Double Up (Canadian game show)
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| presenter = Hart Pomerantz
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| channel = CBC Television
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Double Up is a Canadian quiz show television series which aired on CBC Television in 1974.
Premise
This quiz show drew comparisons to the American series You Bet Your Life. It was hosted by Hart Pomerantz, a panelist of CBC series This Is the Law which Double Up replaced between seasons.{{cite web | url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=1197 | first=John | last=Corcelli | date=August 2005 | title=Double Up | publisher=Canadian Communications Foundation | accessdate=7 May 2010 }}
In each episode, three pairs of contestants responded to quiz questions during the game. One of the pairs had an opportunity to double their cash prize towards the end of the show.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 1 July to 2 September 1974, then for two final Saturday episodes at 6:30 p.m. on 28 September and 5 October 1974.
References
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External links
- {{Cite web | url=http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Doc.html | first=Blaine | last=Allan | title=Double Up | publisher=Queen's University | year=1996 | accessdate=7 May 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114075943/http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Doc.html | archive-date=14 January 2015 | url-status=dead }}
- {{IMDb title|0294062}}
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Category:CBC Television original programming
Category:1970s Canadian game shows