2001 in Canadian television
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This is a list of Canadian television related events from 2001.
Events
| Date | Event |
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| January 5 | A 3-way tie occurs for only the second time on Uh Oh!. |
| January 21 | CBC discontinues broadcasting its analog signal via satellite.[1] |
| January 29 | 21st Genie Awards |
| February 9 | The Uh Oh! space gets landed on 6 times in a row in the first round of Uh Oh!. |
| March 4 | Juno Awards of 2001. |
| August 15 | Discovery Civilization Channel, IFC, and National Geographic Channel were launched in Canada. |
| September 1 | CHAN changes affiliation from CTV to Global, and CIVT changes affiliation from independent to CTV. These changes were part of the 2001 Vancouver TV realignment. |
| ARTV is launched in Canada by the CBC. | |
| September 3 | Discovery Kids is launched in Canada. This is the first non-analogue kids specialty channel to launch. |
| September 4 | Launch of Country Canada. |
| September 7 | A number of new TV Land Canada, and X-Treme Sports .
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| September 11 | Television viewers around the world witness the Home Shopping Network .
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| October 4 | NHL Network is launched in Canada.
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| October 12 | Canadian sports network TSN changes its logo to match with ESPN's though the N isn't slashed. |
| October 29 | 2001 Gemini Awards .
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| November 5 | BBC Kids launches in Canada. |
| November 7 | Canada rolls out dozens of brand new digital cable specialty channels (see List of Canadian digital television channels for complete list). |
Debuts
| Show | Station | Premiere Date |
|---|---|---|
| Edgemont | CBC Television | January 4 |
| How It's Made | Discovery
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January 6 |
| Blue Murder | Global | January 10 |
| The Associates | CTV | January 16 |
| Wee 3 | Treehouse TV | January 30 |
| Trailer Park Boys | Showcase | April 22 |
| Paradise Falls | June 25 | |
| Global National | Global | September 3 |
What's With Andy
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Teletoon
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September 22 |
| Mutant X | Global | October 6 |
| Degrassi: The Next Generation | CTV | October 14 |
| The Endless Grind | The Comedy Network
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October 24 |
| SmartAsk | CBC | December 11 |
| Blackfly | Global | TBA |
Ending this year
| Show | Station | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| La Femme Nikita | CTV | March 4 |
| Wind at My Back | CBC Television | April 1 |
| ReBoot | YTV
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November 30 |
Changes of network affiliation
| Show | Moved From | Moved To |
|---|---|---|
| Bob the Builder | YTV
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Treehouse TV |
| PB Bear and Friends | TVOntario
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SCN |
| Dinosaur Detectives | BBC Kids | |
Thomas and Friends
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| William's Wish Wellingtons |
Television shows
1950s
- Country Canada (1954–2007)
- Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present, sports telecast)
- The National(1954–present, news program)
1960s
- CTV National News (1961–present)
- Land and Sea (1964–present)
- The Nature of Things (1960–present)
- Question Period(1967–present, news program)
- W-FIVE(1966–present, newsmagazine program)
1970s
- Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
- the fifth estate(1975–present)
- Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
- 100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program)
1980s
- CityLine (1987–present, news program)
- Fashion File (1989–2009)
- Just For Laughs(1988–present)
- On the Road Again (1987–2007)
- Venture (1985–2007)
1990s
- CBC News Morning(1999–present)
- Cold Squad (1998–2005)
- Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2005)
- Daily Planet (1995–present)
- eTalk(1995–present, entertainment newsmagazine program)
- Life and Times (1996–2007)
- Mona the Vampire (1999–2006, children's animated series)
- The Passionate Eye (1993–present)
- The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
- Royal Canadian Air Farce (1993–2008, comedy sketch series)
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1992–present)
- Witness (1992–2004)
- Yvon of the Yukon (1999–2005, children's animated series)
2000s
- Andromeda (2000–2005, Canadian/American co-production)
TV movies
Networks and services
Network launches
| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes |
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| Leafs Nation Network | Cable and satellite | September 7 | Known as Leafs TV (2001–17), the channel is dedicated to the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and its AHL affiliate Toronto Marlies. This channel is available in all of Ontario except for the Ottawa Valley area |
| House of Assembly Channel | Cable and satellite | November 17 | The broadcaster of Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
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Television stations
Debuts
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15 | Vancouver, British Columbia | CHNU-TV | 66 | Independent
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[2] |
| October 4 | CIVI-TV
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53 | NewNet
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Network affiliation changes
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Old affiliation | New affiliation | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | Bellingham, Washington (Vancouver, British Columbia) |
KVOS-TV | 12 | Independent (primary) Citytv (secondary) |
Independent (full-time) | |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | CKVU-TV
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10 | Global | Independent | [4] |
See also
References
- ^ 2001 - CBC - Analog Satellite Warning. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
- ^ "CHNU-DT Station History". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "CIVI-DT Station History". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "CKVU-DT Station History". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
External links
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