1996 in Canadian television

This is a list of Canadian television related events from 1996.

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Events

Date	Event
January 14	16th Genie Awards.
February 14	The long running CBC children's series Mr. Dressup broadcasts its last new episode after 28 years. Re-runs would continue to air on the network until 2006.
March 3	1996 Gemini Awards.
March 10	Juno Awards of 1996.
November 27	17th Genie Awards

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Doctor Who: The Movie	CITV	May 12
Stickin' Around	YTV	August 14
Life and Times	CBC Television	October 4
Nilus the Sandman	Family Channel	October 5
Wind at My Back	CBC Television	December 1
Black Harbour		December 4
The Newsroom		Unknown
The Rez
Traders	Global

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
Side Effects	CBC Television	January
Taking the Falls	CTV	February 1
Mr. Dressup	CBC Television	February 14
Road to Avonlea		March 31
Are You Afraid of the Dark?	YTV	April 20

Television shows

1950s

• Country Canada (1954–2007)
• Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present)
• The National (1954–present).

1960s

• CTV National News (1961–present)
• Land and Sea (1964–present)
• Man Alive (1967–2000)
• The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series)
• Question Period (1967–present, news program)
• W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)

1970s

• Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
• the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
• Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
• 100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program)

1980s

• Adrienne Clarkson Presents (1988–1999)
• CityLine (1987–present, news program)
• Fashion File (1989–2009)
• Fred Penner's Place (1985–1997)
• Just For Laughs (1988–present)
• Midday (1985–2000)
• On the Road Again (1987–2007)
• Venture (1985–2007)

1990s

• Comics! (1993–1999)
• Due South (1994–1999)
• Madison (1993–1997)
• North of 60 (1992–1997)
• The Passionate Eye (1993–present)
• Ready or Not (1993–1997)
• Royal Canadian Air Farce (1993–2008)
• The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
• This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993–present)
• Witness (1992–2004)

TV movies

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Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
January 14	Lethbridge, Alberta	CJIL-TV	17	Religious independent	[1]

Births

• July 6 - Robert Naylor, actor
• August 23 - Cesar Flores, actor

Deaths

• February 7 - Barbara Hamilton, actress, 69
• May 22 – Robert Christie, actor and director, 82
• June 7 - Marjorie Gross, writer and producer, 40 (ovarian cancer)

References

1. “CJIL-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

See also

• 1996 in Canada
• List of Canadian films of 1996