1976 in Canadian television

none June 2020 1976 Canadian television The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1976. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches. Events Date Event July 17Lloyd Robertson leaves CBC Television's The National to become co-anchor (with Harvey Kirck) and later solo anchor of the CTV National News. August 1The 1976 Summer Olympics are broadcast worldwide, from Montreal, Quebec, drawing an estimated one billion viewers. October 21The 1976 Canadian Film Awards airs on CTV. Debuts Show Station Premiere Date90 Minutes LiveCBC TelevisionApril 19Pencil BoxThe New AvengersCTVLet's GoSeptember 1Second City TelevisionGlobalSeptember 21BluffOctober 6A Gift to LastCBC TelevisionDecember 19 Ending this year Show Station CancelledThis Is the LawCBC TelevisionApril 6House of PrideUnknownExcuse My FrenchCTV Television shows 1950s Country Canada (1954–2007) CBC News Magazine (1952–1981) Circle 8 Ranch (1955–1978) The Friendly Giant (1958–1985) Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present) The National (1954–present) Front Page Challenge (1957–1995) Wayne and Shuster Show (1958–1989) 1960s CTV National News (1961–present) Land and Sea (1964–present) Man Alive (1967–2000) Mr. Dressup (1967–1996) The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series) The Pig and Whistle (1967–1977) Question Period (1967–present, news program) Reach for the Top (1961–1985) Take 30 (1962–1983) The Tommy Hunter Show (1965–1992) University of the Air (1966–1983) W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program) 1970s The Beachcombers (1972–1990) The Bobby Vinton Show (1975–1978) Canada AM (1972–present, news program) City Lights (1973–1989) Celebrity Cooks (1975–1984) Coming Up Rosie (1975–1978) Definition (1974–1989) the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program) Grand Old Country (1975–1981) Headline Hunters (1972–1983) Howie Meeker's Hockey School (1973–1977) King of Kensington (1975–1980) Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program) Ombudsman (1974–1980) Polka Dot Door (1971-1993) Sidestreet (1975–1978) This Land (1970–1982) V.I.P. (1973–1983) The Watson Report (1975–1981) TV movies The Flower Between the Teeth (La fleur aux dents) The Insurance Man from Ingersoll Kathy Karuks Is a Grizzly Bear A Nest of Shadows Of the Fields, Lately A Thousand Moons What We Have Here Is a People Problem Television stations Debuts Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References July 16 Windsor, Ontario CBEFT 78 Radio-Canada (O&O) Shut down August 1, 2012 July 28 Lloydminster, Alberta-Sask. CITL-TV 4 CTV “CITL-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019. August 29 Trois-Rivieres, Quebec CHEM-TV 8 TVA “CHEM-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019. September 1 Vancouver, British Columbia CKVU-TV 21 Independent “CKVU-DT Station History” https://web.archive.org/web/20190213123732/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/ckvu-dt 2019-02-13 . Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019. September 27 CBUFT 26 Radio-Canada (O&O) “CBUFT-DT Station History” https://web.archive.org/web/20190213123851/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/cbuft-dt 2019-02-13 . Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019. Regina, Saskatchewan CBKFT 13 “CBKFT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019. Births Date Name NotabilityJune 6Emilie-Claire BarlowActress (Sailor Moon, Total Drama)November 7Melyssa AdeRetired actressNovember 26Demore BarnesActor See also 1976 in Canada List of Canadian films References External links List of 1976 Canadian television series at IMDb 1976