1981 in Canadian television

List of years in Canadian television

Events

Date Event
February 5 NABET employees working at CBC Television go on strike. The strike lasts for months disrupting programming.
Juno Awards of 1981.
March 12 2nd Genie Awards.
June 28 Full coverage on the death of Terry Fox airs on all the main television networks.
July 29 The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana airs live on all the main television networks.

Debuts

Show Station Premiere Date
Canada: The Great Experiment TVOntario January 7
Thrill of a Lifetime CTV
The Frantics CBC Television
Switchback
Hangin' In
Leo and Me May 29
Pitfall Global September 14
Seeing Things CBC Television September 15

Ending this year

Show Station Cancelled
The Watson Report CBC Television May 25
Flappers November 30
CBC News Magazine Unknown
Leo and Me
Grand Old Country CTV
North America: Growth of a Continent TVOntario

Television shows

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