Canadians Finally Get to See What Really Goes on After Dark

Big Brother After Dark Launches Exclusively on Global Reality Channel Tonight

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TORONTO, Aug. 9 /CNW/ - Ever wondered what really goes on inside the Big Brother house after the cameras have been turned off? Global Reality Channel has the answer! For the first time ever, Canadians will now be able to watch Big Brother After Dark - an unedited, uncut televised live feed from the Big Brother house. Big Brother After Dark will air exclusively on Global Reality Channel seven nights a week from 12am - 3am ET, beginning tonight, Monday, August 9.

Big Brother is one of the top programs on television this summer, with all three weekly episodes on Global ranking among the top 5 most-watched shows in Canada. Now in its 12th season, the three-episodes-a-week addictive reality series airs back-to-back on Global Reality Channel every Tuesday from 8 - 11pm ET. Fans of the series won't be able to get enough of Big Brother After Dark, which will be aggressively promoted during Global's broadcasts of Big Brother.

All reality, all the time, Global Reality Channel's summer schedule is bursting with addictive series and marathons, offering viewers a 24/7 destination for hit reality programming. Global Reality Channel launched on July 1, 2010 to over one million Rogers Digital VIP customers. Viewers can visit globalreality.ca for more reality content including reality tidbits and trivia, behind-the-scenes images and the always-entertaining Global Reality Channel blog. Global Reality Channel also interacts with reality TV fans on Twitter (www.twitter.com/GlobalRealityTV) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/globalrealitychannel).

Global Reality Channel is a Canwest Broadcasting channel.

About Global Reality Channel

Global Reality Channel is Canada's first and only channel dedicated to reality programming 24/7 and features the most popular reality shows on TV.

About Canwest Broadcasting

Canwest Broadcasting operates Global Television and nineteen of the country's most popular specialty channels, including HGTV, Mystery TV, National Geographic Channel, Showcase, History Television, Food Network and TVtropolis. Canwest Broadcasting is a division of Canwest Media Inc.

About Canwest Media Inc.

Canwest Media Inc. is a subsidiary of Canwest Global Communications Corp. (www.canwest.com) (TSX-V; CGS and CGS.A), one of Canada's largest broadcasting companies. In addition to owning the Global Television Network, Canwest operates 19 industry-leading specialty channels and more than 20 online properties.

For further information: For media inquiries, please contact: Jane Collins, Publicist, Global Reality Channel, [phone], [email protected]; Shannah McElrea, Coordinator, Global Reality Channel, [phone], [email protected]