fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ðə kɐnˈeɪdiən mˈiːdiːə ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv mˈoʊsᵻz zˈiːnˈeɪmɚ, ðə ʃˈoʊ pɹəmˈɪɹd ˌɔn nˈæʃənəl bɹˈɔːdkæst tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ˌɔn sˈɪɾɪtˌiːviː ænd ɹˈæn fɔːɹ tˈɛn sˈiːzənz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn dˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
Founded by the Canadian media executive Moses Znaimer, the show premiered on national broadcast television in 1999 on Citytv and ran for ten seasons (1999-2008).