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Holiday Ranch

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Holiday Ranch
Written byFred Diehl
StarringCliff McKay
Frannie Wright
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons5
Production
ProducersLoyd Brydon
Bob Jarvis
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC
Release1953 (1953) –
1958 (1958)

Holiday Ranch was a Canadian television country music–themed variety program airing on the CBC from 1953 to 1958.[1][2] The show initially aired on weeknights and then moved to a weekly Saturday night schedule before Hockey Night in Canada.[3]

The set of the series was a ranch house and the plot featured a set of regulars who visited the ranch each week. The production cost was approximately $5000 per episode.[4]

The show was considered among the most popular in 1950s Canadian television.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Holiday Ranch". TVArchive. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. ^ Corcelli, John (April 2002). "Holiday Ranch". History of Canadian Broadcasting. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ Allan, Blaine (1996). "Holiday Ranch". CBC Television Series, 1952-1982. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-4426-8333-4. OCLC 244767015.
  5. ^ Sangster, Dorothy (9 June 1956). "The most baffling show on television". Maclean's. Retrieved 9 October 2020.