Everything about Reality, Lifestyle & Documentary, eh?

Friday: Transporter, Marketplace, Fifth Estate

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Transporter: The Series, HBO Canada – “Hot Ice”
In Toronto, Frank is asked to pick up a package containing a data stick holding sensitive content implicating a senior industrialist in the African blood diamond trade from a high-security bank vault and bring it to a specific address. Immediately upon leaving the hall he is attacked by a hit squad posing as security guards and finds himself locked inside the building. To make matters worse, an attractive woman security officer (Katheryn Winnick) falsely accuses him of being responsible for the death of her colleague, who was caught in the firefight and in order to prevent Frank’s escape, she handcuffs him to herself – difficult conditions when you have a hit squad on your tail…

Marketplace, CBC – “Back on the Case”
Inside a water filtration company we busted once before–how it’s still using dirty tricks. Plus, our hospital cleaning test IS BACK.

The Fifth Estate, CBC – “Target bin Laden”
The true story of how the CIA tracked the world’s most wanted terrorist.

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Thursday: Doc Zone, The Liquidator, Undercover Boss Canada

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Doc Zone, CBC – “Generation Jobless”
Today’s university grads are mired in debt and underemployed. Are they becoming a lost generation?

The Liquidator – “You Get What You Pay For”
When some tempting deals cross his path, Jeff takes the plunge. But the deal leaves Jeff wondering if his blue collar background will help or hinder him as he tries to peddle fine art, antique musical instruments, and brand-name fashion.

Undercover Boss Canada, W Network – “Clark Builders”
Clark Builders, which started out in 1974 with just a dozen employees and have grown to nearly thousand-strong workforce follows Andy Clark, executive chairman and company founder, as he puts on a tool belt for the first time in 30 years to work undercover and ends up making a surprising difference in the lives of his builders

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Saturday: W5 on CTV

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W5, CTV – “To Serve and Collect” and “Offside”
Victor Malarek takes viewers on a cross-country road trip examining the traffic ticket practises of Canada’s big-city police forces in “TO SERVE AND COLLECT”. Kevin Newman takes viewers “OFFSIDE” and into the life of Scott Heggart, a gay teenager’s experience with coming out to his family, friends, and teammates.

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Friday: Marketplace, The Fifth Estate, Transporter

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Marketplace, CBC – “Busting the Banks”
Marketplace reveals sneaky bank fees.

The Fifth Estate, CBC – “Death In Paradise”
A distraught family searches for the truth behind the mystery of what happened to two sisters from Quebec on the vacation of a lifetime in Thailand and other tourists who’ve met with sudden and unexplained death.

Transporter: The Series, HBO Canada – “Dead Drop”

On a mission in Philadelphia, Frank finds out his package is Jack Perkins, his old C.I.A. instructor. The blind man is trying to prove his innocence, while an agency mole is attempting to frame him for leaking confidential information and getting fellow agents unmasked. To save his and his client’s lives, Frank has only one solution: find a USB key containing evidence that can clear Jack’s name and reveal the real mole’s identity.

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Thursday: Doc Zone, The Liquidator, Undercover Boss Canada

infographicDoc Zone, CBC – “Why Men Cheat”
In recent years, the promiscuity of powerful men has unrelentingly graced the front pages of newspapers all over the world, and become the subject of ridicule across the Twitterverse. While the gory details may differ, the question always remains – what were they thinking? The latest documentary by Gemini award-winning filmmaker Marc de Guerre (Who’s Sorry Now?; The Disappearing Male), Why Men Cheat answers the questions that the public is often too shy to ask when these seemingly-insatiable men are inevitably caught, and goes so far as to question the plausibility of monogamy in today’s world. It features honest and occasionally controversial interviews with sex columnist Dan Savage, celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, and experts in the fields of psychology, behavioral anthropology, evolutionary biology, and sexual disorders, among others. Why Men Cheat premieres Thursday January 24 at 9 pm (9:30 NT) on CBC’s Doc Zone with host Ann-Marie MacDonald.

The Liquidator, OLN – “The Floor”
After going on a buying bender, Jeff pressures his staff to store his impulse purchases in an already overcrowded warehouse. Jeff’s buddy Wayne manages to talk him into buying some weird and wacky items.

Undercover Boss Canada, W Network – “Orkin Canada”

Orkin Canada, the standard in Canadian pest management and prevention for over half-century swaps President Gary Muldoon from his usual HQ tasks for a snare pole and joins workers on the frontline to see how the company can play to its strengths

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