''Take a Chance'' was a

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quiz show by

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adapted from radio. It was one of the first series on CTV when the network began in 1961. The program was produced in the

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suburb of

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studios and was broadcast Mondays at 9:30 PM (EST). Sheila Billing, the Miss Toronto pageant winner of 1955, was a co-host of the program. On its premiere, ''Toronto Star'' television critic Jeremy Brown deemed the show to be "painful to watch" and "dreary", complaining that the programme lacked structure, suspense and substantial prize monies. At one point, 438,000 viewers participated in the contests by submitting chewing gum wrappers as

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was the programme's key sponsor. ''Take a Chance'' aired until 1965.

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External links

TVArchive.ca article
1961 Canadian television series debuts 1965 Canadian television series endings 1960s Canadian game shows CTV Television Network original programming Quiz shows Television shows filmed in Toronto {{Canada-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub