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{{Short description|Canadian teen drama television series (2001–2015)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = D-TNG logo.PNG
| caption              = Logo used in seasons 1–5 and 8 & 9
| alt_name             = ''Degrassi'' (seasons 10–14)
| genre                = [[Teen drama]]<br>[[Telenovela]]<br>[[Slice of life]]
| camera               = 
| runtime              = 22 minutes
| creator              = {{plainlist|
* [[Yan Moore]]
* [[Linda Schuyler]]}}
| starring             = [[List of Degrassi: The Next Generation characters|Main cast]]
| executive_producer   = {{plainlist|
* Linda Schuyler
* [[Stephen Stohn]]
* Aaron Martin
* [[James Hurst (screenwriter)|James Hurst]]
* Brendon Yorke
* Sara Snow
* Sarah Glinski}}
| producer             = {{plainlist|
* David Lowe
* [[Stefan Brogren]]
* Seyedeh Haerihendi}}
| cinematography       = {{plainlist|
* Gavin Smith
* John Berrie
* Jim Westenbrink
* Alwyn J. Kumst
* Mitchell T. Ness}}
| editor               = {{plainlist|
* Stephen Withrow
* Jason B. Irvine
* D. Gillian Truster
* Gordon Thorne
* Nicholas Wong}}
| theme_music_composer = {{plainlist|
* Jody Colero
*Ben Nelson
* Jim McGrath
* Stephen Stohn}}
| open_theme           = {{Theme song|"Whatever It Takes"}}
| composer             = {{plainlist|
* Jim McGrath
* Tim Welch}}
| company              = {{plainlist|
* [[Epitome Pictures]]
* [[Bell Media]]
* [[Alliance Atlantis]] (2001–2008)
* [[Echo Bridge Entertainment]] (2008–2011)
* [[WildBrain|DHX Media]] (2015)}}
| country              = Canada
| language             = English
| location             = Toronto, Ontario
| network              = [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]<!-- According to Template:Infobox television, "Do not add foreign broadcasters here." As a Canadian production, only the original Canadian networks are listed. -->
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2001|10|14}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2009|11|22}}
| network2             = [[Much (TV channel)|MuchMusic]]
| first_aired2         = {{start date|2010|5|10}}
| last_aired2          = {{end date|2013|8|22}}
| network3             = [[MTV (Canadian TV channel)|MTV Canada]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.actratoronto.com/whats-shooting/|title=What's Shooting|website=ACTRA Toronto|access-date=July 22, 2023|archive-date=September 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922205319/https://www.actratoronto.com/whats-shooting/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| first_aired3         = {{start date|2013|10|3}}
| last_aired3          = {{end date|2015|8|02}}
| num_seasons          = 14
| num_episodes         = 385
| list_episodes        = List of Degrassi: The Next Generation episodes
| related              = [[Degrassi|''Degrassi'' franchise]]<!-- Per Template:Infobox television, franchise link can be listed here instead of every iteration -->
}}

'''''Degrassi: The Next Generation''''' (renamed to '''''Degrassi''''' for seasons [[Degrassi season 10|10]] to [[Degrassi season 14|14]]) is a Canadian teen drama television series created by [[Yan Moore]] and [[Linda Schuyler]]. It is the fourth series in the ''[[Degrassi]]'' franchise and a revival of ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]'' and ''[[Degrassi High]]''. It premiered on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] on October 14, 2001, and concluded on August 2, 2015, on [[MTV (Canadian TV channel)|MTV Canada]].

The series centers around a new [[ensemble cast]] of students at the fictional [[Degrassi Community School]] who face challenges such as [[sex]], [[teen pregnancy]], [[bullying]], [[date rape]], [[drug abuse]], [[body image]], [[homosexuality]], [[domestic violence]], [[gang violence]], [[self-injury]], [[suicide]], [[abortion]], [[mental disorders]], and others. Various characters from the previous two series also returned as adults in recurring or guest roles.

The series was created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore, who was previously the head writer of ''Degrassi Junior High'' and ''Degrassi High''. This was the first series to feature no involvement from [[Kit Hood]], who was a co-creator and director of all previous ''Degrassi'' series. It was produced by [[Epitome Pictures]] (now a subsidiary of [[WildBrain]]) in association with [[Bell Media]].

The series premiered to mixed reviews, with some critics expressing doubts about whether the show would achieve the same impact as its predecessors. However, it would ultimately garner both critical and commercial success similar to its forerunners. It received favourable reviews from critics of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', and [[AfterElton]].

In its initial years, the show was frequently the most watched domestic drama series in Canada. In the United States, it became the highest-rated show on [[Noggin (brand)|Noggin]]'s teen block [[The N]].<ref name="bauder"/> By 2004, the series had averaged nearly a million viewers in Canada and half a million viewers in the United States. In Canada, the series received awards from the [[Gemini Award|Gemini]]s, [[Writers Guild of Canada]], and [[Directors Guild of Canada|the Directors Guild of Canada]]. Internationally, it also won several [[Teen Choice Awards]], [[Young Artist Award]]s, and Prix Jeunesse. The episode "[[My Body Is a Cage]]", in which a character is outed as [[transgender]], won a [[Peabody Award]] in 2011.<ref name=":0" />

During its later seasons, the show's format underwent several changes following [[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom's]] involvement. In the [[Degrassi season 10|tenth season]], the airing schedule transitioned to a [[telenovela]] format during the summer months before returning to its standard schedule for the fall and spring.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/degrassi-the-next-generation-teennick-series-ending-no-season-15-37034/ |title=Degrassi: The Next Generation: TeenNick Series Ending; No Season 15 |newspaper=TV Series Finale |date=June 4, 2015 |access-date=February 3, 2022 |archive-date=March 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318214655/https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/degrassi-the-next-generation-teennick-series-ending-no-season-15-37034/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The series was also moved to [[MuchMusic]] in Canada.

The [[Degrassi season 13|thirteenth season]] reverted to a weekly schedule and, part way through, it had moved to [[MTV (Canadian TV channel)|MTV Canada]], where it aired until its final episode on August 2, 2015, after fourteen seasons. The show was followed by ''[[Degrassi: Next Class]]'', which followed the remaining juniors from the show's later seasons as well as introducing newer ones, in 2016.

==Production==

===Concept===
{{further-text|[[Mother and Child Reunion (Degrassi: The Next Generation)#Production|Production of pilot episode "Mother and Child Reunion"]]}}
The ''Degrassi'' universe was created in 1979 by Playing With Time, a production company owned by former schoolteacher Linda Schuyler and her partner Kit Hood. The franchise began with ''[[The Kids of Degrassi Street]]'', which was spawned out of three half-hour short films, and came to prominence with the critical and commercial successes of ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]'', which debuted in 1987, and ''[[Degrassi High]],'' which premiered in 1989. The two series followed an ensemble cast of students attending the titular schools as they confronted various issues. It became an international sensation, with the shows experiencing upwards of a million viewers on average in Canada, and received numerous accolades. The telemovie ''[[School's Out (1992 film)|School's Out]],'' which concluded the franchise, aired in 1992.<ref>{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=8–13}}</ref>

Schuyler and original ''Degrassi'' series head writer Yan Moore began developing a new television drama in 1999, following a reunion of the original ''Degrassi'' cast on the CBC series ''[[Jonovision]]''. As the months progressed, they began to think about what had happened to the original characters to develop a school-reunion theme. However, they decided that a series would not work effectively if based around adults instead of children. Moore realized that the character [[Emma Nelson (Degrassi: The Next Generation)|Emma Nelson]], born to character [[Christine "Spike" Nelson]] at the end of ''Degrassi Junior High''{{'}}s second season, would soon be entering [[junior high school]], and development for the series took a new direction by focusing on Emma and her school experiences.<ref>{{Harvnb |Ellis|2005|p=12}}</ref><ref name="how it all happened">{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rollercoaster/degrassi/bts/happened.htm |title=How It All Happened |access-date=October 21, 2007 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021124401/http://abc.net.au/rollercoaster/degrassi/bts/happened.htm |archive-date=October 21, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Schuyler's husband [[Stephen Stohn]] suggested ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' as the name for the new sequel series, which borrowed from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/degrassi/?MID=1426265|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729044107/http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/degrassi/?MID=1426265|archive-date=July 29, 2012 |url-status=dead|title=Degrassi Epis |access-date=February 8, 2008 |last=Stohn |first=Stephen |author-link=Stephen Stohn |date=March 11, 2003 |format=Note: Requires registration |publisher=[[Epitome Pictures]]}}</ref>

===Pitching===
Schuyler pitched the new series to a number of television networks, with [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] (the franchise's former network) vying as the top contenders. CTV won through, offering [[Canadian dollar|$]]10&nbsp;million for a fifteen-episode season.<ref name="Yaffe">{{cite news |first=Samantha |last=Yaffe |title=Degrassi finds its place in the 21st century |work=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]] |publisher=Brunico Communications |date=September 3, 2001}}</ref> The project was [[greenlit]] in May 2000, with the originally planned reunion episode serving as the [[television pilot|pilot]] to the new series.<ref name="how it all happened"/> CTV announced the new series at its annual press conference in June 2001, and said the pilot would air in the fall.<ref name="Honey">{{cite news |first=Kim |last=Honey |title=CTV's high-school reunion |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |publisher=[[CTVglobemedia]] |location=[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] |page=R.3 |date=June 7, 2001 }}</ref> Soon after, ''Degrassi'' crew members attended a conference in New York to find an American partner for the show.

{{quote box|align=right|bgcolor=#c6dbf7|width=34em|style=max-width:40%
|quote=On one panel was Meeri Park Cunniff, from the newly formed [[Noggin (brand)|Noggin]] channel at Viacom. Noggin had a double mandate: preschool programming in the morning and adolescent programming in the afternoon. At the panel, an audience member asked Meeri what sort of programming she would be considering for the new adolescent schedule. Without missing a beat, Meeri said, 'A few years back, there was a great series on PBS called ''Degrassi''. That's exactly the kind of show we are looking for.'
|source=—[[Linda Schuyler]]<ref name="memoir"/>
}}

In her memoir, Linda Schuyler explained how the conference went. An American channel called [[Noggin (brand)|Noggin]] "had a double mandate: preschool programming in the morning and adolescent programming in the afternoon."<ref name="memoir">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5npvEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT180|title=The Mother of All Degrassi: A Memoir|first=Linda|last=Schuyler|date=November 15, 2022|publisher=ECW Press|via=Google Books|page=180|isbn=9781778520389|access-date=July 22, 2023|archive-date=July 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722150744/https://books.google.com/books?id=5npvEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT180|url-status=live}}</ref> Noggin was looking for educational teen shows for the adolescent schedule, and its employees mentioned the original ''Degrassi'' as "exactly the kind of show we are looking for."<ref name="memoir"/> To their surprise, ''Degrassi'' distributor Ken Faier was at the conference and responded, "Do I have the show for you: it's called ''Degrassi''." Noggin quickly signed on as the show's American distributor.<ref name="educon"/>

In October 2001, the [[Mother and Child Reunion (Degrassi: The Next Generation)|first episode]] aired on CTV in Canada, and the magazine ''[[Kidscreen]]'' confirmed that the show was "set to air in Q1 2002 on Noggin in the U.S."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2001/10/01/degrassi-20011001/|title=Degrassi comeback goes for dual-demo appeal|work=[[Kidscreen]]|date=October 1, 2001|last=Connell|first=Mike|access-date=July 22, 2023|archive-date=July 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722150744/https://kidscreen.com/2001/10/01/degrassi-20011001/|url-status=live}}</ref> In a press release titled "Noggin Tackles Tween Issues with ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''," Noggin announced that the series would premiere on April 1, 2002, as part of its new teen block called [[The N]] (standing for Noggin).<ref name="noggin-press"/>

===Executive producers, script-writers and directors===
Produced by Epitome Pictures Inc, in association with [[CTVglobemedia]], ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' received funding from the [[Canadian Television Fund]], [[Bell Canada|BCE]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/BCASTING/ann_rep/ctv_a3.pdf |title=BCE-CTV Benefits |access-date=October 21, 2007 |year=2003 |publisher=[[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] |page=12 |archive-date=November 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129173053/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/BCASTING/ann_rep/ctv_a3.pdf |url-status=live }},</ref> the Shaw Rocket Fund,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocketfund.ca/en/projects_funded_list.asp?y=2007 |title=Rocket Fuelled Projects 2007 |access-date=October 21, 2007 |year=2007 |work=Shaw Rocket Fund |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107114817/http://www.rocketfund.ca/en/projects_funded_list.asp?y=2007 |archive-date=November 7, 2007}}</ref> Mountain Cable Program and the [[Royal Bank of Canada]], the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipf.ca/Bell/English/projects.html |title=Funded Projects |access-date=October 21, 2007 |date=October 10, 2007 |publisher=Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012183010/http://ipf.ca/Bell/English/projects.html |archive-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref> and the Cogeco Program Development Fund.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.degrassi.tv/fan/creditPopUp.jsp?EID=501&TITLE=501 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529231217/http://www.degrassi.tv/fan/creditPopUp.jsp?EID=501&TITLE=501 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 29, 2008 |title=Degrassi: The Next Generation Credits |access-date=April 27, 2008 |publisher=[[Epitome Pictures]]}}</ref>

Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn served as executive producers throughout its run. Other Epitome Pictures employees and series crew members were also credited as executive producers, including Sara Snow, Brendon Yorke, James Hurst, Aaron Martin,<ref name="crew">{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=20–21}}</ref> and Sarah Glinski.

Story editors included Sarah Glinski and Matt Huether, Shelley Scarrow, James Hurst, Aaron Martin, and Sean Reycraft. Frequent directors included Phil Earnshaw, Stefan Scaini and [[Bruce McDonald (director)|Bruce McDonald]].<ref name="crew" /> When production of season three began, a user on the official ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' website with the alias "ExecProducer" began a [[internet forum|forum]] thread titled "Shooting Season 3",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.degrassi.tv/view.jsp?MID=1307620#MID_1307620 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729152209/http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/degrassi/?MID=1307620 |archive-date=July 29, 2012|url-status=dead|title=Shooting Season 3 |access-date=February 6, 2008 |last=Stohn |first=Stephen |author-link=Stephen Stohn |date=May 23, 2003 |format=Note: Requires registration |publisher=[[Epitome Pictures]]}}</ref> revealing production details, guest actors, scheduling information and DVD release details. He referred to himself as "Stephen Stohn" in one post, although it was not until the release of ''Degrassi: Generations – The Official 411'' in 2005, that Stohn confirmed he was the poster and it was not an imposter.<ref name="p12 13">{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=12–13}}</ref>

===Episode format===
The episodes are written following the same formula with two or three storylines (Plot A, Plot B and Plot C). The main storyline, A, opened and closed the episode, and was usually driven by a single character. Plot B was usually more comedic in tone and sometimes slightly intertwined with the other stories, often moving [[story arc]]s forward. Plot C was usually used sporadically in a season-long arc, but would eventually settle as comedic relief.<ref name="plot">{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|p=22}}</ref> The problems presented in the episode were not always resolved by the end of the episode, and were carried over to the next, or created a mini-arc over several episodes. The majority of the episodes were named after songs from the [[1980s in music|1980s]],<ref>{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|p=179}}</ref> and since the [[Degrassi season 10|tenth season]], the episodes were named after songs from the 1990s to the present, which represented the entering of a new decade and a completely different cast from the earlier seasons. For the first nine seasons, ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' had been produced as a weekly half-hour [[teen drama|teen]] [[comedy-drama]] series, with each season consisting of between fifteen and twenty-four episodes.<ref name="p12 13" /><ref>{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=176–189}}</ref>

Due to falling viewing figures between seasons six and nine,<ref name="Bailey" /><ref name="Jane Says P2 figures" /> the series developed a daily soap opera format for the summer run of the tenth season, and increased the number of episodes to forty-four.<ref name="THR">{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/canuck-broadcasters-add-episodes-ratings-21804/ |title=Canuck broadcasters add episodes for ratings |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=March 19, 2010 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519041559/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/canuck-broadcasters-add-episodes-ratings-21804/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Globe">{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/a-double-dose-of-teen-angst/article4188354/ |title=A Double Dose of Teen Angst |last=Dixon |first=Guy |date=March 16, 2010 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519041559/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/a-double-dose-of-teen-angst/article4188354/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The tenth season also dropped the tagline "The Next Generation", with only one original cast member remaining, and due to the young audience unfamiliar with the past generation, referring to the series as "''Degrassi''". Season 13 reverted to airing episodes weekly, but still produced more episodes than prior to the soap opera format, airing a block in the summer of 2013 to the summer of 2014.

===Opening sequence===
[[File:Degrassi logo 2013.png|thumb|Logo used in seasons 13–14]]The opening sequence followed a two- to three-minute [[cold open]]. During the first five seasons these credits showed the characters on the school premises and followed a mini storyline.<ref>{{cite video |people=Yan Moore (co-creator); Linda Schuyler (co-creator, executive producer); Stephen Stohn (executive producer) |date=2001–2006 |title=Degrassi: The Next Generation (Seasons 1–6) |medium=DVD |publisher=[[Alliance Atlantis]]}}</ref> Seasons six and seven featured titles with the actors breaking the [[fourth wall]] and facing the camera, over a montage of character videos from past seasons, saturated with blue colour and gold outlines.<ref>{{cite video |people=Yan Moore (co-creator); Linda Schuyler (co-creator, executive producer); Stephen Stohn (executive producer) |date=2006–2008 |title=Degrassi: The Next Generation (Seasons 6–7) |publisher=[[Alliance Atlantis]]/Echo Bridge Entertainment}}</ref> The montages behind the characters depicting a major event in that character's storyline. For the eighth season, the show abandoned the style of titles used for the previous two seasons and returned to the original form of showing the characters at school while participating in school-related activities.<ref>{{cite video |people=Yan Moore (co-creator); Linda Schuyler (co-creator, executive producer); Stephen Stohn (executive producer |date=2009 |title=Degrassi: The Next Generation (Season 8) |publisher=Echo Bridge Entertainment}}</ref> Season thirteen dropped the opening credits, replacing it with an eleven-second montage. This continued into season fourteen. Instead of listing every ensemble actor, after the montage, season thirteen and fourteen episodes credit only the regular actors appearing in that episode.

The [[theme music]], "Whatever It Takes", was composed by Jim McGrath, with lyrics written by Jody Colero and Stephen Stohn. The song include lines such as, "Whatever it takes, I know I can make it through/Be the best, the best I can be", to convey what Colero calls, "a sense of joy and optimism."<ref name="411-music" /> [[Lisa Dalbello]] performed the lyrics with a children's choir over a 1980s pop music style tune during the first three seasons.<ref name="411-music">{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|p=128}}</ref> [[Dave Ogilvie]] and Anthony Valcic of Canadian [[industrial music|industrial]]-pop group [[Jakalope]] reworked and performed the song with a heavier sound to reflect the growing maturity of the characters in season four.<ref name="411-music" /> For seasons six and seven, the theme—still performed by Jakalope—was remixed and stripped of vocals.<ref name="here comes">{{cite episode |title=Here Comes Your Man |episode-link=Here Comes Your Man, Part 1 (D:TNG episode) |series=Degrassi: The Next Generation |credits=James Hurst (writer); Brendon Yorke (writer); Phil Earnshaw (director) |network=[[The N]] |airdate=September 29, 2006 |season=[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 6|6]] |number=1}}</ref> A fourth version of the theme song, with lyrics sung by Jeen O'Brien, was introduced for the eighth season, and a fifth version of the theme, performed by the in-show band "[[List of Degrassi: The Next Generation bands#Janie & The Studs|Stüdz]]" was used for the ninth and tenth seasons. For seasons eleven and twelve, a sixth version of the theme song was used, performed by [[Alexz Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Lisa|title=See the new Degrassi intro – Right now.|url=http://www.teennick.com/blog/degrassi-now-or-never-open-theme-alexz-johnson.html|work=Blog|publisher=TeenNick|access-date=June 29, 2011|date=June 24, 2011|archive-date=November 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112015439/http://www.teennick.com/blog/degrassi-now-or-never-open-theme-alexz-johnson.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Seasons thirteen and fourteen featured a truncated version of the Alexz Johnson theme.

===Music===
Jim McGrath created the musical score for each episode using an instrumental version of the theme music. He also worked with actors such as [[Jake Epstein]], [[Melissa McIntyre]] and [[Jamie Johnston]], when writing music for their characters [[Craig Manning (Degrassi character)|Craig Manning]], [[Ashley Kerwin]], and [[Peter Stone (Degrassi character)|Peter Stone]] to perform in the bands [[List of Degrassi: The Next Generation bands#Downtown Sasquatch|Downtown Sasquatch]], [[List of Degrassi: The Next Generation bands#Paige Michalchuk and the Sexkittens (PMS)|Paige Michalchuk and the Sexkittens (PMS)]], [[List of Degrassi: The Next Generation bands#Hell Hath No Fury|Hell Hath No Fury]], and [[List of Degrassi: The Next Generation bands#Janie & The Studs|Stüdz]].<ref>{{cite episode |title=Jake Epstein (Craig) |series=Degrassi Unscripted |network=[[The N]] |airdate=September 17, 2004 |number=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Melissa McIntyre (Ashley) |series=Degrassi Unscripted |network=[[The N]] |airdate=June 17, 2005 |number=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Jamie Johnston Cares About Your Feet |url=http://www.the-n.com/community/nsider.php?id=7204 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125013251/http://www.the-n.com/community/nsider.php?id=7204 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2009 |series=The N-Sider |credits=The-Mary (host); The-Seth (host) |network=[[The N]] |airdate=August 19, 2008}}</ref> In addition to being scored, ''Degrassi'' featured a mix of original [[emo]], [[alternative rock]] and pop music. Popular songs were used sparingly in the series, mainly because of budget constraints. Usually, music supervisor Jody Colero selected songs from little-known, unsigned Canadian artists.<ref name="411-music" /> When these songs were included, they originated from a [[diegetic music|diegetic]] source. Examples of this could be seen in the first-season episode "Jagged Little Pill", when well-known songs were played during Ashley's house party, at the wedding reception in the fifth-season episode "Weddings, Parties, Anything", and during the party scene in the seventh-season episode "Everything She Wants".<ref>{{cite episode |title=Jagged Little Pill |episode-link=Jagged Little Pill (D:TNG episode) |series=Degrassi: The Next Generation |credits=Aaron Martin (story, teleplay); James Hurst (story); Bruce McDonald (director) |network=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |airdate=March 3, 2002 |season=[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 1|1]] |number=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Weddings, Parties, Anything |episode-link=Weddings, Parties, Anything (D:TNG episode) |series=Degrassi: The Next Generation |credits= James Hurst (story, teleplay); Alexandra Zarowny (story); Phil Earnshaw (director) |network=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |airdate=October 17, 2005 |season=[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 5|5]] |number=5}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Everything She Wants |episode-link=Everything She Wants (D:TNG episode) |series=Degrassi: The Next Generation |credits= James Hurst (story, teleplay); Alexandra Zarowny (story); Phil Earnshaw (director) |network=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |airdate=June 2, 2008 |season=[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 7|7]] |number=21}}</ref>
[[File:Degrassi The Next Generation set, 2004.jpg|thumb|The Epitome Pictures studio where ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' was filmed, pictured in August 2004.]]

===Filming locations===
The ''Degrassi'' universe was set on [[De Grassi Street]] in Toronto, Ontario. The three previous series were filmed on and near the street.<ref>{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=106–111}}</ref> However, ''The Next Generation'' was filmed at Epitome Pictures' four soundstages and backlot located at the company's {{convert|100000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} production studios in Toronto.<ref name="studios">{{cite web |title=Studios – In Production |url=https://www.wildbrain.com/content/studios/current/ |website=WildBrain |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=August 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811123315/https://www.wildbrain.com/content/studios/current/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[facade]] of Degrassi Community School was the exterior of Studio C, and used the same colours and glass pattern as [[Centennial College (Canada)|Centennial College]], which was used to depict the school in ''Degrassi High''. The area in front of this facade featured a "hoarding area" where students gathered, and a street and a bus stop across the road.<ref name="studios" /> The studio's backlot was used for exterior shots of the characters' houses, where each unit was dressed differently for each house, and The Dot Grill.<ref name="backlot">{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=116–117}}</ref> The building for The Dot was the only one on the backlot that was large enough to allow filming inside, while scenes that took place inside the school and house interiors were filmed on one of four sound stages.<ref name="studios" />

Studio A contained sets for the school's hallways, washrooms, cafeteria and classrooms.<ref name="studios" /> The hallways were stenciled with phrases such as "the perfect human being is all human", which were found at the Etobicoke School for the Arts, one of the many schools that set designers used during their original research. The washroom set had graffiti on the walls to look authentic, and the urinals are installed and removed as needed. The set used for the cafeteria was designed to be "purposefully bland to take the edge off the rest of the school looking so beautiful."<ref name="stage a" /> It was also used as the studio's cafeteria where the cast and crew eat.<ref name="stage a">{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|p=115}}</ref>

In addition to being used as the exterior of the school, Studio C held sets for the school's entrance foyer, the gymnasium, the media lab and a hallway with lockers.<ref name="studios" /> As the series progressed and the budget increased, a stairway and balcony were installed in the foyer in an attempt to get characters off the floor and not all appear in the same [[Plane (mathematics)|geometric plane]]. For the first few seasons, the gym floor was made of real wooden floorboards; due to warping, it was replaced by concrete painted to look like wood.<ref name="stage c">{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=112–114}}</ref>

Studio B contained the sets for the characters' houses and ''The Core'' newspaper office which was introduced in season six. The fourth studio, Studio D, housed all of the production offices, dressing rooms, and make-up and hair departments. The pool hall and university campus club sets were built in Studio D for the seventh season.<ref name="studios" />

[[York University]]'s Keele Campus in Toronto served as the location for various sites at Smithdale University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/index.asp?article=8883|title=YFile » Degrassi transforms York's Keele campus into a television set}}</ref>

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Degrassi: The Next Generation episodes}}
{{:List of Degrassi: The Next Generation episodes}}

==Cast==

===Main roles===
{{Main|List of Degrassi: The Next Generation characters}}
{{further-text|[[Mother and Child Reunion (Degrassi: The Next Generation)#Cast|Casting of pilot episode "Mother and Child Reunion"]]}}

===Main===
For the new generation of students, producers auditioned over six hundred school-aged children in an attempt to provide characters to which the teenaged target-audience could relate.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tony |last=Atherton |title=Degrassi High Cast Set To Return This Fall |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |publisher=[[Canwest]] |date=June 7, 2001 |quote=Some of the original teen cast, now in their late '20s, were on hand yesterday to offer advice to the 11 youngsters chosen from among 600 who auditioned for the series of half-hour shows.}}</ref> The decision to cast age-similar actors was purposeful to contrast the series from other shows of the same period such as ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', which had cast actors in their twenties as teenagers.<ref name="body">{{cite web |url=http://allpop.canoe.ca/AllPopTVD/degrassi.html |title=''Degrassi''{{'s}} Got a Whole New Student Body |access-date=December 12, 2007 |last=McGrath |first=Stephanie |date=September 21, 2001 |publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]] |archive-date=April 29, 2002 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20020429075555/http://allpop.canoe.ca/AllPopTVD/degrassi.html}}</ref>

Eleven children were given star [[billing (film)|billing]] in the [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 1|first season]]. Sarah Barrable-Tishauer portrayed the lonely high-achiever [[Liberty Van Zandt]].<ref name="body" /> [[Daniel Clark (actor)|Daniel Clark]] played bad-boy [[Sean Cameron (Degrassi character)|Sean Cameron]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Carol |last= Baldwin |title=Local Actor's Role Links New and Old Degrassi |publisher=Beaver Entertainment |date=October 14, 2001}}</ref> [[Lauren Collins]] was cast as [[Paige Michalchuk]], the school's head cheerleader and [[queen bee (subculture)|queen bee]]. [[Ryan Cooley]] portrayed class clown [[J.T. Yorke|James Tiberius "J.T." Yorke]],<ref name="Globe 2001">{{cite news |first=Kim |last=Honey |title=CTV's high-school reunion |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=June 7, 2001 |quote=Yesterday morning was devoted to ''Degrassi'', with appearances by&nbsp;... Miriam McDonald, who plays Spike's daughter, Emma, as well as Ryan Cooley, Jake Goldsbie and Cassie Steele, all of whom were just signed last week.}}</ref> with [[Jake Goldsbie]] cast as J.T.'s best friend, [[Toby Isaacs]], a computer geek.<ref name="Globe 2001" /> [[Aubrey Graham]] portrayed basketball star Jimmy Brooks, who came from a wealthy family. [[Shane Kippel]] played school bully [[Gavin "Spinner" Mason]]. [[Miriam McDonald]] was cast as [[Emma Nelson (Degrassi: The Next Generation)|Emma Nelson]], an environmental rights activist, with [[Cassie Steele]] cast in the role of Emma's best friend, high school cheerleader [[Manny Santos (Degrassi: The Next Generation)|Manuela "Manny" Santos]].<ref name="Globe 2001" /> Melissa McIntyre portrayed [[Ashley Kerwin]], the perfect girl who attracted the popular boys, and who the other girls are jealous of.<ref>{{cite news |first=Joan |last= Scapillato |title=Port Teen Wins Lead Role in Degrassi's Next Generation |work=Welland Tribune |publisher=[[Osprey Media]] |date=October 14, 2001}}</ref> Christina Schmidt portrayed the overweight and insecure [[Terri McGreggor]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Degrassi Sequel Is Big Break For K-W's Chrissy Schmidt |work=[[Kitchener-Waterloo Record]] |publisher=[[Torstar]] |date=October 14, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=52–59, 66–71, 74–77, 80–82}}</ref>

Providing ties to the previous series in the ''Degrassi'' universe, [[Stefan Brogren]] was approached to play his old character [[Archie "Snake" Simpson]], now working at the school as the [[media studies|media immersion]] teacher.<ref>{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=48–49}}</ref> Dan Woods reprised his role as English teacher [[Mr. Raditch]], who was promoted to school principal,<ref>{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=50–51}}</ref> and [[Pat Mastroianni]] returned to his role as [[Joey Jeremiah]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Landau |first=Emily |title=Teenage Dreams |url=http://walrusmagazine.com/printerFriendly.php?ref=2012.09-television-teenage-dreams&src=longreads |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105040520/http://walrusmagazine.com/printerFriendly.php?ref=2012.09-television-teenage-dreams&src=longreads |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 5, 2013 |newspaper=The Walrus |date=September 2012}}</ref> [[Amanda Stepto]] also returned to the franchise to play her character [[Christine "Spike" Nelson]] as a [[recurring role]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=46–47}}</ref><ref name="Sopranos">{{cite news |first=Dan |last=Brown |title=The Sopranos, Degrassi Highlights of CTV Lineup Jason Alexander's New Show Also Gets a Look-In |work=[[National Post]] |publisher=[[Canwest]] |date=June 7, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Karen |last=Palmer |title=Kids of Degrassi Street Grow Up: Next Generation, Debuting Sunday, Slicker Than Beloved Original |publisher=[[Canadian Press]] |date=October 11, 2001}}</ref>

In the pilot episode, former ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]'' and ''[[Degrassi High]]'' actors Danah Jean Brown (Trish Skye), [[Darrin Brown]] (Dwayne Myers), Michael Carry (Simon Dexter), Irene Courakos (Alexa Pappadopoulos), Chrissa Erodotou (Diana Economopoulos), [[Anais Granofsky]] ([[Lucy Fernandez]]), Rebecca Haines ([[Kathleen Mead]]), Sarah Holmes (Alison Hunter), [[Neil Hope]] ([[Derek "Wheels" Wheeler]]), Kyra Levy (Maya Goldberg), Cathy Keenan (Liz O'Rourke), [[Stacie Mistysyn]] ([[Caitlin Ryan (Degrassi)|Caitlin Ryan]]), and [[Siluck Saysanasy]] (Yick Yu) reprised their roles for the class reunion storyline.<ref name="s1e1">{{cite episode |title=Mother and Child Reunion |episode-link=Mother and Child Reunion (Degrassi: The Next Generation) |series=Degrassi: The Next Generation |credits=Aaron Martin (story); Yan Moore (story, teleplay); Bruce McDonald (director) |network=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |airdate=October 14, 2001 |season=[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 1|1]] |number=1}}</ref>

In [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 2|season two]], Mastroianni returned to the ''Degrassi'' franchise in a starring role as Joey Jeremiah, a car salesman and single father of two children.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tony |last=Atherton |title=Degrassi High Steps Into the Next Television Generation |work=[[The Ottawa Citizen]] |publisher=[[Canwest]] |location=Ottawa, ON|date=December 27, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Liane |last=Faulder |title=Degrassi's Joey Returning, But Show Is an Original Aeries, Though He's Older, Wiser and Without Hair |work=[[Edmonton Journal]] |publisher=[[Canwest]] |page=B5 |date=September 29, 2002}}</ref> Joey's stepson, musician [[Craig Manning (Degrassi character)|Craig Manning]], played by [[Jake Epstein]], was a new student at Degrassi Community School.<ref>{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=62–63}}</ref> Three other new characters were introduced in season two in recurring roles. [[Stacey Farber]] played [[Ellie Nash]], a goth whose home life was in turmoil,<ref name="Ellis 2005 64–65">{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=64–65}}</ref> and [[Adamo Ruggiero]] portrayed [[Marco Del Rossi]], who was struggling to accept the reality that he is gay.<ref>{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=78–79}}</ref> [[Melissa Di Marco]] was cast as science and gym teacher [[Daphne Hatzilakos]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|p=90}}</ref> Mistysyn also returned to her former ''Degrassi'' role as Joey's ex-high school sweetheart, Caitlyn Ryan, who in the years following graduation had become a world-renowned journalist.<ref name="Ellis 2005 64–65"/>

In [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 3|season three]], Farber, Ruggiero and Mistysyn were given regular roles, as were [[Andrea Lewis]] ([[Hazel Aden]]) and Stepto, who had held recurring roles since the first season. [[Mike Lobel]] ([[Jay Hogart]]), Deanna Casaluce (Alex Nuñez), [[Ephraim Ellis]] ([[Rick Murray]]) and [[John Bregar]] ([[Dylan Michalchuk]]) were introduced in recurring roles as new students. Towards the end of the season, Schmidt's character, Terri McGreggor, was written out of the show when her possessive boyfriend Rick pushed her to the ground and knocked her head against a rock, causing her to fall into a coma.<ref>{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|pp=60–91}}</ref>

[[File:ETalk2008-Degrassi Cast.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Some of the cast of [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 8|season eight]] make an appearance at the ''[[eTalk]]'' Festival Party during the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
Over the course of the ten seasons of ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'', there have been several departures from the series. [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 6|Season six]] depicted the first death of one of the show's main characters when J.T. Yorke was stabbed and killed.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Rock This Town |episode-link=Rock This Town (D:TNG episode) |series=Degrassi: The Next Generation |network=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |airdate=January 9, 2007 |season=[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 6|6]] |number=11}}</ref> Clark's character Sean Cameron has been written out of the show twice. He left the series during the fourth season in the wake of the death of [[Rick Murray]], and returned for the sixth season,<ref>{{cite episode |title=Back In Black |episode-link=Back In Black (D:TNG episode) |series=Degrassi: The Next Generation |credits=Aaron Martin (writer); Miklos Perlus (writer); Ron Murphy (director) |network=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |airdate=October 19, 2004 |season=[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 4|4]] |number=8}}</ref> but departed the series again at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Don't You Want Me, Part Two |episode-link=Don't You Want Me, Part 2 (D:TNG episode) |series=Degrassi: The Next Generation |network=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |airdate= May 17, 2007 |season=[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 6|6]] |number=19}}</ref> At the end of [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 5|season five]] several main characters graduated from [[Degrassi Community School]], and either left the series or went on to university.<ref name="here comes" /> Six new characters were introduced in [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 7|season seven]] in a storyline where nearby rival high school Lakehurst merged with Degrassi following a fire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.aol.ca/article/qa-degrassitngs-nina-dobrev-talks-mia/28610/ |title=Q&A: 'Degrassi:TNG's' Nina Dobrev Talks Mia |access-date=April 21, 2010 |last=Jancelwicz |first=Chris |date=January 7, 2008 |publisher=[[AOL]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425051302/http://entertainment.aol.ca/article/qa-degrassitngs-nina-dobrev-talks-mia/28610/ |archive-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Standing in the Dark, Part One |episode-link=Standing in the Dark, Part 1 (D:TNG episode) |series=Degrassi: The Next Generation |network=[[The N]] |airdate=October 5, 2007 |season=[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 7|7]] |number=1}}</ref>

[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 8|Season eight]] saw many changes when many of the existing cast members, including Collins, Farber, Graham, Stepto, Ruggiero, and DiMarco either moved to recurring status or left the series entirely. The exodus of several major cast members was reportedly an executive decision that left the actors and producers on bad terms, with Graham stating in an interview with ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' that "[the producers] did us foul."<ref name="VIBE.com">{{cite news|title=Drake Day |first=Tracy |last=Garraud |work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |date=February 25, 2009 |url=http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2009/02/drake_day/ |access-date=March 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313071826/http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2009/02/drake_day |archive-date=March 13, 2009}}</ref> Thirteen actors were added to the main cast to replace them.<ref name="September press">{{cite press release |title=Get Ready As A New Class Of Degrassi Students Enroll On The New Season Of CTV's Hit Teen Drama, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Friday, 10 Oct., At 8:00 p.m. (ET) |publisher=[[PR Newswire]] |date=September 25, 2008 |url=http://www.hollywoodteenzine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=107&Itemid=48 |access-date=September 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602041308/http://www.hollywoodteenzine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=107&Itemid=48 |archive-date=June 2, 2015}}</ref> By [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 9|season nine]], Brogren, McDonald, Steele and Kippel were the only actors from season one who remained in the series as storylines began to focus on a new generation of children attending the school.<ref name="Enrols">{{cite news |first=Bruce |last=Demara |title=DeGrassi Enrols a New Class |url=https://www.thestar.com/article/511956 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |publisher=[[Torstar]] |date=October 5, 2008 |access-date=October 14, 2008 |archive-date=October 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011025407/http://www.thestar.com/article/511956 |url-status=live }}</ref> This was done to avoid moving the show to a primarily college setting, as the first generation cast aged or "graduated" out of Degrassi Community School into college.

As of season 10, none of the characters from the earlier seasons remained, with the exception of Brogren, whose character was promoted to the principal of Degrassi Community School.

===Guest roles===
Besides Brogren, Mistysyn, Stepto, and Mastroianni having starring roles, other actors from ''Degrassi Junior High'' and ''Degrassi High'' had returned to guest star in their old roles throughout ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s run. As well as the pilot episode featuring the return of many ''Degrassi'' alumni,<ref name="s1e1" /> Granofsky made a second guest appearance during the second season in the episode "White Wedding" when her character attended the wedding of Spike and Snake.<ref>{{cite episode |title=White Wedding |series=Degrassi: The Next Generation |credits=Aaron Martin (story, teleplay); Tassie Cameron (story) |network=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |airdate=September 29, 2002 |season=[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 2|2]] |number=12}}</ref> [[Neil Hope]], who portrayed [[Derek Wheeler|Wheels]] in the original series, returned for a brief cameo in a third-season episode centered around Snake's battle with leukemia. In a fifth-season episode, Keenan guest starred when her character returned to console Spike after her marriage with Snake broke down.<ref>{{cite episode |title=I Against I |episode-link=I Against I (D:TNG episode) |series=Degrassi: The Next Generation |credits=Aaron Martin (story); Brendon Yorke (story); Stefan Scaini (director) |network=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |airdate=January 30, 2006 |season=[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 5|5]] |number=14}}</ref>

Movie director [[Kevin Smith]] and actor [[Jason Mewes]] guest starred as themselves in the final three episodes of the fourth season. The plot for these episodes involved the pair working on ''Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh!'', a fictional feature film in the [[View Askewniverse]], using Degrassi Community School as a filming location.<ref>{{cite episode |title=West End Girls |episode-link=West End Girls (D:TNG episode) |series=Degrassi: The Next Generation |network=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |airdate=January 31, 2005 |season=[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 4|4]] |number=20}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Going Down the Road, Part One |episode-link=Going Down the Road, Part 1 (D:TNG episode) |series=Degrassi: The Next Generation |network=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |date=February 7–14, 2005 |season=[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 4|4]] |number=21–22}}</ref> Singer [[Alanis Morissette]], who had worked with Smith, also guest stars in "Going Down the Road Part One" as herself, acted as the school principal in Smith's film.<ref>{{cite video |people=[[Kevin Smith]] (actor, writer, director); [[Scott Mosier]] (producer) |medium=Motion picture |date=November 12, 1999 |title=[[Dogma]] |publisher=[[Lions Gate Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite video |people=Kevin Smith (actor, writer, director); [[Scott Mosier]] (producer) |date=August 22, 2001 |title=[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]] |publisher=[[Dimension Films]]}}</ref> Smith and Mewes also return to ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' as themselves for two episodes in season five. The storyline in the episodes was of the premiere of ''Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh!'' Smith and Mewes guest starred a third time for four episodes in season eight when many of the characters travelled to Hollywood, Los Angeles. In the episodes, Mewes was the writer-director and protagonist of ''Mewesical High'', which starred a number of Degrassi Community School students. Smith appeared in the episodes to support Mewes as he makes his directorial debut.<ref name="quickstop">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2009/08/30/degrassi_love_affair_all_started_at_the_quick_stop.html |title=Degrassi Love Affair All Started At the Quick Stop&nbsp;... |last=Salem |first=Rob |date=August 30, 2009 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421163453/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2009/08/30/degrassi_love_affair_all_started_at_the_quick_stop.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Other guest actors who appeared in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' included [[Jayne Eastwood]] as Sean Cameron's mother,<ref name="p93"/> [[Billy Ray Cyrus]] as Duke, a limousine driver who got arrested, which resulted Jimmy, Hazel, Paige, and Spinner being left stranded in the street.<ref name="p93"/> Season seven featured appearances from [[Shirley Douglas]] as a university professor,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071211/epstein_graduation_071211/20071211?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=sky |title=Epstein Set For Real-Life Graduation |access-date=March 31, 2008 |last=Peesker |first=Saira |date=December 11, 2007 |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215190444/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071211/epstein_graduation_071211/20071211?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=sky |archive-date=December 15, 2007}}</ref><ref name="shirley">{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070917/degrassi_shirley_douglas?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=sky |title=Shirley Douglas Guest Stars On ''Degrassi'' |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |access-date=September 17, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318184026/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070917/degrassi_shirley_douglas?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=sky |archive-date=March 18, 2008}}</ref> [[Free The Children]] founder [[Craig Kielburger]], and English pop singer [[Natasha Bedingfield]] as themselves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071205/bedingfield_preview_071205/20071205?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=sky |title=Natasha Bedingfield Talks ''Degrassi'' |access-date=March 31, 2008 |last=Warner |first=Tyrone |date=December 5, 2007 |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208154151/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071205/bedingfield_preview_071205/20071205?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=sky |archive-date=December 8, 2007}}</ref> [[Jonathan Torrens]] guest starred as Emma's father, Shane, in the two-part season three premiere. The character had been played by Bill Parrott in the original series, but he decided not to return the former role.<ref name="p93">{{Harvnb|Ellis|2005|p=93}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Brioux |title=Back To Degrassi St. |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/J/Jonovision/1999/12/24/734109.html |publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]] |date=December 24, 1999 |access-date=August 12, 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712011933/http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/J/Jonovision/1999/12/24/734109.html |archive-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> In season 10, ballroom dancer [[Jean-Marc Généreux]] appeared as a teacher during the episode "[[My Body Is a Cage]]". After the series had moved to MuchMusic cameos became more frequent; [[Keke Palmer]], [[Ben Mulroney]], [[Chaz Bono]], [[Hedley (band)|Hedley]], and [[Fefe Dobson]] also made appearances in the show.
and also Other guest actors who appeared in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' included [[Jody Allison]] guest starred  as Melanie Bruno in the final five episodes of the six season and in the final three episodes of the twelve season. Melanie is a new student at school and Zoe's childhood friend. Lives in Canada. new student in university Canada.

==Broadcast and distribution==

===First-run broadcast===
{{See also|List of Degrassi: The Next Generation episodes}}
While ''Degrassi'' originally aired in Canada on [[CBC Television|CBC]], ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' was broadcast on [[Bell Media]]-owned stations. Until mid-season 9, it aired on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]. It moved to sister network [[MuchMusic]] in 2010.<ref name="THR" /><ref name="Globe"/> In 2013, following a revamp of MuchMusic's schedule,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bellmediapr.ca/Network/Much/Press/Fall-is-Fresh-on-Much-with-Exclusive-Season-Premieres-of-Hit-Series-TOSH0-and-SOUTH-PARK-beginning-September-3 |title=Fall is Fresh on Much with Exclusive Season Premieres of Hit Series TOSH.0 and SOUTH PARK, beginning September 3 |publisher=[[Bell Media]] Press Room |date=2013-08-26 |access-date=2014-05-14 |archive-date=May 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514235937/http://bellmediapr.ca/Network/Much/Press/Fall-is-Fresh-on-Much-with-Exclusive-Season-Premieres-of-Hit-Series-TOSH0-and-SOUTH-PARK-beginning-September-3 |url-status=live }}</ref> the show moved to [[MTV (Canadian TV channel)|MTV]] in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://o.canada.com/entertainment/degrassi-mtv-canada/|title=Degrassi to warp the concept of reality on MTV Canada|work=Canada.com|date=September 23, 2013|access-date=2014-09-17|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122133913/https://o.canada.com/entertainment/degrassi-mtv-canada|url-status=dead}}</ref> It currently airs on ABC Spark, Disney Channel, CMT and YTV as of 2020.

In the United States, it aired on [[Noggin (brand)|Noggin]]'s programming block for teenagers, [[The N]].<ref name="educon">{{cite web |url=https://kidscreen.com/2002/01/03/noggin-20020103/ |title=Noggin has tween educon on the brain |publisher=[[Kidscreen]] |date=2002-02-03 |last=Connell |first=Mike |access-date=October 16, 2020 |archive-date=July 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722174728/https://kidscreen.com/2002/01/03/noggin-20020103/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="noggin-press">{{cite press release|title=Noggin Tackles Tween Issues with "Degrassi: The Next Generation"|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]]|date=March 27, 2002|url=https://degrassi.ca/2002/04/01/noggin-tackles-tween-issues-with-degrassi-the-next-generation/|access-date=October 16, 2020|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021162415/https://degrassi.ca/2002/04/01/noggin-tackles-tween-issues-with-degrassi-the-next-generation/|url-status=live}}</ref> By 2003, it had become the highest-rated show on the block.<ref name="bauder">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/539127256/|title=Noggin explores the issue of date rape on 'Degrassi'|agency=Associated Press|date=July 11, 2003|last=Bauder|first=David|quote=The teenage soap opera, produced in Canada, is the most popular prime-time show on Noggin}}</ref> An episode that aired July 2, 2004 was watched by a record 300,000 people, and [[Nielsen Media Research]] called it "the No. 1 program for Noggin viewers 12 to 17."<ref name="Scott">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/2004/09/26/series-reaches-the-next-generation/01552db0-13e3-4d58-983f-287e414e8451/|title=Series Reaches the 'Next Generation'|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 26, 2004|last=Scott|first=Tracy|quote=it was the No. 1 program for Noggin viewers 12 to 17.}}</ref> Seasons 6 and 7 premiered on The N before they aired on CTV.<ref name="Sept 29">{{cite press release|title=The N's ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' Premieres Friday, September 29 |publisher=[[The Futon Critic]] |date=September 6, 2006 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/09/06/the-ns-degrassi-the-next-generation-premieres-friday-september-29--22212/20060906n02/ |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221112254/http://www.epitomepictures.com/whatsnew/pressrelease07.html |archive-date=December 21, 2007 }}</ref><ref name="s6">{{cite press release|title=Degrassi Season 6 Premieres Nov. 28|publisher=TV Eh? |date=November 6, 2006 |url=https://www.tv-eh.com/2006/11/06/degrassi-season-6-premieres-nov-28/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217043123/http://www.ctvmedia.ca/ctv/releases/release.asp?id=9132&yyyy=2006|archive-date=February 17, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2022 }}</ref> During mid-season 9, the show was carried over to [[TeenNick]], a channel that merged the programming of two [[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]]-owned teen blocks (Noggin's The N and [[Nickelodeon]]'s TEENick).

Before season 10, CTV executives told the production crew that they were cancelling the show due to a decline in viewing figures since season 7.<ref name="Bailey" /><ref name="Jane Says P2 figures" /> The co-creator Linda Schuyler and executive producer Stephen Stohn were unsure of the fate of the show after this meeting. At the same time, Stohn had recently been in talks with his American partners at [[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]] about creating a brand-new [[telenovela]]-style show for the TeenNick channel. Instead of making a new show, he pitched a revamp of ''Degrassi'' with a telenovela format.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ajello|first=Erin|title=The oral history of the 'Shark in the Water' promo that saved 'Degrassi' and changed TV forever|url=https://www.insider.com/degrassi-shark-water-behind-scenes-secrets-interview-2021-7|access-date=February 3, 2022|website=Insider|language=en-US|archive-date=September 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929020654/https://www.insider.com/degrassi-shark-water-behind-scenes-secrets-interview-2021-7|url-status=live}}</ref> Combined with marketing efforts and support from Viacom, the show avoided cancellation. During this time, the show was re-titled as ''Degrassi''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 7, 2021|title=Why 'Degrassi: The Next Generation' Had a Different Name After Season 9|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/why-degrassi-the-next-generation-had-a-different-name-after-season-9.html/|access-date=February 3, 2022|website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet|language=en-US|archive-date=February 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203064639/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/why-degrassi-the-next-generation-had-a-different-name-after-season-9.html/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The show's cancellation was announced in June 2015.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/mtv-bids-farewell-degrassi-following-season-14-beginning-july-20/|title=MTV Bids Farewell to Degrassi Following Season 14, Beginning July 20|date=June 4, 2015|publisher=[[Bell Media]]|access-date=July 22, 2023|archive-date=July 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722152213/https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/mtv-bids-farewell-degrassi-following-season-14-beginning-july-20/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same month, on June 9, Epitome Pictures announced that a sequel series, ''[[Degrassi: Next Class]]'', would premiere on [[Family Channel (Canadian TV network)|Family Channel]], owned by [[DHX Media]], and streamed outside of Canada on [[Netflix]]. Episodes became available on Netflix in Canada following the conclusion of the first season.<ref name="gandm-dhxepitome">{{cite news|title=DHX Media buys Degrassi TV studio|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/dhx-media-buys-degrassi-tv-studio/article17817790/|access-date=June 9, 2015|work=The Globe and Mail|archive-date=June 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061617/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/dhx-media-buys-degrassi-tv-studio/article17817790/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cbc-degrassifamily">{{cite web|title=Degrassi: Next Class to debut on Family Channel, Netflix|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/degrassi-next-class-to-debut-on-family-channel-netflix-1.3105809|website=CBC News|access-date=June 9, 2015|date=June 9, 2015|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815165357/https://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/degrassi-next-class-to-debut-on-family-channel-netflix-1.3105809|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Post-broadcast distribution===
In Canada, stripped reruns of ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' have aired on [[CTV Two]] and [[MTV2 (Canada)|MTV2]], which are owned by Bell Media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atv.ca/home/tvschedule_schedulegrid.aspx |title=A TV Schedule |access-date=September 21, 2008 |publisher=[[A (TV system)|A]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912044306/http://www.atv.ca/home/tvschedule_schedulegrid.aspx |archive-date=September 12, 2008}}</ref> In the United States, independent distributor Program Partners and [[Sony Pictures Television]], announced on September 24, 2006, that they acquired the syndication rights to the first 119 episodes of the show in the United States, and any subsequent new episodes.<ref name="Broadcasting">{{cite web |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/degrassi-kids-get-stripped-29544 |title=Degrassi Kids Get Stripped |access-date=May 18, 2022 |last=Benson |first=Jim |date=September 24, 2006 |work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |publisher=[[NextTV]] |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519041559/https://www.nexttv.com/news/degrassi-kids-get-stripped-29544 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Program Partners to Syndicate ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' |publisher=Program Partners |date=September 25, 2006 |url=http://www.programpartners.com/news_print.php?thisNewsID=42 |access-date=October 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213114503/http://www.programpartners.com/news_print.php?thisNewsID=42 |archive-date=December 13, 2007}}</ref>

In December 2006, Sony Pictures Television and Program Partners had reached agreements with the [[Tribune Company]] for every station it owned, [[The CW Plus]] affiliated stations, and many other stations owned by major media conglomerates. ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' was cleared in 60% of the country including all five of the top five media markets.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Break-Out Drama Tops 60% Clearance for September 2007 Launch |publisher=Program Partners |date=December 12, 2006 |url=http://www.programpartners.com/news_print.php?thisNewsID=44 |access-date=October 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213101752/http://www.programpartners.com/news_print.php?thisNewsID=44 |archive-date=December 13, 2007}}</ref> By March 2007, Program Partners had cleared it in over 70% of the country after stations owned by [[Hearst-Argyle Television]], [[Capitol Broadcasting Company]], and [[ACME Communications]] purchased the syndication.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Program Partners Clears ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' in Over 70% of the U.S. |publisher=Program Partners |date=March 6, 2007 |url=http://www.programpartners.com/news_print.php?thisNewsID=49 |access-date=October 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213100045/http://www.programpartners.com/news_print.php?thisNewsID=49 |archive-date=December 13, 2007}}</ref> The series met the US [[FCC]]'s [[E/I|educational and informational guidelines]] towards children's programming.<ref name="renewed">{{cite web |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/degrassi-renewed-through-2011-60-country-50740 |title='Degrassi' Renewed Through 2011 In 60% Of Country |access-date=May 18, 2022 |last=Eggerton |first=John |date=December 18, 2008 |work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |publisher=[[NextTV]] |archive-date=December 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201061301/https://www.nexttv.com/news/degrassi-renewed-through-2011-60-country-50740 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2019, as part of a content deal struck between Viacom and [[WildBrain]], a channel dedicated to ''Degrassi'' was added to [[Pluto TV]] on channel 172 (now channel 144) of the free, advertiser-supported streaming service's entertainment tier, offering episodes of ''Degrassi'', with a limited number of episodes—including those that consisted of portions of two-part episodes, such as "Bitter Sweet Symphony (Part 1)"—omitted from the episode rotation.<ref>{{citation |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/degrassi-drake-pluto-tv-viacom-channel-avod-streamer-1203354551/ |title=Viacom-Owned Streamer Pluto TV Launches 'Degrassi' Channel |access-date=October 3, 2019 |last=Clarke |first=Stewart |date=October 1, 2019 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=Variety Media, LLC |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002130512/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/degrassi-drake-pluto-tv-viacom-channel-avod-streamer-1203354551/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of July 2021, reruns of ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' continue to air on certain Canadian television networks owned by [[Corus Entertainment]], including [[ABC Spark]], [[CMT (Canadian TV channel)|CMT]], and [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]].

===DVD releases===
The first twelve seasons of ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' have been released on DVD. The box sets are released in Canada by [[Alliance Films|Alliance Home Entertainment]]. In the United States, [[FUNimation Entertainment]] released the first six seasons and Echo Bridge Entertainment released seasons seven through twelve. Each season boxset includes extra features such as pictures, [[karaoke]] sessions, audition tapes, [[blooper]]s, deleted scenes and more.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Degrassi-Generation/4977 |title=Releases for Degrassi: The Next Generation |access-date=April 20, 2010 |work=[[TVShowsOnDVD]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524084409/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Degrassi-Generation/4977 |archive-date=May 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003K48HLW |title=Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 9 |access-date=August 5, 2016 |work=[[Amazon.com]] |date=July 20, 2010 |archive-date=March 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318214832/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003K48HLW |url-status=live }}</ref> In Australia, seasons 1 to 4 were released by Umbrella Entertainment in 2010 and 2011. These DVDs are compatible with the [[DVD region code#Region codes and countries|region 4]] code,<ref name="Umbrella Entertainment">{{cite web|title=Umbrella Entertainment |url=http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/customsearch.aspx?SearchTerm=degrassi&SearchCriteria=All&CategoryID=0 |access-date=August 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513100653/http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/customsearch.aspx?SearchTerm=degrassi&SearchCriteria=All&CategoryID=0 |archive-date=May 13, 2013}}</ref> which is in use in, Oceania and Latin America.

The three-episode story arc from the fourth season in which Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes guest star has also been released as a single disc Region 1 DVD. FUNimation Entertainment released the disc on November 8, 2005, in two versions: the first subtitled as "Uncut, Uncensored and Unrated",<ref name="J&SBU">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Degrassi-Generation-Volume-Release/5250 |title=Degrassi: The Next Generation&nbsp;– Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi (Director's Cut: Uncut, Uncensored and Unrated) DVD Information |access-date=October 25, 2007 |work=[[TVShowsOnDVD]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020034633/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Degrassi-Generation-Volume-Release/5250 |archive-date=October 20, 2007}}</ref> and the second, "Rated."<ref name="J&SBR">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Degrassi-Generation-Volume-Release/5251 |title=Degrassi: The Next Generation&nbsp;– Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi (Director's Cut) DVD Information |access-date=October 25, 2007 |work=[[TVShowsOnDVD]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020035806/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Degrassi-Generation-Volume-Release/5251 |archive-date=October 20, 2007}}</ref> Each release has the same DVD extras, including an interview with Kevin Smith, bloopers and a ''Jay and Silent Bob'' Photo Album. The Unrated release also features episode commentaries by Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Stacie Mistysyn, the associate producer Jim Jackman and writer Aaron Martin.<ref name="J&SBU"/>

=== Streaming ===
''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' has been made available over various streaming platforms over the years. During the show's original run, episodes were uploaded to [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and The N's websites in Canada and the United States respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/mini/degrassi2006/static/video.html |title=Degrassi On Demand |access-date=October 23, 2007 |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021180027/http://www.ctv.ca/mini/degrassi2006/static/video.html |archive-date=October 21, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-n.com/ntv/shows/media.php?id=67|title=Degrassi – Videos|access-date=October 23, 2007 |publisher=[[The N]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051120121316/http://www.the-n.com/ntv/shows/media.php?id=67 |archive-date=November 20, 2005}}</ref> It was also made available on [[iTunes]] in North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/show/degrassi-the-next-generation/umc.cmc.1hmcg3jdxgda20aze3kbjw36m |title=''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' |date=October 13, 2001 |access-date=May 19, 2022 |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803030012/https://tv.apple.com/us/show/degrassi-the-next-generation/umc.cmc.1hmcg3jdxgda20aze3kbjw36m |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, [[Puretracks]] in Canada offered episodes for download as a media file that could be only burned or copied three times.<ref name="Puretracks">{{cite press release|title=''Finally, fans can download "Degrassi" episodes'' |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |date=August 16, 2007 |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/20070810/degrassi_downloads_070810/20070816/?hub=DegrassiHome&subhub=PrintStory |access-date=September 20, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017005025/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/20070810/degrassi_downloads_070810/20070816/?hub=DegrassiHome&subhub=PrintStory |archive-date=October 17, 2007}}</ref> In the US, [[Zune]] sold the full series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://social.zune.net/tv/series/Degrassi:-The-Next-Generation/e2fa92bb-c102-4c07-84cc-c795c5ca7c05 |title=''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' |access-date=April 21, 2010 |publisher=[[Zune]] |archive-date=August 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812084928/http://social.zune.net/tv/series/Degrassi:-The-Next-Generation/e2fa92bb-c102-4c07-84cc-c795c5ca7c05 |url-status=live }}</ref> All 14 seasons were made available to stream on [[HBO Max]] on March 25, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hailu |first1=Selome |title='Degrassi': New Series Greenlit at HBO Max, 'Next Generation' to Stream in Spring |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/degrassi-new-series-hbo-max-next-generation-1235153671/ |website=Variety |date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=February 3, 2022 |archive-date=February 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203140602/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/degrassi-new-series-hbo-max-next-generation-1235153671/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2024, the majority of the series is free to watch on YouTube. For unknown reasons, some seasons may be missing one or more episodes.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="7"|Complete Season DVD Release
|-
! rowspan="3"|Release !! rowspan="3"|Ep # !! colspan="4"|Release dates !! rowspan="3" width="500"|Special Features
|-
! colspan="2"|Region 1 !! rowspan="2"|Region 2 !! rowspan="2"|Region 4
|-
! Canada !! United States
|-
|| [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 1|Season 1]] || style="text-align:center;"|15 || style="text-align:center;"| October 19, 2004|| style="text-align:center;"|September 28, 2004 ||{{N/A}} ||style="text-align:center;"|May 3, 2007 ||
''Degrassi'' Karaoke, ''Degrassi'' Photo Album, Character Descriptions, Cast Biographies, Deleted Scenes, Oops and Bloopers, Original Television Promos, and Audition Tapes.
|-
|| [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 2|Season 2]] || style="text-align:center;"|22 || style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|June 21, 2005 ||{{N/A}} || style="text-align:center;"|September 8, 2010
|
130+ Deleted/Extended Scenes and Bloopers, Cast Audition Tapes, Season 2 Second Call Back Tapes, "Poor Thing" Karaoke, Interactive Fan Quiz, ''Degrassi'' Yearbook, Snake and Spike's Wedding Album, Student and Adult Profiles, and Cast Biographies.
*''Note:'' Region 4 DVD Release Only Has 72 Deleted Scenes
|-
|| [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 3|Season 3]] || style="text-align:center;"|22 || style="text-align:center;" colspan ="2"|March 28, 2006 ||{{N/A}} || style="text-align:center;"|April 13, 2011
|
Audio Commentaries ("Accidents Will Happen" and "Pride"), Deleted Scenes, "Rock and Roll High School" Karaoke, Season 3 Interactive Quiz, CTV ''Degrassi'' Promo, ''Degrassi'' Yearbook, and Character and Cast Biographies.
|-
|| [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 4|Season 4]] || style="text-align:center;"|23 || style="text-align:center;"|October 24, 2006 || style="text-align:center;"|November 28, 2006 ||{{N/A}} || style="text-align:center;"|April 13, 2011
|
Audio Commentaries ("Time Stands Still" and "Secret"), Deleted Scenes, Blooper Reel, Original Cast Auditions, Season 4 Interactive Quiz, Character and Cast Biographies, Jay and Silent Bob Flipbook, ''Degrassi'' Yearbook, and PAX Gun Violence Prevention Public Service Announcements.
*''Note:'' Audio Commentary on "Secret" is only available on the United States release.
|-
|| [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 5|Season 5]] || style="text-align:center;"|19 || style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|July 3, 2007 ||{{N/A}} ||{{N/A}}
|
Deleted Scenes, Blooper Reel, Original Cast Auditions, Interview with Cassie Steele, Character and Cast Biographies, ''Degrassi'' Yearbook, [[Simple Plan]] Music Video and Interview, and Trailers.
|-
|| [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 6|Season 6]] || style="text-align:center;"|19 || style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|May 27, 2008 ||{{N/A}} ||{{N/A}}
|
Deleted Scenes, Bloopers, Original Auditions, Character and Cast Biographies, ''Degrassi'' Yearbook, and Trailers.
|-
|| [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 7|Season 7]] || style="text-align:center;"|24 || style="text-align:center;"| May 26, 2009 || style="text-align:center;"|March 17, 2009 ||{{N/A}} ||{{N/A}}
|
Bloopers, Deleted Scenes, Photo Gallery, Webisodes, and "On The Set".
|-
|| [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 8|Season 8]] || style="text-align:center;"|23 || style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|September 1, 2009 ||{{N/A}} ||{{N/A}}
|
"''Degrassi Goes Hollywood''" The Movie, Bloopers, Deleted Scenes, Podcasts, Webisodes, "On The Set" Webisodes, and "My Window" Music Video.
|-
|| [[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 9|Season 9]] || style="text-align:center;"|23 || style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|July 20, 2010 ||{{N/A}} ||{{N/A}}
|
"''Degrassi Takes Manhattan''" The Movie, Bloopers, Deleted Scenes, Webisodes and Minis, and Music Videos.
|-
|| [[Degrassi season 10|Season 10]] || style="text-align:center;"|44 || style="text-align:center;"| October 18, 2011 || style="text-align:center;"|September 13, 2011 ||{{N/A}} ||{{N/A}}
|
Episode Commentaries ("My Body Is A Cage" and "Umbrella"), Music Videos, Bloopers, and Webisodes.
|-
|| [[Degrassi season 11|Season 11]] || style="text-align:center;"|45 || style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|December 3, 2013 ||{{N/A}} ||{{N/A}}
|
Meet the New Kids, The Gallery Shoot, Set Tour, Parking Lot Tour, From Rehearsal to Shooting, Goodbyes, Behind the Scenes, Deleted Scenes, Bloopers, and Webisodes.
|-
|| [[Degrassi season 12|Season 12]] || style="text-align:center;"|40 || style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|October 29, 2013 ||{{N/A}} ||{{N/A}}
|
Back to ''Degrassi'', New Kids on the Block, Shooting the Opening Sequence, 300th Episode Celebration, A Day with the Ice Hounds, Goodbye Uniforms, Inside Fiona's Birthday Brawl, Say Cheese: Photoshoot with Demetrius, Vanessa and Justice, The Making of Romeo & Jules, Bloopers, The Inside Look and The Table Read – Bitter Sweet Symphony, Graduation Day, Prom Night, The One and Only – Dylan Everett, Eli's Short Film – LIFE, Eli's Short Film – NYU Portfolio, Video Yearbook, and Episode Commentary.
|-
|| [[Degrassi season 13|Season 13]] || style="text-align:center;"|40 ||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}} ||{{N/A}} ||{{N/A}}
| {{N/A|To Be Announced}}
|-
|| [[Degrassi season 14|Season 14]] || style="text-align:center;"|28 ||{{N/A}}||{{N/A}} ||{{N/A}} ||{{N/A}}
| {{N/A|To Be Announced}}
|}

==Impact and reception==

===Critical reception===
''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' has received generally positive reviews. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' has called it "a cult hit", and ''[[The New York Times]]'' named it "Tha Best Teen TV N da WRLD (The best teen TV in the world)".<ref name="fast times" /><ref name="NYT">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/20/magazine/20DEGRASSI.htm |title=''DGrassi Is tha Best Teen TV N da WRLD!'' |access-date=December 12, 2007 |last=Neihart |first=Ben |date=March 20, 2005 |work=The New York Times |page=5}}</ref> Of the first season, ''[[The Ottawa Citizen]]''{{'s}} Tony Atherton had mixed feelings of the new incarnation, saying it "has a cleaner, more polished look, has lost its edge [and offers] nothing new to viewers familiar with the groundbreaking [[Degrassi High|preceding series]], nor to anyone else who has watched the deluge of teen dramas since&nbsp;... there is a sense of déjà vu with regards to the plots and characters".<ref name="Atherton review" /> He did, however, praise the show for having "the same simple narrative told from a kid's viewpoint, and the same regard for unvarnished reality [as ''Degrassi Junior High'' and ''Degrassi High'']".<ref name="Atherton review">{{cite news |first=Tony |last=Atherton |title=Degrassi Returns With New, Old Faces: Unfortunately, the Stories Are Stuck In the Same Old Ruts |work=[[The Ottawa Citizen]] |publisher=[[Canwest]] |page=A12 |date=October 14, 2001}}</ref>

Before its debut in the United States, ''[[The Seattle Times]]''{{'}} Melanie McFarland wondered whether the series would do well, writing: "soft-pedaling through the issues might work for today's family of viewers, but what's gentle enough for Mom and Dad's peace of mind might not be enough to hook Junior or the original ''Degrassi''<nowiki/>'s older fans".<ref>{{cite news |first=Melanie |last=McFarland |title=''Degrassi'' Back In a New Generation |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20020330/degrassi30/degrassi-back-in-a-new-generation |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=March 30, 2002 |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-date=September 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929001957/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20020330&slug=degrassi30 |url-status=live }}</ref> The issues that the characters experience have often been commented on in the media. It has been noted that the series never attempts to hide from depicting honest accounts of the trials and tribulations that real teenagers may often experience. Sarah Liss from [[CBC News]] said that despite often being corny and soap opera-y, ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' tackles issues that other genre series prefer to gloss over, and was part of her essential viewing.<ref name="Liss">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/essential-viewing-1.852212|title=Essential Viewing: The 10 Most Important Television Shows of the 2000s|last=Liss|first=Sarah|date=November 4, 2009|publisher=[[CBC News]]|access-date=April 20, 2010|archive-date=February 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209051413/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2009/11/04/f-2000s-best-tv-shows.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She named the series one of "the [ten] most important television shows of the 2000s", and was the only children's series, and the only Canadian television series, to appear on the list, which included ''[[Mad Men]]'', ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', the [[CSI (franchise)|''CSI'' franchise]], and ''[[Sex and the City]]''.<ref name="Liss" />

In 2008, Jeffrey Bento-Carrier described one storyline that showed a teacher being accused of sexually assaulting one of his students as "shock[ing]", adding that "''Degrassi'' is not for everyone, mainly because it's an honest account what it's like to be a teen in a society which values cliques and confrontation over truth and real growth."<ref name="Bento">{{cite news |url=http://tribunenb.canadaeast.com/sportsleisure/article/295197 |title=''Degrassi'' Is Our Greatest Television Export |last=Bento-Carrier |first=Jeffrey |work=The Tribune |publisher=[[Brunswick News]] |page=B4 |access-date=April 20, 2010 |date=May 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617055542/http://tribunenb.canadaeast.com/sportsleisure/article/295197 |archive-date=June 17, 2008}}</ref> Brian Orloff of the ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'' echoed the sentiments, and praised the series for "stay[ing] in touch with teens' lives".<ref>{{cite news|first=John |last=McKay |title=Degrassi stays in touch with teens' lives |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2003/07/07/degrassi-stays-in-touch-with-teens-lives/ |work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=July 7, 2003 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030923061531/http://www.sptimes.com/2003/07/07/Xpress/_Degrassi__stays_in_t.shtml |archive-date=September 23, 2003}}</ref>

In spite of these comments, Noggin/The N held back a controversial episode from the first season, which showed a character losing control after taking an ecstasy pill. According to Stohn, "the people at Noggin felt there weren't enough repercussions to the drug use, so we re-edited it and added some dialogue to satisfy the network."<ref name="Jagged">{{cite news |first=MacDonald |last=Gayle |title=For a Few Bucks, We'll Launder Your Movie For You |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/for-a-few-bucks-well-launder-your-movie-for-you/article18289795/ |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |publisher=[[CTVglobemedia]] |page=R1 |date=October 31, 2002}}</ref><ref name="NYT" /><ref>{{cite press release |title=''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' |publisher=ABC |date=November 1, 2002}}</ref> The N also refused to broadcast two episodes from the second season that featured a storyline about date-rape until suitable edits could be made,<ref name="outcry">{{cite news |title=''Degrassi'' Abortion Episode Sparks Fan Outcry in US |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/degrassi-abortion-episode-sparks-fan-outcry-in-u-s-1.465646 |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] |date=July 20, 2004 |access-date=February 8, 2008 |archive-date=December 10, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210123137/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2004/07/20/degrassi040720.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="delayed">{{cite news |first=John |last=McKay |title=American Teen Channel Delays Abortion-Themed ''Degrassi'' Episode |work=[[National Post]] |date=July 19, 2004}}</ref> and withheld other episodes from season three that showed a fourteen-year-old character having an [[abortion]] after having consensual [[sexual intercourse]] with her boyfriend, and feeling no regrets.<ref name="interim">{{cite web|url=http://www.theinterim.com/2004/sept/22abortionissue.html |title=Abortion Issue On Popular TV Show |access-date=September 20, 2007 |last=Kok |first=Dina |date=September 2004 |publisher=The Interim |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012013221/http://theinterim.com/2004/sept/22abortionissue.html |archive-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref> The decision caused an uproar amongst fans who organized a petition that caught the attention of the ''New York Times'', as well as CBC, the ''[[National Post]]'' and the ''[[London Free Press]]'' in Canada.<ref name="outcry" /><ref name="delayed" /><ref>{{cite news |first=John |last=McKay |title=Degrassi Episode Causes Stir in US |url=http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/Today/2004/07/20/549283.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722210156/http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/Today/2004/07/20/549283.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |work=[[The London Free Press]] |publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]] |location=[[London, ON]] |date=July 20, 2004 |access-date=February 8, 2008 }}</ref> The episodes eventually aired three years later as part of an "every episode ever" [[Marathon (television)|marathon]], with very little advertisement from the network.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/06/11/abortion-too-honest-american-audience/ |title=Abortion too ''honest'' for American audience |access-date=May 19, 2022 |last=Drumming |first=Neil |date=June 11, 2004 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=December 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225083354/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,645656,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Another storyline was featured in the media after ten children from a [[French-speaking Quebecer|Québécois]] school were found to have a number of cuts on their bodies. They said they had copied the show when one character began [[self harming]] herself in an episode.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/D/Degrassi_The_Next_Generation/2004/05/29/734532.html |title=Mutilation Blamed On TV Show |access-date=February 8, 2008 |last=Czekaj |first=Laura |date=May 29, 2004 |work=[[Canadian Online Explorer]] |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716142657/http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/D/Degrassi_The_Next_Generation/2004/05/29/734532.html |archive-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref>

Comparisons between ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and other genre specific series have also been made throughout the run. Jake Surette, a writer with [[AfterElton.com]], a website which focuses on the portrayal of homosexual and [[bisexual]] men in the media, reported on the portrayal of two ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' gay characters. "''Degrassi'' features ongoing stories of real-life teen dilemmas—including intense gay and lesbian storylines—and does it without the righteous, 'On a Very Special ''[[Blossom (American TV series)|Blossom]]''{{'}} endings that many teen dramas and sitcoms thrive on."<ref name="Elton">{{cite web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/archive/elton/TV/2006/4/degrassi.html |title=''Degrassi: The Next Generation'': Television's Best Portrayal of Gay Teens |access-date=March 29, 2008 |last=Surette |first=Jake |date=April 24, 2006 |publisher=[[AfterElton.com]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322103718/http://www.afterelton.com/archive/elton/TV/2006/4/degrassi.html |archive-date=March 22, 2008}}</ref> Kevin Thompson of ''[[The Palm Beach Post]]'' said the series "is told from a teenager's point of view since the writers have no interest in appealing to a broad-based demographic like the writers on, say, Fox's ''[[The O.C.]]'' ... it connects with teens on their level".<ref>{{cite news |first=Kevin D. |last=Thompson |title=Teen-Focused Drama ''Degrassi'' Connects With Teens On Their Level |work=[[The Palm Beach Post]] |publisher=[[Cox Enterprises]] |date=July 1, 2005}}</ref> [[PopMatters]]'s Jodie Janella Horn also compared it with ''The O.C.'', saying that while scenes from ''Degrassi'' could be "actual scenes from my actual teenage life&nbsp;... ''The O.C.'' will never remind me of anything in my life", adding that it is the most unnervingly accurate series ever of the high school genre.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/horn050602-2496181964.html |title=The Armchair Anthropologist: High School of Hard Knocks |access-date=May 19, 2022 |last=Horn |first=Jodie Janella |date=June 2, 2005 |publisher=[[PopMatters]] |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519041604/https://www.popmatters.com/horn050602-2496181964.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]'' has said "If they [''[[Everwood]]'', ''[[The O.C.]]'', and ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]''] want to be taken seriously, the shows could take a cue from Canadian drama ''Degrassi: The Next Generation,'' which&nbsp;... addresses the same gritty teen issues without being far-fetched".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/people/teens/8689283.htm?1c |title=Unreality TV |access-date=April 20, 2010 |date=May 18, 2004 |work=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |publisher=[[MediaNews Group]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040623124319/http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/people/teens/8689283.htm?1c |archive-date=June 23, 2004}}</ref> The ''New York Times'' has also made favourable reviews of the series in comparison to ''Everwood'', ''The O.C.'', and ''One Tree Hill'', as well as ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', and adult series such as ''[[Sex and the City]]'', ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'', and ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/18/arts/television-television-s-most-persistent-taboo.html |title=Television's Most Persistent Taboo |access-date=April 20, 2010 |last=Aurthur |first=Kate |date=July 18, 2004 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=April 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402165739/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/18/arts/television-television-s-most-persistent-taboo.html? |url-status=live }}</ref> [[AOL TV]] ranked it as the sixth TV's Biggest Guilty Pleasure.<ref>{{cite web|title=TV's Biggest Guilty Pleasures|url=http://www.aoltv.com/2008/01/02/biggest-best-tv-guilty-pleasures/|work=[[AOL TV]]|access-date=September 16, 2012|date=January 2, 2008|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025103743/http://www.aoltv.com/2008/01/02/biggest-best-tv-guilty-pleasures/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Television ratings===
With characters from ''Degrassi Junior High'' and ''Degrassi High'' appearing in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'', viewers of the earlier series who were in their 20s and 30s made up a dedicated fan base of the current incarnation. Approximately 40% of the series' viewers are outside of ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''{{'}}s 12- to 17-year-old target audience.<ref name="nostalgia">{{cite news|first=Jonathan |last=Ages |title=Channel Surfing for Nostalgia |url=http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/livewire/archived/channel_surfing_for_nostalgia/ |work=NYU Livewire |publisher=[[New York University]] |date=March 24, 2005 |access-date=April 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602224812/http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/livewire/archived/channel_surfing_for_nostalgia/ |archive-date=June 2, 2008}}</ref> ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' averaged 365,000 viewers aged 12–20 years old in season one, and became the most watched domestic drama in Canada.<ref name="calgary">{{cite news |first=Kevin |last=Williamson |title=Degrassi Keeps On Growing |work=[[Calgary Sun]] |publisher=[[Sun Media]] |date=December 7, 2001}}</ref> By the end of season two, it had become the most popular Canadian show for the three youngest age groups (children aged 2–11, teenagers aged 12–17 and young adults aged 18–34).<ref>{{cite news |first=Liane |last=Faulder |title=Snake and Spike Get Hitched: Surprise In Store as Degrassi Favourites Head For the Altar |work=Edmonton Journal |publisher=[[Canwest]] |date=January 5, 2002}}</ref>

In the third season, ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' was again the most-watched all-Canadian drama series, and the most watched Canadian drama among adults 18–49.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ctvmedia.ca/ctv/releases/release.asp?id=6304&num=4&yyyy=2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727123315/http://ctvmedia.ca/ctv/releases/release.asp?id=6304&num=4&yyyy=2004 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |title=Degrassi Pushes the Limits Even Further for Season 4, Premiering 7 September on CTV |access-date=April 21, 2010 |date=September 1, 2004 |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]]}}</ref> A season four episode that featured a school shooting received 930,000 viewers; at that time it was the programme's highest-ever rating.<ref name="CTV-NYT">{{cite press release|title=New York Times Magazine Declares "''DGrassi'' is tha Best Teen TV N da WRLD!" |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |date=March 21, 2005 |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVShows/20050321/Degrassi-release-20050321/20050321?hub=Corporate&subhub=PrintStory |access-date=October 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304104041/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVShows/20050321/Degrassi-release-20050321/20050321?hub=Corporate&subhub=PrintStory |archive-date=March 4, 2008}}</ref> A second episode in the same season that featured a storyline about [[oral sex]] also earned just under 1,000,000 viewers.<ref name="oral" /> Overall, the season averaged 600,000 viewers, and was again the top Canadian drama for teens aged 12–17, and adults in three age brackets 18–34, 18–49 and 25–54.<ref name="CTV-NYT" /><ref name="oral">{{cite web|url=http://ctvmedia.ca/ctv/releases/release.asp?id=6307&num=5&yyyy=2005 |title=School's Back at Degrassi: TV's Most-Watched Canadian Drama Returns Sept. 19 on CTV |access-date=February 8, 2008 |date=April 21, 2010 |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727123417/http://ctvmedia.ca/ctv/releases/release.asp?id=6307&num=5&yyyy=2005 |archive-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref> It averaged 250,000 viewers in the US in 2004 and was the highest rated digital cable series in the US in 2006.<ref name="fast times">{{cite magazine |last=Armstrong |first=Jennifer |date=October 1, 2004 |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/10/01/behind-scenes-degrassi-next-generation/ |title=Behind the scenes at ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519041603/https://ew.com/article/2004/10/01/behind-scenes-degrassi-next-generation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While that figure was still far lower than successful shows on the "big four" networks ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] and [[NBC]]), the premiere episodes of earlier seasons had achieved higher audience numbers with females aged 12–34.<ref name="Broadcasting" /> 2004 also saw the school-shooting episode receive more than half a million US viewers.<ref name="sabrina">{{cite press release |title=Sabrina is Making Magic in New York!! |publisher=Cynopsis Media |date=December 15, 2004 |url=http://www.cynopsis.com/content/view/1952/53/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071127122801/http://www.cynopsis.com/content/view/1952/53/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 27, 2007 |access-date=October 21, 2007}}</ref> The fifth season drew in an average of 767,000 viewers,<ref name="Bailey">{{cite news |first=Patricia |last=Bailey |title=CTV ups its order for Degrassi |url=http://www.playbackonline.ca/articles/daily/20070327/degrassi.html |work=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]] |publisher=Brunico Communications |location=[[Toronto, Ontario]] |date=March 27, 2007 |access-date=March 30, 2008 |archive-date=March 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318214911/https://playbackonline.ca/2007/03/27/degrassi-20070327/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with episode two of the season was seen by 1,000,000 viewers.<ref name="million">{{cite press release|title=''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' 100th episode |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |date=March 16, 2006 |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060316/degrassi_20060316/20060316/ |access-date=March 29, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210011007/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060316/degrassi_20060316/20060316 |archive-date=February 10, 2008}}</ref>

Ratings began to decline halfway through the series' run. In Canada, season six was watched by fewer viewers than had watched season five;<ref name="Bailey" /> episode fourteen was the highest-viewed episode of the season, with a total of 645,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite news |first=Marise |last=Strauss |title=Juno ratings plunge, but by how much? |url=http://playbackonline.ca/2007/04/03/ratings-20070403/ |work=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]] |publisher=Brunico Communications |location=[[Toronto, Ontario]] |date=April 3, 2007 |access-date=March 24, 2010 |archive-date=January 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119091310/http://playbackonline.ca/2007/04/03/ratings-20070403/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The season finale was watched by 520,000 viewers, and the season overall averaged 522,000 viewers.<ref name="Bailey" /> The average viewing figures fell again during the seventh season. The season premiere achieved the highest figures with 585,000 viewers.<ref name="Myth">{{cite web |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/01/degrassi-myth.html |title=The Degrassi Myth |access-date=March 24, 2010 |last=Brioux |first=Bill |date=January 23, 2008 |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605121959/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/01/degrassi-myth.html |archive-date=June 5, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> This progressively dropped over the coming weeks, from 446,000 total viewers for the third episode,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/01/jpod-gets-jpasted.html |title=jPod gets jPasted |access-date=March 24, 2010 |last=Brioux |first=Bill |date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708072004/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/01/jpod-gets-jpasted.html |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> to 407,000 total viewers for the fifth episode,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/02/mvp-needs-performance-enhancement.html |title=MVP Needs Performance Enhancement |access-date=March 31, 2008 |last=Brioux |first=Bill |date=February 14, 2008 |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708072036/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/02/mvp-needs-performance-enhancement.html |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and continued to fall to a low of 314,000 viewers by the tenth episode.<ref name="Mercer">{{cite web |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/03/mercer-tops-cbc-winter-numbers.html |title=Mercer Tops CBC Winter Numbers |access-date=March 24, 2010 |last=Brioux |first=Bill |date=March 19, 2008 |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527020938/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/03/mercer-tops-cbc-winter-numbers.html |archive-date=May 27, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Overall, the first twelve episodes of the season averaged 455,000 viewers, 45,000 less than the same number of episodes from the season six.<ref name="Bailey" />

Viewing figures continued to fall throughout season eight; Bill Brioux, the television columnist for [[The Canadian Press]], was surprised that ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' had even reached its eighth season with such poor ratings, asking "What other show in the history of Canadian or American television has so consistently drawn so few viewers yet gets renewed year after year?"<ref name="Uptown ratings" /> The season premiere was watched by 398,000 viewers,<ref name="Uptown ratings">{{cite web |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/10/degrassi-lost-generation.html |title=Degrassi: The Lost Generation |access-date=March 24, 2010 |last=Brioux |first=Bill |date=October 6, 2008 |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723173833/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/10/degrassi-lost-generation.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> almost 200,000 viewers fewer than what the premiere of season seven achieved. Viewing figures continued to drop when episodes two and six were both watched by an average of 220,000 viewers.<ref name="Wheels off">{{cite web |last=Brioux |first=Bill |title=Wheels Fall off Degrassi |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/10/wheels-fall-off-degrassi.html |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |date=October 14, 2008 |access-date=March 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723173856/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/10/wheels-fall-off-degrassi.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Brioux |first=Bill |title=Grace Park Behind Border Jump |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/11/grace-park-behind-border-jump.html |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |date=November 19, 2008 |access-date=March 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723173504/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/11/grace-park-behind-border-jump.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> At the time they were the lowest figures ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' has ever received;<ref name="Wheels off" /> however, they continued to fall and by episode eleven, overnight ratings indicated it had received 139,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brioux |first=Bill |title=Global's Grammy no Whammy |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/02/globals-grammy-no-whammy.html |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |date=February 9, 2009 |access-date=March 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723173921/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/02/globals-grammy-no-whammy.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The overall number of viewers rose slightly for the thirteenth episode, the first of a two-parter, when it was watched by 157,000 people, but the viewing figures for the key 18–34 demographics was at a low of 81,000.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brioux |first=Bill |title=Trump Fires Up Canadian Numbers Game |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/03/trump-fires-up-canadian-numbers-game.html |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |date=March 2, 2009 |access-date=March 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723173956/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/03/trump-fires-up-canadian-numbers-game.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The following week, the episode that concluded the two-parter picked up viewers, reaching an estimated total of 206,000.<ref name="Jane Says P2 figures">{{cite web |last=Brioux |first=Bill |title=CBC Throws in Designer Towel on Steven and Chris |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/03/cbc-throws-in-designer-towel-on-steven.html |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |date=March 10, 2009 |access-date=March 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723174006/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/03/cbc-throws-in-designer-towel-on-steven.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Brioux commented again about ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' still being on the schedules, wondering when CTV was going to announce its cancellation and noting that ''[[The Amazing Race]]'', which follows it in the scheduling, was watched by ten times the number of ''Degrassi''{{'}}s viewers.<ref name="Jane Says P2 figures" /> That pattern was repeated the following week, when ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' was watched by 222,000 viewers, compared to 1,834,000 viewers for ''The Amazing Race'', 1,579,000 viewers for ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' and 1,106,000 viewers for ''[[The Mentalist]]'', which were broadcast by CTV later in the evening.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brioux |first=Bill |title=Single Female Voter Wins in a Landslide |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/03/single-female-voter-wins-in-landslide.html |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |date=March 17, 2009 |access-date=March 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723174017/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/03/single-female-voter-wins-in-landslide.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

CTV aired two episodes back-to-back in the first half of season nine, and the scheduling had improved ratings. The first two episodes earned a combined figure of 471,000 viewers,<ref>{{cite web |last=Brioux |first=Bill |title=Two Million Catch Battle of the Blades Debut |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/10/two-million-catch-battle-of-blades.html |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |date=October 5, 2009 |access-date=March 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723174406/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/10/two-million-catch-battle-of-blades.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the third and fourth episodes retained them; they were watched by a combined 475,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brioux |first=Bill |title=CBC Gives Thanks As Blades Stays Sharp |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/10/cbc-gives-thanks-as-blades-stays-sharp.html |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |date=October 13, 2009 |access-date=March 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723174454/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/10/cbc-gives-thanks-as-blades-stays-sharp.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The following week, the total viewing figures for episodes five and six had increased to 608,000,<ref>{{cite web |last=Brioux |first=Bill |title=Canuck TV Scores With Flash, Blades, Heart |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/10/canuck-tv-scores-with-flash-blades.html |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |date=October 19, 2009 |access-date=March 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723174517/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/10/canuck-tv-scores-with-flash-blades.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and remained high as the season went into [[Hiatus (television)|hiatus]] in November with 572,000 total viewers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brioux |first=Bill |title=CBC Battles On Without Blades |url=https://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/11/cbc-battles-on-without-blades.html |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |date=November 23, 2009 |access-date=March 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723174547/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2009/11/cbc-battles-on-without-blades.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Awards===
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by the Degrassi franchise}}
''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' has received numerous awards and nominations. The [[Writers Guild of Canada]] awarded its [[Canadian Screenwriting Awards]] to the writers of two episodes. In 2004, Aaron Martin, James Hurst and Shelley Scarrow won the "Best Youth Script Award" for "[[Pride (D:TNG episode)|Pride]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wgc.ca/cscs_awards/pastwinners/2004.html |title=2004 Winners |access-date=December 7, 2007 |publisher=[[Writers Guild of Canada]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315163728/http://www.wgc.ca/cscs_awards/pastwinners/2004.html |archive-date=March 15, 2007}}</ref> The following year, the Scarrow-penned episode "[[Secret, part 1 (D:TNG episode)|Secret]]" vied with "[[Mercy Street (D:TNG episode)|Mercy Street]]", written by James Hurst and Miklos Perlus for the "Best Youth Script Award".<ref name="Whats new">{{cite web|url=http://www.degrassi.tv/whats-new.jsp |title=''Degrassi: The Next Generation''&nbsp;– What's New |access-date=December 5, 2007 |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100517064712/http://www.degrassi.tv/whats-new.jsp |archive-date=May 17, 2010}}</ref> "Mercy Street" won.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wgc.ca/cscs_awards/pastwinners/2005winners.html |title=2005 Winners |access-date=December 7, 2007 |publisher=[[Writers Guild of Canada]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305085743/http://www.wgc.ca/cscs_awards/pastwinners/2005winners.html |archive-date=March 5, 2008}}</ref> The series has been nominated for fourteen [[Directors Guild of Canada|Directors Guild of Canada Awards]]. In the "Outstanding Achievement in a Television Series&nbsp;– Children's" group category, the Bruce McDonald helmed "[[Mother and Child Reunion (Degrassi: The Next Generation)|Mother and Child Reunion]]" (nominated 2002) and "[[When Doves Cry (D:TNG episode)|When Doves Cry]]" (nominated 2003) were winners.<ref name="2002DGCA">{{cite web|url=http://www.dgc.ca/awards/flashv1/2002.html |title=2002 Directors Guild of Canada Awards |access-date=December 8, 2007 |year=2002 |format=Flash |publisher=[[Directors Guild of Canada]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123085100/http://www.dgc.ca/awards/flashv1/2002.html |archive-date=November 23, 2007}}</ref><ref name="2003DGCA">{{cite web|url=http://www.dgc.ca/awards/2003/downloads/DGC_Award_Winners.pdf |title=2nd Directors Guild of Canada Award Winners Announced |access-date=December 8, 2007 |date=October 5, 2003 |publisher=[[Directors Guild of Canada]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227092700/http://www.dgc.ca/awards/2003/downloads/DGC_Award_Winners.pdf |archive-date=February 27, 2008}}</ref>

"[[White Wedding (D:TNG episode)|White Wedding]]", also directed by McDonald, won the award in 2003 for "Outstanding Achievement in Direction&nbsp;– Television Series".<ref name="2003DGCA" /> McDonald's "[[Holiday (D:TNG episode)|Holiday]]" (nominated 2004), and Stefan Scaini's "[[Time Stands Still (Degrassi: The Next Generation)|Time Stands Still, part 2]]" (nominated 2005) won the group categories for "Outstanding Achievement in a Television Series&nbsp;– Family".<ref name="CTV awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061127/degrassi_awards_061127/20061128/?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=sky |title=''Degrassi: The Next Generation''&nbsp;– Awards |access-date=December 4, 2007 |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216094146/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061127/degrassi_awards_061127/20061128/?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=sky |archive-date=December 16, 2007}}</ref> "[[Can't Hardly Wait (D:TNG episode)|Can't Hardly Wait]]" and "[[Pass the Dutchie (D:TNG episode)|Pass the Dutchie]]" were also nominated in that category in 2007 and 2008, respectively, but failed to win the awards.<ref name="2007DGCA">{{cite web|title=2007 DGC Awards |url=http://www.dgc.ca/news.php?main=true&id=400&archives=false&news=965 |access-date=March 30, 2008 |year=2007 |publisher=[[Directors Guild of Canada]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080301144641/http://www.dgc.ca/news.php?main=true&id=400&archives=false&news=965 |archive-date=March 1, 2008}}</ref><ref name="2008DGCA">{{cite web |url=http://www.dgc.ca/page.php?id=400 |title=2008 DGC Awards Nominees |access-date=September 22, 2008 |year=2008 |publisher=[[Directors Guild of Canada]] |archive-date=December 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212022028/http://www.dgc.ca/page.php?id=400 |url-status=live }}</ref> Stephen Withrow picked up two awards in the "Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing" category, for "Mother and Child Reunion" in 2002 and "When Doves Cry" in 2003.<ref name="2002DGCA" /><ref name="2003DGCA" /> ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' had won seventeen [[Gemini Award]]s since 2002, and had been nominated in twenty-six other categories.<ref name="Degrassi search">{{cite web|url=http://www.academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?stitle=Degrassi&awyear=0&winonly=0&awards=0&rtype=2&curstep=4 |title=Canadian Awards Database History |access-date=April 20, 2010 |year=2009 |publisher=[[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903235727/http://www.academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?stitle=Degrassi&awyear=0&winonly=0&awards=0&rtype=2&curstep=4 |archive-date=September 3, 2009}}</ref> In 2010, producer [[Linda Schuyler]] received the [[Academy Achievement Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini25/press/2010_Gemini_Award_Winners_November_3_2010.pdf |title=2010 Gemini Awards Presented in Drama, Children's and Youth, Comedy, and Variety Categories |date=November 3, 2010 |publisher=Gemini Awards |access-date=November 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516082424/http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini25/press/2010_Gemini_Award_Winners_November_3_2010.pdf |archive-date=May 16, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Linda Schuyler and Jordan Todosey at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards.jpg|thumb|Linda Schuyler and Jordan Todosey holding award at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards]]
''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' had also seen awards success internationally. It was nominated for a "Best Children's Television Programme" Prix Jeunesse in Germany in 2004,<ref name="PJ2">{{cite press release|title=CTV's Prime Time Drama, ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' Named Best Family Television Series |date=May 11, 2004 |url=http://news.degrassi.ca/article.php?a_id=642 |access-date=December 8, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121061849/http://news.degrassi.ca/article.php?a_id=642 |archive-date=November 21, 2007}}</ref> and has been nominated at the [[GLAAD Media Awards]] four times. In 2004, the show received a nomination in the Outstanding Drama Series category,<ref name="GLAAD">{{cite web |url=http://archive.glaad.org/publications/resource_doc_detail.php?id=3549 |title=Nominees for the 15th Annual GLAAD Media Awards |access-date=December 8, 2007 |date=December 8, 2003 |publisher=[[Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726110212/http://archive.glaad.org/publications/resource_doc_detail.php?id=3549 |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> but lost to the sports drama ''[[Playmakers]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.glaad.org/media/release_detail.php?id=3637 |title=Antonio Banderas, John Waters, ''Bend it Like Beckham'', ''Angels in America'', Honored at 15th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented by ABSOLUT VODKA in Los Angeles |access-date=October 26, 2007 |date=March 28, 2004 |publisher=[[Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726110237/http://archive.glaad.org/media/release_detail.php?id=3637 |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was nominated in the same category again in 2008, but lost to ''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards&nbsp;– Complete List of Award Recipients |date=April 22, 2008 |access-date=March 24, 2010 |publisher=[[Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] |url=http://archive.glaad.org/publications/resource_doc_detail.php?id=4350 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726110026/http://archive.glaad.org/publications/resource_doc_detail.php?id=4350 |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="GLAAD08">{{cite web |url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/ugly-betty-desperate-housewives-among-glaad-awards-nominees-62156 |title='Ugly Betty' & 'Desperate Housewives' Among GLAAD Awards Nominees |access-date=May 19, 2022 |date=January 21, 2008 |work=[[Access Hollywood]] |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419174950/https://www.accessonline.com/articles/ugly-betty-desperate-housewives-among-glaad-awards-nominees-62156/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2005, ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' won the [[Television Critics Association|Television Critics Association Award]] for "Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming." It was only the second time that a non-United States series has won an award in this category (the first time was ''Degrassi Junior High'' in 1988).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvcritics.org/2008/past-winners-of-the-tca-awards/ |title=Past winners of the TCA Awards |access-date=April 21, 2010 |publisher=[[Television Critics Association]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716111518/http://tvcritics.org/2008/05/24/past-winners-of-the-tca-awards/ |archive-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref>

The [[Young Artist Awards]] had been recognising actors in the ''Degrassi'' franchise since 1987. ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' was nominated for four awards in its first year. Ryan Cooley and Jake Goldsbie were nominated in the "Best Leading Young Actor Performance in a TV Comedy Series" category, but lost to [[Frankie Muniz]] from ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]''. The series won the award for "Best Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama TV Series" category.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms23A.htm |title=23rd Annual Young Artist Awards |access-date=October 26, 2007 |year=2002 |publisher=[[Young Artist Award]]s |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903210759/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms23A.htm |archive-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref> A year later, Jake Epstein won the Young Artist Award in the category for "Best Leading Young Actor Performance in a TV Comedy Series".<ref name="24YAA">{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |title=24th Annual Young Artist Awards Nominations |access-date=December 4, 2007 |publisher=[[Young Artist Awards]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907111707/http://youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |archive-date=September 7, 2014}}</ref> In 2005, Christina Schmidt tied with [[Alia Shawkat]] of ''[[Arrested Development]]'' to win the award for "Best Supporting Young Actress Performance in a TV Comedy Series",<ref name="26YAA">{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms26.htm |title=26th Annual Young Artist Awards&nbsp;– Nominations & Special Awards |access-date=December 4, 2007 |publisher=[[Young Artist Awards]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716011338/http://youngartistawards.org/noms26.htm |archive-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref> and Jamie Johnston won the 2008 category for "Best Leading Young Actor Performance in a TV Series".<ref name="29YAA">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms29.html |title=29th Annual Young Artist Awards&nbsp;– Nominations / Special Awards |access-date=March 24, 2010 |work=[[Young Artist Awards]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706161000/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms29.html |archive-date=July 6, 2008}}</ref> Young Artist Awards were awarded again in 2012, with both [[Cristine Prosperi]] and [[A.J. Saudin]] winning awards in the Lead Young Actress and Recurring Young Actor categories respectively. However, they both tied with another in their category.<ref>{{cite web|title=33rd Annual Young Artist Awards Nominations |url=http://youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |publisher=[[Young Artist Awards]] |year=2012 |access-date=May 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511074924/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |archive-date=May 11, 2012}}</ref>

At the [[Teen Choice Award]]s, children aged between twelve and nineteen vote for each category's winner. The series was nominated three times in the "Choice Summer TV Show" category, and won twice, in 2005 and 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVShows/20050812_ctv_release_20050812?hub=Corporate&subhub=PrintStory |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910235931/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVShows/20050812_ctv_release_20050812/?hub=Corporate&subhub=PrintStory |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 10, 2005 |title=Canadian First: ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' Wins Teen Choice Award as Series Gears Up for 25th Anniversary Season on CTV |access-date=December 8, 2007 |date=August 16, 2005 |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070816/teen_choice_win_070827/20070827?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=sky |title=''Degrassi'' Wins Teen Choice Award |access-date=December 8, 2007 |date=August 27, 2007 |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221095523/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070816/teen_choice_win_070827/20070827?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=sky |archive-date=December 21, 2007}}</ref> The episode "[[My Body Is a Cage]]", where Adam was [[Outing|outed]] as [[transgender]], earned a [[Peabody Award]],<ref name=":0">[http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/degrassi-my-body-is-a-cage 70th Annual Peabody Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402031930/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/degrassi-my-body-is-a-cage |date=April 2, 2015 }}, May 2011.</ref> and a [[Creative Arts Emmy Award]] nomination in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding children's program 2011|url=http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2011/Outstanding%20Children%27s%20Program|work=63rd Primetime Emmy Awards|publisher=Emmys|access-date=July 15, 2011|date=July 14, 2011|archive-date=July 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704095548/http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2011/Outstanding%20Children%27s%20Program|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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* {{Cite book |last=Ellis |first=Kathryn |title=Degrassi: Generations – The Official 411 |date=September 2005 |publisher=[[Pocket Books]] |location=New York, New York |isbn=978-1-4165-1680-4}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote|Degrassi: The Next Generation}}
{{Commons category|Degrassi: The Next Generation}}
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* [http://www.mtv.ca/degrassi/ Official MTV Canada website] (Canada)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020803005902/http://www.the-n.com/ntv/tv_show_main.php?ipv_sectionID=44&ipv_showID=67 Archive of The N website] (United States)
* {{IMDb title|0288937|Degrassi: The Next Generation}}

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