Canadian TV Season Shortage Concerns

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TV seasons are getting shorter. Canadians who rely on the industry are nervous.

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Report: Canadian TV production fell 13 per cent while foreign-produced shows shot in Canada dropped 36 per cent between April 2023 and April 2024 .

Writers Guild of Canada says number of scripted episodes in a season has been dwindling for years .

Show creators and screenwriters are worried about the future of their industry.

Most Canadian shows used to have at least five writers on staff, now the norm is “the showrunner plus one other full-time writer’s.

“A lot of voices are getting squeezed out of the system,” says Farrell , creator of CTV 's 2023 comedy “ Shelved” Weir wants the federal government to step up its support for Canadian TV.

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