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Saving Hope season finale airs Sept. 13 on CTV

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From a media release:

Spirit Rising: Charlie Comes to Life in Stunning Season Finale of SAVING HOPE, Sept. 13 on CTV

  • SAVING HOPE heads into season finale as Canada’s #1 new summer series with average audience of 1.7 million viewers

Last night’s monumental episode of SAVING HOPE concluded with Charlie (Michael Shanks) suddenly waking up from a season-long coma and calling out for his fiancée Alex (Erica Durance). Now, the couple must confront life-changing questions in the stunning season finale, Thursday, Sept. 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, leaving viewers with an unexpected twist. The episode airs again on Saturday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times).   

Following its television broadcast, viewers can catch up on full episodes of SAVING HOPE across CTV’s digital platforms on CTV.ca, the CTV App, the CTV Mobile channel and through video on demand partners. 

SAVING HOPE debuted in June following an extensive national promotional and publicity campaign, resulting in widespread buzz and critical acclaim. Since then, the prognosis has been glowing. Heading into next week’s season ender, SAVING HOPE continues to rank as Canada’s #1 new summer series, #1 summer drama, and Top 5 summer series overall, with a season-to-date average of 1.7 million viewers. Online, SAVING HOPE has seen more than two million video views, making it one of the most viewed shows on CTV.ca this summer. In July, CTV announced a 13-episode second season order for the hit drama from ICF Films/Entertainment One. 

In the season finale, entitled “Pink Clouds” (Sept. 13), Charlie, out of coma, goes into full recovery mode, undertaking physiotherapy training to learn how to walk again. Charlie presses on as questions surrounding his relationship with Alex surface. With the same determination that once made her Chief Surgical Resident, Alex takes charge of the situation – pressing onward. But while charting the course of her own life, she is faced with the grim task of telling a bride-to-be that she is going to die. Meanwhile, Joel (Daniel Gillies) is also tasked with making difficult decisions when a young man is brought in with a heroin overdose. While examining track marks on the patient’s arms, Joel and Maggie (Julia Taylor Ross) make a shocking discovery: the patient has necrotizing fasciitis – flesh-eating disease. They rush him into the O.R. where Joel prepares to amputate above the infection, but the disease is advancing faster than he’s ever seen. Incision after incision, Joel chases the bacteria up the arm but he can’t find a clean margin. Under extreme pressure, Joel must improvise if he is going to save this young man’s life.

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Rookie Blue, Saving Hope

New tonight: Rookie Blue season finale, Saving Hope

image005Rookie Blue, Global – “I Never”
When a violent child abductor escapes from an emergency hospital visit,15 Division goes on a hunt for the criminal, only to discover that he’s taken another young victim. Meanwhile, Chris contemplates transferring to another division, and Gail makes a big decision about her career.

Saving Hope, CTV – “Ride Hard or Go Home”
Alex (Erica Durance) and Shahir (Huse Madhavji) bring Charlie (Michael Shanks) to the O.R. for a dangerous experimental procedure. Charlie must first face his past before he can wake up. Meanwhile, Gavin (Kristopher Turner) gets too close to a patient and offers his personal phone number. But when he gets called over to their house after a domestic dispute, Gavin finds that he may have let himself get too close to a patient.(Encore episode airs Saturday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CTV)

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Rookie Blue, Saving Hope

New tonight: Rookie Blue, Saving Hope

image006Rookie Blue, Global – “The Rules”
Rookie Blue’s Gregory Smith (“Dov”) Makes His Directorial Debut in this Episode. After 15 Division’s devastating loss, Sergeant Best decides it’s time for his officers to get back on track. After a death threat aimed at a local priest leads Andy and Nick to a neighborhood drug kingpin, the officers realize they’re navigating in a war zone with a surprising connection. Meanwhile, Traci is forced to make a major decision about her career and Dov’s new relationship takes a dramatic and dangerous turn.

Saving Hope, CTV – “A New Beginning”
When Joel (Daniel Gilles) gets cold feet in the operating room, Kinney (Wendy Crewson) takes him with her on a continuing medical education assignment in her hometown to help clear his head. Meanwhile, Charlie (Michael Shanks) meets a deceased therapist who suspects it’s an emotional block that is keeping him in his coma. Encouraged by Charlie breathing on his own, Alex (Erica Durance) continues her rounds and diagnoses a fitness buff with a rare condition. (Encore episode airs Sunday, Aug. 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV)

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Ratings, Saving Hope

Saving Hopes returns with 1.7 million viewers

From a media release:

Deja-View: SAVING HOPE Returns with Another 1.7 Million Viewers

  • Canada’s #1 new series/summer drama tops BIG BROTHER for a second time

Another 1.7 million viewers tuned into last night’s all-new episode of SAVING HOPE. Head-to-head against BIG BROTHER, Canada’s #1 new series/summer drama also delivered 6% more viewers than the CBS/GLOBAL simulcast (1.6 million total viewers). SAVING HOPE continues to surge, with last night’s episode delivering new series high overnight audiences with the key A18-34 and A18-49 demos. Last night’s episode picked up from the emotional fall out after a cliffhanger episode that delivered a series high 1.9 million viewers on July 26 (overnight audience was 1.7 million) and saw Charlie (Michael Shanks) taken off his ventilator.

In next week’s episode, “A New Beginning” (Thursday, Aug. 24 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV), Joel (Danielle Gillies) returns to the OR for the first time since injuring his hand but gets cold feet. Kinney (Wendy Crewson) decides that Joel needs to get away from the hospital, and invites him to come with her on a Continuing Medical Education expedition to her hometown of Elsinore. During their field trip, a woman gets pinned underneath a truck and Joel and Kinney lead the rescue effort. Back at Hope Zion, Charlie (Michael Shanks) meets a newly deceased therapist who suspects it’s an emotional block that is keeping him in his coma. Meanwhile, Alex (Erica Durance) examines a man with swelling in his chest after an accident at the gym, and discovers he has an underlying condition not common in men.

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Saving Hope

New Tonight: Saving Hope returns

Saving Hope, CTV – “Bea, Again”
Charlie’s (Michael Shanks) ex-wife, Dawn (Michelle Nolden), has pulled the plug on his ventilator. All that’s left now is to wait for his breathing to stop. Devastated, Alex (Erica Durance) vows to stay by Charlie’s side. Meanwhile, Charlie – resisting his death – bumps into Dr. Mack MacIlreath (guest star Colm Feore, THE BORGIAS), a recently deceased colleague, who has come to help Charlie die. Alex decides to lawyer up and appeal to the Consent & Capacity Board. While the process gets started, Alex is pulled away to meet with a patient: a young woman named Bea (Rachel Cairns, WATERLOO ROAD), who Alex performed surgery on while working as a first year surgical resident under Charlie. Bea’s new symptoms help Alex make a discovery about Charlie’s coma situation.
(Encore episode airs Sunday, Aug. 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV)

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