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| This Hour Has Seven Days | |
|---|---|
| Genre | News magazine |
| Created by | Patrick Watson Douglas Leiterman |
| Presented by | John Drainie Laurier LaPierre Patrick Watson Dinah Christie |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | October 4, 1964 – May 8, 1966 |
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This Hour Has Seven Days was a CBC Television news magazine that ran from 1964 to 1966, offering viewers in-depth analysis of the major social and political stories of the previous week.[1][2]
The show, inspired by the BBC and NBC-TV satire series That Was the Week That Was, was created by Patrick Watson and Douglas Leiterman as an avenue for a more stimulating and boundary-pushing brand of television journalism.[1] CBC executives believed the controversial show went beyond the limits of journalistic ethics and cancelled the show, leading to allegations of political interference.[2]
The show set new standards of broadcast journalism in Canada and the United States, and many of its elements inspired the tabloid talk show genre in later decades.[1][2]
- ^ a b c Corcelli, John (April 2002). "This Hour Has Seven Days". History of Canadian Broadcasting. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c EDMONDS, ALAN. "THE SHOW THAT SURVIVES BY SUCCESS ALONE . . . | Maclean's | March 5, 1966". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved May 19, 2021.