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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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| Sports Programming: 18 NCAA Bowl Games on TSN and TSN2 |
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on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 12:41 PM |
TSN and TSN2 hit the gridiron this holiday season with live coverage of 18 NCAA Bowl games including the FEDEX BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN featuring the last two Heisman Trophy winners going head-to-head on college football's biggest stage. Nine of the 18 games are available exclusively in Canada on TSN2, including the ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL and the TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL.
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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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| Sports Programming: TSN Unveils Top 10 Sports Stories of 2008 |
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on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 07:39 AM |
2008 was a year of highs and lows in the world of sports with big performances, big upsets, and big personalities dominating the landscape. TSN revealed today the network's Top 10 list of sports stories for 2008. TSN will officially name the Top Sports Story of 2008 during its popular year-end feature SPORTSCENTRE: YEAR IN REVIEW on Christmas Eve, December 24 at 7 p.m. ET.
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| Casting Call: CTV Announces Final Call to Catwalk Contenders for CANADA’S NEXT TOP MODEL |
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on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 06:03 PM |
Girls with a passion for fashion and dreams of jumpstarting their modelling career have six days left to apply for CANADA’S NEXT TOP MODEL. Deadline for applications is Monday, December 22, 2008. Visit model.ctv.ca to apply online – a program first this year – or download the official application kit and apply by mail. More than 2,000 applications from across the country have been submitted to date. Thousands more will apply, but only 10 women will compete on-air for an incredible grand prize that includes a $100,000 beauty contract. Cycle 3 of the hugely popular Gemini Award-winning series is scheduled to hit the airwaves Spring 2009 on CTV.
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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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