- Home-grown series to be produced by Vancouver-based Force Four
Entertainment -
- Nine-episode reality series debuts in Canada in fall 2012 -
- Casting for the first Canadian bachelorettes begins today on
Citytv.com/BachelorCanada -
TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2012 /CNW/ - Roses are red, violets are blue - a
favourite reality series will soon makes its Canadian debut! As
announced earlier this morning on Breakfast Television and Rogers Radio stations by The Bachelor host Chris Harrison, the new original reality series The Bachelor Canada is coming north of the border and will launch exclusively on Citytv
this fall.
Commissioned by Citytv's original content team and produced by Force
Four Entertainment, The Bachelor Canada is based on the perennially successful The Bachelor franchise, which is produced in the U.S. by Next Entertainment in
association with Warner Horizon Television and is currently in its 16th season on Citytv and OMNI Television. The nine-episode, Canadian,
romantic reality series is in the pre-production phase with principal
photography slated to begin this spring. Additional production and
broadcast details will be announced at a later date.
"The Bachelor has long been a fan favourite on Citytv and we look
forward to putting a Canadian spin on this thriving franchise," said
Claire Freeland, Director of Original Programming, Rogers Media, and
Executive Producer of The Bachelor Canada. "Canada is brimming with
eligible bachelors and bachelorettes and we're excited to offer them
the opportunity to embark on their own quest for love through this
entertaining series." Beginning today, Citytv is kicking off a
nationwide search for Canada's most eligible, rose-loving
bachelorettes. Casting call information and eligibility requirements
are now available at Citytv.com/BachelorCanada. Casting details for Canada's first bachelor will be announced at a
later date.
"We are thrilled to be working with Rogers Media on one of the most
successful reality television brands of all time," said John Ritchie,
Executive Producer and Partner, Force Four Entertainment. "We've
already hit the ground running on producing the series and we're
confident The Bachelor Canada will be a hit for Citytv when it debuts
in the fall."
Social Media Links:
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bachelorCA
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bachelorcanada
About Force Four Entertainment Inc.
Vancouver-based Force Four Entertainment, is one of Canada's most
successful and respected television production companies. Since
beginning operations in 1983, Force Four has produced more than 300
hours of primetime broadcast programming. The company's highly
successful television programs include lifestyle, documentary, and
scripted programming that is sold and aired around the world including
the Gemini Award-winning W Network series, The Cupcake Girls, and the
CBC series, Village On A Diet. Force Four has been awarded the
prestigious Peabody Award, 11 Gemini Awards and over 25 Gemini
nominations, and is owned by President Rob Bromley, Executive Producer
John Ritchie, and Director of Business Affairs Gillian Lowrey. For more
information, visit: www.forcefour.com
About The Bachelor
The Bachelor franchise was created by Mike Fleiss and produced in the U.S. by Next
Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television for the ABC
Television Network. The long-running hit relationship series just began
its 16th season in the U.S. with exceptionally high ratings. The Bachelor franchise format has proven to be a hit around the globe, with versions
of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette produced in 25 territories.
About Citytv
Citytv™ television stations in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and
Winnipeg offer viewers intensely-local, urban-oriented,
culturally-diverse television programming. A distinct alternative to
other conventional television stations, Citytv engages its viewers with
dynamic on-air personalities and delivers an entertaining mix of news,
local-interactive formats such as: Breakfast Television and CityLine;
as well as local Canadian and US acquired prime time entertainment
programming. Citytv is a part of Rogers Broadcasting Limited, a
division of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI and NYSE: RCI) which
is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. For more
information on Citytv stations and programming, visit www.Citytv.com.
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