| Based On: | The Great Pottery Throw Down by Love Productions |
| Director: | Darrell Faria |
| Presenter: | Jennifer Robertson |
| Composer: | Orin Issacs |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Producer: | Elvira Kurt |
| Company: | Point Grey Pictures Frantic Films |
| Network: | CBC Television |
The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down is a Canadian reality competition television series, premiered on CBC Television on February 8, 2024.[1] Adapted from the British series The Great Pottery Throw Down, the series is a pottery competition to find Canada's best potter.
The show is hosted by Jennifer Robertson, with Brendan Tang and Natalie Waddell as judges. Actor Seth Rogen, himself an amateur potter, appeared as a guest judge, as well as being an executive producer of the series.[2] The show was filmed in Granville Island, an area of Vancouver with an industrial past and currently occupied by many artists, at the former site of Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
On the finale, which aired 4 April 2024, Jen Sonnenberg was declared the winner.[3] The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down was not renewed for another season.[4]
| Potter[5] | Age | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiefer Floreal | 27 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Alice Gibson | 21 | Penticton, BC | |
| Thomas Haskell | 35 | Toronto, ON | |
| Susan Johnston | 67 | Surrey, BC | |
| Renu Mathew | 49 | Olds, AB | |
| Andrew McCullough | 32 | Fredericton, NB | |
| Jen Sonnenberg | 39 | Stonewall, MB | |
| Jackie Talmey-Lennon | 39 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Elsa Valiñas | 43 | Fredericton, NB | |
| Michael Wood | 35 | Salisbury, NB |