Five Years in the Life


Five Years in the Life is a Canadian reality television series which aired on CBC Television from 1968 to 1972.

Premise

The lives of selected Canadian families were profiled in this series with the initial intent to revisit them five years later. However, public interest in the series caused the CBC to revisit featured families more frequently and to profile additional families. Profiled people included an architect, an Inuk artist, a Jamaican immigrant and a lighthouse operator from Newfoundland. The various segments were produced with numerous directors.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast for five seasons as follows :
DayTimeSeason run
Fridays8:30 p.m.28 June to 30 August 1968
Mondays8:30 p.m.30 June to 1 September 1969
Mondays8:30 p.m.6 July to 7 September 1970
Thursdays10:00 p.m.1 July to 9 September 1971
Mondays7:30 p.m.3 July to 4 September 1972