CBS have fixed their frak-up. The latest CBS press release now has THE BRIDGE listed as a 2-hour premiere on July 10th (8pm – 10pm) …

June 14, 2010

(Editor’s Note: The premiere of THE BRIDGE is now scheduled for a two-hour block)

AARON DOUGLAS, PAUL POPOWICH, INGA CADRANEL, FRANK CASSINI, THERESA JOY, ONA GRAUER, MICHAEL MURPHY AND GENADIJS DOLGANOVS STAR IN THE TWO-HOUR SERIES PREMIERE OF “THE BRIDGE,” SATURDAY, JULY 10

“Red Door/Paint It Black” – When dedicated street cop Frank Leo (Aaron Douglas) learns that there will be no police funeral for his fallen training officer and that his fellow officers are being railroaded for using excessive force, he stages a walkout. Motivated by the pressure of “the brass” who want to bring him down, Frank becomes the head of the police union and fights to bring more protection to the cops on the street; however, unbeknownst to Frank, another fellow officer is involved in a series of drug-deal rip-offs, on the two-hour series premiere of THE BRIDGE, Saturday, July 10 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The previous CBS press release indicated that they were only going to air the first part of the 2-hour pilot episode on July 10th (8pm – 9pm) …

June 7, 2010

AARON DOUGLAS, PAUL POPOWICH, INGA CADRANEL, FRANK CASSINI, THERESA JOY, ONA GRAUER, MICHAEL MURPHY AND GENADIJS DOLGANOVS STAR IN “THE BRIDGE,” A NEW DRAMA, PREMIERING SATURDAY, JULY 10

“Red Door” — When dedicated street cop Frank Leo (Aaron Douglas) learns that there will be no police funeral for his fallen training officer and that his fellow officers are being railroaded for using excessive force, he stages a walkout. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Frank, another fellow officer is involved in a series of drug-deal rip-offs, on the series premiere of THE BRIDGE, Saturday, July 10 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

In a google email alert for The Bridge, there was a link to the SET (Sony Entertainment Television) website in South Africa that says The Bridge premieres there on Thursday July 1st at 8:30pm. There was a photo of Aaron and co-star Ona Grauer (Abby St. James) on there that I haven’t seen before.

Photo source: http://www.settv.co.za/shows/bridge

SPOILER WARNING: If you haven’t seen THE BRIDGE, don’t click on the link above because the episode synopsis has spoilers in it.

CTV had their Fall Upfronts earlier today and they announced that they have ordered a second season of THE BRIDGE!!!!!!

Below is copy & paste of just the parts about THE BRIDGE from the CTV Press Releases.

TV’S BIGGEST STARS LAND AT CTV: FALL 2010 SCHEDULES AND LINEUPS ANNOUNCED
June 3rd, 2010

CTV also confirmed today that the highly-anticipated original daytime series THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW premieres this Fall. The daily program joins an unprecedented seven other original Canadian prime-time series that have been ordered or renewed for the upcoming season, including the complex, unvarnished portrayal of one of history’s most infamous families in THE BORGIAS, FLASHPOINT (Season 4), THE BRIDGE (Season 2), THE LISTENER (Season 2), HICCUPS (Season 2), DAN FOR MAYOR (Season 2) and COMEDY NOW! (Season 13). The network also announced that award-winning Top 20 hit SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA returns with its third season on August 15.

Source: CTV Press Release and CTV Inside Shows

CTV Announces Industry-Leading 2010-2011 Canadian Television Package
June 3rd, 2010

– CTV renews entire scripted slate: more FLASHPOINT, more THE BRIDGE, more HICCUPS, more DAN FOR MAYOR, more THE LISTENER –

Original Scripted Series Ordered by CTV:
• THE BRIDGE (Season 2) – Canada’s #1 new Canadian drama series, which finished its first season with an average audience of one million viewers.

NEW & RETURNING SCRIPTED SERIES
THE BRIDGE – Season 2 (one-hour drama)
The #1 new Canadian drama of the season, THE BRIDGE returns for a second season of fast-paced, gripping police drama. Starring Aaron Douglas (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) as police union president Frank Leo, the series follows Frank as he struggles to uncover police force corruption and help protect his fellow officers and, ultimately society.

Cast: Aaron Douglas (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) as Frank Leo, Paul Popowich (ANGELA’S EYES, I ME WED) as Tommy Dunn, Inga Cadranel (RENT-A-GOALIE, MVP) as Jill, Frank Cassini (Vice, INTELLIGENCE) as Sgt. Bernie Kantor, Theresa Joy (ALL THE GOOD ONES ARE MARRIED, Sixty Days) as Constable Billy, Ona Grauer (STARGATE SG-1 and STARGATE ATLANTIS) as Abby St. James, Michael Murphy (Away from Her, X-Men: The Last Stand) as Chief of Police Ed Wycoff, Stuart Margolin (THE ROCKFORD FILES, TOM STONE) as Vic Leo

Credits: EP: Craig Bromell, EP: Laszlo Barna (‘DA KINK IN MY HAIR), EP: Alan Di Fiore (DAVINCI’S INQUEST, THE HANDLER), EP: Adam J. Shully (BLOOD TIES), EP: Robert Wertheimer (CHARLIE JADE), CTV’s Production Executive: Brett Burlock; President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc.: Susanne Boyce

Production Company: E1 Entertainment, 990 Multi Media Entertainment Company and Jonsworth Productions, in association with CTV and CBS Paramount Network Television

Source: CTV Press Release and CTV Inside Shows

Ona Grauer (Abby St. James), Paul Popowich (Tommy), Inga Cadranel (Jill) and Theresa Joy (Billy) at the CTV Fall Upfronts

UPDATE: Tweet from Aaron