Barbara Williams, Executive Vice-President, Content, Canwest Broadcasting officially unveiled Global’s 2010-2011 Primetime Schedule at Yorkville’s Hazelton Hotel this afternoon.
“Global is heading into the new season with our most powerful schedule in years,” said Williams. “With 16 primetime returning series – including the #1 program on television and the #1 new hit of the year – plus the fall’s most talked-about new shows, Global is Canada’s home of the new hits.”
Headlining Global’s lineup of new acquisitions is the most buzz-worthy series of the year, the long-awaited reboot of the iconic hit HAWAII FIVE-O, already dubbed THE new show of the fall by Entertainment Weekly. Hawaii Five-O stars sexy up-and-comer Alex O’Loughlin (“The Shield”) who takes on the memorable role of Detective Steve McGarrett, and Scott Caan (“Oceans 11”) who stars as Detective Daniel “Danno” Williams.
Also joining Global’s Monday lineup is the sizzling new drama LONESTAR. From the creators of Party of Five and director Marc Webb (“500 Days of Summer”), the series is set against the backdrop of big Texas oil. Starring character actor Jon Voight and TV’s hottest newcomer James Wolk as a charismatic con artist entangled in a web from which he can’t break free.
Global will add two new programs to Thursday nights this fall. The first is a comedy following an American who is transferred to supervise a novelty company’s new call centre in India. OUTSOURCED stars fresh-faced funny-man Ben Rappaport and centres around the hilarious culture clash between the Midwest and the East.
Also joining the Thursday schedule is LOVE BITES, an anthology series from Cindy Chupack, the Emmy® Award-winning writer-producer of Sex and the City and the production company behind box office hits Love Actually and Bridget Jones’s Diary. Featuring three loosely connected stories of love, sex, marriage and dating each week, Love Bites stars Becki Newton (“Ugly Betty”), Jordana Spiro (“My Boys”) and Greg Grunberg (“Heroes”) with special guest star Jennifer Love Hewitt (“The Ghost Whisperer”).
Friday nights this fall, Global will introduce its highly-anticipated, bold new Original Canadian drama series SHATTERED, starring acclaimed actor Callum Keith Rennie (“Californication,” “24”) as an unconventional homicide detective harbouring the secret of his battle with Multiple Personality Disorder.
Also on Fridays, TV legend and Emmy Award winner Jimmy Smits (“NYPD Blue,” “The West Wing”) returns to the screen in OUTLAW, a new legal drama from Conan O’Brien’s production company. The series follows a Supreme Court judge (Smits) who abruptly quits his high-level position to return to private practice, and use his inside knowledge of the justice system to take- on today’s biggest legal cases.
For mid-season, Global has acquired RIDE-ALONG, a smart and gritty police drama starring Jennifer Beals (“The L Word,” “Lie To Me”) as Teresa Colvin, the newly appointed Chicago Chief of Police. Determined to implement changes before city politics clog her office, Colvin learns her difficult choices have made her powerful enemies. When a murder investigation yields certain evidence pointing straight to a dirty politician, Colvin is intent on bringing him to justice and cleaning up Chicago along the way.
Returning hits include House, Glee, NCIS: LA, The Good Wife, Survivor, NCIS, Lie To Me, Bones, The Office, 90210, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, American Dad, Brothers & Sisters, 16:9 and The Celebrity Apprentice.
GLOBAL’S FALL 2010 PRIMETIME DAY-AT-A-GLANCE
(All times ET and subject to change. New programs in CAPS.)
Monday
7pm Entertainment Tonight
7:30pm Entertainment Tonight Canada
8pm House (Season 7)
9pm LONESTAR (1 hour; drama)
10pm HAWAII FIVE-O (1 hour; drama)
Tuesday
7pm Entertainment Tonight
7:30pm Entertainment Tonight Canada
8pm Glee (Season 2)
9pm NCIS: Los Angeles (Season 2)
10pm The Good Wife (Season 2)
Wednesday
7pm Entertainment Tonight
7:30pm Entertainment Tonight Canada
8pm Survivor: Nicaragua (Season 21)
9pm NCIS (Season 8)
10pm Lie To Me (Season 3)
Thursday
7pm Entertainment Tonight
7:30pm Entertainment Tonight Canada
8pm Bones (Season 6)
9pm The Office (Season 7)
9:30pm OUTSOURCED (30 min; comedy)
10pm LOVE BITES (1 hour; comedy)
Friday
7pm Entertainment Tonight
7:30pm Entertainment Tonight Canada
8pm 90210 (Season 3)
9pm SHATTERED (1 hour; drama)
10pm OUTLAW (1 hour; drama)
Saturday
7-9pm Saturday Night Movie #1
9-11pm Saturday Night Movie #2
Sunday
6:30pm 16:9 (Season 3)
7pm Ice Pilots: NWT (Season 1)
8pm The Simpsons (Season 22)
8:30pm The Cleveland Show (Season 2)
9pm Family Guy (Season 9)
9:30pm American Dad (Season 7)
10pm Brothers & Sisters (Season 5)
Mid-season changes to the schedule will include Ride-Along Mondays at 9pm ET/PT, NCIS moving to Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT, Glee sliding in behind Survivor Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT, plus a new season of The Celebrity Apprentice Sunday nights at 9pm ET/PT.
Viewers can also catch up on all their favourite new and returning primetime shows at www.GlobalTV.com. Every Global series (with the exception of The Simpsons – d’oh!) will be available for streaming following its on-air broadcast.
NEW PROGRAMMING
LONESTAR (FOX)
MONDAYS – 9PM ET/PT
From the creators of Party of Five and director Marc Webb (“500 Days of Summer”) comes this dark, complex drama set against the backdrop of big Texas oil. Charismatic con artist, Robert (James Wolk) is living two separate lives and has become entangled in a web from which he can’t break free. His loyalty to his father, John (David Keith); and his respect for his father-in law, Clint (Oscar Award winner, Jon Voight) is put on the line in hopes of leaving the schemes behind and keeping his double lives afloat.
CAST: Adrianne Palicki, Bryce Johnson, David Keith, Eloise Mumford, Hannah Leigh, James Wolk, Jon Voight, Mark Deklin
HAWAII FIVE-O (CBS)
MONDAYS – 10PM ET/PT
This contemporary take on a classic series follows a new elite federalized task force on a mission to stop the crime that washes up on Hawaii’s sun-drenched beaches. When Detective Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin, “The Shield”) returns to Oahu to investigate his father’s murder, he decides to stay after Hawaii’s governor persuades him to head up the new police unit. Working to hunt down the biggest criminals in town, along with the brash new FIVE-O unit, McGarrett vows to bring closure to his father’s case and eliminate the seedy elements from the 50th state. Also starring Daniel Dae Kim (“Lost”), Jean Smart (“24”, “Designing Women”) and Grace Park (“Battlestar Galactica”).
CAST: Alex O’Loughlin, Daniel Dae Kim, James Marsters, Jean Smart, Scott Caan plus Canadian Grace Park
OUTSOURCED (NBC)
THURSDAYS – 9:30PM ET/PT
This comedic series, where the Midwest meets the exotic East, centres on the all-American company Mid America Novelties that sells whoopee cushions, foam fingers and wallets made of bacon. When the company’s call centre is suddenly outsourced to India, Todd (Ben Rappaport), the company’s manager, discovers that his new staff will need a crash course in all things American in order to succeed from halfway around the world, but Todd quickly realizes that figuring out India will be more than a full-time job.
CAST: Ben Rappaport, Anisha Nagarajan, Diedrich Bader, Jessica Gower, Parvesh Cheena, Rebecca Hazelwood, Rizwan Manji, Sacha Dhawan
LOVE BITES (NBC)
THURSDAYS – 10PM ET/PT
From Emmy Award-winning writer-producer Cindy Chupack (“Sex and the City”) and the production company behind box-office hits Love Actually and Bridget Jones’s Diary, comes the hour-long anthology series featuring three loosely connected stories of love, sex, marriage and dating. Annie (Becki Newton, “Ugly Betty”) and Frannie (Jordana Spiro, “My Boys”) are the last two single girls left after all of their friends get married. Annie is an infectiously bubbly optimist and Frannie is an always-a-bridesmaid realist. Their story anchors the series, while other romantically-challenged characters come and go each week. Guest starring Jennifer Love Hewitt (“The Ghost Whisperer”).
CAST: Becki Newton, Jordana Spiro, Greg Grunberg
SHATTERED (ORIGINAL SERIES)
FRIDAYS – 9PM ET/PT
This much anticipated bold new Original drama stars acclaimed actor Callum Keith Rennie (“Californication”, “24”) as Ben Sullivan, an unconventional homicide detective harbouring the secret of his battle with Multiple Personality Disorder. Gemini Award-winning actor Camille Sullivan (“Da Vinci’s Inquest”) takes on the role of Rennie’s new partner on the homicide squad and Molly Parker (“Deadwood”) stars as Ben’s wife, Ella.
CAST: Callum Keith Rennie, Camille Sullivan, Molly Parker
OUTLAW (NBC)
FRIDAYS – 10PM ET/PT
A new drama series starring Emmy Award winner and TV legend Jimmy Smits (“NYPD Blue”, “The West Wing”) as Cyrus Garza, a U.S. Supreme Court justice who quits his high-level career to return to private practice and help the underdog. Realizing the system he had once believed in is flawed, Cyrus uses his inside knowledge of the justice system to defend against today’s biggest legal cases while making many powerful people unhappy in the process.
CAST: Jimmy Smits, David Ramsey, Ellen Woglom, Jesse Bradford plus Canadian Carly Pope
RAISING HOPE (FOX)
TBC
At 23 years old, Jimmy Chance (Lucas Neff) is on the road to nowhere, spending his days cleaning pools and his nights partying while still living at home with his family. Jimmy’s life takes a drastic turn when a romantic encounter with Lucy (Bijou Phillips) goes awry and he discovers she is a wanted felon. Months later, when Jimmy pays a visit to the local prison, he discovers Lucy gave birth to their baby, who has now been put in his custody. With very few useful skills, the Chance family embarks on the challenging world of parenting.
CAST: Cloris Leachman, Garrett Dilahunt, Kate Micucci, Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Olesya Rulin, Shannon Marie Woodward, Skyler Stone, Bijou Phillips
NEW MID-SEASON PROGRAMMING
RIDE-ALONG (FOX)
MONDAYS – 9PM ET/PT
This smart and gritty police drama stars Jennifer Beals (“The L Word”, “Lie To Me”) as Teresa Colvin, the newly appointed Chicago Chief of Police. Determined to implement changes before city politics clog her office, Colvin learns her difficult choices have made her some powerful enemies. When a murder investigation yields certain evidence pointing straight to a dirty politician, Colvin is determined to bring him to justice and clean up Chicago along the way.
CAST: Jennifer Beals, Billy Lush, Delroy Lindo, Devin Kelley, Jason Clarke, Matt Lauria, Todd Williams
KEY RETURNING PROGRAMMING
HOUSE SEASON 7 (FOX)
MONDAYS – 8PM ET/PT
Two-time Golden Globe winner Hugh Laurie returns to portray the incomparable Dr. House – the cynical, sarcastic, medical genius who thrives on unravelling the medical puzzles he must solve to save lives, no matter what it takes.
CAST: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Robert Sean Leonard, Omar Epps, Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Olivia Wilde, Peter Jacobson
GLEE SEASON 2 (FOX)
TUESDAYS – 8PM ET/PT
With a soundtrack of hit songs from KISS to Lady Gaga, McKinley High School’s glee club returns in this uplifting comedy series with biting humor. Optimistic high school teacher Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) continues his work with the dysfunctional but charming members of New Directions while the ever-menacing Cheerios coach, Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) does her best to disband them.
CAST: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz plus Canadians Jessalyn Gilsig and Cory Monteith
NCIS: LOS ANGELES SEASON 2 (CBS)
TUESDAYS – 9PM ET/PT
A drama about the high stakes world of undercover surveillance at the Office of Special Projects (OSP), a division of NCIS that is charged with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals that pose a threat to the nation’s security. By assuming false identities and utilizing the most advanced technology, this team of highly trained agents goes deep undercover, putting their lives on the line in the field to bring down their targets.
CAST: Chris O’Donnell, LL Cool J, Linda Hunt, Louise Lombard, Daniela Ruah, Peter Cambor
THE GOOD WIFE SEASON 2 (CBS)
TUESDAYS – 10PM ET/PT
Deemed “THE BEST SHOW ON TV” by Entertainment Weekly, this smart legal drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies picks up again this fall with Alicia wrestling with the decision on whether she will stay with her husband Peter and work through their very tainted marriage or pick a fresh start at a new life with Will.
CAST: Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth, Josh Charles, Christine Baranski, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips, Makenzie Vega
SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA SEASON 21 (CBS)
WEDNESDAYS – 8PM ET/PT
Amongst the savage wildlife, smoking volcanoes and highly dense terrains of Central America is where a new group of strangers will take part in the 21st Survivor competition in hopes to outwit, outplay and outlast all the rest to win the million dollar prize.
HOST: Jeff Probst
NCIS SEASON 8 (CBS)
WEDNESDAYS – 9PM ET/PT
Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) brings us the inner workings of the government agency that investigates all crimes involving Navy and Marine Corps personnel. From murder and espionage, to terrorism and stolen submarines, these special agents are back to traverse the globe, investigating these crimes.
CAST: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Cote de Pablo, Rocky Carroll
LIE TO ME SEASON 3 (FOX)
WEDNESDAYS – 10PM ET/PT
Back with new lies and life-changing situations, Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth), the world’s leading deception expert, continues to assist federal law enforcement by taking on their cases and using scientific ability to spot a lie through facial expressions and body movement. Both a blessing and a curse, Lightman wrestles in his personal life, where family and friends deceive each other as readily as criminals and strangers.
CAST: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Hayley McFarland, Mekhi Phifer, Monica Raymund
BONES SEASON 6 (FOX)
THURSDAYS – 8PM ET/PT
TV’s favourite investigative team is back at it. As last season wrapped up, Bones and Booth were separating to pursue learning in both Anthropology and Armed Training, respectively. Now only one question remains – will they finally surrender to their budding romance?
CAST: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, TJ Thyne, Michaela Conlin, John Francis Daley plus Canadian Tamara Taylor
THE OFFICE SEASON 7 (NBC)
THURSDAYS – 9PM ET/PT
Watch incompetent Michael Scott (Steve Carell) as he leads his team of eccentric employees at Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch through the grind in this hysterically funny mocumentary of daily life at a paper company.
CAST: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B.J. Novak
90210 SEASON 3 (CW)
FRIDAYS – 8PM ET/PT
From the very beginning of their senior year, the lives of the West Beverly group will be shaken up in a way none of them could ever imagine. We’ll see the rise of a pop sensation and the fall of a group of friends, the beginning of a new love and the end of a professional dream, the creation of an unlikely family and the demise of another. Expectations are high, hormones are raging and scandals are hiding around every corner.
CAST: Lori Loughlin, Michael Steger, Ryan Eggold, Tristan Wilds, Jessica Stroup, Matt Lanter, AnnaLynn McCord, Trevor Donovan, Gillian Zinser plus Canadians Shenae Grimes and Jessica Lowndes
16:9 SEASON 3 (ORIGINAL SERIES)
SUNDAYS – TIME TBC
A fast-paced, half-hour weekly news information series featuring the in-depth investigative journalism and a team of award-winning reporters. Showcasing modern, provocative and truth-seeking stories that challenge perceptions and provoke debate with behind-the-scenes profiles of exemplary Canadians and coverage of international issues with Canadian impact.
ICE PILOTS: NWT SEASON 1 (ORIGINAL SERIES SUNDAYS – 7PM ET/PT
History’s hit docu-series Ice Pilots that follows an unorthodox airline in the Canadian North, comes to Global this fall. Yellowknife-based Buffalo Airways flies WWII-era propeller planes – big, old aircrafts that have remained virtually unchanged over the years. The series follows rookie pilots as they defy bone-chilling temperatures to fly cargo and passengers through blizzards, breakdowns and transatlantic journeys.
THE SIMPSONS SEASON 22 (FOX)
SUNDAYS – 8PM ET/PT
The longest-running comedy in television history is a cultural institution. Intelligently written, subversively humorous and delightfully witty, the animated series continues to poke fun at itself and everything in its wake.
VOICE CAST: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer
THE CLEVELAND SHOW SEASON 2 (FOX)
SUNDAYS – 8:30 PM ET/PT
This animated series follows everyone’s favorite soft-spoken neighbor, Cleveland Brown (Henry), to his hometown in Virginia as he settles down with his high school sweetheart, her unruly kids and his own 14-year-old son, Cleveland Jr.
VOICE CAST: Mike Henry, Sanaa Lathan, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Kevin Michael Richardson, Arianna Huffington, Jason Sudeikis
FAMILY GUY SEASON 9 (FOX)
SUNDAYS – 9PM ET/PT
Follows the adventures of lovable Peter Griffin and his hilariously odd family of middle-class New Englanders.
VOICE CAST: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
AMERICAN DAD SEASON 7 (FOX)
SUNDAYS – 9:30PM ET/PT
This animated series follows die-hard Republican and card-carrying NRA member Stan Smith in Langley Falls, VA.
VOICE CAST: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Rachel MacFarlane, Scott Grimes
BROTHERS & SISTERS SEASON 5 (ABC)
SUNDAYS – 10PM ET/PT
This compelling one-hour drama series returns to follow a collection of five close and somewhat damaged adult siblings, their spouses and their strong and passionately devoted mother, Nora Holden (Oscar and Emmy Award winner, Sally Field).
CAST: Dave Annable, Sally Field, Calista Flockhart, Balthazar Getty, Rachel Griffiths, Matthew Rhys, Ron Rifkin, Patricia Wettig plus Canadian Emily VanCamp
THE APPRENTICE SEASON 7 (NBC)
TBC
A new group of eager contestant join together to compete for a job as an apprentice to billionaire Donald Trump.
HOST: Donald Trump
RETURNING MID-SEASON PROGRAMMING
THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE SEASON 4 (NBC)
SUNDAYS – 9PM ET/PT
This season a slew of new celebrities will be vying for the coveted title, using all their business skills and connections as they fight for charities close to their hearts.
HOST: Donald Trump
