The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CTV Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 to 1973 Broadcast Medium: Television Produced at CTV’s Montreal affiliate station CFCF-TV, Puppet People was hosted by Jerry Layne, produced and directed by Sidney Cohen, and featured puppets and children in a quiz show based on mini comedy sketches acted by puppets. The puppets were created by Don Keller; the […]
Network: CTV Television Network Broadcast Run: 1972 to 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television Not to be confused with a British series of the same title, which was the predecessor of The Avengers, Police Surgeon started life under the title Dr. Simon Locke, the name of the lead character. It was produced in Canada for U.S. syndication, and after […]
Network: CTV Television Network Broadcast Run: 1972 to 1973 Broadcast Medium: Television Screen Gems was a U.S. television production and distribution company that was probably the first such organisation to take significant advantage of the fact that production costs were much cheaper in Canada than below the border. They produced many shows in Canada, initially in Vancouver, […]
Network: CTV Television Network Broadcast Run: 1972 to 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television One of many CTV game show series hosted by Jim Perry, Headline Hunters challenged contestants to identify not just news stories, but objects, places and people in the public eye for one reason or another. Headline Hunters was introduced to the CTV schedule in September […]
Network: CTV Television Network Broadcast Run: 1972 to 1973 Broadcast Medium: Television One of several productions which independent US producer Burt Rosen brought to Canada in the early seventies was the George Kirby Show, a one-hour musical-variety special starring comedian-singer-impressionist George Kirby. He had come to prominence as a frequent guest on Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the […]
Network: CTV Television Network Broadcast Run: 1972 to 1973 Broadcast Medium: Television “Two’s Company, three’s a riot – with 250 pounds of loveable trouble named – GEORGE”. So said the billboards for this 1971 movie comedy starring Marshall Thompson, which was spun off a year later into a half-hour series co-production between CTV and Marshall Thompson’s own […]
Network: CTV Television Network Broadcast Run: 1972 to 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television Another of the many game shows hosted for CTV by Jim Perry, Eye Bet asked contestants to watch film clips and then answer questions about them. The challenge of answering the questions, plus the interest factor involved in identifying the movies from which the clips […]
Network: CTV Television Network Broadcast Run: 1972 to 2016 Broadcast Medium: Television While CTV had its critics over the years for what was perceived to be a lack of meaningful Canadian programming, there is no question that the network took a major leadership role in creating what quicklybecame Canada’s most successful morning news/interview show ever. Within months […]
Network: CTV Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 to 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television Paul Sills’ Story Theatre was a major Broadway hit which featured re-creations of fairy tales and fables from the Aesop and Grimm lexicons. Its transfer to the small screen was extremely well done, with stellar performances by a repertory company, which included such names as […]
Network: CTV Television Network Broadcast Run: 1972 to 1974 Broadcast Medium: Television He billed himself as “The world’s foremost mentalist” (as well as “The Amazing…”), and for two years his half-hour series was seen on CTV. His professional name was adapted from his true surname, Kresge, and his early inspiration came from watching Mandrake The Magician. His […]