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HBO Canada fall 2010 season includes Call Me Fitz, Durham County

From a media release:

Call Me Fitz

Premieres Sunday, September 19 at 8 p.m. ET/MT

Debuting with back-to-back half-hour episodes, Call Me Fitz stars Jason Priestley as Richard “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, a handsome, substance-abusing used-car salesman who torments his naïve co-workers, sleeps with any woman who has a pulse, and thinks his life is perfect. His sybaritic lifestyle undergoes a radical transformation after a disastrous test-drive puts a potential customer in a coma and unleashes Fitz’s conscience, literally, in the form of Larry, a gentle man intent on rehabilitating Fitz’s battered psyche. Also starring Ernest Grunwald, Peter MacNeill, Kathleen Munroe, Tracy Dawson, Donavon Stinson and Brooke Nevin.

Durham County (Season 3)

Premieres October 2010

Winner of five Gemini Awards, this one-hour dark drama returns for a third and final season. In the final season Detective Mike Sweeney and his new task force investigate the brutal murder of two young boys along a busy stretch of highway. As the investigation expands, one of Mike’s own officers struggles to bury a dangerous secret. Meanwhile Audrey and Sadie embark on a new chapter of their lives, while Mike must push himself beyond his limits to overcome a sudden tragedy that may tear his family apart forever. Starring Hugh Dillon, Hélène Joy, Laurence Leboeuf, Greyston Holt and new cast member Michael Nardone.

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So You Think You Can Dance Canada fall schedule

From a media release – this is the only Canadian show on CTV’s fall schedule:

SUNDAY, AUG 15
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA (2-Hour Season Premiere)

MONDAY, AUG 23
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA (Top 20 Performance)

TUESDAY, AUG 24
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA (Top 20 Results Episode)

WEDNESDAYS
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA (Performance Episodes, Beginning Sept. 22)

THURSDAYS
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA (Results Episodes, Beginning Sept. 23)

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In the news: Canada’s ‘bargain-basement’ exports

From Stephanie Earp of TV Squad:

  • Canada Makes Bargain-Basement Shows
    “Half-hearted denials aside, we know it’s true, don’t we? We know the only way networks like CBS (‘The Bridge’, ‘Flashpoint’), NBC (‘The Listener’) and ABC (‘Rookie Blue’) would agree to co-finance a show for their airwaves is if the setting was generic enough to pass for a U.S. locale. They’ve got the best of both worlds – if the show is good, they can send out press releases about what wonderful new programming they are creating with their Canadian partners, but if the show is bad, they can shrug their shoulders and say they had nothing to do with the creative, they were just the bank.” Read more.
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