What on Earth is a Canadian television panel game show and discussion program which aired on CBC Television from 1971 to 1975. It was based on the 1959 CBC game show Who Knows?[1]
| What on Earth | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Panel game |
| Presented by | Warren Davis |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Susan Murgatroyd |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 4 January 1971 – 25 April 1975 |
Premise
editThe series featured items from the Royal Ontario Museum, the Ontario Science Centre and other facilities. These were brought before a panel who attempted to identify the objects. After the object's identity was guessed or revealed, it was the subject of further conversation by participants.[1]
Scheduling
editThis half-hour series was broadcast as follows (times in Eastern):
| Day | Time | Season run | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 2:00 p.m. | 4 January 1971 | 6 September 1971 |
| Wednesday | 7:30 p.m. | 5 July 1972 | 13 September 1972 |
| Monday | 10:30 p.m. | 28 May 1973 | 10 September 1973 |
| Thu/Friday | 2:00 p.m. | 3 April 1975 | 18 April 1975 |
| Monday to Friday | 2:00 p.m. | 21 April 1975 | 25 April 1975 |
Episodes were rebroadcast from July to September 1971, in June 1975 and from May to August 1977.
References
edit- ^ a b Corcelli, John (April 2002). "What on Earth". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
External links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "What on Earth" (PDF). Queen's University. Retrieved 16 December 2018.