▁Off ▁the ▁Record ▁or ▁O TR , ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁sports ▁talk ▁show ▁that ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁T SN ▁hosted ▁by ▁Michael ▁Land s berg . ▁The ▁program ▁a ired ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest - running ▁sports ▁talk ▁shows ▁on ▁Canadian ▁television . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁half - hour ▁show ▁featured ▁guests ▁from ▁various ▁background s , ▁r anging ▁from ▁sports ▁athlet es ▁to ▁rep or ters ▁to ▁political ▁figures ▁or ▁even ▁entertain ers , ▁particip ating ▁as ▁panel ists ▁in ▁a ▁round ▁table ▁discussion ▁on ▁notable ▁sports ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁with ▁Land s berg ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁moder ator . ▁Occ asion ally , ▁an ▁episode ▁would ▁feature ▁just ▁one ▁guest ▁in ▁a ▁one - on - one ▁interview ▁with ▁Land s berg , ▁usually ▁from ▁the ▁sports ▁world ▁or ▁W WE ▁personal ities . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁commercial ▁break ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁commercial ▁b um per ▁included ▁a ▁" Qu ir ky ▁Fact " ▁shown ▁on ▁the ▁screen ▁related ▁either ▁to ▁the ▁major ▁sports ▁topic ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁or ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁guest ▁being ▁interview ed ▁by ▁Land s berg . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁commercial ▁break , ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁b um per ▁included ▁Land s berg ▁reading ▁a ▁w itt y ▁e - mail ▁to ▁the ▁show ▁from ▁a ▁vie wer , ▁often ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁qui ps ▁directed ▁towards ▁him