Arctic Air

Arctic Air
Genre Drama
Created by Ian Weir
Starring
Theme music composer Tim McCauley[1]
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 35 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Michael Chechik
  • Gabriela Schonbach
  • Ian Weir
  • Gary Harvey
Production company(s) Omnifilm Entertainment
Distributor Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcast
Original channel CBC Television
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original run January 10, 2012 – April 8, 2014
External links
Website

Arctic Air is a Canadian drama television series that began airing on CBC Television on January 10, 2012. The series was canceled on March 17, 2014, due to government budgetary cuts.[2]

Synopsis

Arctic Air is about a Yellowknife-based maverick airline and the unconventional family who runs it. The owners are Mel Ivarson, an old school bush pilot; Krista Ivarson, Mel's daughter; and Bobby Martin, the son of Ivarson's deceased partner. Episodes focus on interpersonal conflicts between the characters as well as dramatic flying missions with their aging fleet of Douglas DC-3s, de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otters and other aircraft. Each episode has one or more flying missions.[3]

Cast

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 10 January 10, 2012 March 13, 2012
2 13 January 9, 2013 April 17, 2013
3 12 January 7, 2014 April 8, 2014

Productions

In some episodes, the production crew used Buffalo Airways' hangar in Yellowknife as backdrop.

DVD releases

Entertainment One released the complete first season on DVD in Canada on November 20, 2012.[4] Season 2 was released on January 7, 2014.[5] The third and final season will be released on October 14, 2014.[6]

Ratings

According to CBC, the total audience for the first episode was just over 1 million viewers.[7]

Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes Premiered Ended TV Season Viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)		 Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Tuesday 9:00pm 10
January 10, 2012
 1.06[7]
March 13, 2012
 0.96[8] 2011–12 0.96[9]
2 Wednesday 9:00pm 13
January 9, 2013
 0.84[10]
April 17, 2013
 N/A 2012–13 N/A
3 Tuesday 9:00pm 12
January 7, 2014
 N/A
April 8, 2014
 N/A 2013–14 N/A

Supporting content

Mini-episodes

CBC Television released 5 mini-episodes online, titled Man of the North as a supporting material to the series. These webisodes are 2–3 minutes each.[11]

Online games

In support for the show, there has also been online games on the official website. The game is titled Arctic Air Adventure.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Download the Arctic Air Theme Song - Arctic Air - Watch online". Cbc.ca. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (March 17, 2014). "Canada's CBC Cancels 'Arctic Air,' 'Cracked' as Budget Chops Bite". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "About the Show - Arctic Air - Watch online". Cbc.ca. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Arctic Air DVD news: Announcement for Arctic Air - The Complete 1st Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. May 25, 2007. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ Arctic Air: Season 2
  6. ↑ Arctic Air - Season 3
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "ARCTIC AIR SOARS TO RECORD HEIGHTS IN SERIES DEBUT ON CBC TELEVISION". CBC Television. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  8. ↑ Brioux, Bill (March 21, 2012). "TV Feeds My Family: Brioux Report: Big Bang goes Missing". Tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.ca. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  9. ↑ Wild, Diane. "Arctic Air boasts record season for CBC | TV, eh?". Tv-eh.com. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  10. ↑ "TV Feeds My Family: Murdoch Mysteries lifts CBC's premiere week". Tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.ca. January 13, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Arctic Air ; Webisodes - Man of the North". Cbc.ca. January 11, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Arctic Air Adventure - Arctic Air - Watch online". Cbc.ca. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.

External links