1966 in Canadian television

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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1966. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Events

Date	Event
	Hamilton, Ontario media proprietor Ken Soble files the original application for what will, after his death and numerous follow-up revisions to the application, eventually become the Global Television Network in 1974.
May 6	The 1966 Canadian Film Awards.
May 8	Controversial newsmagazine This Hour Has Seven Days airs its last show after fifty episodes and two seasons.
September 1	CBC becomes the first Canadian television network to broadcast in colour. Two weeks later CTV changes over to colour as well.
October 21	Long-running investigation program W5 begins airing. It quickly becomes the most popular program on CTV.
	Shaw Communications is founded as Capital Cable Television Co. Ltd. in Edmonton, Alberta.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Wojeck	CBC Television	September 13
W5	CTV	October 3
University of the Air		Unknown
Rocket Robin Hood	syndication

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
This Hour Has Seven Days	CBC Television	May 8
Razzle Dazzle		July 1
Seaway		September 8

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

• 20/20 (1962-1967)
• Butternut Square (1964-1967)
• Canada 98 (1964-1967)
• Cariboo Country (1960, 1964-1967)
• CTV National News (1961–present)
• Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date (1963–1975)
• Flashbook (1962-1968)
• Land and Sea (1964–present)
• Let's Go (1964-1968)
• Magistrate's Court (1963–1969)
• Music Hop (1962–1972)
• The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series)
• People in Conflict (1962–1970)
• The Pierre Berton Show (1962-1973)
• Quentin Durgens, M.P. (1965–1969)
• Reach for the Top (1961–1985)
• Singalong Jubilee (1961–1974)
• Take 30 (1962–1983)
• Telescope (1963–1973)
• The Tommy Hunter Show (1965–1992)

See also

• 1966 in Canada
• List of Canadian films