2001 in Canadian television

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This is a list of Canadian television related events from 2001.

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Events

DateEvent
January 5A 3-way tie occurs for only the second time on Uh Oh! .
January 21CBC discontinues broadcasting its analog signal via satellite. [1]
January 29 21st Genie Awards
February 9The 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 4Launch of Country Canada.
September 7A 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 11Television viewers around the world 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

ShowStationPremiere Date
Edgemont CBC Television January 4
How It's Made Discovery 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 Teletoon September 22
Mutant X Global October 6
Degrassi: The Next Generation CTV October 14
The Endless Grind The Comedy Network October 24
SmartAsk CBC December 11
Blackfly Global TBA

Ending this year

ShowStationCancelled
La Femme Nikita CTV March 4
Wind at My Back CBC Television April 1
ReBoot YTV November 30

Changes of network affiliation

ShowMoved FromMoved To
Bob the Builder YTV Treehouse TV
PB Bear and Friends TVOntario SCN
Dinosaur Detectives BBC Kids
Thomas & Friends
William's Wish Wellingtons

Television shows

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2000s

TV movies

Networks and services

Network launches

NetworkTypeLaunch dateNotes
Leafs Nation Network Cable and satellite September 7Known 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 17The broadcaster of Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

Television stations

Debuts

DateMarketStationChannelAffiliationNotes/References
September 15 Vancouver, British Columbia CHNU-TV 66 Independent [2]
October 4 CIVI-TV 53 NewNet [3]

Network affiliation changes

DateMarketStationChannelOld affiliationNew affiliationReferences
September 1 Bellingham, Washington
(Vancouver, British Columbia)
KVOS-TV 12Independent (primary)
Citytv (secondary)
Independent (full-time)
Vancouver, British Columbia CKVU-TV 10 Global Independent [4]

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References

  1. 2001 - CBC - Analog Satellite Warning. YouTube . Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
  2. "CHNU-DT Station History". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. "CIVI-DT Station History". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  4. "CKVU-DT Station History". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.