2016 in Canadian television

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2016. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Events

Notable events

January

Date Event
13 Corus Entertainment enters a deal to acquire the assets of Shaw Media, including the Global Television Network.[1]

February

Date Event
29 The Biography Channel, owned by Rogers Media, is relaunched in conjunction with Vice magazine as a Canadian version of Viceland.[2]
Gord Martineau signs off CityNews Toronto.

May

Date Event
4 Bell Media acquires Gusto TV and the Gusto brand from Knight Enterprises.[3]

Television programs

Programs debuting in 2016

Series currently listed here have been announced by their respective networks as scheduled to premiere in 2016. Note that shows may be delayed or cancelled by the network between now and their scheduled air dates.

Start Date Show Channel Source
January Lost & Found Music Studios Family Channel [4]
February 7 Letterkenny CraveTV, The Comedy Network [5]
April 24 Home to Win HGTV [6]
May 8 Raising Expectations Family Channel
TBA Cardinal CTV [7]
Cheer Stars ABC Spark [8]
The Code Global [9]
Dot CBC Television [10]
Workin' Moms [11]
Hardwood [10]
Hello Goodbye
Frontier Discovery, CraveTV [12]
St. Nickel Unis [13]
The Switch OutTV
What Would Sal Do? Super Channel [14]

References

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