The Weaker(?) Sex

The Weaker(?) Sex is a Canadian talk show television series which aired on CBC Television from 1968 to 1969.

For other uses, see The Weaker Sex (disambiguation).
The Weaker(?) Sex
GenreTalk show
Directed byDavid Ruskin
Presented byPamela Mason and Lorraine Thomson
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producerDon Brown
ProducersSteven Krantz (1968)
Bernard Cowan (1969)
Sig Gerber (1969)
Production companyKrantz Films
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original release30 September 1968 (1968-09-30) –
31 March 1969 (1969-03-31)

Premise

British presenter Pamela Mason hosted the initial 13-week run of this series in which she interviewed male guests with one exception (Judy LaMarsh). She was sometimes accompanied by Jim Fleming, a broadcaster who later became a federal cabinet minister. These episodes were coproductions between the CBC in Toronto and Krantz Films in New York. The series was broadcast on CBC in Canada and syndicated to American stations.[1]

For the following three months, episodes were entirely produced by the CBC. Lorraine Thomson replaced Mason as host and interview subjects included more women. The first episode under this mid-season modification featured the topic "Why Women Dislike Men" with guests Barbara Hamilton and her sister Mary McInnis.[2]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on weekdays at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 30 September to 30 December 1968, then weekdays at 2:00 p.m. from 6 January to 31 March 1969.

References
  1. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "The Weaker(?) Sex". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 6 January 1969. p. 16. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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