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The Family Restaurant, Food Network, Mondays at 9 p.m.

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THE FAMILY RESTAURANT is back for a fall feast on FThe Family Restaurantood Network Canada

Chaos reigns right off the top in Season II of the Anaïd Productions hit documentary series The Family Restaurant, when fiery Greek restaurateur Yianni Psalios and his family return to Food Network Canada for 10 brand-new episodes starting Monday, October 2, at 9 p.m. ET.

Season One introduced us to Yianni, the family’s charismatic and opinionated patriarch. We met his loyal but overworked wife Kally, who yearns for some elusive time off, and his handsome son Theo, a young chef struggling to live up to his father’s reputation. We also got to know Yianni’s effervescent daughter Dina, who despises the restaurant business, and her fiancé Chris, who adores it.

In Season Two, the Psalios life is crazier than ever. Family members are scattered among different restaurants all over town, including a brand-new location—the biggest yet. Theo has finally met the love of his life, but his work schedule is her worst nightmare. To top it off, everyone’s scrambling to prepare for Chris and Dina’s “wedding of the century”—a massive, traditional village wedding in Cyprus, with a guest list of 4,000.

“With 10 episodes this season, we get even closer to this family and their rollercoaster lives as they struggle with the non-stop challenges Yianni throws at them,” says Anaïd Productions Executive Producer Margaret Mardirossian. “Once again, the Psalios family has let us into their world through this show and it’s as delicious to watch as their food is to eat.”

“The audience has really embraced this vibrant, engaging program,” says Food Network’s Tom Hastings, who renewed The Family Restaurant adding several episodes due to the show’s popularity. “We’re looking forward to giving our viewers an even bigger helping of one of their favorite dishes.”

Encore presentations of The Family Restaurant air Mondays at 1 a.m., Tuesdays at 1 p.m., Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET, and Sundays at 2 p.m. ET. www.foodnetwork.ca

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Bravo!FACT Presents – Shorts in Motion, Oct. 27, Nov. 3

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Strip Show

BRAVO! FACT PRESENTS – SHORTS IN MOTION: THE ART OF SEDUCTION
World Television Premieres
October 27 and November 3 at 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT

What’s seductive, lasts two minutes, but may leave you with a smile? Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction, a two-part anthology of 10 two-minute short films from filmmakers across Canada, makes its television premiere in two special instalments of Bravo!FACT Presents on October 27 and November 3 at 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT.

Directors, including Mark McKinney, Guy Maddin, Denis Villeneuve and k-os, were challenged to experiment with the idea of public space and sound in an immediate and personal way. On Bravo!, the eclectic films will air uncut, along with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, directorial interviews and video diaries. Certain Citytv and A-Channel stations will air a single episode featuring a selection of the films.

Broadcast Schedule after the jump:

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Dragons' Den, Rick Mercer Report, Uncategorized

Series debuts for the week of Oct. 1

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Check local listings for exact times in your area

Sunday, Oct. 1

Rent-a-Goalie, Showcase: Rent-A-Goalie revolves around the exploits of Cake (Christopher Bolton), a hockey-mad, recovered-from-everything go-to guy, who runs a rag-tag hockey goalie rental service out of Cafe Primo, a family-owned coffee shop in Toronto’s Little Italy. Here, at this crazy crossroads of hockey culture, coffee culture and Italian-Canadian culture, Cake has finally found a home. He spends his time juggling friends and enemies, the ridiculous and the profound, while always trying to live by The Code – an ever evolving set of personal ethics, spiritual maxims and athletic credos that keep him on the straight and narrow. Airs Sundays at 9:30 p.m. on Showcase.

Monday, Oct. 2

Plucked, CMT: CMT takes six completely unknown country acts and catapults them into stardom in Plucked. Taking a diverse group of bands and individual performers out of obscurity, we’ll document their journey to stardom. Tune in and find out how they succeed and cope with sudden fame, as their careers skyrocket with the help of music industry experts. The final episode is live from CMT studios, as the audience gets a glimpse at all final videos. Airs Mondays at 10 p.m. on CMT.

Tuesday, Oct. 3

Rick Mercer Report, CBC: Rick Mercer Report is back with its 4th season this Tuesday, October 3 at 8 p.m. On the first episode, Rick heads to Regina and has a little fun with the Roughriders. Rick will be on the road each week, from the far North to Parliament Hill, showing viewers what’s strange, controversial and just plain funny. Airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on CBC.

Wednesday, Oct. 4

Dragons’ Den, CBC: On Dragons’ Den, aspiring entrepreneurs from across the country get the chance to pitch their ideas, inventions or products to a panel of five Dragons – Canada’s most successful business people and multimillionaires who are willing to invest their own cash in the best ideas. The pitches this week include napping centres for overtired executives, an exercise machine touted as the “next Bowflex,” a plan to use the tides to generate electricity, and a device to strengthens the Kegel muscles. Airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on CBC.

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