Created by Eugene Hallman Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 18 Final episode date 2 January 1976 Number of seasons 18 Language English | Narrated by Earl Cameron Original language(s) English First episode date 1957 Network CBC Television Genre Current affairs | |
Producer(s) Gordon Bruce (1966-1968)
Donald McNeill (1968-1969)
Nicholas Steed (1969-1972)
Ian Murray (1973-1976) | ||
Viewpoint is a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1957 to 1976.
Premise
This series began in late 1957 to feature analysis, interviews and opinion involving various individuals following CBC's national newscast.
In one episode, for example, the Financial Post's Clive Baxter attempted to grill Stanley Knowles regarding plans to form what would become the New Democratic Party.
An equivalent French-language series, Commentaires, began on Radio-Canada in 1959.
In 1975, the CBC's director of information programming (Knowlton Nash) cancelled Viewpoint under the pretext that the series caused the following local newscasts at 11:30 p.m. to lose three-quarters of their viewership ratings. A new public affairs background series was scheduled for Viewpoint's time slot from 5 January 1976.