THE CTV FALL 2008 PRIME-TIME SCHEDULE (Canadian series only)
All times ET. New programs in CAPS.
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CTV and A 2008 schedules and program descriptions
Everything about Flashpoint, eh?
CTV and A announce lineups
From a media release (I’m including Canadian series only):
CTV’s fall season includes:
- Flashpoint (CTV), the Canadian-produced series to be simulcast with CBS follows an elite team of police as they thwart the most heinous of crimes at the moment they get out of hand
- The world premiere of The Listener (CTV), the Canadian-produced series airing in the U.S. on NBC and in 175 other countries, tracing the life of a young man with a very special talent – the ability to read minds
- So You Think You Can Dance Canada (CTV), the all-new Canadian version of the hit international format
CTV also announced today the first projects on its development slate for the 2008/09 season, including a pilot for a new comedy series from Corner Gas creator Brent Butt. Also announced were The Marilyn Denis Show, a daytime series starring Gemini Award winner and CHUM FM personality Marilyn Denis (for CTV), and an all-new season of Canada’s Next Top Model (for “A”).Additional projects will be announced later.
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In the news: Summer series
From Rob Salem of the Toronto Star:
- Silver lining on a grey summer: Good Canadian pickings are slim as Global, CTV buy American schlock
“This summer, most of the American networks will typically pad their schedules with half-baked reality formats, warmed-over reruns and burned-off episodes of mid-season series that did not otherwise make it onto the air. So once again, it falls to our own commercial networks – the CBC is, appropriately enough, a given – to come up with at least a couple of worthy homegrown alternatives.” Read more.
CTV Reveals Summer Schedule
From a media release:
- Summer’s No.1 Series Canadian Idol Returns for Sixth Season June 3
- New Canadian Drama Series Flashpoint Premieres July 11 on CTV & CBS along with new seasons of Canadian series Instant Star, Comedy Now! and Comedy Inc.
Sundays: Instant Star
Mondays: Canadian Idol
Tuesdays: Canadian Idol
Fridays: Flashpoint
Saturdays: Comedy Now!, Comedy Inc.
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In the news: Flashpoint, The Listener
From Gayle MacDonald of the Globe and Mail:
- Are U.S. networks messing with our shows?
“The first two were picked up as 13-part episodic dramas; shooting is now under way in Toronto on Pink Sky/Avamar Entertainment’s Flashpoint, and kicks off in June on The Listener, from Shaftesbury Films. More exciting for both shows’ producers, however, is the fact that the slick, polished pilots (made for more than $2-million each) so impressed two U.S. networks that CBS and NBC bought the U.S. rights during the writers strike in January to broadcast the pair of Canadian-made dramas.” Read more.