# 2000 in Canadian television

This is a list of Canadian television related events from 2000.

## Events

| Date | Event |
| January 30 | CanWest Global acquires Western International Communications. |
| January 30 | 20th Genie Awards. |
| March 12 | Juno Awards of 2000. |
| September 3 | Shining Time Station screens on TVOntario in Ontario for the last time, but still continues airing on SCN in Saskatchewan and APTN in all territories. |
| September 4 | Three Alberta television stations join the Global Television Network. These stations are CICT, CITV, CISA. |
| October 3 | The state funeral for former prime minister Pierre Trudeau airs live on all the main television networks. |
| October 9 | Launch of Food Network Canada. |
| October 22 | Canada: A People's History a landmark 17-part documentary about the history of Canada begins airing on CBC Television. The documentary has been re-aired on many channels and is now shown in many Canadian history classes. |
| October 30 | 2000 Gemini Awards. |
| Undated | Global Television Network trades broadcasters for Will & Grace and Just Shoot Me! from Western International Communications in exchange for 60 Minutes. |

### Debuts

| Show | Station | Premiere Date |
| Blaster's Universe | Teletoon | January 4 |
| Fortier | TVA | February 3 |
| Drop the Beat | CBC Television | February 7 |
| Canada Now | CBC Television | June 19 |
| So Gay TV | OUTtv | June 19 |
| The Gavin Crawford Show | The Comedy Network | June 19 |
| Mysterious Ways | syndication | July 24 |
| Maggie and the Ferocious Beast | Teletoon | August 26 |
| Yvon of the Yukon | YTV | September 7 |
| Pelswick | CBC Television | October 2 |
| P.R. | CBC Television | October 2 |
| Our Hero | CBC Television | October 5 |
| These Arms of Mine | CBC Television | November 3 |
| For Better or For Worse | Teletoon | November 5 |
| The Sausage Factory | The Comedy Network | November 19 |
| The Sausage Factory | Global | December 11 |

### Ending this year

| Show | Station | Cancelled |
| Riverdale | CBC Television | February 7 |
| Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy | CBC Television | February 11 |
| Power Play | CTV | February 17 |
| Twitch City | CBC Television | April 5 |
| Amazon | syndication | May 20 |
| Emily of New Moon | CBC Television | June 6 |
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? | YTV | June 11 |
| Midday | CBC Television | June 30 |
| Elliot Moose (premiered September 30, 2000 in the US on PBS Kids as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch) | TVOntario | September 20 |
| Man Alive | CBC Television | December 17 |
| The City | CTV | Unknown |
| Traders | Global | Unknown |

### Changes of network affiliation

| Show | Moved From | Moved To |
| Shining Time Station | SCN | APTN |

## Television shows
### 1950s

* Country Canada (1954–2007)
* Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present)
* The National (1954–present).

### 1960s

* CTV National News (1961–present)
* Land and Sea (1964–present)
* The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series)
* Question Period (1967–present, news program)
* W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)

### 1970s

* Canada AM (1972–2016, news program)
* the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
* 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)
* BeastMaster (1999–2002)
* Bob and Margaret (1998–2001)
* Cold Squad (1998–2005)
* Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2005)
* Daily Planet (1995–present)
* eTalk (1995–present, entertainment newsmagazine program
* La Femme Nikita (1997–2001)
* Life and Times (1996–2007)
* Made in Canada (1998–2003)
* Mona the Vampire (1999–2006, children's animated series)
* The Passionate Eye (1993–present)
* Royal Canadian Air Farce (1993–2008)
* The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
* This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993–present)
* Turtle Island (1999–2000)
* Witness (1992–2004)
* Yvon of the Yukon (1999–2005, children's animated series)

## TV films

* Kikkik

## Television stations
### Debuts

| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
| July | Abbotsford, British Columbia | CFEG-TV | 19 | Religious Independent | |
| August | Chetwynd, British Columbia | CHET-TV | 55 | Community Independent | |