2015 in Canadian television explained

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2015. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Events

Notable events

January

DateEvent
8Global News suspends Leslie Roberts, the anchor and executive editor of its local newscasts on flagship station CIII-DT, after a Toronto Star investigation reveals that he is also a silent partner in a public relations firm which was regularly placing its clients on his own programs.[1]
26CTV suspends all scheduled broadcasts of the new season of its sitcom Spun Out, after cast member J. P. Manoux is arrested on charges of voyeurism.[2]

April

DateEvent
12Kevin Bazinet wins the third season of La Voix.I
16Broadcaster Corus Entertainment announced that it had reached an agreement with the Disney–ABC Television Group to acquire long-term, Canadian multi-platform rights to distribute Disney Channel's programming library and associated brands. As a result, Canadian versions of Disney Channel in English and French would launch on September 1, 2015.

May

DateEvent
12Sarah Hanlon wins season 3 of Big Brother Canada.
20Corus Entertainment announces that its three CBC Television affiliate stations in Ontario — CHEX-DT in Peterborough, CHEX-TV-2 in Oshawa and CKWS-DT in Kingston — will switch their affiliation to CTV effective August 31. Legally, the affiliation deal is described by Corus as a "program supply agreement" (the term "affiliation" has specific legal implications under CRTC rules), as Corus maintains editorial control over the stations' programming and the ability to sell local advertising, and is not delegating responsibility for CTV programs aired by the stations to Bell Media, CTV's parent company.[5] [6]

June

DateEvent
1After 15 years, Cogeco officially signs off the air.[7]
9The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation fires Evan Solomon, the host of Power & Politics on CBC News Network and The House on CBC Radio One, after the Toronto Star publishes conflict of interest allegations that Solomon was using his journalistic connections for personal benefit by running a private art sales brokerage business for clients including past interview guests on his CBC shows.[8]

December

Television programs

Programs debuting in 2015

Start DateShowChannelSource
January 3Guilt Free ZoneAPTN[10]
January 7The Book of NegroesCBC Television[11]
January 9Sports on FireHBO Canada
January 8The ExpandablesHGTV[12]
SunnysideCity[13]
January 13Schitt's CreekCBC Television[14]
January 21Young Drunk PunkCity
CBC Television		[15]
February 2Songs of FreedomVision TV
February 18X CompanyCBC[16]
March 17Game of HomesW[17]
May 4Game OnYTV[18]
May 12Masters of FlipW
May 21BetweenCity
June 23Fool CanadaCBC Television
Still Standing
July 4Panda Pop: The Animated SeriesCollege
August 31Chef in Your EarThe Food Network[19]
September 1First Dates CanadaSlice[20]
October 2Crash GalleryCBC Television[21]
October 4Exhibitionists
Keeping Canada Alive
October 5This Life
October 14The Romeo Section
November 6Interrupt This Program
November 8Blood and WaterOMNI
Date unknownLe nouveau showARTV, Ici Radio-Canada Télé

Changes of network affiliation

Show Moved from Moved to
Fugget About ItTeletoon at NightAdult Swim

Programs ending in 2015

End dateShowChannelFirst airedStatusSource
January 5Johnny SpencerCollege2008Cancelled
January 29DetentionaireTeletoon2011Ended
May 25Grojband2013Canceled
July 11Packages from Planet X2014
July 16Steven and ChrisCBC2008[22] [23]
July 29Rookie BlueGlobal Television Network2010Ended

Television stations

Stations changing network affiliation

Date Market Station Channel Prior affiliation New affiliation Source
August 31 12.1 CTV, Global (secondary) [24]
11.1
22 (analog)

Network conversions and rebrandings

Old network nameNew network nameTypeConversion dateNotes
BiteMakefulAugust 24
Teletoon RetroCartoon Network and Disney ChannelSeptember 1
Disney JuniorFamily Jr.September 18DHX Media was acquiring the Disney rights to Corus Entertainment.
Disney XDCHRGDOctober 9

Deaths

Date Name Age Notability Source
January 17Don Harron90Canadian actor, writer, and radio personality, best known for appearances as Charlie Farquharson on Hee Haw and other programs.[25]
April 15Jonathan Crombie48Best known as Gilbert Blythe in the Anne of Green Gables television movies.[26]
April 23Lois Lilienstein78Musical performer who starred on The Elephant Show and Skinnamarink TV as a member of children's trio Sharon, Lois & Bram.
August 4Chris Hyndman49Interior designer, talk show host (Designer Guys, Steven and Chris)
November 20Jim Perry82American-born game show host (Canadian shows included Definition, Headline Hunters, Miss Canada pageant)[27]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/01/08/global_tv_anchor_leslie_roberts_suspended.html "Global TV anchor Leslie Roberts suspended"
  2. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2015/01/29/how-jp-manouxs-arrest-put-spun-out-behind-bars-menon.html "How J.P. Manoux’s arrest put Spun Out behind bars: Menon"
  3. News: Sun News Network goes off the air. February 13, 2015. Globe and Mail. February 13, 2015.
  4. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadian-screen-awards-unveil-nominations-763287 "Canadian Screen Awards Unveil Nominations"
  5. http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2015/05/20/local-tv-landscape-changes-as-chex-strikes-deal-with-ctv "Local TV landscape changes as CHEX strikes deal with CTV"
  6. Web site: Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-403. CRTC. 9 March 2016.
  7. http://www.facebook.com/Cogeco/posts/1094246680591660 Cogeco announces bpm:tv's shutdown
  8. News: CBC host Evan Solomon fired after Star investigation finds he took secret cut of art deals . . June 9, 2015 . June 9, 2015 . Donovan, Kevin.
  9. http://www.thespec.com/news-story/6180588-update-chch-tv-suspends-newscasts-as-company-declares-bankruptcy/ "CHCH TV suspends newscasts as company declares bankruptcy"
  10. Greg David, "APTN’s Guilt Free Zone returns for raucous laughs and rockin’ talent". TV, eh?, May 22, 2018.
  11. http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1253855-book-of-negroes-debuts-jan.-7-on-cbc "Book of Negroes debuts Jan. 7 on CBC"
  12. http://globalnews.ca/news/1764946/hgtvs-the-expandables-helps-create-space-for-cramped-homeowners/ "HGTV’s ‘The Expandables’ helps create space for cramped homeowners"
  13. http://o.canada.com/entertainment/television/sunnyside-a-surreal-new-canadian-sketch-com-awash-in-ponies "Sunnyside a surreal new Canadian sketch-com awash in ponies"
  14. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2015/01/12/how_eugene_levy_convinced_cbc_to_name_his_show_schitts_creek.html "How Eugene Levy convinced CBC to name his show ‘Schitt’s Creek’"
  15. https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/citys-calgary-shot-young-drunk-punk-to-get-second-run-on-cbc-this-fall-in-innovative-deal-between-networks "Calgary-shot Young Drunk Punk to get second run on CBC this fall in innovative deal between networks"
  16. Web site: Canadian TV to watch for in 2015 . Brioux . Bill . December 31, 2014 . The Canadian Press . Toronto Star . January 19, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150120054314/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2014/12/31/canadian_tv_to_watch_for_in_2015.html . January 20, 2015 . dead .
  17. https://web.archive.org/web/20150313172311/http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_131717/cameron-mathison-talks-game-of-homes-anticipation/tv/ "Cameron Mathison Talks 'Game Of Homes' Anticipation"
  18. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2015/04/29/its-game-on-for-daily-shows-samantha-bee.html "It's Game On for Daily Show's Samantha Bee"
  19. http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/food-network-to-launch-canadian-original-series/1003742571/ "Food Network to Launch Canadian Original Series"
  20. http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/shaw-media-begins-production-on-new-documentary-series-to-appear-on-slice/1003426623/ "Shaw Media Begins Production on New Documentary Series to Appear on Slice"
  21. http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/cbc-tv-unveils-fall-schedule/1003804996/ "CBC-TV Unveils Fall Schedule"
  22. http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/chris-hyndman-death-prompts-end-of-steven-and-chris-show-1.3199257 "Chris Hyndman death prompts end of Steven and Chris show"
  23. http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/christopher-hyndman-co-host-of-cbc-s-steven-and-chris-dead-1.3178833 Christopher Hyndman, co-host of CBC's Steven and Chris, dead
  24. News: CBC drops local TV affiliates in Oshawa, Peterborough and Kingston. August 28, 2015. Toronto Star. August 28, 2015.
  25. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/canadian-actor-and-writer-don-harron-dead-at-age-90/article22499139/ Obituary for Don Harron
  26. http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/jonathan-crombie-anne-of-green-gables-actor-dead-at-48-1.3038948 "Jonathan Crombie, Anne of Green Gables actor, dead at 48"
  27. Web site: Jim Perry, game show 'king', dies at 82. CTV News. 20 November 2015.

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