The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2000.

Events [ edit ]

• 1 January ? RTE presents Millennium Eve: Celebrate 2000 , coverage of the turn of the millennium from 31 December 1999 into 1 January 2000. The programme is part of the international strand 2000 Today to celebrate the occasion.
• 13 March ? Long running news and current affairs programme Nationwide begins its first ever transmission on RTE 1 .
• 13 March ? After a very long absence, Welsh children's stop-motion animated series Fireman Sam returns to air on Irish television with Network 2 screening it as part of Den2 .
• 1 May ? Doctor Who: The Movie , the television film based on the Doctor Who television series receives its very first broadcast on television in the Republic of Ireland. Starring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor , the film is transmitted on TV3 from 3:55   pm to 5:30   pm.
• 1 June ? A new RTE Authority is appointed. ^[1]
• 11 September ? The UK broadcaster Granada Media plc agrees to acquire 45% of TV3 from the channel's original consortium as part of a deal giving TV3 the right to simulcast programming with ITV . ^[2]
• Undated ? RTE undergoes a programme of re-structuring. ^[1]
• Undated ? RTE establishes a Programme Development Fund to invest ￡25 million in indigenous programming over the next five years. ^[1]
• Undated ? By the end of 2000, RTE has a deficit of ￡11.23 million. Public funding for the broadcaster has been increased only once in the previous fifteen years. ^[1]
• Undated ? TV You is rebranded as UTV2.

Debuts [ edit ]

RTE [ edit ]

• 1 January ? 100 Years on RTE 1
• 5 January ? The Grimleys on Network 2 (1999?2001)
• 10 January ? The Wiggles on Network 2 (1998?2001)
• 17 January ? Digimon on Network 2 (1999?2000)
• 22 January ? The Tribe on Network 2 (1999?2005)
• 22 January ? Redbeard on Network 2 (1997)
• 10 February ? The Toothbrush Family on Network 2 (1998?1999)
• 10 February ? Ketchup: Cats Who Cook on Network 2 (1998?1999)
• 14 February ? Franklin on Network 2 (1997?2003)
• 13 March ? Nationwide on RTE One (2000?present)
• 20 March ? Pip the Appleseed Knight on Network 2 (1997?1999)
• 6 April ? George and Martha on Network 2 (1999?2000)
• 22 April ? The Powerpuff Girls on Network 2 (1998?2005)
• 30 April ? The Adventures of Sam on Network 2 (1999)
• 3 May ? Crash Zone on Network 2 (1999?2001)
• 12 May ? Spider-Man Unlimited on Network 2 (1999?2001)
• 22 May ? Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids on Network 2 ( 2000?2007 , 2010?2012)
• 27 May ? Mr. Wymi on Network 2 (1997?1999)
• 1 June ? Third Watch on Network 2 (1999?2005)
• June ? Power Rangers in Space on Network 2 (1999)
• 4 July ? Batman Beyond on Network 2 (1999?2001)
• 8 July ? NASCAR Racers on Network 2 (1999?2001)
• 11 July ? Big Wolf on Campus on Network 2 (1999?2002)
• 11 September ? 64 Zoo Lane on Network 2 (1999?2013)
• 11 September ? Sheeep on Network 2 (2000?2001)
• 11 September ? Rotten Ralph on Network 2 (1998?2001)
• 11 September ? Foxbusters on Network 2 (1999?2000)
• 12 September ? S Club 7 in Miami on Network 2 (1999)
• 12 September ? Watership Down on Network 2 (1999?2001)
• 27 September ? Off the Rails on RTE One (2000?present)
• 11 October ? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on RTE One (2000?2002)
• 18 October ? The Lionhearts on Network 2 (1998)
• 1 November ? Paths to Freedom on Network 2 (2000)
• Undated ? Seven Ages (2000)
• Undated ? Dream Street on Network 2 (1999?2002)
• Undated ? Popular on Network 2 (1999?2001)

TV3 [ edit ]

• 1 May ? Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
• 2 September ? Mona the Vampire (1999?2003)
• 2 September ? Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (1999?2001)
• 2 September ? Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1998)
• 25 December ? Alice in Wonderland (1999)
• Undated ? Angel (1999?2004)
• Undated ? Malcolm in the Middle (2000?2006)
• Undated ? Get Real (1999?2000)
• Undated ? Roswell (1999?2002)

TG4 [ edit ]

• 17 April ? Dragon Tales (1999?2005)
• 17 April ? Rainbow Fish (1998?2000)
• 17 April ? Little Monsters (1998?1999)
• 17 April ? Freaky Stories (1997?2000)
• 17 April ? Twipsy (1999)
• 18 April ? Voltron: The Third Dimension (1998?2000)
• 22 April ? Flipper and Lopaka (1999?2005)
• 1 September ? Angela Anaconda (1999?2001)
• 1 September ? Monster Rancher (1999?2001)
• 17 September ? GAA Beo (2000?present)

Changes of network affiliation [ edit ]

Ongoing television programmes [ edit ]

1960s [ edit ]

• RTE News: Nine O'Clock (1961?present)
• RTE News: Six One (1962?present)
• The Late Late Show (1962?present)

1970s [ edit ]

• The Late Late Toy Show (1975?present)
• RTE News on Two (1978?2014)
• The Sunday Game (1979?present)

1980s [ edit ]

• Glenroe (1983?2001)
• Dempsey's Den (1986?2010)
• Questions and Answers (1986?2009)
• Fair City (1989?present)
• RTE News: One O'Clock (1989?present)

1990s [ edit ]

• Would You Believe (1990s?present)
• Winning Streak (1990?present)
• Challenging Times (1991?2001)
• Prime Time (1992?present)
• The Movie Show (1993?2001)
• No Disco (1993?2003)
• Nuacht RTE (1995?present)
• Fame and Fortune (1996?2006)
• Nuacht TG4 (1996?present)
• Ros na Run (1996?present)
• Don't Feed the Gondolas (1997?2001)
• A Scare at Bedtime (1997?2006)
• The Premiership/Premier Soccer Saturday (1998?2013)
• Sports Tonight (1998?2009)
• TV3 News (1998?present)
• Bull Island (1999?2001)
• First Edition (1999?2001)
• Open House (1999?2004)
• Agenda (1999?2004)
• The View (1999?2011)
• Ireland AM (1999?present)
• Telly Bingo (1999?present)

Ending this year [ edit ]

• May ? Later on 2 (1997?2000)
• 1 December ? Paths to Freedom (2000)
• 29 December ? TV3 News @ 7 (1999?2000)
• 31 December ? 100 Years
• Undated ? 2Phat (1998?2000)

See also [ edit ]

• 2001 in Ireland

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• List of 2000 Irish television series at IMDb