''Anyone's Game'' is a Canadian documentary television series,
[Debra Yeo]
''Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and pa ...
'', May 27, 2020. which premiered on
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French- ...
in January 2021.
The series profiles
Athlete Institute
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, a
basketball
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training program in
Dufferin County
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,
Ontario
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which has developed a reputation as one of the world's foremost producers of
Division I and
NBA
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basketball players.
The series was originally announced with the title ''Orangeville Prep''.
[
The series received a ]Canadian Screen Award
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nomination for Best Sports Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards
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in 2022.[Brent Furdyk]
"2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"
''ET Canada
''ET Canada'' (previously referred to as ''Entertainment Tonight Canada'') is a Canadian entertainment news television series, using the same format as the American entertainment newsmagazine ''Entertainment Tonight''. ''ET Canada'' is a broadc ...
'', February 15, 2022.
References
2020s Canadian sports television series
2020s Canadian documentary television series
2021 Canadian television series debuts
CBC Television original programming
Basketball television series
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