Véro
| Véro | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Véronique Cloutier |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | French |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 mins. (Sept. 2005-Dec. 2005); 30 mins (Jan. 2006-May 2006) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Radio-Canada |
| Release | September 12, 2005 – May 5, 2006 |
Véro was a Canadian talk show hosted by Véronique Cloutier (previously a host of La Fureur), which aired on Radio-Canada.
The show originally aired Monday through Thursday live at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and also aired live over much of the country from Manitoba eastward, though tape delayed at 5:00 p.m. in Mountain and Pacific time zones.
The placement at 6:00 p.m. displaced the hour-long regional Le Téléjournal newscasts in Quebec and Ontario, moving the program back a half-hour to 5:00 p.m. ET, dislodging the regional portion from 6:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Le Téléjournal followed Véro at 6:00 p.m. local time from Manitoba westward, and in the Maritimes, where it preceded Véro at 6:00 p.m. AT.
At the new timeslot, the newscast was watched by only 8% of the audience; in the previous year, the newscast averaged 10% of the audience.
After airing the final hour-long episode on December 8, Radio-Canada changed course and the news returned at 6:00 p.m. on December 12, now with the regional segment first. Then Vice-President of CBC/Radio-Canada, Robert Rabinovitch, called the original displacement of the news peut-être une erreur: perhaps a mistake.[1] Véro would return after the winter hiatus, with a modified format: a half-hour every weekday at 5:00 p.m. starting January 9, 2006.[2]
The show was later canceled and the last episode aired on May 5, 2006.[3]
References
- ^ "Radio-Canada: Retour des nouvelles à 18h" (in French). Radio-Canada. November 15, 2005. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ^ "Véro et son équipe sont inquiets" (in French). Le Journal de Montréal. November 11, 2005. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ^ "Véro perd son talk-show quotidien" (in French). Le Journal de Montréal. April 8, 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-25.