The Verdict is in: All-New Season of LAW & ORDER Highlights a Night of Decision and Indecision, Tuesday, Nov. 4 on CTV

- The 19th season of LAW & ORDER joins CTV's Tuesday night prime-time schedule at 9 p.m. ET following an all-new episode of CRIMINAL MINDS at 8 p.m. ET -

- Following its debut, LAW & ORDER settles into its regular Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET time slot beginning November 11 -

- CTV to air THE DAILY SHOW's INDECISION 2008: AMERICA'S CHOICE live at 10 p.m. -

Toronto, ON (October 31, 2008) - From decisions in the courtroom to indecision in the U.S. election, CTV is bringing Canadians a new episode, a new season and a new special on Tuesday, November 4 beginning at 8 p.m. ET (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). First, catch a new episode of one of the most-watched dramas of the fall, CRIMINAL MINDS at 8 p.m. ET. Then, television's most dedicated crime fighters head back to the courtroom when an all-new season of LAW & ORDER returns to the CTV schedule at 9 p.m. ET. Later, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have been approximating election news for months, and now on U.S. election night, they join forces to bring viewers the one-hour comedy special INDECISION 2008: AMERICA'S CHOICE, live at 10 p.m. ET on CTV and The Comedy Network.

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In a brand-new episode of CRIMINAL MINDS entitled "The Instincts" (Tuesday, November 4 at 8 p.m. ET), Dr. Reid begins to have dreams that may help reveal some buried memories from his childhood while investigating the kidnapping of a young boy in Las Vegas,. Jane Lynch (TWO AND A HALF MEN) guest-stars as Dr. Reed's mother. CRIMINAL MINDS moves back to its regular Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET time slot beginning November 12 on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times).

In the season premiere of LAW & ORDER, entitled "Rumble" (Tuesday, November 4 at 9 p.m. ET), a stockbroker is beaten to death in broad daylight, causing a "rumble" of epic proportions between the victim's family and the faction responsible for his death. The new season of LAW & ORDER heats up with guest appearances in following episodes by Ned Beatty (Charlie Wilson's War, Shooter), Sherry Stringfield (ER), Jena Malone (Into the Wild), Katee Sackhoff (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA), Tom Everett Scott (CASHMERE MAFIA) and Vivica A. Fox (CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM). Following its debut, LAW & ORDER settles into its regular Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET time slot beginning November 11 (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times).

On the heels of the latest appearance by Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama on THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, INDECISION 2008: AMERICA'S CHOICE is set to premiere live in primetime Tuesday, November 4 at 10 p.m. ET on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert join forces on election night for a live one-hour special also airing live on The Comedy Network at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Backed by their best researchers and consultants, the duo will provide viewers with shallow analyses, obscure factoids, random guesses and pointless sound bites on the Obama/McCain race. With the dramatic US election providing fodder, both THE DAILY SHOW and THE COLBERT REPORT have seen double digit increases in audience over the past few weeks for CTV and The Comedy Network, compared to the period last year.

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