W5 (TV program)

This article is about the Canadian program. For the Nickelodeon series which was previously titled Nick News W5, see Nick News with Linda Ellerbee.
W5
Program logo since October 24, 2009
GenreNews magazine
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons58
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyCTV News
Original release
NetworkCTV
ReleaseSeptember 11, 1966 (1966-09-11) –
March 23, 2024 (2024-03-23)
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W5 is a Canadian news magazine television program that was broadcast by CTV from 1966 to 2024.

The title refers to the Five Ws of journalism: Who, What, Where, When and Why? It was the longest-running news magazine/documentary program in North America and the most-watched program of its type in Canada.

In February 2024, Bell Media announced that W5 would conclude as a regular television series after 58 seasons, due to cutbacks at the company; in September 2024, CTV News would relaunch the brand as an investigative journalism unit, producing long-form stories for broadcast on CTV News programs and platforms, and occasional documentary specials for CTV under the branding W5: Avery Haines Investigates.

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