''Barris and Company'' was a

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variety and talk TV show which aired on CBC Television from 1968 to 1969.

Premise

Host Alex Barris conducted this live variety broadcast following CBC's hockey games. Alex Trebek was Barris' partner, replaced later on the series run by Janet Baird.

Production

The initial producer, Stan Jacobson, left the series for work in Hollywood during the show run and was replaced by Bob Jarvis. Initial writers

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and

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also left mid-series for California.

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led the show's band.

Scheduling

The half-hour series aired Saturdays at approximately 10:30 p.m. following ''

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'' from 21 September 1968 to 25 January 1969. The cancellation followed poor critical reviews, substantial turnover of writing and production staff and other complications such as pre-emptions due to the

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broadcasts.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barris And Company CBC Television original programming 1968 Canadian television series debuts 1969 Canadian television series endings