2000 in Canadian television

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

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Events

Date	Event
January 30	CanWest Global acquires Western International Communications.
	20th Genie Awards.
March 12	Juno Awards of 2000.
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

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
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

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
Man Alive		December 17
The City	CTV	Unknown
Traders	Global

Television shows

1950s

• Country Canada (1954–2007)
• Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present)
• The National (1954–present).

1960s

• CTV National News (1961–present)
• Land and Sea (1964–present)
• The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series)
• Question Period (1967–present, news program)
• W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)

1970s

• Canada AM (1972–2016, news program)
• the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
• 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)
• BeastMaster (1999–2002)
• Bob and Margaret (1998–2001)
• Cold Squad (1998–2005)
• Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2005)
• Daily Planet (1995–present)
• eTalk (1995–present, entertainment newsmagazine program
• La Femme Nikita (1997–2001)
• Life and Times (1996–2007)
• Made in Canada (1998–2003)
• Mona the Vampire (1999–2003, children's animated series)
• The Passionate Eye (1993–present)
• Royal Canadian Air Farce (1993–2008)
• The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
• This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993–present)
• Turtle Island (1999–2000)
• Witness (1992–2004)
• Yvon of the Yukon (1999–2005, children's animated series)

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Television stations

Debuts

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]

References

1. “CFEG-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
2. “CHET-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

See also

• 2000 in Canada
• List of Canadian films of 2000