2022 in Canadian television

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2022. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Events

February

Date Event Source
27 In response to Russia's military action against Ukraine, Canadian major telecom companies Shaw, Rogers, Bell and Telus announced they would no longer offer Russian state-owned channel RT (formerly Russia Today) in their channel lineups, with Rogers replacing the RT broadcast with an image of the Ukrainian flag. This move was praised by Canada's Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez who called the network the "propaganda arm" of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

March

Date Event Source
1 Family CHRGD rebrands to WildBrainTV, with no change in format or positioning.

November

Date Event Source
30 The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation launches CBC News Explore, a free ad-supported streaming television service offering a mixture of existing and new CBC news programming.
Following the announcement earlier in 2022 that David Suzuki will retire from his longtime role as host of the documentary series The Nature of Things at the end of the 2022-23 season, the CBC announces that his successors will be Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan.

December

Date Event Source
1 Corus Entertainment launches FAST service Pluto TV in Canada.

Programs

Programs debuting in 2022

Start date Show Channel Source
January 4 Son of a Critch CBC Television
January 5 Run the Burbs
January 12 Children Ruin Everything CTV
Lost Car Rescue History
January 26 Astrid and Lilly Save the World CTV Sci-Fi Channel
February 10 Pillow Talk Crave
February 11 Best in Miniature CBC Gem
February 18 LOL: Last One Laughing Canada Amazon Prime Video
February 20 The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy Family Jr.
February 21 The Porter CBC Television
February 26 BLK, An Origin Story History
March 17 CBX: Canadian Ballroom Extravaganza CBC Arts
April 11 DJ Burnt Bannock APTN Lumi
April 14 Le Temps des framboises Club Illico
April 18 Veg Headz CTV Life Channel
April 24 Abroad OMNI
April 27 Gut Job HGTV
April 30 We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) Crave
May Sunshine City TV1
May 3 Dr. Savannah: Wild Rose Vet APTN
May 7 Lil Glooscap and the Legends of Turtle Island APTN
May 13 Shoresy Crave
Zarqa CBC Gem
June 17 The Lake Amazon Prime Video
July 10 SkyMed CBC Television
August 7 La Drag en moi Crave
August 8 A Cut Above Discovery
August 12 Summer Memories Family Channel
August 23 J'ai frôlé la mort Canal D
Ma première maison Canal Vie
August 26 Priez pour nous Canal D
September 1 Fakes CBC Gem
September 5 Spice Secrets CTV Life Channel
September 6 Dine Your Sign CTV Life Channel
September 7 Au chalet de Rémi Z
September 13 Comedy Night with Rick Mercer CBC Television
September 12 Les Débatteurs de Noovo Noovo
September 14 Chouchou Noovo
Summit '72 CBC Television
September 15 Bêtes de film Canal D
Le Maître du jeu Noovo
September 16 Les Justiciers Noovo
September 23 Lido TV CBC Gem
September 26 Great Lakes Untamed TVOntario
October 5 Présumé innocent: L'Affaire France Alain Crave, Canal D
October 9 How I Got Here Super Channel
October 17 Acting Good CTV Comedy Channel
October 28 Urban Legend CTV Sci-Fi Channel
November 2 Cœurs migratoires Canal Vie
November 13 The Mightiest Discovery
November 16 Christine Morency: Sans filtre Z
November 18 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World Crave
November 21 Amour sans limites Canal Vie
November 24 The Night Logan Woke Up (La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé) Club Illico
December 2 Stay Tooned CBC Gem
December 15 Cross Country Cake Off CTV

Programs ending in 2022

End date Show Channel First aired Status Source
March 29 TallBoyz CBC Television 2019 Ended
April 7 Coroner 2019 Ended
April 19 Political Blind Date TVOntario 2017 Ended
November 16 Diggstown CBC Television 2019 Ended

Specials

Start date Show Channel Source
January 25 Come Clean TVOntario
April 10 10th Canadian Screen Awards CBC Television
May 15 Juno Awards of 2022
June 5 24th Quebec Cinema Awards Ici Radio-Canada Télé
September 11 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards Global
September 22 Legacy Awards CBC Television
September 30 Buffy Sainte-Marie: Starwalker CBC Television, APTN
October 10 Sex with Sue W Network
October 18 The Perfect Story TVO
November 7 Kings of Coke Crave
November 20 109th Grey Cup TSN

Shows returning in 2022

The following shows will return with new episodes after being canceled or ended their run previously:

Show Last aired Type of return Previous channel New/returning/same channel Return date Source
The Kids in the Hall 1995 Revival CBC Amazon Prime Video May 13
Gary and His Demons 2018 VRV Fall

Networks and services

Network conversions and rebrandings

Old network name New network name Type Conversion date Notes
Family CHRGD WildBrainTV Cable/Satellite March 1
DIY Network Canada Magnolia Network Canada Cable/satellite March 28

Closures

Network Type Closure date Notes
Leafs Nation Network Cable/satellite August 31

Deaths


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