| W5 | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:CTV_W5.PNG) Program logo since October 24, 2009 | |
| Genre | News magazine |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 58 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | CTV News |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV |
| Release | September 11, 1966 – March 23, 2024 |
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W5 is a Canadian news magazine television program that was produced by CTV News. The program was broadcast on CTV, with repeat broadcasts on CTV 2, CTV News Channel, and Investigation Discovery. The program also aired in a radio simulcast on CFRB in Toronto.
The title refers to the Five Ws of journalism: Who, What, Where, When and Why? It was the longest-running news magazine/documentary program in North America and the most-watched program of its type in Canada.
In February 2024, Bell Media announced that W5 would conclude as a regular television series due to cutbacks at the company, but that the branding would be relaunched as an investigative journalism unit of CTV News. The new W5 unit launched in September 2024, and is led by Avery Haines; it will file long-form reports for CTV News platforms such as the CTV National News, and produce occasional documentary specials for CTV under the branding W5: Avery Haines Investigates.