[1] The program, similar to the American Friday Night Videos, played popular music videos, and also featured interviews with musicians, viewer contests and a countdown of the week's most popular singles and albums across Canada.

The program's original host was Terry David Mulligan, who left to join the nascent MuchMusic in 1985.

[4] For part of the 1984-85 season, the series aired alongside the companion program Rock Wars, a national "battle of the bands" competition hosted by Brad Giffen.

The show's cancellation was announced by the CBC in February 1993,[8] and its final episode aired on April 3.

The show's famous catch phrase, used by both hosts, derived from the lyrics of the song with the same name, was "Have you heard the news?