2000 in Canadian television

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This is a list of Canadian television related events from 2000.

Events[edit]

Date Event
January 30 CanWest Global acquires Western International Communications.
20th Genie Awards.
March 12 Juno Awards of 2000.
September 3 Shining Time Station screens on TVOntario in Ontario for the last time, but still continues airing on SCN in Saskatchewan and APTN in all territories.
September 4 Three Alberta television stations join the Global Television Network. These stations are CICT, CITV, CISA.
October 3 The state funeral for former prime minister Pierre Trudeau airs live on all the main television networks.
October 9 Launch of Food Network Canada.
October 22 Canada: A People's History a landmark 17-part documentary about the history of Canada begins airing on CBC Television. The documentary has been re-aired on many channels and is now shown in many Canadian history classes.
October 30 2000 Gemini Awards.
Undated Global Television Network trades broadcasters for Will & Grace and Just Shoot Me! from Western International Communications in exchange for 60 Minutes.

Debuts[edit]

Show Station Premiere Date
Blaster's Universe Teletoon January 4
Fortier TVA February 3
Drop the Beat CBC Television February 7
Canada Now June 19
So Gay TV OUTtv
The Gavin Crawford Show The Comedy Network
Mysterious Ways syndication July 24
Maggie and the Ferocious Beast Teletoon August 26
Yvon of the Yukon YTV September 7
Pelswick CBC Television October 2
P.R.
Our Hero October 5
These Arms of Mine November 3
For Better or For Worse Teletoon November 5
The Sausage Factory The Comedy Network November 19
Global December 11

Ending this year[edit]

Show Station Cancelled
Riverdale CBC Television February 7
Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy February 11
Power Play CTV February 17
Twitch City CBC Television April 5
Amazon syndication May 20
Emily of New Moon CBC Television June 6
Are You Afraid of the Dark? YTV June 11
Midday CBC Television June 30
Elliot Moose (premiered September 30, 2000 in the US on PBS Kids as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch) TVOntario September 20
Man Alive CBC Television December 17
The City CTV Unknown
Traders Global

Changes of network affiliation[edit]

Show Moved From Moved To
Shining Time Station SCN APTN

Television shows[edit]

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1990s[edit]

TV films[edit]

Television stations[edit]

Debuts[edit]

Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References
July Abbotsford, British Columbia CFEG-TV 19 Religious Independent [1]
August Chetwynd, British Columbia CHET-TV 55 Community Independent [2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “CFEG-DT Station History”[permanent dead link]. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. ^ “CHET-DT Station History”[permanent dead link]. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

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