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2001 Canadian television
This is a list of Canadian television related events from 2001.
Events
Date Event 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. live https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/e8jLVpqp8tw 2021-12-11 https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=e8jLVpqp8tw 2001 - CBC - Analog Satellite Warning YouTube 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 Specialty channel's were all launched between Category 1 and Category 2 channels including Animal Planet, BBC Canada, Book Television, The Biography Channel, Country Canada, Court TV Canada, CTV Travel, The Documentary Channel, Drive-In Classics, ESPN Classic, FashionTelevisionChannel, Fox Sports World Canada, ichannel, Men TV, LoneStar, MSNBC Canada, Mystery, MuchLOUD, Stingray Retro, MuchVibe, One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel, PrideVision TV, Raptors NBA TV, SCREAM, SexTV: The Channel, Showcase Action, Showcase Diva, TV Land Canada, and X-Treme Sports. September 11 Television viewers witness the September 11 attacks on the United States and the destruction of the World Trade Center. Television networks in Canada interrupt regular programming to break the news. CBC Television coverage of the attacks is simulcast in the U.S. on the Home Shopping Network. October 4 NHL Network is launched in Canada. 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. November 5 BBC Kids is launched in Canada. It's the second non-analogue kids specialty channel to launch. 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 DateEdgemontCBC TelevisionJanuary 4How It's MadeDiscoveryJanuary 6Blue MurderGlobalJanuary 10The AssociatesCTVJanuary 16Wee 3Treehouse TVJanuary 30Trailer Park BoysShowcaseApril 22Paradise FallsJune 25Global NationalGlobalSeptember 3What's With AndyTeletoonSeptember 22Mutant XGlobalOctober 6Degrassi: The Next GenerationCTVOctober 14The Endless GrindThe Comedy NetworkOctober 24SmartAskCBCDecember 11BlackflyGlobalTBA
Ending this year
Show Station CancelledLa Femme NikitaCTVMarch 4Wind at My BackCBC TelevisionApril 1ReBootYTVNovember 30
Changes of network affiliation
Show Moved From Moved ToBob the BuilderYTVTreehouse TVPB Bear and FriendsTVOntarioSCNDinosaur DetectivesBBC KidsThomas & FriendsWilliam'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
Honour Before Glory
Scorn
Networks and services
Network launches
Network Type Launch date Notes 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
Television stations
Debuts
Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References September 15 Vancouver, British Columbia CHNU-TV 66 Independent "CHNU-DT Station History". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019. October 4 CIVI-TV 53 NewNet "CIVI-DT Station History". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
Network affiliation changes
2001 Vancouver TV realignment
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 10 Global Independent "CKVU-DT Station History" https://web.archive.org/web/20190213123732/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/ckvu-dt 2019-02-13 . Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
See also
2001 in Canada
List of Canadian films of 2001
References
External links
List of 2001 Canadian television series at IMDb
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