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Reality, Lifestyle & Documentary

Recipe to Riches premieres October 17 on Food Network Canada

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From a media release:

RECIPE TO RICHES IS BACK IN SEARCH OF CANADA’S NEXT $250,000 RECIPE AND GROCERY STORE SENSATION

  • 21 Competing Home Cooks and Their Original Recipes Revealed
  • New Season Premieres October 17 at 9pm ET/8pm PT on Food Network Canada

The hit original competitive reality food series Recipe to Riches is back and 21 fresh new faces – and unique recipes – are put to the test of a lifetime. Food Network Canada and Temple Street Productions today revealed the passionate home cooks giving it their all in the second season of
Recipe to Riches which premieres October 17 at 9pm ET/8pm PT on Food Network Canada.

After an exhaustive cross-Canada search for the most delicious home recipes, 21 finalists were chosen among thousands of hopefuls to compete in seven different food categories ranging from Savoury Snacks to Entrées to Cookies and Squares. Each category winner will receive a $25,000 cash prize and earn the prestige of having their recipe developed into a President’s Choice® product – Canada’s number one brand* – made available in select Loblaw banner stores across the country just days after their episode airs. After all category winners have been determined, viewers will have the opportunity to vote online for the best of the best and, during the exciting finale, witness who will take home the $250,000 grand prize.
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Dragons' Den, Heartland, Murdoch Mysteries, Rick Mercer Report

CBC’s fall schedule

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From a media release:

CBC TELEVISION SHINES THIS FALL WITH TOP-NOTCH ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING, PROVEN ACCLAIMED FORMATS AND BIG CANADIAN STARS

  • Kicking-off on September 14, CBC-TV’s 2012 Fall Schedule Delivers a Compelling
    Slate of New and Returning Hit Series

From captivating dramas and engaging live series, to biting comedies and award-winning news and investigative programs, CBC Television offers Canadians a diverse range of entertaining programming this fall. The new schedule features the anticipated premieres of OVER THE RAINBOW, TITANIC: BLOOD & STEEL and MURDOCH MYSTERIES, as well as new seasons of established viewer-favourites DRAGONS’ DEN, RICK MERCER REPORT, THE BIG DECISION, GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT and more. It all starts Friday, September 14 with the season premieres of MARKETPLACE and the fifth estate.

  • DRAGONS’ DEN – Canada’s #1 Unscripted program – returns and welcomes Canada’s best known personal finance author, David Chilton, to the Den
  • Anticipation rises as young hopefuls vie for the coveted role of Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new Canadian production of The Wizard of Oz in OVER THE RAINBOW
  • GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT makes the move from late-night to primetime, airing in a new 7 p.m. (7:30 NT) timeslot
  • TITANIC: BLOOD & STEEL, the epic limited series event starring Canadian actors Neve Campbell and Kevin Zegers, premieres
  • A special 30-minute edition of THE LANG & O’LEARY EXCHANGE heads to CBC-TV, joining the primetime schedule at 6:30 p.m. (7 NT)
  • One of Canada’s best-loved dramas, MURDOCH MYSTERIES, makes its official debut on CBC
  • Family-favourite HEARTLAND returns for its sixth season with the introduction of a fiery new character
  • Starting September 17, iconic series CORONATION STREET moves to an all-new 7:30 p.m. (8 NT) timeslot
  • This fall marks a milestone for several renowned CBC programs: the 60th season of HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA; the 40th anniversary of MARKETPLACE; the 20th anniversary of 22 MINUTES; and a decade of the RICK MERCER REPORT.

Continue reading CBC’s fall schedule →

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The Listener

New tonight: The Listener season finale

The Listener, CTV – “The Shooting”
With Michelle’s career on the line, Toby (Craig Olejnik) and the Integrated Investigative Bureau must prove Michelle (Lauren Lee Smith) was set up after a bad tip led to the shooting of a suspect in the season finale of THE LISTENER. (Encore episode airs Sunday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CTV)

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Podcast

TV, eh? podcast episode 102 – “You Say Goodbye and I Say Hello”

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Anthony and Diane talk about shows coming, shows leaving, and shows we made up.

Plus, take Anthony’s challenge and bring joy to our lives by writing a short, creative “Next on … Dr. Sexy Werewolf Border Guard” and emailing it to him to record.

Episode 102: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed.

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