Degrassi: The Next Generation (season 1) Tags: Television Season.The first season of Degrassi: The Next Generation commenced airing in Canada on 14 October 2001 concluded on 3 March 2002 and contains fifteen episodes. Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. country Canada first air date 2001-10-14 network CTV Television Network, Minimax (TV channel), TeenNick number of episodes 15 Learn more... Loading...