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The Greatest Canadian experienced strong initial ratings, some fall-off during its run, and a partial rebound for the finale. The series was credited with bringing the CBC public "buzz" and a younger demographic. Conversely the series was critiqued, by University of Calgary communication professors Bart Beaty and Rebecca Sullivan in their book ...
In 2004, Stroumboulopoulos was featured on CBC television's The Greatest Canadian series as the advocate for Tommy Douglas, former Saskatchewan premier and regarded as Canada's "Father of Medicare". More than 1.2 million votes were cast over six weeks, as each of 10 advocates made their case for the top 10 nominees.
The popularity of the segment led to Cherry placing seventh in the television show The Greatest Canadian, ahead of John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada, and Wayne Gretzky, considered one of the greatest hockey players. [1] MacLean has referred to the show as "six minutes of psychotherapy for athletes". [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and commentator This article is about the former hockey broadcaster and coach. For other uses, see Don Cherry (disambiguation). Ice hockey player Don Cherry Cherry in 2010 Born (1934-02-05) February 5, 1934 (age 91) Kingston, Ontario, Canada Height 5 ft ...
The Greatest Canadian; Hockey: A People's History; 8th Fire; In June 2014, CBC announced it would close the in-house Documentary Unit, with the last production scheduled for broadcast in the spring of 2015. [1] The decision sparked backlash from several prominent CBC journalists and other Canadian television and radio personalities. [2]
Prior to the 2014–15 season, Hockey Night in Canada was split regionally on various CBC stations. As of the 2024–25 season, it is now split with CBC, Citytv, and selected Sportsnet channels. Before Sportsnet acquired national NHL broadcast rights, CBC used to have fixed broadcast teams. After Sportsnet acquired the rights to the NHL and ...
Making the Cut was a Canadian reality series that followed a group of amateur ice hockey players through a rigorous training session. The first season was broadcast on CBC Television in 2004. In 2006, the second season was moved to Global where its name was expanded to Making the Cut: Last Man Standing.
Summit '72 is a Canadian documentary television series, which aired in 2022 on CBC Television. [1] The series recounts the history of the 1972 Summit Series hockey competition between Canada and Russia. [2] It was written and directed by Ravi Baichwal, Dave Bidini, Nicholas de Pencier and Robert MacAskill.