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SCTV Network (1981)

Comedy

After a successful Canadian run as Second City TV on Global and SCTV on CBC, the cast packed up and moved to America (theoretically) when NBC offered them a timeslot under the title SCTV Network 90. With them, they brought their unique, quirky characters, their personalities, and the shows they had appeared on. Dick Blasucci had begun writing for the cast in their second series, SCTV, and joined them here, serving as a recurring straight man for the characters. Tony Rosato and Robin Duke wrote scripts at the beginning of the show as they had before, until quickly leaving to write and perform for Saturday Night Live. The appeal of SCTV Network 90, however, doesn't only come from the writing, but from the sheer wit of its legendary stars.

IMDb rating
8.4 (2,428 votes)
Seasons
2
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

8.46 avg 25 episodes 8.2 → 9.1 65 min avg

  • Big finale
Ep 1: 8.2 · 108 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 111 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 107 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 107 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 107 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 109 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 106 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 106 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 107 votesEp 10: 9.0 · 120 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 108 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 110 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 103 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 104 votesEp 15: 8.8 · 112 votesEp 16: 8.1 · 109 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 104 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 103 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 106 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 105 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 107 votesEp 22: 8.4 · 102 votesEp 23: 8.5 · 104 votesEp 24: 8.8 · 106 votesEp 25: 9.1 · 114 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1One on the Town8.2108
2Polynesiantown8.3111
3Southside Fracas8.2107
4Compilation8.2107
5Lunchtime Street Beef8.4107
6Moral Majority8.4109
7Pledge Week8.4106
8Bouncin' Back to You with the Tubes8.3106
9The Great White North8.6107
10CCCP 19.0120
11I'm Taking My Own Head...8.4108
12Zontar8.3110
13Walter Cronkite's Brain8.4103
14Doorway to Hell8.4104
15The Godfather8.8112
16SCTV Staff Christmas Party8.1109
17Teacher's Pet8.5104
18Midnight Video Special8.4103
19The Great White North Palace8.5106
20Pre-Teen World Telethon8.3105
21People's Global Golden Choice Awards8.5107
223D Stake from the Heart8.4102
23Pet Peeves/The Happy Wanderers8.5104
24Chariots of Eggs8.8106
25Battle of the PBS Stars9.1114

Season 2 (1982)

8.51 avg 14 episodes 8.3 → 8.5 65 min avg

  • Consistent
Ep 1: 8.3 · 105 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 105 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 101 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 103 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 103 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 102 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 107 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 101 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 100 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 101 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 102 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 101 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 100 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 104 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Rome, Italian Style8.3105
2Days of the Week, The/Street Beef8.5105
3Sammy Maudlin Show 23rd Anniversary/CBC8.7101
4Indecent Exposure8.5103
5Melonvote8.5103
6Jane Eyrehead8.3102
7Towering Inferno8.4107
8Christmas 19828.5101
9A Star Is Born8.4100
10SCTV Classifieds/Vic Arpeggio8.8101
11Bobby Bittman's Retirement8.5102
12Sweeps Week8.6101
13South Sea Sinner8.7100
14Midnight Cowboy II8.5104

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