Marketplace (Canadian TV program)
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| Also known as | CBC News: Marketplace |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 50 |
| No. of episodes | 500 |
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| Executive producer | Nelisha Vellani |
| Producers | Greg Sadler Jeremy Macdonald Katie Pedersen Jenny Cowley |
| Editors | Simon Parubchak Aaron Taylor |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) |
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| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 5 October 1972 – present |
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Marketplace (officially CBC News: Marketplace) is a Canadian investigative consumer program which has been broadcast on CBC Television since 1972. The program investigates consumer reports on issues such as product testing, health and safety, fraudulent business practices, and also tests government and industry promises.
Despite airing on Friday nights, which typically have low viewership, the show has had high ratings and achieved over 1 million viewers for some episodes. In 2012, it was the fifth-highest rated show on CBC.