The Tommy Banks Show

The Tommy Banks Show is a Canadian variety and talk show television series which aired on CBC Television from 1971 to 1974.

The Tommy Banks Show
Genrevariety
Written byColin MacLean
Presented byTommy Banks
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
ProducerDon McRae
Production locationEdmonton
Running time30-60 minutes
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original release29 December 1971 (1971-12-29) –
1974 (1974)

Premise

This Edmonton-produced series was recorded in the Student Union Theatre at the University of Alberta, featuring guests from Canada and other nations. On one episode, the visitors were musician Bruce Cockburn and nutritionist Adelle Davis. The series was broadcast locally in Edmonton until it was distributed nationally on CBC in 1971. Some guests have included leaders from the Church of Satan and the Canadian operations of the Ku Klux Klan.[1]

Scheduling

This series was broadcast over three seasons as follows:[2]

Day Time Season run Notes
Wednesdays 10:30 p.m. 29 December 1971 to 5 April 1972 30 minutes
Saturdays 10:00 p.m. 15 July to 9 September 1972 60 minutes
Fridays 10:30 p.m. 22 September 1972 to 18 May 1973 30 minutes
Wednesdays 10:30 p.m. 10 October 1973 to 9 January 1974 30 minutes
Thursday 9:00 p.m. 16 May 1974 30 minutes
Fridays 7:30-8:00 p.m. 21 Jun-2 Aug 1974 rebroadcast, 30 minutes

References
  1. "Tommy Banks Aids CBC In Building Pop Shows". Billboard. 30 September 1972. p. C-54.
  2. Corcelli, John (April 2002). "The Tommy Banks Show". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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