The Tommy Banks Show

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The Tommy Banks Show
Genrevariety
Written byColin MacLean
Presented by Tommy Banks
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
ProducerDon McRae
Production locations Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Running time30-60 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release29 December 1971 (1971-12-29) 
1974 (1974)

The Tommy Banks Show is a Canadian variety and talk show television series which aired on CBC Television from 1971 to 1974.

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Premise

This Edmonton-produced series was recorded in the Student Union Theatre at the University of Alberta, featuring guests from Canada and other nations. On one episode, the visitors were musician Bruce Cockburn and nutritionist Adelle Davis. The series was broadcast locally in Edmonton until it was distributed nationally on CBC in 1971. Some guests have included leaders from the Church of Satan and the Canadian operations of the Ku Klux Klan. [1]

Scheduling

This series was broadcast over three seasons as follows: [2]

DayTimeSeason runNotes
Wednesdays10:30 p.m.29 December 1971 to 5 April 197230 minutes
Saturdays10:00 p.m.15 July to 9 September 197260 minutes
Fridays10:30 p.m.22 September 1972 to 18 May 197330 minutes
Wednesdays10:30 p.m.10 October 1973 to 9 January 197430 minutes
Thursday9:00 p.m.16 May 197430 minutes
Fridays7:30-8:00 p.m.21 Jun-2 Aug 1974rebroadcast, 30 minutes

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References

  1. "Tommy Banks Aids CBC In Building Pop Shows". Billboard . 30 September 1972. p. C-54.
  2. Corcelli, John (April 2002). "The Tommy Banks Show". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.