Intervention Canada
{{Infobox television
| image = Inter-CA.png
| genre = Documentary
| country = Canada
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 27
| runtime = 43 minutes
| company = Open Door Co. & Insight Productions
| channel = Slice (2011-2012)
T+E (2019-present)
| first_aired = {{Start date|2011|9|9}}
| last_aired = present
}}
Intervention Canada is a Canadian documentary television series based on the A&E series Intervention. The series premiered on Slice on September 9, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/tonight+Intervention+Canada/5376771/story.html |title=TV tonight: Intervention Canada |last=Strachan |first=Alex |date=9 September 2011 |publisher=Postmedia News |accessdate=24 September 2011 |archivedate=25 May 2024 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240525122207/https://www.webcitation.org/61wj8ZRno?url=http://www.canada.com/tonight+Intervention+Canada/5376771/story.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canada-gets-local-version-aes-218088 |title=Canada Gets Local Version of A&E's 'Intervention' |date=2 August 2011 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=24 September 2011 |archivedate=5 October 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005001500/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canada-gets-local-version-aes-218088 |url-status=dead }}
The series profiles people whose dependence on drugs and alcohol or other compulsive behavior has brought them to a point of personal crisis or estranged them from their friends and loved ones. Each episode ends with a surprise intervention that is staged by the family and friends of the addict, conducted by addiction specialists.
The series ran for two seasons aired between 2011 and 2012. On February 9, 2012, Slice had announced on Facebook that the show was canceled. Despite this, a casting call for the series was posted on November 27, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/InterventionCanada/posts/1005711736139110|title=If you have a loved one struggling with addiction, please tell us your story here|date=27 November 2015|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=22 February 2016}} On June 27, 2018, Blue Ant Media announced the series would return in March 2019 on T+E.{{cite web |url=https://blueantmedia.com/2018/06/blue-ant-media-unveils-biggest-ever-slate-of-new-original-programming-for-its-canadian-channels/ |title=Blue Ant Media Unveils Biggest-Ever Slate of New Original Programming for its Canadian Channels |date=June 27, 2018 |accessdate=July 3, 2018}}
The third season premiered on April 1, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv-eh.com/2019/03/08/intervention-canada-premieres-on-te-april-1-at-9-p-m-et/|title = Intervention Canada premieres on T+E, April 1 at 9 p.m. ET | TV, eh?| date=8 March 2019 }}
Interventionists
- Andrew Galloway (Season 1 & 2)
- Maureen Brine (Season 1 & 2)
- Joey Marcelli (Season 2)
- Sue Donaldson (Season 2)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2010090}}
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Category:2011 Canadian television series debuts
Category:Works about addiction
Category:Canadian English-language television shows
Category:Slice (TV channel) original programming
Category:Television series by Corus Entertainment
Category:2010s Canadian reality television series
Category:Television series by Insight Productions
Category:Canadian television series based on American television series
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