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== United States syndication ==
== United States syndication ==
MVP premiered Thursday, [[June 19] [[2008]] on [[SOAPnet]] channel and Friday, [[June 20]] [[2008]] on [[American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC) in the 10 p.m. time slot.
MVP premiered Thursday, [[June 19]], [[2008]] on [[SOAPnet]] channel and Friday, [[June 20]] [[2008]] on [[American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC) in the 10 p.m. time slot.


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Revision as of 19:18, 21 June 2008

MVP
Cast of MVP
GenreDrama
Created byMary Young Leckie, Kent Staines
Directed byT. W. Peacocke
Michel Poulette
Chris Grismer
Stefan Scaini
StarringLucas Bryant
Dillon Casey
Matthew Bennett
Peter Miller
Kristin Booth
Anastasia Phillips
Deborah Odell
Natalie Krill
Olivia Waldriff
ComposerGary Koftinoff
Country of origin Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerHeather Haldane
ProducerMary Young Leckie
CinematographyGlenn Warner
Original release
NetworkCBC
ReleaseJanuary 11, 2008

MVP (promoted with the subtitle "The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives") is a 2008 Canadian television series which debuted January 11, 2008 on CBC Television. The DVD is available at www.cbcshop.ca - all 10 episodes, plus bonus content.

The program was quickly cancelled by the CBC on March 7, 2008. Poor ratings and high production costs were cited as reasons for the cancellation.[1]

Summary

The show portrays the lives of hockey players and their puck bunny women when they are off the ice in a country where hockey is like a religion and the arenas like the temples where people go to worship their idols.

According to producer Mary Young Leckie, the show is inspired by, although not a direct adaptation of, the British series Footballers' Wives.[2]

Cast

Production

The Screen Door production began filming in 2006 in the Toronto, London and Hamilton, Ontario areas and generated wide interest including from the National Hockey League itself. The budget for the first ten episodes was approximately $14 million. It was distributed by Screendoor International.

United States syndication

MVP premiered Thursday, June 19, 2008 on SOAPnet channel and Friday, June 20 2008 on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the 10 p.m. time slot.

References