Definition (TV series)
| Definition | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir |
| Directed by | Elena Jasechko |
| Presented by |
Bob McLean (1974-75) Jim Perry (1975-89) |
| Narrated by |
Jim Perry (1974-75) Dave Devall (1975-89) |
| Opening theme | "Soul Bossa Nova" |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Gerry Rochon |
| Producer(s) | Bill Burrows |
| Production company(s) | Glen-Warren Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | CFTO-TV (CTV) |
| Original release | September 9, 1974 – March 10, 1989 |
Definition is a Canadian television game show, which aired on CTV from September 9, 1974 to March 10, 1989, and filmed at its flagship studio of CFTO-TV, Scarborough, Ontario. For most of its run, it was hosted by Jim Perry.
Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir, the creators of The Newlywed Game, created Definition, resulting in the show being syndicated for some international audiences as well. The series was produced by Glen-Warren Productions for CTV.
Dave Michaels hosted the pilot for Definition. Michaels had previously announced the Nicholson-Muir game show Matches ’n Mates with Art James and later anchored news for KABC-TV, WXIA-TV, and CNN during the first Gulf War. For its first season, the show was hosted by Bob McLean, with Jim Perry as announcer. Beginning the next season, Perry moved in front of the camera to take over as emcee, with veteran Toronto weatherman Dave Devall filling the vacancy in the announcer's booth, positions they both held for the rest of the show's run.
Definition was one of the longest-running game shows in Canadian television (and the third longest-running daytime game show in North American television, behind Concentration and The Price Is Right), and made host Perry a household name during the 1970s and 1980s.
Beginning in the 1980s Definition encouraged viewers to send in their own puzzles via mail, with at least one chosen per episode. A viewer would have his definition acknowledged on air by Perry if it was chosen.
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