Call for Help: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Call for Help, also known as CFH, is a computer-themed television program.

Broadcast live from San Francisco, California, the show was hosted by Leo Laporte. The show's very first caller (by accident) was Laporte's mother. He functioned as a technical advisor to viewers experiencing difficulties with their personal computers (or "personal confusers", as Laporte jocularly referred to them). Such individuals were encouraged to contact the show via e-mail, telephone or webcam, with telephone/webcam users serving as on-air participants. Laporte also welcomed in-studio guests (including Martin Sargent, Roger Chang, Brett Larson, Hahn Choi and others), who expertly highlighted and reviewed various technology products with a novice perspective in mind.

Series details

• Title: Call for Help
• Format: Talk Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2004-08-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-03-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: G4
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28663
• TVDB ID: 71874

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2004: premiered 2004-08-16; final listed air date 2004-12-31.
• Season 2005: premiered 2005-01-03; final listed air date 2005-03-02.

Source and licence

Adapted from Call for Help on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.