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

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

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

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