Mr. Fixit is a Canadian instructional television series which aired on CBC Television

CBC Television

CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...

 from 1955 to 1965.

Premise

The series demonstrated home repairs and construction by Peter Whittall, previously seen on Living

Living (1950s TV series)

Living was a Canadian informational television series which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1955.-Premise:Elaine Grand of Tabloid hosted this series on topics geared towards women such as child rearing, gardening and homemaking...

. Whittall, nicknamed Mr. Fixit, was joined by host Rex Loring. Due to its 15-minute time slot, Mr. Fixit concentrated on basic repair and construction techniques.

Scheduling

The first five seasons of this 15-minute series were broadcast on Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern) from the debut on 8 October 1955. As of 2 July 1960, the series was moved to a Wednesday 7:45 p.m. time slot where it remained until its last broadcast on 30 June 1965.

Reception

By 1962, the series attracted approximately 33,000 viewer letters annually according to CBC estimates.