# 1976 in Canadian television

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1976. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.

## Events

| Date | Event |
| July 17 | Lloyd Robertson leaves CBC Television's The National to become co-anchor (with Harvey Kirck) and later solo anchor of the CTV National News. |
| August 1 | The 1976 Summer Olympics are broadcast worldwide, from Montreal, Quebec, drawing an estimated 1 billion viewers. |
| October 21 | The 1976 Canadian Film Awards airs on CTV. |

### Debuts

| Show | Station | Premiere Date |
| 90 Minutes Live | CBC Television | April 19 |
| Pencil Box | CBC Television | April 19 |
| The New Avengers | CTV | April 19 |
| Let's Go | CTV | September 1 |
| Second City Television | Global | September 21 |
| Bluff | Global | October 6 |
| A Gift to Last | CBC Television | December 19 |

### Ending this year

| Show | Station | Cancelled |
| This Is the Law | CBC Television | April 6 |
| House of Pride | CBC Television | Unknown |
| Excuse My French | 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)
* The Pig and Whistle (1967–1977)
* 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)
* Grand Old Country (1975–1981)
* Headline Hunters (1972–1983)
* Howie Meeker's Hockey School (1973–1977)
* King of Kensington (1975–1980)
* Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
* Ombudsman (1974–1980)
* Polka Dot Door (1971-1993)
* Sidestreet (1975–1978)
* This Land (1970–1982)
* V.I.P. (1973–1983)
* The Watson Report (1975–1981)

## TV movies

* The Flower Between the Teeth (La fleur aux dents)
* The Insurance Man from Ingersoll
* Kathy Karuks Is a Grizzly Bear
* A Nest of Shadows
* Of the Fields, Lately
* A Thousand Moons
* What We Have Here Is a People Problem

## Television stations
### Debuts

| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
| July 16 | Windsor, Ontario | CBEFT | 78 | Radio-Canada (O&O) | Shut down August 1, 2012 |
| July 28 | Lloydminster, Alberta-Sask. | CITL-TV | 4 | CTV | |
| August 29 | Trois-Rivieres, Quebec | CHEM-TV | 8 | TVA | |
| September 1 | Vancouver, British Columbia | CKVU-TV | 21 | Independent | |
| September 27 | Vancouver, British Columbia | CBUFT | 26 | Radio-Canada (O&O) | |
| September 27 | Regina, Saskatchewan | CBKFT | 13 | Radio-Canada (O&O) | |