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Bachelor Canada, Saving Hope

Tonight: Saving Hope, Bachelor Canada, Nature of Things, Doc Zone

Saving Hope, CTV – “Stand By Me”
Alex (Erica Durance) is introduced to her “buddy colleague” on her first day back to work since her stabbing. Joel (Daniel Gillies) finds himself involved in a deadly situation at a local street clinic, and Gavin (Kristopher Turner) has a euphoric experience with the help of an unlikely ally. Encore presentation of SAVING HOPE airs Saturday, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV.

The Bachelor Canada, City
Bachelor Tim and the remaining bachelorettes travel to paradise, but the Bahamian waters prove perilous. As Tim attempts to revive his fizzling connection with one bachelorette, two ladies contemplate their fate as they face a dreaded two-on-one date. But it is the final rose that literally stops the show.

The Nature of Things, CBC – “Stonehenge Uncovered”
Radar technology and a new age of archeology reveal the most complete picture yet of Stonehenge in its heyday.

Doc Zone, CBC – “State of Incarceration”
Crime rates in Canada are plummeting, so why are we spending billions on new prisons?

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Amazing Race Canada, Big Brother Canada

Insight Productions net No. 1 series for Canada

Jon Montgomeryresize

From a media release:

Insight Productions produced two of the biggest ratings hits of the year with CTV’s The Amazing Race Canada and Shaw Media’s Big Brother Canada.

With confirmed numbers now in, blockbuster hit The Amazing Race Canada is the most-watched Canadian program of the year with an average audience of 2.8 million viewers on CTV; the #1 Summer series overall; and the #2 television series in Canada behind only CTV’s The Big Bang Theory.* More than three million Canadians tuned in to see Mickey & Pete’s pantless victory lap in the season finale.

Shaw Media’s Big Brother Canada’s second season, which debuted last March, is the most-watched reality program across all specialty channels.** The show’s rabid fan base ensured that the Big Brother Canada finale outshone even hockey playoffs across specialty channels.*** Coming off the heels of a stellar second season, Big Brother Canada makes the move to Global for Season 3, debuting next year.

“Broadcasters and sponsors alike know that Insight shows deliver viewers week after week,” said John Brunton, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Producer of both series. “That so many Canadians connected so passionately to these shows is a testament in part to Mark Lysakowski and Erin Brock’s phenomenal storytelling ability and exacting standards.”

As previously announced, casting for both Big Brother Canada and The Amazing Race Canada is now underway. For Big Brother Canada, visit www.bigbrothercanadacasting.ca. In person open casting calls begin on October 19 in Vancouver and Calgary, followed by stops in Regina, Halifax, St. John’s, Montréal, and Toronto.

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Murdoch Mysteries

Video: Making Murdoch – “On The Waterfront”

From CBC:

Go behind the scenes of the season 8 premiere of Murdoch Mysteries and explore the history of Queen’s Park and the Canadian women’s suffrage movement. You’ll see the rough-and-tumble nature of the Toronto waterfront circa 1902 and the industrial legacy of the 270 Sherman heritage site in Hamilton, where much of the episode was filmed. Watch Murdoch Mysteries Mondays at 8pm on CBC Television.

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