2026 in Canadian television

This article lists notable events affecting Canadian television in 2026. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Notable events

February

Date Event Source
6–22 The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy airs on CBC and streaming on CBC Gem in English, Ici Télé and streaming on Ici TOU.TV in French, and cable networks TSN and Sportsnet in English, and RDS in French.

June

Date Event Source
11 – July 19 The 2026 FIFA World Cup airs on all the Bell Media networks including CTV, TSN, and streaming services Crave and TSN+ in English, as well as Noovo and RDS in French. Jointly hosted by sixteen cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the 23rd edition of the tournament is the first to be hosted by three nations, the first FIFA World Cup to be held in North America since 1994, the first to feature 48 teams, and the first to be held in Canada with host cites Toronto and Vancouver.
16 CBC Television announces it would no longer sublicense National Hockey League game rights from Sportsnet for Hockey Night in Canada, marking an end to NHL games on the public broadcaster that began with the network's launch in 1952, and continued through the 2025–26 season via sublicensing deals with Sportsnet owner Rogers Sports & Media (who has possessed exclusive national media rights to the league since 2014). The decision effectively ends the public broadcaster's involvement in major professional sports, as the network's contract with the Canadian Football League ended in 2007, and its rights to the Toronto Blue Jays expired after 2008. Rogers also announced at the same time that it was withdrawing all NHL games from its own over-the-air outlets, Citytv and Omni Television, and making the league exclusive to subscription platforms. [1][2]
25 The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is approved for full membership in the European Broadcasting Union. In addition to newsgathering and content-sharing with European broadcast networks, this is followed on July 1 by the announcement of Canada's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2027. [3][4]

August

Date Event Source
22 CBC Television airs a tenth anniversary rebroadcast of the 2016 Kingston concert by The Tragically Hip, which marked the end of their farewell Man Machine Poem Tour and was one of the most widely watched television broadcasts in Canadian history when it was originally broadcast. [5]

Programs

Programs debuting in 2026

Start date Show Channel Source
January 6 Hoop Nations APTN [6]
January 7 Searchers
January 8 Animal Nation [7]
January 9 Pitago Stop [6]
January 22 Finding Her Edge CBC Television [8]
February 2 The Legacy Lounge CBC Gem [9]
February 8 The Borderline CTV, Crave [10]
March 10 The Price Is Right Tonight Citytv [11]
March 19 Cirque Life CBC Television [12]
March 27 Blue Collar Crave [13]
April 3 The County HGTV [14]
April 9 Life Is Messy Home Network [15]
April 10 Andy's East Coast Kitchen Crawl Food Network [16]
May 6 Small Town Escapes HGTV [17]
May 7 Bon Cop, Bad Cop Crave [18]
May 14 All In AMI-tv [19]
July 6 Canada's Drag Race All Stars Crave [20]
July 17 Young Farts RV Parts Prime Video [21]

Programs ending in 2026

End date Show Channel First aired Status Source
March 28 Family Law Global 2021 Ended [22][23]
April Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition Omni Television 2008 Cancelled [24]
June 21 The Way Home W Network 2023 Ended [25]

Specials

Date Show Channel Source
March 30 Juno Awards of 2026 CBC [26]
May 31 14th Canadian Screen Awards CBC
CTV
Global		 [27]
September 13 2026 Canadian Country Music Association Awards CTV
November 15 113th Grey Cup CTV, TSN
TBA 28th Quebec Cinema Awards Noovo

Networks and services

Network closures

Network Type Closure date Notes
BabyTV Cable/satellite August 7 [28]
Documentary Channel Cable/satellite August 31 [29]

Deaths

Date Name Age Notes Sources
January 1 André Provencher 76 Former president of programming for TVA [30]
January 30 Catherine O'Hara 71 Actress (Schitt's Creek, Second City Television, The Studio), Emmy winner (1982, 2020) [31]
June 24 David Clayton-Thomas 84 English-born Canadian singer (The David Clayton-Thomas Show) [32]
July 2 Tommy Hunter 89 Country musician (Country Hoedown, The Tommy Hunter Show) [33]
July 7 Marc Messier 78 Actor [34]
July 29 Scott Hylands 83 Actor (Night Heat) [35]
August 4 Lloyd Robertson 92 Journalist (CTV News) [36]
August 26 Peter Cullen 85 Announcer and voice actor [37]
August 27 Jacques Doucet 86 Sportscaster (TVA Sports) [38]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Strong, Gregory (June 16, 2026). "'Hockey Night in Canada' won't return to CBC when new Rogers deal with NHL begins". The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on June 16, 2026. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  2. ↑ Logan, Nick (June 16, 2026). "NHL fans will now have to pay to watch games on Sportsnet. What that means for Rogers — and CBC". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on June 18, 2026. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ Dowling, Amber (June 25, 2026). "CBC gains full EBU membership, opening path to Eurovision". Playback.
  4. ↑ Surgenor, Helen (July 1, 2026). "Canada will enter the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest". CBC News. Archived from the original on July 1, 2026. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  5. ↑ Harmsen, Natalie (May 13, 2026). "The Tragically Hip's final 2016 concert set to re-air on CBC this summer". CBC Music.
  6. 1 2 David, Greg (November 18, 2025). "Bold breakouts and familiar favourites: This winter on APTN". TV, eh?. Archived from the original on December 14, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  7. ↑ David, Greg (December 18, 2025). "APTN docuseries Animal Nation, narrated by Tantoo Cardinal, features iconic wildlife through the eyes of Indigenous People who share their lands". TV, eh?. Archived from the original on January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  8. ↑ Townsend, Kelly (January 8, 2026). "Netflix, Radio-Canada to stream Finding Her Edge in Canada". Playback. Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  9. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (January 29, 2026). "Amanda Brugel & 'Dragon Den's Wes Hall Set For 'The Legacy Lounge'; Premiere Date Set". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 30, 2026. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  10. ↑ Casemore, Jamie (January 20, 2026). "The Borderline slated for post-Super Bowl slot on Crave, CTV". Playback.
  11. ↑ Derdeyn, Stuart (March 9, 2026). "Hosting Canada's The Price Is Right Tonight is a job made for Howie Mandel". Vancouver Sun.
  12. ↑ David, Greg (October 9, 2025). "Cineflix unveils first look at upcoming CBC docuseries Cirque Life". TV, eh?. Archived from the original on February 17, 2026. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  13. ↑ David, Greg (March 6, 2026). "Dan Petronijevic puts his trades skills to work in the new Crave original docuseries, Blue Collar". TV, eh?. Archived from the original on March 6, 2026. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  14. ↑ Valihora, Karen (March 25, 2026). "All Things County". Picton Gazette. Archived from the original on April 21, 2026. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  15. ↑ David, Greg (February 24, 2026). "Corus' original series Life is Messy premieres alongside a new season of Renovation Resort this spring on Home Network". TV, eh?.
  16. ↑ Jafri, Sidra (April 22, 2026). "Andy's East Coast Kitchen Crawl: the new Food Network show bringing Atlantic Canada to your screen". Now. Archived from the original on July 9, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  17. ↑ Taplin, Jen (May 4, 2026). "Colin and Justin's new HGTV show dives into small-town Nova Scotia: 'It's about living a big life in a small town'". Halifax Chronicle-Herald.
  18. ↑ Macrae, Craig (May 6, 2026). "'Bon Cop, Bad Cop' TV reboot is here sans Colm Feore, with Henry Czerny stepping into the role". Richmond News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2026. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  19. ↑ Casemore, Jamie (May 13, 2026). "AMI's All In spotlights Paralympian host Tyler Turner". Playback.
  20. ↑ Martin, Annie (June 11, 2026). "'Canada's Drag Race' announces first 'All Stars' contestants". United Press International. Archived from the original on June 19, 2026. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  21. ↑ Macrae, Craig (July 13, 2026). "Jacob Tierney takes first crack at unscripted TV with foul-mouthed Alberta brothers". Canadian Press.
  22. ↑ @susinnielsen; (December 11, 2025). "WE'RE BACK!! Finally, Canada will get to see the fourth and final season of @familylaw_global - starting January 8 at 9 pm. I'm so proud of this season, and of everyone involved. It's a GREAT ten episodes!". Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Instagram.
  23. ↑ @jewelstaite; (January 9, 2026). "Since I no longer have to avoid any spoilers (hallelujah), I thought I'd share some behind-the-scenes pics from my time on Family Law to commemorate this amazing show as we air the new season". Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Instagram.
  24. ↑ McKenzie, Julian (August 14, 2026). "'Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition' ends after 18-year television run". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  25. ↑ Heldman, Breanne (November 20, 2025). "The Way Home Season 4 Will Be Its Last: Here's When the Twisty Drama Returns for a 'Satisfying Close' (Exclusive)". People.
  26. ↑ Lapierre, Megan (January 15, 2026). "Mae Martin to Host the 2026 JUNO Awards". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on January 15, 2026. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  27. ↑ Hertz, Barry (January 30, 2026). "CBC, Bell Media and Corus join forces to simulcast 2026 Canadian Screen Awards". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on January 30, 2026. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  28. ↑ Baby TV to close in Canada on August 7, 2026.
  29. ↑ "CBC to Increase Investment in Documentary Storytelling and Launch New FAST Channel this Fall". CBC Media Centre. May 7, 2026. Archived from the original on July 2, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  30. ↑ Tracy, Andrew (January 6, 2026). "Veteran media executive André Provencher dies at 76". Playback. Archived from the original on January 7, 2026. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Legendary actress Catherine O'Hara dead at 71". The Independent. January 30, 2026. Archived from the original on January 30, 2026. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Canadian singer David Clayton-Thomas, who led Blood, Sweat & Tears to hits and Grammys, dead at 84". CBC. June 25, 2026. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
  33. ↑ Stevenson, Jane (July 3, 2026). "'Canada's Country Gentleman' Tommy Hunter, host of long-running TV show, dies at 89". Toronto Sun. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  34. ↑ Morin, Stéphanie (July 7, 2026). "Marc Messier s'est éteint". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  35. ↑ Barnes, Mike (August 1, 2026). "Scott Hylands, Star of TV's 'Night Heat' on Both Sides of the Border, Dies at 83". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 2, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  36. ↑ Rose, Larry D. (August 4, 2026). "Lloyd Robertson, former CTV News chief anchor, dies at age 92". The Globe and Mail.
  37. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (August 27, 2026). "Peter Cullen, Voice of Optimus Prime in 'Transformers,' Dies at 85". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 27, 2026. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  38. ↑ Mamola, John (August 28, 2026). "Jacques Doucet, Voice Of The Montreal Expos, Dies At 86". Barrett Media. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
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