# 1977 in Canadian television

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1977. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.

## Events

| Date | Event |
| March 16 | Juno Awards of 1977. |
| March 20–21 | Converging Lines, a two-part CBC television documentary presenting the Jewish and Islamic faiths. |
| October 18 | CBC Television airs complete House of Commons deliberations for the first time. |
| November 20 | The 28th Canadian Film Awards air on CBC Television. |
| December 4 | Nelvana's very first animated special A Cosmic Christmas begins on CBC Television. |
| December 4 | One of The Jim Henson Company's well known and renowned TV specials Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas begins on CBC Television as the very first country to broadcast it. The special will begin airing in the US the next year on HBO on December 17, 1978 and on HBO once again and then on ABC in 1980. |

### Debuts

| Show | Station | Premiere Date |
| Crosspoint | CBC Television | January 2 |
| Krazy House | CBC Television | January 12 |
| Search and Rescue | CTV | June 15 |
| 100 Huntley Street | Global | June 15 |
| The Magic Lie | CBC Television | June 15 |
| Beyond Reason | CBC Television | June 27 |
| Canadian Express | CBC Television | September 22 |
| Passe-Partout | Radio Québec | November 14 |
| Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | CBC Television | December 4 |
| A Cosmic Christmas | CBC Television | December 4 |

### Ending this year

| Show | Station | Cancelled |
| Bluff | CBC Television | April 27 |
| Crosspoint | CBC Television | June 26 |
| Howie Meeker's Hockey School | CBC Television | Unknown |
| The Pig and Whistle | CTV | Unknown |

## Television shows
### 1950s

* Country Canada (1954–2007)
* CBC News Magazine (1952–1981)
* 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

* 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)
* Reach for the Top (1961–1985)
* Take 30 (1962–1983)
* The Tommy Hunter Show (1965–1992)
* University of the Air (1966–1983)
* W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)

### 1970s

* The Beachcombers (1972–1990)
* The Bobby Vinton Show (1975–1978)
* Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
* City Lights (1973–1989)
* Celebrity Cooks (1975–1984)
* Coming Up Rosie (1975–1978)
* Definition (1974–1989)
* the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
* A Gift To Last (1976–1979)
* Grand Old Country (1975–1981)
* Headline Hunters (1972–1983)
* King of Kensington (1975–1980)
* Let's Go (1976–1984)
* Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
* Ombudsman (1974–1980)
* Polka Dot Door (1971-1993)
* Science Magazine (1975–1979)
* Second City Television (1976–1984)
* Sidestreet (1975–1978)
* This Land (1970–1982)
* V.I.P. (1973–1983)
* The Watson Report (1975–1981)

## TV movies

* Ada
* Dreamspeaker
* Hank
* The Machine Age
* Maria
* The Prophet from Pugwash
* Someday Soon...
* The Tar Sands

## Television stations
### Debuts

| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
| November 5 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | CHBX-TV | 2 | CTV | |
| August 15 | Hull, Quebec (Ottawa, Ontario) | CIVO-TV | 30 | Télé-Québec | |

### Closures

| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes |
| March 30 | Hull, Quebec | CFVO-TV | 30 | TVA | |