2000 in Irish television
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The following is a list of events relating to
television in Ireland
from 2000.
Events
- 1 January – RTÉ presents Millennium Eve: Celebrate 2000, coverage of the turn of the millennium from 31 December 1999 into 1 January 2000. The programme is part of the international strand 2000 Today to celebrate the occasion.
- 13 March – Long running news and current affairs programme Nationwide begins its first ever transmission on RTÉ 1.
- 13 March – After a very long absence, Welsh children's Den2.
- 1 May – TV3from 3:55 pm to 5:30 pm.
- 1 June – A new RTÉ Authority is appointed.[1]
- 11 September – The UK broadcaster
- Undated – RTÉ undergoes a programme of re-structuring.[1]
- Undated – RTÉ establishes a Programme Development Fund to invest £25 million in indigenous programming over the next five years.[1]
- Undated – By the end of 2000, RTÉ has a deficit of £11.23 million. Public funding for the broadcaster has been increased only once in the previous fifteen years.[1]
- Undated – TV You is rebranded as UTV2.
Debuts
RTÉ
- 1 January – RTÉ 1
- 5 January – Network 2(1999–2001)
- 10 January – Network 2(1998–2001)
- 17 January – Network 2(1999–2000)
- 22 January – Network 2(1999–2005)
- 22 January – Network 2(1997)
- 10 February – Network 2(1998–1999)
- 10 February – Network 2(1998–1999)
- 14 February – Network 2(1997–2003)
- 13 March – Nationwide on RTÉ One(2000–present)
- 20 March – Network 2(1997–1999)
- 6 April – Network 2(1999–2000)
- 22 April – Network 2(1998–2005)
- 30 April – Network 2(1999)
- 3 May – Network 2(1999–2001)
- 12 May – Network 2(1999–2001)
- 22 May – Network 2(2000–2007, 2010–2012)
- 27 May – Network 2(1997–1999)
- 1 June – Network 2(1999–2005)
- June – Network 2(1999)
- 4 July – Network 2(1999–2001)
- 8 July – Network 2(1999–2001)
- 11 July – Network 2(1999–2002)
- 11 September – Network 2(1999–2013)
- 11 September – Network 2(2000–2001)
- 11 September – Network 2(1998–2001)
- 11 September – Network 2(1999–2000)
- 12 September – Network 2(1999)
- 12 September – Network 2(1999–2001)
- 27 September – Off the Rails on RTÉ One (2000–present)
- 11 October – Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on RTÉ One(2000–2002)
- 18 October – Network 2(1998)
- 1 November – Network 2(2000)
- Undated – Seven Ages (2000)
- Undated – Network 2(1999–2002)
- Undated – Popular on Network 2 (1999–2001)
TV3
- 1 May – Doctor Who: The Movie(1996)
- 2 September – Mona the Vampire (1999–2003)
- 2 September – Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (1999–2001)
- 2 September – Ripley's Believe It or Not!(1998)
- 25 December – Alice in Wonderland (1999)
- Undated – Angel (1999–2004)
- Undated – Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006)
- Undated – Get Real (1999–2000)
- Undated – Roswell (1999–2002)
TG4
- 17 April – Dragon Tales (1999–2005)
- 17 April – Rainbow Fish (1998–2000)
- 17 April – Little Monsters (1998–1999)
- 17 April – Freaky Stories (1997–2000)
- 17 April – Twipsy (1999)
- 18 April – Voltron: The Third Dimension (1998–2000)
- 22 April – Flipper and Lopaka (1999–2005)
- 1 September – Angela Anaconda (1999–2001)
- 1 September – Monster Rancher(1999–2001)
- 17 September – GAA Beo (2000–present)
Changes of network affiliation
| Shows | Moved from | Moved to |
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| Fireman Sam | RTÉ One | Network 2
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| The Busy World of Richard Scarry | RTÉ One | TV3
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| Thunderbirds | RTÉ One | Network 2
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| Inspector Gadget | TG4 | Network 2
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| Baby Bollies | Network 2
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Ongoing television programmes
1960s
- RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
- RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
- The Late Late Show(1962–present)
1970s
- The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
- RTÉ News on Two (1978–2014)
- The Sunday Game (1979–present)
1980s
- Glenroe (1983–2001)
- Dempsey's Den(1986–2010)
- Questions and Answers(1986–2009)
- Fair City (1989–present)
- RTÉ News: One O'Clock (1989–present)
1990s
- Would You Believe (1990s–present)
- Winning Streak (1990–present)
- Challenging Times (1991–2001)
- Prime Time (1992–present)
- The Movie Show (1993–2001)
- No Disco (1993–2003)
- Nuacht RTÉ (1995–present)
- Fame and Fortune(1996–2006)
- Nuacht TG4 (1996–present)
- Ros na Rún (1996–present)
- Don't Feed the Gondolas (1997–2001)
- A Scare at Bedtime (1997–2006)
- The Premiership/Premier Soccer Saturday (1998–2013)
- Sports Tonight(1998–2009)
- TV3 News(1998–present)
- Bull Island (1999–2001)
- First Edition (1999–2001)
- Open House(1999–2004)
- Agenda (1999–2004)
- The View (1999–2011)
- Ireland AM (1999–present)
- Telly Bingo(1999–present)
Ending this year
- May – Later on 2 (1997–2000)
- 1 December – Paths to Freedom (2000)
- 29 December – TV3 News @ 7 (1999–2000)
- 31 December – 100 Years
- Undated – 2Phat (1998–2000)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life". Rte.ie. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ Teather, David (12 September 2000). "Granada buys 45% stake in Ireland's fast-growing TV3". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2012.