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Dramas and Comedies, Murdoch Mysteries, Reality, Lifestyle & Documentary

New tonight: Primeval, Canada’s Worst Driver, Murdoch Mysteries, Match Game

Primeval: New World, Space – “Fear of Flying”
When a cargo plane disappears into an anomaly, Evan and Dylan attempt a search and rescue mission into the distant and dangerous past.

Canada’s Worst Driver, Discovery – episode 3
Only seven drivers remain at the Rehab Centre and our drivers begin by all boarding a school bus together as they each take turns attempting to manoeuver the giant school bus around a figure eight track.

Murdoch Mysteries, CBC – “Staircase to Heaven”
After a high stakes card game involving Dr. Grace ends with the death of a player, Murdoch is shocked to learn the true cost of their wagers is the opportunity to die.

Match Game
Adding some spice to the panel are guest panellists Janeane Garofalo (WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER), Robin Dunne (SANCTUARY), Steve Patterson (DAN FOR MAYOR), and Emma Hunter (THE L.A. COMPLEX).

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Call Me Fitz, Heartland

New tonight: Call Me Fitz, Heartland

Call Me Fitz, HBO Canada – “Teetotal Recall”
Fitz discovers being a City Councilor doesn’t give him any power, and changes tactics. However, seducing the Mayor into fast-tracking his re-zoning legislation gets Fitz a new drinking buddy and a new title, but still no lounge. Worried that Fitz is losing focus, Larry pushes a prohibition by-law through city council resulting in a tragic sober-driving accident that threatens to undermine the entire political system by making Fitz the acting Mayor of a police state.

Heartland, CBC – “Life is a Highway”
Chase Powers returns to Heartland with an aspiring “liberty horse” rider (Hayley) who wants Amy to be her coach. And Amy is shocked to learn what Hayley’s connection is to Chase.

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Reality, Lifestyle & Documentary

New tonight: W5 – “Unlocking Alex”

W5, CTV – “Unlocking Alex”
W5 host and Chief Correspondent Lloyd Robertson takes viewers inside an investigation into dolphin-assisted therapy. “UNLOCKING ALEX” looks at one family’s pursuit of a miracle treatment in hopes of helping their severely autistic child. W5’s cameras capture remarkable therapy sessions as the seven-year-old girl seemingly responds to interaction with her dolphin “therapist”, Leena. Robertson heads to the Curacao Dolphin Therapy and Research Center, joining parents Wendy and Peter Garish as they embark on a hope-filled search to improve the quality of their daughter Alex’s life. Suffering from severe autism that has left her mostly non-verbal and prone to outbursts, her family was given an opportunity for the controversial treatment by a charity. Followed by the W5 team throughout the two weeks of therapy, Alex first resists even getting in the water with the dolphin. But, day-by-day, the little girl begins to respond, eventually communicating with her parents in ways she never had before. While many claim dolphin-assisted therapy is a highly effective treatment, some claim it is a very expensive placebo with no scientific merit. W5 speaks to research scientists and animal experts with vastly different views on the merits of dolphin-assisted therapy. One expert suggests the therapy is little more than junk science. Another expert tells W5’s Robertson that while there was some questionable science to begin with, most recent studies about how dolphins affect people show very promising results.

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Haven

Haven renewed for fourth season

From a media release:

SHOWCASE RENEWS SUPERNATURAL SERIES HAVEN FOR FOURTH SEASON WITH 13 NEW EPISODES

  • Season Three Currently Airs Fridays at 9pm ET/PT

Showcase’s fan favourite series, Haven, will return for a fourth season of 13 new episodes in 2013. Canadians can watch the season three finale on December 21 on Showcase.

Haven, based on the novella The Colorado Kid from renowned author Stephen King, follows former FBI agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose), who becomes a cop in the small town of Haven, Maine, and soon discovers the town’s many secrets, which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past. This season the story behind those secrets is finally revealed and all of Audrey’s questions will be answered leading up to Haven’s shocking season three finale.

From leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne), Haven is co-commissioned by Shaw Media in Canada and globally via Universal Networks International (UNI).

The creative team behind Haven includes executive producers John Morayniss (Rookie Blue, Hell on Wheels) from eOne Television and David MacLeod (Legends of the Fall, The Ray Bradbury Theater) of Big Motion Pictures, who are joined by Lloyd Segan, Shawn Piller, Scott Shepherd (Stephen King’s The Dead Zone, Greek) of Piller/Segan/Shepherd and Matt McGuinness (Journeyman, Dark Blue) as well as Sam Ernst & Jim Dunn (Stephen King’s The Dead Zone), who also developed the series.

Haven is produced by Entertainment One and Big Motion Pictures in association with Piller/Segan/Shepherd and airs on Showcase in Canada, Syfy in the U.S. and internationally on Universal Networks International’s channels. Entertainment One controls the worldwide distribution rights to the one-hour series and concluded a deal with Germany’s Tele München Group (TMG) for the television rights in Continental Europe.

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