1973 in Canadian television explained

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1973. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.

Events

Date	Event
March 12	Juno Awards of 1973.
April 20	Anik A2, a television satellite, launches in Northern Canada. 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
	CBC Television
CBC Drama '73		September 30
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)
• Polka Dot Door (1971-1993)
• This Is the Law (1971–1976)
• This Land (1970–1982)

Networks and services

Network launches

Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
March 23			25	Radio-Canada (O&O)	^[1]
June 30			(cable-only)	Educational independent
October 23			13

Births

Date	Name	Notability
February 12	Tara Strong	Canadian-American voice actress (The Powerpuff Girls), (The Fairly OddParents) and ()

See also

• 1972 in Canada
• List of Canadian films

External links

• List of 1973 Canadian television series at IMDb

Notes and References

1. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/cblft-dt “CBLFT-DT Station History”