1979 in Canadian television

none March 2019 1979 Canadian television The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1979. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches. Events Date Event February 26 CBC Television broadcasts live coverage of the total solar eclipse that occurred over the Canadian Prairies and parts of what is now Nunavut (originally the eastern parts of the Northwest Territories). March 21 Juno Awards of 1979. May 22 Live coverage of the 1979 Canadian election airs on all the main networks. Sep 1 The CBC Parliamentary Television Network is launched and is replaced by CPAC beginning in 1992. Debuts Show Station Premiere DateThe Great DetectiveCBC TelevisionJanuary 17You Can't Do That on TelevisionCJOH-TVFebruary 3Romie-0 and Julie-8CBC TelevisionApril 14Smith & SmithCJOH-TVMay 2Read All About It!TVOntarioCitiesCBC TelevisionFlappersSeptember 21The Littlest HoboCTVOctober 11 Ending this year Show Station CancelledCanada After DarkCBC TelevisionJanuary 26The Magic LieMarch 28Science MagazineApril 15A Gift To LastDecember 16Celebrity CooksGlobalUnknown Television shows 1950s Country Canada (1954–2007) CBC News Magazine (1952–1981) 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) 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) Canada AM (1972–present, news program) Canadian Express (1977–1980) Celebrity Cooks (1975–1984) City Lights (1973–1989) Definition (1974–1989) the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program) Grand Old Country (1975–1981) Headline Hunters (1972–1983) King of Kensington (1975–1980) Let's Go (1976–1984) Live It Up! (1978–1990) The Mad Dash (1978–1985) Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program) Ombudsman (1974–1980) Parlez-moi (1978–1980) Polka Dot Door (1971-1993) Second City Television (1976–1984) This Land (1970–1982) V.I.P. (1973–1983) The Watson Report (1975–1981) 100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program) TV movies Cementhead Certain Practices Every Person Is Guilty Homecoming Je me souviens / Don't Forget Me One of Our Own The Wordsmith Television stations Debuts Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References September 3 Toronto, Ontario CFMT-TV 47 Multicultural independent “CFMT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019. Unknown Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec CFEM-TV 13 TVA “CFEM-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019. Network affiliation changes Date Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation Source Unknown Vancouver, British Columbia (Licensed to Bellingham, Washington, USA) KVOS-TV 12 CBS Independent (primary) CBS (secondary) Most CBS programs on KVOS-TV (with a few exceptions) were dropped by the station due to complaints made by Seattle-based KIRO-TV, which is also carried on Vancouver-area cable systems. Births Date Name NotabilityFebruary 23Maryke HendrikseVoice actress See also 1979 in Canada List of Canadian films References External links List of 1979 Canadian television series at IMDb 1979