Night Walk (TV series)
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Night Walk was the first in a short but frequently-repeated series of late-night television programs aired on Global Ontario
from 1986 to 1993.
Night Walk was basically a first-person view of a walk through the streets of Toronto
during the late-night hours, including the sights and sounds of the scenery, accompanied by jazz music. It featured films taken from the vantage point of a person walking through the PATH
, city streets and different buildings.
Despite having a seven year run on Global, only one episode of Night Walk was produced, and was repeated nightly during late-night hours (generally 3AM to 5AM) as a subsititute for a test pattern
. However, it would later be supplemented by similar programs such as Night Ride, featuring film of Toronto's streets and highways from the viewpoint of a person driving late at night; and Night Moves, which aired scenes of Toronto nightlife
.
CIII-TV
CIII-DT-41 is a television station owned by Shaw Communications that serves much of the population of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a flagship station of the Global Television Network...
from 1986 to 1993.
Night Walk was basically a first-person view of a walk through the streets of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
during the late-night hours, including the sights and sounds of the scenery, accompanied by jazz music. It featured films taken from the vantage point of a person walking through the PATH
PATH (Toronto)
PATH is a network of pedestrian tunnels beneath the office towers of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. According to Guinness World Records, PATH is the largest underground shopping complex in the world with 371,600 m² PATH is a network of pedestrian tunnels beneath the office towers of Downtown...
, city streets and different buildings.
Despite having a seven year run on Global, only one episode of Night Walk was produced, and was repeated nightly during late-night hours (generally 3AM to 5AM) as a subsititute for a test pattern
Test card
A test card, also known as a test pattern in North America and Australia, is a television test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no program is being broadcast...
. However, it would later be supplemented by similar programs such as Night Ride, featuring film of Toronto's streets and highways from the viewpoint of a person driving late at night; and Night Moves, which aired scenes of Toronto nightlife
Nightlife
Nightlife is the collective term for any entertainment that is available and more popular from the late evening into the early hours of the morning...
.
See also
- Scenes of Newfoundland - similar program aired in early mornings on NTVCJON-TVCJON-DT is a Canadian English language television station broadcasting on channel 21 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with additional transmitters and cable coverage throughout the province. It is known on-air as NTV, for Newfoundland Television...
in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...