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CBC’s fall schedule

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From a media release:
 
CBC Television announced its Fall 2008 schedule today, offering Canadians more of the homegrown programming they love the most: hot dramas and comedy, powerful documentaries, new movies and mini-series and the best in news and sports coverage.
 
“We have a lot to be proud of,” said Kirstine Layfield, executive director of Network Programming, CBC Television. “We’re bringing our viewers a Fall schedule packed with their favourites—outstanding Canadian television.” 

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Degrassi

Upcoming episodes: Degrassi, Robson Arms, CTV, May 26

7:30 p.m. – Degrassi: The Next Generation – “Ladies Night” – ALL-

NEW EPISODE

It’s Anya’s first year running the Free The Children Freedom Fast to promote education and health in Africa, and she has a lot to coordinate. But her job gets even harder thanks to the meddling Holly J, who’s determined to make Anya choose between her and Sav. But when Anya tries to forge a friendship between her BF and her BFF by making them work together, her plan backfires. With the troops getting hungry, Anya declares an all-out war. In a battle against the Queen of Mean, will Anya have to stoop to Holly J’s level to come out on top? Free the Children founder and child rights activist Craig Kielburger makes a guest appearance.

8:30 p.m. – Robson Arms – “Wrong and Wronger” – ALL-NEW EPISODE

When Carol brings her new beau Matt (guest star Ted Whittall, The L Word) to charades night, everyone falls in love with him. But when Carol meets a delinquent student’s father (guest star Patrick McKenna, The Red Green Show), he finagles a coffee date that turns into a night of passion. But when she brings Jason to meet her friends and he turns everyone off, it forces Carol to choose between everyone’s Mr. Perfect or her own guilty pleasure.

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In the news: Leo Award winners

From the Province:

  • Hear Them Roar
    “TV series lead actors were Maple Ridge’s Tyler Labine for the U.S. comedy Reaper, and jPod’s Emile Ullerup. Best guest actors were Ryan Robbins and Babz Chula, both for episodes of jPod. Best supporting actors were Jody Racicot of Flash Gordon and Julie Patzwald of The Guard.” Read more.

From Marsha Lederman of the Globe and Mail:

  • Leo Awards recognize the B.C. film and TV industry
    “jPod, which has been cancelled by CBC, picked up four Leos, including best guest performance by a female for Babz Chula. Chula has cancer and was too ill to attend, but in an acceptance speech delivered by actor Ben Ratner, she said too many shows win awards after they’re cancelled.” Read more.
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Test the Nation this Sunday

From a media release:

Sports fans of all ages finally have a chance to bring their A-game to a high stakes event that pits athletes against couch potatoes against NHL mascots in a new, no-holds-barred contest. CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada’s Ron MacLean joins host Wendy Mesley to stick-handle Canada’s largest sports trivia event TEST THE NATION: SPORTS, bringing two hours of non-stop, wall-to-wall suspense—and fun—to CBC Television, Sunday, May 25, at 8 p.m.

Don Cherry also makes a colourful guest appearance, delivering one of the 50 trivia questions from Coach’s Corner. This fourth and most unpredictable instalment of TEST THE NATION separates the champs from the chumps; viewers will find out who has really come to play in this wild world of sports—and we mean wild!

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