Canadian Television
Jael Mehr
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The New Addams Family: A Nice Way to Spend a Half-Hour
The New Addams Family is the kind of cute, schlocky, family fun fare that is popping up more and more on the children's networks. Unlike many of the shows, this 1998 - 1999 comedy that ran 65 episodes before finally having the plug pulled was actually amusing for more than just ...
'The Associates' a Welcome Sight to CTV's Lineup
A group of five young associate lawyers at the major Toronto firm of Young, Barnsworth, and King are the focal point of this new series from Alliance Atlantis, airing Tuesdays at 10:00 PM on CTV.
Unfortunately for fans of this FOX Friday show (also aired concurrently on Global), 'FreakyLinks' hasn't emerged as the smash hit that FOX thought it would.
Global Fall Line-Up: American Imports
Global will be introducing 12 new American imports to their fall line-up, including the FOX shows 'Boston Public', 'The $treet', and 'Fearsum'.
Global's Fall Line-Up: Canadian Productions
Global's fall line-up features eight new Canadian shows, including 'Blue Murder', 'Andromeda', and 'Queen of Swords'.
The key word for the 2000/2001 fall line-up at CTV is drama. Movies, series, and mini-series abound on the schedule, most with more than a touch of the serious.
Amazon Prepares to Air Final Episode
With the upcoming episode "A Bible and a Gun", the low-rated series Peter Benchley's Amazon will come to a final grinding halt. Will the survivors make it out of the jungle? Will Talbott choose to stay behind? What will happen to the tribes when, and if, the survivors do escape? You'll ...
Springtime Season Brings Cancellation Announcements
This season saw a number of holes left on CBC, CTV and Global with the cancellation of a number of shows, including the more recent cancellations of La Femme Nikita, Peter Benchley's Amazon, The Outer Limits and Emily of New Moon.
Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy - Not Good Enough
Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy was an hour-long comedy-romance that aired Fridays on CBC from 1998 to 2000, and starred Yannick Bisson, Sarah Chalke, and Ted Atherton.
A Trio of Mysteries for CTV Viewers
April was mystery month on CTV. First was Anna Porter's The Bookfair Murders (starring Linda Kash and Samantha Bond), then Love and Murder and Deadly Appearances by Gail Bowen (starring Wendy Crewson and Victor Garber).