- Falcon Beach
infobox television
show_name = Falcon Beach
caption = Steve Byers of "Falcon Beach"
format = TeenDrama /Soap
runtime = 60 minutes (approx. 45 min)
creator =Shannon Farr
John Murray
starring =Steve Byers Jennifer Kydd Devon Weigel Ephraim Ellis Melissa Elias Morgan Kelly
country = Flagicon|CanadaCanada
network =Global Television Network ABC Family
first_aired =January 5 ,2006
last_aired =March 30 ,2007
num_episodes = 26
website = http://www.falconbeach.ca/
imdb_id = 0491601
tv_com_id = 33899 "Falcon Beach" is a Canadiantelevision show , filmed at Winnipeg Beach,Manitoba ,Canada , and produced in Canada for the Canadian and American markets. It originally aired in 2005 as a movie on Global in Canada. It was produced as a TV series for Global andABC Family in 2006. It is also currently in first run showings internationally in several languages.Fans organized an effort to save the show during mid-2007 that did not succeed.
It is unique among Canadian TV series in that the producers film two versions of each episode. The first is for Canada and uses Canadian geographic references and terminology. The second version is done for the United States and uses American geographic references and terminology.
Set in the fictional resort town of Falcon Beach, Manitoba (New England for U.S. viewers), the program is a teen drama similar in style to "
The O.C. "After a stellar ratings debut, numbers for the program slipped after Global moved the program around its schedule multiple times. Despite the declining ratings, Global renewed the series for an additional 13-episodes. [cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2006/08/c0192.html | title = CNW | author = Global TV |accessdate=2007-04-20]
Season 2 aired on Fridays at 8pm. The season premiere aired
January 5 ,2007 on Global."Falcon Beach" (Season 1) aired first run episodes in the U.S. on
ABC Family throughout the summer of 2006. The second season on ABC Family aired in the summer of 2007.Global TV announced on
April 20 ,2007 that it was cancelling the series after ABC Family announced they would not be renewing the series for summer of 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20719 |title = What's on Winnipeg |author = Winnipeg Free Press |accessdate=2007-04-20]The final episode aired on
March 30 ,2007 ; it was broadcast onJuly 3 ,2007 in the U.S.Cast
eason 2
International Broadcasters
[http://www.fremantlemedia.com/page.asp?partid=507] This might change depending on whether they actually broadcast Falcon Beach.
External links
* [http://www.falconbeach.ca/ "The Official Falcon Beach Website"]
* [http://www.falconbeach.net/ "The Official Falcon Beach Website (Alternate Domain)"]
* [http://abcfamily.go.com/falconbeach/ "ABC Family's Falcon Beach"]
* [http://www.jenniferkydd.net/ "Jennifer Kydd.net"]
*MySpace|id=falconbeach
*imdb title|id=0491601|title=Falcon Beach
*Tv.com show|id=33899|title=Falcon BeachNotes
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