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Why TV?
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Winter/Spring 2016 Winter/Spring 2017
Sources: Television: Numeris PPM, Total Canada, Total TV, Consolidated, All Locations, Mo-Su 2a-2a, Weeks 18-39 (Dec 26, 2016 – May 28, 2017) | Internet Daily Reach, Radio, Daily Newspaper, Magazine, Community Newspaper: Numeris RTS Canada Spring 2017 | Internet Weekly Hours: comScore Media Metrix; Multi-Platform; Jan – May ‘17. * Note: Numeris population estimates used to calculate average weekly hours per capita.
The Quarterly – Winter/Spring 2017
Adults 18+
TV Is Still The #1 Media For Time Spent
TV Dominates Reach And Time Spent
The Quarterly – Winter/Spring 2017 Sources: NumerisPPM; Total Canada, Total TV; Mo-Su 2a-2a; Weeks 18-39 (Dec 26, 2016 to May 28, 2017), A18+ | comScore Media Metrix Multi-Platform, A18+, Jan –May 2017, [M][1] YouTube.com [C0] Facebook.com, [M][0} Instagram.com, [M][0] Twitter.com, Google Sites
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Time Spent With TV Is More Than Three Times That Of All Social Networks Combined
The Quarterly – Winter/Spring 2017 Sources: Television:Numeris PPM, Total Canada, Total TV, Consolidated, All Locations, Mo-Su 2a-2a, Weeks 18-39 (Dec 26, 2016 –May 28, 2017) | Netflix: Numeris Diary, Spring 2017, M-Su 6a-2a | Internet Daily Reach, Radio, Daily Newspaper, Magazine, Community Newspaper:Numeris RTS Canada Spring 2017 | Internet Weekly Hours:comScore Media Metrix; Multi-Platform; Jan –May ‘17. * Note: Numeris population estimates used to calculate average weekly hours per capita.
Why CHCH?
CHCH Offers A Unique TV Opportunity
Hamilton Niagara Region
• CHCH is the only local TV station in the Hamilton Niagara region,
Canada’s 5th largest TV market (the Top 4 markets have at least 5 local stations).
• Our news is #1 by a long shot and the only relevant local news in this market.
• One local voice to reach a market of over 1.2 million consumers.
Toronto & Beyond
CHCH has been on the air for over 60 years and is proud to be one of
Canada’s few remaining independent TV stations. We are uniquely positioned
to deliver unrivaled news coverage in our local Hamilton Niagara market while
also delivering regional Ontario coverage with a strong lineup of US
simulcasts, recognizable syndicated programs and popular movie titles.
• With wide appeal programs like 60 Minutes, 20/20, 48 Hours, & Empire, CHCH
reaches millions of viewers weekly across Toronto and the rest of Ontario.
Exciting Additions To Prime-Time This Year
Prime-Time Stalwarts
Entering Its 50th
Season This Fall
Entering Its 29th
Season This Fall
Entering Its 40th
Season This Fall
Oprah Is On CHCH!
Oprah Winfrey has joined the 60 Minutes
team as a special contributor.
Prime-Time Schedule
Note: Blue Indicates US Simulcast
Highlighted = US simulcast programs
Program Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
7:00 PMTeens 101 (Mar
3rd)
7:30 PM Andpop (encore)
8:00 PMBetty White's Off
Their Rockers
8:30 PMFresh off the Boat
(S-ABC)
9:00 PM Last Man Standing
9:30 PM Dr. Ken
10:00 PM Community
10:30 PM Hoff the Record Andpop (Mar 22nd)
11:00 PM
Genius
(March 12th)
Tudors (April 30th)
X-Files (April 16th)
Empire (S-Fox)
(new episodes
return March 28th)
Evening News at Eleven
CHCH at the
Movies
Documented
(Hosted
Documentary
Features)
CHCH at the
Movies
20/20 (S-ABC) 48 Hours (S-CBS)
Bones
The Night Shift
Sunday
Blockbuster
Evening News at Six
Evening News at Six
Inside the Story (encore)
Right This Minute 60 Minutes
(S-CBS) Inside the Story
Classic Fun During The Day
Solid Daytime Simulcasts
In Simulcast With Peachtree In Simulcast With WGRZ Buffalo
Daytime Schedule
Note: Blue Indicates US Simulcast
Highlighted = US simulcast programs
Program Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
6:00 AM
6:30 AM
7:00 AM
7:30 AM
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM Brain Games Brain Games
12:00 PM Science of Stupid Science of Stupid
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
5:30 PM
Matinee Movies
Dateline (S-NBC)
Incredible Dr. Pol (Pets)
Batman/Soap (May 24th)
Bewitched
The Monkees/Barney Miller (April 20th)
Mary Tyler Moore Show/Who's the Boss? (May 10th)
Justice with Judge Mablean (S-WPCH)
Justice with Judge Mablean (S-WPCH)
Morning Live
Paid Programming
Charlie's Angels (March 28th)
Inside the Story (encore)
Newhart/Batman (May 24th)
Megafactories Megastructures Car S.O.S
Weekly Reach
Toronto/Hamilton EM: 1.9 million
Ontario Balance: 1.3 million
Total Ontario: 3.2 million
The Rest of Canada: 495,000
Total Canada: 3.7 million
3.7 Million Viewers Weekly Across Canada
Source: Numeris Canada, Winter/Spring 2017, Mo-Su 2a-2a
Note: CHCH is available in additional areas across Ontario, including the Peterborough/Kingston area through satellite and digital cable
Source: Mediastats, September 2017
Available To Well Over 90% of Ontario
Full Coverage Of The Hamilton Niagara Market
CHCH reaches 95% of the
Hamilton Niagara region. Hamilton Niagara Region
Source: Numeris Canada, Hamilton Niagara Region, 2016/2017 BY, Individuals 2+
Toronto/Hamilton EM
Major Markets Within The
Hamilton Niagara Region Include:
• Hamilton
• Burlington
• Grimsby
• St. Catharines
• Niagara Falls
• Welland
• Fort Erie
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CTV Late News
CP24 Live at 11
Global News at
11
CBC News at 11
CityNews Tonight
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CHCH Evening
News at 6
CTV Evening
News
CBC News at Six
CityNews at Six
Global News Hour/ Wknd
News @ 6
CTV Evening
News (CP24)
News Leader In The Western Half of The Toronto EM (Hamilton Niagara)
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CHCH Morning
Live
CP24 Breakfast
Breakfast Television
(Citytv)
Global News
Morning
Metro Morning
(CBC)
Your Morning
(CTV)
Morning News Hamilton Niagara Ratings
Adults 25-54
Early Evening News Hamilton Niagara Ratings
Adults 25-54
Late Evening News Hamilton Niagara Ratings
Adults 25-54
Source: Numeris Canada, Winter/Spring 2017, Mo-Su 2a-2a
Strong Regional Coverage While CHCH is the news leader in the western region of the Toronto EM, we also reach 1.2
million viewers within the Toronto Central Market Area each week and a total of 2.6 million
Ontarians outside of the Hamilton Niagara region; delivering key markets across Ontario.
Source: Numeris Canada, Winter/Spring 2017, Mo-Su 2a-2a *Hamilton Niagara is a part of the Toronto EM market
Hamilton Niagara* Kitchener EM
Peterborough EM Sud-NB-Tim/SSM
Ottawa EM Kingston EM Windsor EM/Essex
London EM
Toronto EM Barrie EM
Thunder Bay EM
Broad Appeal That Delivers The Province CHCH is able to cover Toronto and the rest of Ontario with a diverse schedule of US simulcasts,
movies and syndicated favourites that attract wide appeal across the entire province.
Average Minute Audience Non News Programs
Ontario, A25-54
Over 80% of CHCH’s “non news” viewership comes from outside Hamilton Niagara.
Average Minute Audience A25-54, % of Ontario
Top Programs Outside Ham/Niag.
90%
87%
86%
Source: Numeris Canada, Winter/Spring 2017, based on returning sellable programs
89%
Hamilton/
Niagara
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Balance of
Ontario
83%
Programs That Attract Viewership Across Ontario
The Ideal Program Mix CHCH’s unique schedule effectively and efficiently reaches the
entire Toronto EM and the rest of Ontario.
Wide appeal US simulcasts, syndicated
favourites and popular movies to reach the
whole Toronto EM and the rest of Ontario.
Dominant news in the western half of
the Toronto EM offering extensive
unduplicated news reach.
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Engaged Viewers
Average Minute Audience M-Su 2a-2a, Ontario, A25-54
Close to 90% of CHCH’s audience comes from live viewing.
Source: Numeris Canada, Winter/Spring 2017, Mo-Su 2a-2a
Playback
Viewing
11%
Live
Viewing
89%
A Diversified Viewership
Source: Numeris Canada, Winter/Spring 2017, Ontario, profile based on average weekly reach, Mo-Su 2a-2a
Demographic Avg Wkly Rch Profile %
Individuals 2+ 3,218,000 100%
Gender
Women 1,659,000 52%
Men 1,559,000 48%
Age
Individuals 2-11 161,000 5%
Individuals 12-17 141,000 4%
Adults 18-34 473,000 15%
Adults 35-54 856,000 27%
Adults 55-64 595,000 18%
Adults 65+ 991,000 31%
Occupation
Managers/Professionals 384,000 12%
Technical/Trade 254,000 8%
Sales 288,000 9%
Clerical/Labourer 331,000 10%
Self-Employed 144,000 4%
Education
College+ 1,499,000 47%
University+ 757,000 24%
Household Information
Home Owned 2,406,000 75%
Kids in Home 899,000 28%
HHI Under $30,000 473,000 15%
HHI $30,000-$50,000 476,000 15%
HHI $50,000-$75,000 712,000 22%
HHI $75,000-$100,000 527,000 16%
HHI $100,000+ 784,000 24%
Serious Spending Power
• CHCH reaches over 780,000 viewers per week
who have a household income of $100,000+.
• 359,000 who spent $1,000+ on furniture in
the past 12 months.
• 333,000 viewers per week who spent $1,000+
on household appliances.
• 371,000 who spent $5,000+ on home renos.
• 298,000 viewers weekly who spent $1,000+ on
computer equipment in the past 12 months.
Source: Numeris Canada, Ontario, average weekly reach, Winter/Spring 2017, Mo-Su 2a-2a
Every week CHCH reaches thousands of viewers who spend big on a variety of categories.
Serious Spending Power Continued
• CHCH reaches 178,000 people per week who
spent $40,000+ on a vehicle in the past 2 years.
• 429,000 weekly who spent $500+ on
women’s clothing in the past year.
• 320,000 who spent $500+ on men’s clothing.
• 192,000 viewer per week who spent $500+ on
children’s clothing.
Every week CHCH reaches thousands of viewers who spend big on a variety of categories.
Source: Numeris Canada, Ontario, average weekly reach, Winter/Spring 2017, Mo-Su 2a-2a
Source: Numeris Canada, Total Canada, Winter/Spring 2017, A25-54 base, Main program airings
Index – Adults 25-54
• W25-54: 119 • Main Shopper: 121 • Coffee Shop: 110 • Fine Dining: 134 • Bar/Pub: 110 • Live Ballet: 109 • Sporting Events: 113 • Musical Concerts: 151 • Travel To US: 111 • Stocks/Mutual Funds: 110 • $1,000+ Appliances: 138 • $1,000+ Computer Equip: 150 • $500+ Men’s Cloth.: 157 • $500+ Women’s: 197 • $500+ Sporting Goods: 169 • Alcohol – Beer: 115, Wine: 150, Coolers: 255, Spirits: 132
• W25-54: 140 • HHI $125,000+: 122 • Senior Manager/Exec.: 158 • Takeout/Delivery: 113 • Sporting Events: 110 • Musical Concerts: 127 • Casino: 121 • Stocks/Mutual Funds: 109 • $1000+ Furniture: 146 • $1,000+ Appliances: 139 • $1,000+ Computer Equip: 113 • $1,000+ Electronics: 164 • $500+ Women’s Cloth.: 183 • $500+ Men’s Cloth. : 179 • $500+ Cosmetics: 301 • $500+ Sporting Goods: 115
• W25-54: 144 • Main Shopper: 117 • HHI $125,000+: 140 • Takeout/Delivery: 118 • Sporting Events: 128 • Musical Concerts: 111 • Cycling: 120 • $40,000+ Vehicle: 172 • $10,000+ Home Renos: 121 • $1,000+ Furniture: 255 • $1,000+ Appliances: 121 • $1,000+ Computer Equip: 120 • $1,000+ Electronics: 190 • $500+ Women’s Cloth.: 141 • $500+ Cosmetics: 395 • $500+ Sporting Goods: 138
Index – Adults 25-54 Index – Adults 25-54
Prime-Time Mainstays That Deliver Key Product Categories
• Senior Manager/Exec.: 188 • University+: 121 • Fine Dining: 191 • Bar/Pub: 177 • Takeout/Delivery: 137 • Movie Theatre: 145 • Live Ballet: 314 • Sporting Events: 152 • Musical Concerts: 242 • Casino: 213 • Travel Own Province: 121 • Aerobics/yoga/pilates: 142 • Cycling: 127 • Gardening: 127 • $1,000+ Furniture: 148 • $1,000+ Computer Equip: 152 • $1,000+ Comp Soft/Games: 212 • $1,000+ Game Systems: 242 • Alcohol - Beer: 182
Index – Adults 25-54
• Bar/Pub: 110 • Takeout/delivery: 127 • Live Ballet: 129 • Sporting Events: 262 • Musical Concerts: 251 • Casino: 288 • Aerobics/yoga/pilates: 111 • Cycling: 138 • Fishing: 188 • Gardening: 119 • Golf: 187 • $5,000+ Home Renos: 215 • Stocks/Mutual Funds: 133 • $1,000+ Appliances: 140 • $1,000+ Furniture: 215 • $1,000+ Computer Equip: 267 • $1,000+ Electronics: 230 • $500+ Women’s Cloth. : 166 • Alcohol - Beer: 143
Index – Adults 25-54 • Coffee Shop: 110 • Takeout/Delivery: 130 • Sporting Events: 250 • Musical Concerts: 265 • Casino: 228 • Travel To US: 113 • Cycling: 121 • Fishing: 138 • Golf: 148 • Boating: 139 • Domestic Vehicle: 130 • $5,000+ Home Renos: 172 • $1,000+ Appliances: 133 • $1,000+ Furniture: 187 • $1,000+ Computer Equip: 195 • $1,000+ Comp Soft/Games: 130 • $1,000+ Electronics: 194 • $500+ Women’s Cloth.: 135
Index – Adults 25-54
Local News That Delivers Your Potential Customers
6:00pm 11:00pm
Source: Numeris Canada, Total Canada, Winter/Spring 2017, A25-54 base
Nov 2016 Nov 2017Nov 2016 Nov 2017Nov 2016 Nov 2017
1,033,724
Page Views
606,818
Sessions Users
Visitors to CHCH.com have increased significantly over the past year! Users of the site
are going more often and viewing a ton more pages! They are younger and access
their news differently, making it a great compliment to our TV station. Ensure that your
message is reaching the entire CHCH viewership by adding CHCH.com to your TV buy.
Source: Google Analytics, CHCH.com
428,046 733,069 1,346,586
381,529 +12% +30% +21%
A Website That Enhances Your TV Buy
69,851 Page Likes
95,900 Followers
58,100 Followers
28,000 Followers
CHCH News on Twitter
CHCH on Twitter Morning Live on Twitter CHCH.com
CHCH on Facebook CHCH Wazers
3,572 Team Members
428,046 Monthly Users
Digital Media Buzz For CHCH
Source: Google Analytics, November 2017, social media pages, December 19, 2017
In Summary • The medium with the most viewers and highest engagement
• 3.7 million viewers across Canada each week.
• Coverage of well over 90% of Ontario.
• Balanced delivery of the entire Toronto EM.
o Wide appeal prime-time programming and movies
to reach the Toronto CMA and the rest of Ontario.
o Dominant local news to reach the western half of the
Toronto EM.
• Live engaged viewers
• TV & online
Special Advertising Opportunities
Lower Third Ads On CHCH These 10 second graphic advertisements are a great way to get your brand noticed
in-show, over content while viewers are at their highest engagement level! Lower
third ads can be used to reinforce & build on your commercial campaign by
reminding viewers of your brand message or providing additional information like a
website address or call-to-action. They are high-impact and tough to miss or skip
over during prime time shows from 7-11pm or when watching CHCH by PVR!
Examples:
Weekly Investment of:
$795.00*
Production Cost: $500.00
Investment
Multi-zone Ad Opportunity High Frequency Invasive Ads At An Affordable Rate
Est. Weekly
Impressions
A18+: 1,520,000
*Minimum two week investment Source: Fall 2017 Rate Card
• Become a part of our viewer’s regular daily routine
• 10 second L shaped unit airing 40 times per week during Morning Live (M-F 6a-10a)
• Logo and/or creative will appear in the yellow highlighted area below.
• CHCH’s Innovative consumer loyalty program - first of its kind for any TV broadcaster!
• Brand engagement = FREE rewards!
• Access 37,000+ highly engaged members
• Reach CHCH audience with TV promos, Morning Live mentions, digital impressions, newsletter & e-blasts to subscribers, opt-in database & more!
Pre-Roll Ads 50,000 total ad impressions per flight
Investment: $1,000 Net*
Digital Deal must be purchased in conjunction with a broadcast buy, otherwise regular rate card applies. Minimum investment - option to buy more than one digital package available
Based on Spring 2018 Rates – CPMs of $25 for pre-rolls and $15 for display ads
*Production not included
That’s s a Savings of:
$250
Leaderboard (728 x 90), Big Box (300 & 250) &
Half Page(300 x 600)
100,000 total ad impressions per flight
Investment: $1,000 Net*
That’s s a Savings of: $500
Special Digital Advertising Deal
Video Ad Campaign
Display Ad Campaign
Or
CHCH offers two $1,000 online campaigns to choose from:
More Information About Our Programs
News/Current Affairs
(S-ABC) A primetime news magazine program featuring co-anchors Elizabeth
Vargas and David Muir. 20/20 combines hard-hitting investigative reports,
newsmaker interviews and compelling human interest and feature stories.
(S-CBS) Television’s most popular true-crime series, 48 Hours investigates
shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and
cutting-edge style. 48 Hours in-depth approach has earned the program and its
teams numerous awards including 3 Peabodys, 20 Emmys, 5 RTNDA Edward
R. Murrow Awards and an Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award.
(S-CBS) 60 Minutes, the most successful television broadcast in history, begins
its 50th season in September 2017. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports,
interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast
begun in 1968, is still a hit in 2017. 60 Minutes has won more Emmy Awards
than any other primetime broadcast, including a special Lifetime Achievement
Emmy. It has also won every major broadcast journalism award over its tenure,
including 18 Peabody and 14 DuPont Columbia University awards for
excellence in television broadcasting.
Empire • (S-FOX) EMPIRE is a powerful
drama about a family dynasty set within the glamorous and sometimes dangerous world of hip-hop music. The show revolves around the Lyon family and their media company, Empire Entertainment. The founder, LUCIOUS LYON, is the king of hip-hop, but his company and reign are constantly threatened by his family and a volatile and competitive music industry.
Starring: Terrence Howard,
Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett,
Bryshere “Yazz” Gray, Trai Byers
Fresh Off The Boat • (S-ABC) It's the '90s and 12 year
old, hip-hop loving Eddie just moved to suburban Orlando from DC's Chinatown with his parents. It's culture shock for his immigrant family in this comedy about pursuing the American Dream. Fresh Off the Boat is based on Chef Eddie Huang's memoir Fresh Off the Boat.
Starring: Randall Park, Constance Wu,
Hudson Yang as Eddie,
Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen
Betty White’s Off Their Rockers • The Betty White revolution
continues with this "Candid Camera"-style hidden-camera show starring the former "Golden Girl" and her fearless band of senior citizens, who hit the streets to pull pranks on the younger generation.. White, who acts as the on-screen host, is featured in sketches, provides commentary between the pranks and shares her engaging pearls of comedic wisdom.
Host: Betty White
The Story Of God • Morgan Freeman presents his quest
in order to find how most religions perceive life after death, what different civilizations thought about the act of creation and other big questions that mankind has continuously asked.
Host: Morgan Freeman
Genius • Genius is based on the Walter
Isaacson book Einstein: His Life and Universe and executive produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, with Howard also directing the first episode. The series takes Einstein’s story beyond the halls of academia to explore his struggles to be a good husband and father, and a man of principle during a period of global unrest.
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson,
Johnny Flynn
The Strain • The Strain is FX’s high concept
thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, former head of the Center for Disease Control, Canary Team in New York City. After he and his team were called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism, Eph and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers waged war for the fate of humanity itself.
Starring: Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Kevin
Durand, Natalie Brown, Jonathan Hyde
Rock Icons • Rock Icons is a music biography
series profiling the most legendary artists in the history of rock music. Each episode includes exclusive interviews with the featured artist and the key people who helped shape their exemplary career, not to mention never-before-seen archival footage and photos.
Featuring: Geddy Lee, Rob Halford, Ted Nugent,
Ann Wilson, Dave Mustaine, Nikki Sixx, Slash,
Daryl Hall, Joe Elliott, and Billy Corgan.
Right This Minute
Videos first, before they go viral. Right This Minute brings you the stories behind the videos, with interviews and information you won't find anywhere else.
Starring: Charity Bailey, Christian Vera,
Gayle Bass, Nick Calderone, and
Oli Pettigrew
Justice With Judge Mablean (S-Peachtree) Judge Mablean Ephriam, who previously starred on “Divorce Court”, returns to the courtroom genre with “Justice With Judge Mablean”, a show that deals with life and the law. The former Los Angeles-based prosecutor says that her show "will be life because everything we do, it involves the law.".
Starring: Judge Mablean Ephriam
Dateline (S-WGRZ) Dateline is NBC’s signature newsmagazine, bringing viewers storytelling at its best. Stories range from compelling mysteries to powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. When major news breaks, Dateline goes to the scene, putting the pieces together to bring viewers the full picture.
Anchor: Lester Holt
Nightline ABC News' Nightline is a Late-Night news television program. The half-hour program provides viewers in-depth reporting on the major stories in the news with occasional segments on pop culture.
Anchors: Dan Harris, Juju Chang,
Byron Pitts
The Incredible Dr. Pol • Dr. Jan Pol has been a practicing
veterinarian for more than half his life. In 1981 he and his wife, Diane, opened a vet business out of their home, and over the years it has grown to service more than 19,000 clients. Set in Central Michigan's farm country, this reality series follows the work done at Pol Veterinary Services.
Starring: Dr. Jan Pol, Dr. Brenda Grettenberger
Starring: Tim Allen, Nancy Travis, Molly Ephraim, Kaitlyn Dever
Last Man Standing • Mike Baxter is the marketing director for an
iconic outdoor sporting goods store. He loves to have adventures while he's traveling for work and, of course, he drives a pick-up truck. While Mike is king of the hill at work, he's the odd man out in a home that is dominated by women -- namely his wife, Vanessa, and their three daughters, 22- year-old Kristin, 17-year-old Mandy and 14-year-old Eve. After being a stay-at-home mom for years, Vanessa recently returned to the workplace and was quickly promoted (much to the dismay of her primarily male co-workers). As a result of Vanessa's increased work load, Mike is pulled into more hands-on parenting than ever before.
Dr. Ken • Doctor-turned-comedic actor Ken
Jeong plays the titular character in this sitcom about a brilliant physician with a questionable bedside manner. Always trying his hardest to be a good doctor (despite being a little too honest) and the best husband and father he can be, Ken's real skill seems to lie in driving his family and co-workers crazy with his well-intentioned efforts. Luckily for everyone, when it comes to keeping everything sane, Ken's psychotherapist wife Allison is just what the doctor ordered.
Starring: Ken Jeong, Suzy Nakamura,
Trish Campbell-Martin
Community • "Community" is a smart, exuberant comedy
that was consistently ranked as one of the most inventive and original half hours on television. This ensemble comedy centers on a tight-knit group of friends who all met at what is possibly the world's worst educational institution - Greendale Community College. At the center of the group is Jeff Winger (Joel McHale, "The Soup"), a fast-talking lawyer who was caught with a phony college degree. Disbarred until he could earn a legitimate degree, Winger chose Greendale, thinking he could breeze through the mediocre school without a hitch. However, he soon found himself the reluctant leader of a disparate group of misfits, all stuck at Greendale for different reasons.
Starring: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs,
Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Ken Jeong,
Donald Glover, Chevy Chase
Hoff The Record
Starring: David Hasselhoff, Craig Fergus,
Mark Quarterly, Asim Chaudhry,
Brett Goldstein, Ella Smith
• Shot in the style of a documentary, this semi-improvised comedy follows a fictionalized version of David Hasselhoff as he tries to revive his career in the U.K. The international TV hero of "Knight Rider" and "Baywatch" fame is followed 30 years after a series of unsuccessful marriages and bad career choices. When the Hoff is offered a part in a U.K. movie, he gets the low-budget treatment when he arrives on set. After a series of clashes with the crew, the actor leaves the movie project to pursue something more worthwhile.
Bones
Starring: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz,
Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne, Tamara Taylor
• Dr. Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist who works at the Jeffersonian Institution and also writes books, has an impressive ability to read clues from victims' bones. Consequently, law enforcement calls her to assist with investigations when remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that standard identification methods are useless. Brennan is teamed with Special Agent Seeley Booth, a former Army sniper, who mistrusts science and scientists when it comes to solving crimes but who has developed respect for Brennan, both professionally and personally.
The Night Shift
Starring: Eoin Macken, Jill Flint,
Brendan Fehr, Robert Baily Jr.
JR Lemon, Alma Sisneros, Scott Wolf
• A night-shift doctor at San Antonio Memorial, T.C. Callahan struggles to find the balance between saving lives and the hard reality of running a hospital. Joining him as he faces the sometimes dangerous task of running the emergency room are his best friend -- who often shoulders the unenviable job of keeping T.C. out of trouble -- former Army medic, Drew; lead physician -- and T.C.'s ex-girlfriend -- Jordan; and surgical resident, Paul. The rigors of the job may expose some personal weaknesses, but their shared drive to save their patients bonds them together in a tight-knit group.
Beowulf
Starring: Kieran Bew, Joanne Whalley,
Ed Speleers, Laura Donnelly
• Based on an epic poem written more than 1,000 years ago, this fantasy-drama is set in a fictional land, where humans and creatures live a life of danger, excitement and adventure. Fearless warrior Beowulf returns to his homeland of Herot in the Shieldlands to pay his respects to the deceased king, but past jealousies mean Beowulf gets a frosty welcome.
The Tudors
Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry
Cavill, Anthony Brophy, James Frain
• The scandalous and steamy Emmy-winning drama based on the life of the charismatic Henry VIII.
• Murder, sex and intrigue abound as King Henry takes on the Church, the courts, and his fair share of wives. The Tudors immerses viewers in the cutthroat, winner-take-all world of the English monarchy.
The X-Files Two FBI agents, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully work in an unassigned detail of the burea called the X-Files investigating cases dealing with unexplained paranormal phenomena. Mulder, a true believer, and Scully, a skeptic, perceive their cases from stand points of science and the paranormal.
Starring: Gillian Anderson, David
Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi
andPOP • andPOP.com, one of Canada’s
leading video pop culture websites, has made its way to the small screen.
• Covering film, television and music with andPOP’s signature style, this new program offers in-depth coverage of what’s trending in arts and culture.