Benmergui Live is a Canadian television talk show, which aired daily on CBC Newsworld in the 1990s. [1] Hosted by Ralph Benmergui, the series centred on discussions of political, social or cultural topics with panel guests, studio audience discussion and phone-in segments. [2]
The series aired at noon Eastern time daily, and was filmed live in the atrium of the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto, Ontario. [1] It debuted in 1995, following the cancellation of Friday Night! with Ralph Benmergui . [2]
In 1996 and 1997, Benmergui hosted a series of prime time specials under the Benmergui Live banner. [3] The first, an exploration of crime and incarceration, was broadcast from the Warkworth Institution; [3] the second, on art, was broadcast from the National Gallery of Canada. [4]
In the 1997 season, Newsworld shifted the program's timeslot to 3 p.m. Eastern time, in a bid to accommodate Western Canadian viewers for whom the show's original time slot was 9 a.m. [5] In October 1997, Benmergui did a week of shows from Vancouver, exploring distinctly Western Canadian issues. [6]
Newsworld cancelled the show in 1999, amid a decision to refocus the network's daytime programming. [7] Benmergui continued with the network as a contributor to CBC Morning and On the Arts. [7]
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