| Studio 2 | |
|---|---|
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| Presented by | Steve Paikin andPaula Todd |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | unknown |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVOntario |
| Release | 1994 (1994) – June 2006 (2006-6) |
Studio 2 was a daily (weeknights)current affairsnewsmagazine onTVOntario inOntario, Canada. The show won several Gemini Awards, and was hosted bySteve Paikin andPaula Todd (who replaced original co-hostMary Hynes in the show's third season), and first aired in 1994.[1]
TVOntario announced the program's termination on June 29, 2006.[2] The final episode aired on June 30, and was replaced that fall with a new series hosted by Paikin,The Agenda.[3]
Rather than a newscast style,Studio 2 tackled certain current news stories affecting many Canadians with a focus often on Ontario. Regular topics on the show includedhealthcare, federal politics, provincial politics,terrorism,foreign affairs, theenvironment, the arts and many others. The show usually performed a deep analysis, often with open discussions among experts or even interviewing specific figures involved in the issues. Also included were arts and current affairs documentary segments, live performance, and in-depth personal interviews.
The show was partially integrated with two other TVOntario series hosted by Paikin,Fourth Reading andDiplomatic Immunity, which used the same studio and production team and aired immediately afterStudio 2 on their respective nights, but were treated and billed as separate series rather than segments ofStudio 2.Fourth Reading had already been in production for two years beforeStudio 2 premiered, whileDiplomatic Immunity began as a segment onStudio 2 before being spun off into its own series in 1998. However, whenStudio 2 was replaced withThe Agenda, the new program fully subsumed bothFourth Reading andDiplomatic Immunity as well.[4]