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Get Stuffed and The Liquidator premiere on OLN in July

From a media release:

Uncensored, Unscripted, and Outrageous: Two New Original Series Get Stuffed and The Liquidator Premiere on OLN, Beginning July 3

  • Four, trash-talking competitors face off in bizarre competitions around North America in Get Stuffed, July 3
  • Master haggler and trader Jeff Schwarz wheels and deals his way to becoming the liquidation king in The Liquidator, July 5 

Plunging viewers into outrageous, real-life stories of competition, chance, the hunt and the conquest, OLN dares viewers to take the challenge with two new original series that make their debut the first week of July.
Get Stuffed premieres Tuesday, July 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, inviting viewers into the bizarre and thrilling world of wacky international competitions.  Moving into the fast-paced, high-stakes, buy-and-sell world, The Liquidator premieres Thursday, July 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, starring Jeff Schwarz – owner of one of the biggest liquidation houses west of the Rockies.

Airing regularly every Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on OLN, original series Get Stuffed follows competitors Erin Simms, Josh Rice, Ryan “6 Pack” Lapadat and Kalyn Miles as they test their limits on strength, endurance and tolerance in the strangest ways possible. Each week, two of the four brave individuals battle it out in the world’s most outlandish competitions. From chicken beauty pageants in Alabama to greased pig racing in Quebec, this 13-episode, 30-minute series takes viewers where no viewer has gone before. In addition to training for each competition, the competitors have placed an edible side bet, tasking a local chef to help them prepare an unforgettable punishing delight for the loser. From a pig’s ear sandwich to the aptly named ‘Quadruple Bypass Burger,’ no plate goes unturned in the search for the best punishment meal. 

In the Get Stuffed series premiere “Ostrich Races,” contestants Kalyn and Erin travel to Chandler, Arizona to compete against one another in the Ostriches Races. Feathers fly when the competitors realize how hard it is to balance on a 250 lb bird at 70 km per hour with no saddle or harness. The winner will get the glory, and the loser will Get Stuffed. 

Every Thursday at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delve into the high-stakes world of buying and selling as The Liquidator introduces viewers to the unique life of haggler, trader and owner of Vancouver’s largest liquidation store, Jeff Schwarz. When it comes to moving discarded merchandise, Schwarz has done it all. Setting his sights on the big-time deal, he’s trading up to become the “Liquidation King,” living out his mission of buying low, selling high, and keeping the merchandise moving. Each 13-part, 30-minnute episode shows a day in the life of Schwarz – from getting the tip and checking out the goods, to making the deal, finding a buyer, and watching the dollar signs soar or sink.

In the series premiere “Bricks and Mortals,” Schwarz finds treasure in a trash heap as he picks through the remains of a heavy duty diesel shop. From power tools to forklifts, Schwarz has hit the motherload and decides the best way to sell and make a big profit is through an auction.

Get Stuffed is an OLN original production and produced by WorldWide Bag Media Inc. Executive Producers are Anna Wallner, Kristina Matisic and Heather Hawthorn-Doyle. Claire Freeland is Director of Original Programming, Rogers Broadcasting and Marni Goldman is Production Executive for Rogers Original Programming.

The Liquidator is an OLN original series. Executive Producers are Margaret Mardirossian (X-Weighted) and Helen Schmidt (X-Weighted), Series Producer is Candice Tipton (X-Weighted), and Producers are Keely Booth (The Quon Dynasty) and Blake Maddox (The Quon Dynasty) for Anaid Productions. Claire Freeland is Director of Original Programming, Rogers Broadcasting and Marni Goldman is Production Executive for Rogers Original Programming.

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New tonight: Continuum on Showcase

Continuum, Showcase – “Matter of Time”

A scientist who is working on developing a source of clean energy is found murdered. The list of suspects leads Kiera on a journey that takes her to a precarious place – deciding between the right thing to do and the preservation of the future. Written by Sam Egan, directed by Michael Rohl.

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Saving Hope rises to 1.6 million viewers

From a media release:

SAVING HOPE Fever Rises to 1.6 Million Viewers for Episode 2 on CTV

  • Medical drama wins its timeslot as ratings rise 19% in the A25-54 demo and 5% with total viewers compared to last week’s series premiere

SAVING HOPE’s temperature continues to rise. In its second week, SAVING HOPE’s audience grew 5% with total viewers (1.6 million) and an impressive 19% with A25-54 (639,000) compared to its series premiere last week. The episode also won its 9 p.m. timeslot nationally and in Toronto with total viewers and all key demos.

An encore presentation of SAVING HOPE’s second episode airs Sunday, June 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV and live on CTV Mobile (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast listings). New episodes of SAVING HOPE and the original digital-only series ASK GAVIN are available on demand following the CTV television broadcast at CTV.ca/SavingHope, on the CTV App and the CTV Mobile Channel available on Bell Mobile TV.

In Episode 3 of SAVING HOPE (June 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV), titled “Blindness,” Alex (Erica Durance) is riding high after her comatose fiancé Charlie’s (Michael Shanks) hand moved. As she begins to mull taking time off to spend with her recovering fiancé, she is tasked with diagnosing a patient who already has several surgeries under his belt and whose mysterious symptoms don’t seem to add up. A roof collapse brings two brothers into the ER in critical condition – one of them beyond saving. The surviving brother’s leg has been crushed and if there’s any hope of him regaining function, Joel (Daniel Gillies) must perform a rare surgery that flies in the face of Dr. Dana Kinney’s (Wendy Crewson) policy to avoid high-risk and litigation at all costs.

Starring Erica Durance (SMALLVILLE), Michael Shanks (STARGATE ATLANTIS), Daniel Gillies (THE VAMPIRE DIARIES), Wendy Crewson (Away From Her), Huse Madhavji (CALL ME FITZ), Julia Taylor-Ross (ROOKIE BLUE), and Kristopher Turner (THE LISTENER), SAVING HOPE is from acclaimed Gemini award-winning producers Ilana Frank and David Wellington (THE ELEVENTH HOUR, WOULD BE KINGS, ROOKIE BLUE). Executive Producers and Showrunners are Morwyn Brebner (ROOKIE BLUE) and Aaron Martin (BEING ERICA). The series was created by Malcolm MacRury (CRASH AND BURN, REPUBLIC OF DOYLE) and Morwyn Brebner.

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Banff Media Festival wrap-up

From Mark Leiren-Young of The Tyee:

  • 2012, Year of the Television Apocalypse?
    Today as over 2,500 media makers (a.k.a. “content providers”) and broadcasters, narrowcasters and online outlet reps (a.k.a. platform providers) from around the globe meet at the Banff Conference Centre to whine and dine, do deals and maybe even create something we’ll be watching on some as yet unimagined device next year, the future is here and the word of the week is “branding.” Read more.
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