Years in television: 1988
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List of years in Canadian television: 1985 1986 1987 – 1988 – 1989 1990 1991

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
	9th Genie Awards.
	1988 Gemini Awards.
February	The 1988 Winter Olympics which were hosted in Calgary aired on CTV 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.
September	A number of new channels launch including Family Channel, MétéoMédia, TV5, VisionTV, VRAK.TV, The Weather Network, YTV.
September 5	CIHF-TV launches. It launched as an independent station and would remain that until 1997 when it would join Global and be branded Global Maritimes.

[edit] Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Adrienne Clarkson Presents	CBC Television
Just for Laughs	CBC Television
Mount Royal	CTV	January 3
My Secret Identity	CTV	September 1
Learning The Ropes	CTV	September 16

[edit] Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
Hot Shots	CTV	January
Adderly	Global	March 9
Check it Out!	CTV	April 1
Mount Royal	CTV	May 24

[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

• Airwaves (1986-1990)
• 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)
• T. and T. (1987-1990)
• Under the Umbrella Tree (1986-1993)
• Venture (1985-2007)
• Video Hits (1984-1993)

[edit] TV movies

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