1979 in Canadian television

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1979. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.

Events

Date	Event
February 26	CBC Television broadcasts live coverage of the total solar eclipse that occurred over the Canadian Prairies and parts of what is now Nunavut (originally the eastern parts of the Northwest Territories).
March 21	Juno Awards of 1979.
May 22	Live coverage of the 1979 Canadian election airs on all the main networks.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
The Great Detective	CBC Television	January 17
You Can't Do That on Television	CJOH-TV	February 3
Romie-0 and Julie-8	CBC Television	April 14
Smith & Smith	CJOH-TV	May 2
Read All About It!	TVOntario
Cities	CBC Television
Flappers		September 21
The Littlest Hobo	CTV	October 11

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
Canada After Dark	CBC Television	January 26
The Magic Lie		March 28
Science Magazine		April 15
A Gift To Last		December 16
Celebrity Cooks	Global	Unknown

Television shows

1950s

• Country Canada (1954–2007)
• CBC News Magazine (1952–1981)
• 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)
• 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)
• Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
• Canadian Express (1977–1980)
• Celebrity Cooks (1975–1984)
• City Lights (1973–1989)
• Definition (1974–1989)
• the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
• Grand Old Country (1975–1981)
• Headline Hunters (1972–1983)
• King of Kensington (1975–1980)
• Let's Go (1976–1984)
• Live It Up! (1978–1990)
• The Mad Dash (1978–1985)
• Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
• Ombudsman (1974–1980)
• Parlez-moi (1978–1980)
• Polka Dot Door (1971-1993)
• Second City Television (1976–1984)
• This Land (1970–1982)
• V.I.P. (1973–1983)
• The Watson Report (1975–1981)
• 100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program)

TV movies

• Cementhead
• Certain Practices
• Every Person Is Guilty
• Homecoming
• Je me souviens / Don't Forget Me
• One of Our Own
• The Wordsmith

Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
September 3	Toronto, Ontario	CFMT-TV	47	Multicultural independent	[1]
Unknown	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec	CFEM-TV	13	TVA	[2]

Network affiliation changes

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Old affiliation	New affiliation	Source
Unknown	Vancouver, British Columbia (Licensed to Bellingham, Washington, USA)	KVOS-TV	12	CBS	Independent (primary) CBS (secondary)	Most CBS programs on KVOS-TV (with a few exceptions) were dropped by the station due to complaints made by Seattle-based KIRO-TV, which is also carried on Vancouver-area cable systems.

See also

• 1979 in Canada
• List of Canadian films