TORONTO – CTV said today it has ordered a second season of hit summer series Flashpoint from Toronto-based Pink Sky Entertainment and Avamar Entertainment.
A total of 13 new episodes are expected to head into production in early 2009.
"Flashpoint has hit its mark with North American audiences and remained competitive – even during the Olympics," said Susanne Boyce, president, creative, content and channels, CTV Inc. "Viewers have embraced Flashpoint and we are answering their call for more. The cast and creative team have delivered a series that not only entertains with high-intensity drama but with heart as well."
"We’re excited that Canadian audiences have responded with such enthusiasm to Flashpoint’s stories of humanity and adrenaline," said the show’s executive producers Anne Marie La Traverse and Bill Mustos. "We’re extremely proud to have this opportunity to bring more of our homegrown stories to viewers in Canada and around the world."
Flashpoint has maintained an average audience of 1.17 million viewers since it debuted No. 1 in both Canada and the U.S. last month on CTV and CBS. The first series since CTV’s Due South to air in network primetime in both Canada and the United States, Flashpoint has attracted an average weekly audience of seven million viewers in the U.S. since its premiere.
Flashpoint, set and shot entirely in Toronto, has been sold to more than 50 countries and regions worldwide, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, Scandinavia and Latin America.
It continues to air Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on CTV/CBS and on demand on the CTV Video Player at ctv.ca.
