SCTV Network 90: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: SCTV Network 90
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1981-05-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1983-03-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 15349
• IMDb ID: tt0081925
• TVDB ID: 76824

Cast and credited roles

• John Candy — Various

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-05-15; final listed air date 1981-07-31.
• Season 2: premiered 1981-10-16; final listed air date 1982-02-19.
• Season 3: premiered 1982-04-16; final listed air date 1982-10-22.
• Season 4: premiered 1982-11-05; final listed air date 1982-12-17.
• Season 5: premiered 1983-01-28; final listed air date 1983-03-18.

Source and licence

Adapted from SCTV Network 90 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.