[3] The show stars Miguel Rivas and Emma Hunter as the anchors,[3] with Laura Cilevitz, Aisha Alfa, Marilla Wex, Dave Barclay and Donavon Stinson as correspondents,[4] and Pat Smith and Luke Gordon Field as hosts of the Beaverton Sports Network segment.
Numerous Canadian actors, comedians and other media personalities have also appeared on the show in supporting character roles as interview guests.
[5] In June 2016, the Comedy Network confirmed that it had picked up the series for airing in the 2016-17 television season.
Because the first episode was taped before, but aired after, the date of the 2016 United States presidential election, the program prepared and filmed two different introductions based on both possible outcomes.
[9] Heather Mallick of the Toronto Star wrote that she was looking forward to the series premiere, comparing the advance preview clips she had seen to the best of The Onion and the Canadian sketch comedy classic SCTV.