A Kin to Win
A Kin to Win is a Canadian television game show initially produced in Montreal in 1961, then aired on the CTV network in 1962. Jimmy Tapp was the programme's host.
Production
The series was produced by a Canadian subsidiary of NBC, led by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir. Episodes were recorded in Montreal in the studios of CTV affiliate CFCF-TV at a cost of $2500 apiece.Premise
Each round of the game consisted of a competition between two families. Fathers of each family acted as team leaders, coaching the other family members. Quiz questions were posed to the players. When answered correctly, they earned a symbol to be added to a square board. A family won after successfully placing four symbols in a row, receiving a designated Prize Chest and proceeding to a bonus prize round known as the Big Plus. The winning family proceeded to a new round, competing against another family.Broadcast
Initially, the series was broadcast locally in Montreal on CFCF-TV in the early evenings starting on 2 October 1961. The series was also broadcast on CJSS-TV in Cornwall, Ontario.Distribution through the full CTV network began from 14 January 1962 and continued until July 1962. Episodes were seen on weekday afternoons at varying times depending on the market. A weekly Sunday evening episode was also broadcast, typically at 7:30 p.m.
CTV did not renew the series for the 1962-1963 national schedule, although episodes continued to be broadcast locally on CFCF-TV at least until May 1964.
According to Ross Bagwell, an NBC program developer who worked on A Kin to Win, the series was a forerunner of the American-based game show Family Feud.