1976 in Canadian television

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1976. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.

Events

Date	Event
July 17	Lloyd Robertson leaves CBC Television's The National to become co-anchor (with Harvey Kirck) and later solo anchor of the CTV National News.
August 1	The 1976 Summer Olympics are broadcast worldwide, from Montreal, Quebec, drawing an estimated 1 billion viewers.
October 21	The 1976 Canadian Film Awards airs on CTV.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
90 Minutes Live	CBC Television	April 19
Pencil Box
The New Avengers	CTV
Let's Go		September 1
Second City Television	Global	September 21
Bluff		October 6
A Gift to Last	CBC Television	December 19

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
This Is the Law	CBC Television	April 6
House of Pride		Unknown
Excuse My French	CTV

Television shows

1950s

• Country Canada (1954–2007)
• CBC News Magazine (1952–1981)
• Circle 8 Ranch (1955–1978)
• The Friendly Giant (1958–1985)
• 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)
• The Pig and Whistle (1967–1977)
• Question Period (1967–present, news program)
• Reach for the Top (1961–1985)
• Take 30 (1962–1983)
• The Tommy Hunter Show (1965–1992)
• University of the Air (1966–1983)
• W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)

1970s

• The Beachcombers (1972–1990)
• The Bobby Vinton Show (1975–1978)
• Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
• City Lights (1973–1989)
• Celebrity Cooks (1975–1984)
• Coming Up Rosie (1975–1978)
• Definition (1974–1989)
• the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
• Grand Old Country (1975–1981)
• Headline Hunters (1972–1983)
• Howie Meeker's Hockey School (1973–1977)
• King of Kensington (1975–1980)
• Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
• Ombudsman (1974–1980)
• Polka Dot Door (1971-1993)
• Sidestreet (1975–1978)
• This Land (1970–1982)
• V.I.P. (1973–1983)
• The Watson Report (1975–1981)

TV movies

• The Flower Between the Teeth (La fleur aux dents)
• The Insurance Man from Ingersoll
• Kathy Karuks Is a Grizzly Bear
• A Nest of Shadows
• Of the Fields, Lately
• A Thousand Moons
• What We Have Here Is a People Problem

Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
July 16	Windsor, Ontario	CBEFT	78	Radio-Canada (O&O)	Shut down August 1, 2012
July 28	Lloydminster, Alberta-Sask.	CITL-TV	4	CTV	[1]
August 29	Trois-Rivieres, Quebec	CHEM-TV	8	TVA	[2]
September 1	Vancouver, British Columbia	CKVU-TV	21	Independent	[3]
September 27		CBUFT	26	Radio-Canada (O&O)	[4]
	Regina, Saskatchewan	CBKFT	13		[5]

Births

Date	Name	Notability
June 6	Emilie-Claire Barlow	Actress (Sailor Moon, Total Drama)
November 26	Demore Barnes	Actor

See also

• 1976 in Canada
• List of Canadian films