Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 3 Original network CBC Television Final episode date September 1963 Number of seasons 3 | Original language(s) English Running time 30 minutes First episode date 12 September 1960 Network CBC Television Language English | |
Original release 12 September 1960 – September 1963 | ||
Seven-O-One (or 701) was a Canadian information television series aired in Canada. It ran from 1960 to 1963 as a continuation of the series Tabloid.
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Premise
The series featured interviews, news and information, similar to its predecessor Tabloid.
Hosts
Percy Saltzman presented the weather forecasts as he did with Tabloid, remaining with Seven-O-One until its cancellation. Max Ferguson and Joyce Davidson also carried over from Tabloid as hosts of the newly named series. Ferguson was later replaced by Alan Miller while Davidson left for the United States to host PM East/PM West with Mike Wallace. She was replaced by Betty-Jean Talbot. John O'Leary served as Seven-O-One's newscaster.
Other persons seen included Robert Fulford, Trent Frayne and John Saywell.
Production
Most of the series was produced in Toronto at CBLT studios.
Towards the end of Tabloid's run, producers introduced more serious news content in an attempt to boost audience interest. In mid-1962, a different set of hosts were seen as Tabloid originated from Montreal for several months. After resuming the show from Toronto later that year, Percy Saltzman was the only original host remaining from the original Tabloid line-up. Seven-O-One was cancelled in 1963, with Saltzman accusing CBC leadership of sabotaging the nature of the series with the more serious approach.
Scheduling
Seven-O-One, as its name implied, began its broadcast each weekday at 7:01 p.m. (Eastern). It was a continuation of Tabloid whose title CBC dropped in 1960 after a drug manufacturer which held a trademark to its "Tabloid" product pressured the network. The last episode under the Tabloid name aired 9 September 1960.