Flashpoint, Bridge missing from CBS lineup
Last Updated: Sunday, January 10, 2010 | 10:19 AM ET
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Two Canadian drama series were missing from the CBS lineup announced over the weekend by the network's entertainment head.
Nina Tassler, on a winter media tour in Pasadena, Calif., announced Saturday that a new series about a Florida trauma facility will be getting the Friday night slot in place of Numb3rs starting April 2.
Last year, CBS picked up Flashpoint — about an elite Toronto tactical unit — for that same slot. It was considered a hit on both sides of the border, with the series also featured on CTV.
Last April, the network had also picked up CTV's crime drama The Bridge, which is also missing from the lineup this year.
When pressed about the two shows, Tassler conceded that her network simply had "more content then we had real estate for."
There are still 18 episodes of Flashpoint and 13 episodes of The Bridge left in the CBS locker.
Tassler remained coy about whether either show could see the light of day again on the network.
While a summer run for both shows is a possibility, the executive also said Numb3rs could be revived, too.
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