The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1973 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television From 1973 to 1977, Télé-Métropole aired Les tannants, a late afternoon variety program, which would leave an indelible mark on the period. The hosts, Pierre Marcotte, Joël Denis and Shirley Théroux would put together a veritable suppertime happening. Contests, sketches and songs, in a no-frills, down-to-earth atmosphere, […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1972 Broadcast Medium: Television In 1972, À la Canadienne was broadcast for the first time, and was hosted by André Lejeune who would then become a figure forever associated with Quebec folk songs and adapting them to modern times. Indeed, Lejeune would score folk songs with entirely new rhythms that were […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television A comedy series written by Marcel Gamache and starring Gilles Latulippe in the role of Symphorien. Symphorien, the father of a big family, was a janitor in a boarding house inhabited by a flock of colourful and zany characters. Symphorien was often absent-minded and sometimes lost […]
Network: 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 […]