Occupation Double is a Canadian French language reality show that started in 2003. It is broadcast by TVA and was the main competitor of the Quebec incarnation of Loft Story. Ultimately, it was more financially successful than its direct competition. A second edition of the show was aired in 2004 and a third edition was aired in the fall of 2006. After yet another successful fourth edition in 2007 and fifth edition in 2008 took place, also on TVA.
The sixth edition of Occupation Double premiered on September 27, 2009. Things are different this time around, where the whole duration of the show is airing in Dominican Republic. Just like the other seasons, the contestants will travel around the world. The 7th season will air in the Fall of 2010, the show will take place in Whistler, British Columbia.
La classe de 5e is a Quebec television game show which premiered on February 5, 2009 on TVA. The show, an adaptation of the U.S. game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, is hosted by Québécois host and actor Charles Lafortune, who hosted L'école des fans and Le Cercle.
The grand prize in this version is C$250,000. All winnings on this version are tax free.
The slogan used by the network is "Êtes-vous plus brillant qu'un élève de 5e?", the literal translation for "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?"
The game is similar to La petite école, a weekly segment of the daily game show L'Union fait la force on Radio-Canada.
Originating from Montreal, La classe de 5e challenges Québécois contestants to prove that they are smarter than a fifth grader by answering a series of questions about a subject taught in a particular grade in a Quebec primary school, such as history, French, geography and mathematics. The set for the show is similar to the American v
Piment Fort was a popular Quebec humoristic game show hosted by the colorful Normand Brathwaite which aired on TVA from 1993 to 2001. Piment Fort means "hot pepper" in French.
Dieu merci! is a French language Quebec television series based on the Australian series, Thank God You're Here. This version debuted the 27 September 2007 on TVA Sundays at 7 PM, and differed in that it featured actors, singers and other artists.
During its fall upfronts, TVA announced the show as Thank God You're Here, indicating that the show's final title had not yet been decided.
Passez au salon is a unifying and bright comedy which tells the story of the Ostiguy family, owners for three generations of the only funeral parlor in their small native village and whose succession turns out to be... more complicated than expected.