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, an English-language provincial educational television station, operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, a crown corporation owned by the
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Current programming


Children's programming (

TVOKids TVOkids (short for TVOntariokids and stylized as tvokids) is the brand for most of the children's programming aired by TVOntario (TVO) in Canada. It was launched on April 1, 1994 and runs from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily. The brand also operat ...
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Public affairs programming

* '' The Agenda with Steve Paikin'' * Legislative Assembly of Ontario Question Period (from the Ontario Parliament Network) * ''
Political Blind Date ''Political Blind Date'' is a Canadian television program, which premiered on TVOntario in 2017. The series pairs two Canadian politicians with different ideological beliefs in a "blind date" situation to discuss their perspectives on a political i ...
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Cultural programming

* '' Employable Me'' * ''Great Blue Wild'' (2019) * ''Human Plus'' * '' The Life-Sized City'' * '' National Geographic'' * '' NFB Shorts'' * '' Striking Balance'' * ''The Water Brothers''


Scripted programming


Drama series

* '' Heartbeat''


Movie presentations

* ''Sunday Family Movie''


Former programming

* '' Allan Gregg in Conversation with...'' * '' Almost Home'' * ''Ancient Civilizations'' * ''
Antiques Roadshow ''Antiques Roadshow'' is a British television programme broadcast by the BBC in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people ( ...
'' * ''Art's Place'' * ''Arts Alive'' * ''
The Ascent of Man ''The Ascent of Man'' is a 13-part British documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first broadcast in 1973. It was written and presented by British mathematician and historian of science Jacob Bronowski, who ...
'' * '' Blackadder'' * ''
Borgen Borgen may refer to: Places * Borgen, Akershus, Norway * Borgen, Oslo, a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway **Borgen (station) * Borgen, Østfold, a suburb of Sarpsborg, Norway * Borgen, Ullensaker, Norway * ''Borgen'' ('the castle'), colloquial name ...
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Brilliant Creatures ''Brilliant Creatures'' is a children's wildlife TV show that aired in the UK on ITV's children's slot CITV between 13 July 1998 and 10 March 2004. It was produced by The Foundation, and was distributed by Entertainment Rights overseas. The orig ...
'' * ''Building Big'' * '' Canada: The Great Experiment'' * '' Canada: A People's History'' * ''Chances Are, The Science of Luck'' * ''Check and Mate'' * ''Chef!'' * ''Communiqué Agenda'' * ''Concepts in Mathematics'' * ''Concepts in Science'' * ''Cope'' * '' The Corporation'' * '' The Darling Buds of May'' * ''Degrees of Error'' * '' Diplomatic Immunity with Steve Paikin'' * '' Doctor Who'' * ''Down to Earth'' * '' Dying at Grace'' * '' Eco Engineering'' * ''The Education of Mike McManus'' * ''Explorations in Shaw'' * ''Explorations in the Novel'' * ''Film 101'' * ''Fitness Over Forty'' * ''For the Record'' * ''Four for Adventure'' * ''
Fourth Reading ''Fourth Reading'' was a weekly current events newsmagazine series in Canada, airing on TVOntario from 1992 to 2006.Bonnie Malleck, "Former CBC newscaster jumps ship to TVOntario". ''Waterloo Region Record'', October 2, 1992. History It was host ...
'' * ''Fragile Nature'' * '' Full Circle with Michael Palin'' * ''The Future'' * ''Geography Skills'' * '' Globe Trekker'' * ''Going Global'' * ''
Golden Pennies ''Golden Pennies'' is an Australian-British television series which screened in 1985 on ABC and ITV. The series starring Carol Drinkwater and Bryan Marshall, The eight part series followed the adventures an English family who travel to Australia ...
'' * ''Great Canadian Parks'' * ''Great Canadian Rivers'' * '' Great Migrations'' * '' Green Heroes'' * ''The Greenbelt'' * ''Habitat'' * ''Half a Handy Hour'' * ''
Hard Rock Medical ''Hard Rock Medical'' is a Canadian medical drama television series which aired on TVOntario (TVO) from 2013 to 2018. It was the first original drama series for TVO, the public television network for Ontario. The series also aired nationally in Can ...
'' * '' He Knew He Was Right'' * ''History Bites'' * '' A History of Britain'' * '' How the Earth Changed History'' * '' Human Edge'' * '' Imprint'' * ''In Other Words'' * ''Information Processing'' * '' The Interviews'' * '' In Search of...'' * '' Into the Wild'' * ''
It's a Living ''It's a Living'' (renamed for season two as ''Making a Living'') is an American sitcom television series set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980, until June 11, 1982. ...
'' * ''It's Your Move'' * ''Le jardin des sensations'' * '' Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey'' * ''Journeys'' * ''Kay's Basic Cooking'' * '' Keep On Moving!'' * ''A Kind of Childhood'' * ''Landmarks'' * '' Landscape of Geometry'' * '' Legends of the World'' * '' Lemur Street'' * '' The Life of Mammals'' * ''The Long Chase'' * ''Look Up'' * ''
Magic Shadows ''Magic Shadows'' was a 30-min Canadian television series produced by the TVOntario public television network hosted by Elwy Yost that ran on weekday evenings from 1974 to the mid 1980s. The format was that the host would present classic featur ...
'' * ''Many Voices'' * ''Masterworks'' * ''Me and My Inner World'' * ''Medium Close Up'' * ''Microbes and Men'' * ''The Middle East'' * '' Midsomer Murders'' * '' A Million Ways to Move'' * '' Mission Top Secret'' * '' Monarch of the Glen'' * '' More to Life'' * ''Moving On'' * ''Nature Watch Digest'' * ''
New Tricks ''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the ...
'' * ''Nightmusic Concert'' * '' North America: Growth of a Continent'' * ''Not Another Science Show'' * '' Occupied'' * '' The Omega Factor'' * ''On the Move'' * ''Ontario Scene'' * ''Ontario Spelling Bee Championship'' * ''Outreach Ontario'' * ''Paperweight'' * ''People and Pets'' * ''Person 2 Person with Paula Todd'' * ''Perspectives'' * ''Pins and Needles'' * ''
The Prisoner ''The Prisoner'' is a 1967 British television series about an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village, where his captors designate him as Number Six and try to find out why he abruptl ...
'' * '' Prisoners of Gravity'' * '' Profiles of Nature'' * ''Queen's Park This Week'' * ''Question & Answer'' * ''Realities'' * ''
Recreating Eden ''Recreating Eden'' is a Canadian lifestyle and gardening television documentary program. Its aim is to examine the physical, mental, and spiritual healing effects that gardens have on their keepers History ''Recreating Eden'' was originally broa ...
'' * ''
The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV1 from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the ...
'' * '' Runaway Bay'' * '' Saturday Night at the Movies'' (1974–2013) * '' Saying Goodbye'' (1990) * '' The Secret Railroad'' * ''See, Hear!'' * ''Self Incorporated'' * ''The Shuttle Years'' * ''Sociology'' * ''Speaking Out'' * ''
Studio 2 ''Studio 2'' was a daily (weeknights) current affairs newsmagazine on TVOntario in Ontario, Canada. The show won several Gemini Awards, and was hosted by Steve Paikin and Paula Todd (who replaced original co-host Mary Hynes in the show's third ...
'' * ''Supersense'' * ''Sweatin' It'' * ''Take a Look'' * ''Tell Me a Story'' * ''
That'll Teach 'Em ''That'll Teach 'Em'' is a British historical reality documentary series produced by ''Twenty Twenty Television'' for the Channel 4 network in the United Kingdom. Concept Each series follows around 30 teenage students who have recently complet ...
'' * '' The Thin Blue Line'' * ''
Time Team ''Time Team'' is a British television programme that originally aired on Channel 4 from 16 January 1994 to 7 September 2014. It returned online in 2022 for two episodes released on YouTube. Created by television producer Tim ...
'' * '' Trial and Retribution'' * '' Two Fat Ladies'' * '' Undersea Explorer'' * ''Understanding Human Behavior'' * ''Understanding the Earth'' (1975, rebroadcast 1986) * ''Victorians'' * '' The View from Here'' * ''Vista'' * ''Vista Presents'' * ''Waste Not'' * ''What's in a Name?'' * ''Wild Animals of the World'' * ''Witness to Yesterday'' * '' Words Come Alive'' * ''World of Nature'' * ''
World Religions World religions is a category used in the study of religion to demarcate the five—and in some cases more—largest and most internationally widespread religious movements. Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are always includ ...
'' * ''Writing the News''


Children's programming (pre-1994)

Original series * '' Acme School of Stuff'' (1988–97) * ''
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon ''The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon'' is a Canadian children's television series which aired on YTV in Canada and on public television stations (through Tampa, Florida PBS member station WEDU) in the United States. It aired from 1993 to 1997 ...
'' (1993–2000) * '' The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim'' (1975–1982; 1984–92) * ''Almost Home'' (1972–80) * ''Artscape'' (1983–93) * ''Ballet Shoes'' (1977–81; 1983–93) * ''Bioscope'' (1983–87; 1990) * ''
Bits and Bytes ''Bits and Bytes'' was the name of two Canadian educational television series produced by TVOntario that taught the basics of how to use a personal computer. The first series, made in 1983, starred Luba Goy as the Instructor and Billy Van as ...
'' (1984–90; 1993–97) * '' The Body Works'' (1979–91) * '' Bookmice'' (1992–99) * ''Calling All Safety Scouts'' (1983–91) * '' Cucumber'' (1975–77) * '' Dear Aunt Agnes'' (1986–93) * '' Eureka!'' (1981–89) * ''F.R.O.G.'' (1992–95) * ''Green Earth Club'' (1990–95) * ''Guess What?'' (1973–84) * ''Here's How!'' (1991–97) * ''It's Your World'' (1984–93) * ''
Join In! ''Join In!'' was a Canadian educational children's television show which aired on TVOntario between 1989 and 1995. It was created and produced by Jed MacKay, who also wrote all of the show's original songs. It won the Alliance for Children and ...
'' (1989–97; 1999) * ''Let's All Sing'' (1974–93) * ''Magee and Company'' (1975–80) * ''
The Magic Library ''Bookmice'' is a children's television series about a public library secretly inhabited by three fun-loving mice. It is a spinoff of ''The Magic Library''. It would often also showcase Eastern European cartoons such as Jak Bzuk a Ťuk putovali ...
'' (1989–97) * ''Mathica's Mathshop'' (1993–97) * ''
Mathmakers ''Mathmakers'' was a Canadian educational children's television series produced from 1978 to 1980 by the province of Ontario's public television network, TVOntario. The series starred Derek McGrath and Lyn Harvey. Producer/Director Clive Vanderbur ...
'' (1978–89) * ''
Math Patrol ''Math Patrol'' was a children's educational television show produced by TVOntario from 1976 to 1978 and aired by the public broadcaster in the late 1970s and the early 1980s. The series starred John Kozak as "Sydney" – a "math detective" ...
'' (1977–95) * ''Measure Metric'' (1977–84) * ''Music Box'' (1982–91) * '' Parlez-moi'' (1978–93) * '' Polka Dot Door'' (1971–2004) * ''
Polka Dot Shorts ''Polka Dot Shorts'' is a Canadian children's television series produced by TVOntario, which has been broadcast around the world. It was created, produced, and edited by Jed MacKay. Approximately 180 episodes were produced from 1993 to 2001, all ...
'' (1993–2008) * '' Read All About It!'' (1979–97) * '' Readalong'' (1976–97) * '' Report Canada'' (1978–94) * '' Report Metric'' (1973–78) * ''Return to the Magic Library'' (1990–97) * ''The Riddle of Wizard's Oak'' (1990–97) * ''Rigolecole'' (1992–96) * '' The Science Alliance'' (1982–93; 1995) * '' Téléfrançais'' (1985–96) * ''
Today's Special ''Today's Special'' is a Canadian children's television program produced by Clive VanderBurgh at TVOntario, originally broadcasting 120 episodes from 1981 to 1987. Much of the series was set in a department store, based on Simpson's then-flags ...
'' (1981–93; 1995–99) * ''Two Plus You!'' (1976–88; 1991–93) * ''We Live Next Door'' (1982–92) * ''What If...'' (1979) * ''World of B.J. Vibes'' (1973–84) * '' Write On'' (1977–86) * ''Write Stuff'' (1987–92) * ''You Can Write Anything!'' (1984–93) * '' Zardip's Search for Healthy Wellness'' (1988–95) Acquired series * ''
The Adventures of Black Beauty ''The Adventures of Black Beauty'' is a British adventure family television series produced by London Weekend Television and shown by ITV in the United Kingdom between 1972 and 1974. It was distributed internationally by London Weekend Interna ...
'' (1984–94) * '' The Adventures of the Little Prince'' (1983–92) * '' Alice in Wonderland'' (1990–94) * '' All About You'' (1976–93) * ''
Bagpuss ''Bagpuss'' is a British animated children's television series which was made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate through their company Smallfilms. The series of thirteen episodes was first broadcast from 12 February to 7 May 1974. The title ch ...
'' (1992–93) * ''
Barbapapa ''Barbapapa'' is a 1970 children's picture book by the French-American couple Annette Tison and Talus Taylor, who lived in Paris, France. Barbapapa is both the title character and the name of his "species". The book was the first of a series of ...
'' (1977–86) * '' Belle and Sebastian'' (1984–90) * '' Big Blue Marble'' (1976–83) * '' The Book Bird'' (1980–87) * '' Books from Cover to Cover'' (1988–93) * ''The Bubblies'' (1984–89) * '' The Bush Baby'' (1993–95) * ''
Chorlton and the Wheelies ''Chorlton and the Wheelies'' is an animated children's television series that ran from 26 September 1976 until 17 December 1978 on the British television channel ITV. 40 episodes were produced. The show followed the adventures of Chorlton, a f ...
'' (1982–89) * ''Cogs Hollow'' (1992) * '' Cover to Cover'' (1972–80) * '' Creepy Crawlies'' (1991–93) * '' Doctor Snuggles'' (1981–90) * '' Don't Ask Me'' (1976–81) * ''Dragons, Wagons & Wax'' (1978–80) * '' Edward and Friends'' (1988–89) * ''
The Electric Company ''The Electric Company'' is an American educational children's television series produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It was co-created by Paul Dooley, Joan Ganz Cooney, and Lloyd Morrisett. The ...
'' (1975–80) * '' Eric's World'' (1992–99) * ''
Eureeka's Castle ''Eureeka's Castle'' is an American children's television series created by Debby Beece and Judy Katschke. It originally aired on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block from September 4, 1989 to November 10, 1991. The program featured various puppet char ...
'' (1991–99) * ''
Fables of the Green Forest is an anime television series based on a series of books published in the 1910s and 1920s by Thornton W. Burgess which ran on the Japanese network Fuji Television from 7 January 1973 to 30 December 1973. It consists of 52 episodes and was pr ...
'' (1979–93) * '' Fingerbobs'' (1973–78) * ''
Fireman Sam ''Fireman Sam'' ( Welsh: ') is a Welsh animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh rural village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd ...
'' (1991–2001) * ''Fish Tales'' (1978–83) * ''Flower Stories'' (1983–86; 1988–90) * ''Free to Fly'' (1987–93) * ''
Ghostwriter A ghostwriter is hired to write literary or journalistic works, speeches, or other texts that are officially credited to another person as the author. Celebrities, executives, participants in timely news stories, and political leaders often ...
'' (1992–96; 1998) * '' Gran'' (1986) * '' Harriet's Magic Hats'' (1982–91) * '' Hattytown Tales'' (1976–86) * '' High Feather'' (1980–88) * '' How'' (1972–76) * ''
Huxley Pig ''Huxley Pig'' is a British stop-motion animated children's television series based on a series of picture books authored by Rodney Peppé. The series was produced by FilmFair for Central TV, with narration by Martin Jarvis. 26 episodes air ...
'' (1992–93) * '' Inside/Out'' (1973–90) * ''
Iris, The Happy Professor ''Iris, The Happy Professor'' (also known as ''Iris'' and ''Professor Iris'' and in French as ''Iris, le gentil professeur'' or ''Professeur Iris'') is a Canadian-produced television show that run for 156 episodes from 1992 to 1994, created by for ...
'' (1992–98) * ''It Figures'' * ''
Ivor the Engine ''Ivor the Engine'' is a British cutout animation television series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company. It follows the adventures of a small green steam locomotive who lives in the "top left-hand corner of Wales" ...
'' (1993) * '' Jamie and the Magic Torch'' (1982–89) * ''
Jeremy the Bear Jeremy may refer to: * Jeremy (given name), a given name * Jérémy, a French given name * ''Jeremy'' (film), a 1973 film * "Jeremy" (song), a song by Pearl Jam * Jeremy (snail), a left-coiled garden snail that died in 2017 * ''Jeremy'', a 1919 ...
'' (1975–90) * '' Joe'' (1992) * ''
Johnson and Friends ''Johnson and Friends'' is an Australian live action/puppet children’s television program that originally aired on ABC from 3 September 1990 to 10 July 1997. It was produced by Film Australia and was created by Ron Saunders, John Patterson ...
'' (1992–2000) * '' Kidsbeat'' (1982–90) * ''
The Kids of Degrassi Street ''The Kids of Degrassi Street'' is a Canadian children's television series and the first in the ''Degrassi'' franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler. It follows the lives of a group of children living on De Grassi Street in Toronto. It ...
'' (1987–91) * '' Kitty Cats'' (1992–98) * ''Look and Learn'' (1971–83) * ''Manfred'' (1992–93) * ''
The Magic Roundabout ''The Magic Roundabout'' is an English-language children's television programme that ran from 1965 to 1977. It used the footage of the French stop motion animation show ''Le Manège enchanté'' but with completely different scripts and characte ...
'' (1971–76) * ''Math Wise'' (1982–89) * ''
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' (sometimes shortened to ''Mister Rogers'') is an American half-hour educational children's television series that ran from 1968 to 2001, and was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. The series ''Misterogers'' deb ...
'' (1972–89) * '' More Books from Cover to Cover'' (1987–92) * ''
Moschops ''Moschops'' (Greek for "calf face") is an extinct genus of therapsids that lived in the Guadalupian epoch, around 265–260 million years ago. They were heavily built plant eaters, and they may have lived partly in water, as hippopotamuses do. ...
'' (1986–87; 1989) * '' Mr Majeika'' (1992–93) * ''
The Nargun and the Stars ''The Nargun and The Stars'' is a children's Fantasy literature, fantasy novel set in Australia, written by Patricia Wrightson. It was among the first Australian books for children to draw on Australian Aboriginal mythology. The book was the wi ...
'' (1990–92) * ''
New Zoo Revue ''New Zoo Revue'' is an American half-hour children's television show that ran in first-run syndication from 1972 to 1977. Concept The 196-episode musical comedy-format show conveyed the concepts of cooperation and guidance for living in contempor ...
'' (1980–83) * ''Noddy'' (1982–83; 1985–88) * '' Once Upon a Time... Man'' (1978–83) * ''
OWL/TV OWL/TV is a Canadian children's educational television series that aired on CBC, from 1985 to 1990, and then later on CTV, from 1990 to 1994. It focused on nature and science discovery, emphasizing to viewers how they can affect their own envir ...
'' (1986–89) * ''The Ozlets'' (1987–91) * ''
Paddington Paddington is an area within the City of Westminster, in Central London. First a medieval parish then a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Three important landmarks of the district are Padd ...
'' (1982–84; 1992–93) * ''
The Phoenix and the Carpet ''The Phoenix and the Carpet'' is a fantasy novel for children, written by E. Nesbit and first published in 1904. It is the second in a trilogy of novels that begins with '' Five Children and It'' (1902), and follows the adventures of the sam ...
'' (1978–88) * '' Pinny's House'' (1992) * '' Pinwheel'' (1990–93) * ''
Press Gang ''Press Gang'' is a British children's television comedy drama consisting of 43 episodes across five series that were broadcast from 1989 to 1993. It was produced by Richmond Film & Television for Central, and screened on the ITV network in i ...
'' (1992–97) * '' Robin and Rosie'' (1982–84) * '' Readit with John Roberts'' (1982–93) * ''
Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) ...
'' (1975–90) * ''The Secret World of Polly Flint'' (1989–1990) * '' Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show'' (1987–2001) * ''
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings ''Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings'' is a British children's animated series about the adventures of a young boy named Simon, who has a magic blackboard. Things that Simon draws on the chalkboard become real in the Land of Chalk Drawings, whic ...
'' (1977–89) * '' Spirit Bay'' (1985–90) * '' Storybound'' (1981–93) * ''Tales from the Blue Crystal'' (1987–91) * ''Tales of Magic'' (1981–89) * '' Thinkabout'' (1979–87) * ''
Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...
'' (1987–90; 1998–2018) * ''
Vegetable Soup Vegetable soup is a common soup prepared using vegetables and leaf vegetables as primary ingredients. It dates to ancient history, and is a mass-produced food product in contemporary times. Overview Vegetable soup is prepared using vegetables, ...
'' (1977) * ''
Vision On ''Vision On'' was a British children's television programme, shown on BBC1 from 1964 to 1976 and designed specifically for children with hearing impairment. Concept and production ''Vision On'' was conceived and developed by BBC producers Ur ...
'' (1973–83) * '' Widget'' (1993–97) * '' Wimpole Village'' (1987–90) * ''
Windfalls ''Windfalls'' is a British stop motion-animated children's television series created, written, and directed by Jenny Kenna. The ''Windfalls'' stories teach children about reading signs in nature, herbal medicine, and the plants of the British co ...
'' (1990–91) * ''
The Wombles ''The Wombles'' are fictional pointy-nosed, furry creatures created by Elisabeth Beresford and originally appearing in a series of children's novels from 1968. They live in burrows, where they aim to help the environment by collecting and recyc ...
'' (1984–85)


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