Stay Tuned (TV series)

Stay Tuned
Genrecomedy
Written byBob Sandler
StarringJayne Eastwood
Ben Gordon
Eugene Levy
Mary Ann McDonald
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerNigel Napier-Andrews
Running timeup to 30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release9 October 1976 (1976-10-09) –
1 January 1977 (1977-01-01)

Stay Tuned was a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television from 1976 to 1977.

Premise

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This live comedy series began once the Hockey Night in Canada broadcast concluded and continued until 11:00 p.m., the start of The National. Material was tailored to the available time slot. For example, the debut episode ran 9½ minutes. Its regular cast was Jayne Eastwood, Ben Gordon, Eugene Levy, and Mary Ann McDonald. Guests included the Homemade Theatre troupe, John Kastner and Nancy White.[1]

The series was originally titled Fourth Period.

Scheduling

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This series was broadcast Saturdays approximately 10:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Eastern) following Hockey Night in Canada from 9 October 1976 to 1 January 1977.

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (September 2005). "Stay Tuned". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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