# 2002 in 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 Date |
| ZeD | CBC Television | March 18 |
| The Berenstain Bears | Treehouse TV | September 9 |
| The Holmes Show | CTV | September 24 |
| Puppets Who Kill | The Comedy Network | October 4 |
| Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | CTV | October 13 |
| Clone High | Teletoon | November 2 |
| The Eleventh Hour | CTV | November 26 |

### Ending this year

| Show | Station | Cancelled |
| Maggie and the Ferocious Beast | Teletoon | June 9 |
| The Associates | CTV | Unknown |
| Blackfly | Global | Unknown |

## 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)

## Television stations
### Debuts

| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
| September 16 | CJMT-TV | 40 | Omni Television | |

### 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 | CBC | Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012. |
| October 27 | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | CKBI-TV | 5 | CBC | Converted into CBKST-9, a rebroadcaster of CBKST/Saskatoon; complete shutdown along with CBKST on July 31, 2012. |
| October 27 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | CJIC-TV | 5 | CBC | Converted into CBLT-5, a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012. |
| October 27 | Sudbury, Ontario | CKNC-TV | 9 | CBC | Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012. |
| October 27 | Timmins, Ontario | CFCL-TV | 6 | CBC | Converted into CBLT-7, a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012. |
| October 27 | Yorkton, Saskatchewan | CKOS-TV | 5 | CBC | Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBKT/Regina; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012. |
| Unknown | Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador | CBYT | 5 | CBC | Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBNT/St. John's; completely shut down on July 31, 2012. |