tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post3286285752290940604..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: What's on TV? Saturday, October 25, 1969Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-52249823340116082252015-11-05T14:57:46.222-05:002015-11-05T14:57:46.222-05:00CBC wasn't the only Canadian network carrying ...CBC wasn't the only Canadian network carrying "Hockey Night In Canada" from 1965 until 1975.<br /><br />CTV carried a second "HNIC" game, each week on Wednesday nights (the rights to the games and the broadcast themselves at the time were produced by Molson Beer's ad agency). CBC however, had the Stanley Cup Finals (and probably most, if not all, playoff games as well).<br /><br />Until Vancouver came into the league in 1970, "Hockey Night In Canada" telecasts were usually regionalized with Montreal games being shown in Quebec and points East; while Toronto games would be shown in Ontario and points West.<br /><br />There were some occasions where one game would go to the full CBC (Saturdays) or CTV (Wednesdays) network. That would occur if either: (1) Montreal faced Toronto, or (2) either Montreal or Toronto was playing, but the other wasn't.<br /><br />When Vancouver entered the league in 1970, their Saturday or Wednesday night games would be shown in British Columbia. However, the only time a Vancouver game would be televised outside British Columbia would be if they played Montreal or Toronto, in which case, the other team's home region got the game as well.<br /><br />I would think that 40 to 50 regular-season each of Montreal and Toronto were broadcast in Quebec and Ontario respectively, combining CBC and CTV. <br /><br />In 1975, CTV dropped their half of the "HNIC" package, but the CBC continued, it, and the Canadian-based clubs were able to make deals with local TV stations for between 15 and 25 local mid-week regular-season telecasts apiece. Ironically, some of the TV stations that made local TV deals for their hometown NHL clubs were CTV-owned or affiliated stations!<br /><br />One other interesting note is that until the late 1960's, "Hockey Night In Canada" didn't show regular-season games in full, but joined them in progress. During the 1950's, broadcast time was 9 P.m. Eastern, with games joined in progress around the start of the second period. In the early and middle 1960's, airtime was 8:30 Eastern, with games joined in progress with about six or seven minutes left to play in the first period.<br /><br />"Hockey Night In Canada" is still around on Saturday nights, but CBC doesn't have it to itself anymore. Under a 2014 deal with Rogers Communications, in which Rogers owns all national-TV rights to the league in Canada, CBC gets two games (one starting at 7:15 P.M. Eastern time and the second starting at 10:05 Eastern), Rogers-owned City TV (a small network in Canada with stations in major cities) gets one game at 7:15 Eastern; and Rogers-owned Sportsnet cable sports channels show between them all other games involving Canadian-based teams not seen on CBC or City. <br /><br />Usually, Toronto gets the early game on CBC, Montreal gets the game aired by City, a team based in Western Canada gets the CBC late game, and the various Sportsnets get the other games involving Canadian-based clubs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-9755256570607617082015-10-29T10:10:49.234-04:002015-10-29T10:10:49.234-04:00It wasn't that uncommon for one-season shows t...It wasn't that uncommon for one-season shows to have a weekend spot in syndication at the time. GIDGET probably was a popular choice in the late 60's due to Sally Field's then-current and popular FLYING NUN on Thursday nights.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291930694234773688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-68264308038900110022015-10-28T21:24:58.508-04:002015-10-28T21:24:58.508-04:00Lesley Gore and Curtis Mayfield - Al, I think you&...Lesley Gore and Curtis Mayfield - Al, I think you've got a point!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-42470774920264905652015-10-28T21:24:27.200-04:002015-10-28T21:24:27.200-04:00You know, my wife, who watches this show, told me ...You know, my wife, who watches this show, told me that very thing today! Great minds think alike!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-60240531113531003062015-10-26T16:20:12.650-04:002015-10-26T16:20:12.650-04:00--This was just a few years before the Canadian go...--This was just a few years before the Canadian government started requiring domestic content, which explains why there are so many American shows (BTW, CTV's "Joe 90" was also a British import).<br />--"Gidget" on CHCH is interesting, since it had been a one-season flop just a few years before. I knew about its 80s reruns, but didn't know they had been syndied back in the 60s.<br />--Another great lineup from "Upbeat". Lesley Gore and Curtis Mayfield on the same show? At least in my eyes, that's better than Sullivan or the Palace.Al Leosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-18819545209259567352015-10-26T15:15:18.230-04:002015-10-26T15:15:18.230-04:00"HOT WHEELS" and "SKYHAWKS" we..."HOT WHEELS" and "SKYHAWKS" were essentially 30 minute commercials for Mattel that created much controversy at the time that was revisited with "HE-MAN" and "SHE-RA" in the 80's. <br /><br />"ROCKETSHIP 7" was a locally produced programme that ran until 1978 when the host, Dave Thomas, moved to WPVI in Philadelphia. It received a shout-out in an episode of "BONES" when Booth said he watched the show regularly as a child. That was absolutely true. Booth is played by David Boreanaz, son of Dave Thomas!Chuck Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053542340077418929noreply@blogger.com