The Fifth Estate: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

For four decades the fifth estate has been Canada's premier investigative documentary program. Hosts Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay and Mark Kelley continue the tradition of provocative and fearless journalism which began with Adrienne Clarkson, Warner Troyer and Peter Reilly in 1975.

Each week the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians – delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.

In 2014, the fifth estate won an International Emmy® Award for its investigation into the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, titled Made in Bangladesh. For the third year in a row, the fifth estate was named Canada's Best News Information Series at the Canadian Screen Awards.

Series details

• Title: The Fifth Estate
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1979-09-18
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBC
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 15636
• IMDb ID: tt0169446
• TVDB ID: 237641

Cast and credited roles

• Bob McKeown — Co-Host
• Gillian Findlay — Co-Host
• Mark Kelley — Co-Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 5: premiered 1979-09-18; final listed air date 1980-03-11.
• Season 6: premiered 1981-02-17; final listed air date 1981-04-07.
• Season 8: premiered 1983-04-27; final listed air date 1983-04-27.
• Season 9: premiered 1984-02-21; final listed air date 1984-02-21.
• Season 11: premiered 1985-09-17; final listed air date 1986-03-04.
• Season 13: premiered 1988-01-19; final listed air date 1988-01-19.
• Season 17: premiered 1992-03-10; final listed air date 1992-05-28.
• Season 18: premiered 1992-10-06; final listed air date 1992-12-01.
• Season 19: premiered 1993-10-26; final listed air date 1994-04-12.
• Season 23: premiered 1997-11-25; final listed air date 1997-11-25.
• Season 25: premiered 1999-11-03; final listed air date 2000-03-29.
• Season 30: premiered 2004-10-06; final listed air date 2004-10-06.
• Season 31: premiered 2006-02-02; final listed air date 2006-02-02.
• Season 32: premiered 2006-10-25; final listed air date 2007-03-01.
• Season 33: premiered 2006-02-06; final listed air date 2006-02-06.
• Season 34: premiered 2008-02-06; final listed air date 2008-02-16.
• Season 35: premiered 2009-09-25; final listed air date 2010-04-09.
• Season 36: premiered 2010-09-24; final listed air date 2011-03-25.
• Season 37: premiered 2011-09-09; final listed air date 2012-04-06.
• Season 38: premiered 2012-09-14; final listed air date 2013-04-12.
• Season 39: premiered 2013-10-04; final listed air date 2014-04-11.
• Season 40: premiered 2014-10-24; final listed air date 2015-04-10.
• Season 41: premiered 2015-10-30; final listed air date 2016-04-08; episode order: 17.
• Season 42: premiered 2016-01-06; final listed air date 2017-04-07.
• Season 43: premiered 2017-09-15; final listed air date 2018-04-06; episode order: 20.
• Season 44: premiered 2018-10-14; final listed air date 2019-04-07.
• Season 45: premiered 2017-11-17; final listed air date 2020-02-16; episode order: 14.
• Season 46: premiered 2020-11-23; final listed air date 2021-03-18.
• Season 47: premiered 2021-10-14; final listed air date 2022-04-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Fifth Estate 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.