In early june, Canwest revealed information about fall programming of its specialty channels. Today, we give more details about the new and returning programming as well as premiere dates (when available).
FALL 2008 BRAND NEW SERIES
Crossing Jordan, Season One to Three (58x60min) Network Premiere
Weekdays at 3pm ET beginning September 1
The hit drama Crossing Jordan explores disturbing topical crimes, while following a cadre of coroners who use their forensic skills to help the Boston police department bring murderers to justice and closure to victims’ families.
Starring: Jill Hennessy, Miguel Ferrer, Jerry O’Connell, Kathryn Hahn.
Close to Home, Season One and Two (44x60min) Network Premiere
Saturday and Sundays at 9am and 3pm ET beginning September 1
Close to Home is a legal drama that tears away the facade of suburbia to reveal that sometimes quiet and tranquil streets can hide the darkest of crimes.
Starring: Jennifer Finnigan, Kimberly Elise, David James Elliott.
FALL 2008 NEW SEASONS OF RETURNING FAVOURITES
Bones, Season Four (22x60min) Network Premiere
Saturdays and Sundays at 7pm ET beginning September 6
Dr. Temperance Brennan is a highly skilled forensic anthropologist who works at the Jeffersonian Institution. Law enforcement calls on her to assist with murder investigations when the standard methods of identifying a body are useless – when the remains are badly decomposed, burned or destroyed beyond recognition.
House, Season Five (22x60min) Network Premiere
Saturdays and Sundays at 6pm ET beginning September 6
Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award winner Hugh Laurie stars as Dr. Gregory House – a brilliant diagnostician with unconventional thinking, flawless instincts, and terrible bedside manners.
Las Vegas, Season Five (19x60min) Network Premiere
Weekdays at 6pm ET beginning September 1
This sexy drama follows the elite Las Vegas surveillance team charged with maintaining the security of one of “Sin City’s” largest resorts and casinos. Big Ed Deline, the head of the surveillance team for the Montecito Resort & Casino, along with his protégé, Danny McCoy, deal with card-counting cheaters, costly streaks of random luck and rival casinos stealing their big-money players.
Law And Order: Criminal Intent, Season Seven (22x60min) Network Premiere
Saturdays and Sundays at 5pm ET beginning September 6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent, takes viewers into the minds of its criminals while following the psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve the crimes. Detective Goren is an exceptionally bright homicide investigator with well-honed instincts that match up favorably with his criminal quarry.
Law And Order: Special Victims Unit, Seasons Seven through Nine (63x60min) Network Premiere
Saturdays and Sundays at 4pm ET beginning September 6
Chronicling the life and crimes of the Special Victims Unit of the New York Police Department, this elite squad of detectives investigate sexually based crimes. The drama follows Detective Elliot Stabler, a seasoned veteran of the unit who has seen it all, and his partner, Detective Olivia Benson, whose difficult past, a product of rape, is the reason she joined the unit.
CSI: Las Vegas, Seasons One and Two (46x60min) Network Premiere
Saturdays and Sundays at 1pm ET and 8pm beginning September 6
See how it all began when an elite team of police forensic evidence investigation experts solve some of the most interesting and bazaar cases in Las Vegas.