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Tuning study examining macro usage of the television medium, designed toprovide an empirical database. The following questions are examined: TVprogram types (Canadian and non-Canadian origin); regionality; TV systems;age group of those tuning in (women 18+, men 18+, 2-17 years); time spent inwatching; numbers of individuals who watched at least some portion of theprogramming day; and ceiling of reach a TV system or program type couldexpect to obtain in an average week. Three survey periods were used: Fall'84, Fall '83 and Fall '82.
He concludes with a discussion of the recent international success of documentary television as one of Canada's leading cultural exports, examining the effects of globalization and looking forward to the future of this genre. While principally an overview of the last half century and an analysis of current conditions, Documentary Television in Canada also includes detailed analysis of selected programs, such as the For the Record series on schizophrenia, "Warrendale" (by Allan King), "Images of Canada" (by Vincent Tovell), "The Valour and The Horror" episode, "Death by Moonlight" and "Shooting Indians" (by Ali Kazimi) among others.
Canadian Television: Text and Context explores the creation and circulation of entertainment television in Canada from the interdisciplinary perspective of television studies. Each chapter connects arguments about particular texts of Canadian television to critical analysis of the wider cultural, social, and economic contexts in which they are created. The book surveys the commercial and technological imperatives of the Canadian television industry, the shifting role of the CBC as Canada’s public broadcaster, the dynamics of Canada’s multicultural and multiracial audiences, and the function of television’s “star system.” Foreword by The Globe and Mail’s television critic, John Doyle.