2000 in Irish television

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

Events

• 1 January – RTÉ 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.
• 1 June – A new RTÉ 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 – RTÉ undergoes a programme of re-structuring.^[1]
• Undated – RTÉ establishes a Programme Development Fund to invest £25 million in indigenous programming over the next five years.^[1]
• Undated – By the end of 2000 RTÉ 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

RTÉ

• 13 March – Nationwide on RTÉ One (2000–present)
• 27 September – Off the Rails on RTÉ One (2000–present)
• 11 October – Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on RTÉ One (2000–2002)
• 1 November – Paths to Freedom on Network 2 (2000)
• Undated – Seven Ages (2000)

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

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

1970s

• The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
• RTÉ News on Two (1978–present)
• The Sunday Game (1979–present)

1980s

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

1990s

• 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 RTÉ (1995–present)
• Fame and Fortune (1996–2006)
• Nuacht TG4 (1996–present)
• Ros na Rún (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

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

References

1. "RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life". Rte.ie. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
2. Teather, David (12 September 2000). "Granada buys 45% stake in Ireland's fast-growing TV3". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 11 April 2012.