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The Search For Canada's Game Shows
The Search For Canada's Game Shows
TV ShowReturning Series

The Search For Canada's Game Shows

2020
2 seasons
12 episodes
Documentary

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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The Search For Canada's Game Shows Premieres Jan. 16, 2020! SERIES TRAILER

Cast

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Bill Brioux

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Sidney M. Cohen

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Adam Nedeff

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William G. Elliott

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Ryan Vickers

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Don Enright

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W. Paterson Ferns

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Ed Conroy

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Dave Devall

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Jonathan M. Goodson

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Kathy Morse

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Wayne Cox

Seasons

  • Getting On The Board

    1.Getting On The Board

    09-01-2020

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

  • Hosts Who Reached For The Top

    2.Hosts Who Reached For The Top

    09-01-2020

    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."

  • Peaks and Pitfalls

    3.Peaks and Pitfalls

    17-01-2020

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

  • The Innovative 80's

    4.The Innovative 80's

    17-01-2020

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

  • When The West Was Best

    5.When The West Was Best

    13-02-2020

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

  • Games 90's Kids Remember

    6.Games 90's Kids Remember

    13-02-2020

    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

  • Stars Born on Game Shows

    7.Stars Born on Game Shows

    12-02-2020

    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 epis...

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