CTV announced its Fall premiere dates for the season's sure-fire new hits and returning favourites. Premiere Week hits full swing starting Monday, Sept. 20 as CTV kicks-off its powerhouse lineup - a fresh mix of comedy, drama and reality for prime-time, along with new shows in daytime and late-night. With seven of TV's top 10 shows airing on CTV last season*, the most-watched programs in Canada return to the network this Fall joined by dynamic new additions: LAW & ORDER: LOS ANGELES, BLUE BLOODS, THE DEFENDERS, $#*! MY DAD SAYS, and NO ORDINARY FAMILY.
Marking the return of Must-See Thursdays beginning Thursday, Sept. 23, CTV's lineup is anchored by THE BIG BANG THEORY and features CSI, GREY'S ANATOMY and THE MENTALIST. Also featured during the blockbuster night is SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA when it moves to Thursdays for Results Episodes beginning Sept. 23 (performance episodes move to Wednesday night beginning Sept. 22). The third season of the hit Canadian series premieres on Sunday, August 15.
CTV FALL 2010 SCHEDULE (PREMIERE DATES)
All dates are subject to change; times soon to be released.
MONDAYS
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA (Aug. 23; Top 20 Performance)
DANCING WITH THE STARS (Sept. 20; 2-Hour Premiere)
CASTLE (Sept. 20)
TUESDAYS
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA (Aug. 24; Top 20 Results Episode)
NO ORDINARY FAMILY *NEW* (Sept. 28)
DANCING WITH THE STARS (Sept. 21, Special Performance Episode; Sept. 28, Premiere Results Episode)
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (Sept. 21)
WEDNESDAYS
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA (Performance Episodes, Beginning Sept. 22)
THE DEFENDERS *NEW* (Sept. 22)
CRIMINAL MINDS (Sept. 22)
LAW AND ORDER: LOS ANGELES *NEW* (Sept. 22)
THURSDAYS
CSI (Sept. 23)
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA (Results Episodes, Beginning Sept. 23)
THE BIG BANG THEORY (Sept. 23)
GREY'S ANATOMY (Sept. 23)
THE MENTALIST (Sept. 23)
FRIDAYS
HUMAN TARGET (Sept. 24)
CSI: NY (Sept. 24)
BLUE BLOODS *NEW* (Sept. 24)
SATURDAYS
W5 (October; Date TBA)
SUNDAYS
NFL FOOTBALL (Sept. 12)
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA (Aug. 15, 2-Hour Season Premiere)
THE AMAZING RACE (Sept. 26, 90-min Premiere)
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (Sept. 26)
UNDERCOVER BOSS (Sept. 26)
CSI: MIAMI (Oct. 3)
WEEKDAYS
THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW *NEW* (Sept. 20)
THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW (Sept. 13, 25th and Final Season)
THE BIG BANG THEORY *NEW STRIP* (Sept. 13, Monday-Wednesday and Friday)
THE CONAN O'BRIEN SHOW *NEW* (Nov. 8; Monday-Thursday)
CTV, Canada's Olympic Network, is also Canada's largest private broadcaster. Featuring a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV is Canada's most-watched television network. CTV Inc. also owns radio stations across the country and owns or has interests in leading national specialty channels, featuring news, sports, factual, arts, entertainment, music, youth and fashion programming. Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, CTV Inc. is owned by CTVglobemedia Inc., Canada's premier multi-media company, which also owns Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail. More information about CTV may be found on the network's website at www.ctv.ca.
*Source: BBM Canada, September 21, 2009 - May 30, 2010 (excluding 2010 Olympic Winter Games)