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2002 Canadian television
This is a list of Canadian television related events from 2002.
Events
Date Event 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. March 25 Yvon of the Yukon is broadcast in the UK for the first time on CBBC. April 14 Juno Awards of 2002. July 22 CKVU-DT becomes the second Citytv station. Consequently, the Citytv system brand begins. September 6 CBC Television and Télévision de Radio-Canada celebrate their 50th anniversary on the air. 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.
Debuts
Show Station Premiere DateZeDCBC TelevisionMarch 18The Berenstain BearsTreehouse TVSeptember 9The Holmes ShowCTVSeptember 24Puppets Who KillThe Comedy NetworkOctober 4Sue Thomas: F.B.EyeCTVOctober 13Clone HighTeletoonNovember 2The Eleventh HourCTVNovember 26
Ending this year
Show Station CancelledMaggie and the Ferocious BeastTeletoonJune 9The AssociatesCTVUnknownBlackfly 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
October 2021
Television stations
Debuts
Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References September 16 CJMT-TV 40 Omni Television “CJMT-DT Station History” https://web.archive.org/web/20170918021223/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/cjmt-dt 2017-09-18 . Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
Network affiliation changes
Date Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation Notes/references 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 May 31 Swift Current, Saskatchewan CJFB-TV 5 CBC Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBKT/Regina; 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 CKNC-TV 9 Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012. Timmins, Ontario CFCL-TV 6 Converted into CBLT-7, a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012. Yorkton, Saskatchewan CKOS-TV 5 Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBKT/Regina; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012. Unknown Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador CBYT 5 Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBNT/St. John's; completely shut down on July 31, 2012.
See also
2002 in Canada
List of Canadian films of 2002
References
External links
List of 2002 Canadian television series at IMDb
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