Global InformationDegrassi Junior High season 1 information
| Degrassi Junior High | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Region 1 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | January 18 – May 3, 1987 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of Degrassi Junior High, a Canadian teen drama television series, aired in Canada from January 18, 1987, to May 3, 1987, consisting of thirteen episodes. The series follows the lives of a group of seventh and eighth grade school children attending the titular school as they face various issues and challenges such as child abuse, homophobia, teenage pregnancy, and body image. Filming for the season began on 8–10 July 1986 in Etobicoke, Ontario[1][2] and wrapped in the winter of 1986.[2]
The first season was broadcast on CBC Television on Sundays at 5:00pm. In the United States, the first season commenced airing on September 26, 1987, on PBS.[3] In the United States, the first two seasons of the series were aired together as one twenty-six episode season.[4] The season was released to DVD by WGBH Boston Home Video on February 1, 2005, in the United States, and by Force Entertainment on October 1, 2005, in Australia.
The season received a positive reception from critics, who acclaimed it as a realistic portrayal of teenagers that contrasted heavily with more moralistic, family-oriented programs of the time period. The episode "It's Late", where character Christine "Spike" Nelson becomes pregnant, would win an International Emmy for Children & Young People in November 1987. On the BBC in the United Kingdom, several episodes, including "It's Late", and "Rumour Has It", an episode about rumours of a teacher's homosexuality, were banned from airing, with the network ultimately not airing its second and third seasons..
- ^ "Where to go star-gazing". Toronto Star. June 28, 1986.
- ^ a b Timmins, John (September 1986). "Production Guide". Cinema Canada. ISSN 1918-879X.
- ^ Froelich, Janis (September 26, 1987). "The class of '87 TV: 'Degrassi Junior High' teaches the rest of television a lesson". St. Petersburg Times.
- ^ Burns, John (5 February 1989). "'Degrassi': A Series For Children That Goes for the Gut". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2012.