Superbowl
06-04-2007, 04:27 PM
From Variety :
CTV Returns To Homegrown Fare
Network only acquires seven new U.S. shows
By BRENDAN KELLY MONTREAL - Given its abundance of returning hits, Canadian network CTV unveiled a fall schedule Monday remarkably light on new U.S. series. CTV programming president Susanne Boyce announced Monday at the Canuck web's fall launch in Toronto that the network has only acquired seven new U.S. shows. They are "Private Practice", the spin-off from "Grey's Anatomy" (also a hit on CTV in Canada); "Dirty Sexy Money", a new prime-time soap starring Canuck thesp Donald Sutherland, Peter Krause, William Baldwin, and Jill Clayburgh; "Big Shots", a series starring Dylan McDermott, Christopher Titus, Joshua Malina and Michael Vartan about four businessmen on the make; "Moonlight", which is a drama about a vampire who becomes a detective; "Gossip Girl", a new drama from "O.C." creator Josh Schwartz; and "Pushing Daisies". CTV has picked up only one new U.S. sitcom, "The Big Bang Theory", a comedy about best friends.
"With 16 returning Top 20 hits, we've taken a bulletproof schedule and made it stronger," said CTV programming chief Boyce. "We've strategically hand-picked the most engaging new titles for the fall schedule, each delivering creative firepower."
CTV has also snared the Canuck TV rights to "Without a Trace" and "Two and a Half Men". Returning CTV shows include "American Idol", the three "CSI" series, "Lost", "Desperate Housewives", and "Criminal Minds".
CTV Returns To Homegrown Fare
Network only acquires seven new U.S. shows
By BRENDAN KELLY MONTREAL - Given its abundance of returning hits, Canadian network CTV unveiled a fall schedule Monday remarkably light on new U.S. series. CTV programming president Susanne Boyce announced Monday at the Canuck web's fall launch in Toronto that the network has only acquired seven new U.S. shows. They are "Private Practice", the spin-off from "Grey's Anatomy" (also a hit on CTV in Canada); "Dirty Sexy Money", a new prime-time soap starring Canuck thesp Donald Sutherland, Peter Krause, William Baldwin, and Jill Clayburgh; "Big Shots", a series starring Dylan McDermott, Christopher Titus, Joshua Malina and Michael Vartan about four businessmen on the make; "Moonlight", which is a drama about a vampire who becomes a detective; "Gossip Girl", a new drama from "O.C." creator Josh Schwartz; and "Pushing Daisies". CTV has picked up only one new U.S. sitcom, "The Big Bang Theory", a comedy about best friends.
"With 16 returning Top 20 hits, we've taken a bulletproof schedule and made it stronger," said CTV programming chief Boyce. "We've strategically hand-picked the most engaging new titles for the fall schedule, each delivering creative firepower."
CTV has also snared the Canuck TV rights to "Without a Trace" and "Two and a Half Men". Returning CTV shows include "American Idol", the three "CSI" series, "Lost", "Desperate Housewives", and "Criminal Minds".