From a Global media release:
Haven was originally slated to debut on Friday, January 14, but the network premiere is now scheduled for Friday, January 21.
Haven premiere on Global moved to January 21
Maury Chaykin among ACTRA award nominees
From The Canadian Press:
- Late Maury Chaykin up for ACTRA award
The late character actor Maury Chaykin is among the nominees for the ninth annual ACTRA Awards.Chaykin, who starred in the TV comedy series Less Than Kind, is up for outstanding male performance. Others in the category include Mark McKinney of Death Comes to Town, Noah Reid from the film Score: A Hockey Musical, Nicholas Rose of New Year, and Chuck Shamata of Break a Leg. Read more.
MuchMusic launches The Wedge, Rapcity, #Trending and New.Music.Live
From a media release:
MuchMusic Launches New Original Music Programming
- THE WEDGE returns, hosted by F**ked Up’s Damian Abraham
- RAPCITY returns, hosted by by1 Love T.O.’s Tyrone Edwards
- Find out what is hot and talked about on new series #TRENDING
- New daily flagship show NEW.MUSIC.LIVE. brings fans everything new in music live Monday – Friday at 5 p.m. ET/PT
If it’s happening in music in Canada, it’s happening on MuchMusic. Much plugs viewers in to new music across multiple genres as it unveils a slew of fresh and cutting edge music programming in January. The legendary series known for showcasing trendsetting indie music, THE WEDGE, returns Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT in an all-new primetime format hosted by the always-engaging, constantly-outspoken, musical almanac Damian Abraham, frontman of Polaris Prize-winning band F**ked Up. The iconic RAPCITY returns Thursday, Jan. 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT in a revamped format, bringing viewers into the community of hip-hop and R&B music. Fans get a dose of the music, fashion and videos that everyone is talking about on #TRENDING, Much’s new viewer-driven series that delves into of-the-moment trends, premiering Friday, Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. ET/PT.
MuchMusic’s new original programming is anchored by flagship show NEW.MUSIC.LIVE. which brings viewers the newest in music, bands and videos, as well as interviews with and performances by the Canadian and international artists everyone needs to know and hear about. Broadcast live in front of a studio audience Monday – Friday at 5 p.m. ET/PT from Much’s newly renovated HD studio on Canada’s most famous music corner, Queen Street West and John Street in downtown Toronto, NEW.MUSIC.LIVE. deals in new music all week long. The week wraps up with two-hours of non-stop music videos, on a newly extended version of THE MUCHMUSIC COUNTDOWN, Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET.
MuchMusic’s New Programming:
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The many Allan Hawcos of Republic of Doyle
From Greg Quill of the Toronto Star:
- Republic on the Rise
“When I’m working on the show — whether it’s watching takes, editing, selecting music, writing dialogue for a new scene — my head is everywhere, on screens all around me,†the 33-year-old Newfoundland-born creator of the CBC-TV private eye series set in St. John’s said earlier this week on a promotional stopover in Toronto. “It looks like someone else.†Read more.
Wingin’ It season 2 premieres January 28 on Family Channel
From a media release:
Carl, Porter, Jane and the whole gang are back again as Astral’s Family Channel premieres season two of the Canadian original series Wingin’ It on Friday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT.
Wingin’ It follows angel-in-training Porter who possesses a devil-may-care attitude and has been sent to Earth to get his angel wings. In order to do so, he has been tasked with helping Carl Montclaire, a kid that just can’t seem to catch a break, become the most popular student at Bennett High. The problem is Carl doesn’t want the help and is happy to figure things out on his own.
In the season two premiere episode “Under Her Spell,†it’s the first day of Grade 10 and Carl can’t wait for the chance to win Jane over, that is, if he could talk to her without turning into a blubbering mess. Hoping to help Carl with his problem, Porter uses body-swap magic to transfer himself into Carl’s body. However, when the body-swap magic goes awry, Carl finds himself stuck inside a puppet and wondering who has been left in control of his body?
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