Showdown (Canadian game show)

"Showdown (TV series)" redirects here. For other programs with the same title, see Showdown (disambiguation).

Showdown is a Canadian television game show, which aired on CTV in the network's inaugural 1961–62 season.

Showdown
Genre	game show
Presented by	Paul Hanover
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Screen Gems
Original release
Network	CTV
Release	5 October 1961 (1961-10-05) – 1962 (1962)

Hosted by Hamilton radio broadcaster Paul Hanover, the program featured contestants competing to answer general knowledge questions on music. Showdown was produced for CTV by Screen Gems (now Sony Pictures Television) and CFCF-TV (one of several co-productions between the network and Screen Gems) and was broadcast each Thursday at 7:30 PM beginning 5 October 1961.^[1][2]