Showdown (Canadian game show)

Canadian television game show

"Showdown (TV series)" redirects here. For other programs with the same title, see Showdown (disambiguation).

Showdown

Genre| game show
Presented by| Paul Hanover
Country of origin| Canada
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
Production
Running time| 30 minutes
Production company| Screen Gems
Original release
Network| CTV
Release| 5 October 1961 (1961-10-05) –
1962 (1962)

Showdown is a Canadian television game show, which aired on CTV in the network's inaugural 1961–62 season.

Hosted by Hamilton radio broadcaster Paul Hanover, the program featured contestants competing to answer general knowledge questions on music. Showdown was produced for CTV by Screen Gems (now Sony Pictures Television) and CFCF-TV (one of several co-productions between the network and Screen Gems) and was broadcast each Thursday at 7:30 PM beginning 5 October 1961.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ Braithwaite, Dennis (19 September 1961). "CTV Launches Shows Across Canada Oct. 1". The Globe and Mail. p. 11.
2. ^ Dube, Bernard (18 September 1961). "Dial Turns". Montreal: The Gazette. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2010.

## External links

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* Showdown at the Canadian Communications Foundation
* Showdown at TVarchive.ca

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