2025 in Canadian television
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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2025. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.
Upcoming events
[edit]January
[edit]| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers Sports & Media's new agreement for Warner Bros. Discovery lifestyle and factual brands, announced in June 2024, takes effect. New versions of five WBD-licensed channel brands previously licensed to Bell Media or Corus Entertainment will launch under Rogers ownership, with other affected brands available through Citytv+. Five Discovery-branded channels owned by Bell will rebrand, two adopting new brands licensed from NBCUniversal. | [1][2] |
Programs
[edit]Programs debuting in 2025
[edit]| Start date | Show | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Locals Welcome | CBC Television | [3] |
| North of North | [4] | ||
| Saint-Pierre | |||
| Slaycation | Crave | [5] | |
| Small Achievable Goals | CBC Television | [4] | |
| Snotty Nose Rez Kids | |||
| Super Team Canada | Crave | [5] |
Specials
[edit]| Start date | Show | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 30 | Juno Awards of 2025 | CBC | [6] |
| November 16 | 112th Grey Cup | CTV, TSN | |
| Dates TBA | 13th Canadian Screen Awards | CBC | |
| 2025 Canadian Country Music Awards | CTV | ||
| 27th Quebec Cinema Awards | Noovo |
Networks and services
[edit]Network launches
[edit]- Discovery[a] (January 1, 2025)
- Food Network[a] (January 1, 2025)
- HGTV[a] (January 1, 2025)
- Investigation Discovery[a] (January 1, 2025)
- Magnolia Network[a] (January 1, 2025)
Network rebrandings
[edit]- Animal Planet (rebranding to CTV Wild Channel on January 1, 2025)
- Discovery[b] (rebranding to USA Network on January 1, 2025)
- Discovery Science (rebranding to CTV Nature Channel on January 1, 2025)
- Discovery Velocity (rebranding to CTV Speed Channel on January 1, 2025)
- Investigation Discovery[b] (rebranding to Oxygen True Crime on January 1, 2025)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e New channel operated by Rogers Sports & Media, under a brand previously used by a different channel
- ^ a b Outgoing rightsholder to this brand; channel operated by Bell Media
References
[edit]- ^ Thiessen, Connie (August 28, 2024). "Rogers outlines plans to launch new channels". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Thiessen, Connie (2024-10-17). "Bell to bring USA Network, Oxygen True Crime to Canada". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ Justin Anderson, "Food format “Locals Welcome,” new docs among CBC’s 2024-25 slate". RealScreen, May 23, 2024.
- ^ a b Jesse Whittock, "CBC’s 2024-25 Slate Includes Netflix Comedy, Sitcom From ‘Baroness Von Sketch’ Pair & Music Doc Backed By Idris Elba; Simu Liu To Guest On ‘Dragons’ Den’". Deadline Hollywood, May 23, 2024.
- ^ a b Alex Nino Gheciu, "New Will Arnett animated show, Drag Race series coming to Bell this fall/winter". Yahoo! News, June 6, 2024.
- ^ Stuart Derdeyn, "Vancouver to host the 54th Juno Awards in 2025". Vancouver Sun, January 25, 2024.