1988 in Canadian television

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This is a list of Canadian television related events from 1988.

Events

Date	Event
February 20	9th Genie Awards.
	1988 Gemini Awards.
	The 1988 Winter Olympics which were hosted in Calgary aired on all the CTV stations for two weeks.
May 1	Peter Mansbridge takes over as anchor and chief correspondent for The National. He replaces Knowlton Nash who had held the job since 1978.
August 6	The Raccoons begins airing on RTÉ in Ireland for the very first time. The series was starting transmitting on RTÉ One.
September 1	A number of new channels launch including Family Channel, MétéoMédia, TV5, VisionTV, VRAK.TV, The Weather Network, and YTV.
September 5	CIHF-TV launches. It launched as an independent station and would remain that until 1997 when it would join the Global system and be branded Global Maritimes, then renamed to Global Halifax in 2013.

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Adrienne Clarkson Presents	CBC Television	January 3
Just for Laughs	CBC Television
Mount Royal	CTV
My Secret Identity	CTV	September 1
Tickle on the Tum	YTV
Maple Town	YTV
Zardip's Search for Healthy Wellness	TVOntario
Learning The Ropes	September 16	CTV
Electric Circus	Citytv	September 18
MovieTelevision	Citytv	unknown date
La Course destination monde	Télévision de Radio-Canada	unknown date

Show	Moved From	Moved To
Five Times Dizzy	Knowledge Network	YTV

Bumper Stumpers (1987–1990)
The Campbells (1986–1990)
CityLine (1987–present, news program)
CODCO (1987–1993)
The Comedy Mill (1986–1991)
Danger Bay (1984–1990)
Degrassi Junior High (1987–1989)
The Journal (1982–1992)
Midday (1985–2000)
Night Heat (1985–1989)
On the Road Again (1987–2007)
The Raccoons (1985–1992)
Street Legal (1987–1994)
Super Dave (1987–1991)
Switchback (1981–1990)
Talkabout (1988-1990)
T. and T. (1987–1990)
Under the Umbrella Tree (1986–1993)
Venture (1985–2007)
Video Hits (1984–1993)

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
June 28	Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec	CFTF-TV		TQS	^[1]
September 5	Saint John, New Brunswick	CIHT-TV-2	12	Independent	^[2]

^ “CFTF-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
^ “CHNB-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

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