Steven and Chris
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Steven and Chris is a Canadian television talk show
, which debuted on CBC Television
on January 14, 2008. The show is hosted by Steven Sabados
and Chris Hyndman
, formerly of the home renovation show Designer Guys
, who host celebrity guests and talk about topics ranging from entertainment
, cooking
, fashion
, health
and home decor.
Sabados and Hyndman are both openly
gay
. Despite being a longtime couple off-screen, they did not publicly acknowledge their relationship until 2008.
On March 10, 2009, CBC announced that the show was put on hiatus due to the network's budget cuts. It concluded on April 15, 2009 and continued in reruns in its usual timeslot.
The show returned on December 10, 2009 with a prime time holiday special, and regular new episodes began on January 4, 2010.
The show debuted in syndication
in the United States
through Program Partners in the fall of 2010. It began airing on Live Well Network in fall 2011.
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
, which debuted 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...
on January 14, 2008. The show is hosted by Steven Sabados
Steven Sabados
Steven Sabados is a Canadian television-show host, interior designer and writer, who currently co-hosts the afternoon talk show Steven and Chris with longtime partner Chris Hyndman on CBC Television....
and Chris Hyndman
Chris Hyndman
Chris Hyndman is a Canadian actor and television personality, who currently co-hosts the afternoon talk show Steven and Chris on CBC Television. He was born in Paradise, Newfoundland....
, formerly of the home renovation show Designer Guys
Designer Guys
Designer Guys is a design show on HGTV starring Matt Davis, Allen Chan, and Anwar Mukhayesh. The show currently airs in five countries including New Zealand, South Africa, Israel, the United States and Canada...
, who host celebrity guests and talk about topics ranging from entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
, cooking
Cooking
Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training...
, fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
, health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
and home decor.
Sabados and Hyndman are both openly
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
. Despite being a longtime couple off-screen, they did not publicly acknowledge their relationship until 2008.
On March 10, 2009, CBC announced that the show was put on hiatus due to the network's budget cuts. It concluded on April 15, 2009 and continued in reruns in its usual timeslot.
The show returned on December 10, 2009 with a prime time holiday special, and regular new episodes began on January 4, 2010.
The show debuted in syndication
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
through Program Partners in the fall of 2010. It began airing on Live Well Network in fall 2011.