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CTV Cancels Canada AM

Postby radiofan » Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:12 am

Canada AM cancelled by CTV
Morning show to air last episode tomorrow, ending 43-season run, network says
CBC News Posted: Jun 02, 2016 10:07 AM ET Last Updated: Jun 02, 2016 10:07 AM ET


CTV is taking Canada AM off the air starting tomorrow, ending the morning show's run after 43 seasons, the network announced this morning.

"We are incredibly thankful to our viewers from coast to coast to coast who have been with us on this journey and a heartfelt part of our TV family all these years," the show said in a statement posted online.

More to come

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-am ... -1.3612478
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Re: CTV Cancels Canada AM

Postby jon » Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:50 am

"The network will announce a replacement program for Canada AM’s 6-9 a.m. timeslot next week. In the meantime, a simulcast of live CTV News Channel programming will air, beginning Monday, June 6." (Edmonton Journal)
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Re: CTV Cancels Canada AM

Postby Neumann Sennheiser » Thu Jun 02, 2016 10:14 am

How it all began. Sept. 11, 1972. That's Percy Saltzman, Dennis McIntosh and Helen Hutchinson. I'm not sure why we don't see Carole Taylor. She should have been there too.

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Re: CTV Cancels Canada AM

Postby crs » Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:10 am

Thank God...a reason to wake up in the morning again :pottytrain2: http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/ctv-your-mo ... -1.3617961 Interesting to see while the Eastern Canada CTV affiliates are picking it up, we in Western Canada who know good talent when we see it, punt it to the CTV News Channel :towel:
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Re: CTV Cancels Canada AM

Postby crs » Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:34 am

Mulroney's wit at it's finest (pretty sure these jokes weren't scripted) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC-mPu_OJi4 FF to the 1:50 mark
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Re: CTV Cancels Canada AM

Postby Tom Jeffries » Mon Jun 06, 2016 3:25 pm

They had a cume of 234,000, when they buried the old show.

I have never watched the show.

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Re: CTV Cancels Canada AM

Postby Howaboutthat » Mon Jun 06, 2016 4:07 pm

Watch it all the time. Valerie Pringle is great!
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