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Dragons' Den, Heartland, Lost Girl, Motive, Republic of Doyle

Sunday: Motive, Lost Girl, Heartland, Dragons’ Den, Republic of Doyle

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Motive, CTV – “Crimes of Passion”
When a teenage girl is killed in a hit-and-run accident, first clues point Detectives Flynn (Kristin Lehman) and Vega (Louis Ferreira) toward the girl’s disgruntled ex-boyfriend. Passion is a strong enough motive for murder, but Angie believes the boyfriend is innocent. She takes a different tack, which reveals a connection between the victim and an eminent prosecutor in the midst of a mayoral campaign. Turns out that passion may well be the motive, and the underpinning of a secret double life.

Lost Girl, Showcase – Faes Wide Shut
When humans start dissolving into piles of goo, Bo uncovers a nefarious twist to a sexy Key Club. Meanwhile, Bo is forced to make an extreme revelation about her bestie.

Heartland, CBC – “Waiting for Tomorrow”
Scott discovers that Spartan has a broken leg and Amy is forced to make the toughest decision of her life.

Dragons’ Den, CBC – “Valentine Edition”
A new showerhead system hopes to avoid being put in hot water; a targeted dating site looks for a Dragon partner; and a chocolate bar wakes up the Den. Plus a Canadian Classic gets a meaty spin.

Republic of Doyle, CBC – “The Heroine”
Jake’s worst fears are realized upon discovery that Leslie has gone missing while working her dangerous undercover assignment, and now he’s determined to find her at all costs. Meanwhile, an unlikely and suspicious client enlists Des’s PI services. Guest stars: Robert Joy, Max Martini, Joel Thomas Hynes

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Brendan Penny changes pace in Motive

From Mark Leiren-Young of the Vancouver Sun:

  • Lucky Penny strikes gold in Vancouver-made TV police drama
    Penny plays Detective Brian Lucas, a newbie on the homicide team who spent almost 10 years dealing with financial crimes. “He is eager, kind-hearted, very proficient and possesses many quirks.” says Penny. “He is a little odd, but he is quite good at his job.” The new role is a departure for Penny. “I normally play either deeply troubled people, or really, really nice people. This is my first time playing a detective, or anyone with authority, for that matter. It is also the first time I have had to remember technical dialogue on a regular basis, which can be challenging.” Read more.
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Motive, Ratings, Seed

What made Seed sag?

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

Getting to the root of Seed’s slow start
The one that really seems, if you’ll pardon the pun, inconceivable: the soft opening of Seed Monday night on City. According to the overnight estimates, it drew 344,000 viewers across Canada–about half what I would have predicted. The network gave the Halifax-based comedy plenty of on-air promotion. The timeslot seemed like a perfect fit, hammocked between two of City’s top import comedies, How I Met Your Mother (which scored 890,000 viewers with a Canadian-themed episode) and this year’s biggest U.S. comedy hit, 2 Broke Girls (1,039,000). Read more.

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Motive, Ratings

Motive premieres to 1.23 million viewers

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From a media release:

Canadian Viewers Find their MOTIVE: New Canadian Series Debuts with 1.23 Million Viewers

  • #1 Canadian Series Premiere of the Broadcast Season
  • Encore episode of MOTIVE airs tonight on CTV Two at 10 p.m. ET/PT

It was another touchdown for CTV’s original programming slate last night as, despite an 11p.m. ET start time, 1.23 million viewers tuned in for the post-SUPER BOWL premiere of its new original drama series MOTIVE. The debut becomes the #1 Canadian series premiere of the 2012/13 broadcast year. With 4.2 million viewers tuning in to some or all of the new Canadian crime drama, MOTIVE tackled its competition by more than doubling ELEMENTARY’s audience head-to-head (548,000; Global), and kicked off its debut season as the most-watched program of the night, next to the SUPER BOWL. Following a massive promotion and publicity campaign, MOTIVE held steady throughout the delayed broadcast and scored big among both men and women, with a 6.5 rating for M18-34 in Toronto and a 5.2 rating for F18-34 in Vancouver.

An encore presentation of last night’s premiere episode airs tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Two, and on Saturday, Feb 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CTV in addition to the CTV Mobile channel. MOTIVE is also currently available on demand across CTV’s digital platforms: CTV.ca, the CTV App, and through video on demand partners. Next week, MOTIVE settles into its regular time slot with an all-new episode, entitled “Crimes of Passion” (Sunday, Feb. 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV). When a teenaged girl is killed in a hit-and-run accident, the first clues point Detectives Flynn (Kristin Lehman) and Vega (Louis Ferreira) toward the girl’s disgruntled ex-boyfriend. Passion is a strong enough motive for murder, but Angie believes the boyfriend is innocent. She takes a different tack, which reveals a connection between the victim and an eminent prosecutor in the midst of a mayoral campaign. Turns out that passion may well be the motive, and the underpinning of a secret double life. MOTIVE is produced by Foundation Features and Lark Productions in association with Bell Media.

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Motive gimmick allows for guest character development

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From Amber Dowling of TV Guide Canada:

  • ‘Columbo’-inspired Canadian crime drama ‘Motive’ debuts
    With the influx of crime procedurals on television, the last thing anyone wants to see is another cop show about psychotic killers, methodical detectives and gory crime scenes. So the fact that Motive steered clear of all those tropes not only made the show so appealing to CTV, it also influenced the network to give it the choicest of all scheduling slots: the post-Super Bowl hour. Read more.
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