2002 in Canadian television
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This is a list of Canadian television related events from 2002.
Events
| Date | Event |
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| January 13 | Frank Shuster dies. He was a member of the duo Wayne and Shuster. His death comes almost 12 years after the death of his comedy partner Johnny Wayne. |
| February 7 | 22nd Genie Awards. |
| April 14 | Juno Awards of 2002. |
| July 22 | CKVU-DT becomes the second Citytv station. Consequently, the Citytv system brand begins. |
| September 6 | Télévision de Radio-Canada celebrate their 50th anniversary on the air.
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| September 16 | The Omni Television brand begins. |
| October 1 | CTV sells their Saskatchewan and Northern Ontario CBC Television stations to the CBC to become rebroadcasters of CBLT and CBKT. |
| November 4 | 2002 Gemini Awards .
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Debuts
| Show | Station | Premiere Date |
|---|---|---|
| ZeD | CBC Television | March 18 |
| The Berenstain Bears | Treehouse TV | September 9 |
| The Holmes Show | CTV | September 24 |
| Puppets Who Kill | The Comedy Network
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October 4 |
| Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | CTV | October 13 |
| Clone High | Teletoon
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November 2 |
| The Eleventh Hour | CTV | November 26 |
Ending this year
| Show | Station | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| Maggie and the Ferocious Beast | Teletoon | June 9 |
| The Associates | CTV | Unknown |
| Blackfly | Global |
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)
- Blue Murder (2001–2004)
- Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–present)
- Edgemont (2001–2005)
- JR Digs(2001–present, comedy prank series)
- Mutant X (2001–2004, Canadian-American co-production)
- Paradise Falls (2001–present)
- Trailer Park Boys (2001–2008)
- What's with Andy(2001–2007, children's animated series)
- Butt-Ugly Martians (2002, children's animated series)
TV movies
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Television stations
Debuts
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
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| September 16 | CJMT-TV | 40 | Omni Television | [1] |
Network affiliation changes
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Old affiliation | New affiliation | Notes/references |
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| September | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | CJON-TV | 6 | CTV Television Network | CH | CJON still carried some programming from CTV and some news programming from Global. |
Closures
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
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| May 31 | Swift Current, Saskatchewan | CJFB-TV | 5 | CBC | Converted into a ; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012 |
| October 27 | North Bay, Ontario | CHNB-TV | 4 | Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012. | |
| Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | CKBI-TV | 5 | Converted into CBKST-9, a rebroadcaster of CBKST/Saskatoon; complete shutdown along with CBKST on July 31, 2012. | ||
| Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | CJIC-TV | 5 | Converted into CBLT-5, a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012. | ||
Sudbury, Ontario
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CKNC-TV | 9 | Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012. | ||
Timmins, Ontario
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CFCL-TV | 6 | Converted into CBLT-7, a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012. | ||
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
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CKOS-TV | 5 | Converted into a ; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012. | ||
| Unknown | Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
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CBYT | 5 | Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBNT/St. John's; completely shut down on July 31, 2012. |
See also
References
- ^ “CJMT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
External links
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