The Canadian Establishment (TV series)

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GenreDocumentary
Presented byPatrick Watson
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
The Canadian Establishment
GenreDocumentary
Presented byPatrick Watson
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producerCameron Graham
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release21 September (1980-09-21) 
2 November 1980 (1980-11-02)

The Canadian Establishment is a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1980.

The series profiles the lives and work of wealthy Canadians. It is based on Peter C. Newman's book, The Canadian Establishment whose first volume was published in 1975.

Patrick Watson was the series host and narrator.

Production

The $1 million series had one of the highest CBC Television project budgets of its time.

Scheduling

Hour-long episodes were first broadcast on Sundays at 9 p.m. (Eastern) from 21 September to 2 November 1980. The series was repeated in 1981 between May and July.[1]

The series was broadcast in the United States on WNYC-TV from April to May 1985.[2]

Episodes

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