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Category: Programming Highlights
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| Programming Highlights: The Mentalist Joins CTV's Midseason Schedule January 4 |
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on Monday, December 22, 2008 - 11:06 AM |
CTV's announced today that the most buzzed about new drama series of the fall, THE MENTALIST joins the network's white-hot midseason schedule, Sundays at 10 p.m. ET, beginning January 4 following DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES at 9 p.m. ET (check ctv.ca to confirm local broadcast times). Starring Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker, THE MENTALIST follows Patrick Jane (Baker), a former celebrity psychic-turned-California police detective who uses his skills of observation and expertise at reading people to solve crimes. Premiering last September on 'A', THE MENTALIST quickly became one of the most talked-about new drama series of the year. Meanwhile, in the U.S., the crime drama is the undisputed #1 new show of the season, and last week, catapulted to the top spot in all of television ahead of ratings juggernauts CSI and GREY'S ANATOMY.
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| Programming Highlights: New Legal Drama Series RAISING THE BAR Premieres Fri., Jan. 9 |
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on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 12:30 PM |
CTV calls the TV court to order with the compelling new legal drama series RAISING THE BAR, Fridays at 10 p.m. ET premiering Friday, January 9 following the return of all-new episodes of the hit series FLASHPOINT at 9 p.m. ET (check CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). The one-hour drama, created by 10-time Emmy® Award-winning producer Steven Bochco (L.A. LAW, NYPD BLUE) and professor/writer David Feige, follows a group of young lawyers who work on opposite sides of the law – the public defender’s office and the district attorney’s office. Starring a strong, Canadian cast including Currie Graham (WOULD BE KINGS, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES), Gloria Reuben (ER) and Jonathan Scarfe (ER), the series looks beyond the courtroom battles to the relationships between former law school classmates who have become professional adversaries. RAISING THE BAR was one of TNT’s top-rated series when it premiered on the American cable network this past September. Attracting 7.7 million viewers in the U.S., the first episode of the series was ad-supported cable's #1 new series launch of all time.*
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| Programming Highlights: Original Movie OF MURDER AND MEMORY premieres January 7 |
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on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 08:37 PM |
When freedom is on the line, one moment can be the difference between justice served and justice denied. Premiering Wednesday, January 7 at 9 p.m. ET on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times), OF MURDER AND MEMORY is an Original CTV movie inspired by Canadian author Linda Spalding’s involvement in the murder trial of a presumably innocent woman in Hawaii. Spalding’s real-life experiences and guilty conscience led her to write a novel about the case, entitled, Who Named the Knife. Bringing the story from the pages to small screen is a star-studded cast including Annabeth Gish (BROTHERHOOD), Chandra West (JOHN FROM CINCINNATI), Hugh Dillon (FLASHPOINT), Gabriel Hogan (RENT-A-GOALIE) and Maury Chaykin (ENTOURAGE).
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| Programming Highlights: Canadian Hit THE HILLS LIVE AFTER SHOW Becomes North American Sensation |
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on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 05:00 PM |
MTV Canada’s home-grown smash THE HILLS LIVE AFTER SHOW has captured the eyes of youth both north and south of the 49th parallel. From Omaha to Ottawa, millions of people across North America are watching the Canadian production, which airs live from MTV Canada's studios at the Masonic Temple in Toronto. After 10 weeks of simulcast to the U.S., THE HILLS LIVE AFTER SHOW ranks #2 (P12-34) on MTV U.S. following the #1 ranked mega-hit series THE HILLS**. In Canada, the show ranks #1 (P12-34) across all specialty television in its timeslot, placing MTV behind only CTV and Global across all Canadian television*. For the first time ever this Monday, Dec. 22 beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET, hosts Dan Levy and Jessi Cruickshank join the entire HILLS cast live in the Big Apple for THE HILLS LIVE AFTER SHOW season finale including an unforgettable live performance by The Pussycat Dolls.
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| Programming Highlights: Al Gore's Oscar Winning Doc 'An Inconvenient Truth' Kicks Off A Month of Sundance and Presidential Favorites this January on CBC Newsworld |
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on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 10:30 PM |
CBC NEWS: THE PASSIONATE EYE is proud to present Al Gore’s Oscar®-winning film (Best Documentary 2007), and Sundance Film Festival favourite, An Inconvenient Truth, on Sunday, Jan. 4, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, on CBC Newsworld. The film offers viewers an inspirational look at the former vice-president’s passionate mission to halt the deadly effects of global warming by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. The film is part of CBC Newsworld’s special tribute to the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, Sundays in January, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. An Inconvenient Truth premiered at Sundance in 2006.
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| Programming Highlights: Glenn Close leads an all star cast in a brand new season of Damages |
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on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 10:21 PM |
Riveting, addictive and a unanimous hit with critics, the Golden Globe® and Emmy Award® nominated series Damages returns to Showcase for a highly anticipated second season. The second season of the heart-pounding series, starring Golden Globe®, Emmy® and Academy Award® winner Glenn Close and rising new star Rose Byrne, will air in Canada exclusively on Showcase on Sundays at 10 pm ET/PT beginning January 18, 2009, hot off the heels of the US launch on January 7, 2009. New episodes will also be streamed online at showcase.ca.
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| Programming Highlights: Human Endurance Pushed to New Extremes in Season 3 of GUINEA PIG |
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on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 10:02 PM |
WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! Find out how humans function under threatening conditions when Discovery fan favourites Ryan Stock and AmberLynn Walker return for another round of scientific shockers in an all-new season of original Canadian series GUINEA PIG. Season 3 explodes onto Discovery Channel beginning Saturday, Jan. 10 at 11 p.m. ET/PT with 10 new half-hour installments. In the all-new season, Ryan sets a new Guinness World Record and AmberLynn confronts her worst fear head-on in two GUINEA PIG firsts. Fans can hit guineapigonline.ca right now for a chance at having their idea performed during an exclusive webcast that is set to air this winter.
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