On the Evidence explained

Genre:Legal drama
Director:Bryn Matthews
Narrated:Ken Haslam
Country:Canada
Language:English
Channel:CBC Television
Num Seasons:3
Producer:David Pears
Runtime:60 minutes

On the Evidence is a Canadian legal drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1977.

Premise

This series presented dramatisations of court trials, some of which were based on real cases. Judges, lawyers and court clerks were portrayed by Canadian Bar Association members while actors played the accused and the witnesses. Some studio audience members were chosen to form the jury. The proceedings were recorded over two hours then condensed for the hour-long broadcast.[1]

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast as follows (times in North American Eastern):

DayTimeSeason runNotes
Saturday10:00 p.m.21 June 197530 August 1975
Tuesday8:00 p.m.25 May 197617 August 1976
Thursday10:00 p.m.28 July 197715 September 1977
Monday to Friday1:00 p.m.2 July 19796 August 1979rebroadcast
Friday11:45 p.m.28 April 198012 September 1980rebroadcast

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: On the Evidence . John . Corcelli . April 2002 . Canadian Communications Foundation . 7 May 2010 .