The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2020. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.
Following the NBA's lead of the day prior, several other sports leagues across Canada the United States announce a temporary suspension of play in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Major League Soccer suspends all games for 30 days due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the
NHL announces an indefinite suspension of league activity, which was later followed in the day by
Major League Baseball's announcement that it has suspended its spring training games and delayed the start of their
2020 regular season (originally scheduled to begin March 26) by at least two weeks. The suspension of the three leagues adds another large schedule void for
CBC/SRC, Sportsnet, Citytv, TSN CTV/CTV 2, RDS, and TVA, as well as the leagues' regional sports network partners.
Both the
Juno Awards of 2020, which would have been broadcast on March 15, and the
8th Canadian Screen Awards, which would have been broadcast on March 29, also have their ceremonies cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Both awards eventually announce their winners via livestreaming.
CBC Television temporarily suspends production of local newscasts on nearly all of its owned-and-operated stations, replacing them with a simulcast of the national
CBC News Network in order to "temporarily pool our resources into one core news offering"; the sole exception is the
CBC North service in the territories, due to the need to serve
indigenous-language communities. However, this move faces criticism in some regions, with politicians and media figures arguing that locally focused news and information is especially critical in a time of emergency. The move is partially reversed by the end of March, with local newscasts resuming in most markets.
The
Canadian Film Festival and
Super Channel announce a partnership which will see television broadcasts in May of the feature and short films that had been slated to premiere at the CFF prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2020. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.
Following the NBA's lead of the day prior, several other sports leagues across Canada the United States announce a temporary suspension of play in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Major League Soccer suspends all games for 30 days due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the
NHL announces an indefinite suspension of league activity, which was later followed in the day by
Major League Baseball's announcement that it has suspended its spring training games and delayed the start of their
2020 regular season (originally scheduled to begin March 26) by at least two weeks. The suspension of the three leagues adds another large schedule void for
CBC/SRC, Sportsnet, Citytv, TSN CTV/CTV 2, RDS, and TVA, as well as the leagues' regional sports network partners.
Both the
Juno Awards of 2020, which would have been broadcast on March 15, and the
8th Canadian Screen Awards, which would have been broadcast on March 29, also have their ceremonies cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Both awards eventually announce their winners via livestreaming.
CBC Television temporarily suspends production of local newscasts on nearly all of its owned-and-operated stations, replacing them with a simulcast of the national
CBC News Network in order to "temporarily pool our resources into one core news offering"; the sole exception is the
CBC North service in the territories, due to the need to serve
indigenous-language communities. However, this move faces criticism in some regions, with politicians and media figures arguing that locally focused news and information is especially critical in a time of emergency. The move is partially reversed by the end of March, with local newscasts resuming in most markets.
The
Canadian Film Festival and
Super Channel announce a partnership which will see television broadcasts in May of the feature and short films that had been slated to premiere at the CFF prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.