Viewpoint (TV series)
| Viewpoint | |
|---|---|
| Genre | current affairs |
| Created by | Eugene Hallman |
| Narrated by | Earl Cameron |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 18 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Gordon Bruce (1966-1968) Donald McNeill (1968-1969) Nicholas Steed (1969-1972) Ian Murray (1973-1976) |
| Running time | 5 minutes, 50 seconds |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | 1957 – 2 January 1976 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Special Assignment |
Viewpoint is a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1957 to 1976.
Premise
This series began in late 1957 to feature analysis, interviews and opinion involving various individuals following CBC's national newscast.[1][2]
In one episode, for example, the Financial Post's Clive Baxter attempted to grill Stanley Knowles regarding plans to form what would become the New Democratic Party.[3]
An equivalent French-language series, Commentaires, began on Radio-Canada in 1959.[1]
In 1975, the CBC's director of information programming (Knowlton Nash) cancelled Viewpoint under the pretext that the series caused the following local newscasts at 11:30 p.m. to lose three-quarters of their viewership ratings. A new public affairs background series was scheduled for Viewpoint's time slot from 5 January 1976.[4]
References
- 1 2 Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 168. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
- ↑ Corcelli, John (April 2002). "Viewpoint". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 175. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
- ↑ "CBC drops Viewpoint". The Globe and Mail. 8 November 1975. p. 36.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Viewpoint". Queen's University. Retrieved 7 May 2010.