History Creator / GlobalTelevisionNetwork

* ''Series/RobynHood''

* ''Series/ReadyOrNot''

* ''Series/TheAdventuresofSinbad''

* ''Series/QueenOfSwords''

The [[https://www.globaltv.com Global Television Network]], usually known for short as "Global", is Canada's second-oldest English-language private broadcaster, and third-oldest English-language television network (behind the Creator/{{CBC}} and Creator/{{CTV}}). It began broadcasting in 1974 with a TV station licensed to Paris, Ontario but primarily intended to serve Toronto, and with several rebroadcasters covering Southern Ontario[[note]](One of those "translators", the Toronto rebroadcaster on channel 41 atop CN Tower, was in all but practice the originating station of the network for decades, but Paris still served as the main station for the CRTC's purposes in licensing the Global system. In 2009 the CRTC finally acknowledged what everyone knew, and the oddly-named CIII-TV-41 was officially the main station in the network, though the Paris transmitter still exists.)[[/note]] Originally the network bore the call sign CKGN-TV, which changed in 1984 to CIII-TV, the "III" meaning "three" (as in [[MeaningfulName the third English-language network]]). The station also added cable coverage through most of the rest of Ontario and beyond, becoming a regional superstation. Originally, the schedule was done to resemble American independent stations in the daytime in parts, but in prime time, it mainly simulcast American shows, and still does today.[[note]]Due to border exclusivity rules, Global's original channel 22 signal in Cottam, Ontario, which served the Windsor area, was forbidden to air first-run prime-time U.S. shows due to its proximity to Detroit, and in fact stayed on air with only an ID slide during prime time until the transmitter was destroyed by a fire. Global eventually launched a new channel 22 signal to serve Windsor, located farther away from the U.S. border.[[/note]]

After an [[HumbleBeginnings initial rough start]] (in the beginning, the network didn't even sign on until mid-afternoon, and was plagued by low ratings and financial woes in its early years), over time, Global [[GrowingTheBeard grew the beard]] to become Canada's third (English) TV network. In addition to expanding its broadcast signal coverage into northern Ontario communities like Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay (where Global had previously been available only on cable), the network drew affiliates outside Ontario including in Winnipeg, Montreal, and UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} (it was known as the "Canwest Global System" for most of the 90s, until the Global branding was expanded across all the Global O&Os in 1997, when they reached Quebec).[[note]]Global's affiliated station in Montreal, CKMI, is actually the former Creator/{{CBC}} English network affiliate in Quebec City, which was never profitable while it broadcast in that market and was eventually sold off and moved to Montreal.[[/note]] The network was long headquartered in Winnipeg until 2010 and owned by its parent company, [=CanWest=] (headed by Izzy Asper, a former leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party) up to that point, when it, along with all of [=CanWest=]'s TV holdings, was sold to Shaw Communications, which then organized them into a new subsidiary, Shaw Media, and moved Global's master control from Winnipeg to Calgary (where Shaw's HQ is). By 2000, Global became a more nationwide network, with affiliates covering most of Canada save Newfoundland and Labrador, and [=CanWest=] acquiring roughly half of the assets of the Vancouver based Western International Communications (WIC), which included longstanding independent stations in Calgary (CICT-TV, originally the city's Creator/{{CBC}} affiliate) and Edmonton (CITV-TV, not to be confused with the British CITV kids' channel associated with Creator/{{ITV}}; incidentally, as a longtime cross-Canada superstation, it was branded as ITV) switching to Global (they'd been nominal independent stations but in practice had sourced most of their entertainment programming from Global), as well as longtime flagship station CHAN-TV in Vancouver, which served as most of British Columbia's Creator/{{CTV}} affiliate, long branded as "BCTV", forcing its then-affiliate, CKVU-TV, to be sold and become independent, and later an affiliate of Creator/{{Citytv}}.[[note]]Though Global Edmonton is still available on some cable systems across Canada, including in all of Newfoundland and Labrador, even though many of the same programs are on independent station CJON-TV (branded as NTV), based in St. John's, which was a former CTV affiliate.[[/note]] Said deals turned into a series of transactions with every private station in Vancouver switching affiliations. CHAN also took over responsibility for Global's national news programming -- having harbored dreams of producing their own national newscast during their CTV affiliation; after CTV turned them down, CHAN instead began producing ''Canada Tonight'', featuring their lead anchor Tony Parsons, for their fellow WIC stations; when WIC was purchased by [=CanWest=] this meant that ''Canada Tonight'' replaced Global's in-house ''First National''. ''CT'' was in turn replaced by the new ''Global National'' with Kevin Newman, which debuted in September 2001.

* ''Anime/SailorMoon'' (the '90s anime was broadcast on Global during the 1995-96 season, in addition to airing on Creator/{{YTV}})

After an [[HumbleBeginnings initial rough start]] (in the beginning, the network didn't even sign on until mid-afternoon, and was plagued by low ratings and financial woes in its early years), over time, Global [[GrowingTheBeard grew the beard]] to become Canada's third (English) TV network, drawing more affiliates including in Winnipeg and UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} (it was known as the "Canwest Global System" for most of the 90s, until the Global branding was expanded across all the Global O&Os in 1997, when they reached Quebec).[[note]]Global's affiliated station in Montreal, CKMI, is actually the former Creator/{{CBC}} English network affiliate in Quebec City, which was never profitable while it broadcast in that market and was eventually sold off and moved to Montreal.[[/note]] The network was long headquartered in Winnipeg until 2010 and owned by its parent company, [=CanWest=] (headed by Izzy Asper, a former leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party) up to that point, when it, along with all of [=CanWest=]'s TV holdings, was sold to Shaw Communications, which then organized them into a new subsidiary, Shaw Media, and moved Global's master control from Winnipeg to Calgary (where Shaw's HQ is). By 2000, Global became a more nationwide network, with affiliates covering most of Canada save Newfoundland and Labrador, and [=CanWest=] acquiring roughly half of the assets of the Vancouver based Western International Communications (WIC), which included longstanding independent stations in Calgary (CICT-TV, originally the city's Creator/{{CBC}} affiliate) and Edmonton (CITV-TV, not to be confused with the British CITV kids' channel associated with Creator/{{ITV}}; incidentally, as a longtime cross-Canada superstation, it was branded as ITV) switching to Global (they'd been nominal independent stations but in practice had sourced most of their entertainment programming from Global), as well as longtime flagship station CHAN-TV in Vancouver, which served as most of British Columbia's Creator/{{CTV}} affiliate, long branded as "BCTV", forcing its then-affiliate, CKVU-TV, to be sold and become independent, and later an affiliate of Creator/{{Citytv}}.[[note]]Though Global Edmonton is still available on some cable systems across Canada, including in all of Newfoundland and Labrador, even though many of the same programs are on independent station CJON-TV (branded as NTV), based in St. John's, which was a former CTV affiliate.[[/note]] Said deals turned into a series of transactions with every private station in Vancouver switching affiliations. CHAN also took over responsibility for Global's national news programming -- having harbored dreams of producing their own national newscast during their CTV affiliation; after CTV turned them down, CHAN instead began producing ''Canada Tonight'', featuring their lead anchor Tony Parsons, for their fellow WIC stations; when WIC was purchased by [=CanWest=] this meant that ''Canada Tonight'' replaced Global's in-house ''First National''. ''CT'' was in turn replaced by the new ''Global National'' with Kevin Newman, which debuted in September 2001.

Over time, Global [[GrowingTheBeard grew the beard]] to become Canada's third (English) TV network, drawing more affiliates including in Winnipeg and UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} (it was known as the "Canwest Global System" for most of the 90s, until the Global branding was expanded across all the Global O&Os in 1997, when they reached Quebec).[[note]]Global's affiliated station in Montreal is actually the former Creator/{{CBC}} English network affiliate in Quebec City, which was never profitable while it broadcast in that market and was eventually sold off and moved to Montreal.[[/note]] The network was long headquartered in Winnipeg until 2010 and owned by its parent company, [=CanWest=] (headed by Izzy Asper, a former leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party) up to that point, when it, along with all of [=CanWest=]'s TV holdings, was sold to Shaw Communications, which then organized them into a new subsidiary, Shaw Media, and moved Global's master control from Winnipeg to Calgary (where Shaw's HQ is). By 2000, Global became a more nationwide network, with affiliates covering most of Canada save Newfoundland and Labrador, and [=CanWest=] acquiring roughly half of the assets of the Vancouver based Western International Communications (WIC), which included longstanding independent stations in Calgary (CICT-TV, originally the city's Creator/{{CBC}} affiliate) and Edmonton (CITV-TV, not to be confused with the British CITV kids' channel associated with Creator/{{ITV}}; incidentally, as a longtime cross-Canada superstation, it was branded as ITV) switching to Global (they'd been nominal independent stations but in practice had sourced most of their entertainment programming from Global), as well as longtime flagship station CHAN-TV in Vancouver, which served as most of British Columbia's Creator/{{CTV}} affiliate, long branded as "BCTV", forcing its then-affiliate, CKVU-TV, to be sold and become independent, and later an affiliate of Creator/{{Citytv}}.[[note]]Though Global Edmonton is still available on some cable systems across Canada, including in all of Newfoundland and Labrador, even though many of the same programs are on independent station CJON-TV (branded as NTV), based in St. John's, which was a former CTV affiliate.[[/note]] Said deals turned into a series of transactions with every private station in Vancouver switching affiliations. CHAN also took over responsibility for Global's national news programming -- having harbored dreams of producing their own national newscast during their CTV affiliation; after CTV turned them down, CHAN instead began producing ''Canada Tonight'', featuring their lead anchor Tony Parsons, for their fellow WIC stations; when WIC was purchased by [=CanWest=] this meant that ''Canada Tonight'' replaced Global's in-house ''First National''. ''CT'' was in turn replaced by the new ''Global National'' with Kevin Newman, which debuted in September 2001.

* ''Series/{{Maude}}'' (first run)

The Global Television Network, usually known for short as "Global", is Canada's second-oldest English-language private broadcaster, and third-oldest English-language television network (behind the Creator/{{CBC}} and Creator/{{CTV}}). It began broadcasting in 1974 with a TV station licensed to Paris, Ontario but primarily intended to serve Toronto, and with several rebroadcasters covering Southern Ontario[[note]](One of those "translators", the Toronto rebroadcaster on channel 41 atop CN Tower, was in all but practice the originating station of the network for decades, but Paris still served as the main station for the CRTC's purposes in licensing the Global system. In 2009 the CRTC finally acknowledged what everyone knew, and the oddly-named CIII-TV-41 was officially the main station in the network, though the Paris transmitter still exists.)[[/note]] Originally the network bore the call sign CKGN-TV, which changed in 1984 to CIII-TV, the "III" meaning "three" (as in [[MeaningfulName the third English-language network]]). The station also added cable coverage through most of the rest of Ontario and beyond, becoming a regional superstation. Originally, the schedule was done to resemble American independent stations in the daytime in parts, but in prime time, it mainly simulcast American shows, and still does today.[[note]]Due to border exclusivity rules, Global's original channel 22 signal in Cottam, Ontario, which served the Windsor area, was forbidden to air first-run prime-time U.S. shows due to its proximity to Detroit, and in fact stayed on air with only an ID slide during prime time until the transmitter was destroyed by a fire. Global eventually launched a new channel 22 signal to serve Windsor, located farther away from the U.S. border.[[/note]]

Over time, Global [[GrowingTheBeard grew the beard]] to become Canada's third (English) TV network, drawing more affiliates including in Winnipeg and UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} (it was known as the "Canwest Global System" for most of the 90s, until the Global branding was expanded across all the Global O&Os in 1997, when they reached Quebec).[[note]]Global's affiliated station in Montreal is actually the former Creator/{{CBC}} English network affiliate in Quebec City, which was never profitable while it broadcast in that market and was eventually sold off and moved to Montreal.[[/note]] The network was long headquartered in Winnipeg until 2010 and owned by its parent company, [=CanWest=] (headed by Izzy Asper, a former leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party) up to that point, when it, along with all of [=CanWest=]'s TV holdings, was sold to Shaw Communications, which then organized them into a new subsidiary, Shaw Media, and moved Global's master control from Winnipeg to Calgary (where Shaw's HQ is). By 2000, Global became a more nationwide network, with affiliates covering most of Canada save Newfoundland and Labrador, and [=CanWest=] acquiring roughly half of the assets of the Vancouver based Western International Communications (WIC), which included longstanding independent stations in Calgary (CICT-TV, originally the city's Creator/{{CBC}} affiliate) and Edmonton (CITV-TV, not to be confused with the British CITV kids' channel associated with Creator/{{ITV}}; incidentally, as a longtime cross-Canada superstation, it was branded as ITV) switching to Global (they'd been nominal independent stations but in practice had sourced most of their entertainment programming from Global), as well as longtime flagship station CHAN-TV in Vancouver, which served as most of British Columbia's Creator/{{CTV}} affiliate, long branded as "BCTV", forcing its then-affiliate, CKVU-TV, to be sold and become independent, and later an affiliate of Creator/{{Citytv}}.[[note]]Though Global Edmonton is still available on some cable systems across Canada, including in all of Newfoundland and Labrador, even though many of the same programs are on independent station CJON-TV (branded as NTV), based in St. John's, which was a former CTV affiliate.[[/note]] Said deals turned into a DisasterDominoes situation with every private station in Vancouver switching affiliations. CHAN also took over responsibility for Global's national news programming -- having harbored dreams of producing their own national newscast during their CTV affiliation; after CTV turned them down, CHAN instead began producing ''Canada Tonight'', featuring their lead anchor Tony Parsons, for their fellow WIC stations; when WIC was purchased by [=CanWest=] this meant that ''Canada Tonight'' replaced Global's in-house ''First National''. ''CT'' was in turn replaced by the new ''Global National'' with Kevin Newman, which debuted in September 2001.