CanWest unveils its new acquisitions for Global and E! 2007-2008 Season Fall Highlights / Global Television Network Posted by RAD on May 23, 2007 - 10:12 AM |
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CanWest announced today that it has grabbed 15 new series for its 2007-2008 season. New acquisitions include Back To You, Cane, Bionic Woman, Cashmere Mafia and Viva Laughlin. This season, CanWest will introduce 15 of the year's most coveted new series. Featuring the best in marquee talent and award-winning producing pedigree, they join the broadcaster's wide-ranging slate of returning hits. With a total of seven series back for their sophomore run - including breakouts 'Heroes' and 'Brothers & Sisters' - and an additional six series returning for their third season - CanWest has created the country's freshest, most vibrant primetime schedules. "Over the last two seasons, CanWest has brought Canadian viewers more of television's new primetime hits than any other broadcaster," said Barbara Williams, Senior Vice President, Programming & Production for CanWest MediaWorks. "With this week's acquisitions, we're looking forward to building on that track record. Our audiences are going to see compelling new programs on both Global and E! that will entertain them, engage them, and keep them talking." Along with Kathleen Dore, President, Canadian Television for CanWest MediaWorks, Williams will unveil the 2007-08 Primetime Schedules for Global and E! in Toronto on Wednesday, June 6th. New CanWest Dramas premiering this season include...Latin family epic, CANE: from Exec Producers Cynthia Cidre (Mambo Kings) and Jimmy Iovine (8 Mile), starring Emmy and Golden Globe Winner Jimmy Smits...Hi-tech drama, BIONIC WOMAN: from Battlestar Galactica Exec Producer David Eick 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...Romantic time-travel mystery, JOURNEYMAN: from Emmy Award-winning writer-producers Kevin Falls and Alex Graves (The West Wing), starring Kevin McKidd (Rome)...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). Comedy and more on CanWest feature big-buzz arrivals including...TV Newser, BACK TO YOU: from Exec Producers Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd and Director James Burrows, starring Emmy Winners Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton...And Vegas-inspired musical drama VIVA LAUGHLIN: from Tony and Emmy Award winner Hugh Jackman, starring Lloyd Owen and Melanie Griffith. Global will announce its full primetime fall schedule the first week of june. Check falltvpreview.com [1] for more information. UPDATE: An article on Hollywood Reporter indicates that those are the other shows Global picked up: Swingtown K-Ville New Amsterdam Life Women's Murder Club Life is Wild In Plain Sight Kid Nation Please visit falltvpreview.com [2] and our discussion forums [3] for more information. |
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