2011 in Canadian television

none 2011 The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2011. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings. Events January Date Event 3 The US-Canadian animated television series The Adventures of Chuck and Friends begins airing on Treehouse. 5 The US-Canadian animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic begins airing on Treehouse. 6 Almost 7 million people watch the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships final on TSN and RDS.http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/789769/heart-breaking-gold-medal-game-delivers-record-audience-of-6-9-million-viewers-on-tsn-and-rds Heart-Breaking Gold Medal Game Delivers Record Audience of 6.9 Million Viewers on TSN and RDS January 6, 2011 Canada Newswire December 15, 2011 11 YTV and Family Channel both launch high-definition simulcasts of their east coast video feeds, effectively becoming the first children's networks in Canada to air in HD. These feeds are available through all major television providers in Canada. The latter also undergoes a major rebranding. February Date Event 7 Niagara News TV, a Category B regional news channel serving the Niagara Region, begins broadcasting in Niagara Falls on Cogeco Cable digital channel 556. The channel would later indefinitely suspend operations on April 18, 2011, because of "technical difficulties" cited by owner Peninsula Broadcasting Corporation's president Frank Thibault, with plans to resume operations by fall 2011.Niagara News TV signs off after three months https://web.archive.org/web/20120214154936/http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3080426 2012-02-14 The Standard 2011-02-19 March Date Event 1 Corus Entertainment relaunches Viva as the Canadian version of the Oprah Winfrey Network. April Date Event 12 A combined 3.2 million people watch the 2011 federal leaders debate on the three main networks.http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/682048--the-brioux-report-canucks-and-canadiens-skate-past-idol-and-dancing-with-the-stars-to-top-canadian-ratings Canucks and Canadiens skate past Idol and Dancing with the Stars to top Canadian ratings Bill Brioux April 20, 2011 Toronto.com December 15, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110424115611/http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/682048--the-brioux-report-canucks-and-canadiens-skate-past-idol-and-dancing-with-the-stars-to-top-canadian-ratings April 24, 2011 18 Category B channel Sun News Network debuts, with Toronto independent station CKXT-DT and its Hamilton, Ottawa and London translators being effectively turned into a full-power broadcast relay of the network in Southern Ontario. May Date Event 2 Mlle, a French-language Category B service aimed at women owned by Groupe TVA, launches. June Date Event 1 WildBrain TV launched as Disney XD; the WildBrain-owned specialty channel, formerly owned by Astral Media (licensed separately from premium channel Family Channel, which held programming from the U.S. Disney XD's sister network Disney Channel until 2015) was aimed at an audience between 7 and 15 years old. As Family was previously licensed as a premium television service, and like the channel itself and unlike its sister channel Family Jr. and, at the time, unlike its former sister channels The Movie Network and MPix, and like their former joint venture Teletoon (co-owned with Corus Entertainment at the time) and their BC CBC affiliates, the channel ran commercials during programs. 15 8.7 million people watch Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals on CBC.http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/690016--the-brioux-report-8-7-mil-see-bruins-win-while-muchmusic-fans-go-gaga-for-mmvas 8.7 Mil see Bruins win while MuchMusic fans go Gaga for MMVAs Bill Brioux June 21, 2011 Toronto.com December 15, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110626213333/http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/690016--the-brioux-report-8-7-mil-see-bruins-win-while-muchmusic-fans-go-gaga-for-mmvas June 26, 2011 24 OLN is launched in high-definition. August Date Event 2 Launch of W Network in high-definition. 27 The state funeral for opposition leader Jack Layton airs live on all the main television networks.https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/television/john-doyle/all-three-major-networks-to-carry-layton-funeral/article2143238/ All three major networks to carry Layton funeral Doyle John August 27, 2011 The Globe and Mail December 15, 2011 29 The A television system, as well as Alberta-based educational/entertainment service Access rebrand as CTV Two. At the same time, CJAL-TV (channel 9) in Edmonton and CIAN-TV (channel 13) in Calgary, which both relayed Access' programming over-the-air sign off the air as Access is licensed as a satellite-to-cable undertaking. 31 Analog television is switched off in all of Canada. September Date Event 7 The 2011 Gemini Awards air on CBC Television. October Date Event 3 Rogers Communications launches CityNews Channel, a Category B 24-hour regional cable news channel available in Ontario, based out of the studios of Citytv flagship station CITY-DT. 31 FX Canada launches across the country, the Rogers Communications-owned Category B channel primarily carries original programming from the U.S. cable network FX. November Date Event 1 Toronto station CKXT-DT (channel 52) and its Hamilton and London, Ontario transmitters shut down. CKXT's Ottawa transmitter shut down more than two months earlier on August 31. The move by owner Quebecor Media was due to a CRTC inquiry in early July on the company's usage of the CKXT signal to simulcast Sun News. Television programs 2010–2011 Canadian network television schedule 2011–2012 Canadian network television schedule Programs debuting in 2011 Series currently listed here have been announced by their respective networks as scheduled to premiere in 2011. Note that shows may be delayed or cancelled by the network between now and their scheduled air dates. Show Station Premiere DateThe Adventures of Chuck and FriendsTreehouse TVJanuary 3InSecurityCBCJanuary 4My Little Pony: Friendship Is MagicTreehouse TVJanuary 5Almost Naked AnimalsYTVJanuary 7The Marilyn Denis ShowCTVJanuary 10Being HumanSpaceJanuary 17SkinsThe Movie Network/Movie CentralBlackstoneAPTNJanuary 25Mr. YoungYTVMarch 1Funny as HellHBO CanadaMarch 11My Babysitter's a Vampire: The SeriesTeletoonMarch 14 (English)February 28 (French)EndgameShowcaseMarch 14Splatalot!YTVScaredy SquirrelApril 3Wipeout CanadaTVtropolisTil Debt Do Us Part: Home EditionHGTVApril 7Decked OutTop Chef CanadaFood NetworkKingShowcaseApril 17XIII: The SeriesApril 20Combat HospitalGlobalApril 21Really MeFamilyApril 22Debra!FamilyJune 4PicnicfaceThe Comedy NetworkAugust 31Intervention CanadaSliceSeptember 9Michael: Tuesdays and ThursdaysCBCSeptember 14Cover Me CanadaSeptember 18Crash CanyonTeletoon at NightRecipe to RichesFood Network and GlobalOctober 19The West BlockGlobalNovember 6 Programs ending in 2011 Show Station End dateCarl²TeletoonJanuary 23Make the Politician WorkCBCFebruary 27Total Drama World TourTeletoonApril 24Météo+TFOApril 28Kid vs KatYTVJune 4Dan for MayorCTVSeptember 13HiccupsSo You Think You Can Dance CanadaHow to Be IndieYTVOctober 24Being EricaCBCDecember 12 Made for TV movies & miniseries Show Station Premiere DateThe KennedysHistory TelevisionApril 10John A.: Birth of a CountryCBC TelevisionSeptember 19 Deaths Date Name Age Notability SourceJanuary 8Peter Donaldson57Known best for his stage work, he had recurring guest spots on Road to Avonlea, Street Legal, and Emily of New Moon, starring as John Adams in Liberty! The American Revolution.https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/peter-donaldson-was-finest-actor-s-actor-1.1072309 Peter Donaldson was 'finest actor's actor' January 10, 2011 CBC News December 15, 2011March 26Roger Abbott64British-born Canadian sketch comedian, best known for his years on radio and television program Royal Canadian Air Farce (1975–2010). Also co-executive produced XPM (2003).https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/air-farce-actor-roger-abbott-dies-1.994460 Air Farce actor Roger Abbott dies March 27, 2011 CBC News December 15, 2011April 4Wayne RobsonCanadian television, film and stage actor best known for playing the part of Mike Hamar, an ex-con on The Red Green Show. He won Gemini Awards for And Then You Die (1987) and The Diviners (1993).https://lfpress.com/entertainment/stage/2011/04/06/17902341.html Actor Wayne Robson's death mirrors character Cudworth Laura April 6, 2011 London Free Press December 15, 2011April 17Michael Sarrazin70Canadian film and television. Recurring role on The City. Guest spots on The Virginian, Wojeck, Street Legal, Murder, She Wrote, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/976708--michael-sarrazin-70-was-canada-s-hollywood-rebel Michael Sarrazin, 70, was Canada's Hollywood rebel Howell Peter April 18, 2011 Toronto Star December 15, 2011June 9Claude Léveillée78Singer appearing on French television as an actor.https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/quebec-mourns-singer-songwriter-claude-l%C3%A9veill%C3%A9e-1.1049094 Quebec mourns singer-songwriter Claude Léveillée June 9, 2011 CBC News December 15, 2011July 5Gordon Tootoosis CM69Canadian film, television, and theatre actor of Cree and Stoney descent, Order of Canada winner. In 2011, he co-starred in Blackstone, a series for APTN and Showcase. Television roles include Albert Golo on North of 60, for which he was twice nominated for a Gemini Award, and the voice of Mushom in Wapos Bay: The Series, for which he shared a Gemini Award. Guest spots include MacGyver, Northern Exposure, Lonesome Dove: The Series, and Smallville.https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-actor-gordon-tootoosis-has-died-at-age-69 Canadian actor Gordon Tootoosis dies at age 69 Chung Amy July 5, 2011 The StarPhoenix Postmedia Network December 15, 2011September 15Frances Bay92Canadian-born American actress (Seinfeld, Happy Days, The Middle)"Frances Bay dies: Remembering comedian, classic 'Seinfeld' scene" From Los Angeles Times (September 19, 2011) Television stations Debuts Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References August 1 Bellingham, Washington (USA) (Vancouver, British Columbia) KBCB-DT2 24.2 Estrella TV August 18 KVOS-DT2 12.2 TheCoolTV (not to be confused with Canadian cable channel CoolTV) October 3 Toronto, Ontario CityNews Channel (cable-only) CityNews Network affiliation changes Date Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation References April 18 Toronto, Ontario CKXT-TV/DT 52 (analogue) 66 (digital) Independent Sun News Network (simulcast) April 25 Bellingham, Washington (USA) (Vancouver, British Columbia) KVOS-TV 12.1 Independent MeTV Seattle, WA - OTA - AVS ForumOTA Station Status: Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham, WA - Digital Forum Closures Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes November 1 Toronto, Ontario CKXT-TV/DT 52 (analog) 66 (digital) Sun News Network See also 2011 in Canada List of Canadian films of 2011 References 33em External links List of 2011 Canadian television series at IMDb 2011