[1] It aired following Vinyl Tap, taking over the final hour of Finkleman's 45s' timeslot.
The show completed its original run in October 2005, and was replaced by the weekend edition of The National Playlist.
After National Playlist was cancelled, Fuse rejoined the CBC schedule in the spring of 2006.
[2] The program's original host, Amanda Putz,[1] moved with her husband to Hong Kong in the fall of 2006.
The program's pairing of Gord Downie with The Sadies led them to collaborate on the 2014 album And the Conquering Sun.