Heartland (Canadian TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Heartland


format = Drama
creator = Lauren Brooke
starring = Amber Marshall
Michelle Morgan
Nathaniel Arcand
Chris Potter
Jessica Amlee
Shaun Johnson
Graham Wardle
opentheme = "Dreamer" by Jenn Grant
country = CAN
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 13 (List of episodes)
executive_producer = Tom Cox
Jordy Randall
Michael Weinberg
runtime = approx. 44 minutes per episode
network = CBC
first_aired = October 14, 2007
last_aired = present
website = http://www.cbc.ca/heartland/
imdb_id = 1094229
tv_com_id = 74587|

"Heartland" is a Canadian television drama series, which debuted on CBC Television on October 14, 2007. The series is based lightly on the "Heartland" books by Lauren Brooke.

On March 7th 2008 CBC announced the show will return for a second season. [ [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080308.CBC08/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Television/"CBC axes Hockey Wives, jPod"] , Globe & Mail, March 8, 2008.]

Characters

Main cast

*Amy Fleming (Amber Marshall)
*Lou Fleming (Michelle Morgan)
*Scott Cardinal (Nathaniel Arcand)
*Tim Fleming (Chris Potter)
*Mallory Wells (Jessica Amlee)
*Jack Bartlett (Shaun Johnston)
*Ty Borden (Graham Wardle)

Recurring characters

*Soraya Martin (Greta Onieogou)
*Ashley Stanton(Cindy Busby)
*Val Stanton (Wanda Cannon)
*Jesse Stanton (Aedan Tomney)
*Ben Stillman (Beau Mirchoff)
*Nick Harwell (Stephen Amell)

Episodes

Ratings

In its series premiere, "Heartland" beat out Global's comedy "Da Kink in My Hair" with 513,000 viewers in a battle of two new series'. [cite news|last=Strauss|first=Marise |title=Heartland outpaces Kink |publisher=Playback|date=18 October 2007 |url=http://www.playbackmag.com/articles/daily/20071018/ratings.html|accessdate=2007-10-20] After four episodes, "Heartland" had an average viewership of 464,000. [cite news|last=Taylor|first=Kate |title=Stursberg sees kindred spirit in new CBC boss |publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=7 November 2007 |url=http://www.publicairwaves.ca/index.php?page=1956|accessdate=2008-03-05] In its first season finale, "Heartland" attracted 625,000 viewers. [cite news|last=Brioux|first=Bill|title=Viewers run back to The Border |publisher=TV Feeds My Family |date=26 February 2008|url=http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2008/02/viewers-run-back-to-border.html |accessdate=2008-02-27]

References

External links

* [http://www.cbc.ca/heartland Heartland] – Official website
*imdb title|title=Heartland|id=1094229