YTV, Nickelodeon and Treehouse October 2010 Highlights

Press Release from Corusent

YTV premieres the nighttime drama Kyle XY on Monday, October 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

Two Canadian original series return to the YTV schedule with new seasons

(September 2, 2010 – Toronto, Canada) Corus Entertainment, Canada’s largest kids’ broadcaster, is jam-packed with new and returning series and themed programming in celebration of Halloween and Thanksgiving this October. Highlights include the premiere of Kyle XY as well as Season 2 premieres of original favourites In Real Life and the sketch comedy series That’s So Weird! 

YTV October 2010 Highlights

Kyle XY – New Series

Kyle (Matt Dallas) is a mysterious teenage boy who by his actions, appears to be a newborn. When Kyle is placed in an institution, psychologist Nicole Trager (Marguerite MacIntyre) realizes that he will need special attention so she decides to bring him home, much to the chagrin of her two children and husband Stephen (Bruce Thomas). However, over time, Kyle becomes part of the family and begins to experience everyday things like computers, music and even high school parties. This ABC Family series premieres on Monday, October 4 at 9 p.m.

Season 2 Premieres

In Real Life – Season 2

Host Sabrina Jalees returns to guide 18 new kids aged 12 to 14, as they race across North America to compete in heart-pounding, real world challenges for a chance to win college tuition and an all expense paid family vacation in Season 2 of In Real Life. Viewers can also join the race in an online game “Race to the Finish” which allows kids at home to ally with a virtual avatar of their favourite on-air contestant. The participant whose avatar has the most points by the end of the series wins the chance to get back in the game and compete in an exclusive online webisode bonus finale on YTV.com. Produced by Apartment 11 Productions in association with YTV, Season 2 premieres Monday, October 4 at 7 p.m.

That’s So Weird! – Season 2

YTV’s sketch comedy series, That’s So Weird! is back with an all new season this October. With guest appearances by favourite actors, athletes, musicians and superheroes, this sketch comedy series will provide a weekly slice of outrageousness for kids and their parents. To top it all off, viewers can also visit YTV.com for never-before-seen clips from the show. Produced by Halifax Film in association with YTV, Season 2 of That’s So Weird! begins on Wednesday, October 6 at 6:30 p.m.

Halloween

YTV will be celebrating Halloween this year with two whole weeks chock full of scary movies and specials beginning on Saturday, October 16 to Sunday, October 31. Halloween highlights include:

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

In this trick-or-treating classic which debuted on network television in 1966, the perpetually lonely Charlie Brown is thrilled he has been invited to a costume party. Meanwhile, Linus skips trick or treating to camp out in the pumpkin patch, waiting for The Great Pumpkin to rise and deliver presents to all the good little boys and girls. And be sure to listen for Charlie Brown’s classic line, “I got a rock”. This Halloween special airs Saturday, October 30 at 7 p.m.

Garfield’s Halloween Adventure

Garfield gets into the Halloween spirit by dressing up as a pirate and making Odie one of his crewmen in Garfield’s Halloween Adventure. On their journey they end up at a haunted house that’s filled with real pirates back from the grave in search of treasure – now it’s up to pirate Garfield to get himself and first mate Odie out of hot water. This Halloween special airs Saturday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Beginning on Monday, October 4, YTV.com will give viewers the chance to vote for their favourite scary game in the Halloween Game Spook-off. Each week, visitors to the site will be invited to play 16 Halloween-themed games. Users will vote up the games they deem scary enough to move ahead until just two titles are left to battle it out for the Spook-off crown. The winning game will be announced on Friday, October 29.

YTV Movie Premieres