PREMIERING MONDAY, OCT. 9
Late night has a new face. THE HOUR
one of CBC Newsworld's most talked about programs, launches on CBC Television Monday, Oct. 9 at 11 p.m., and, on CBC Newsworld at 8 p.m. ET. The show will air four nights a week, Monday through Thursday.
Hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, THE HOUR will feature provocative guest interviews and opinion-driven daily take on international news, entertainment, sports, music and fashion-whatever Stroumboulopoulos finds interesting or noteworthy.
With a new set and the addition of a live studio audience, the third season of CBC Television's THE HOUR will offer viewers a mix of commentary on the day's big stories, with a more personalized approach. THE HOUR will feature topics and guests that Stroumboulopoulos feels a connection to, has opinions about and wants to share with his viewers.
"People are sick and tired of being bullshitted. They just want to know what's really going on. We'll get straight to the point. We'll give you the world in a way you haven't seen it before. You'll laugh, you'll cry-hell, you might even learn something," said Stroumboulopoulos.
Each episode of THE HOUR will feature Stroumboulopoulos delivering an unpredictable and highly personalized daily take on the day's issues and news, a featured guest, regular signature segments and Stroumboulopoulos' "one-on-one"-a nightly segment where he reflects on an item or an event.
This season's guests include Viggo Mortensen, Rachel Weisz, Matt Damon, Catherine O'Hara, Lisa Ray, Danny Glover, Tom Sizemore, Tony Kaye, Bobcat Goldthwaite, Olympia Dukakis and Alice Cooper.
"We are excited about George coming to the main network. It offers more Canadians a late night opportunity to see entertaining, high quality programming that only George can offer," said Kirstine Layfield, CBC Television's executive director of network programming.
On Sundays beginning Oct. 15 at 11 p.m., THE HOUR will air a special packaged show on CBC Television featuring best of highlights from the week before.
Viewers interested in being part of THE HOUR's live studio audience, beginning Monday, Oct. 9, Mondays to Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. in Toronto, can reserve free tickets by visiting www.cbc.ca/thehour
Jennifer Dettman is executive producer of THE HOUR. For more information on CBC Television's THE HOUR, visit www.cbc.ca/thehour
This is an actual news release
6 comments:
I don't want to say this too loud so I whisper it here. The Hour does not have plans in the works to take the show on the road this season...
write them if you want to try to change their plans...
this doesn't really surprise me what with all the new format changes. it is sad tho.
(whispering back...It looks like I'm going to have to start a petition, maybe I should call Yahk!)
Awww!!!!
I was getting pretty spoilt having been to two tapings (April and Nov 2005). I guess I am going to have to save my money and get out to TO some time.
*whispers again... If you come to TO and go to a taping, maybe I will take an afternoon off and go with you...
That would be lovely Barbara. If I move up in the world at my job, I would be going to TO once a year. There isn't time for personal site seeing but I might be able to swing it?! I will have a better idea of any plans for another store, in the new year.
I'm glad it's coming back but...the ad for the new season in which George talks about his nose ring heading South is so freakin' annoying.
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