The Challengers (TV series)

This article is about the 1979-1980 Canadian TV show. For the 1990-1991 American game show, see The Challengers (game show). For other, see Challenger (disambiguation).

The Challengers
Genre	Biography
Presented by	Alexander Ross Merle Shain
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Producer	Gabor Apor
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Projections Productions
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	26 January 1979 (1979-01-26) – 2 April 1980 (1980-04-02)

The Challengers was a Canadian biographical television series which aired on CBC Television from 1979 to 1980.

Premise

This series profiled various successful Canadians. ^[1] Its debut on 26 January 1979 featured a winning squash player, a rodeo performer and a hockey skate blade inventor. ^[2]

Scheduling

The half-hour series was broadcast Fridays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 26 January to 30 March 1979. Additional special hour-long episodes were broadcast in 1980, on 11 January, 8 February and 2 April.

References

1. Corcelli, John (August 2005). "The Challengers". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
2. "TV Today". Montreal Gazette . 26 January 1979. p. 48. Retrieved 30 August 2011.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Challengers". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.