1954 in Canadian television

This is a list of Canadian television-related events in 1954.

Notable events

• CBWT, Winnipeg's CBC Television-Radio Canada Television station debuts on May 31, 1954.

Births

• March 4 – Catherine O'Hara, Canadian–American actress, writer and comedian (d. 2026)
• March 13 – Robin Duke, actress and comedian (SCTV, Saturday Night Live)
• May 24 – Marc Akerstream, actor (d. 1998)
• July 5 – Debra McGrath, actress and comedian (SCTV)
• August 21 – Johanne Garneau, Québécoise actress

Television shows

Debuts

• Burns Chuckwagon from the Stampede Corral (1954-1955)

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Endings

• Pépinot et Capucine (1952-1954, SRC)

Programs on-air this year

CBC

• ' (1954-2007)
• CBC News Magazine (1952-1981)
• ' (1954–present)
• The C.G.E. Show (1952-1959)
• Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present)
• Open House (1952-1962)

SRC

• Pépinot et Capucine (1952-1954)

Television stations

References

External links

• CBC Directory of Television Series at Queen’s University (Archived March 4, 2016)
• List of 1954 Canadian television series at IMDb