1988 in Canadian television

This is a list of Canadian television related events from 1988.

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Events

Date	Event
February 20	9th Genie Awards.
	1988 Gemini Awards.
	The 1988 Winter Olympics which were hosted in Calgary aired on CTV for two weeks.
May 1	Peter Mansbridge takes over as anchor and chief correspondent for The National. He replaces Knowlton Nash who had held the job since 1978.
September 1	A number of new channels launch including Family Channel, MétéoMédia, TV5, VisionTV, VRAK.TV, The Weather Network, YTV.
September 5	CIHF-TV launches. It launched as an independent station and would remain that until 1997 when it would join Global and be branded Global Maritimes.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Adrienne Clarkson Presents	CBC Television	January 3
Just for Laughs
Mount Royal	CTV
My Secret Identity		September 1
Learning The Ropes		September 16
Electric Circus	City	September 18

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
Adderly	Global	March 9
Check it Out!	CTV	April 1
Mount Royal		May 24
City Lights	Citytv	Unknown
Blizzard Island	CBC Television

Television shows

1950s

• Country Canada (1954–2007)
• 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)
• The Tommy Hunter Show (1965–1992)
• W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)

1970s

• The Beachcombers (1972–1990)
• Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
• Definition (1974–1989)
• the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
• Live It Up! (1978–1990)
• Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
• You Can't Do That on Television (1979–1990)
• 100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program)

1980s

• Bumper Stumpers (1987–1990)
• The Campbells (1986–1990)
• CityLine (1987–present, news program)
• CODCO (1987–1993)
• The Comedy Mill (1986–1991)
• Danger Bay (1984–1990)
• Degrassi Junior High (1987–1989)
• The Journal (1982–1992)
• Midday (1985–2000)
• Night Heat (1985–1989)
• On the Road Again (1987–2007)
• The Raccoons (1985–1992)
• Street Legal (1987–1994)
• Super Dave (1987–1991)
• Switchback (1981–1990)
• Talkabout (1988-1990)
• T. and T. (1987–1990)
• Under the Umbrella Tree (1986–1993)
• Venture (1985–2007)
• Video Hits (1984–1993)

TV movies

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Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
June 28	Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec	CFTF-TV		TQS	[1]
September 5	Saint John, New Brunswick	CIHT-TV-2	12	Independent	[2]

See also

• 1988 in Canada
• List of Canadian films of 1988

References

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