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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2021. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Events

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March

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Date Event Source
11 Following its acquisition of the French-language V network, now branded as Noovo, in 2020, Bell Media announces the relaunch of dedicated news division Noovo Info. The network has had only a barebones news presence since former owner Remstar imposed major staffing cutbacks in 2008; under Bell Media's new plan, the network's news division will relaunch a twice-daily newscast titled Le Fil on March 29. [1]

June

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Date Event Source
16 The journalism division of the CBC — News, Current Affairs, and Local — are to turn off commenting on their Facebook posts for four weeks. The move was in response to written attacks on staff, and moderation levels described as "not sustainable." [2]

Programs

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Programs debuting in 2021

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Start date Show Channel Source
January 5 Humour Resources CBC Television [3]
January 6 Sans rancune TVA [4]
January 10 Big Brother Célébrités Noovo [5]
January 13 Entre deux draps Noovo [6]
January 15 Anyone's Game CBC Television [7]
February 4 Project Bakeover Food Network [8]
February 7 Holmes Family Effect CTV [9]
February 13 Gespe'gewa'gi: The Last Land APTN [10]
February 18 Rock Solid Builds HGTV [11]
February 23 Pretty Hard Cases CBC Television [12]
February 26 Arctic Vets [13]
March 4 For Heaven's Sake CBC Gem [14]
March 6 This Is Pop CTV [15]
March 22 Shine True OutTV [16]
March 29 Le Fil Noovo [1]
April 30 Cam Boy OutTV [17]
May 7 Way Over Me (Sortez-moi de moi) Crave, Super Écran [18]
May 8 Yukon Harvest APTN [19]
May 17 Gabby's Farm TVOntario [20]
June 1 Querencia APTN Lumi [21]
July 16 SurrealEstate CTV Sci-Fi Channel [22]
August 25 Motel Makeover Netflix [23]
August 27 Undisrupted CBC Gem [24]
September 6 Mary Makes It Easy CTV Life Channel [25]
September 9 Race Against the Tide CBC Television [26]
September 10 Unsettled APTN [27]
September 13 Qui sait chanter? Noovo [28]
September 14 Moonshine CBC Television [26]
Strays [26]
September 15 Virage Noovo [29]
September 17 Family Law Global [30]
September 18 Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go Treehouse TV
September 19 Chanteurs masqués TVA [31]
October 11 Roast Battle Canada CTV Comedy Channel [32]
October 12 British Columbia: An Untold History Knowledge [33]
October 20 Vollies TV1 [34]
October 25 Call Me Mother OutTV [35]
October 29 Overlord and the Underwoods CBC Gem [36]
November 9 Sort Of CBC Television [26]
November 22 The Missus Downstairs TV1
December 9 1 Queen 5 Queers Crave [37]
Unknown date Happy House of Frightenstein Family Jr. [38]
Pink Is In TV1 [39]

Programs ending in 2021

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End date Show Channel First aired Status Source
February 8 Les Pays d'en haut Ici Radio-Canada Télé 2016 Ended [40]
March 8 Frankie Drake Mysteries CBC Television 2017 Canceled [41]
March 18 Burden of Truth 2018 Ended [42]
April 13 Kim's Convenience 2016 [43]
November 1 Corner Gas Animated CTV Comedy Channel 2018 [44]

Television films and specials

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Airdate Show Channel Source
April Faith Heist Super Channel
April 30 Catching a Serial Killer: Bruce McArthur [45]
May 25 The Face of Anonymous TVOntario [46]
June 6 Juno Awards of 2021 CBC Television [47]
July 5 Fresh Water Crave [48]
August 1 FreeUp! The Emancipation Day Special CBC Gem [49]
September 18 2021 TIFF Tribute Awards CTV [50]
September 30 We Know the Truth: Stories to Inspire Reconciliation CBC Television [51]
November 7 43rd Félix Awards Ici Radio-Canada Télé [52]

Networks and services

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Network launches

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Network Type Launch date Notes
Uvagut TV Cable and satellite January 18 An Inuktut language channel. Translates as "Our TV."[53]

Network conversions and rebrandings

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Old network name New network name Type Conversion date Notes
HIFI BBC First March 16

Network closures

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Network Type Closure date Notes
BookTelevision February 21
Fashion Television

Station closures

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Market Station Affiliation Closure date Notes
Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec CKRT-DT Ici Radio-Canada Télé August 31

Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Bell Media introduces new French-language news service". The Suburban, March 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Fenlon, Brodie (15 June 2021). "Why CBC is turning off Facebook comments on news posts for a month". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ Dana Gee, "A resourceful comedy". The Province, January 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Natalie Slight, "Tout ce que vous devez savoir sur Sans rancune, la nouvelle émission de Pier-Luc Funk". 7 Jours, January 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Lysandre Dolbec, "Big Brother Célébrités: deux nouvelles participantes dévoilées!". En Vedette, December 7, 2020.
  6. ^ Élizabeth Lepage-Boily, "Entre deux draps : Le « Un gars, une fille » de 2020". Showbizz, January 6, 2021.
  7. ^ Greg David, "CBC docuseries Anyone’s Game to premiere January 15". TV, eh?, December 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Jordan Pinto, "Corus slates eOne’s Project Bakeover for winter 2021". Playback, December 18, 2020.
  9. ^ Mark Daniell, "Mike Holmes makes it right with 'Holmes Family Effect'". Toronto Sun, February 6, 2021.
  10. ^ Eric Dicaire, "New docuseries opens a window into the lives of eastern Mi'kmaw fishers". CBC News Montreal, February 14, 2021.
  11. ^ Greg David, "Preview: HGTV’s Rock Solid Builds is a party on The Rock". TV, eh?, February 16, 2021.
  12. ^ Victoria Ahearn, "CBC reveals fall/winter lineup including 'Battle of the Blades,' 'Lady Dicks'" Archived 2020-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. CKGL, May 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "CBC's 'Arctic Vets' brings viewers up close with polar bears, seals and muskox". Kelowna Daily Courier, February 24, 2021.
  14. ^ Bruce Head, "Docuseries about 86-year-old Minden mystery premieres on CBC Gem and Paramount+ on March 4". Kawartha Now, February 26, 2021.
  15. ^ Greg David, "The power of pop music is uncovered in new CTV original series This is Pop". TV, eh?, March 1, 2021.
  16. ^ Greg David, "OUTtv and Fuse announce premiere date and cast for Shine True". TV, eh?, February 11, 2021.
  17. ^ Dino-Ray Ramos, "OUTtv Media Group Teams With Producer Entertainment Group Launch First LGBTQ+ Apple TV Channel". Deadline Hollywood, March 29, 2021.
  18. ^ Karl Hardy, "Sortez-moi de moi : voyez la première bande-annonce avec Sophie Lorain!". En Vedette, March 11, 2021.
  19. ^ Paloma Pacheco, "New series Yukon Harvest examines the meaning of hunting to Indigenous people". The Globe and Mail, May 14, 2021.
  20. ^ Greg David, "BGM Sphere announces new pre-school series 'Gabby's Farm' to debut on TVOkids on May 17". TV, eh?, April 22, 2021.
  21. ^ Craig Takeuchi, "APTN series Querencia follows romance between two Indigiqueer women". Now, May 31, 2021.
  22. ^ Greg David, "SurrealEstate haunts CTV Sci-Fi Channel, July 16". TV, eh?, June 16, 2021.
  23. ^ Brent Furdyk, "Two Toronto Women Transform A Decrepit Motel Into A Boutique Vacation Destination In Netflix Reality Show ‘Motel Makeover’". ET Canada, July 28, 2021.
  24. ^ Marsha Lederman, "National Arts Centre Orchestra’s eclectic new CBC Gem series showcases Canadian talent". The Globe and Mail, September 1, 2021.
  25. ^ Greg David, "Award-winner Mary Berg is back on TV with Mary Makes it Easy". TV, eh?, September 3, 2021.
  26. ^ a b c d Greg David, "CBC sets fall schedule and unveils 2021-22 programming slate, including over 35 original series from Canadian creators". TV, eh?, June 2, 2021.
  27. ^ Greg David, "An Indigenous woman returns to her birth family in APTN’s Unsettled". TV, eh?, September 15, 2021.
  28. ^ Nolin, Stéphanie (March 11, 2021). "Julie Snyder produit l'adaptation québécoise de I Can See Your Voice". Showbizz (in French). Happy Geeks Media.
  29. ^ Annabelle Caillou, "«Virage»: après le sport, le néant?". Le Devoir, September 8, 2021.
  30. ^ "'Departure', 'The Equalizer' and 'neXt' All Coming to the Global TV Fall 2020 Lineup". ET Canada, June 23, 2020.
  31. ^ Jean Philippe Angers, "Des chanteurs masqués, danseurs et politiciens à la télé". La Presse, September 14, 2021.
  32. ^ Dave MacIntyre, "Roast Battle Canada showcases the northern brand of vicious comedy". Cult MTL, October 11, 2021.
  33. ^ Greg David, "Preview: British Columbia: An Untold History is a crash course in the province’s diverse story". TV, eh?, October 11, 2021.
  34. ^ John Doyle, "Four fun or powerful shorts from the fringes of TV". The Globe and Mail, November 3, 2021.
  35. ^ Mr. Wavvy, "Time Out Market Montreal is hosting a Halloween Drag Brunch". Cult MTL, October 6, 2021.
  36. ^ Greg David, "Exclusive first look at the new trailer for CBC Gem’s Overlord and the Underwoods". TV, eh?, October 21, 2021.
  37. ^ Greg David, "Brooke Lynn Hytes presides over a panel of her queers in the Crave Original Series 1 Queen 5 Queers". TV, eh?, November 8, 2021.
  38. ^ Tyler Evans, "Company taps into 50th anniversary nostalgia of Hilarious House of Frightenstein". Newmarket Today, October 11, 2021.
  39. ^ "Pink Is In". Burlington Post, January 26, 2021.
  40. ^ Marc-André Lemieux, "Les pays d’en haut: une finale plus sombre était initialement prévue". Le Journal de Montréal, February 9, 2021.
  41. ^ "CBC'S FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES ENDS AFTER FOUR SEASONS". tv-eh.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  42. ^ Grobar, Matt (March 18, 2021). "'Burden Of Truth' Canceled; CBC Drama To End With Season 4". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  43. ^ White, Peter (March 8, 2021). "Canadian Comedy 'Kim's Convenience' To End With Fifth Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  44. ^ "'Corner Gas Animated' to end after 4th season". Global News. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  45. ^ John Doyle, "Unnerving: The Bruce McArthur case as true-crime story". The Globe and Mail, April 28, 2021.
  46. ^ Courtney Small, "The Face of Anonymous Review: The Complexity of Online Activism". Point of View, April 29, 2021.
  47. ^ Breanne Doyle, "Star-studded 50th annual JUNO Awards is this weekend—until then, CBC has you covered for live music entertainment". The Georgia Straight, June 2, 2021.
  48. ^ Mackenzie Patterson, "Fresh Water documentary spotlights Brazilian native finding refuge in Great Lakes surfing community". Streets of Toronto, July 19, 2021.
  49. ^ "FreeUp!: This Sunday, join artists across Canada to celebrate Emancipation Day 2021". CBC Arts, July 27, 2021.
  50. ^ Victoria Ahearn, "Alanis Obomsawin, Denis Villeneuve to get TIFF Tribute Awards at Toronto film fest". Toronto Star, July 22, 2021.
  51. ^ John Doyle, "Stop, listen and watch: Stories to take in on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation"]. The Globe and Mail, September 30, 2021.
  52. ^ Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala de l'ADISQ 2021 : La soirée de Roxane Bruneau et FouKi". Showbizz, November 7, 2021.
  53. ^ "New Uvagut TV to feature all programming made in Inuktut language". The Globe and Mail, January 14, 2021.
  54. ^ Perine, Aaron (May 28, 2021). "Spider-Man Original Voice Actor Paul Soles Dies at 90". ComicBook.com. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  55. ^ Langan, Fred (August 13, 2021). "Versatile character actor Alfie Scopp never stopped working". The Globe and Mail.
  56. ^ Evans, Greg (September 14, 2021). "Norm Macdonald Dies: Influential Comedian And Former 'SNL' Weekend Update Anchor Was 61". Deadline. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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