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While the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games dominates CTV’s broadcast schedule from Feb. 12 – 28, Canada’s most-watched news team, CTV News, will continue to deliver Canadian and international news stories to viewers with both local and national newscasts in the morning, supper hour, and evening. In addition, CTV News Chief Anchor and Senior Editor Lloyd Robertson will provide regular news bulletins during prime time. Below is a detailed list of where to find both local and national CTV newscasts from Feb. 12 – 28 (all times ET; visit CTV.ca to confirm local listings).

CTV News coverage begins at the crack of dawn with OLYMPIC MORNING. Airing from 6 a.m. – 12 noon ET every day, OLYMPIC MORNING is the Olympic Games morning show, bringing viewers exclusive Vancouver 2010 news as well stories from across Canada and international stories from around the world. Additional details about OLYMPIC MORNING will be announced soon.

With three stops already complete on the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA Season 3 audition tour, CTV today announced the two remaining locations on the cross-country tour. The audition tour will spin into Halifax on Saturday, March 6 at the Bella Rose Arts Centre before it wraps up at the final stop in Calgary on Saturday, March 13 at the MacEwan Conference and Event Centre (University of Calgary), giving dancers two more opportunities to perform in front of the judges and prove that they have what it takes to become Canada’s next Favourite Dancer.

The Tragically Hip perform live, Céline Dion and James Cameron appear on Haiti relief special airing Jan. 22 on CBC, CTV and Global

A star-studded lineup of Canadian celebrities is coming together in support of Haiti relief efforts. Top personalities from the Canadian music, film, television and sports worlds have signed on for CANADA FOR HAITI, a one-hour, commercial-free special produced collaboratively between CBC Television, CTV and Global Television.

Canadian broadcasters collaborate to produce CANADA FOR HAITI special, followed by MTV’s HOPE FOR HAITI NOW, Friday, Jan. 22

Canada’s television networks have united in their support for Haiti as it struggles under the crippling devastation of last week’s earthquake. CBC Television, CTV and Global Television will be collaborating to produce CANADA FOR HAITI, a one-hour, commercial-free special leading up to HOPE FOR HAITI NOW, broadcasting live on Friday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. ET/PT (8 p.m. AT).

Hosted by Cheryl Hickey, Ben Mulroney and George Stroumboulopoulos, CANADA FOR HAITI will feature exclusive Canadian content, exploring our country’s close relationship with Haiti in this time of need, and performances from top Canadian musicians. Full details will be announced in the coming days.

8:00pm - Sunday, January 17 on CTV

The world's biggest stars are out to celebrate the best in entertainment as comedic powerhouse Ricky Gervais hosts THE 67TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS. Airing live across the country for the first time ever, the three-hour celebration of the big and small screens reveals the past year's greatest works. Canadian directors shine in this year's nominations as Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) and James Cameron (Avatar) both pick up nods.

From the arrival of the first limo to the final credit rolling across the screen, CTV and /A\ are Canada’s #1 destination for the most glamourous events in 2010. Kicking things off in style is the most star-studded dinner party of the year, THE 67TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS®, airing this Sunday, January 17, LIVE at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CTV. On the menu: champagne, caviar, roasted celebrities and a host for the first time in over a decade.

The three-hour live event where anything and everything can happen, is hosted by comedic powerhouse and GOLDEN GLOBE® recipient Ricky Gervais as Hollywood gets ready to celebrate the best of the silver and small screens from 2009. Marking the unofficial launch of the OSCAR® race, Canada’s #1 entertainment newsmagazine ETALK is on the scene with exclusive access to the red carpet, the wins, possible sweeps and upsets.

7:00pm - Sunday, January 17 on CTV

Lynette (Felicity Huffman) balks at the idea of seeing a couples' therapist. Meanwhile, Katherine (Dana Delany) is seeing her own psychiatrist, Gaby (Eva Longoria-Parker) and Susan (Teri Hatcher) are determined to find out which of their kids are in the smartest group at school, and Angie (Drea de Matteo) disapproves of Danny's (Beau Mirchoff) new girlfriend.

The CIA and Secret Service have nothing on Christopher Chance, the brave and selfless ultimate protector in CTV’s newest drama HUMAN TARGET.  Based on the popular DC Comic and graphic novel created in 1972, HUMAN TARGET makes its Canadian premiere on CTV on a special day, Friday, January 15 at 10 p.m. ET., before moving to its regular timeslot, Mondays at 8 p.m., beginning January 18 (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). The Vancouver-filmed series is an explosive, theatrical-scale adventure guaranteed to thrill week after week.

Mark Valley as Christopher Chance in the new adventure drama HUMAN TARGET premiering January 15 at 10 p.m. ET on CTV.

10:00pm - Friday, January 15 on CTV

Christopher Chance (Mark Valley, FRINGE) is hired to protect the engineer of California's first bullet train as it makes its maiden voyage from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Also guest stars Tricia Helfer (BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA).

8:00pm - Friday, January 15 on CTV

Melinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt) must discover the truth hidden within a new family before it threatens to tear them apart.

How well do you know you comic history?  Answer the following question for your chance to win a special HUMAN TARGET prize

Which comic book cover was the first comic The Human Target ever appeared in?

HUMAN TARGET premieres Friday, January 15 at 10 p.m. ET on CTV.

First person to respond wins a vintage HUMAN TARGET comic book and a pair of HUMAN TARGET binoculars.

10:00pm - Thursday, January 14 on CTV

Rigsby (Owain Yeoman) goes undercover as an alum at a 15-year high school reunion when Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and the team investigate a double homicide that may be linked to an old prank.

9:00pm - Thursday, January 14 on CTV

In this crossover episode with PRIVATE PRACTICE, Mark (Eric Dane) flies Addison (guest star Kate Walsh, PRIVATE PRACTICE) to Seattle to help with a difficult procedure on his pregnant daughter, Sloan, (Leven Rambin, TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES) while Owen (Kevin McKidd) questions Teddy's (Kim Raver, LIPSTICK JUNGLE) motives when she assigns Cristina (Sandra Oh) the lead on a complicated surgery. Meanwhile, Derek's (Patrick Dempsey) suspicions are raised when the Chief (James Pickens, Jr.) recruits Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) to assist with a high profile operation. Tune into PRIVATE PRACTICE at 10 p.m. ET on /A to find out what happens next.

Even the smallest of details can prove to be significant when Christopher Chance puts his life on the line for his clients. How many details do you know? Answer the following question for your chance to win a special HUMAN TARGET prize.

In what year was the first issue of The Human Target comic book released?

HUMAN TARGET premieres Friday, January 15 at 10 p.m. ET on CTV.

First person to respond wins a vintage HUMAN TARGET comic book and a pair of HUMAN TARGET binoculars.

Be the fastest person to hit the target, by contacting:

Renée Horton, CTV Inc., 416.384.5374 or renee.horton@ctv.ca

Nine seasons in, AMERICAN IDOL returned to CTV last night with its biggest premiere audience ever. A record-high 3.2 million viewers tuned in for opening night, an increase of 25% compared to the Season 8 premiere last January. It was the #1 program of the day nationally and in the metered markets with all three key adult demos. An astonishing 8 million viewers tuned in to some or all of the show while 1.6 million viewers watched from CTV’s key A25-54 demo.

AMERICAN IDOL delivered 36% more viewers from 8-9 p.m. than NCIS (Global, 2.15 million viewers) and over two million viewers more than NCIS: Los Angeles from 9-10 p.m. (Global, 1.4 million).

AMERICAN IDOL propelled LAW & ORDER: SVU to one of its highest audiences of the season at 10 p.m. on CTV. It was the #3 program of the night with 1.66 million viewers.

Mary J. Blige joins Randy, Kara and Simon at the judges table for the Atlanta auditions, tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET on CTV