Wikipedia:WikiProject Television/Canadian television task force

This project is to help organize and guide the structure and normalize the standard of articles dealing with the television medium and television series or other forms of episodic programs in Canada. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page.

Scope
The scope of this project is to handle all things related to television in Canada and improve the quality of those articles.

This includes:
 * History of Television in Canada
 * Current: 2007 in Canadian television
 * Canadian television shows
 * Canadian Mini-series
 * Canadian television stations

Parentage
Parent projects: WikiProject Television, WikiProject Canada Parent category: Category:WikiProject Canada

Similar Projects

 * WikiProject British TV shows

Tasks
This is the current list of tasks to be done. If you think of any other tasks that need to be done, please add them.


 * 1) Make sure all article under this project have the proper templates and categories on them.
 * 2) Add Infobox
 * 3) Add Stub Template (if applicable)
 * 4) Add Categories
 * 5) Add Template for Talk Page
 * 6) Get an article to GA status
 * 7) Get an article to A status
 * 8) Get an article to FA status
 * 9) Get an article to be "Today's featured article"

Milestones

 * 1) WikiProject Canadian TV shows is founded at 21:27, 6 January 2007 (UTC).
 * 2) WikiProject is added to the "Articles by quality" Index at 22:54, January 9, 2007 (UTC).
 * 3) Hockey Night in Canada is nominated for Good articles status at 00:39, January 10, 2007 (UTC). Failed 12:41, January 10, 2007 (UTC).

New articles
Please feel free to list your new Canadian TV show-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please).
 * L. Ted Coneybeare
 * Pipe Nation
 * List of Audubon Wildlife Theatre episodes
 * The Next Step (2013 TV series)
 * On the Spot (Canadian TV series)
 * List of Total Drama Action episodes
 * Total Drama Action
 * List of Corner Gas episodes
 * The Minikins, stub article, was going to be speedily deleted

Requests
Have article requests? Put them here
 * The Fifth Estate (TV) has needed more references for five years. An important Canadian show!
 * That's So Weird! - YTV's comedy show. Currently redirected to So Weird which is a different show, and I think we should use That's So Weird! for the show's article, instead of "That's So Weird (TV show)" or something. tablo (talk) 01:53, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The articles in the Unknown-importance category all need to be rated
 * 2021 in Canadian television
 * 2020 in Canadian television
 * 2019 in Canadian television
 * 2018 in Canadian television
 * 2017 in Canadian television
 * 2016 in Canadian television
 * 2015 in Canadian television
 * 2014 in Canadian television
 * 2013 in Canadian television
 * 2012 in Canadian television
 * 2011 in Canadian television
 * 2010 in Canadian television
 * 2009 in Canadian television
 * 2008 in Canadian television
 * List of Corner Gas episodes - episodes past the first season need plot summaries
 * 2007 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 2006 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 2005 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 2004 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 2003 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 2002 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 2001 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 2000 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1999 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1998 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1997 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1996 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1995 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1994 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1993 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1992 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1991 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1990 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1989 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1988 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1987 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1986 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1985 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1984 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1983 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1982 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1981 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1980 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1979 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1978 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1977 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1976 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1975 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1974 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1973 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1972 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1971 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1970 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1969 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1968 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1967 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1966 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1965 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1964 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1963 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1962 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1961 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1960 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1959 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1958 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1957 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1956 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1955 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1954 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1953 in Canadian television - needs to be populated
 * 1952 in Canadian television - needs to be populated


 * List of English-language Canadian television series and List of French-language Canadian television series need to be updated against the appropriate categories.

Infobox
The standard television infobox. All show should have one of these. See Infobox television for the latest version of its code. There is also another template, Infobox television film, for television movies.

Reference/Link Templates
There are a few reference/link templates for certain articles.

Stub Templates
There are a few templates for stub articles.


 * Templates specifically for Canada:
 * Canada-tv-stub for TV related stub articles
 * Canada-tv-prog-stub for TV program stub articles
 * Canada-tv-bio-stub for Biography pages (i.e. Real People) stub articles
 * Canada-bcast-stub for Broadcast stations stub articles


 * Templates for general use are:
 * TV Program stubs by genre


 * animation-tv-prog-stub
 * child-tv-prog-stub
 * comedy-tv-prog-stub
 * drama-tv-prog-stub
 * tv-film-stub
 * nonfiction-tv-prog-stub
 * sf-tv-stub


 * TV character stubs


 * tv-char-stub
 * Soap-char-stub


 * Citation


 * episode for requesting a Television episode citation in an article.
 * Cite episode for citing a Television episode in an article.
 * cite video for citing a DVD special feature in an article.


 * Episode lists


 * Infobox episode list is also much in use atm. It should probably be deprecated however.

Categories
See Category:Television in Canada for all categories concerning Canadian television.

Genre/Show

 * Category:Canadian television series
 * Category:Canadian animated television series
 * Category:Canadian reality television series
 * Category:Canada's Next Top Model
 * Category:Canadian Idol
 * Category:Children's television series in Canada
 * Category:Degrassi (franchise)
 * Category:Life with Derek
 * Category:Sesame Park
 * Category:Treehouse TV shows
 * Category:YTV shows
 * Category:Canadian comedy television series
 * Category:Canadian television sitcoms
 * Category:Canadian sketch comedy shows
 * Category:The Kids in the Hall
 * Category:Royal Canadian Air Farce
 * Category:Canadian cooking television series
 * Category:Canadian documentary television series
 * Category:Canadian drama television series
 * Category:Degrassi (franchise)
 * Category:Earth: Final Conflict
 * Category:Lexx
 * Category:Entertainment news shows in Canada
 * Category:Canadian game shows
 * Category:Canadian music television series
 * Category:Canadian news television series
 * Category:Canadian sports television series
 * Category:Canadian science fiction television series
 * Category:Canadian television films
 * Category:Canadian television talk shows
 * Category:Canadian travel television series
 * Category:Canadian variety television series
 * Category:Canadian television program stubs

Network

 * Category:Canadian television networks
 * Category:Bravo (Canada)
 * Category:CTV Television Network
 * Category:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 * Category:Canadian community channels
 * Category:Canadian television series by network
 * Category:CBC network shows
 * Category:CH network shows
 * Category:CTV Television Network shows
 * Category:City (TV network) shows
 * Category:Food Network (Canada) series
 * Category:Global Television Network shows
 * Category:MuchMoreMusic television series
 * Category:Much (TV channel) television series
 * Category:MuchMusic Video Awards
 * Category:Space (TV channel) network shows
 * Category:TFO shows
 * Category:TQS network shows
 * Category:TVOntario shows
 * Category:Canadian television systems
 * Category:Defunct Canadian television channels
 * Category:Food Network (Canada)
 * Category:Global Television Network
 * Category:Much (TV channel)
 * Category:OLN Canada
 * Category:Space (TV channel)
 * Category:Sports television in Canada

People/Positions

 * Category:Canadian television actors
 * Category:Canadian television directors
 * Category:Canadian television producers
 * Category:Canadian television executives
 * Category:Canadian television personalities
 * Category:Canadian television chefs
 * Category:Canadian television journalists
 * Category:Canadian screenwriters

Note, however, that WP:CFD has usually voted to delete categories which grouped people by the networks or stations that they worked for.

Region

 * Category:Quebec television
 * Category:Quebec television series
 * Category:Television stations in Quebec
 * Category:Television stations in Ottawa-Gatineau

Stations

 * Category:Television stations in Canada by network
 * Category:CBC television stations
 * Category:CTV Television Network stations
 * Category:Global Television Network stations
 * Category:Ici Radio-Canada Télé television stations
 * Category:Independent television stations in Canada
 * Category:TQS television stations
 * Category:TVA (Canada) television stations
 * Category:Canadian community channels

Debut year
There are categories to indicate the year in which each program began:

(replace #### with the year)

See child categories under Category:Television series debuts by year

Cancellation year
If the program is no longer in production, add the category to indicate final broadcast year:

(replace #### with the year)

See child categories under Category:Television series endings by year

Others

 * Category:Canadian media regulation
 * Category:Canadian television specials
 * Category:Gemini Awards
 * Category:Gemini Award winners
 * Category:First-run syndicated television programs in Canada
 * Category:Television production companies of Canada
 * Category:Years in Canadian television

Template for Talk page
Talk pages for articles related to the project should have the  template added. It can be added with the text:

Tools

 * Main tool page: toolserver.org


 * Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
 * Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
 * Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
 * Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.