Rob LaBelle

ABC Renews Summer Series MOTIVE for Second Season

According to Deadline, the network has ordered a second season of its Canadian-produced fresman thriller, following its steady first outing in Adults 18-49. The first season wrapped last month.

ABC Adjusts Summer Schedule, Bumps BACHELORETTE Premiere to 5/27

The innovative new procedural "Motive" will now premiere on a new special day and time, Monday, May 20 from 9:01-10:00 p.m., ET, following the finale of the "Dancing with the Stars" performance show, while its regular time period premiere remains the same, on Thursday, May 23 at 9:00 p.m., ET. "The Bachelorette" will now debut on Monday, May 27 from 8:00-10:01 p.m., ET.

Lauren Holly to Star in New ABC Drama Series MOTIVE

ABC has picked up MOTIVE, a thrilling crime drama from the executive producer of "Dexter" and "The Mentalist," with a unique twist focusing not on who did the crime, but why the crime was committed in the first place. The 13-episode drama is scheduled to air in Summer 2013 on the ABC Television Network.

CTV Releases 2012-13 Schedule and Descriptions

CTV has released its season schedule and show descriptions for Fall 2012 and on. See below for details. All times ET. New programs are BOLD. (S) = Simulcast.

CTV Orders New Drama Series MOTIVE

CTV announced today that it has ordered the procedural drama series MOTIVE (working title) from award-winning, Vancouver-based Foundation Features and Lark Productions. Thirteen episodes of the one-hour drama have been ordered. MOTIVE follows a feisty female Vancouver homicide detective who matches wits with killers in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game. As she pieces together the clues of the murder, viewers are drawn inside the minds of the culprits. Daniel Cerone (THE MENTALIST, DEXTER) executive produces.