''The Challengers'' was a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

biographical television series which aired on

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from 1979 to 1980.

Premise

This series profiled various successful Canadians. Its debut on 26 January 1979 featured a winning squash player, a rodeo performer and a hockey skate blade inventor.

Scheduling

The half-hour series was broadcast Fridays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 26 January to 30 March 1979. Additional special hour-long episodes were broadcast in 1980, on 11 January, 8 February and 2 April.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Challengers CBC Television original programming 1979 Canadian television series debuts 1980 Canadian television series endings 1970s Canadian documentary television series 1980s Canadian documentary television series