The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1989 to 1990 Broadcast Medium: Television In the comedy Le dépanneur olympique, Pierre Charbonneau, Louise Roy and Francine Ruel depicted various intrigues that took place in a convenience store located near Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. In 1989-90 (first broadcast: September 8), Télé-Métropole aired 30 episodes of Le dépanneur olympique. This series, directed by Michel Bériault and […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1989 to 1996 Broadcast Medium: Television In the TV soap opera Chambres en ville, Lise and Sylvie Payette recounted the daily lives of a group of young people living in a Montreal boarding school. The TVA network aired the popular Chambres en ville from 1989 (first broadcast: September 7, 1989) to 1996. This TV […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1988 to 1990 Broadcast Medium: Television This daily program was broadcast on TVA for two years, from 1988 to 1990, and was a sequel, in a certain sense, to the program Le Village de Nathalie. It was hosted by the well known singer, Nathalie Simard, accompanied by her friend Caboche (Serge Thibodeau), a […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1988 to 1998 Broadcast Medium: Television In 1988, the TVA network named Claude Charron, a former Quebec Government MP and Minister, as host of a new public affairs program Le Match de la vie. The show’s concept was quite simple, namely, a series of interviews. Le Match de la vie was an enormous […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1987 to 1988 Broadcast Medium: Television The TV soap opera Formule 1 recounted the adventures of Luc Sinclair, a racing car superstar. In 1987-88 (first broadcast: September 6), the TVA network aired 13 episodes of Formule 1. This TV soap opera, directed by Claude Héroux and Jean Daniel Verraghe, starred Serge Dupire, Manual […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1987 to 1988 Broadcast Medium: Television In the comedy Un homme au foyer, André Dubois and Ubaldo Fasano recounted the often funny adventures of a family, with a stay-at-home Dad who took care of the children and did the household chores. From 1987 (first broadcast: September 2) to 1988, Télé-Métropole aired 64 episodes of […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1987 to 1989 Broadcast Medium: Television The comedy Semi-détaché followed the loves and quarrels of two families, the Lecavalier family and the Cavalieri family, who shared a semi-detached dwelling in Saint-Léonard. From 1987 (first broadcast: August 31) to 1989, Télé-Métropole aired 64 episodes of Semi-détaché. This TV soap opera, directed by Roger Legault […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1987 to 1993 Broadcast Medium: Television In the comedy Chop Suey, the scriptwriters Christian Fournier and Ginette Tremblay recounted the daily lives of three young women who shared an apartment in Montreal. Over the years, several neighbours and family members, cropped up with the trio, including Jean Côté, the building’s janitor, Agathe Potvin, […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1985 to 1988 Broadcast Medium: Television This program was broadcast for three years on TVA, namely, from 1985 to 1988, for a total of 117 episodes. The TV show starred Nathalie Simard, Serge Thibodeau, Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Jacques Leblanc, Louis-Georges Girard and several other actors. The main characters were: Nathalie (Nathalie Simard), Caboche (Nathalie’s […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1985 to 1993 Broadcast Medium: Television In the TV soap opera L’or du temps, the writer Réal Giguère portrayed the struggle between a brother and a sister over the control of the family companies. It was broadcast from 1985 to 1993. This TV soap opera directed by Jean Bernatchez, Gaétan Bénic, Esther Lapointe, […]