The Public Eye (TV series)
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| The Public Eye | |
|---|---|
| Genre | public affairs |
| Created by | Richard Nielsen |
| Presented by | Philip Deane (1965-67) Warner Troyer (1967-68) Norman DePoe (1968-69) Larry Zolf (1968-69) Barry Callaghan (1968-69) Peter Jennings (1968-69) Jeanne Sauve' (1968-69) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Warner Troyer Robert Patchell Sam Levene Larry Zolf |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 5 October 1965 – 18 June 1969 |
The Public Eye is a Canadian public affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1965 to 1969.
Premise[edit]
This journalistic series covered various subjects of global and domestic scope.[1]
Some 1966 episodes were co-produced with CBC's Newsmagazine series and identified as This Week. Its 1966 production budget was approximately $18,000 per episode.[2]
A June 1966 episode featured the conflict between Canadian leaders Lester B. Pearson and John Diefenbaker, noting how their adversarial relationship concealed more fundamental national concerns.[3]
After a popular series of "town meeting" segments in the 1967–68 season, a studio audience was introduced as a regular feature of the following, final season. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau appeared in a later episode.[4]
Scheduling[edit]
This half-hour series was broadcast as follows (times are in Eastern):
| Day | Time | Run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10:30 p.m. | 5 October 1965 | 21 June 1966 |
| Tuesday | 10:30 p.m. | 1 November 1966 | 2 May 1967 |
| Sunday | 10:00 p.m. | 14 May 1967 | 25 June 1967 |
| Tuesday | 10:30 p.m. | 12 September 1967 | 18 April 1968 |
| Tuesday | 10:30 p.m. | 23 April 1968 | 18 June 1968 |
| Wednesday | 9:00 p.m. | 2 October 1968 | 18 June 1969 |
Bibliography[edit]
- Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
References[edit]
- ^ Corcelli, John (April 2002). "The Public Eye". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Rutherford, p. 409-12, 582
- ^ Rutherford, p. 427-8
- ^ Rutherford, p. 431
External links[edit]
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Public Eye". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.