THE BRIDGE

PRESS RELEASES

YEAR	TITLE	PUBLICATION	DATE
2008	CTV Crosses THE BRIDGE: New Drama Series Joins CTV's Original Production Slate	CTV	November 3, 2008
2009	CTV's 'The Bridge' picked up by CBS for U.S. Broadcast	CTV	February 19, 2009
	CBS and CTV join forces again - this time for the new police drama 'The Bridge'	CBS	February 19, 2009
	Start of Production on CTV/CBS Original Canadian drama series, THE BRIDGE	CTV	April 24, 2009
	CBS Announces 2009-2010 Primetime Schedule	CBS	May 20, 2009
2010	Olympic Games Launch Pad: New CTV Original Series HICCUPS, DAN FOR MAYOR, and THE BRIDGE Get Post-Olympic Games Premieres	CTV	February 2, 2010
	Beyond the Badge: CTV's Authentic New Drama Series THE BRIDGE Peels Away Layers of Big-City Police Force, March 5	CTV	February 11, 2010
	Canada’s Hottest Programs Return to CTV March 1 As Regular Prime-Time Lineup Resumes	CTV	February 26, 2010
	Series Premiere of THE BRIDGE Wins Time Slot and Locks Up One Million Viewers on CTV	CTV	March 8, 2010
	Final Data Shows Jump in Audience for THE BRIDGE	CTV	March 22, 2010
	Frank Risks It All During the Heart-Pounding Season Finale of THE BRIDGE, May 21 on CTV	CTV	May 20, 2010
	"The Bridge," A new police drama, Premieres Saturday, July 10, 8:00-9:00pm	CBS	May 25, 2010
	1x01: Red Door, Premieres Saturday, July 10, 8:00-9:00pm	CBS	June 7, 2010
	1x01: Red Door / 1x02: Paint It Black, Premieres Saturday, July 10, 8:00-10:00pm	CBS	June 14, 2010
	1x03: The Fat Lady Sings the Blues, Airs Saturday, July 17, 8:00-9:00pm	CBS	June 17, 2010
	1x04: The Unguarded Moment, Airs Saturday, July 24, 8:00-9:00pm	CBS	June 21, 2010
	1x05: Vexation of Spirit, Airs Saturday, July 31, 8:00-9:00pm	CBS	July 8, 2010
	1×09: Painted Ladies, Airs Saturday, August 7, 8:00-9:00pm	CBS	July 15, 2010

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ARTICLES

YEAR	TITLE	PUBLICATION	AUTHOR	DATE
2008	Aaron Douglas to star in The Bridge	Northern Stars		July 31, 2008
	Producing some heat	Toronto Sun	Joe Warmington	August 2, 2008
	Di Fiore builds Bridge with veteran cop	Playback Magazine	Jim MacDonald	August 11, 2008
	The Bridge joins CTV slate	Playback	Marise Strauss	November 3, 2008
	CTV recruits 'Bridge' for 2009	Variety	Brendan Kelly	November 3, 2008
	CTV expands police-drama pilot into 11-part series	The Globe and Mail	Michael Posner	November 4, 2008
2009	CBS building The Bridge with CTV	Playback	Etan Vlessing	Febraury 19, 2009
	CBS orders new series 'The Bridge'	The Hollywood Reporter	Etan Vlessing	February 19, 2009
	CBS, CTV team for 'The Bridge'	Variety	Michael Schneider	February 19, 2009
	Bridge to CBS	Playback Magazine	Etan Vlessing	March 2, 2009
	Cast assembles for CBS/CTV's 'The Bridge'	The Hollywood Reporter	Etan Vlessing	April 20, 2009
	Bromell and Bridge team get to work	Playback	Etan Vlessing	April 24, 2009
	Praise for Aaron and The Bridge	CBS Upfront Reviews		May 20, 2009
	CTV and 'A' Announce Their Fall Schedules	CTV.ca		June 2, 2009
	Bridge goes to Latin America	Playback	Amy Haggar	June 3, 2009
	E1 Wraps Screenings Deals	World Screen	Kristin Brzoznowski	June 4, 2009
	Funny, You Don't Look Canadian	The New York Times	Katrina Onstad	June 5, 2009
	BANFF 2009: Cancon a growing trend on U.S. nets	Cartt.ca	Norma Reveler	June 11, 2009
	Bridge sells overseas	Playback	Sean Davidson	July 3, 2009
	On The Cover	Playback Magazine	Chris Powell	July 6, 2009
	TV partnerships are great - until they're not	The Globe and Mail	Gayle MacDonald	July 27, 2009
	Ex-street cop relishes new role in TV land	Toronto Star	Dan Robson	August 25, 2009
	E1 packs drama, factual for Cannes	C21Media	Martin Buxton	September 25, 2009
2010	The Bridge is MIA on 2010 CBS lineup	Yahoo! Canada News		January 9-10, 2010
		EW.com
		TV addict
		TV Guide.ca
		iFMagazine.com
		Toronto Sun
		Premium Hollywood
	CTV leaves CBS behind on 'The Bridge'	The Hollywood Reporter	Etan Vlessing	February 3, 2010
	The good, the funny, and the ugly	Macleans.ca	Patricia Treble	February 28, 2010
	Another Homegrown Cop Show	James Bawden Blogspot	James Bawden	March 2, 2010
	So what if CBC goes for light entertainment	The Globe and Mail	John Doyle	March 3, 2010
	Cdn 'Bridge' has American feel	Toronto Sun	Bill Harris	March 4, 2010
	'The Bridge' premieres tonight on CTV	CTV News		March 5, 2010
	Toronto-set drama's focus is on the cops, not the crimes	Winnipeg Free Press	Brad Oswald	March 5, 2010
	Can The Bridge live up to its Olympic hype?	The Edmonton Journal	Alex Strachan	March 5, 2010
	The Bridge: It's like The Wire without the moral complexity	National Post	Robert Cushman	March 11, 2010
	E1 Entertainment Adds France to Global Distribution Network	E1 Entertainment		April 8, 2010
		The Hollywood Reporter	Etan Vlessing	April 8, 2010
		Variety	Brendan Kelly	April 9, 2010
2011	CTV to develop new projects from creator and star of 'The Bridge'	CTV		January 14, 2011
Miscellaneous	DGC 2010 Awards - 'The Bridge' Nominated for 4 Awards	Directors Guild of Canada		July 8, 2010
		CTV News
		The Hollywood Reporter	Etan Vlessing
		Playback	Marise Strauss

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THE BRIDGE: Interviews with Cast, Creators, Writers

Craig Bromell (Executive Producer), Alan Di Fiore (Writer)

Title	Interviewee	Publication	Author	Date
Vancouverite Frank Cassini heads back to his roots for the CTV/CBS Series THE BRIDGE	Frank Cassini	TV, eh		March 16, 2009
My Car: Sports cars aren't sexy	Inga Cadranel	The Globe and Mail	Petrina Gentile	October 14, 2009
Talk Is Chic	Inga Cadranel	Woman.ca	Sara Graham	October 29, 2009
The Geminis: buddy, can you spare a tux?	Theresa Joy	The Globe and Mail	Gayle MacDonald	November 13, 2009
Meet Inga Cadranel	Inga Cadranel	Rogers Spotlight	Flannery Dean	December 21, 2009
Shoe fits as acting duo collaborates	Inga Cadranel	Toronto Star	Rita Zekas	January 16, 2010
'The Bridge' puts new spin on police force politics	Inga Cadranel	CTV News	Constance Droganes	March 2, 2010
From street cop to TV producer	Craig Bromell	Toronto Sun	Joe Warmington	March 3, 2010
John Moore with Craig Bromell on Moore in the Morning (Newstalk 1010)	Craig Bromell	Moore in the Morning	John Moore	March 4, 2010
Vancouverite Frank Cassini in 'The Bridge'	Frank Cassini & Craig Bromell	Urban Trendz		March 5, 2010
'Bridge' star Inga Cadranel goes from troubled teen to wearing a badge	Inga Cadranel	CTV	Tyrone Warner	March 10, 2010
'The Bridge' is all about walls and snake pits	Craig Bromell & Alan Di Fiore	The Lindsay Post	Brian Gorman	March 16, 2010
Paul Popowich hopes 'The Bridge' provides a challenge	Paul Popowich	CTV	Tyrone Warner	March 18, 2010
Cop Out	Craig Bromell	Calgary Herald		March 19, 2010
Theresa Joy becomes 'everything she wants to be' on 'The Bridge'	Theresa Joy	CTV	Tyrone Warner	March 31, 2010
Aaron Ashmore guest stars on 'The Bridge'	Aaron Ashmore	CTV	Tyrone Warner	April 8, 2010
Writing is the draw for 'Bridge' star Michael Murphy	Michael Murphy	CTV	Tyrone Warner	April 16, 2010
'Bridge' star Ona Grauer would hang with Abby	Ona Grauer	CTV	Tyrone Warner	June 11, 2010
Bridging the cop drama gap	Craig Bromell	Tonight	Debashine Thangevelo	July 1, 2010
Real life drama of ordinary cops	Inga Cadranel	Times LIVE	Staff reporter	July 7, 2010
CBS pulls 'The Bridge' from summer lineup	Craig Bromell	CTV News		July 22, 2010
'Bridge' stars Inga Cadranel and Paul Popowich: gone fishin'	Inga Cadranel & Paul Popowich	CTV	Tyrone Warner	July 27, 2010
Ona Grauer reveals her summer secret to 'Bridge' co-star Theresa Joy	Ona Grauer & Theresa Joy	CTV	Tyrone Warner	July 29, 2010

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THE BRIDGE: Blogs

Blogs by John McFetridge (writer and story editor on The Bridge)

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE
The Bridge	John McFetridge	February 4, 2009
The Bridge picked up by CBS	John McFetridge	February 19, 2009
Writing episodic TV is like writing Haiku	John McFetridge	March 8, 2009
More from The Bridge	John McFetridge	May 14, 2009
Untitled	John McFetridge	June 17, 2009
The Bridge in the paper	John McFetridge	August 25, 2009
Change of Plans	John McFetridge	July 21, 2010
The Bridge - March 5th - 9:00	John McFetridge	February 3, 2010
This Week's Bridge - April 23	John McFetridge	April 20, 2010

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THE BRIDGE: Episode List (Synopsis & Trailers)

EPISODE NAME	AIRDATE (CTV)	AIRDATE (CBS)	Writer	Director	Production Number
1x01: Red Door & 1x02: Paint It Black	March 5, 2010	July 10, 2010	Alan Di Fiore	John Fawcett	101 / 102
1x03: The Fat Lady Sings the Blues	March 12, 2010	July 17, 2010	Alan Di Fiore	John Fawcett	103
1x04: The Unguarded Moment	March 19, 2010		John McFetridge and Dannis Koromilas	Stuart Margolin	112
1x05: Vexation of Spirit	March 26, 2010		Graeme Manson	Holly Dale	106
1x06: Damned If You Do	April 2, 2010		Tracey Forbes	Paul A. Kaufman	105
1x07: God Bless the Child	April 9, 2010		Peter Mohan	Holly Dale	104
1x08: Brown Sugar	April 16, 2010		Alan Di Fiore	John Fawcett	107
1x09: Painted Ladies	April 23, 2010		John McFetridge	Helen Shaver	108
1x10: Never Let Me Down Again	April 30, 2010		Dannis Koromilas	John Fawcett	109
1x11: The Blame Game	May 7, 2010		Peter Mohan	Helen Shaver	110
1x12: Voices Carry	May 14, 2010		Graeme Manson and Tracey Forbes	John Fawcett	111
1x13: Chain of Fools	May 21, 2010		Alan Di Fiore	John Fawcett	113

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THE BRIDGE: CBS vs CTV Comparison

TITLE
The Bridge: Difference in CTV and CBS edit of Pilot episode video clip
The Bridge: 1x01: Red Door / 1x02: Paint It Black
The Bridge: 1x03: The Fat Lady Sings the Blues
The Bridge: 1x04: The Unguarded Moment