The Bridge (TV series)
| The Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Police drama |
| Created by | Craig Bromell |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "I Got Mine" by The Black Keys |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Running time | 40 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CTV |
| Original run | March 5, 2010 – May 21, 2010 |
The Bridge was a Canadian police drama commissioned by CTV and CBS starring Aaron Douglas. The name of the series is derived from the bridge which separates the wealthy Rosedale neighborhood of Toronto with one of its poorest, St. James Town.
The initial order is for 11 episodes, produced by Entertainment One. After CTV ordered the pilot to series in November 2008, CTV later shared the pilot with CBS.[1] This series premiered on CTV on March 5, 2010 and premiered on July 10, 2010 on CBS.[2] It has been canceled in the US after three episodes due to low ratings [3] CTV announced on June 3, 2010 that the series will return for a second season during the 2010-2011 season.[4] However, on January 13, 2011, star Aaron Douglas tweeted that the series has been officially cancelled, [5] after only one season.
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[edit] Cast
- Aaron Douglas as Frank Leo
- Frank Cassini as Bernie Cantor
- Inga Cadranel as Jill
- Michael Murphy as Ed Wycoff
- Ona Grauer as Abby St. James
- Paul Popowich as Tommy Dunn
- Theresa Joy as Billy
[edit] Plot
The Bridge is loosely based upon former Toronto police union head Craig Bromell, in the form of Aaron Douglas's character, Frank Leo.[6] After being unanimously elected head of the union, Leo sets out to clean up the corruption in the force while working in the best interests of the rank-and-file.
[edit] Production
The Bridge is produced by Entertainment One, 990 Multi Media Entertainment Company, and Jonsworth Productions. It was announced that principal photography began on April 24, 2009.[7] The Bridge was originally commissioned as a two-hour movie and a backdoor pilot by CTV.[8]
[edit] Ratings
[edit] Canadian ratings
| Order | Episode | Airdate | Viewers (100'000s) |
Rank (night) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | "Red Door/Paint It Black" | March 5, 2010 | 12.50 | 1[9] |
| 3 | "Fat Lady Sings the Blues" | March 12, 2010 | TBA | TBA |
| 4 | "The Unguarded Moment" | March 19, 2010 | TBA | TBA |
| 5 | "Vexation of Spirit" | March 26, 2010 | TBA | TBA |
| 6 | "Damned If You Do" | April 2, 2010 | 8.71[10] | TBA |
| 7 | "God Bless the Child" | April 9, 2010 | TBA | TBA |
| 8 | "Brown Sugar" | April 16, 2010 | TBA | TBA |
| 9 | "Painted Laidies" | April 23, 2010 | TBA | TBA |
| 10 | "Never Let Me Down Again" | April 30, 2010 | TBA | TBA |
| 11 | "The Blame Game" | May 7, 2010 | TBA | TBA |
| 12 | "Voices Carry" | May 14, 2010 | TBA | TBA |
| 13 | "Chain of Fools" | May 21, 2010 | TBA | TBA |
[edit] US ratings
| Order | Episode | Airdate | Rating | Share | Rating/Share (18-49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Rank (Timeslot) |
Rank (Night) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Red Door" | July 10, 2010 | 2.1 | 4[11] | 0.5/2[12] | 2.98 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | "Paint it Black" | July 10, 2010 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.5/2 | 3.51 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | "Fat Lady Sings the Blues" | July 17, 2010 | 1.9 | 4[13] | 0.3/2 | 2.88[14] | 4 | 10 |
[edit] DVD release
On October 25, 2011, Entertainment One will release The Bridge- Season 1, featuring all 13 episodes of the series, on DVD in Region 1.[15]
[edit] References
- ^ 'Flashpoint' pipeline brings 'The Bridge' to CBS
- ^ Seidman, Robert (25 May 2009). "CBS To Broadcast Original Scripted Content on Saturday Night with "The Bridge Beginning July 10". TV By the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/25/cbs-to-broadcast-original-scripted-content-on-saturday-night-with-the-bridge-beginning-july-10/52411. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ^ Chris Harnick (22 July 2010). "CBS Cancels 'The Bridge' After 3 Episodes". TV SQUAD. http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/07/22/cbs-cancels-the-bridge-after-3-episodes. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ "CTV Announces Industry-Leading 2010-2011 Canadian Television Package". CTV. 03 June 2010. http://ctvmedia.ca/ctv/releases/release.asp?id=12616&yyyy=2010.
- ^ "The Bridge is officially d...". Aaron Douglas. 13 January 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/theaarondouglas/status/25724375302938624.
- ^ The Bridge: This is not Toronto's 51 Division
- ^ Production begins for original Canadian production, 'The Bridge'
- ^ First TV Venture from MultiMedia Entertainment in Production
- ^ http://www.tv-eh.com/2010/03/08/the-bridge-premieres-to-1-million-viewers/
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i66ddacf93da504a9fa22eba9a078f609
- ^ http://yourentertainmentnow.com/2010/07/18/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-saturday-july-17-2010/
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/11/tv-ratings-saturday-the-bridge-premiere-flops-straining-uscanadian-tv-relations/56695
- ^ http://yourentertainmentnow.com/2010/07/25/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-saturday-july-24-2010/
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/18/tv-ratings-the-bridge-persons-unknown-battle-for-ratings-inferiority/57379
- ^ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Bridge-Season-1/15882
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