Lights, Camera, Talent! Broadcast Details Unveiled for Canada's Got Talent, Premiering March 4 on Citytv

- Series begins with six-city, seven-part audition tour on March 4 -
- Special semifinal reveal episode on March 26 -
- Weekly one-hour live semifinal performance shows start April 2 -
- Top YouTube acts from Last Chance Auditions revealed live on April 3 -
- Top 12 finalists perform in special, two-hour, live episode on May 13 -
- Winner revealed in live season finale, May 14 - 

TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2012 /CNW/ - The spotlight is on as the nation's largest talent search series gets underway with the eagerly-awaited premiere of Canada's Got Talent. Citytv today unveiled the full episodic breakdown for the 11-week, 22-episode, all-new Canadian edition of the international Got Talent franchise. Canada's Got Talent airs Sundays at 8 p.m. local time and Mondays at 7 p.m. local time, beginning Sunday, March 4 on Citytv. The first-ever Canada's Got Talent winner will be revealed in the live season finale on May 14.

Encore presentations of each week's Sunday and Monday shows will be available on Citytv, OMNI Television, Rogers On Demand, rogersondemand.com, and Citytv.com. On Citytv, the encores can be seen Saturday evenings in prime time (check local listings) beginning March 10, while on OMNI.1, OMNI Alberta and OMNI BC, the encores air Sundays beginning March 11, with back-to-back episodes at 4 p.m. ET/MT (OMNI.1 and OMNI Alberta) and 6 p.m. PT (OMNI BC). Viewers can also catch up on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch by downloading the free Citytv video app on iTunes Canada

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Sónia Brum, Publicity Manager, Citytv, [email protected], 647.338.7381
Stephanie Perron, Publicity Coordinator for Canada's Got Talent, Citytv, [email protected], 647.278.6799 
Cary Mignault, Unit Publicity Manager for Canada's Got Talent, Insight Productions, [email protected], 416.435.9295