1973 in Canadian television

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Events

Date	Event
March 12	Juno Awards of 1973.
April 20	Anik A2 a television satellite launches in the north. It helps bring better reception and live television to that area.
June 30	Alberta Access goes on the air.
October 12	The 1973 Canadian Film Awards are held. The awards are presented at a press conference instead of a special ceremony.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
City Lights	Citytv	March 8
Howie Meeker's Hockey School	CBC Television
V.I.P.
Arts '73
Puppet People	CTV
The Starlost		22 September
Target: The Impossible	CBC Television
The Collaborators		December 12

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
Chez Hélène	CBC Television	May 25
Alan Hamel's Comedy Bag		June 9
Alphabet Soup		December 4
Telescope		Unknown
George	CTV
Here Come the Seventies
The Pierre Berton Show

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

• Audubon Wildlife Theatre (1968–1974)
• CTV National News (1961–present)
• Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date (1963–1975)
• 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)
• Singalong Jubilee (1961–1974)
• Take 30 (1962–1983)
• The Tommy Hunter Show (1965–1992)
• University of the Air (1966–1983)
• W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)

1970s

• Anything You Can Do (1971–1974)
• Bandwagon with Bob Francis (1972–1975)
• The Beachcombers (1972–1990)
• Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
• Drop-In (1970–1974)
• Dr. Simon Locke (1971–1974)
• Headline Hunters (1972–1983)
• Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
• This Is the Law (1971–1976)
• This Land (1970–1982)

TV movies

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