- New Majority (TV series)
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"New Majority" redirects here. For Peruvian political party whose name means "Change [19]90-New Majority", see Cambio 90.
New Majority Genre current affairs Presented by Richard Wells (1970)
Ian McCutcheon (1971)
Jan Tennant (1972)Country of origin 
CanadaLanguage(s) English No. of seasons 2 Production Executive producer(s) Don Elder Producer(s) John Ryan
Ruth Broughner (1971-1972)Location(s) Toronto Running time 30-60 minutes Broadcast Original channel CBC Television Original run 18 January 1970 – 25 June 1972 Chronology Preceded by Through The Eyes of Tomorrow New Majority is a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1970 to 1972.
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Premise
Subject material in this series concerned young adults aged up to their mid-20s who according to popular belief comprised most of the population, hence the series title. Previously, the CBC dealt with such subject matter in the series Through The Eyes Of Tomorrow (1966–1969). Topics included suicide, social welfare, alternative lifestyles, contemporary music and culture. Reporting and editing staff included Ed Fitzgerald, Allen Kates, Marie Morgan and Richard Wells who were aged in their early 20s.[1]
Episodes of this Toronto-based series included discussion, interview and filmed report segments. As the 1971 episodes began, New Majority converted to a magazine style with segments contributed by other CBC production centres such as Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
Scheduling
This series was broadcast as follows:
Day Time Duration Season run Sundays 4:00 p.m. 60 minutes 18 January to 28 June 1970 Mondays 10:30 p.m. 30 minutes 24 August to 28 September 1970 Sundays 4:00 p.m. 60 minutes 10 January to 27 June 1971 Sundays 4:30 p.m. 30 minutes 30 January to 25 June 1972 References
- ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "New Majority". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=1106. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "New Majority". Queen's University. http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/New.html. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
Categories:- CBC network shows
- 1970 Canadian television series debuts
- 1972 Canadian television series endings
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