2001 in Canadian television
Introduction 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. 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 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 launches in Canada. 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 Date''Edgemont''CBC TelevisionJanuary 4''How It's Made''DiscoveryJanuary 6''Blue Murder''GlobalJanuary 10''The Associates''CTVJanuary 16''Wee 3''Treehouse TVJanuary 30''Trailer Park Boys''ShowcaseApril 22''Paradise Falls''June 25''Global National''GlobalSeptember 3''What's With Andy''TeletoonSeptember 22''Mutant X''GlobalOctober 6''Degrassi: The Next Generation''CTVOctober 14''The Endless Grind''The Comedy NetworkOctober 24''SmartAsk''CBCDecember 11''Blackfly''GlobalTBA=== Ending this year === Show  Station  Cancelled''La Femme Nikita''CTVMarch 4''Wind at My Back''CBC TelevisionApril 1''ReBoot''YTVNovember 30=== Changes of network affiliation === Show  Moved From  Moved To''Bob the Builder''YTVTreehouse TV''PB Bear and Friends''TVOntarioSCN''Dinosaur Detectives''BBC Kids''Thomas and Friends''''William'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   October 4 CIVI-TV  53  NewNet  ===Network affiliation changes===  Date  Market Station  Channel  Old affiliation New affiliation References September 1 Bellingham, Washington    KVOS-TV  12  Independent (primary)  Citytv (secondary) Independent (full-time)   Vancouver, British Columbia  CKVU-TV  10 Global Independent
See also * 2001 in Canada* List of Canadian films of 2001
References
External links * List of 2001 Canadian television series at IMDb