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The Search For Canada's Game Shows

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A journey across Canada to find out more about Canada’s game shows and their impact, featuring interviews with the producers, hosts and broadcasters who pioneered them.

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9th January 2020 - 31st March 2021
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Getting On The Board Still
Getting On The Board
9th January 2020

Episode 1

An American quiz show scandal becomes a boon to Canada's nascent game show industry.

Hosts Who Reached For The Top Still
Hosts Who Reached For The Top
9th January 2020

Episode 2

A look at the early careers of game show legends Monty Hall and Alex Trebek in Canada, as well as the legacy of "Reach For The Top."

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Peaks and Pitfalls
17th January 2020

Episode 3

An exploration of the longest-running Canadian game show hit "Definition," and another that ended in turmoil.

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The Innovative 80's
17th January 2020

Episode 4

A look at some of Canada's most inventive game show concepts of the 70s and 80s, including "The Mad Dash" and "Bumper Stumpers."

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When The West Was Best
13th February 2020

Episode 5

A look at some of the great Game show concepts to come out of Canada's west coast

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Games 90's Kids Remember
13th February 2020

Episode 6

A look at the birth of YTV and some of the game show concepts that were created there including Uh-Oh & Video and Arcade Top 10

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Stars Born on Game Shows
12th February 2020

Episode 7

It’s no secret that Canadian comedian Icon Howie Mandell is a prominent figure in the Game Show genre, having been Host and Guest on several successful multi-season hits. This episode tells Howie’s story.

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