/A\ ends April with the season premiere of the new mystery thriller HAPPY TOWN and the season finale of JAMIE OLIVER’S FOOD REVOLUTION. Joining the /A\ schedule is a special presentation of the 2010 inductees on the CANADIAN OLYMPIC HALL OF FAME – CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE 2010. New episodes of FLASHFORWARD, PRIVATE PRACTICE, GOSSIP GIRL, DANCING WITH THE STARS, and MIAMI MEDICAL also continue through to the end of the month.
Programming highlights on /A\ include:
* Eight couples take centre stage on a 90-minute performance episode on DANCING WITH THE STARS (April 19)
* Whitney Port (THE CITY) is the guest judge on AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (April 21)
* Hotchner’s (Thomas Gibson) showdown with the Reaper comes to its shocking conclusion in a special encore broadcast of the 100th episode of CRIMINAL MINDS (April 21)
* Demetri’s (John Cho) life hangs in the balance on FLASHFORWARD (April 22)
* Violet (Amy Brenneman) returns home and to the practice on PRIVATE PRACTICE (April 22)
* Jamie returns to West Virginia to pull off his greatest, demonstration yet on the season finale of JAMIE OLIVER’S FOOD REVOLUTION (April 23)
* Catch all the star-studded performances in a special re-broadcast of THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS (April 24)
* Billy Baldwin (DIRTY SEXY MONEY) guest stars on GOSSIP GIRL at a new special time (April 25)
* The 2010 inductees are honoured on the re-broadcast of the CANADIAN OLYMPIC HALL OF FAME – CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE 2010 (April 25)
* The final six girls arrive in New Zealand on AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (April 28)
* HAPPY TOWN’S dark mysteries resurface on the series premiere of HAPPY TOWN (April 28)
* FRINGE takes on song and dance on a musical episode (April 29)
* Shari Belafonte (HOTEL) and Mike Farrell (M*A*S*H, PROVIDENCE) guest star on MIAMI MEDICAL (April 30)
Below is a chronological listing of programming highlights for April 19 – 30. All programming is subject to change. All times ET/PT (unless otherwise stated).
Monday, April 19
8 p.m. – DANCING WITH THE STARS – NEW PERFORMANCE EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. on ACCESS
Eight couples continue to put their dancing skills to the test on a 90-minute performance episode.
10 p.m. – CASTLE– “Den of Thieves” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. on ACCESS
A surprise is in line for Castle (Nathan Fillion) when Beckett (Stana Katic) hits it off with the handsome Robbery detective assigned to the case, Tom Demming (guest star Michael Trucco, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA). Now this romantic triangle must work together to solve the case.
Tuesday, April 20
8 p.m. – DANCING WITH THE STARS – NEW RESULTS EPSIODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. on ACCESS
Another couple’s fate is determined as the duo with the lowest combined judges’ scores and public votes is sent home.
9:30 p.m. – THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE – “I Love What You Do For Me” – NEW EPSIODE
Also airs at 10:30 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10:30 p.m. on ACCESS
When Christine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) discovers that her five-year car lease is up, she evaluates her life during that time and vows to make some big changes.
10 p.m. – V – “We Can’t Win” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. on ACCESS
Chad (Scott Wolf) and Anna (Morena Baccarin) go to Switzerland for the U.N. energy summit, Erica (Elizabeth Mitchell) learns that the fifth column is being investigated, and Valerie (Lourdes Benedicto) goes on the run, unable to trust Ryan (Morris Chestnut).
Wednesday, April 21
8 p.m. – AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL – “Big Hair Day” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. on ACCESS
Guest judge Whitney Port (THE CITY) drops by the loft to surprise the girls before they put their personalities to the test during a runway challenge. This week’s photo shoot finds the girls posing with big hair.
9 p.m. – CRIMINAL MINDS – “100” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. on ACCESS
In a special encore broadcast of CRIMINAL MINDS, Hotchner’s (Thomas Gibson) showdown with the Reaper comes to its shocking conclusion on the series’ 100th episode. The episode originally aired November 25, 2009 on CTV.
10 p.m. – THE LISTENER – “The Journey” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Toby (Craig Olejnik) brings Dr. Ray Mercer (Colm Feore) to the hospital to meet “John Doe,” whom Ray recognizes as Frank Cardea (guest star Gordon Pinsent, Away From Her), the man who brought Toby to Ray twenty years earlier. Due to his Alzheimer’s, Frank continues to have trouble remembering, but he does tell Toby that Toby’s mother Maya (Lara Jean Chorostecki), sent him, on the season finale of THE LISTENER.
Thursday, April 22
8 p.m. – FLASHFORWARD – “The Garden of Forking Paths” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Demetri’s (John Cho) life hangs in the balance as Mark (Joseph Fiennes) and his team search for him, and Olivia (Sonya Walger) learns the identity of the person who texted her about Mark’s drinking in his flashforward.
9 p.m. – FRINGE – “The Man From the Other Side” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Two teenagers on a date turn up “dead” at an abandoned warehouse. Three puncture wounds to the soft palate are found on both bodies, a trademark of the shape-shifters. The Fringe team investigates the evidence as well as the motives of mastermind Newton.
10 p.m. – PRIVATE PRACTICE – “Second Choices” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Violet (Amy Brenneman) returns home and to the practice and no one knows what to expect. Pete (Tim Daly) and Addison (Kate Walsh) have mixed feelings about Violet’s desire to reconnect with Lucas. Meanwhile Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) butts into Sam’s (Taye Diggs) personal life, pointing out that he can mend hearts in the OR but can’t seem to do that for himself.
Friday, April 23
8 p.m. – WIFE SWAP – “Fulco/Samel-Garloff” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
A family of pop stars who dream of international superstardom swap lives with a family of protesters who fight the establishment.
9 p.m. – JAMIE OLIVER’S FOOD REVOLUTION – SEASON FINALE
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
In the final episode everything Jamie has accomplished unravels when he leaves Huntington. Rhonda is planning to reintroduce processed food into the schools, the kids’ parents are pulling their children from Jamie’s lunch program and a majority of the school cooks across the city remain untrained and unwilling to learn. With the media hounding him and a city that’s revolting against his message, Jamie returns to pull off his greatest, most powerful demonstration yet, including a surprise free performance by Rascal Flatts.
10 p.m. – MIAMI MEDICAL – “All Fall Down” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
As the team works to save the lives of a couple injured in a balcony collapse, they are shocked when the wife refuses treatment. Meanwhile, a patient’s arrival with a large sum of cash in tow causes a stir among the staff.
Saturday, April 24
8 p.m. – THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
In an encore presentation, THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS, Canada’s Music Awards, celebrates the best and the brightest in Canadian music. Tune in for star-studded performances by teen sensation, Justin Bieber, Rap/Hip-Hop breakout star, Drake and superstar, Michael Bublé.
10 p.m. – STARGATE ATLANTIS – “The Ark” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
The team boards a crippled space station to discover people have been preserved there in hopes of outliving their enemy, the Wraith.
Sunday, April 25
7 p.m. – GOSSIP GIRL – “Dr. Estrangeloved” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 8 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
When Lily’s (Kelly Rutherford) ex-husband, Dr. William van der Woodsen (Billy Baldwin, DIRTY SEXY MONEY), shows up unexpectedly in Manhattan, Serena (Blake Lively) gets the reunion she has wanted with her father, but the circumstances turn out to be far from ideal. When Serena and Nate (Chace Crawford) continue to have relationship issues, a scheming Jenny (Taylor Momsen) is more than happy to be a shoulder for Nate to lean on.
8 p.m. – CANADIAN OLYMPIC HALL OF FAME – CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE 2010 – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 7 p.m. MT on ACCESS
In an encore presentation, The Canadian Olympic Committee further unites Canada following the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games with the induction evening at the Bell Centre in Montreal. More than 1,200 guests welcome 2010 inductees kayaker Caroline Brunet, sprinter Bruny Surin, speed skater Susan Auch, builders Walter Sieber, Peter Lougheed and Carol Anne Letheren (posthumously), and athletics coach Paul Poce as they officially enter the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. ETALK’s Ben Mulroney hosts the evening’s events which include musical performances by Sarah McLachlan, Tom Cochrane, Ginette Reno, the Canadian Tenors, Simple Plan, and singers Annie Villeneuve and Nikki Yanofsky, accompanied by composer Stephan Moccio who will perform CTV’s Official Song for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games I Believe/J’imagine.
Monday, April 26
8 p.m. – DANCING WITH THE STARS – NEW PERFORMANCE EPSIODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The competition gets closer to the coveted mirror ball trophy as the remaining 7 couples take the stage on a new 90-minute performance episode.
Tuesday, April 27
8 p.m. – DANCING WITH THE STARS – NEW RESULTS EPSIODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. on ACCESS
The couple with the lowest combined judges’ scores and public votes is sent home on the one-hour results show.
9 p.m. – LOST – “AB AETERNO (ENHANCED)” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. on ACCESS
Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell) faces a difficult choice.
10 p.m. – V – “Heretic’s Fork” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. on ACCESS
Lives of the Fifth Column members are in danger, Ryan (Morris Chestnut) finally reveals his true being to Val (Lourdes Benedicto), and Chad (Scott Wolf) boards the Mothership to heal his aneurysm.
Wednesday, April 28
8 p.m. – AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL – “Welcome To New Zealand”– NEW EPSIODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. on ACCESS
The final six girls arrive in New Zealand where they will participate in go-sees with six designers. This week’s photo shoot finds them all modeling the same dress with a special guest, a sheep!
9 p.m. – LAW & ORDER: SVU – “Confidential” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. on ACCESS
A woman’s murder is linked to a vast Ponzi scheme that leads detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) to reopen the investigation of a similar crime committed twenty years earlier.
10 p.m. – HAPPY TOWN – “In This Home on Ice” – SERIES PREMIERE
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. on ACCESS
In the series premiere, Henley Boone (Lauren German) has decided to take up residence in seemingly idyllic Haplin, just as a shocking murder occurs at the local pond. This horrific crime rekindles Happy Town’s dark mysteries, including the whispers about an unknown, evil force that has come to be known as the “Magic Man,” who may be responsible for the past disappearances of Haplin residents. Tommy Conroy (Geoff Stults), a small town deputy and son of the long-time popular sheriff, must help solve the crime while easing the town’s growing fears. Shot in Port Hope, Ontario, the mystery thriller features multiple Canadians including Toronto-native and Gemini Award-nominee Sarah Gadon.
Thursday, April 29
8 p.m. – FLASHFORWARD – “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Janis (Christine Woods) continues her role as an inside mole at the FBI, Olivia (Sonya Walger) gets disturbing news from a man who’s been subjected to numerous flashforwards, and Aaron’s (Brían F. O’Byrne) life is in danger as he continues his search for his daughter.
9 p.m. – FRINGE – “Brown Betty” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
While Walter (John Noble) deals with some upsetting news, he tells Olivia’s niece, Ella (guest star Lily Pilblad), a fairy tale that includes musical performances by Olivia (Anna Torv) and Agent Broyles (Lance Reddick).
10 p.m. – PRIVATE PRACTICE – “War” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
After Violet (Amy Brenneman) files for joint custody of Lucas, Pete (Tim Daly) fights back, and the trial forces their friends to choose sides.
Friday, April 30
8 p.m. – WIFE SWAP – “Schroeder/Wardle” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
An artistic Goth family who encourages the kids to talk to the dead, swaps with a family of hockey fanatics that doesn’t hesitate to call kids losers when they play badly.
9 p.m. – WIFE SWAP – “Adams/Hess” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
A reptile and animal-obsessed family with no rules or fashion sense, swap with a strict family who can’t stand animals and say that “fashion is more important than air.”
10 p.m. – MIAMI MEDICAL – “Golden Hour” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
To show the importance of their facility, Dr. Proctor (Jeremy Northam) is forced to give a speech proving how vital he and his team are in the minutes following a major accident. Guest stars include Shari Belafonte (HOTEL) as Kimberly Davis, a hospital donor and Mike Farrell (M*A*S*H, PROVIDENCE) as Dr. Carl Willis, a hospital administrator.
