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{{short description|Canadian specialty TV channel}}
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{{for-multi|the unrelated Latin American channel|Space (Latin American TV channel)|other uses|Space (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox TV channel
{{More citations needed|date=June 2020}}
| name = Space
{{Infobox television channel
| logofile = Space TV Logo.svg
| logocaption = Space logo
| name = CTV Sci-Fi Channel
| logosize = 150px
| logo = CTV Sci-Fi Channel 2019.svg
| launch = October 17, 1997
| logo_caption =
| logo_size =
| picture format = [[HDTV]]<br><small>(2011-present)</small><br>[[480i]] ([[SDTV]])<br><small>(1997-present)</small>
| owner = [[Bell Media]]
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1997|10|17}}
| slogan =
| closed_date =
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| country = [[Canada]]
| owner = [[CHUM Limited]] (1997–2007)<br />[[Bell Media#Reorganization and CHUM Limited merger (2006–2011)|CTVglobemedia]] {{small|(CTV Limited)}} (2007–2011)<br />[[BCE Inc.]] (2011–present)
| broadcast area = National
| headquarters = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| parent = [[Bell Media]]
| former names = Space: The Imagination Station
| country = Canada
| area = National
| replaced names =
|headquarters = [[299 Queen Street West]], [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| sister names =
| former_names = Space (1997–2019)
| timeshift names =
| sister_channels = [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]<br />[[CTV Drama Channel]]<br />[[CTV Comedy Channel]]<br />[[CTV Life Channel]]<br />[[CTV News Channel (Canadian TV channel)|CTV News Channel]]<br />[[CTV 2]]<br />[[Z (TV channel)|Z]]
| web = [http://www.spacecast.com Space]
| timeshift_service =
| sat serv 1 = [[Bell TV]]
| website = {{URL|www.ctv.ca/sci-fi}}
| sat chan 1 = Channel 627 '''([[standard-definition television|SD]])''' Channel 1746 '''([[high-definition television|HD]])'''
| sat serv 2 = [[Shaw Direct]]
| sat chan 2 = Channel 528 '''([[standard-definition television|SD]])'''
| cable serv 1 = Available on most Canadian cable systems
| cable chan 1 = Channel number varies
| cable serv 2 = [[Rogers Communications]]
| cable chan 2 = Channel 50 '''([[standard-definition television|SD]])'''
| iptv serv 1 = [[Bell Aliant TV]]
| iptv chan 1 = Channel 209 '''([[standard-definition television|SD]])'''
| iptv serv 2 = [[Bell Fibe TV]]
| iptv chan 2 = Channel 627 '''([[standard-definition television|SD]])''' Channel 1632 '''([[high-definition television|HD]])'''
| iptv serv 3 = [[Manitoba Telecom Services|MTS]]
| iptv chan 3 = Channel 122 '''([[standard-definition television|SD]])'''
| iptv serv 4 = [[Telus TV|Optik TV]]
| iptv chan 4 = Channel 174 '''([[standard-definition television|SD]])'''
| iptv serv 5 = [[SaskTel]]
| iptv chan 5 = Channel 72 '''([[standard-definition television|SD]])'''
}}
}}
'''CTV Sci-Fi Channel''' is a Canadian English-language [[Discretionary service|discretionary]] [[specialty channel]] owned by [[Bell Media]] subsidairy of [[BCE Inc.]]. The channel primarily broadcasts [[speculative fiction]] and related programming.
:''For the Latin American channel with the same name, see [[Space (Latin American TV channel)]].''

'''Space''' (styled '''SPACE''') is a Canadian [[cable television]] [[specialty channel]] owned and operated by [[Bell Media]]. It features [[science fiction]], [[fantasy]], [[horror film|horror]], and [[paranormal]] programming including [[film]]s, [[documentary film|documentaries]], scripted [[Television program|television series]] and more. SPACE originally used the subtitle ''The Imagination Station'' following its name; although, it is still sometimes used informally by fans today.
The network was launched on October 17, 1997 as '''Space''' under its original parent company [[CHUM Limited]]. Its slogan, ''The Imagination Station'', continued to be used informally by its fans for many years after its retirement. In 2007, Space was acquired by CTVglobemedia, after acquiring CHUM Limited, while the [[Citytv]] stations were sold to [[Rogers Sports & Media|Rogers Media]]. The channel adopted its current name in 2019.


== History ==
== History ==
[[Image:SPACE TV Former Logo.svg|right|150px|thumb|Former logo]]
[[Image:Space logo 2013.svg|left|100px|thumb|Final logo of Space, used from 2013 to 2019]]
The channel was licensed by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) in 1996. It debuted on October 17, 1997 at 6:00 p.m. EST, under the ownership of [[CHUM Limited]], airing the film ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'', followed by a commentary on that film by author [[Robert J. Sawyer]], followed by the film ''[[Mars Attacks!]]''. The Sawyer commentary was the first example of the interstitial materials — mostly produced by [[Mark Askwith]] — that have become SPACE's signature: short, snappy, mini-documentaries on science fiction and science topics shown between programs, collectively known as "SPACE Flow". Daily installments include ''Space News'' (formerly ''SPIN'', for "Space Information and News").
The channel was licensed by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) in 1996.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1996/DB96-605.htm Decision CRTC 96-605] CRTC 1996-09-04</ref> It launched on October 17, 1997 at 6:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]] (3:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Pacific Time Zone|PT]]), as '''Space''': The Imagination Station, launching under the ownership of [[CHUM Limited]], airing the film ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'', followed by a commentary on that film by author [[Robert J. Sawyer]], followed by the film ''[[Mars Attacks!]]''. The Sawyer commentary was the first example of the interstitial materials — mostly produced by [[Mark Askwith]] — that became SPACE's signature: short, snappy, mini-documentaries on science fiction and science topics shown between programs, collectively known as "SPACE Flow". Daily installments include ''Space News'' (formerly ''SPIN'', for "Space Information and News").<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv0sM5UlW4U Space: The Imagination Station launch] (incomplete), October 17, 1997</ref>


CTVglobemedia took over Space on June 22, 2007, as a result of a takeover of [[CHUM Limited]].{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} At the same time, the [[Citytv]] stations were sold to [[Rogers Sports & Media|Rogers]] later that year. Ownership changed hands once again when on April 1, 2011, [[Bell Canada|BCE Inc.]] gained 100% control of CTVglobemedia's non-publishing assets that it did not already own, placing Space under the ownership of [[Bell Media]].{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
As with [[Teletoon (Canadian TV channel)|Teletoon]] and [[MuchMusic]], Space was created specifically to prevent the import of a similar American television network, thereby maintaining [[Canadian content]] whenever possible. In this case, Space was introduced in lieu of Canadians receiving the Sci Fi Channel (now [[Syfy]]); it has been criticized for not carrying the same type of programming as its U.S. counterpart, although most (but not all) original SyFy programming eventually finds its way onto Space. There are some delays, however. For example, the popular Sci Fi series ''[[The Invisible Man (2000 TV series)|The Invisible Man]]'' didn't begin airing on Space until after it had finished its run on Sci Fi. It ran ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' delayed from its initial airing on Sci Fi, and as of January 22, 2006, began airing the companion/spin-off series ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''. There are some shows that air on Space that do not air on SyFy, such as ''Relic Hunter''.


On February 8, 2011, the [[Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens|Reeves-Stevenses]] submitted a letter to the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) in support of an application by CTVglobemedia to renew the broadcasting license of Space.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/ListeInterventionList/Documents.aspx?ID=143905&Lang=e|title=Intervention Documents|publisher=services.crtc.gc.ca}}</ref>
[[CTVglobemedia]] took over Space on June 22, 2007, as a result of a takeover of [[CHUM Limited]].


On July 6, 2011, a [[high-definition television|high definition]] simulcast of Space was launched.<ref>[http://www.bellmediapr.ca/space/releases/release.asp?id=13919&yyyy=2011 SPACE HD to Launch July 6]</ref> It is available through all major television providers in Canada.
== Annual events ==
* [[Spacey Awards|The Spacey Awards]]: Space presents its own awards called the [[Spacey Awards]] to the best in sci-fi, fantasy and horror films, television series and video games. Some of the awards are voted on by viewers and the others by Space.


On March 4, 2013, Space introduced a new logo to coincide with the premiere of the channel's new original co-production ''[[Orphan Black]]''. A Bell Media executive explained that the branding was designed to reflect upon the broadening of the sci-fi genre beyond [[outer space]] and "people in polyester onesies running around with taser guns", by portraying the new logo in the form of real-life objects with a "[[Phenomenalism|phenomenal]] twist" to symbolize the "space around you".<ref>{{cite web|title=Bell Media's Space gets a new look|url=http://www.marketingmag.ca/news/marketer-news/bell-medias-space-gets-a-new-look-73209?p=73209|publisher=Marketing Magazine|access-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> Through Bell Media's acquisition of [[Astral Media]], Space is now co-owned with the French-language, sci-fi channel, Ztélé (since renamed [[Z (TV channel)|Z]]).
* ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]'': For several years at Christmas, Space aired ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]''.


On June 7, 2018, it was announced that Space would be rebranded as "CTV Sci-Fi", as part of a re-alignment of several Bell Media specialty channels under the [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] brand.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2018/06/07/ctv-unveils-their-fall-programming-slate-for-2018.html|title=Magnum P.I. reboot, new Jann Arden comedy on CTV's fall lineup|work=Toronto Star|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en}}</ref> The following year, it was revealed the channel would instead rebrand as CTV Sci-Fi Channel on September 12, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mediaincanada.com/2019/06/05/upfronts-19-bell-media-finalizes-rebrand-of-four-specialty-networks/|title=Upfronts '19: Bell Media finalizes specialty rebrands|date=June 5, 2019|website=Media in Canada|access-date=September 14, 2019}}</ref>
* The Twelve Days of Space-mas: Twelve days of marathons, either of popular Space programs or of similarly themed science-fiction or fantasy movies, traditionally starting with the "Trekmas Day Movie Marathon", the airing of all ''[[Star Trek]]'' movies released prior to [[Star Trek (film)|the 2009 film]] on Christmas Day.


== Programs ==
== Programming ==
CTV Sci-Fi Channel's programming includes scripted television series and films primarily focused on the [[science fiction]], [[fantasy]], [[superhero fiction]], [[Horror film|horror]], and [[paranormal]] genres, often in a [[marathon (media)|marathon]] format outside of prime time. The channel's original programming has included in-studio shows (including the daily newsmagazine ''[[Innerspace (TV series)|Innerspace]]''), scripted dramas, as well as shows co-produced with the U.S. channel [[Syfy]], from which the channel also acquires the bulk of its programming.
{{time-context|section|needs information on when various shows started and stopped airing on the channel.|date=November 2009}}
{{prose|section|date=June 2011}}
=== First-run shows ===


The channel holds the linear television rights to the ''[[Star Trek]]'' television franchise in Canada, holding library rights to past ''Star Trek'' television seasons and movies, and having acquired the rights to the newer ''Star Trek'' era run, ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]'', produced for the [[Paramount+]] streaming service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=<!-- StarTrek.com Staff --> |date=July 18, 2016 |title=International Broadcasters Set for New Star Trek Series |url=http://www.startrek.com/article/international-broadcasters-set-for-new-star-trek-series |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720192608/http://www.startrek.com/article/international-broadcasters-set-for-new-star-trek-series |archive-date=July 20, 2016 |access-date=July 19, 2016 |website=[[StarTrek.com]]}}</ref><ref name="GlobeMail-2016-05-18">{{cite news |date=18 May 2016 |title=New Star Trek series to premiere on CTV, then air on Space and Z |work=The Globe and Mail |agency=The Canadian Press |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/new-star-trek-series-to-premiere-on-ctv-then-air-on-space-and-z/article30954899/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227193333/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/new-star-trek-series-to-premiere-on-ctv-then-air-on-space-and-z/article30954899/ |archive-date=27 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="TorStar-2018-04-23">{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Michael |date=23 April 2018 |title=Canadians get limited version of new CBS streaming app |newspaper=The Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2018/04/23/canadians-get-limited-version-of-new-cbs-streaming-app.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528133550/https://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2018/04/23/canadians-get-limited-version-of-new-cbs-streaming-app.html |archive-date=28 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="BellMedia">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=May 14, 2019 |title=Canada's Bell Media Acquires Rights To CBS All Access' Patrick Stewart-Fronted 'Star Trek' Spin-Off – LA Screenings |url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/bell-media-star-trek-picard-canada-1202614644/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514172016/https://deadline.com/2019/05/bell-media-star-trek-picard-canada-1202614644/ |archive-date=May 14, 2019 |access-date=May 17, 2019 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
{|

|-
===Current programming===
| valign="top" |
====Original====
* ''[[SurrealEstate]]'' (2021)

====Acquired====
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* ''[[Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda|Andromeda]]''
* ''[[The Ark (TV series)|The Ark]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[Doom Patrol (TV series)|Doom Patrol]]''
* ''[[Face Off (American TV series)|Face Off]]''
* ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]''
* ''[[Pandora (TV series)|Pandora]]''
* ''[[Raised by Wolves (American TV series)|Raised by Wolves]]''
* ''[[Resident Alien (comics)#Television adaptation|Resident Alien]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Strange New Worlds]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''
* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
* ''[[Superman & Lois]]''
* ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
* ''Urban Legend''
* ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''
{{div col end}}

===Former programming===
====Original====
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* ''[[Aftermath (2016 TV series)|Aftermath]]''
* ''[[Astrid & Lilly Save the World]]''
* ''[[Behind the Scenes (SPACE TV series)|Behind the Scenes]]''
* ''[[Being Human (North American TV series)|Being Human]]''
* ''[[Being Human (North American TV series)|Being Human]]''
* ''[[Beyond the Screen]]''
* ''[[Bitten (TV series)|Bitten]]''
* ''[[Caprica (TV series)|Caprica]]''
* ''[[Charlie Jade]]''
* ''The Conspiracy Guy''
* ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[Dark Matter (2015 TV series)|Dark Matter]]''
* ''[[Eureka (TV series)|Eureka]]''
* ''[[Fanboy Confessional]]''
* ''[[Ghost Hunters]]''
* ''[[The Girly Ghosthunters]]''
* ''[[Ghost Hunters International]]''
* ''[[Grand Star]]''
* ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]''
* ''[[HypaSpace Weekly|HypaSpace]]''
* ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]''
* ''[[Innerspace (TV series)|Innerspace]]''
* ''[[Killjoys]]''
| style="width:50px;"| &nbsp;
* ''[[Orphan Black]]''
| valign="top" |
* ''Paranormal Revenge''
* ''[[Nikita (TV series)|Nikita]]''
* ''[[Primeval: New World]]''
* ''[[Rabbit Fall]]''
* ''[[Rabbit Fall]]''
* ''[[Sanctuary (TV series)|Sanctuary]]''
* ''[[Shadow Hunter (TV series)|Shadow Hunter]]''
* ''Shelf Space''
* ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]''
* ''Space Interstitials''
* ''Space Top 10 Countdown''<ref>{{cite news |last=Rubinoff |first=Joel |date=2006-09-23 |title=This revolution will be televised |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/11454C5D6CAE9940&f=basic |newspaper=[[Waterloo Region Record]] |accessdate=2024-02-20 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240220092633/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/11454C5D6CAE9940&f=basic |archivedate=2024-02-20 }}</ref>
* ''The SpaceBar''
* ''[[SpaceNews (television show)|SpaceNews]]''
* ''[[Steve Smith Playhouse]]''
* ''[[Stormworld]]''
* ''[[Stormworld]]''
* ''[[Stargate Universe]]''
* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''
* ''[[The Listener (TV series)|The Listener]]''
* ''[[Todd & The Book of Pure Evil]]''
* ''[[Todd & The Book of Pure Evil]]''
* ''[[Tripping the Rift]]''
|}
* ''[[Unexplained Canada]]''

* ''[[Wynonna Earp (TV series)|Wynonna Earp]]''
=== Re-run shows ===
{{div col end}}


====Acquired====
{|
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
|-
| valign="top" |
* ''[[The 4400]]''
* ''[[The 4400]]''
* ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]''
* ''[[Babylon 5]]''
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''
* ''[[Being Human (British TV series)|Being Human]]''
* ''[[Beyond, The Series|Beyond]]''
* ''[[Beyond, The Series|Beyond]]''
* ''[[Blood Ties (TV series)|Blood Ties]]''
* ''[[Blood Ties (TV series)|Blood Ties]]''
* ''[[Captain Star]]'' (2005–2006)
* ''[[Cosplay Melee]]''
* ''[[Dark Angel (American TV series)|Dark Angel]]''
* ''[[Dark Matters: Twisted But True]]''
* ''[[Dead Set]]''
* ''[[Deadly Class (TV series)|Deadly Class]]''
* ''[[The Deep (TV serial)|The Deep]]''
* ''[[Defying Gravity (TV series)|Defying Gravity]]''
* ''[[Defying Gravity (TV series)|Defying Gravity]]''
* ''[[Enigma (TV series)|Enigma]]''
* ''[[Do No Harm (TV series)|Do No Harm]]''
* ''[[The Dresden Files (TV series)|The Dresden Files]]''
* ''[[Enigma (Canadian TV series)|Enigma]]''
* ''[[The Expanse (TV series)|The Expanse]]''
* ''[[Farscape]]''
* ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''
* ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''
* ''[[Flash Gordon (2007 TV series)|Flash Gordon]]''
* ''[[The Following]]''
* ''[[The Girly Ghosthunters]]''
* ''[[Ghost Mine (TV series)|Ghost Mine]]''
* ''[[Grand Star]]''
* ''[[Grimm (TV series)|Grimm]]''
* ''[[Hex (TV series)|Hex]]''
* ''[[Hex (TV series)|Hex]]''
* ''[[Hilarious House of Frightenstein]]''
* ''[[Hilarious House of Frightenstein]]''
* ''[[Krypton (TV series)|Krypton]]''
| style="width:50px;"| &nbsp;
* ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''
| valign="top" |
* ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]''
* ''[[Lost in Space]]''
* ''[[The Lost Room]]''
* ''[[Manimal]]''
* ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]''
* ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]''
* ''[[Mutant X (TV series)|Mutant X]]''
* ''[[Night Stalker (TV series)|Night Stalker]]''
* ''[[Night Stalker (TV series)|Night Stalker]]''
* ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
* ''[[Paranormal Witness]]''
* ''[[Perversions of Science]]''
* ''[[Primeval (TV series)|Primeval]]''
* ''[[Prisoners of Gravity]]''
* ''[[Prisoners of Gravity]]''
* ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]''
* ''[[Relic Hunter]]''
* ''[[Relic Hunter]]''
* ''[[Roar (TV series)|Roar]]''
* ''[[Ripper Street]]''
* ''[[Roar (1997 TV series)|Roar]]'' (US series)
* ''[[Robot Combat League]]''
* ''[[Robotech (TV series)|Robotech]]''
* ''[[Robotech (TV series)|Robotech]]''
* ''[[Sanctuary (Canadian TV series)|Sanctuary]]''
* ''[[The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne]]''
* ''[[The Sentinel (TV series)|The Sentinel]]''
* ''[[The Sentinel (TV series)|The Sentinel]]''
* ''[[Shadow Hunter (television show)]]''
* ''[[Smallville]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''
* ''[[Space Precinct]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
* ''[[Stan Against Evil]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
* ''[[Stargate Universe]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
* ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''
* ''[[Surface (2005 TV series)|Surface]]''
| style="width:50px;"| &nbsp;
* ''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''
| valign="top" |
* ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''
* ''[[Steve Smith Playhouse]]''
* ''[[Surface (TV series)|Surface]]''
* ''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]
* ''[[The Dresden Files (TV series)|The Dresden Files]]''
* ''[[The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne]]''
* ''[[Threshold (TV series)|Threshold]]''
* ''[[Threshold (TV series)|Threshold]]''
* ''[[Total Blackout]]''
* ''[[Total Recall 2070]]''
* ''[[Total Recall 2070]]''
* ''[[The Triangle (TV miniseries)|The Triangle]]''
* ''[[True Blood]]''
* ''[[True Blood]]''
* ''[[Unexplained Canada]]''
* ''[[Utopia (British TV series)|Utopia]]''
* ''[[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]''
|}
* ''[[War of the Worlds (1988 TV series)|War of the Worlds]]''

* ''[[The X-Files]]''
=== Mini-series ===
* ''[[Z Nation]]''
{|
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign="top" |
* ''[[The Deep (TV serial)|The Deep]]''
* ''[[Dead Set]]''
| style="width:50px;"| &nbsp;
| valign="top" |
* ''[[The Lost Room]]''
* ''[[The Triangle (TV miniseries)|The Triangle]]''
|}

=== Original programming ===
*''[[InnerSPACE]]'' (formerly ''The Circuit'') - News and information as from the entertainment industry with a sci-fi and fantasy slant.
* ''[[Behind the Scenes (SPACE TV series)|Behind the Scenes]]'' - A look at the creation and bringing to life of various sci-fi series and specials, features interviews with writers, editors, stars and others
* ''[[Fanboy Confessional]]'' - An celebration of geek and nerd cultures. Each episode focuses on an individual group such as [[LARP]], [[Furry_Fandom|Furry]], [[Steampunk]], and [[Real-life_superhero]].
* ''[[HypaSpace Weekly|HypaSpace]]'' - News and information as well as the latest gossip from the entertainment industry, specifically science fiction and fantasy genres
* ''[[It Came From The Basement!]]'' - A look at people's eclectic collections of sci fi related material
* ''[[Shadow Hunter (television show)|Shadow Hunter]]'' - A series that focuses on the paranormal as seen by a ghost hunter (hosted by Darryll Walsh)
* ''[[Shelf Space]]'' - A look at and interviews with authors of science fiction, fantasy, comic books, and science fact
* ''The [[SpaceBar]]'' - Late night movie "host segments" wrapped around a science-fiction movie, vaguely reminiscent of [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]
* ''Space Interstitials''
* ''[[SpaceNews]]'' - News tidbits relating to space, NASA, CSA and Earth-based satellites
* ''[[Space Top 10 Countdown]]'' - Space counts down what’s hot and what’s caught our attention in genre film and television, from superheroes, movie villains, aliens and killer cyborgs. Hosted by Space on-air personalities [[Kim Poirier]] and [[Jonathan Llyr]].


===Former annual events===
==Space HD==
* [[Spacey Awards|The Spacey Awards]]: Space previously presented its own awards called the Spacey Awards to the best in sci-fi, fantasy and horror films, TV shows, and video games. Some of the awards are voted on by viewers and the others by Space.
On July 6, 2011, Space launched ''Space HD'', a high definition simulcast of the standard definition feed.<ref>[http://www.bellmediapr.ca/space/releases/release.asp?id=13919&yyyy=2011 SPACE HD to Launch July 6]</ref> It is currently only available on [[Bell TV]] and [[Bell Fibe TV]].
* ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]'': Aired for many years in December 25.
* The Twelve Days of Space-mas: Twelve days of marathons, either of popular Space programs or of similarly-themed, sci-fi or fantasy films. This normally includes the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Christmas special on [[Christmas|Christmas Day]].


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.ctvscifi.ca}}
* [http://www.spacecast.com Space]
* [http://www.spacecast.com/SPACE-HD.aspx Space HD]


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For the unrelated Latin American channel, see Space (Latin American TV channel). For other uses, see Space (disambiguation).
CTV Sci-Fi Channel
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNational
Headquarters299 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerCHUM Limited (1997–2007)
CTVglobemedia (CTV Limited) (2007–2011)
BCE Inc. (2011–present)
ParentBell Media
Sister channelsCTV
CTV Drama Channel
CTV Comedy Channel
CTV Life Channel
CTV News Channel
CTV 2
Z
History
LaunchedOctober 17, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-10-17)
Former namesSpace (1997–2019)
Links
Websitewww.ctv.ca/sci-fi

CTV Sci-Fi Channel is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel owned by Bell Media subsidairy of BCE Inc.. The channel primarily broadcasts speculative fiction and related programming.

The network was launched on October 17, 1997 as Space under its original parent company CHUM Limited. Its slogan, The Imagination Station, continued to be used informally by its fans for many years after its retirement. In 2007, Space was acquired by CTVglobemedia, after acquiring CHUM Limited, while the Citytv stations were sold to Rogers Media. The channel adopted its current name in 2019.

History

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Final logo of Space, used from 2013 to 2019

The channel was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 1996.[1] It launched on October 17, 1997 at 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT), as Space: The Imagination Station, launching under the ownership of CHUM Limited, airing the film Forbidden Planet, followed by a commentary on that film by author Robert J. Sawyer, followed by the film Mars Attacks!. The Sawyer commentary was the first example of the interstitial materials — mostly produced by Mark Askwith — that became SPACE's signature: short, snappy, mini-documentaries on science fiction and science topics shown between programs, collectively known as "SPACE Flow". Daily installments include Space News (formerly SPIN, for "Space Information and News").[2]

CTVglobemedia took over Space on June 22, 2007, as a result of a takeover of CHUM Limited.[citation needed] At the same time, the Citytv stations were sold to Rogers later that year. Ownership changed hands once again when on April 1, 2011, BCE Inc. gained 100% control of CTVglobemedia's non-publishing assets that it did not already own, placing Space under the ownership of Bell Media.[citation needed]

On February 8, 2011, the Reeves-Stevenses submitted a letter to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in support of an application by CTVglobemedia to renew the broadcasting license of Space.[3]

On July 6, 2011, a high definition simulcast of Space was launched.[4] It is available through all major television providers in Canada.

On March 4, 2013, Space introduced a new logo to coincide with the premiere of the channel's new original co-production Orphan Black. A Bell Media executive explained that the branding was designed to reflect upon the broadening of the sci-fi genre beyond outer space and "people in polyester onesies running around with taser guns", by portraying the new logo in the form of real-life objects with a "phenomenal twist" to symbolize the "space around you".[5] Through Bell Media's acquisition of Astral Media, Space is now co-owned with the French-language, sci-fi channel, Ztélé (since renamed Z).

On June 7, 2018, it was announced that Space would be rebranded as "CTV Sci-Fi", as part of a re-alignment of several Bell Media specialty channels under the CTV brand.[6] The following year, it was revealed the channel would instead rebrand as CTV Sci-Fi Channel on September 12, 2019.[7]

Programming

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CTV Sci-Fi Channel's programming includes scripted television series and films primarily focused on the science fiction, fantasy, superhero fiction, horror, and paranormal genres, often in a marathon format outside of prime time. The channel's original programming has included in-studio shows (including the daily newsmagazine Innerspace), scripted dramas, as well as shows co-produced with the U.S. channel Syfy, from which the channel also acquires the bulk of its programming.

The channel holds the linear television rights to the Star Trek television franchise in Canada, holding library rights to past Star Trek television seasons and movies, and having acquired the rights to the newer Star Trek era run, Star Trek: Discovery, produced for the Paramount+ streaming service.[8][9][10][11]

Current programming

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Original

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Acquired

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Former programming

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Original

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Former annual events

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  • The Spacey Awards: Space previously presented its own awards called the Spacey Awards to the best in sci-fi, fantasy and horror films, TV shows, and video games. Some of the awards are voted on by viewers and the others by Space.
  • Santa Claus Conquers the Martians: Aired for many years in December 25.
  • The Twelve Days of Space-mas: Twelve days of marathons, either of popular Space programs or of similarly-themed, sci-fi or fantasy films. This normally includes the Doctor Who Christmas special on Christmas Day.

References

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  1. ^ Decision CRTC 96-605 CRTC 1996-09-04
  2. ^ Space: The Imagination Station launch (incomplete), October 17, 1997
  3. ^ "Intervention Documents". services.crtc.gc.ca.
  4. ^ SPACE HD to Launch July 6
  5. ^ "Bell Media's Space gets a new look". Marketing Magazine. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Magnum P.I. reboot, new Jann Arden comedy on CTV's fall lineup". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  7. ^ "Upfronts '19: Bell Media finalizes specialty rebrands". Media in Canada. June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  8. ^ "International Broadcasters Set for New Star Trek Series". StarTrek.com. July 18, 2016. Archived from the original on July 20, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "New Star Trek series to premiere on CTV, then air on Space and Z". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  10. ^ Lewis, Michael (23 April 2018). "Canadians get limited version of new CBS streaming app". The Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  11. ^ White, Peter (May 14, 2019). "Canada's Bell Media Acquires Rights To CBS All Access' Patrick Stewart-Fronted 'Star Trek' Spin-Off – LA Screenings". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  12. ^ Rubinoff, Joel (2006-09-23). "This revolution will be televised". Waterloo Region Record. Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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