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If you've been refusing to subscribe to cable, satellite, or Internet-based TV (IPTV), it might finally be time to get with the program.

By August 31, Canadian local TV stations will start broadcasting in digital format. In other words, the days of sending out analog signals will be over.

If you still swear by your weighs-a-tonne TV set and rabbit ears, and you live outside a major city, you could be in trouble. Once the conversion to digital occurs, says the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), you may need a digital converter box or a TV with a digital tuner.

CTV has released its list of the most popular television broadcasts for 2010, revealing the TV watching habits of Canadians.

So what is it we like to watch? Turns out it is sports, more sports, and a bit of celebrity. But what's missing from the list is just as telling. What don't Canadians like to watch?

Unfortunately, the answer is Canadian TV shows.

With the exception of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics which dominated the year -- even if it was just a one-off historical blip -- only four Canadian broadcasts in a list of 70 programs made it into CTV's list of most watched TV shows and events. No homegrown sitcoms made the list.

The two best performing Canadian broadcasts were both sports related. The Grey Cup garnered a respectable turnout of 5,027,200, making it the fourth most watched broadcast of the entire year (excluding the Olympics). Meanwhile, the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship twice made it into the list of most watched sporting events for 2010 -- once for the gold medal game vs. the U.S., and also for the playoff against Switzerland. Even so, it came in behind the Superbowl showdown between New Orleans and Indianapolis with an audience of 6,297,400.

Sidney Crosby wasn't the only one to make history on Sunday - thanks to his overtime gold medal-winning goal against the United States - the Canadian public also scored one for the record books by making the event the most-watched television broadcast ever.

The moment was not only golden for Canada, but also for television broadcasters - in particular CTV, which tripled its average daily audience during the Vancouver Olympics and won every prime-time time slot. TSN also tripled its full-day audience to become the 2nd most-watched network in Canada during the Games, while Rogers Sportsnet came in third.