Appear on Slice". Broadcaster, January 12, 2015.

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"CBC-TV Unveils Fall Schedule" Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcaster, September 16, 2015.

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"Chris Hyndman death prompts end of Steven and Chris show". CBC News, August 21, 2015.

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Christopher Hyndman, co-host of CBC's Steven and Chris, dead. CBC News, August 4, 2015.

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"CBC drops local TV affiliates in Oshawa, Peterborough and Kingston". Toronto Star. August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

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Obituary for Don Harron from the Globe and Mail, 1/17/2015

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"Jonathan Crombie, Anne of Green Gables actor, dead at 48". CBC News, April 18, 2015.

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"Jim Perry, game show 'king', dies at 82". CTV News. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

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Date	Event
8	Global News suspends Leslie Roberts, the anchor and executive editor of its local newscasts on flagship station CIII-DT, after a Toronto Star investigation reveals that he is also a silent partner in a public relations firm which was regularly placing its clients on his own programs.^[1]
26	CTV suspends all scheduled broadcasts of the new season of its sitcom Spun Out, after cast member J. P. Manoux is arrested on charges of voyeurism.^[2]

Date	Event
1	After 15 years, Cogeco officially signs Bpm:tv off the air.^[7]
9	The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation fires Evan Solomon, the host of Power & Politics on CBC News Network and The House on CBC Radio One, after the Toronto Star publishes conflict of interest allegations that Solomon was using his journalistic connections for personal benefit by running a private art sales brokerage business for clients including past interview guests on his CBC shows.^[8]

Start Date	Show	Channel	Source
January 3	Guilt Free Zone	APTN	^[10]
January 7	The Book of Negroes	CBC Television	^[11]
January 9	Sports on Fire	HBO Canada
January 8	The Expandables	HGTV	^[12]
January 8	Sunnyside	City	^[13]
January 13	Schitt's Creek	CBC Television	^[14]
January 21	Young Drunk Punk	City CBC Television	^[15]
February 2	Songs of Freedom	Vision TV
February 18	X Company	CBC	^[16]
March 17	Game of Homes	W	^[17]
May 4	Game On	YTV	^[18]
May 12	Masters of Flip	W
May 21	Between	City
June 23	Fool Canada	CBC Television
June 23	Still Standing	CBC Television
July 4	Panda Pop: The Animated Series	College
August 31	Chef in Your Ear	The Food Network	^[19]
September 1	First Dates Canada	Slice	^[20]
October 2	Crash Gallery	CBC Television	^[21]
October 4	Exhibitionists		^[21]
October 4	Keeping Canada Alive		^[21]
October 5	This Life		^[21]
October 14	The Romeo Section		^[21]
November 6	Interrupt This Program		^[21]
November 8	Blood and Water	OMNI
Date unknown	Le nouveau show	ARTV, Ici Radio-Canada Télé

End date	Show	Channel	First aired	Status	Source
January 5	Johnny Spencer	College	2008	Cancelled
January 29	Detentionaire	Teletoon	2011	Ended
May 25	Grojband		2013	Canceled
July 11	Packages from Planet X		2014
July 16	Steven and Chris	CBC	2008		^[22]^[23]
July 29	Rookie Blue	Global Television Network	2010	Ended

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Prior affiliation	New affiliation	Source
August 31	Peterborough, Ontario	CHEX-DT	12.1	CBC	CTV, Global (secondary)	^[24]^[5]^[6]
	Kingston, Ontario	CKWS-DT	11.1
	Oshawa, Ontario	CHEX-TV-2	22 (analog)

2015_in_Canadian_television

2015 in Canadian television

Events

Notable events

January

February

March

April

May

June

December

Television programs

Programs debuting in 2015

Changes of network affiliation

Programs ending in 2015

Television stations

Stations changing network affiliation

Network conversions and rebrandings

Deaths

See also

References

External links

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Date	Event
12	Kevin Bazinet wins the third season of La Voix.I
16	Broadcaster Corus Entertainment announced that it had reached an agreement with the Disney–ABC Television Group to acquire long-term, Canadian multi-platform rights to distribute Disney Channel's programming library and associated brands. As a result, Canadian versions of Disney Channel in English and French would launch on September 1, 2015.

Date	Event
12	Sarah Hanlon wins season 3 of Big Brother Canada.
20	Corus Entertainment announces that its three CBC Television affiliate stations in Ontario — CHEX-DT in Peterborough, CHEX-TV-2 in Oshawa and CKWS-DT in Kingston — will switch their affiliation to CTV effective August 31. Legally, the affiliation deal is described by Corus as a "program supply agreement" (the term "affiliation" has specific legal implications under CRTC rules), as Corus maintains editorial control over the stations' programming and the ability to sell local advertising, and is not delegating responsibility for CTV programs aired by the stations to Bell Media, CTV's parent company.^[5]^[6]

Old network name	New network name	Conversion date	Notes
Bite	Makeful	August 24
Teletoon Retro	Cartoon Network and Disney Channel	September 1
Disney Junior	Family Jr.	September 18	DHX Media was acquiring the Disney rights to Corus Entertainment.
Disney XD	CHRGD	October 9

Date	Name	Age	Notability	Source
January 17	Don Harron	90	Canadian actor, writer, and radio personality, best known for appearances as Charlie Farquharson on Hee Haw and other programs.	^[25]
April 15	Jonathan Crombie	48	Best known as Gilbert Blythe in the Anne of Green Gables television movies.	^[26]
April 23	Lois Lilienstein	78	Musical performer who starred on The Elephant Show and Skinnamarink TV as a member of children's trio Sharon, Lois & Bram.
August 4	Chris Hyndman	49	Interior designer, talk show host (Designer Guys, Steven and Chris)	^[23]
November 20	Jim Perry	82	American-born game show host (Canadian shows included Definition, Headline Hunters, Miss Canada pageant)	^[27]