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Not to be confused with SCTV (TV network), Indonesian television network.
Second City Television
Also known as
Second City TV (1976–1981)
SCTV Network 90 (1981–1983)
SCTV Channel (1983–1984)
Genre
Sketch comedy
Developed by
Bernard Sahlins
Andrew Alexander
Starring
John Candy
Robin Duke
Joe Flaherty
Eugene Levy
Andrea Martin
Rick Moranis
Catherine O'Hara
Harold Ramis
Tony Rosato
Martin Short
Dave Thomas
Country of origin
Canada
Original language
English
No. of seasons
6
No. of episodes
135 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time
30 minutes (1976–1981)
90 minutes (1981–1983)
45 minutes (1983–1984)
Original release
Network
Global (1976–1979)
CBC (1980–1983)
NBC (US, 1981–1983)
Superchannel (1983–1984)
Cinemax (US, 1983–1984)
Release
September 21, 1976 (1976-09-21) – July 17, 1984 (1984-07-17)
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Second City Television, commonly shortened to SCTV and later known as SCTV Network and SCTV Channel, is a Canadian television sketch comedy show that ran intermittently between 1976 and 1984. It was created as an offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe. It is a rare example of a Canadian show that moved successfully to U.S. television, where it aired on NBC in 1981–1983.
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