From CBC’s Q:
MuchMusic’s fall shows
DEGRASSI – **New Episodes**
Season 10 Returns in October
One of Canada’s top young adult series returns for a second semester. The first half of Season 10 brought big changes to the students when new rivals, new friends, and a shift in the school’s hierarchy shook up every relationship. And the year is only getting started. Fans can catch DEGRASSI when it returns in October, airing once a week, exclusively on MuchMusic.
DISCOVERED (formerly known as DISBAND)
Season 3 premieres in November
MuchMusic’s Gemini-nominated breakout series DISCOVERED (formerly known as DISBAND) may have a new name but still delivers the same rock ‘n roll goods. Each episode puts aspiring bands through a rock star boot camp and teaches them the ins and outs of the music biz. A panel of industry experts hold each artists fate in their hands and determines if they have what it takes to be DISCOVERED. Past seasons have catapulted bands such as San Sebastian, Stereos, These Kids Wear Crowns, and Abandon All Ships to stardom. The slate of 10 new artists chosen for Season 3 to be announced soon.
VIDEO ON TRIAL – **New Episodes **
Mondays at 10 p.m. ET
The most brutally honest judges in pop culture are back to discuss, dissect, and degrade today’s hottest music videos in an all-new season of VIDEO ON TRIAL. This no holds barred MuchOriginal series features comedian guest jurors who give scathing reviews of five music videos each episode. No celebrity is safe from these tough critics. Beware Britney Spears.
18 to Life getting reprieve on The CW?
From Sean Davidson of C21 Media:
- 18 to Life: CW TV Show Planned to Return in December
“”For a number of internal reasons they want to run the last six in December,” said Gelbart. He added that the series performed relatively well, drawing between 850,000 and almost one million viewers, with very little promotion.” Read more.
Q’s contest: What would you like to see on Canadian TV?
From CBC:
- The Q Contest: What would you like to see on Canadian TV?
“Post your best pitch for a new Canadian TV show… in 25 words or less. (Maybe a show about talking dolphins in the Vancouver aquarium? Gordon Pinsent in Three’s Company-style sitcom? Pitch away!) We’ll award points for humour, and catchy show titles. The best pitch will win a small swag collection, and the admiration of the nation. Pitch now, and pitch often!” Read more and enter here.
APTN’s Cashing In starts production on 3rd season
From a media release:
CASHING IN ANNOUNCES START OF PRODUCTION: THIRD SEASON OF TV DRAMA UNDERWAY
Production recently began on the third season of Cashing In, the popular television series that airs on APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network).
ABOUT THE SERIES
Through elaborate love triangles, merry mix-ups and ever-twisting plot lines, Cashing In exposes the high-stakes, winner-takes-all world of First Nations gaming. The half-hour drama is set on the fictional Stonewalker First Nation in Southern Manitoba. Nestled comfortably beside an affluent beach community, the North Beach Casino is a successful gaming facility jam-packed with sharp executives, smooth dealers and rising stars. In other words: sex, money and power.
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