# 2022 in Canadian television

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2022. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

## Events
### February

| Date | Event | Source |
| 27 | In response to Russia's military action against Ukraine, Canadian major telecom companies Shaw, Rogers, Bell and Telus announced they would no longer offer Russian state-owned channel RT (formerly Russia Today) in their channel lineups, with Rogers replacing the RT broadcast with an image of the Ukrainian flag. This move was praised by Canada's Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez who called the network the "propaganda arm" of Russian President Vladimir Putin. | |

### March

| Date | Event | Source |
| 1 | Family CHRGD rebrands to WildBrainTV, with no change in format or positioning. | |

### November

| Date | Event | Source |
| 30 | The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation launches CBC News Explore, a free ad-supported streaming television service offering a mixture of existing and new CBC news programming. | |
| 30 | Following the announcement earlier in 2022 that David Suzuki will retire from his longtime role as host of the documentary series The Nature of Things at the end of the 2022-23 season, the CBC announces that his successors will be Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan. | |

### December

| Date | Event | Source |
| 1 | Corus Entertainment launches FAST service Pluto TV in Canada. | |

## Programs
### Programs debuting in 2022

| Start date | Show | Channel |
| January 4 | Son of a Critch | CBC Television |
| January 5 | Run the Burbs | CBC Television |
| January 12 | Children Ruin Everything | CTV |
| January 12 | Lost Car Rescue | History |
| January 26 | Astrid and Lilly Save the World | CTV Sci-Fi Channel |
| February 10 | Pillow Talk | Crave |
| February 11 | Best in Miniature | CBC Gem |
| February 18 | LOL: Last One Laughing Canada | Amazon Prime Video |
| February 20 | The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy | Family Jr. |
| February 21 | The Porter | CBC Television |
| February 26 | BLK, An Origin Story | History |
| March 17 | CBX: Canadian Ballroom Extravaganza | CBC Arts |
| April 11 | DJ Burnt Bannock | APTN Lumi |
| April 14 | Le Temps des framboises | Club Illico |
| April 18 | Veg Headz | CTV Life Channel |
| April 24 | Abroad | OMNI |
| April 27 | Gut Job | HGTV |
| April 30 | We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) | Crave |
| May | Sunshine City | TV1 |
| May 3 | Dr. Savannah: Wild Rose Vet | APTN |
| May 7 | Lil Glooscap and the Legends of Turtle Island | APTN |
| May 13 | Shoresy | Crave |
| May 13 | Zarqa | CBC Gem |
| June 4 | Super Wish | YTV |
| June 17 | The Lake | Amazon Prime Video |
| July 10 | SkyMed | CBC Television |
| August 7 | La Drag en moi | Crave |
| August 8 | A Cut Above | Discovery |
| August 12 | Summer Memories | Family Channel |
| August 23 | J'ai frôlé la mort | Canal D |
| August 23 | Ma première maison | Canal Vie |
| August 26 | Priez pour nous | Canal D |
| September 1 | Fakes | CBC Gem |
| September 5 | Spice Secrets | CTV Life Channel |
| September 6 | Dine Your Sign | CTV Life Channel |
| September 7 | Au chalet de Rémi | Z |
| September 13 | Comedy Night with Rick Mercer | CBC Television |
| September 12 | Les Débatteurs de Noovo | Noovo |
| September 14 | Chouchou | Noovo |
| September 14 | Summit '72 | CBC Television |
| September 15 | Bêtes de film | Canal D |
| September 15 | Le maître du jeu | Noovo |
| September 16 | Les Justiciers | Noovo |
| September 23 | Lido TV | CBC Gem |
| September 26 | Great Lakes Untamed | TVOntario |
| October 5 | Présumé innocent: L'Affaire France Alain | Crave, Canal D |
| October 9 | How I Got Here | Super Channel |
| October 17 | Acting Good | CTV Comedy Channel |
| October 28 | Urban Legend | CTV Sci-Fi Channel |
| November 2 | Cœurs migratoires | Canal Vie |
| November 13 | The Mightiest | Discovery |
| November 16 | Christine Morency: Sans filtre | Z |
| November 18 | Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World | Crave |
| November 21 | Amour sans limites | Canal Vie |
| November 24 | The Night Logan Woke Up (La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé) | Club Illico |
| November 29 | Comedy Invasion | AAM.tv |
| December 2 | Cocaine, Prison & Likes: Isabelle's True Story | Crave |
| December 2 | Stay Tooned | CBC Gem |
| December 15 | Cross Country Cake Off | CTV |

### Programs ending in 2022

| End date | Show | Channel | First aired | Status |
| March 29 | TallBoyz | CBC Television | 2019 | Ended |
| April 7 | Coroner | CBC Television | 2019 | Ended |
| April 19 | Political Blind Date | TVOntario | 2017 | Ended |
| November 16 | Diggstown | CBC Television | 2019 | Ended |

### Specials

| Start date | Show | Channel |
| January 25 | Come Clean | TVOntario |
| April 10 | 10th Canadian Screen Awards | CBC Television |
| May 15 | Juno Awards of 2022 | CBC Television |
| June 5 | 24th Quebec Cinema Awards | Ici Radio-Canada Télé |
| September 11 | 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards | Global |
| September 22 | Legacy Awards | CBC Television |
| September 30 | Buffy Sainte-Marie: Starwalker | CBC Television, APTN |
| October 10 | Sex with Sue | W Network |
| October 18 | The Perfect Story | TVO |
| November 7 | Kings of Coke | Crave |
| November 20 | 109th Grey Cup | TSN |
| December 11 | The Holiday Sitter | W Network |

### Shows returning in 2022

The following shows will return with new episodes after being canceled or ended their run previously:
| Show | Last aired | Type of return | Previous channel | New/returning/same channel | Return date | Source |
| The Kids in the Hall | 1995 | Revival | CBC | Amazon Prime Video | May 13 | |
| Gary and His Demons | 2018 | Revival | VRV | Amazon Prime Video | Fall | |

## Networks and services
### Network conversions and rebrandings

| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion date | Notes |
| Family CHRGD | WildBrainTV | Cable/Satellite | March 1 | |
| DIY Network Canada | Magnolia Network Canada | Cable/satellite | March 28 | |

### Closures

| Network | Type | Closure date | Notes |
| Leafs Nation Network | Cable/satellite | August 31 | |

## Deaths

* May 5 – Kenneth Welsh, actor (Twin Peaks) (born 1942)
* September 8 – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (born 1926); her coronation was a landmark moment for Canadian television
* December 16 – Doreen Brownstone, English-born Canadian actress (High Life, Foodland, Silent Night) (born 1922)