CTV Announces Heroic 2018 Summer Schedule Anchored By Highly Anticipated, First-Ever THE AMAZING RACE CANADA: HEROES EDITION
CTV Delivers Hollywood Star Power this Summer with Rachel Bilson and Eddie Cibrian in New Drama TAKE TWO, Amy Poehler in New Series MAKING IT, and Jennifer Lopez with the Return of WORLD OF DANCE
– Fan-favourite AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR returns to CTV with new obstacles as competitors continue their quest for physical excellence (June 1) –
– Popular competition series MASTERCHEF (May 30) and THE $100,000 PYRAMID (June 10) return to CTV's summer slate –
– Season 2 of true crime comedy documentary-inspired series TRIAL & ERROR returns to CTV (July 19) –
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TORONTO, May 29, 2018 /CNW/ - CTV confirmed today details of its summer 2018 schedule anchored by the return of the #1 Canadian series for five consecutive years, THE AMAZING RACE CANADA. CTV's summer schedule is also stacked with star power including: television veterans Rachel Bilson and Eddie Cibrian in the hot new detective drama TAKE TWO, comedy powerhouses Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman in the new crafty DIY competition series MAKING IT, and worldwide phenomenon Jennifer Lopez in Season 2 of WORLD OF DANCE who take centre stage.
Hosted by Olympic Gold Medallist Jon Montgomery, the multiple Canadian Screen Award winner THE AMAZING RACE CANADA welcomes a new cast of racers to the Season 6 starting line, premiering Tuesday, July 3 at 8 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. MT on CTV and CTV GO, and delivers a new twist with first-ever THE AMAZING RACE CANADA: HEROES EDITION. Featuring teachers, first responders, parents, community leaders, mentors, athletes, and other everyday heroes with a story to tell, the most-watched Canadian program of the 2016-17 broadcast year follows 10 intrepid teams as they push themselves out of their comfort zones in a non-stop, action-packed adventure with the hopes of being the last team standing, in the biggest race this country has ever seen.
Also returning to the CTV schedule this summer are some of Canada's most-watched competition series including: the action-packed AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, culinary competition series MASTERCHEF, Emmy® Award-winning pop-culture phenomenon THE $100,000 PYRAMID, and the critically acclaimed true crime comedy TRIAL & ERROR. In addition, the all-new comedy series CORNER GAS ANIMATED inspired by Canadian cult classic CORNER GAS, and the original mystery-crime drama CARTER, starring Jerry O'Connell, make their network debut.
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Jessica Charbonneau, CTV Networks, 416.384.3016 or [email protected]; Matthew Almeida, CTV Networks, 416.384.2629 or [email protected]
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