Second City Television

Second City Television
Also known as
  • Second City TV (1976–1981)
  • SCTV Network 90 (1981–1983)
  • SCTV Channel (1983–1984)
GenreSketch comedy
Developed by
Starring
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes135 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time
  • 30 minutes (1976–1981)
  • 90 minutes (1981–1983)
  • 45 minutes (1983–1984)
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 21, 1976 (1976-09-21) –
July 17, 1984 (1984-07-17)

Second City Television, commonly shortened to SCTV and later known as SCTV Network and SCTV Channel, is a Canadian television sketch comedy show about a fictional television station that ran intermittently between 1976 and 1984. It was created as an offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe. It moved to American television, where it aired on NBC from 1981 to 1983.

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