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MONEY
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17 seasons · 186 episodes total · ~11 per season.
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The Fifth Estate
1976 17 seasons · 186 eps English
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★6.8TMDB · 11
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Each week the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians – delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.
“Where the story doesn't end with the headline”
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Cast
Bob McKeown
Host
Gillian Findlay
Host
Mark Kelley
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CRAFT
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Crossed the 100-episode mark — syndication territory.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 186 hours end-to-end — 23 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 1976 to 2026 — a 50-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Returning Series".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Documentary.
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CAST
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Airs on CBC Television.
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The technical file
- Seasons
- 17
- Total episodes
- 186
- Avg episode length
- 60 min
- Premiered
- 1976-01-02
- Last aired
- 2026-04-17
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
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