NBCU buys CTV’s Transplant for main network

TORONTO and UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – NBC announced it has acquired Bell Media’s new Canadian medical drama Transplant. Since the February 26 premiere, the show has built a strong audience “and is the most-watched Canadian series with total viewers this broadcast year, seeing ongoing week-over-week audience growth,” reads the release. The show is co-produced with NBCUniversal International Studios. The 13-episode series centers on Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed, a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine who fled his country with his younger sister, Amira. Together they struggle to build a new life in Canada as Bash strives to rebuild...