2002 in Canadian television explained

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.
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
	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

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)
• (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

Closures

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
May 31			5		Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBKT/Regina; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012
October 27		CHNB-TV	4		Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012.
			5		Converted into CBKST-9, a rebroadcaster of CBKST/Saskatoon; complete shutdown along with CBKST on July 31, 2012.
			5		Converted into CBLT-5, a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012.
			9		Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012.
			6		Converted into CBLT-7, a rebroadcaster of CBLT/Toronto; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012.
			5		Converted into a rebroadcaster of CBKT/Regina; complete shutdown on July 31, 2012.
Unknown			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

External links

• List of 2002 Canadian television series at IMDb

Notes and References

1. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/cjmt-dt “CJMT-DT Station History”