CTV's Hit Programs Join /A\ for a Special Two-Week Run, February 12 - 28,
During Vancouver 2010

- CTV's most-watched series including LOST, AMERICAN IDOL and GREY'S ANATOMY move to /A\ during the Olympic Games -

- CTV's daytime and late-night hits also land on /A\ -

- New episodes of CTV and /A\ series continue to be available on-demand at CTV.ca -

TORONTO , Jan. 12 /CNW/ - Toronto , ON ( January 12, 2010 ) - As Canada's winter athletes compete for gold at the VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES on CTV, viewers can still watch their favourite CTV programs - in simulcast - on /A\, February 12 - 28 (visit Atv.ca to confirm local broadcast times). Following this morning's Olympic broadcast announcement, CTV announced today a two-week plan to converge the current CTV and /A\ schedule into one during the Games. /A\ Atlantic will feature CTV's Vancouver 2010 schedule, bringing the Winter Olympic Games to viewers in Newfoundland.

Without skipping a beat, viewers can keep up with their favourite CTV programs on /A\, including GREY'S ANATOMY, AMERICAN IDOL, LOST, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, TWO AND A HALF MEN, THE BIG BANG THEORY, THE MENTALIST, CSI, new series HUMAN TARGET and more. Viewers can also stay up to speed with /A\ programming such as PRIVATE PRACTICE and CASTLE as well, in addition to the new detective series PAST LIFE, premiering February 11 .

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1. CTV OLYMPIC GAMES BASE SCHEDULE - February 12-28 - Click here http://www.ctvmedia.ca/ctv/programs/mediakit.asp?id=3472&nav=prog

2. /A\ OLYMPIC GAMES BASE SCHEDULE - February 12-28 - Click here http://www.ctvmedia.ca/ctv/programs/mediakit.asp?id=3472&nav=prog

All times ET. (S) = Simulcast

"We're giving viewers the opportunity to keep up with their favourite programs on /A\ while the nation's Olympic moments play out on CTV," said Susanne Boyce , President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc. "/A\ will be Canada's No.1 destination for television's must-see entertainment programs throughout the VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES."

Daytime favourites LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY ( 9 a.m. ), THE VIEW ( 11 a.m. ), THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL ( 2 p.m. ), DR. PHIL ( 12 p.m. ), THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW ( 4 p.m. ), and DR. OZ ( 5 p.m. ) will also find temporary homes on /A\ along with late-night fixtures THE COLBERT REPORT ( 11:30 p.m. ) and THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART ( 12 p.m. ).

Beginning March 1, 2010 CTV and /A\ will return to their regular schedules.

Following the broadcast premieres, episodes of CTV and /A\ series will continue to be made available on-demand on The CTV Video Player at CTV.ca, Canada's most popular online destination for network television video.

To view the complete release, please click here http://ctvmedia.ca/ctv/releases/release.asp?id=12060&yyyy=2010.

For further information: Jim Quan, CTV Inc., [phone] or [email protected]