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New tonight: Dragons’ Den, Titanic: Blood and Steel

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Dragons’ Den, CBC – Season premiere
Dragons’ Den returns–with a brand new Dragon—and 20 exciting episodes, each featuring aspiring entrepreneurs pitching to five multi-millionaires, with the expertise—and the know-how—to turn great ideas into incredible fortunes. In the season premiere the Dragons enjoy a spot of tea; unlucky entrepreneurs take another chance at making their business stick; and a pair of brothers are tired of living out of their luggage. Plus, a niche product has the Dragons stepping out of their comfort zone.

Titanic: Blood and Steel, CBC – Premiere “1909, Belfast”
The story of the epic process of building the Titanic from the ground up and the people who gave life to its creation. Starring Neve Campbell, Kevin Zegers, Chris Noth, and Derek Jacobi. The ambitious young metallurgist Mark Muir arrives from New York to the Harland & Wolff shipyard, determined to make a difference in the construction of the biggest ship ever built: HMS Titanic.

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Dramas and Comedies, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

New tonight: Rick Mercer Report and 22 Minutes season premieres

Rick Mercer Report, CBC – Season premiere
Rick experiences thrilling water adventures Flyboarding in Sylvan Lake, Alberta and later visits Science World in Vancouver.

22 Minutes, CBC – Season premiere
Mrs Enid ponders 50 Shades of Grey, Don Cherry (Mark Critch) takes shots at the NHL, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Shaun Majumder) laments Canada’s sudden breakup with Iran, and Susan Kent holds court with Canadian tennis star, Milos Raonic.

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Dramas and Comedies

Blackstone will return for season 3

From a media release:

BOLD & RELENTLESS ~ BLACKSTONE IS BACK

  • Production of the highly anticipated Season 3 now ‘Green-lit’

Last season, the award-winning and critically acclaimed television series Blackstone left fans with an appetite for more. Delving back into the tumultuous lives of the community of the fictional Blackstone First Nation Reserve, APTN has green-lit Season 3 of the raw and authentic Prairie Dog Film + Television production.

“We are overwhelmed with both audience and critic support of Blackstone,” says Ron E. Scott, Executive Producer of Blackstone. “We are thrilled to bring the complex and compelling world of Blackstone back to our loyal fans.”

Blackstone stars Carmen Moore, Eric Schweig, Michelle Thrush, Nathaniel Arcand, Steven Cree Molison, Andrea Menard, and Tantoo Cardinal.

Season 3 of Blackstone is slated to air on APTN in the fall of 2013.

ABOUT BLACKSTONE

Blackstone is produced by Edmonton’s Prairie Dog Film + Television, with Ron E. Scott as Executive Producer, Writer and Director, Jesse Szymanski as Producer and Damon Vignale as Producer and Writer. The series currently broadcasts in Canada on APTN and in New Zealand on Maori Television, and is distributed internationally by PPI Releasing.

Blackstone has been nominated for over 40 awards, winning 20, including two Geminis and multiple Leo and Alberta Film and Television Awards.

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Dramas and Comedies

New tonight: Comedy Now! season finale

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Comedy Now!, CTV – “Sunee Dhaliwal”
Vancouver comedian Sunee Dhaliwal explains why she hates to go to clubs, and shares her thoughts on men’s purses, growing up poor, and Juice the dog.

Comedy Now!, CTV – “A.J. McKenzie”
Vancouver comedian A.J. McKenzie gives his take on computers, watching television and discusses his dating troubles.

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