# Global Sunday > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Global_Sunday > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Global_Sunday.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Sunday > Source revision: 1356594738 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) ***Global Sunday*** was a [Canadian](/source/Television_in_Canada) [news magazine](/source/News_magazine) television program which aired Sunday evenings on the [Global Television Network](/source/Global_Television_Network).[1] The program was launched in September 2001, with [Charles Adler](/source/Charles_Adler_(broadcaster)) as host.[2] Run separately from the rest of Global's news division, the program often reflected the political views of Global's founder, [Israel Asper](/source/Israel_Asper) and the Asper family, and was designed to showcase a [Western Canadian](/source/Western_Canada) perspective on Canadian political affairs.[3] The program ran a mix of features reporting and interviews, effectively acting as a cross between a [newsmagazine](/source/Newsmagazine) and an American-style [Sunday talk show](/source/Sunday_morning_talk_show), and aired reportage and panel discussions featuring journalists from both [Global News](/source/Global_News) and the network's co-owned [CanWest News Service](/source/CanWest_News_Service) network of newspapers.[1] The program's launch also spurred both of Global's major rival networks, [CTV](/source/CTV_Television_Network) and [CBC](/source/CBC_Television), to relaunch Sunday public affairs shows. CTV, which had not produced such a program since the cancellation of [Mike Duffy](/source/Mike_Duffy)'s *[Sunday Edition](/source/Sunday_Edition_(Canadian_TV_program))* in 1999, relaunched its earlier show *[Question Period](/source/Question_Period_(TV_program))*, while CBC launched *[CBC News: Sunday](/source/CBC_News:_Sunday)*.[4] ## Hosts and features As a [right-wing](/source/Right-wing_politics) voice in Canadian television, the show developed a loyal audience, and was broadcast weekly from studios in [Calgary](/source/Calgary), the cultural hotbed of [Canadian conservatism](/source/Conservatism_in_Canada).[1] Adler was simultaneously host of a weekday [radio talk show](/source/Talk_radio) on [CJOB](/source/CJOB) in [Winnipeg](/source/Winnipeg), and commuted to Calgary on weekends to host *Global Sunday*.[3] On February 24, 2002, the show staged and broadcast the candidate debates in the inaugural [leadership convention](/source/Canadian_Alliance_leadership_elections) of the then-new [Canadian Alliance](/source/Canadian_Alliance) political party, with Adler as moderator.[5] Adler, who described his hosting style on the program as "a mix of [Larry King](/source/Larry_King), [Ted Koppel](/source/Ted_Koppel) and [Vince McMahon](/source/Vince_McMahon)",[2] also recorded a weekly series of news commentaries for the network's weekday *[Global National](/source/Global_National)* newscasts concurrently with his stint as host of the program.[6] However, not wishing to continue his schedule of weekly flights to Calgary, Adler resigned after a year.[7] The program was then hosted for the next number of months by a rotating roster of guest hosts, both Global News personalities and outside figures.[8] In early 2003, Global named a permanent host in [Danielle Smith](/source/Danielle_Smith), who at the time was an editorial writer for the *[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)*.[8] In 2004, the program introduced "The Final Round", a weekly debate segment featuring [Stephen LeDrew](/source/Stephen_LeDrew) and [Ezra Levant](/source/Ezra_Levant).[9] ## Cancellation With the launch of *Global National*'s weekend edition in February 2005, the program lost its coveted early-evening timeslot.[10] Ratings and resources both dwindled, and the decision was made in August 2005 to cancel *Global Sunday*.[11] The network replaced it with *[Global Currents](/source/Global_Currents)*, which aired documentary reports, and merged some other features, including "The Final Round", into the Sunday edition of *Global National*. In 2011, Global resumed airing a weekly national public affairs show with *[The West Block](/source/The_West_Block)*. ## References 1. Bob Blakey, "Global pools media talent: New national show debuts today". *[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)*, September 16, 2001. 1. Dan Brown, "Winnipeg broadcaster to host new national current affairs show: Charles Adler says Global Sunday will showcase politics' fresh faces". *[National Post](/source/National_Post)*, July 27, 2001. 1. "Outspoken broadcaster provides voice for West". *[Prince George Citizen](/source/Prince_George_Citizen)*, August 3, 2001. 1. Tony Atherton, "Public affairs shows experience a revival: CTV, Global capitalize on media convergence with mix of talent for new lineup; CBC launches Sunday morning program". *[Ottawa Citizen](/source/Ottawa_Citizen)*, September 16, 2001. 1. "Alliance leadership hopefuls go head-to-head on Global". *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian_(Charlottetown))*, February 23, 2002. 1. "Global Television launches "Global Sunday" with host Charles Adler". *[Canada NewsWire](/source/Canada_NewsWire)*, July 26, 2001. 1. Bob Blakey, "Global Sunday loses host Charles Adler". *[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)*, September 14, 2002. 1. Liane Faulder, "'Global Sunday' relaunches with new host". *[Regina Leader-Post](/source/Regina_Leader-Post)*, February 1, 2003. 1. "Global Sunday Introduces Sparring Partners LeDrew and Levant in 'The Final Round'". *[Canada NewsWire](/source/Canada_NewsWire)*, October 21, 2004. 1. Alex Strachan, "Global National takes on a seven-day work week: Familiar faces will be on weekend broadcasts". *[National Post](/source/National_Post)*, February 22, 2005. 1. [John Doyle](/source/John_Doyle_(critic)), "The things you can learn from the CBC lockout". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, September 1, 2005. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Global Sunday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Sunday) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Sunday?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.