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Chef Worthy returns to Viva on May 22

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From a media release:

CHEF MICHAEL POTTERS TURNS UP THE HEAT IN THE KITCHEN WITH A NEW SEASON OF CHEF WORTHY ON VIVA

  • Season 2 premieres on Saturday, May 22 at 7 p.m. ET in the VIVA Cuisine block

chefworthyChef Worthy returns to VIVA this May with a fresh batch of amateur chefs competing for the title of Chef Worthy. Chef Michael Potters, owner of the renowned Harvest restaurant, is back to host the series which pits family and friends against each other in a friendly kitchen competition. Two cooks face the heat, but only one can reign supreme when Chef Worthy Season 2 premieres Saturday, May 22 at 7 p.m. during the VIVA Cuisine block.

Produced by Big Coat Productions in association with VIVA, each episode sees two brave and competitive amateur cooks step up to the stove and present their culinary skills to Chef Potters and a panel of experts. From tasting challenges and working on the line in some of the city’s busiest restaurants, to the ultimate final showdown in the Culinary Coliseum, only one cook will walk away with the Chef’s hat and bragging rights to call themselves Chef Worthy.

The first episode of the season introduces viewers to Sheryl and Lisa, both overconfident and outspoken; they became instant friends when their husbands introduced them years ago. Both enthusiastic home cooks, they started trying to outdo each other at dinner parties and now compete over pretty much everything. Chef Michael Potters discovers what both cooks need to do to become more proficient in the kitchen, and let’s them loose to show off their skills in The Host restaurant. Who has what it takes to win the title of best cook? Audiences can tune in to find out when Season 2 of Chef Worthy premieres Saturday, May 22 at 7 p.m.

For more information on Season 2 of Chef Worthy and recipes from the series, viewers can visit http://www.myviva.ca/chefworthy.

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Ratings: Canada’s Worst Handyman hits 500,000 viewers

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Episode 1 of CANADA’S WORST HANDYMAN 5 Wins the Night for Specialty with 500,000 Viewers

  • Season premiere was the #1 program of the day across all Non-Sports English Specialty Television*

Last night, the season premiere of Discovery Channel’s CANADA’S WORST HANDYMAN 5 nailed down a ratings victory, drawing 500,000 P2+ viewers to the series featuring five inept handymen and handywomen in “reno rehab ” – the highest premiere in the series’ history. Episode 1 of Season 5, titled “The Frat Pack,” was the #1 show of the day across key demos – P2+, A25-54 and A18-49 – across all Non-Sports English Specialty Television (Canadian and U.S.).

This season, a new class of disastrous DIYers have moved into Reno Rehab, this time renovating a frat house in a southern Ontario university town. With reno ambitions that so exceed their abilities, these offenders have left monumental home improvement disasters in their wake. Over the course of seven episodes, CANADA’S WORST HANDYMAN 5 reveals how and where it all goes wrong when DIY enthusiasm and ineptitude collide. Guided by series host and writer Andrew Younghusband, this season’s “class” of reckless renovators are shown the error of their ways and offered the expert coaching and tools to help them improve. But will the tutorials offered at Reno Rehab earn any of them a passing grade?

CANADA’S WORST HANDYMAN continues Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Catch an encore presentation of the record-setting Episode 1 “The Frat Pack” on Fri., May 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and Sat., May 8 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT.

For even more of the CANADA’S WORST HANDYMAN 5 experience, visit worsthandyman.ca for exclusive interactive content, bonus material and full episodes.

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Rookie Blue

Rookie Blue premieres June 24 on Global and ABC

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From an ABC press release – airs simulcast with Global:

“Rookie Blue” Premieres June 24 On ABC

FIVE ROOKIE COPS HIT THE CITY STREETS TO SERVE AND PROTECT, BUT MUST FIND THE COURAGE TO CONFRONT THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEMONS TO MAKE THE GRADE, ON THE PREMIERE OF ABC’S “ROOKIE BLUE”

  • Missy Peregrym Stars as Rookie Police Officer Andy McNally, with Gregory Smith Starring as Fellow Rookie Dov Epstein

smallFive young, ambitious cops, fresh out of the Academy, are plunged into the world of big city policing on their very first day on the job, a world where even the smallest mistake can have life-or-death consequences, coupled with some serious emotional fall-out. Andy McNally is the soul of this close-knit group. She and her uniformed family of boyfriends, best friends, mentors and competitors will undergo extreme trials and tribulations, share their triumphs, cherish their camaraderie and revel in their competition. These rookies are about to learn that no amount of training can prepare them for life on the street, in the premiere of “Rookie Blue,” THURSDAY, JUNE 24 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

In the premiere episode, “Fresh Paint,” triumph turns to humiliation when a high-stakes takedown of a suspect goes awry. Andy McNally has made a critical rookie mistake, ruining a long-running undercover drug sting, and tries to make up for it by going face to face with a volatile gunman who already has one man’s blood on his hands.

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Come Dine With Me comes to Canada

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From a media release:

  • Series to be produced by Proper Television in association with W Network
  • Come Dine with Me Canada set to launch on W Network in fall 2010

Corus Entertainment announced today that a Canadian version of the hit international format Come Dine with Me is coming to W Network. Produced by Proper Television in association with W Network and based on a format created by ITV Studios (UK), Come Dine with Me Canada is set to start filming this summer, targeting a launch on W Network in fall 2010.

Come Dine with Me follows five amateur chefs competing for the title of the ultimate dinner party host. Each night for a week these strangers take turns cooking up their idea of the perfect evening. Each competitor then rates the host’s performance and the winner is rewarded with the ‘ultimate dinner party host’ title and a cash prize.

The Come Dine with Me format has established itself as one of the world’s most successful television format exports, currently produced locally in 20 territories and featuring more than 4,000 episodes across eleven languages.

Come Dine with Me (UK) is currently airing on W Network on Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. ET/PT.

Proper Television is currently casting for people in the Greater Toronto Area with a passion for cooking and entertaining. Interested participants can visit www.wnetwork.com/comedinewithmecanada.

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