TORONTO – In a presentation Wednesday morning at Toronto’s Massey Hall, followed by an open-air luncheon in the city’s multimedia hub, Yonge-Dundas Square, some 1,400 advertisers, industry and press gathered to take in the launch of CanWest Global’s fall schedule on Global Television and the new E! (old CH).
"For both our advertisers and our audience, CanWest’s 2007-2008 schedules represent our most impressive prime time offering to date," said Kathleen Dore, president, Canadian television for CanWest MediaWorks, in the press release. "We’re passionate about the continued growth of our many television brands, and more determined than ever before to build strategically on the successes we’ve achieved over this last year."
In addition to 15 new series, the Global and E! prime time lineups unveiled today feature the return of hits that "have firmly re-established the networks’ loyal fan base over the last two years," says the release. "With a total of eight series back for their sophomore run – including smashes ‘Heroes’ and ‘Brothers & Sisters’ – and an additional six series returning for their third season – CanWest has created the country’s freshest, most vibrant prime time lineups."
The lineup on both stations seems to skew younger, too.
Here’s the rest of the release:
Global Television new arrivals include…big-buzz TV Newser, BACK TO YOU: from Exec Producers Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd and Director James Burrows, starring Emmy Winners Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton…Latin family epic, CANE: from Exec Producers Cynthia Cidre (Mambo Kings), Jimmy Iovine (8 Mile) and Jonathan Prince (American Dreams), starring Emmy and Golden Globe Winner Jimmy Smits…Romantic time-travel mystery, JOURNEYMAN: from Emmy Award-winning writer-producers Kevin Falls and Alex Graves (The West Wing), starring Kevin McKidd (Rome)…Offbeat detective saga, LIFE: from Exec Producers Rand Ravich (The Astronaut’s Wife) and Far Shariat (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), starring Damian Lewis (Band of Brothers), Adam Arkin (Chicago Hope)…and gritty legal drama, CANTERBURY’S LAW: from Exec Producers Denis Leary and Jim Serpico (Rescue Me, The Job), starring Julianna Margulies (The Sopranos, ER).
E!’s debut slate includes…Vegas-inspired musical drama VIVA LAUGHLIN: from Tony and Emmy Award winner Hugh Jackman, starring Lloyd Owen and Melanie Griffith…Hi-tech drama, BIONIC WOMAN: from Exec Producer David Eick (Battlestar Galactica) and starring Michelle Ryan (EastEnders)…The female mind revealed in CASHMERE MAFIA: from Exec Producer Darren Starr (Sex and The City), starring Lucy Liu and Frances O’Connor…Post-Katrina cop drama, K-VILLE: from Writer and Exec Producer Jonathan Lisco (Jack and Bobby), starring Anthony Anderson and Cole Hauser…and E! NEWS from Exec Producer Peggy Jo Abraham, Lead Anchor and Managing Editor Ryan Seacrest and Co-Anchor Giuliana DePandi.
GLOBAL TELEVISION PRIME TIME 2007 –
DAY-AT-A-GLANCE (All times ET/PT. New programs in CAPS*.)
Monday
7pm ET Canada
7:30pm Entertainment Tonight
8pm Prison Break (Season 3)
9pm Heroes (Season 2)
10pm JOURNEYMAN (1 hour; drama)*
Tuesday
7pm ET Canada
7:30pm Entertainment Tonight
8pm NCIS (Season 5)
9pm House (Season 4)
10pm CANE (1 hour; drama)*
Wednesday
7pm ET Canada
7:30pm Entertainment Tonight
8pm BACK TO YOU (30 min; comedy)*
8:30pm ‘Til Death (Season 2)
9pm Bones (Season 3)
10pm LIFE (1 hour; drama)*
Thursday
7pm ET Canada
7:30pm Entertainment Tonight
8pm Survivor (Season 15)
9pm The Office (Season 4)
9:30pm My Name is Earl (Season 3)
10pm Shark (Season 2)
Friday
7pm ET Canada
7:30pm Entertainment Tonight
8pm Friday Night Lights (Season 2)
9pm Las Vegas (Season 5)
10pm Numb3rs (Season 4)
Saturday
8pm Risk Takers (10 x 1 hour; documentary)
9pm Painkiller Jane (22 x 1 hour; drama)
10pm Global Currents (Season 3)
Sunday
7pm Simpsons & Co. (Animation Lineup)
7:30 ‘DA KINK IN MY HAIR (13 x 30 min; comedy)*
8pm The Simpsons (Season 19)
8:30pm King of the Hill (Season 12)
9pm Family Guy (Season 8)
9:30pm American Dad (Season 4)
10pm Brothers & Sisters (Season 2)
MID-SEASON: ACQUISITIONS
SWINGTOWN (1 hour; drama)*
CANTERBURY’S LAW (1 hour; drama)*
MID-SEASON: ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING
ABOUT A GIRL (13 x 30 min; comedy)*
THE LODGE (4 x 1 hour; documentary)*
TRUE PULP MURDER (13 x 30 min; documentary)* DURHAM COUNTY (6 x 1 hour; drama)* SEARCH AND RESCUE (13 x 1 hour; drama)* BURN UP (2 x 2 hour; drama)* GLOBAL CURRENTS: DEATH IN THE FOREST (1 hour; documentary)* GLOBAL CURRENTS: STOLEN SISTER (1 hour; documentary)* GLOBAL CURRENTS: TIME BOMBS (1 hour; documentary)*
E! PRIME TIME 2007 –
DAY-AT-A-GLANCE (All times ET/PT. New programs in CAPS*.)
Monday
7pm The Insider
7:30pm E! NEWS*
8pm Deal or No Deal (Season 3)
9pm K-VILLE (1 hour; drama)*
10pm E! PRESENTS* RICH KIDS: CATTLE DRIVE (1 hour; reality)
Tuesday
7pm The Insider
7:30pm E! NEWS*
8pm The Biggest Loser (Season 4)
9pm DR. 90210 (1 hour; reality)* / CASHMERE MAFIA (1 hour;
drama)* Mid-Fall Premiere
10pm Boston Legal (Season 4)
Wednesday
7pm The Insider
7:30pm E! NEWS*
8pm KID NATION (1 hour; reality)*
9pm BIONIC WOMAN (1 hour; drama)*
10pm E! PRESENTS* SIMPLE LIFE (30 min; reality)
10:30pm E! PRESENTS* SUNSET TAN (30 min; reality)
Thursday
7pm The Insider
7:30pm E! NEWS*
8pm Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Season 2)
9-11pm E! MOVIES WE LOVE**
Friday
7pm The Insider
7:30pm E! NEWS*
8pm 1 vs. 100 (Season 2)
9pm WOMEN’S MURDER CLUB (1 hour; drama)*
10pm 20/20 (Season 29)
Saturday
7pm E! LIVE*
8pm ON E!* SHAYE (4 X 1 hour; documentary)*
9PM Final 24
10-12am E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY (2 hour; documentary)*
Sunday
7pm VIVA LAUGHLIN (1 hour; drama)*
8pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Season 5)
9pm E! COUNTDOWNS*
10pm E! LIVE*
*ABOUT ‘E! PRESENTS’: A collection of short-run ‘reality’ gold – fun, outrageous, a true guilty pleasure, the E! Presents showcase will feature titles including – SIMPLE LIFE, SUNSET TAN, RICH KIDS.
*ABOUT ‘E! MOVIES WE LOVE’: A collection of US and Canadian film premieres.
*ABOUT ‘ON E!’: A collection of fun and entertaining Canadian produced documentary series.
MID-SEASON ACQUISITIONS:
IN PLAIN SIGHT (1 hour; drama)*
LIFE IS WILD (1 hour; drama)*
MID-SEASON ORIGINAL SERIES:
TRIBUTE: THE NEXT BEST THING (4 x 1 hour; documentary)* INSIDE HOLLYWOOD (6 x 1 hour; documentary)* STUNT STARS (10 x 1 hour; drama)* HOLLYWOOD’S GREATEST MYSTERIES (13 x 30 min; documentary)* NAKED FASHION (13 x 30 min)* E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY: CANADIAN EDITION (10 x 1 hour; documentary)*
