Second City Television, commonly shortened to SCTV, is a Canadian television sketch comedy show about a fictional television station. It was created as an offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe. It moved to American television, where it aired on NBC from 1981 to 1983. Show's premise is the broadcast day of a fictitious TV station in the town of Melonville.
A typical episode of SCTV presents a compendium of programming seen on the station throughout its broadcast day. The show's premise is the broadcast day of a fictitious TV station (later network) in Melonville. Several "shows" are seen regularly on SCTV, including SCTV News; soap opera The Days of the Week; late-night movie features Monster Chiller Horror Theater and Dialing For Dollars.