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Definition (game show)
Definition is a Canadian game show, which aired on CTV from September 9, 1974, to March 10, 1989, and recorded at its flagship studios of CFTO-TV at 9 Channel Nine Court in Scarborough, Toronto, 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.
For the first four weeks, the show was hosted by Bob McLean, with Jim Perry as announcer. Beginning with the fifth week, and continuing until the series concluded, 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. Devall also served as Perry's stand-in whenever he was absent.
Definition was one of the longest-running game shows in Canada and helped secure venerable host Jim Perry his iconic status. Only about 850 of its 1,950 episodes still exist, due to a then-common practice known as wiping.
Beginning in the 1980s, Definition encouraged viewers to send in their own puzzles via mail, with at least one chosen per episode. Viewers would have their definitions acknowledged on air by Perry if they were chosen.
Definition's format was loosely based on the word game Hangman. Two teams of two competed, originally a contestant and celebrity and from 1986 on two pairs of regular contestants. The teams would take turns guessing letters in a phrase for which Perry had offered a pun as a clue. The game is similar to Wheel of Fortune, which debuted around the same time.
The challengers began the game with one teammate "giving away" a letter to their opponents that they believed was not in the puzzle. If they were correct, the other teammate "took" a letter that they believed was in the puzzle. If this guess was also correct, all instances of the letter were revealed and the team could try to solve the puzzle.
A team lost control if any of the following occurred:
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Definition (game show)
Definition is a Canadian game show, which aired on CTV from September 9, 1974, to March 10, 1989, and recorded at its flagship studios of CFTO-TV at 9 Channel Nine Court in Scarborough, Toronto, 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.
For the first four weeks, the show was hosted by Bob McLean, with Jim Perry as announcer. Beginning with the fifth week, and continuing until the series concluded, 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. Devall also served as Perry's stand-in whenever he was absent.
Definition was one of the longest-running game shows in Canada and helped secure venerable host Jim Perry his iconic status. Only about 850 of its 1,950 episodes still exist, due to a then-common practice known as wiping.
Beginning in the 1980s, Definition encouraged viewers to send in their own puzzles via mail, with at least one chosen per episode. Viewers would have their definitions acknowledged on air by Perry if they were chosen.
Definition's format was loosely based on the word game Hangman. Two teams of two competed, originally a contestant and celebrity and from 1986 on two pairs of regular contestants. The teams would take turns guessing letters in a phrase for which Perry had offered a pun as a clue. The game is similar to Wheel of Fortune, which debuted around the same time.
The challengers began the game with one teammate "giving away" a letter to their opponents that they believed was not in the puzzle. If they were correct, the other teammate "took" a letter that they believed was in the puzzle. If this guess was also correct, all instances of the letter were revealed and the team could try to solve the puzzle.
A team lost control if any of the following occurred: