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CTV orders two more seasons of hit Canadian drama ‘Cardinal’

TORONTO – CTV has greenlit a second and third cycle of its new dramatic thriller Cardinal for broadcast in 2017/18, marking the first time that the broadcaster has ordered two consecutive seasons of a drama.Produced by Sienna Films and Entertainment One (eOne) in association with CTV, and commissioned for French-language Canadian broadcast by Super Écran, season 1 of the murder mystery has averaged 1.2 million viewers since its premiere in January, says CTV.  Across all airings and on CTV and Super Écran, more than 3.6 million unique viewers watched episodes of Cardinal weekly.The season 1 finale will air Wednesday at...