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New & Returning Shows
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Last updated: April 4th, 2003
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| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries |
Monday, April 14 at 9pm |
Based on the novels written by
award-winning crime writer Elizabeth George, BBC Canada’s Monday Night Crime
Doubles presents the network premiere of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
Airing every Monday at 9 p.m. ET beginning, April 14, this eight-part
contemporary whodunit series stars Nathaniel Parker (Vanity Fair), as the
charismatic Inspector Thomas Lynley, a top cop who also happens to be the
8th Earl of Asherton.
Set in the United Kingdom, the Inspector Lynley series begins with the
pairing of Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers (Sharon Small,
Glasgow Kiss). Brought together by Scotland Yard to solve a murder, sparks
fly as the two detectives struggle to overcome the differences in their
backgrounds.
After establishing a mutual respect, Lynley and Havers work side-by-side
solving mysteries including the gruesome murder of a local farmer in the
Yorkshire village of Kendale in the first episode called “A Great
Deliverance.” |
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| Stitch Up! |
Weekdays at 4:30pm starting March 31 |
Fart jokes, eye-popping pranks and
clowning around are the order of the day when Stitch Up! takes over BBC Kids
for a week of childish April Fool’s Day antics – every afternoon at 4:30 pm.
ET, starting Monday, March 31. Featuring young hosts Anne, Marvyn, Calum and
Simon, each episode of Stitch Up! hits the streets of London, England to
barrage unsuspecting adults and kids with an assortment of Candid
Camera-style practical jokes. |
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The Real Sex in the City 2
The Real Sex ion the City - LA |
Saturday, April 5 following Sex and the
City (LA premieres May 31st) |
If you love Sex And The City then you’ll love watching the real-life dating
dramas of the ladies from The Real Sex In The City 2, premiering April 5,
and The Real Sex In The City – LA, premiering May 31. One of the sexiest
reality television programs ever to hit the airwaves returns to Bravo! this
spring with eight episodes of each – 16 all-new steamy episodes in total.
Following the hugely successful first series, The Real Sex and the City 2,
based in New York, promises to introduce audiences to more larger-than-life
ladies living-it-up at fantastic New York City hot-spots and experiencing
all the pain and pleasure of modern relationships. Featured women include
Sarah, a part-time waitress and aspiring actress, Susan, an investment
banker with a very strict set of dating rules, Wendy, a self-proclaimed
chronic dater, Lori, a straight-talking celebrity booker, Kirstie a
24-year-old party girl and model, Victoria, an aspiring pop-star and author,
and Catherine, a gossip columnist from Georgia.
The Real Sex In The City – LA follows the lives of a
group of glamorous young women at work and at play in the glitzy
entertainment capital of the world, Los Angeles. Profiled ladies include the
E! Girls from the television show Wild On – a group of savvy and
self-possessed single girls, Stella, a beach bunny, Jenna, and aspiring
actress, and Maryam, a Persian “Princess.”
Sex In The City 2 and The Real Sex In The City – LA
follows the Emmy Award-winning series Sex And The City every Saturday night
at 11:45pm ET.
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| Spririted Artists |
Sunday, April 13 at 7:30 pm |
An innovative 13-part documentary series that stars two artists – one
English and one French – who interpret a piece of each other’s art in their
own medium. |
| Tablo |
Wednesday, April 2 at 7:30pm |
A new 13-part series that gets
up-close and personal with Francophone visual artists as well as singers,
humourists and actors from Quebec and Ontario, whose second passion is
painting. |
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| inside Fame: all-Premiere Week |
April 21 to the 24 at 9pm |
On
Inside Fame,
CMT presents five days of EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE documentaries featuring country
music legends GEORGE JONES and MERLE HAGGARD and some of today’s hottest
country music celebrities, DEANA CARTER, WYNONNA and FAITH HILL. |
| Lost Highway |
Friday, May 2 at 9pm |
CMT airs the EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN PREMIERE
of the BBC series, Lost Highway, a definitive history of country music in
the words of its greatest performers, producers, musicians and songwriters.
In four captivating episodes, Lost Highway traces country music from its
humble beginnings to its rise in popularity via the radio and television and
the influence of artists including JIMMIE RODGERS, HANK WILLIAMS, JOHNNY
CASH, OWEN BRADLEY, DOLLY PARTON and SHANIA TWAIN. |
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| Beat the Geeks |
Weekdays at 4:30 pm starting april 7 |
You teased them, rained spitballs upon
them and gave them atomic wedgies. Now it‘s their turn. Source your
inner-geek in the new pop culture-based comedy game show Beat the Geeks. The
65-episode, half-hour series will air Monday-Friday at 4:30 pm and Sundays
at 9:30 pm ET/PT (starting April 13), exclusively on The Comedy Network. |
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| The Osbournes |
April 22nd |
Season 2 |
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| Adventures in Breathing |
Tuesday, April 22 at 8
pm |
At the age of 14, filmmaker Karen
Murray was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, achroniclung
disease. She was assessed for a double lung transplant in January 2001 and
confronted with some harsh realities. The transplant is a high-risk
procedure, with a survival rate of 50 percent after five years. Yet, without
the transplant,Karen would die.Adventures in Breathing follows
Karen’s journey from the time she signs the release to be put on the
transplant list, through the eventual operation and recovery. It is a deeply
personal account of how being a recipient has affected her life and the
lives of those around her. |
| Larry Hagman: Medical Profile
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Wednesday, April 23 at
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| Parkinson’s: Stopping the Tremors
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Tuesday, April 29 at 8
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| Closing in on Cancer |
Thursday, April 10 at 8
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| Tammy Faye Bakker: Medical Profile
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Wednesday, April 30 at
9 pm |
At the height
of Tammy Faye Bakker and her husband’s success with the Praise the Lord
Club, their flock numbered millions world wide until revelations of her
husband’s affair with a church secretary. The years of stress took their
toll on Bakker and she suffered terrible panic attacks and took the sedative
Ativan. But the sedative led to a life threatening addiction, and masked an
even more deadly threat: colon cancer. This hour of Medical Profile
tells the story of a woman who survived years of public mockery only to find
herself dying of embarrassment. |
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Movies premiering in april on Drive-In Classics: |
- I COME IN PEACE – April 3 @
9pm ET
- BOXCAR BERTHA – April 21 @ 9pm ET
- CRISIS – April 22 @ 9pm ET
- ESCAPE VELOCITY – April 28 @ 9pm ET
- RANDOM FACTOR – April 29 @ 9pm ET |
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Cooking School StoriesII |
Mon., Apr. 7 at 9:30pm |
This cinema-verité series follows the
true-life stories of nine culinary students attending The Art Institute of
California. From orientation to graduation, the camera travels alongside
these students as they tackle an intense class load and struggle to balance
school with their personal lives. Each episode documents the day-to-day
sacrifices these students make in order to follow their dreams to become
America's future chefs. |
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Manic Organic
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Tues., Apr. 8 at 9:30 pm
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Explore the world of organic farming and
cuisine through the eyes of organic farmer Antony John. In each episode of
this 13-part series John highlights life on his Ontario farm sharing
information, recipes and tips on how to adopt an organic lifestyle. |
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Summer’s Best |
Tues., May 20 at 9pm |
What better way to welcome the summer than
to head to the breathtaking outdoors and gather at a cottage? Host Julie
Zwillich and the Summer’s Best team hang out with various winners of
Cottage Life magazine’s recipe contest, preparing award-winning
recipes for their friends and family. This 13-part series taps into the
expertise of local artisans and producers. |
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Top 5 |
Wed., Apr. 9 at 10 pm |
From the quirky to the outrageous, each
episode of Top 5 focuses on the top five most popular foods within a given
category. Over the course of the 13-part series, host Bobby Rivers explores
categories like chocolates, TV dinners, food fads of the ’50s, sticky foods
and cheesy foods. |
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| Mob Stories |
Monday, April 7 at 9 pm |
Using
dramatic sequences, this four-part series looks at the lives of four select
men who created and ran powerful Mafia empires that stretched across Canada.
The series also documents the history of organized crime throughout the 20th
Century in Canada. |
| Heat of the Sun (1998)
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Fridays @ 9pm starting April 18 |
This three-part series is directed by
Diarmuid Lawrence, Paul Seed and Adrian Shergold. In 1933, Scotland Yard
supervisor Albert Tyburn was disciplined by being shipped off to Nairobi,
Kenya, after several instances of insubordination. While grappling with the
resentment of his fellow expatriates, Tyburn investigates the kidnappings
and murders of several young people from a local mission. His arrival
coincides not only with a major annual ceremony, but also with an influx of
suspicious-looking Germans, headed by one Max van der Vuurst. |
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Turning 16 |
Tuesday @
6:30 starting April 1st |
Turning 16 is an eight part television
series that takes viewers around the world to discover the values and
concerns of today’s youth. |
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Struggle For Democracy: |
Thursday @ 7pm ET starting May 15th |
This series is an examination in the
contemporary state and aspects of democracy around the world. Presented by
Patrick Watson. |
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| 90 Days in Hollywood
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Thursday, April 10 at 10 pm |
For 200,000 actors trying to break
into television, winter in Los Angeles is a season of strategy. In this
series, eight ambitious actors flock to Hollywood for pilot season to
navigate a maze of arrogant casting directors, tough producers and jaded
agents, as American networks fork over millions of dollars in the hopes of
producing the next hit series. There are approximately 850 parts up for
grabs – and landing the right role could lead to stardom. (Encore
Presentation Saturdays at 9:30 pm ET) |
| Say Yes, Marry Me!
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Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30pm |
Mix a little romance with a lot of deceit
and out comes Say Yes, Marry Me!, the series that captures couples when the
big question is popped. Thanks to some sneaky camera manoeuvers, viewers
will be privy to some very real marriage proposals, including one on a
Niagara wine-tasting tour and another in a balloon-filled hotel suite.
(Encore Presentation Fridays at 9:30 pm ET) |
| At the Post |
Thursday, May 1 at 10:30pm |
While it’s thoroughbred against
thoroughbred at the racetrack the competitive spirit actually reigns over
jockeys, trainers, owners and bettors. This fly-on-a-wall series watches as
fame and fortune are won and lost as competition plays out. (Encore
Presentation Saturdays at 7 pm ET) |
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| Built for the Kill II |
Monday, March 31 at 8pm |
This series explores those last few
seconds leading up to an animal attack and deconstructs the actions,
revealing them as highly choreographed performances. |
| Scientific American Frontiers II |
Thursday April 3 at 9pm |
This award-winning series, hosted by
Alan Alda, explores many different aspects of science and technology. |
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| Touching Evil |
Sunday, April 20th, 10 pm |
Touching Evil season two premieres with
the episode “Scalping”. D.I. Creegan is on the trail of a serial killer who
e-mails his intentions to a tabloid reporter. With the reporter’s help he
lays a trap, witnesses an abduction, and confronts the killer before he
kills his latest victim. |
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| Wonder Woman |
Everyday @ 5pm starting april 28 |
Marathon alert! April 26 & 27: from 9am to
4pm. For more info,
click here. |
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| Tremors: The Series |
Wednesday, April 2 at 9pm |
Reprising his
role from all three TREMORS films,
Michael Gross stars
as Burt Gummer, a no-nonsense survivalist living in the sleepy desert town
of Perfection, Nevada. He and his fellow Perfectionites struggle to maintain
an uneasy peace with El Blanco, an infamous giant prehistoric worm wreaking
havoc in their town. Also stars Newfoundland native Victor Browne, Marcia
Strassman, Lela Lee, Gladise Jimenez and Dean Norris. |
| Frank Herbert's Children of Dune |
Sunday, April 13 at 9pm |
A three-part sequel to the highly
rated and Emmy Award-winning Frank Herbert’s DUNE.
This epic six-hour mini-series
reunites the original creative team and features Academy Award-winner
Susan Sarandon. Follow
the adventures of two siblings who must decide the future of freedom by
choosing to sacrifice their own lives for the sake of humanity. Alec Newman
returns as Paul Atreides; Julie Cox reprises her role as Irulan; Barbara
Kodetova is back as Chani; Ian McNeice once again stars as the Baron
Harkonnen; and P.H. Moriarty returns as Gurney Halleck. Based on the second
and third novels in the award-winning six-volume DUNE saga. |
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| Stuart Little: The Series |
Sunday, April 6 at 8am |
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