2000 in Irish television

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.
13 March – Long running news and current affairs programme Nationwide begins its first ever transmission on RTÉ 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 3:55pm to 5:30pm.
1 June – A new RTÉ Authority is appointed.
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.
Undated – RTÉ undergoes a programme of re-structuring.
Undated – RTÉ establishes a Programme Development Fund to invest £25 million in indigenous programming over the next five years.
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.
Undated – TV You is rebranded as UTV2.

Debuts

RTÉ

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

TV3

1 May – Doctor Who: The Movie
2 September – Mona the Vampire
2 September – Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
2 September – Ripley's Believe It or Not!
25 December – Alice in Wonderland
Undated – Angel
Undated – Malcolm in the Middle
Undated – Get Real
Undated – ''Roswell''

TG4

17 April – Dragon Tales
17 April – Rainbow Fish
17 April – Little Monsters
17 April – Freaky Stories
17 April – Twipsy
18 April – Voltron: The Third Dimension
22 April – Flipper & Lopaka
1 September – Angela Anaconda
1 September – Monster Rancher
17 September – ''GAA Beo''

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

Would You Believe
Winning Streak
Challenging Times
Prime Time
The Movie Show
No Disco
Nuacht RTÉ
Fame and Fortune
Nuacht TG4
Ros na Rún
Don't Feed the Gondolas
A Scare at Bedtime
The Premiership/Premier Soccer Saturday
Sports Tonight
TV3 News
Bull Island
First Edition
Open House
Agenda
The View
Ireland AM
''Telly Bingo''

Ending this year

May – Later on 2
1 December – Paths to Freedom
29 December – TV3 News @ 7
31 December – 100 Years
Undated – ''2Phat''