CTV Press Release for Season three of Degrassi: The Next Generation

Love triangles, broken hearts, deceit and popularity are among the surprises that await students this year at Degrassi Community School. Season 3 of the international award-winning series Degrassi: The Next Generation returns to a new primetime slot this season. The show will air Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET, beginning September 17 with a special season-opening…

John Doyle on Television

By JOHN DOYLE From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail Back in my day, we didn’t have Canadian Idol on TV. Dimly, through the mists of time, I cannot recall anything similar. It must have been only Canadian pip-squeaks on TV. Back in my day, we didn’t have Ben Mulroney on TV, showing off his underwear and…

Degrassi series successfully blends two generations

The Record (Waterloo Region) Arts, Wednesday, September 17, 2003, p. C5 TELEVISION Degrassi series successfully blends two generations JOEL RUBINOFF RECORD STAFF When the award-winning teen series, Degrassi: The Next Generation (8 p.m. on CTV), premiered two years ago in the wake of its phenomenally successful 1979-92 predecessors — The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi…

Degrassi: The Next Generation receives 8 Gemini nominations

Degrassi Receives 8 Gemini Nominations Monday, September 15, 2003 Epitome Pictures is pleased to announce that Degrassi: The Next Generation has been nominated for 8 Gemini awards including: Best Childrens or Youth Fiction Program or Series; Best Direction in a Childrens or Youth Program or Series (Bruce McDonald, Weird Science); Best Writing in a Childrens…

Park pays tribute to Degrassi supporter

Park pays tribute to Degrassi supporter By Katherine Harding Monday, September 15, 2003 – Page A11 A small east-end Toronto park was renamed the Bruce Mackey Park yesterday, in honour of an avid supporter of the early Degrassi Kids TV series. Mr. Mackey, who died of cancer in 1997, was a Toronto-born, local public-school teacher…