CTV renews Flashpoint, The Bridge, Hiccups, Dan For Mayor, The Listener, So You Think You Can Dance Canada; Adds The Borgias, Todd & The Book of Pure Evil

CTV Announces Industry-Leading 2010-2011 Canadian Television Package

  • CTV renews entire scripted slate: more FLASHPOINT, more THE BRIDGE, more HICCUPS, more DAN FOR MAYOR, more THE LISTENER
  • CTV announces new daytime series THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW, debuting this fall
  • Season 3 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA to premiere August 15
  • New international co-production drama THE BORGIAS joins CTV and Bravo! in 2011
  • COMEDY NOW! is back for Season 13, ETALK returns for Season and W5 marks Season 45
  • THE JUNO AWARDS, THE GILLER PRIZE and WE DAY all return

FlashpointFollowing one of its most successful seasons ever for original Canadian programming, CTV unveiled today its 2010-2011 Canadian television package. The network has renewed its entire scripted slate of five original series, ordered a new daytime series, and confirmed the premiere date for its award-winning Top 20 hit dance competition series. Delivering more viewers to Canadian programming than any other network, the roster of original programming totals nearly 100 hours of prime-time Canadian programming on CTV alone during the 2010-2011 season.

With the majority of the original productions due to go into production this summer, CTV’s original series will premiere throughout the network’s 52-week schedule in 2010/2011. However, CTV confirmed today THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW, a new daytime series starring Gemini Award-winner and CHUM FM personality Marilyn Denis, premieres this fall. The series airs daily at 10 a.m. following LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY and prior to THE VIEW, providing an uninterrupted flow of live programming on CTV each day from 6 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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In the news: Erin Karpluk on Being Erica’s darker season 3

From Out is Through:

  • Erin Karpluk talks Being Erica season three
    “It’s so weird because it’s kind of like how [Erica] started off the pilot a little bit,” Karpluk says of her character’s position in season three. “And while she has evolved and grown as an individual it’s like life is kind of cyclical and there she is and she seems to be back in the bottom of the rabbit hole. Which is kind of nice because it kind of opens up a lot of different places for the show to go.” Read more.
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Citytv lineup includes Glenn Martin, DDS; Out There with Melissa DiMarco, Murdoch Mysteries, Conviction Kitchen

From a media release:

Citytv announces 2010-11 Primetime Schedule

Midseason shows include new seasons of Murdoch Mysteries.

FALL

Canadian programming dominates Saturday nights with animation series, Glenn Martin, DDS and Out There with Melissa DiMarco. Sunday nights feature the return of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Then, acclaimed original Citytv series Conviction Kitchen returns in its second season followed by encore presentations of Canadian hit series, Murdoch Mysteries.

All times Eastern:

SATURDAY
8-8:30pm – Glenn Martin, DDS
8:30-9pm – Out There with Melissa DiMarco
9-11pm – Canadian Movie

SUNDAY
9-10pm – Conviction Kitchen
10-11pm – Murdoch Mysteries (repeats in fall)

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