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New tonight: Murdoch Mysteries, The Listener

Murdoch Mysteries, Citytv – “Back and to the Left”
Detective Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) must tread carefully when he investigates the murder of a Protestant Alderman – especially when the main suspect is a devout Catholic. Adding to the religious turmoil, the murder occurred during an assassination attempt on the city’s Protestant mayor.

The Listener, CTV – “Curtain Call”
When the life of a superstar performer (singer Fefe Dobson) is threatened, Toby (Craig Olejnik) poses as her assistant to watch her back and help the IIB special ops unit investigate. When enthusiastic fans move in too close to singer Jade during a nightclub performance, Toby calls an end to the show, much to the anger of her manager, J.C. (Wesley Williams, aka Maestro Fresh Wes).

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Teletoon announces 2 new series, 3 renewals

From a media release:

TELETOON REVEALS ITS LATEST CROP OF ORIGINAL ANIMATED SERIES

  • TELETOON Canada announces the development of two new series and the renewal of three others

The Canadian animation world is about to gain one pair of cosmic power pants and a trio of insane animals. TELETOON Canada Inc. today announced its latest original production slate featuring kids comedies Dr. Dimensionpants and Endangered Species as well as fresh seasons of Johnny Test, Detentionaire and Fugget About It.

TELETOON Canada Inc., a major supporter of the Canadian animation and kids television industries, has invested more than $265 million in the creation, development and production of Canadian content since its inception in 1997. As part of its commitment to the industry, TELETOON is proud to be sponsoring the Kids and Animation Program at the Banff World Media Festival for the third consecutive year.

New Series:

DR. DIMENSIONPANTS
Cookie Jar Entertainment • 26 x 22 minutes
Scheduled for Winter 2014 on TELETOON
Mild-mannered 10-year-old Kyle Lipton was just a regular kid…until an inter-dimensional portal opened up and dropped a pair of Cosmic Power Pants onto his lap. Now Kyle is Dr. Dimensionpants, a superhero with a super intense attitude who, with the guidance of a talking unicorn named Philip, must deal with the constant threat of inter-dimensional villains bent on destroying his hometown.

ENDANGERED SPECIES
Nerd Corps Entertainment • 26 x 11 minutes
Scheduled for Fall 2014 on TELETOON
What happens when a cantankerous squirrel, an overly optimistic bunny and a neurotic seagull live together in a tree stump? A whole lot of nuttiness, that’s what. Merl the Squirrel, Sunny Bunny and Gull are three weirdo wild animals who turn everyday activities into total insanity.

Renewed Series:

JOHNNY TEST (Season Six)
Cookie Jar Entertainment • 26 x 22 minutes
Scheduled for Fall 2013 on TELETOON
An action-comedy extravaganza, the Gemini-award-nominated series Johnny Test chronicles the adventures of a fearless 11-year-old boy, his genetically engineered super-dog Dukey and his 13-year-old super-genius scientist sisters Susan and Mary. Using Johnny as their guinea pig, Susan and Mary strive to solve the trials and tribulations of adolescent angst with out-of-this-world scientific experiments.

DETENTIONAIRE (Season Three)
Nelvana Limited • 13 x 22 minutes
Scheduled for Fall 2013 on TELETOON
The first two seasons of Detentionare saw Lee Ping sentenced to a year of detention for a prank he didn’t commit. With this new season comes a new – far more epic – prank and Lee is getting blamed for it again. Once more, Lee and his friends will try to uncover the truth about the prank and figure out the reason for the strange behavior of many of the adults in town.

Fugget About It (Season Two)
9 Story Entertainment • 13 x 22 minutes
Scheduled for Fall 2013 on TELETOON at Night
Jimmy Falcone was once a feared capo in the Gambini crime family, but when his associates insisted he whack his good old Uncle Cheech, Jimmy had to draw the line. When Jimmy pleads for Cheech’s life to Don Gambini, their meeting ends with Jimmy hurling the crime boss out of a nineteen storey window. With the mob out to kill him, Jimmy has no choice but to turn to the dark side and become a witness for the Feds. Jimmy and his family are sent into witness protection in cold, snowy Regina, where it’s hard for a quick-tempered goodfella to live as a regular schnook among naïve, kind and friendly Canadians. Fugget About It is an animated comedy that was originally developed for the TELETOON At Night Pilot Project in 2007.

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Space orders Orphan Black

From a media release:

SPACE Orders New Original Drama Series ORPHAN BLACK

Bell Media’s SPACE announced today from the Banff World Media Festival that it has ordered a new original scripted series from acclaimed independent producer Temple Street Productions. ORPHAN BLACK follows outsider, orphan and street-wise chameleon Sarah, who has a murky past and tenuous future after she witnesses a woman’s suicide and assumes the identity of the dead stranger – who happens to look just like her. Expecting to solve all her problems by cleaning out the dead woman’s savings, Sarah is instead thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery. The order follows the recent announcement that Bell Media has commissioned another original drama MOTIVE (working title) for CTV.

OPRHAN BLACK is executive produced by Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier (Being Erica), Graeme Manson (Cube, FLASHPOINT) and John Fawcett (SPARTACUS, THE SECRET CIRCLE). The series is co-created by Manson and Fawcett, with Manson also serving as writer and Fawcett as director. BBC Worldwide will distribute the series internationally. Set to begin production in Toronto this fall, 10 episodes of the one-hour drama have been ordered.

After assuming the dead woman’s identity, Sarah quickly realizes that she must completely integrate herself into the dead woman’s life, which includes taking on her job as a cop who’s currently facing a serious internal force investigation. While trapped in her new life, Sarah eventually learns the dizzying truth – that she and the dead woman are clones. As Sarah searches for answers, she discovers another chilling fact: there are more people like them out there. They are all genetically identical individuals who were planted in unsuspecting birth parents and nurtured in completely different circumstances. They have no idea who created them – or why – but they need to discover the reason in a hurry. An assassin is killing them, one by one.

ORPHAN BLACK is produced by Temple Street Productions in association with Bell Media. Trish Williams is Director, Independent Production, Bell Media. Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Independent Production, Bell Media. Catherine McLeod is Vice-President, Specialty Channels, Bell Media. Phil King is President, CTV Programming and Sports.

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TV, eh? podcast episode 96 – “The Ladies of Degrassi Nights”

Anthony and Diane chat about:

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New tonight: Canada Sings, buy.o.logic

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Canada Sings, Globlal – “The Bank Notes” vs “Deal With It”
It’s all about hitting the right notes, as workplace teams RBC “The Bank Notes” vs. Stampede Casino “Deal With It” step on stage and perform for Jann Arden, Vanilla Ice and Laurieann Gibson in hopes to win $25,000 for their favourite charity.

buy.o.logic, OWN Canada – “Don’t Be Rash”
Isla and Dr. Dave head to a music store to conduct a hearing test. They also look at treatments for shaving rashes. Our shopping experts go bonkers for the Bobble Water Bottle. We get under Isla’s skin to check it’s overall condition and we check out the most popular air purifiers on the market.

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