1999 in Canadian television

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This is a list of Canadian television related events from 1999.

Events

Date	Event
February 4	19th Genie Awards[1]
March 7	Juno Awards of 1999[2]
March 26	The renowned children's educational animated series Caillou premieres in Ireland for the very first time on RTÉ with the series airing on its second television station Network 2 as part of The Den.
March 29	Vidéotron launches digital cable in Montreal.[3]
September 1	Launch of Canadian Learning Television and Report on Business Television.
October 1	After four months of airing on TVOntario, Shining Time Station begins airing in Saskatchewan for the very first time on SCN. The Canadian English- language cable television channel in the province of Saskatchewan will air the show once a day at noon from Monday to Friday. Only 44 episodes would be shown. The show will also continue airing on TVOntario until September 3, 2000.
November 7	1999 Gemini Awards[4]
December 31	2000 Today appears to show the start of the new millennium.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Little Men	CTV	January 1
Total Recall 2070	CHCH-TV	January 5
Pit Pony	CBC Television	February 5
Dooley Gardens		March 3
CBC News: Morning		March 9
System Crash	YTV	March 14
Fibi's Funny Bones	Global	July 5
Twice in a Lifetime	CTV	August 25
Rainbow Fish	TVOntario	September 4
Cybersix	Teletoon	September 6
Redwall	Teletoon	September 8
Mona the Vampire	YTV	September 13
BeastMaster	Syndication	October 1
Toad Patrol	Teletoon	October 2
Hoze Houndz	Family Channel	October 4
Archibald the Koala	YTV	October 12
The City	CTV	Unknown

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
SketchCom	CBC Television	February 1
Black Harbour		February 5
Due South	CTV	March 14
Fibi's Funny Bones	Global	October 1
Ned's Newt	Teletoon	December 31
Adrienne Clarkson Presents	CBC Television	Unknown
Comics!
La Course destination monde	Télévision de Radio-Canada

Changes of network affiliation

Show	Moved From	Moved To
Timbuctoo	TFOU	TVOntario
Shining Time Station	YTV
	TVOntario	SCN

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)
• Man Alive (1967–2000)
• 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–present, 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)
• Midday (1985–2000)
• On the Road Again (1987–2007)
• Venture (1985–2007)

1990s

• 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
• Emily of New Moon (1998–2000)
• La Femme Nikita (1997–2001)
• Life and Times (1996–2007)
• Made in Canada (1998–2003)
• Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998-2000)
• The Passionate Eye (1993–present)
• Power Play (1998–2000)
• Riverdale (1997–2000)
• Royal Canadian Air Farce (1993–2008)
• The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
• This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993–present)
• Traders (1996–2000)
• Twitch City (1998–2000)
• Wind at My Back (1996–2000)
• Witness (1992–2004)

TV movies

• Milgaard
• My Gentleman Friends
• Win, Again!

See also

• 1999 in Canada
• List of Canadian films of 1999

References

1. "McKellar wins Jutra award; Schultz named host of Genies". Toronto Star, January 22, 1999.
2. "Live Reviews - Juno Awards - March 7, 1999". 2000-09-29. Archived from the original on 2000-09-29. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
3. "BAnQ numérique". numerique.banq.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
4. "Gemini winners, Nov 1999". playbackonline.ca. Playback. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

External links

• List of 1999 Canadian television series at IMDb