The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television In the TV soap opera Les Berger, Marcel Cabay recounted the ups and downs of a family living in a working class Montreal neighbourhood. From 1970 to 1978, Télé-Métropole aired 416 episodes of Les Berger. This TV soap opera, directed by Jean Claveau, Jean-Charles Gilliot and Jean-Louis […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television In September 1970, Télé-Métropole (later to become TVA) launched a weekly Saturday evening date with its audience that would last six years, Le Ranch à Willie, starring the French country music singer, Willie Lamothe, always accompanied by his inseparable guitarist partner Bobby Hachey. This popular program […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1969 Broadcast Medium: Television In the TV soap opera Amour, délices et cie, Réal Giguère narrated the adventures of people working in the commercial aviation industry. In 1969, Télé-Métropole aired 13 episodes of this comedy series directed by Jean-Claude Sueur. Amongst the actors starring on Amour, délices et cie, there […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1968 to 2000 Broadcast Medium: Television In 1968, Télé-Métropole created an innovative formula with its launch of the artistic and cultural magazine-type show called Bon Dimanche. The latter would serve as a template for the other TV networks and would remain on the air until 2000, resulting in more than 1,000 weekly […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1967 to 1968 Broadcast Medium: Television In the comedy Lecoq and fils, Réal Giguère and Bernard Sicotte recounted the zany adventures that transpired in a detective agency, in which a father and son worked together. From 1967 (first broadcast: October 2) to 1968, Télé-Métropole aired 37 episodes of this comedy series directed […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1965 to 1969 Broadcast Medium: Television Toast et café was truly the very first morning talk show broadcast live on Quebec television. It aired from 1965 to 1969. The host Dominique Michel and her colleagues quickly grasped that just talking about anything and everything would not be sufficient to keep the interest […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1965 to 1970 Broadcast Medium: Television Inspired by the American sitcom The Honeymooners, as well as one of the actors in the series, Olivier Guimond, Cré Basile! was one of the first situation comedies to make its appearance on the Quebec television landscape. Written by Marcel Gamache, it portrayed the ups and […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1963 to 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television Le Music-Hall des jeunes, which aired for nearly 20 years, from 1963 to 1980, was one of the most popular programs in the history of Télé-Métropole. Its very concept would guarantee its success: young people from 4 to 15 years old would come on the show […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1962 to 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television On June 16, 1962, Jeunesse d’aujourd’hui was born, a program that would define an entire generation until 1974. Every Saturday afternoon, studio A at TVA was packed to the gills with young girls swooning in front of the celebrity hosts, Pierre Lalonde and Joël Denis, the […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1961 Broadcast Medium: Television The TV soap opera Ma femme et moi, by Pierre Dagenais, described the daily lives of a very feisty family. In 1961, Télé-Métropole aired 50 episodes of Ma femme et moi. This daily TV soap opera, directed by Maurice Leroux, starred Michèle Bisaillon, Luc Durand and […]