2024 in Canadian television

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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2024. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Events[edit]

January[edit]

Date Event Source
11 After over 13 years on the air, Groupe TVA's children's channel Yoopa ended operations. The channel was replaced with QUB, a TV broadcast version of Groupe TVA's QUB Radio.

February[edit]

Date Event Source
8 CTV Television Network announces significant news cutbacks at its owned-and-operated stations, including the cancellation of all noon-hour and weekend local newscasts outside of a few major metropolitan markets. [1]

Future events[edit]

July[edit]

Date Event Source
26–August 11 The 2024 Summer Olympics, which will take place in Paris, France, is scheduled to air on CBC, CBC Gem, Ici Télé, and Cable networks like TSN, RDS and Sportsnet.

Programs[edit]

Programs debuting in 2024[edit]

Start date Show Channel Source
January 8 MasterChef Québec TVA [2]
January 9 One More Time CBC [3]
January 10 Wild Cards [3]
January 19 Late Bloomer Crave [4]
January 21 Sight Unseen CTV [5]
February 5 Timber Titans Discovery [6]
February 7 Allegiance CBC [3]
February 8 The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down [7]
February 22 Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Citytv [8]
March 5 Treaty Road APTN [9]
March 22 The Trades Crave [10]
September Old Enough! Canada TVO [11]
TBA The Sticky Amazon Prime Video [12]
Geek Girl Netflix
One Day We'll All Be Dead Crave [4]
So Long, Marianne

Programs ending in 2024[edit]

End date Show Channel First aired Status Source
January 19 Transplant CTV 2020 Ended [13]
Date unknown W5 CTV 1966 Ended [14]

Specials[edit]

Start date Show Channel Source
March 24 Juno Awards of 2024 CBC Television [15]
May 31 12th Canadian Screen Awards [16]
Dates TBA 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards CTV
111th Grey Cup TSN
26th Quebec Cinema Awards Noovo

Networks and services[edit]

Network launches[edit]

  • QUB (January 11, 2024)

Network closures[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Connie Thiessen, "Most noon, weekend CTV newscasts cancelled as part of cuts at Bell Media". Broadcast Dialogue, May 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Hugo Dumas, "Une recette courte, rapide et figée". La Presse, January 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Connie Thiessen, "CBC to launch two new FAST channels as part of 2023-24 programming slate". Broadcast Dialogue, June 1, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Cassandra Szklarski, "CTV adds homegrown baking contest, quiz show while Crave leans into edgy comedies". Toronto Star, June 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Greg David, "Casting details announced for upcoming new CTV original drama series Sight Unseen". TV, eh?, October 12, 2023.
  6. ^ Greg David, "New Canadian original series Timber Titans anchors Discovery’s winter programming lineup". TV, eh?, January 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Seth Rogen, Jennifer Robertson join CBC's 'The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down'". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 30, 2023.
  8. ^ Peter White, "‘Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent’ Sets Cast". Deadline Hollywood, October 16, 2023.
  9. ^ Greg David, "Treaty Road, the ground-breaking docuseries, premieres March 5 on APTN". TV, eh?, February 1, 2024.
  10. ^ Greg David, "From the producers of Trailer Park Boys, the well-oiled and witty new Crave original comedy The Trades premieres March 22". TV, eh?, February 12, 2024.
  11. ^ Whittock, Jesse (January 29, 2024). "Colin Mochrie To Narrate Canadian Version Of Eye-Opening Japanese Format 'Old Enough!', In Which Toddlers Go It Alone". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 22, 2023). "'The Sticky': Margo Martindale, Chris Diamantopoulos & Guillaume Cyr To Star; EP Jamie Lee Curtis To Guest Star In Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  13. ^ "Transplant scrubs in one last time on CTV". Playback, January 16, 2024.
  14. ^ Thiessen, Connie (February 8, 2024). "Most noon, weekend CTV newscasts cancelled as part of cuts at Bell Media". Broadcast Dialogue.
  15. ^ David Friend, "Nelly Furtado promises 'sexy,' 'spicy' show as host of 2024 Juno Awards". Toronto Star, November 7, 2023.
  16. ^ Alex Nino Ghechiu, "Organizers say Canadian Screen Awards will again be a pre-taped ceremony". CityNews, February 8, 2024.

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