Motive (TV series)
| Motive | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Daniel Cerone |
| Developed by |
Rob Merilees Rob LaBelle |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Location(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Running time | 40–43 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
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| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | CTV |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | February 3, 2013 – present |
| External links | |
| Official site | |
Motive is a Canadian police procedural drama television series that premiered on the CTV television network on February 3, 2013, immediately following Super Bowl XLVII. The series premiere had 1.23 million viewers, making Motive the No. 1 Canadian series premiere of the 2012–13 season.[1] Since March 2014, Motive airs on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. Eastern / Pacific.[2] On June 2, 2015, the series was renewed for a fourth season.[3]
Starting in 2013, the series aired for two seasons on ABC in the United States.[4][5][6] Following poor second-season ratings, ABC did not include Motive on its 2015 summer schedule.[7][8]
Summary
Motive is a police procedural drama set in Vancouver, B.C., following the investigations of working class single mother Detective Angie Flynn (Kristin Lehman).[9] Each episode reveals the killer and the victim at the beginning; and the rest of the episode details the ongoing investigation, the killer's efforts to cover up the crime, and, via flashbacks, the events leading to the crime.[10] This format is similar to that of the TV series Columbo.[11]
Cast and characters
- Kristin Lehman as Detective Angelika "Angie" Flynn: a feisty Vancouver detective who investigates the motives of killers.[10]
- Louis Ferreira as Detective Oscar Vega: Flynn's partner and close friend
- Brendan Penny as Detective Brian Lucas: Originally a rookie detective, by the third season he has come into his own
- Lauren Holly as Dr. Betty Rogers: lead medical examiner
- Cameron Bright as Manny Flynn: Angie's teenage son[10]
- Roger Cross as Staff Sergeant Boyd Bloom: now Superintendent of Investigation.
- Valerie Tian as Officer Wendy Sung: the department rookie
- Warren Christie as Sergeant Mark Cross: Bloom's replacement as team Commander. Cross and Flynn had an affair ten years previously while he was married, which is revealed during an investigation of a case they worked on at the time.
Production
On May 31, 2012, CTV ordered 13 episodes from Foundation Features and Lark Productions, to be filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, from September 17, 2012, to February 26, 2013.[12][13]
On May 21, 2014, CTV ordered a third season of Motive, which premiered on March 8, 2015.[14]
On October 5, 2015, CTV announced that Motive had begun production on the fourth season, with star Kristin Lehman expected to direct one of the 13 episodes.[15]
Episodes
Main article: List of Motive episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | February 3, 2013 | May 20, 2013 | |
| 2 | 13 | March 6, 2014 | May 29, 2014 | |
| 3 | 13 | March 8, 2015 | June 7, 2015 | |
Ratings
Canada
| Season | No. of episodes |
Premiere | Finale | TV season | Overall viewership | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Viewers (million) |
Date | Viewers (million) | ||||
| 1 | 13 | February 3, 2013 | 1.23[16] | May 16, 2013 | 0.84[17] | 2013 | 1.10[18] |
| 2 | 13 | March 6, 2014 | 1.24[19] | May 29, 2014 | 1.17[20] | 2014 | 1.30[21] |
| 3 | 13 | March 8, 2015 | 1.27[22] | June 7, 2015 | TBA | 2015 | TBA |
United States
| Season | No. of episodes |
Premiere | Finale | TV season | Overall viewership | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Viewer (million) |
Date | Viewer (million) | ||||
| 1 | 13 | May 20, 2013 | 6.52[23] | August 29, 2013 | 4.72[24] | 2013 | 4.70[25] |
| 2 | 13 | May 21, 2014 | 4.32[26] | August 27, 2014 | 3.85[27] | 2014 | 4.32[28] |
References
- ↑ "Canadian Viewers Find their MOTIVE: New Canadian Series Debuts with 1.23 Million Viewers ### #1 Canadian Series Premiere of the Broadcast Season" (Press release). Bell Media. February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
- ↑ "'Motive' moving to Thursday nights beginning March 14". CTV. March 12, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Motive TV show: season 4". TV Series Finale.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 21, 2013). "ABC Sets Summer Schedule Featuring Three Scripted And One New Reality Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 30, 2013). "ABC Picks Up Canadian Thriller Drama 'Motive' For Summer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ↑ O'Connell, Michael; Goldberg, Leslie (January 30, 2013). "ABC Adds Canadian Drama 'Motive' to Summer Schedule". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Breaking News - ABC Announces Its 2015 Summer Schedule". The Futon Critic.
- ↑ Etan Vlessing. "ABC Pulls Plug on 'Motive,' Canada's CTV Renews Crime Drama". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "Motive — Cast — Kristin Lehman — CTV". CTV. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Motive — About". CTV.
- ↑ "'Columbo'-inspired Canadian crime drama ‘Motive’ debuts". theloop.ca. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ "CTV’s MOTIVE begins production in Vancouver". VanCityBuzz. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ↑ "CTV Orders Enthralling New Original Drama Series MOTIVE". Bell Media. 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ↑ "'Motive' to return for an electrifying third season" (Press release). CTV. May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Production underway on Season 4 of CTV's hit crime drama Motive". ctv.ca. October 5, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) January 28, 2013 - February 3, 2013" (PDF). BBM Canada. February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) May 13, 2013 - May 19, 2013" (PDF). BBM Canada. May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ↑ "CTV - Canadians Get MOTIVE-ated: CTV Orders Second Season of Hit Drama". newswire.ca.
- ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) March 3, 2014 - March 9, 2014" (PDF). BBM Canada. March 10, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) May 26, 2014 - June 1, 2014" (PDF). BBM Canada. June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Motive - News - 'Motive' to return for an electrifying third season - CTV". CTV.ca.
- ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) March 2 - March 8, 2015" (PDF). Numeris. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (May 21, 2013). "Monday Final Ratings: 'The Voice' & 'Dancing With the Stars' Adjusted Up; 'The Goodwin Games' & 'Motive' Adjusted Down". TV By The Numbers. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 30, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Motive', 'Big Brother', 'Hollywood Game Night' & 'Rookie Blue' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ↑ Billy Nilles (2 October 2013). "ABC renews 'Motive' for Season 2 - Zap2it - News & Features". Zap2it.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 22, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Survivor', 'The Middle' & 'Modern Family' Adjusted Up; 'Survivor' Reunion Adjusted Down". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 28, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Extant' & 'Taxi Brooklyn' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ↑ The Deadline Team. "Primetime TV Series 2013 Ratings & Rankings — Full List - Deadline". Deadline.
External links
- Official website
- Motive at ABC
- Motive at the Internet Movie Database
- Motive at TV.com
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