The Hills After Show Begins August 13 on MTV  8/9/07

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TORONTO, Aug. 9 /CNW/ - MTV in Canada announced today that its original program "The Hills After Show" will be broadcast in the United States on MTV.com where a potential audience of 24 million visits each month. The show debuts Monday, August 13. Created and produced by MTV in Canada and hosted by the channel's own Jessi Cruickshank and Dan Levy, "The Hills After Show" will debut in America (and return to Canada for its second season) immediately following "The Hills" Season 3 premiere. Both "The Hills" and "The Hills After Show" will now be seen simultaneously in Canada and the US, meaning fans in both countries will have full access to satisfy their "Hills" cravings. MTV in Canada's most-watched program, "The Hills" begins its third season with a special one-hour premiere on Monday, August 13 at 10 p.m. ET/PT followed immediately by "The Hills After Show" at 11 p.m. ET/PT, exclusively on MTV.

"We strive to produce engaging homegrown content that communicates with our audience so we're very proud of "The After Show" and the high level of success it has achieved," said Brad Schwartz, Sr. Vice-President and General Manager, MTV in Canada. "The opportunity to expand the show's audience to include Americans will take the show to the show to greater creative heights." "This is another success for our Canadian production team," said Mark McInnis, Vice-President, Production, MTV in Canada. "Bringing Americans into the fold will add a new layer to the show. I can't wait to see webcammers from all across North America chatting with Dan and Jessi!" Launched in May 2006, "The Hills After Show" is the companion program to MTV in Canada's No. 1 series. Hosts Jessi Cruickshank and Dan Levy say all the things viewers are thinking and ask the questions they really want answered. 

Joined regularly by members of "The Hills" cast, Cruickshank and Levy recap the show with the help of a telestrator, slow-motion and video "remixes. The "Hills" experts dish on all the things fans want to know about their favourite (Lauren? Brody?) and least favourite (Spencer!) members of "The Hills" cast. As always, "The Hills After Show" has in-studio fans who add their opinions and observations to the hilarious conversation while viewers weigh in with their own thoughts and comments via phone, e-mail and webcam. "The Hills After Show" airs each week at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, immediately following "The Hills." 

The made-in-Canada "Hills After Show" has already made a mark with fans in the United States through some of its infamous video "remixes," which have been circulated to fans in both countries. The re-cut clips from the series have become a hit in their own right, and as a testament to their creativity and sense of humour, the Canadian remixes have been included as extras on The Complete Second Season DVD Set, which became available in stores across North America this week. Fans can visit mtv.ca/thehills for all the latest details on the series.

A bona fide hit in Canada, "The Hills" is the Number 1 series on MTV in Canada. "The Hills After Show" follows closely as the third most popular show on the channel. For the Season 2 finale of "The Hills After Show," thousands of fans lined-up at the MTV studios at The Masonic Temple for a chance to get into the special taping attended by Lauren, Audrina and Whitney.

MTV's "The Hills After Show" is produced by MTV Productions; a division of CTV Inc. Garrett Wintrip is Associate Producer. Sam Dynes is Director of Production. Mark McInnis is Vice-President of Production. Brad Schwartz is Senior Vice-President and General Manager, MTV. Susanne Boyce is President, CTV Programming and Chair of the CTV Media Group.

Source: MTV Press Release