''Stay Tuned'' was a

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comedy television series which aired on

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from 1976 to 1977.

Premise

This live comedy series began once the ''

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'' broadcast concluded and continued until 11:00 p.m., the start of '' The National''. Material was tailored to the available time slot. For example, the debut episode ran 9½ minutes. Its regular cast was

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, Ben Gordon,

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, and Mary Ann McDonald. Guests included the Homemade Theatre troupe, John Kastner and Nancy White. The series was originally titled ''Fourth Period''.

Scheduling

This series was broadcast Saturdays approximately 10:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Eastern) following ''

'' from 9 October 1976 to 1 January 1977.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stay Tuned (Tv Series) CBC Television original programming 1976 Canadian television series debuts 1977 Canadian television series endings