Tiny Talent Time

Tiny Talent Time is a Canadian children's television series, which has aired in various formats on CHCH-TV in Hamilton, Ontario, and in other markets via syndication, since 1957.[1] A variety show, the series features children, aged 12 or under, demonstrating their talents in various performing arts.[1]

The original series, hosted by Bill Lawrence throughout its run, aired from 1957 to 1992.[2] It was created as a children's version of station owner Ken Soble's long-running radio and television series Ken Soble's Amateur Hour.[1] Noted performers on the original series included Sheila Copps reciting a poem,[3] Deborah Cox as a singer,[1] and Frank Augustyn performing a gymnastics routine.[3] In addition to local children, the series attracted performers from throughout Southern Ontario and even from Buffalo, New York.[4] By the time of its cancellation in 1992, it was second only to CBC Television's Front Page Challenge as the longest-running television series in Canadian history.[2]

The series was briefly revived in 2000 as Today's Talent Time, hosted by Sandy Savelli and Mike Gravina.[3] Savelli and the program's executive producer Beth McBlain had both been performers on the original series.[3] The revival also included a "Time Capsule" segment, in which people who had performed on the original series were profiled.[3] The new series lasted a single season.[1]

The series was again revived in 2014 under its original title, now hosted by Jaclyn Colville and Jason Agnew.[4] The revived series was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016.[5]