The cast of the new Canadian police drama Shattered will appear in Canwest Global's fall season. (Canwest)

Canwest Global has pulled the cover off its fall TV lineup, revealing a raft of new U.S. shows , but the appearance of only two new Canadian series.

The network, target of a recent takeover bid from cable conglomerate Shaw Communications, named a slate of new American series it would carry.

Barbara Williams, the senior VP of programming at Canwest, said the network had to "be strategic about filling a few key holes."

Williams was referring to the loss of several popular programs, which have finished or not been renewed, including 24, Cold Case and Heroes.

Returning shows include House, Glee, Bones, Survivor: Nicaragua, The Office, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Lie to Me, 90210, The Simpsons and The Good Wife.

Some of the new programs include Outlaw starring Jimmy Smits, the police drama Ride-a-Long, Raising Hope, Outlaw, the resuscitated 1968-1980 series Hawaii Five-O and Love Bites, from the writer/producer of Sex and the City.

As well, it's picked up the Texas drama Lonestar and Outsourced, about an American who manages a call centre in India.

Canadian actors unhappy with network lineups

The two new Canadian series are Shattered, a police drama starring Callum Keith Rennie, and Ice Pilots, a reality series about pilots in Canada's North that has already had its debut on History, a Canwest specialty network.

In the hour ahead of the official lineup announcement, Canadian actors staged a rally in front of the downtown Toronto hotel where the fall schedule was due to be unveiled.

Actors Eric Peterson, Peter Keleghan, Gordon Pinsent, Leah Pinsent and Colin Mochrie were in attendance urging Canadian broadcasters to buy Canadian shows.

"Here we are again today, watching our broadcasters proudly trot out another largely made-in-America fall lineup. I’m wondering what’s the point of having Canadian broadcasters if they just air the same shows we can watch on U.S. networks?” said Keleghan in a statement on Tuesday afternoon.

CRTC figures show that private broadcasters spent a record $846.3 million on U.S. and foreign shows in 2009, which is $100 million more than in 2008, according to ACTRA, the actors union.

The union points out that private broadcasters spent only $75.4 million on Canadian drama.

"We’re challenging Global and CTV to start acting like Canadian broadcasters. Stop shipping our jobs south and instead Buy Canadian," said Peterson. "I’d like to think broadcasters have learned that they can be leaders in creating original programming and not just branch plants of big U.S. networks." Hawaii Five-O, a remake of the 1970s series, stars, from left, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim, Alex O'Loughlin and Canadian Grace Park. (Canwest)