W5: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Co-anchors Lloyd Robertson and Sandie Rinaldo tell viewers everything they need to know about current events in this weekly newsmagazine series, which holds the distinction of being the longest-running news program of its type in North America, having debuted in 1966.

Series details

• Title: W5
• Format: News
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1966-01-08
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: CTV
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 15896
• IMDb ID: tt0196301
• TVDB ID: 277006

Cast and credited roles

• Sandie Rinaldo — Anchor
• Lloyd Robertson — Anchor
• Kevin Newman — Anchor
• Lisa LaFlamme — Anchor
• Avery Haines — Anchor
• Peter Reilly — Anchor
• Ken Cavanagh — Anchor
• Henry Champ — Anchor
• Ken Lefolii — Anchor
• Tom Gould — Anchor
• Jim Reed — Anchor
• Helen Hutchinson — Anchor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1966-01-08; final listed air date 1966-01-08.
• Season 50: premiered 2016-04-23; final listed air date 2016-09-24; episode order: 33.
• Season 51: premiered 2016-10-01; final listed air date 2017-06-17.
• Season 54: premiered 2019-09-21; final listed air date 2020-05-16.
• Season 55: premiered 2020-09-26; final listed air date 2021-06-26.
• Season 56: premiered 2021-10-02; final listed air date 2022-01-15.
• Season 58: premiered 2024-01-27; final listed air date 2024-03-23.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-10-06; final listed air date 2023-11-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from W5 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.