The Search For Canada's Game Shows
Season 22020
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.
7 Episodes
An American quiz show scandal becomes a boon to Canada's nascent game show industry.
January 9, 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."
January 9, 2020
An exploration of the longest-running Canadian game show hit "Definition," and another that ended in turmoil.
January 17, 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."
January 17, 2020
A look at some of the great Game show concepts to come out of Canada's west coast
February 13, 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
February 13, 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 episode tells Howie’s story.
February 12, 2020