Years in television: 1985
Template:TV countries/1985

List of years in Canadian television: 1982 1983 1984 – 1985 – 1986 1987 1988

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Debuts 1.2 Ending this year 2 Television shows 2.1 1950s 2.2 1960s 2.3 1970s 2.4 1980s 3 TV movies

[edit] Events

Date	Event
	6th Genie Awards.
March	The final episode of the children's series The Friendly Giant airs on CBC Television. The show broadcast for more than 26 years and over 3000 episodes.
November 4	Juno Awards of 1986.
December 5	The first Anne of Green Gables movie airs on CBC Television. The movie draws big ratings.

[edit] Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Check it Out!	CTV
Venture	CBC Television
Midday	CBC Television	January 7
Night Heat	CTV	January 31
The Raccoons	CBC Television	October 21

[edit] Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
The Mad Dash	CTV
Reach for the Top	CBC Television
Smith & Smith	CHCH
Snow Job	CTV
The Friendly Giant	CBC Television	March
The Littlest Hobo	CTV	March 7
Bizarre	CTV	September

[edit] Television shows

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 1970s

• The Beachcombers (1972-1990)
• Canada AM (1972-present, news program)
• City Lights (1973-1989)
• Definition (1974-1989)
• the fifth estate (1975-present, newsmagazine program)
• Live It Up! (1978-1990)
• Marketplace (1972-present, newsmagazine program)
• You Can't Do That on Television (1979-1990)
• 100 Huntley Street (1977-present, religious program)

[edit] 1980s

• Bumper Stumpers (1987-1990)
• Danger Bay (1984-1990)
• The Edison Twins (1982-1986)
• Fraggle Rock (1983-1987)
• Guess What (1983-1987)
• Hangin' In (1981-1987)
• The Journal (1982-1992)
• Lorne Greene's New Wildreness (1982-1987)
• Seeing Things (1981-1987)
• Switchback (1981-1990)
• Today's Special (1982-1987)
• Thrill of a Lifetime (1981-1987)
• Video Hits (1984-1993)

[edit] TV movies

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