What's On
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| What's On (熒幕八爪娛) | |
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 Title card of What's On circa 2006. |
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| Genre | Infotainment |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Producer(s) | Albert Law (1996-2003); Edgar Ng (2003-present) |
| Executive producer(s) | Maria Lee (1996-2004); Eileen Wan (2004-present) |
| Starring | see chart in Past & current hosts section |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Language(s) | Cantonese |
| Original channel | Fairchild TV |
| First shown on | 1996 |
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What's On (Traditional Chinese: 熒幕八爪娛) is a weekly half-hour TV series that airs on Fairchild Television.
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[edit] Format
Originally started in 1996, the show is currently the longest-running program in Fairchild Television history. "What's On" is a 30 minute informative program that introduces viewers to events happening in and around Vancouver and Toronto. It also runs short interviews with local celebrities, politicians and social figures for events they are contributing to, as well as interviews with international celebrities as they arrive in the city to promote or to perform.
Originally, there were two versions of the show. The Vancouver version and Toronto version ran in the same time slot in their respective cities on Thursday nights at 10:00pm while the version of the opposite city ran on Saturdays at 6:00pm. However, due to CRTC's ruling to have Fairchild TV air the same programming throughout the country, the two shows combined into one in July of 2001 with each city getting 15 minutes of airtime. This also meant the start of the "interactive" format of the show where the hosts from the two cities shared a brief interaction as the scenes change from one city to another.
In November of 2002, Fairchild Television moved the show from its Thursday timeslot to its current Sunday at 7:30pm time.
[edit] Past and Current Hosts
"What's On" is seen as a training ground for a lot of Fairchild Television artistes. The following is a partial list of past and present hosts for the show:-
| Host Name | Edition Hosted | Years Hosted |
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| Eva Yang 楊宜文 | Vancouver | 1996-1998 |
| Walter Ngai 倪啟瑞 | Vancouver | 1996-1998 |
| Eric Li 李潤庭 | Vancouver | 1998-2002 |
| Millie Leung 梁敏賢 | Vancouver | 1998-2000; 2001-2002 |
| Natalie Au 區念慈 | Vancouver | 1998-2003 |
| Prudence Yim 嚴峻 | Vancouver | 1999-2000 |
| Benny Yau 邱穟恆 | Vancouver | 2000-2002 |
| Leslie Tsang 曽穎妍 | Vancouver | 2000-2002 |
| Jackson Ho 何紹文 | Vancouver | 2000-2001 |
| Maggie Hou 侯佳慧 | Vancouver | 2001-2003 |
| Kenny Wong 黃子俊 | Vancouver | 2001-2003 |
| Anita Lee 李慧雅 | Toronto | 2001-2005 |
| Leo Siu 蕭嘉俊 | Toronto | 2001-2004 |
| Joanne Kwan 關曉彤 | Toronto | 2001-2003 |
| Jenny Pat 畢蕾蕾 | Vancouver | 2001-2002 |
| Georgia Leung 梁耀寧 | Toronto | 2001-2004 |
| Janis Chan 陳貝兒 | Vancouver | 2002-2003 |
| Melody Liu 劉亮 | Vancouver | 2002-2003 |
| Cleo Ng 吳嘉栩 | Toronto | 2003-present |
| Cindy Cheung 張瑋恩 | Vancouver | 2003-present |
| Sandy Cheung 張梓欣 | Vancouver | 2003-present |
| Eunice Ho 何詠雯 | Vancouver | 2003-2006 |
| Caroline Chang 張雅淇 | Vancouver / Toronto | 2003-2004 / 2005-present |
| Kenneth Lau 劉家逸 | Vancouver | 2004-present |
| Ming Fai Lee 李明輝 | Vancouver | 2004-present |
| Aimee Chan 陳茵媺 | Toronto | 2004-2005 |
| Janet Chow 周家蔚 | Toronto | 2004-2006 |
| Thomas Chong 莊子軒 | Toronto | 2005-present |
| Jessica Cheung 張葆頤 | Vancouver | 2006-present |
| Elva Ni 倪晨曦 | Toronto | 2006-present |
| Kayi Cheung 張嘉兒 | Vancouver | 2006-present |
| Susan Wong 黃潔華 | Vancouver | 2006-present |
[edit] Life after What's On
- Eva Yang 楊宜文 continues being a popular television presenter for Fairchild Television, hosting another long-running talk show, Leisure Talk. She also hosts the annual Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant.
- Walter Ngai 倪啟瑞 went on to become a Promotional Executive for Fairchild Television until 2002, when he returned to Hong Kong and is now working for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited.
- Eric Li 李潤庭 returned to Hong Kong and became a news anchor for Asia Television Limited and more recently, Cable TV Hong Kong .
- Benny Yau 邱穟恆 continues to host various shows for Fairchild Television including New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition.
- Maggie Hou 侯佳慧 is currently a successful model in Taiwan with hopes of entering the music business as a singer.
- Kenny Wong 黃子俊 returned to Hong Kong and is now a TV presenter for Cable TV Hong Kong's entertainment channel.
- Anita Lee 李慧雅 currently co-hosts the Toronto leg of Leisure Talk for Fairchild Television.
- Leo Siu 蕭嘉俊 returned to Hong Kong and entered a TV Host training camp hosted by TVB.
- Janis Chan 陳貝兒 returned to Hong Kong and is now a TV presenter for Cable TV Hong Kong's entertainment channel.
- Aimee Chan 陳茵媺 returned to Hong Kong to enter the Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2006 where she won the crown.
- Janet Chow 周家蔚 entered the Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2006 as an overseas contestant from Toronto and garnered the first runner-up title.
- Eunice Ho 何詠雯 became a Promotion Executive for the station as well until March 2006. She is currently a presenter for Hong Kong TVB's new entertainment news channel.
[edit] Mini-Shows
Whenever Fairchild TV has a major event coming up such as the annual New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition (NTSA Vancouver) or the Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant (MCV), "What's On" will run a series of mini-shows within the program over several weeks to feature the event as a prélude. Sometimes, a company would sponsor a mini-show to be aired during "What's On". These shows usually feature one or two stable host(s) which may or may not be the regular "What's On" presenters at that time. Some notable past Mini-Shows include:-
- "Why Is Mexico So Much Fun? (點解墨西哥咁好玩)"
- Number of episodes: 6 episodes
- Airdates: February 2002 - March 2002
- Hosted by: Dominic Lam 林嘉華 and Jacqueline Ko 高惠鈱
- "Beautiful Episode (芳華集)" prélude for MCV 2002; MCV 2003
- Number of episodes: 6 - 8 episodes
- Airdates: October 2002 - December 2002; November 2003 - December 2003
- Hosted by: Kenny Wong 黃子俊
- "The Tale Of Finding New Talents (尋找新丁的故事)" prélude for NTSA Vancouver 2005
- Number of episodes: 11 episodes
- Airdates: May 2005 - July 2005
- Hosted by: Kenneth Lau 劉家逸 ( as Inspector Octopus (八爪神探) )
- "Pure Beauty Sneak Peek (純美搜影)" prélude for MCV 2005; MCV 2006
- Number of episodes: 6 - 8 episodes
- Airdates: October 2005 - December 2005; October 2006 - December 2006
- Hosted by: Jessica Cheung 張葆頤 (2005); Kayi Cheung 張嘉兒 (2006)
- "Mr. Sing Searches For Stars (Sing仔尋星)" prélude for NTSA Vancouver 2006
- Number of episodes: 5 episodes
- Airdates: June 2006 - July 2006
- Hosted by: Benny Yau 邱穟恆 ( as Mr. Sing (Sing仔) )
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