Summary
Take a Chance was a Canadian quiz show by Roy Ward Dickson adapted from radio. It was one of the first series on CTV when the network began in 1961. The program was produced in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough at CFTO-TV studios and was broadcast Mondays at 9:30 PM (EST).[2] Sheila Billing, the Miss Toronto pageant winner of 1955, was a co-host of the program.[3]
| Take a Chance | |
|---|---|
| Genre | game show |
| Presented by | Roy Ward Dickson |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | CFTO-TV Studios Scarborough, Ontario |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV |
| Release | 9 October 1961[1] – 1965[2] |
On its premiere, Toronto Star television critic Jeremy Brown deemed the show to be "painful to watch" and "dreary", complaining that the programme lacked structure, suspense and substantial prize monies.[1]
At one point, 438,000 viewers participated in the contests by submitting chewing gum wrappers as Chiclets was the programme's key sponsor.[4]
Take a Chance aired until 1965.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Brown, Jeremy (10 October 1961). "CTV Premieres Western with Australian Accent (multi-topic column)". Toronto Star. p. 34.
- ^ a b c Wedge, Pip (November 2002). "Take a Chance". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ Muncie, Colin (1998). "The unsinkable Sheila Billing". Arthritis News Magazine. The Arthritis Society (Canada). Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ McLean, Ross (30 March 1985). "'Father of quiz shows' showed how". The Globe and Mail. p. 30.
External links edit
- TVArchive.ca article