'Tis the Season to be Watching CTV!
2010 Holiday Programming Lineup Unwrapped
- CTV rings in 2011 with the North American broadcast premiere of KNOCKED UP -
- Feel good favourites ONE MAGIC CHRISTMAS and UNCLE BUCK join holiday schedule -
- Christmas Day SHREK-A-THON features first three blockbuster hits back-to-back -
- Holiday classics IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and THE SOUND OF MUSIC return -
- ETALK delivers this year's HOLIDAY MOVIE GUIDE before dishing on THE YEAR IN GOSSIP 2010 and more -
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TORONTO, Nov. 26 /CNW/ - CTV unwrapped its holiday programming lineup today, featuring a variety of festive specials, Christmas classics, jolly stunt programming, and more. The announcement comes just days after the network's unprecedented coverage of THE SANTA CLAUS PARADE and features two feel good favourites that join CTV's holiday schedule for the first time: Disney's ONE MAGIC CHRISTMAS, premiering Sunday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. ET; followed by UNCLE BUCK at 9 p.m. ET. Viewers can also spend Christmas Day (Dec. 25) with everyone's favourite green ogre, as CTV presents its inaugural SHREK-A-THON, featuring the first three blockbuster hits airing back-to-back, beginning at 12 p.m. ET. Then, CTV rings in the New Year with the North American broadcast premiere of the hilarious comedy, KNOCKED UP (Dec. 31 at 11:30 p.m. ET), starring Katherine Heigl and Canada's own Seth Rogen.
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ETALK returns with an array of brand-new, year-end specials airing daily at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET, beginning Monday, Dec. 20, including ETALK's annual HOLIDAY MOVIE GUIDE (Dec. 20 & 24). Also airing on New Year's Eve, ETALK PRESENTS: THE YEAR IN GOSSIP 2010, airing Dec. 31 at 7 p.m. ET.
The holidays wouldn't be the same without contemporary specials like SHREK THE HALLS and LANNY & WAYNE: THE CHRISTMAS ELVES IN PREP & LANDING and holiday classics such as IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, the original 1951 black and white version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, A MUPPETS CHRISTMAS: LETTERS TO SANTA and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Additional marathon stunts add to the packed lineup featuring Best Of episodes of DAN FOR MAYOR, HICCUPS, FLASHPOINT and a SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA New Year's Eve marathon. Meanwhile, CSI: NY, THE MENTALIST and HUMAN TARGET join in the celebration with holiday-themed episodes.
****FOR COMPLETE SYNOPSES OF CTV'S 2010 HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING LINEUP CLICK HERE.****
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For further information:
Matthew Almeida, CTV Inc., 416.384.2629 or [email protected]
Jim Quan, CTV Inc., 416.384.5311 or [email protected]
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