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Marketplace — Storyline

Marketplace is a Canadian television series, broadcast on CBC Television. Launched in 1972, the series is a consumer advocacy newsmagazine, which shows investigative reports on issues such as product testing, health and safety, fraudulent business practices and other news issues of interest to product and service consumers.

Cast & Crew

• Starring: Charlsie Agro, Tom Harrington, David Commons, Wendy Mesley

Marketplace — Series Details

Marketplace — Episode Guide

Season 36

• E1: New Home Nightmares (2008-01-09) — Think you’re safe from problems when you buy a new home? Think again Dave Prosser and Sylvia Potter bought their brand new home just three years ago, for a few hundred thousand. It
• E2: The Secret History of Cars (2009-01-16) — Thinking of buying a used car? You’re not alone. In this slowing economy, people are looking to save cash whenever and wherever they can.
• E3: Generation Cellphone (2009-01-23) — Can cellphone use cause brain tumors? It’s a question that everyone has wondered about, yet there still isn’t a clear answer.
• E4: Miracle Makers or Money Takers (2009-01-30) — Ailing Canadians are spending up to $200 a session in clinics and even buying the $20,000 "miracle" machine called the EPFX for home use. It's name is as intriguing as its health c
• E5: Easy Money (2009-02-06) — Marketplace investigates a company called BIM (Business in Motion) that claims big returns once you buy in. BIM's main product is the UltraLife Club, a travel package that promises
• E6: How Not To Win 500000 (2009-02-13) — Who doesn't want to win $500,000? That’s why so many Canadians are playing the Reader’s Digest sweepstakes. But now some of those people feel confused by the sweepstakes' marketing
• E7: Credit Card Catch (2009-02-20) — You might find you're paying for something known as "credit balance insurance." Depending on your credit card, it could be called "BalanceProtector" or "Account Protector," but the
• E8: The Trouble With Fake Guns (2009-02-27) — In a split second, do you think you could tell the difference between a real or an imitation gun? Imagine if that gun were pointed in your direction in what could be a life-or-deat
• E9: 7 Sins Of The Marketplace (2008-03-04) — Marketplace has seen it all when it comes to bad service, unsafe products and schemes. Over the years, we’ve seen companies come up with all kinds of tricky ways to separate custom
• E10: How Not To Buy A Puppy (2009-03-06) — We’ve all heard puppy horror stories about sick dogs from bad breeders. But many pet stores promise problem-free dogs from first-rate breeders.
• E11: Lawless Loans (2009-03-13) — Need a loan? As the economy continues to shrink, banks are becoming more and more reluctant to approve new loans — especially if your credit rating is less than stellar.
• E12: Power of Persuasion (2009-03-20) — Like any commodity, electricity and natural gas prices go up and down with the markets. In some provinces, you have a choice when it comes to who will supply your power – a public
• E13: The Price Cut Promise (2009-03-27) — Thinking of renovating your home? As resale prices and new home construction drops due to the recession, more and more people are staying in the homes they have and trying to impro

Season 37

• E1: Grow-Op Cover Up (2010-01-08) — Erica Johnson and contractor Mike Holmes reveal a new twist on home inspectors: more Canadians are buying houses that were formerly used as marijuana grow-ops.
• E2: GPS Distraction – Busted: Shingles (2010-01-15) — Convenience over safety? Marketplace conducts a first of its kind test in Erica Johnson's investigation into GPSs.
• E3: Road to Rich Dad (2010-01-29) — The pitch is how to get rich, or is it how to get ripped off? Erica Johnson investigates who's getting rich off Rich Dad.
• E4: Magic in a Bottle? (2010-02-05) — Erica Johnson investigates one of Canada's largest diet companies, Herbal Magic.
• E5: Canada's Worst Cellphone Bill (2010-03-05) — Wendy Mesley investigates the story behind huge bills many Canadians rack up from using their cellphones.
• E6: Who's Minding the Store? – Busted: Cord Blood Banks (2010-03-12) — Erica Johnson reveals the newest way thieves are stealing your credit and debit card numbers.
• E7: Burning Question – The Debt Trap (2010-03-19) — Firefighters know there's one thing that can help save lives in a fire, so you'll be surprised to learn this one thing is still missing in thousands of buildings across Canada. Als
• E8: Stretching the Truth? – Busted: Lysol (2010-03-26)
• E9: Something's Fishy – Busted: Easyhome (2010-04-02) — It's labelled halibut, but can you count on it? When you buy fish are you getting what you pay for? Erica Johnson goes fishing for answers.
• E10: Something's Fishy – Busted: Easyhome (2010-04-09) — Has your home insurance rate gone up? Wendy Mesley reveals it could be connected to your credit score.

Season 38

• E1: Big Gym Ripoff (2011-01-07) — How gym membership contracts affect Canadians and how some gyms are run.
• E2: Cure or Con? (2011-01-14) — Investigating homeopathy, the fastest growing alternative health practice in Canada.
• E3: Incredible Shrinking Products (2011-01-21)
• E4: Spinning a Pill (2011-01-21) — Investigating the oral contraceptive Yasmin.
• E5: Clean Water Dirty Tricks (2011-01-28) — Investigation of the sale of door-to-door water purification systems in Canada.
• E6: Hitting the Roof (2011-02-04) — Investigating the world of shady roofers with contractors Mike Holmes.
• E7: Superbug in the Supermarket (2011-02-11) — Investigating the link between the animals we eat and our resistance to antibiotics.
• E8: Crash and Burned (2011-02-18) — Tom Harrington investigates what insurance companies don't want you to know.
• E9: Back on the Case (2011-02-25) — We follow up on some of our favourite stories. See what's changed, and who's been busted since we "Busted" them.
• E10: Debt Collector Dread (2011-03-04) — Debt collectors: their business can be ferocious. But when they cross the line, can you count on the rules to protect you? Erica Johnson investigates.
• E11: Canada's Worst Cell Phone Bill: The Sequel (2011-03-11) — Taking another look at Canada's cellphone industry.
• E12: Lousy Labels (2011-03-18) — The labels say 'organic' and 'natural' — but are they really? Erica Johnson separates the truly green products from the 'greenwashed' — products that look green, but really aren'
• E13: Won't Get Fooled Again (2011-04-01) — For the first time ever, Marketplace will be running the scams instead of exposing them.

Season 39

• E1: Canada's Worst Customer Service: Store Edition (2012-01-06) — 'Marketplace' launches our 39th season with a special one-hour episode that takes on Canada's major store chains.
• E2: What FX? (2012-01-13) — Marketplace puts COLD-FX to the test, and discovers that there may be more clever marketing than proven science at the heart of their success. Host Erica Johnson also reveals where
• E3: Trouble For Rent (2012-01-20) — In "Trouble for Rent," Tom Harrington meets tenants of a national rental company and uncovers a disturbing history of unhealthy homes, poor maintenance and corporate callousness. O
• E4: The Toilet Paper Chase (2012-01-27) — Marketplace's Tom Harrington wants to find out what's behind one prominent eco-logo. He tracks down a popular toilet paper brand found in Canadian supermarkets to its source, the N
• E5: Lousy Labels: Health Hype (2012-02-03) — In this year's Top 10 countdown of Lousy Labels, Erica Johnson finds the truth behind the latest buzzwords on food packaging. It will make you think twice before filling up your sh
• E6: Snake In The Grass (2012-02-10) — Tom Harrington reveals the story of how, for many unwilling clients, Canada's largest lawn care company has become a more invasive pest than the ones they promise to get rid of. Wh
• E7: Recruitment Rip-Off (2009-02-17) — Tom Harrington exposes the aggressive practices of a job search marketing firm — one that acts more like a recruitment agency. While this firm does have all sorts of clients, it s
• E8: Framed (2012-02-24) — The materials in them are downright cheap. Even crafting the lenses is hardly labour-intensive. So why are prescription eyeglasses so darned expensive? Tom Harrington focuses in on
• E9: When The Repairman Knocks (2012-03-02) — You've got a problem with something in your home, and you need it fixed — fast! But who do you call? And who can you trust? We put home service trades-people to the test, in a hou
• E10: Tripped Up (2012-03-09) — Going on vacation? Think travel health insurance is going to protect you if something goes wrong?Marketplace exposes an industry that's set up to fail — convoluted medical questio
• E11: Dirty Hospitals (2012-03-23) — Canada has the highest rate of hospital acquired infections in the developed world, and Canada's consumer watchdog wants to know why. Erica Johnson puts hospital cleanliness to the
• E12: The Busted Edition (2012-04-06) — Co-hosts Erica Johnson and Tom Harrington report on shocking claims and shoddy services that drive Canadians crazy. It's an hour of television that will have the country shouting,

Season 40

• E1: Lousy Labels: Home Edition (2012-09-14) — "They're on your bedding, your kitchenware, and the cleaning products you use: labels claiming products are ""non-toxic"", ""biodegradable"" and include ""natural ingredients."" Bu
• E2: When The Repairman Knocks: Pools (2012-09-21) — "Marketplace is back at it again, putting home repairmen to the test. We're wiring up homes with hidden cameras, rigging a simple, everyday household problem, to find out if repair
• E3: Fighting for Fido (2012-09-28) — Thousands of dogs are ill or dying across North America and it's been going on for years. No one can say what, exactly, made the dogs sick. But owners say they fed their dogs a see
• E4: Getting Squeezed (2012-10-05) — "Buying a new car can be a gamble: you could end up landing a lemon. So what happens if you buy a faulty car that just can't be fixed?

  After hearing from car owners across the cou

• E5: Too Good To Be True (2012-10-12) — "In four decades of Marketplace, we've come across a lot of products – and a lot of pitchmen – that proved to be too good to be true.

  We're revisiting three of the most outrageous

• E6: Money Where Your Mouth Is (2012-10-19) — "When it's time to get our teeth checked, most of us trust our dentist to determine the treatment plan and how much it will cost. They are the experts, aren't they?

  Co-host Erica

• E7: High Steaks (2012-10-26) — "Is the steak you buy as safe as you think? We're taking a sharp look at a little-known process which could affect what you eat. It's a common industry practice that makes steaks a
• E8: Pump Fiction (2012-11-02) — "The price for premium gas blends is as much as 15 cents more per litre than regular gas. Gas companies make the pitch that premium's better for your car.

  While it's true that som

• E9: The Dirt on Hotels, Part 1 (2012-11-09) — "Marketplace puts six of the largest hotel chains in Canada to the test.

  We're investigating the cleanliness of Canadian hotels – in the most comprehensive test of its kind, ever.

• E10: The Dirt on Hotels, Part 2 (2012-11-16) — "Last week's investigation of hotel cleanliness got Canada talking last week. Now, we're digging deeper – testing how well chains are maintaining their hotels.

  We reveal some of t

• E11: When The Repairman Knocks: Garage Doors (2012-11-23) — "What happens when you give shady repair companies a second chance?

  Last season we put garage repair companies to the test – and some of them tried to rip us off. Now we're puttin

• E12: Burned (2012-11-30) — "Tom Harrington investigates flame retardants in our homes and reveals the toxic chemicals used to prevent or slow down the spread of fire may be making us sick, and may not be as
• E13: To Catch A Telemarketer (2013-01-11) — This week on Marketplace: telemarketers from hell. We're out to catch them breaking the rules. We go undercover half a world away, inside a call centre that might be calling you.
• E14: When The Repairman Knocks: Air Ducts (2013-01-18) — This time, we're testing air duct cleaners; yup air ducts… the things that carry hot and cold air from your furnace through your house. Watch what happens when the duct cleaners
• E15: Busting The Banks (2013-01-25) — "Are you frustrated with banking fees?

  Marketplace reveals three sneaky ways the banks fatten their profits at your expense.

  We also give one family a financial makeover and reve

• E16: Back On The Case (2013-02-01) — "We revisit two stories, and see what happened after the Marketplace bust.

  Dirty Hospitals: have they kept their promise to clean up?

  Clean Water, Dirty Tricks: Are they still sp

• E17: Price Tag Confidential (2013-02-08) — "What they don’t want you to know about prices

  You've sent us e-mail after e-mail asking why things cost as much as they do.

  It's a mission that people behind the prices don't wa

• E18: Who's Watching the Kids? (2013-02-22)
• E19: Mike Holmes: Home Ripoffs (2013-03-01)
• E20: The Great Salt Shakedown (2013-03-08)
• E21: Hospital Parking Pain (2013-03-29) — "We investigate the costs of parking at hospitals in Canada, find who's really making money off those lots and how it's affecting ordinary Canadians.

  In many cases, people told us

• E22: The Busted Edition (2013-04-05) — "We're on the trail of false claims, rounding up big names with their hands in your pockets. We're cracking five cases that will have you yelling, ""You're Busted!""

  Has Air Cana

• E23: What’s The Deal? (2013-04-12) — "If a deal sounds too good to be true… then it probably is.

  We delve in Dealfind, the largest Canadian-based e-retailer. It claims to offer unbeatable deals… so why are so man

Season 52

• E1: Truckload of Trouble (2024-10-11) — Trucking is the lifeline of Canada's economy, and as the country faces a shortage of drivers, Marketplace uncovers shocking details about how some unqualified new recruits are find
• E2: Fast-food chains serving up halal food with a side of misinformation, expired certificates (2024-10-18) — Some of Canada's most popular restaurants serve halal food, but a Marketplace investigation finds that many chains fail to answer basic questions about the halal food they serve or
• E3: Stolen in Seconds: Why aren't carmakers doing more? (2024-10-25) — Marketplace compares some of Canada's most stolen vehicles to the same makes and models sold in the U.K. and reveals how the same cars sold overseas have additional security featur
• E4: Access Denied: Back on the Case (2024-11-01) — From staff training to boarding procedures and the availability of lift equipment, Marketplace puts Air Canada to the test again with the help of Paralympian Brock Richardson.
• E5: Lousy labels on popular products (2024-11-08) — Revealing how much ginger is really in Canada Dry's Ginger Ale; the "made from real ginger" claim was taken off of American cans after class action lawsuits there.
• E6: Episode 6 (2024-11-15)
• E7: A company profiting from a boy's illness (2024-11-22) — A collage of Marketplace investigations comes together when a father finds his disabled son's story being used to sell a bogus product that claims to remove everything from pestici
• E8: Cause for Paws: The rising cost of pet care (2025-01-24) — Marketplace reveals the growing number of vet clinics being bought up by corporations across the country and reveals how those takeovers are driving up cost of care across Canada.
• E9: Exposing The Celebrity Sell: Home Edition. (2025-01-31) — Celebrities including Mike Holmes and former CFL player Graeme Bell make the pitch for renovations and custom home builds done right but a long list of customers with home build an
• E10: Sale or Fail? (2025-02-07) — Marketplace tracks sale items at popular stores for more than six months, revealing false discounts, and some products that are advertised on big sales days, but are actually cheap
• E11: The Changemakers: Your voice, our fight (2025-02-21) — Marketplace reveals the investigations have led to change. From removing unsafe products from store shelves to changing government and company policies, we take viewers on a journ
• E12: Turning up the Heat (2025-02-28) — Marketplace investigates the murky world of home heating deals to reveal how consumers who sign up for savings are getting surprises instead, locked into onerous loans that come wi
• E13: Gaming the System (2025-03-07) — Marketplace investigates how much information you're giving away when playing mobile games, and where that information ends up. We uncover the methods app developers use to keep k
• E14: Episode 14 (2025-03-14)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Marketplace have? 7 season(s) with 92 episodes.

Where can I watch Marketplace? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.