Duncan Hines, Margaret Mead, Nicholas Monsarrat, and Amy Vanderbilt. Production The program was produced in Toronto at CBLT studios by Ross McLean. Ted Pope became producer in September 1958 when McLean concentrated on production of another CBC program, Close-Up. SchedulingTabloid was broadcast weekdays at 7 p.m. (Eastern) for most of its run, except from September 1954 to July 1955 when it was scheduled at 6:30 p.m.. Ratings In the 1957–1958 season, CBC Audience Research ratings indicated that Tabloid had a 15% to 18% share of viewers in Toronto, versus the 35% to 45% share of viewers for Annie Oakley on Buffalo, New York's WBEN. Montreal's Tabloid ratings share was 11%, while Radio-Canada's French-language Telejournal and Carrefour drew a 67% share. A later CBC Times report indicated a rated Tabloid audience of 250,000 from Toronto's CBLT. Controversies In 1956, Montreal doctor E. E. Robbins wrote a critical letter to Tabloid. It was read on the show, accompanied by Robbins' home address and MacDougal requesting viewers to "cheer him up". Robbins sued CBC after he was deluged with disruptive letters and telephone calls and prank taxi calls. The case ended with Robbins winning a $3000 settlement against CBC from the Quebec Superior Court. Host Joyce Davidson expressed indifference towards a Canadian visit by Queen Elizabeth II during an interview on a June 1959 broadcast of NBC's Today. Following intense critical reaction to these remarks, Davidson resigned from Tabloid within a few days. The programme was retitled Seven-O-One in 1960 after a drug manufacturer which held a trademark to its "Tabloid" product pressured the CBC to change the news show's name. The last episode under the Tabloid'' name aired 9 September 1960. References External links 1953 Canadian television series debuts 1960 Canadian television series endings Black-and-white Canadian television shows CBC Television original programming Television shows filmed in Toronto