Steven and Chris

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| genre = Talk show

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| starring = Steven Sabados
Chris Hyndman

| country = Canada

| language = English

| num_seasons = 8

| num_episodes = 500+

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| location = Canadian Broadcasting Centre
Toronto, Ontario

| network = {{unbulleted list|CBC Television|(2008–2015)|syndicated (2010–2011)|Live Well Network|(2011–2015)}}

| first_aired = {{start date|2008|1|14}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2015|7|16}}

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Steven and Chris is a Canadian television talk show that aired on CBC Television from 2008 to 2015. The show was hosted by Steven Sabados and Chris Hyndman, formerly of the home renovation shows Designer Guys and Design Rivals, who host celebrity guests and talk about topics ranging from entertainment, cooking, fashion, health and home decor.[http://www.afterelton.com/blog/alanwoo/steven-and-chris-show Two gay hosts take Canadian TV by storm]. afterelton.com, January 7, 2008.

Sabados and Hyndman were both openly gay.{{Cite news|last=Fontaine|first=Ryan|title=Shop day, makeover day, Doris Day|url=http://www.xtra.ca/public/viewstory.aspx?AFF_TYPE=3&STORY_ID=924&PUB_TEMPLATE_ID=2|periodical=Xtra!|date=September 15, 2005|accessdate=August 24, 2007|archive-date=September 28, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928011018/http://www.xtra.ca/public/viewstory.aspx?AFF_TYPE=3&STORY_ID=924&PUB_TEMPLATE_ID=2|url-status=dead}} Despite being a longtime couple off-screen, they did not publicly acknowledge their relationship until 2008.{{cite news|last=McLaren|first=Leah|title=Every woman's favourite gay husbands are back|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/article15591.ece|work=The Globe and Mail|date=January 10, 2008|accessdate=March 3, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} Steven and Chris is believed to have been the first daytime talk show in television history hosted by a married same-sex couple.[http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/television/chris-hyndmans-death-and-the-end-of-an-important-canadian-tv-legacy "Chris Hyndman’s death and the end of an important Canadian TV legacy"], National Post, August 4, 2015.

On March 10, 2009, CBC announced that the show was put on hiatus due to the network's budget cuts. It concluded on April 15, 2009 and continued in reruns in its usual timeslot.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cbc-tv-ends-production-on-fashion-file-steven-chris-1.799062|title=CBC-TV ends production on Fashion File, Steven & Chris|date=March 10, 2009|work=CBC News|access-date=April 2, 2016}} The show returned on December 10, 2009 with a prime time holiday special, and regular new episodes began on January 4, 2010.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/steven-and-chris-returns-to-cbc-in-january-1.799060 "Steven and Chris returns to CBC in January"], cbc.ca, October 8, 2009.

The show debuted in syndication in the United States through Program Partners in the fall of 2010.Downey, Kevin, April 7, 2010; [http://www.tvnewscheck.com/articles/2010/04/07/daily.1 "'Steven and Chris' Get U.S. Clearances"], tvnewscheck.com; retrieved July 5, 2010. In the fall of 2011, it began airing exclusively on Live Well Network.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/473076-_Steven_and_Chris_to_Debut_on_Live_Well_Network.php|title='Steven and Chris' to Debut on Live Well Network|work=broadcastingcable.com|accessdate=August 4, 2015}}

Hyndman died on August 3, 2015. The circumstances and cause have not been fully disclosed.Szklarski, Cassandra, [http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/chris-hyndman-of-cbc-s-steven-and-chris-has-died-1.2501525 Chris Hyndman of CBC's 'Steven and Chris' has died], ctvnews.ca, August 5, 2015. The day after his death, the CBC suspended production and temporarily withdrew the show from its schedule[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/christopher-hyndman-co-host-of-cbc-s-steven-and-chris-dead-1.3178833 Christopher Hyndman, co-host of CBC's Steven and Chris, dead], cbc.ca, August 4, 2015. pending a follow-up announcement of whether the show would be permanently cancelled, or continue in the future with a new co-host.[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/08/05/chris-hyndmans-death-leaves-fans-uncertain-about-show.html "Chris Hyndman's death leaves fans uncertain about show"], thestar.com, August 5, 2015.

On August 21, Sabados announced that he would not continue the show, resulting in its cancellation.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/chris-hyndman-death-prompts-end-of-steven-and-chris-show-1.3199257 "Chris Hyndman death prompts end of Steven and Chris show"], cbc.ca, August 21, 2015. However, repeat episodes continued to air on the network and on OutTV. In 2016, Sabados announced the new series The Goods, which he cohosted with Jessi Cruickshank, Andrea Bain and Shahir Massoud.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/daytime-bain-massoud-1.3684215 "The Goods, CBC's new daytime show, adds Andrea Bain and Shahir Massoud to cast"]. CBC News, July 20, 2016.