1966 in Canadian television

List of years in Canadian television
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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1966. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Events

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Date Event
Hamilton, Ontario media proprietor Ken Soble files the original application for what will, after his death and numerous follow-up revisions to the application, eventually become the Global Television Network in 1974.[1]
May 6 The 1966 Canadian Film Awards.
May 8 Controversial newsmagazine This Hour Has Seven Days airs its last show after fifty episodes and two seasons.
September 1 CBC becomes the first Canadian television network to broadcast in colour. That same day, local Montreal tv station CFTM-TV commences broadcasting activity in color. Two weeks later CTV changes over to colour as well.
September 11 Long-running investigation program W5 begins airing. It quickly becomes the most popular program on CTV.
Shaw Communications is founded as Capital Cable Television Co. Ltd. in Edmonton, Alberta.[2]

Debuts

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Show Station Premiere Date
Charlie Had One But He Didn't Like It, So He Gave It To Us CBC Television July 20
Wojeck CBC Television September 13
W5 CTV October 3
University of the Air Unknown
Rocket Robin Hood syndication

Ending this year

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Show Station Cancelled
This Hour Has Seven Days CBC Television May 8
Razzle Dazzle July 1
Seaway September 8

Television shows

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1950s

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1960s

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TV movies

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Soble's pitch". The Globe and Mail, October 27, 1996.
  2. ^ "Milestones". Shaw Communications Inc. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
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