W Network Unveils Fall Grid

TORONTO, July 31: W
Network in Canada, Corus Entertainment’s female-skewing specialty channel, has
added a host of expert-based lifestyle programming, movies and a nationwide
talent search to its schedule of new and returning series for the fall.

Every Tuesday and Thursday
night from 8 p.m. to midnight, W Network will feature programming that
highlights the advice of experts. New additions to the W Expert block include Anna and Kristina's Grocery Bag, which tests if the average cook can recreate
meals from cookbooks, and Love
It or List It, a real-estate
series that helps homeowners decide whether they should fix up their home or
put it up for sale. Anna and Kristina's Grocery Bag will premiere on September 3 at 8 p.m., while the
debut of Love It or List It follows
at 9 p.m.

The network is also
looking to add to its roster of experts with the first-ever W Experts Search.
Starting in September, hopefuls can submit their videos online to showcase
their expertise and take part in challenges. The short list will be part of
programming specials, which will be broadcast on W Network early next year.

The channel’s weekend
movie block will be airing back-to-back films all fall, with new titles such as
Failure to Launch, The
Family Stone, The Break-Up, You, Me and Dupree and The Lake House. The fall schedule will also see the addition of a
new theatrical block on Friday nights at 9 p.m. as well as Saturday morning
features at 10 a.m.

Also new to W Network’s fall
slate is Gok's Fashion Fix,
which sees the British jet-setter team up with former model Alexa Chung to take
a look at the hottest designers and style trends. The show will premiere on
September 3 at 10 p.m. Gok also returns for a third season of How to Look
Good Naked, which debuts September
2 at 10 p.m. Other new titles include Supersize vs Superskinny, Remedy Me and The Real Estate Adventures of Sandy Maryse.

Series returning to the
network include Open House, Coleen's
Real Women and the second season
of the U.S. version of How To Look Good Naked with Carson Kressley, along with new seasons and
episodes of W Network original series such as Colour Confidential, Divine Design, He Said, She Said with Ken and Mary Jo, Kim's Rude Awakening, Maxed Out, Save Us From Our House!,
Smart Cookies, Style By Jury and Take This House Sell It!

"W Network has really
hit its stride, with a diverse schedule of drama, movies and hosted shows that
complement women's multifaceted lives," said Joanna Webb, the VP of programming
for W Network. "When it comes to women's entertainment, we've got it
covered with programming that is tailored to their interests and life stages on
CosmoTV, W and the upcoming relaunch of the newly acquired CLT."

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski