1970 in Canadian television

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1970. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.

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Events

Date	Event
September 27	OECA goes on the air.
October 3	The 1970 Canadian Film Awards.
October 5	Coverage of the October Crisis begins airing on all the main networks.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Here Come the Seventies	CTV	September 20
The Trouble with Tracy
The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour	CBC Television
Adventures in Rainbow Country
This Land		September 23
Drop-In		September 28
Zut!		October 17

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
People in Conflict	CTV	September 11
Strange Paradise	CBC Television	Unknown

Television shows

1950s

• Country Canada (1954–2007)
• CBC News Magazine (1952–1981)
• Chez Hélène (1959–1973)
• Circle 8 Ranch (1955–1978)
• The Friendly Giant (1958–1985)
• Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present)
• The National (1954–present)
• Front Page Challenge (1957–1995)
• Wayne and Shuster Show (1958–1989)

1960s

• Audubon Wildlife Theatre (1968–1974)
• CTV National News (1961–present)
• Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date (1963–1975)
• The Galloping Gourmet (1968–1972)
• Land and Sea (1964–present)
• Man Alive (1967–2000)
• Mr. Dressup (1967–1996)
• Music Hop (1962–1972)
• The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series)
• The Pierre Berton Show (1962–1973)
• The Pig and Whistle (1967–1977)
• Question Period (1967–present, news program)
• Reach for the Top (1961–1985)
• Singalong Jubilee (1961–1974)
• Take 30 (1962–1983)
• Telescope (1963–1973)
• The Tommy Hunter Show (1965–1992)
• University of the Air (1966–1983)
• W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)

Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
March 1	Edmonton, Alberta	CBXFT	11	Radio-Canada (O&O)
September 27	Toronto, Ontario	CICA-TV	19	TVOntario
Unknown	Montreal, Quebec	VOX	9 (cable-only)	Independent	This cable channel, now known as MATV, is a community channel serving the province of Quebec.
	Varied locations	Eastlink TV	(cable-only)	Independent	Cable channel serving the Maritime Provinces and portions of northern Ontario

See also

• 1970 in Canada
• List of Canadian films

External links

• List of 1970 Canadian television series at IMDb