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Category Television - TVtropolis Date 5/12/2006 |
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TVtropolis Launch Programming
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June 2006 Fast Picks
Featuring…
All-Day Network Launch Marathon - PILOT EPISODES
June 1 From 6 p.m. ET/PT
Ellen, Grace Under Fire, Beverly Hills 90210, Seinfeld and more…
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Canadian Television Premieres of Celeb-reality Series
Breaking Bonaduce, Celebrity Fit Club,
Hogan Knows Best and My Fair Brady |
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(WINNIPEG) TVtropolis, Canada’s new destination for back-to back recent iconic TV hits, launches June 1 with can’t-miss event programming and Canadian television premieres, featuring...
TVtropolis Launch Day Marathon - ALL PILOT EPISODES
June 1 - Starting at 6 p.m. ET/PT
TVtropolis celebrates its first network broadcast day with a special marathon of pilot episodes from TV’s most iconic series. Viewers will start at Episode One and reacquaint themselves with The Nanny, Ellen, Grace Under Fire, Newsradio, Beverly Hills 90210, Seinfeld, Frasier, Married… With Children and many more, before they settle in to their regularly scheduled slots in the TVtropolis landscape. The marathon also includes a sneak preview of Celebrity Fit Club, which moves to weekends in TVtropolis June 4.
TVtropolis -LAUNCH DAY MARATHON - June 1- Tuning Guide
6 p.m. - The Nanny (pilot)
6:30 p.m. - Ned and Stacey (pilot)
7 p.m. - Beverly Hills 90210 (pilot, 60 min)
8 p.m. - Ellen (pilot)
8:30 p.m. - Grace Under Fire (pilot)
9 p.m. - Seinfeld (pilot)
9:30 p.m. - Newsradio (pilot)
10 p.m. - Frasier (pilot)
10:30 p.m. - Married… With Children (pilot)
11 p.m. - Celebrity Fit Club (sneak preview, 60 min)
Celebrity Fit Club Sundays @ 5 and 9 p.m. ET/PT
*Premieres June 4*
They’ve spent a lifetime livin’ large, and now they’re determined to lose. Each week, eight pop culture cronies - including Daniel Baldwin, Joe Gannascoli (The Sopranos), Steven Tyler’s daughter Mia and Wendy the Snapple lady - are challenged to get fit by a no-nonsense U.S. Marine. They must persevere and get their pulse racing in activities like ballet and belly dancing. Will they succeed in becoming svelte? Fat chance, you say? Slim chance? There is a big difference, so feast your eyes on Celebrity Fit Club, the series that examines star stature and redemption, full scale.
In the debut episode, the celebrities choose team captains, and begin their grueling fitness challenges. But already team members show signs of cracking…
Hogan Knows Best Sundays @ 6 and 10 p.m. ET/PT
*Premieres June 11*
Sure, pro wrestling is “real” - but pro parenting? That’s reality! WWE superstar Hulk Hogan and wife Linda run their household, contending with a menagerie of pets and the wild behaviour of 17-year-old daughter Brooke and 15-year-old son Nick. The kids often cross the line with their laziness and promiscuous ways. Will the immortal Hulk slam ‘em to the mat with discipline? It’s Wrestlemania meets Married… With Children, and the Hulkster’s unique style of parenting makes for fascinating debate.
In the first episode, Hulk flips when Brooke wants to date a 22-year-old, and secretly tracks her on her night out by attaching a GPS tracking device to her truck.
My Fair Brady Sundays @ 6:30 and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT
**Special one-hour premiere June 4 @ 6 and 10 p.m. ET/PT**
He wasn’t the Brady child rumoured to have dated Florence Henderson, but darned if Christopher Knight didn’t walk away with his own smokin’ supermodel, Adrianne Curry. The series follows every crucial moment of their blossoming relationship: Adrianne presses for marriage; Chris wants her to become more independent. It’s live-in love through the lens of a celeb-reality camera. A fascinatingly addictive peek at what turns out to be superstar love - we knew it was much more than a hunch.
In the premiere, Chris makes a major faux-pas at Jane Wiedlin’s birthday party, which could scuttle his chances to become Mr. America’s Top Model. Enter Florence Henderson (who’s now a licensed therapist!) with some motherly advice for Chris.
Breaking Bonaduce Sundays @ 7 and 11 p.m. ET/PT
*Premieres June 4*
The phrase “C’mon, get happy!” seems to have lost its lustre for Danny Bonaduce: the former scene-stealer on The Partridge Family now struggles with addictions, the fallout of fame and the repercussions of marital infidelity. Danny and his wife of 15 years, Gretchen, enter couples therapy in order to work through their problems, but can they rehabilitate their lives without Danny thwarting the efforts? , Breaking Bonaduce is a gripping second glimpse at a star you thought you knew.
In the series opener, Danny is set to perform in Vegas, but not before he drops the first of many Bonaduce bombshells and the reasons why he lives his life so dangerously.
Effective June 1, audiences nationwide will receive TVtropolis in the channel position formerly occupied by Prime. New subscribers can contact their TV service provider for full details on TVtropolis.
Complete TVtropolis program notebook, schedule and hi-res art are available at www.globaltvmedia.com.
About TVtropolis
TVtropolis (www.TVtropolis.com) is the only network featuring television’s back-to-back recent hits and celebrating the shows and stars that define pop culture. A lineup that heralds your most defining TV moments - Seinfeld, Ellen, Frasier and Married… With Children - and buzzworthy celeb-reality series - Celebrity Fit Club and My Fair Brady - puts TVtropolis on the map as a TV lover’s destination.
TVtropolis is majority-owned by CanWest MediaWorks Inc., a wholly owned division of CanWest Global Communications Corp. (www.canwestglobal.com). CanWest, an international media company listed on the TSX (CGS and CGS.A) and NYSE (CWG), is Canada's largest media company. CanWest is Canada's largest publisher of daily newspapers, and owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in free-to-air and subscription-based television networks, out-of-home advertising, web sites, and radio stations and networks in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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Media Contact:
Dan Kenning
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