Network: Société Radio-Canada (SRC) TV Network Broadcast Run: 1954 to 1957 Broadcast Medium: Television The TV series “La famille Plouffe”, inspired by the novel “Les Plouffe” by Roger Lemelin, took over from the radio version and appeared on TV for the first time on the evening of November 4, 1953. This series described the daily lives of a […]
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Some Assembly Required
Network: Specialty Channel Broadcast Run: 2013 Broadcast Medium: Television On November 25th 2013, YTV announced the forthcoming premiere of Some Assembly Required, a new live action comedy series which would follow “an eclectic and mismatched group of kids “who operated Knickknack Toys. The series would premiere on Monday, January 6 at 6:30 p.m. In announcing the new series, YTV went […]
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Orphan Black
Network: Specialty Channel Broadcast Run: 2013 Broadcast Medium: Television A co-production of Temple Street Productions, in association with BBC America and Space Canada, Orphan Black premiered in Canada on the Space Channel on March 30th 2013, with the tenth and final episode of Series One playing on June 1st 2013. Set in Toronto, the science fiction series […]
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Next Step, The
Network: Specialty Channel Broadcast Run: 2013 Broadcast Medium: Television The second decade of the Twentyfirst Century saw many Pay and specialty channels deciding to try to inprove their ratings clout in increasingly competitive markets both in the U.S. and Canada, by commissioning their own original programming. HBO led the way with a number of highly successful series that won […]
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Hard Rock Medical
Network: Independent Television Broadcast Run: 2013 Broadcast Medium: Television On December 9th 2011, TVOntario announced the production of a new half-hour drama series, originally intended to be broadcast on TVO in 2012, and also on the Aboriginal People’s Television Network. Extracting buckshot from the back of a hunter’s head in a mosquito-infested tent by a peat bog […]
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Big Brother Canada
Network: Specialty Channel Broadcast Run: 2012 Broadcast Medium: Television On May 30, 2012, Shaw Media announced that they had concluded a deal to produce a Canadian version of the popular US Big Brother series, and would team up with Canada’s Insight Productions on the production of the series. Big Brother Canada would be scheduled on the Shaw Media Slice specialty channel […]
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L.A. Complex, The
Network: Specialty Channel Broadcast Run: 2012 Broadcast Medium: Television Produced by Epitome Productions, a new one-hour series titled The L.A. Complex debuted on CTV at 9:00 pm on Tuesday January 10th, 2012, simulcast on CTV’s MuchMusic channel. The six-part series depicted the experiences of six aspiring performers who were seeking a path to stardom in Hollywood. Linda Schuyler was the Executive Producer, […]
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Call Me Fitz
Network: Specialty Channel Broadcast Run: 2010 to 2013 Broadcast Medium: Television Call Me Fitz made its debut on HBO Canada in September 2010, and starred Jason Priestley as Richard “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, a used-car salesman with few if any morals. The series was produced by E1 Entertainment, Amaze Film & Television, and Big Motion Pictures, and was filmed in New […]
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This Week
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1952 to 1959 Broadcast Medium: Television Debuted September 14, 1952. Aired Sunday evenings until 1959. This program marked an important start in the history of current affairs programming at CBC. Originally produced by Harvey Hart, the program aimed to discuss the week’s events in the news. Over time, discussion led to commentary and in-depth […]
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Tales of Adventure
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1952 to 1953 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday evenings at 7:30 PM, from September to November 1952. It was moved to Fridays in the same timeslot, from December 1952 to July 1953. CBC wasn’t afraid to start serials on television similar to radio programs of the 1940s and 1950s.. This 30 minute program was […]