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Double Up (Canadian game show)

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Genre
  
quiz show

Original language(s)
  
English

Running time
  
30 minutes

Final episode date
  
5 October 1974

Number of seasons
  
1

Language
  
English

Country of origin
  
Canada

No. of seasons
  
1

First episode date
  
1 July 1974

Network
  
CBC Television

Presented by
  
Hart Pomerantz

Cast
  
Hart Pomerantz

Producer(s)
  
Jack Budgell Danny Finkleman

Double up 1974 game show


Double Up is a Canadian quiz show television series which aired on CBC Television in 1974.

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Double up


Premise

This quiz show drew comparisons to the American series You Bet Your Life. It was hosted by Hart Pomerantz, a panelist of CBC series This Is the Law which Double Up replaced between seasons.

In each episode, three pairs of contestants responded to quiz questions during the game. One of the pairs had an opportunity to double their cash prize towards the end of the show.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 1 July to 2 September 1974, then for two final Saturday episodes at 6:30 p.m. on 28 September and 5 October 1974.

References

Double Up (Canadian game show) Wikipedia