1988 in Canadian television

This is a list of Canadian television related events from 1988.

Events

Date	Event
February 20	9th Genie Awards.
	1988 Gemini Awards.
	The 1988 Winter Olympics which were hosted in Calgary aired on all the CTV stations for two weeks.
May 1	Peter Mansbridge takes over as anchor and chief correspondent for The National. He replaces Knowlton Nash who had held the job since 1978.
August 6	The Raccoons begins airing on RTÉ in Ireland for the very first time. The series was starting transmitting on RTÉ One.
September 1	A number of new channels launch including Family Channel, MétéoMédia, TV5, VisionTV, VRAK.TV, The Weather Network, and YTV.
September 5	CIHF-TV launches. It launched as an independent station and would remain that until 1997 when it would join the Global system and be branded Global Maritimes, then renamed to Global Halifax in 2013.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Adrienne Clarkson Presents	CBC Television	January 3
Just for Laughs
Mount Royal	CTV
My Secret Identity		September 1
Tickle on the Tum	YTV
Maple Town
Zardip's Search for Healthy Wellness	TVOntario
The Ghosts of Motley Hall	YTV	September 16
Learning The Ropes	CTV
Electric Circus	Citytv	September 18
MovieTelevision		unknown date
La Course destination monde	Télévision de Radio-Canada

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
Adderly	Global	March 9
Check it Out!	CTV	April 1
Mount Royal		May 24
City Lights	Citytv	Unknown
Blizzard Island	CBC Television

Changes of network affiliation

Show	Moved From	Moved To
Five Times Dizzy	Knowledge Network	YTV

Television shows

1950s

• Country Canada (1954–2007)
• 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)
• The Tommy Hunter Show (1965–1992)
• W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)

1970s

• The Beachcombers (1972–1990)
• Canada AM (1972–2016, news program)
• Definition (1974–1989)
• the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
• Live It Up! (1978–1990)
• Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
• Polka Dot Door (1971-1993)
• You Can't Do That on Television (1979–1990)
• 100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program)

1980s

• Bumper Stumpers (1987–1990)
• The Campbells (1986–1990)
• CityLine (1987–present, news program)
• CODCO (1987–1993)
• The Comedy Mill (1986–1991)
• Danger Bay (1984–1990)
• Degrassi Junior High (1987–1989)
• The Journal (1982–1992)
• Midday (1985–2000)
• Night Heat (1985–1989)
• On the Road Again (1987–2007)
• The Raccoons (1985–1992)
• Street Legal (1987–1994)
• Super Dave (1987–1991)
• Switchback (1981–1990)
• Talkabout (1988-1990)
• T. and T. (1987–1990)
• Under the Umbrella Tree (1986–1993)
• Venture (1985–2007)
• Video Hits (1984–1993)

TV movies

• Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
• Family Reunion
• The King Chronicle
• Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird
• A Nest of Singing Birds
• The Squamish Five
• Two Men

Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
June 28	Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec	CFTF-TV		TQS
September 5	Saint John, New Brunswick	CIHT-TV-2	12	Independent

Births

Date	Name	Notability
April 21	Robbie Amell	Actor

See also

• 1988 in Canada
• List of Canadian films of 1988

External links

• List of 1988 Canadian television series at IMDb