The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2023. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.
Date | Event | Source |
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16 | David Cochrane is named the new host of CBC News Network's daily political talk show Power & Politics. | [1] |
Date | Event | Source |
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27 | After over 25 years on the air, Teletoon rebranded to Cartoon Network Canada. The existing Cartoon Network channel was concurrently relaunched as Boomerang Canada. The Teletoon branding continues to be used for the Teletoon+ streaming service and its French-language feed. |
Date | Event | Source |
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27 | Eastlink removes the specialty channels owned by Corus Entertainment, after being unable to reach a carriage agreement. Corus said that other TV service providers will continue to carry their specialty channels. |
Date | Event | Source |
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31 | Natyf TV, a channel which had operated since 2018 as a discretionary service with little distribution outside of Montreal, is granted a must-carry order ensuring that it will be available on all cable distribution services in Quebec. | [2] |
Date | Event | Source |
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5 | Citytv announces Meredith Shaw as the new co-host of Breakfast Television, following the departure of Dina Pugliese from the program earlier in the year. | [3] |
Date | Event | Source |
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1 | After 35 years on the air, Bell Media's specialty channel Vrak shuts down. The reason for the channel's shutdown is for Bell to concentrate on its top-performing, most popular specialty channels. |
Date | Event | Source |
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13 | CTV launches an early 5:30 p.m. edition of CTV National News, to be anchored by Sandie Rinaldo. | [4] |
End date | Show | Channel | First aired | Status | Source |
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March 8 | Pretty Hard Cases | CBC Television | 2021 | Ended | [46] |
March 28 | Workin' Moms | 2017 | [47] | ||
June 9 | The Marilyn Denis Show | CTV | 2011 | [48] | |
October 6 | Entertainment Tonight Canada | Global | 2005 | [49] | |
December 8 | Sort Of | CBC Television | 2021 | Ending | [50] |
December 25 | Letterkenny | Crave | 2016 | [51] |
Start date | Show | Channel | Source |
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February 20 | Life with Luca | Family Channel | |
March 13 | Juno Awards of 2023 | CBC Television | [52] |
April 16 | 11th Canadian Screen Awards | [53] | |
May 12 | I'm Sandie Rinaldo | CTV | [54] |
September 16 | 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards | [55] | |
November 19 | 110th Grey Cup | TSN | |
December 10 | 25th Quebec Cinema Awards | Noovo | [56] |
Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion date | Notes |
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Teletoon | Cartoon Network Canada | Cable/satellite | March 27 | |
Cartoon Network | Boomerang Canada |
Network | Type | Closure date | Notes |
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A.Side TV | Cable/satellite | January 15 | [57] |
Vrak | October 1 | ||
ESPN Classic | October 31 | [58] |
Date | Name | Age | Notes | Source |
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February 25 | Gordon Pinsent | 92 | Actor (various Canadian series including The Forest Rangers, Quentin Durgens, M.P., Street Legal, Due South, and Republic of Doyle) | [59] |
March 21 | Charles E. Bastien | 60 | Animation director (Pelswick, PAW Patrol) | [60] |
May 5 | Pauline Newstone | 79 | Voice actress for Ocean Productions 1973-2020. | [61] |
May 14 | Samantha Weinstein | 28 | Actress (TV roles including XPM and Alias Grace, voice work on such animated series as D.N. Ace and Dino Ranch) | [62] |
June 28 | Sue Johanson | 93 | Sex educator and host of Sunday Night Sex ShowonW Network | [63] |
August 17 | Rick Jeanneret | 81 | Hockey announcer for the Buffalo Sabres | [64] |
September 7 | Peter C. Newman | 94 | Journalist, documentary writer (The Canadian Establishment, Titans) | [65] |
October 28 | Matthew Perry | 54 | Canadian-born actor and comedian best known for his work in American series (prominent roles included Chandler BingonFriends and Oscar MadisononThe Odd Couple, both simulcast in Canada) | [66] |