CTV television network

:For the television outlet in the Channel Islands, see Channel Television.

Programming

The network's programming consists mainly of hit American series (such as ER, The West Wing, Law & Order and CSI), but they have also had success with Canadian-made shows such as Due South, Power Play, ', Corner Gas, The Eleventh Hour and Canadian Idol. CTV also regularly produces and airs Canadian-made television movies, often based on stories from Canadian news or Canadian history, under the banner CTV Signature Series.

Related Topics:
ER - The West Wing - Law & Order - CSI - Due South - Power Play - Corner Gas - The Eleventh Hour - Canadian Idol

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As well, in recent years, CTV has purchased Canadian broadcast rights to a number of American cable series, such as The Sopranos, Nip/Tuck, Punk'd, The Daily Show and The Osbournes. In many cases, CTV has been the only conventional broadcast network in the world to air these series in prime time, which has attracted some controversy from Canadian media watchdogs and parents group who object to the violence and sexual content of Nip/Tuck and The Sopranos and the profanity in The Osbournes (which, unlike originating broadcaster MTV, is aired uncensored by CTV).

Related Topics:
Cable - The Sopranos - Nip/Tuck - Punk'd - The Daily Show - The Osbournes - Prime time - MTV

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In late 2003, CTV started broadcasting select American programmes in 16:9 (widescreen) HDTV. It later began airing Canadian programmes in this format, such as Degrassi; as of fall 2005, all Canadian comedy/drama programming is expected to be available in this format.

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In early 2005, CTV was part of the consortium that won the Canadian broadcast rights to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics. This was considered a serious coup, as the rival CBC had consistently won Olympic broadcast rights from the 1996 Summer Olympics through to the 2008 Summer Olympics. CTV and TQS will be the primary broadcasters; TSN, RDS and Rogers Sportsnet will provide supplementary coverage.

Related Topics:
2005 - Vancouver - 2010 Winter Olympics - 2012 Summer Olympics - CBC - 1996 Summer Olympics - 2008 Summer Olympics - TSN - RDS - Rogers Sportsnet

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