Street Cents (1989)

30m
Running Time

17
Seasons

85
Episodes

March 18, 1989
Release Date

TV
IMDb ratings
7.8
Street Cents

Street Cents (1989)

30m
Running Time

17
Seasons

85
Episodes

March 18, 1989
Release Date

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CBC
CBC Television
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"Street Cents," a teen-centered newsmagazine aired on CBC Television from 1989 to 2006, stood out for its focus on consumer and media awareness for young viewers. Created by producer John Nowlan and inspired by Britain's "Pocket Money," the series garnered critical acclaim, winning Gemini Awards and an International Emmy for Best Youth Programming. Ad-free like CBC's Marketplace, it prioritized unbiased critique of products and services, promoting safety, ethics, and youth empowerment. Despite its lauded inclusivity, the show ended in October 2006 due to declining teen viewership, leaving CBC-TV without youth-targeted programming.

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Release Date
March 18, 1989

Status
In Production

Seasons
17

Episodes
85

Running Time
30m

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sketch comedy
parody
journalism
tv production
consumer affairs
newsmagazine
consumer magazine
Scripted
j-roc

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Street Cents is a newsmagazine TV series directed at teenagers that originally aired on CBC Television between 1989 and 2006. Street Cents focused on consumer and media awareness for young people. The series was created by producer John Nowlan. He cites Britain's Pocket Money as one of the inspirations for Street Cents. The show has won several Gemini Awards and even an International Emmy for Best Youth Programming or Series. The series was lauded by critics for its efforts to be inclusive and representative of Canada's youth. The theme song for several seasons was "Where Does My Money Go?" by Thrush Hermit.Like CBC's Marketplace, the show aired without commercial interruption, because the producers did not want the bias of advertising revenue to affect the potential criticism of the advertisers' products and/or services. The show promoted safety and ethics and action while empowering young people. Sponsor logos were briefly seen in the end credits of episodes in a manner akin to public television in the United States.

In August 2006, the network airing Street Cents, CBC Television, decided to cancel the series as its target demographic, teens and preteens, have shown a decline of viewership. The last episode aired October 1, 2006 leaving CBC-TV with no programs aimed at its target demographic.

One of the original hosts of the show, Jonathan Torrens, started a YouTube reboot of the series in 2019 called Your Two Cents. The CBC subsequently announced its own revival of the Street Cents brand as a TikTok account in 2022, hosted by Anisha Joshi, Mercedes Gaztambide and Ian (Creo) Walters.

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