1962 in Canadian television

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1962. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.

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Events

Date	Event
May 26	Canadian Television Network (CTN) changes its name to CTV.
	The first CFL game airs on CTV.
	The 1962 Canadian Film Awards.
June 18	Coverage of the 1962 federal election airs on CBC and CTV. This is the first federal election to air on CTV.
December 21	CHRE-TV goes on the air as a semi-satellite of Moose Jaw CTV affiliate CHAB-TV.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
20/20	CBC Television	April 22
Scarlett Hill		September 17
Flashback		September 23
Music Hop		October 1
Network	CTV
The Pierre Berton Show		Unknown
To Tell the Truth
People in Conflict
Take 30
Ballads and Bards	CBC Television

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
Maggie Muggins	CBC Television	June 27
A Case for the Court		Unknown
Club 6
Open House
Cross Canada Barndance	CTV
Showdown
Twenty Questions
West Coast

Births

• July 15 - Martin Roach, actor and voice actor
• August 29 - Ian James Corlett, voice actor, writer, musician, author and producer
• September 21 - Mark Holden, actor, writer, producer and voice actor

Television shows

1950s

• Country Canada (1954–2007)
• CBC News Magazine (1952–1981)
• Chez Hélène (1959–1973)
• Circle 8 Ranch (1955–1978)
• Don Messer's Jubilee (1957–1969)
• 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

• A Kin to Win (1961–1964)
• CTV National News (1961–present)
• The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series)
• Razzle Dazzle (1961–1966)
• Reach for the Top (1961–1985)
• Singalong Jubilee (1961–1974)
• Take a Chance (1961–1965)
• Telepoll (1961–1965)

Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
January 14	Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec	CKRT-TV	7	Radio-Canada	Shut down August 31, 2021
November 1	Terrace, British Columbia	CFTK-TV	3	CBC
December 21	Regina, Saskatchewan	CHRE-TV (semi-satellite of CHAB-TV)	9	CTV

Network affiliation changes

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Old affiliation	New affiliation	References
August 25	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	CHAB-TV	4	CBC	CTV

See also

• 1962 in Canada
• List of Canadian films

External links

• CBC Directory of Television Series at Queen’s University (Archived March 4, 2016)
• List of 1962 Canadian television series at IMDb