Degrassi High

Degrassi High
Genre	Teen drama
Created by	Linda Schuyler Kit Hood
Starring	See cast here
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	28 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 minutes (including commercials)
Production company	Playing With Time, Inc.
Original release
Network	CBC Television (Canada) PBS (United States)
Release	November 6, 1989 (1989-11-06) – February 18, 1991 (1991-02-18)
Related
The Kids of Degrassi Street Degrassi Junior High Degrassi: The Next Generation School's Out
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Degrassi High is a Canadian television series created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood. The third entry in the Degrassi teen drama franchise and the direct continuation of Degrassi Junior High, it aired on the CBC for two seasons from November 6, 1989 to February 28, 1991^[1] and on PBS in the United States starting from January 13, 1990. Like its predecessor, it was a non-union show produced by Playing With Time with involvement from WGBH.

Set in Toronto, it follows the lives of those who attend the fictional namesake school. As a continuation of Degrassi Junior High, the cast of the previous series reprise their roles, with the addition of several new characters. It addresses a variety of topics, ranging from mundane coming-of-age dilemmas to serious and controversial topics such as abortion, cancer, suicide and HIV/AIDS. It was filmed at the Story Arts Centre of Toronto's Centennial College, while scenes outside the school were shot around the Greater Toronto Area.

Like its predecessor, Degrassi High was met with critical acclaim for its portrayal of teenage life and social issues, with particular praise afforded to the series premiere, "A New Start", which portrayed abortion. A small controversy arose involving the episode when PBS removed a scene of anti-abortion protesters against the wishes of Hood and Schuyler. The show received six awards, including a Prix Jeunesse^[2] and four Chris Awards,^[3] and seven nominations, including for several actors.

The end of Degrassi High and its parent franchise at the time was attributed to several factors, including Kit Hood's exhaustion and disillusionment with television work, the loss of WGBH as a financial backer, its actors pursuing post-secondary education and careers, and both Hood and Schuyler's desire to end the series before it became stale and predictable. The series officially ended with the television movie School's Out (1992). With the exception of the documentary series Degrassi Talks, which was broadcast a month after School's Out, it was the final mainline Degrassi series until the franchise was revived with Degrassi: The Next Generation in 2001.