''Viewpoint'' is a

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current affairs television program which aired on CBC Television from 1957 to 1976.

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This program began in late 1957 to feature analysis, interviews and opinion involving various individuals following CBC's national newscast. In one episode, for example, the ''

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s Clive Baxter attempted to grill

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regarding plans to form what would become the New Democratic Party. An equivalent French-language program, ''Commentaires'', began on

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in 1959. In 1975, the CBC's director of information programming (

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) cancelled ''Viewpoint'' under the pretext that the program caused the following local newscasts at 11:30 p.m. to lose three-quarters of their viewership ratings. A new public affairs background program was scheduled for ''Viewpoint''s time slot, beginning on 5 January 1976.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Viewpoint (Canadian Tv program) 1957 Canadian television series debuts 1976 Canadian television series endings 1950s Canadian television news shows 1960s Canadian television news shows 1970s Canadian television news shows Black-and-white Canadian television shows CBC Television original programming