This October, Bravo Recruits BOSS to the Schedule and Serves up a Thanksgiving Movie Marathon

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• Enter the realm of political scandal and deception with the Bravo premiere of BOSS starring five-time Emmy^® Award winner Kelsey Grammer, Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 10 p.m. ET.
• Catch  popcorn-worthy flicks MORNING GLORY (Sunday, Oct. 13 at 9 p.m. ET) and MARGIN CALL (Saturday, Oct. 26 at 11:15 p.m. ET).
• Viewers can cozy up to feel-good classics with this year’s THANKSGIVING MOVIE MARATHON with fan favourites STEEL MAGNOLIAS, BACK TO THE FUTURE, MRS. DOUBTFIRE and more! It all starts Sunday, Oct. 13 at 7 a.m. ET.
• WHITE COLLAR returns to Bravo with the Season 5 premiere, Thursday, Oct. 17 at 10 p.m. ET.
• Bravo goes undercover with the new CTV Original Series PLAYED, Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 9 p.m. ET.

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Below is a chronological listing of highlights for October. All programming is subject to change (all times ET; visit Bravo.ca to confirm local broadcast times).

Wednesday, Oct. 9

9 p.m. – PLAYED – “Drugs” *Series Premiere*

In the heart-pounding premiere, undercover detective John Moreland (Vincent Walsh, LOST GIRL) faces suspension after assaulting a Drug Squad officer. He gets a second chance when Detective Sergeant Rebecca Ellis (Chandra Wes, THE GATES) recruits Moreland and his team into her newly formed Covert Investigations Unit. The C.I.U.’s first case is to take down David Thorpe (Serge Houde, 50/50), an elusive drug kingpin Moreland has been hunting for years. Rebecca’s leadership and her fragile relationship with Moreland are severely tested when Thorpe suspects that Moreland is a cop.

10 p.m. – BOSS – “Listen” *Series Premiere*

Mayor Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer, FRASIER) is King of Chicago, and he rules his domain with an iron fist. Deception, scandal, and betrayal go hand in hand with Kane’s form of politics. As long as he gets the job done, the people of Chicago look the other way. Despite being the most effective mayor in recent history, Kane is hiding a dark secret. A degenerative brain disorder is ripping everything away from him, and he can’t trust his memory, his closest allies, or even himself.

Sunday, Oct. 13

9 p.m. – MORNING GLORY (2010) *Movie Premiere*

For Becky (Rachel McAdams, The Notebook), running a TV show in New York City was the big break she dreamed of…until star co-anchors Mike (Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones) and Colleen (Diane Keaton, Something’s Gotta Give) declare an all-out, on-air war. Making the show work with its cast of eccentric characters and outrageous story angles will take a major miracle, but Becky is ready to rise and outshine.

Sunday, Oct. 13

THANKSGIVING MOVIE MARATHON

7 a.m. – CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN

The Bakers, a family of 12, move from small-town Illinois to the big city after Tom Baker (Steve Martin) gets his dream job to coach his Alma Mater’s football team. Meanwhile, his wife also gets her dream of getting her book published. While she’s away promoting the book, Tom has a hard time keeping the house in order while at the same time coaching his football team, as the once happy family starts falling apart.

9 a.m. – CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2

The Baker Family begins to undergo many changes, beginning with Lorraine (Hilary Duff, A Cinderella Story), and her desire to go study in New York. Their eldest daughter, Nora (Piper Perabo, Looper), is now married to Bud McNulty (Jonathan Bennett, Mean Girls), and pregnant, but the couple intends to move to Houston, Texas because of Bud’s new job promotion. Feeling that the family is breaking apart, Tom (Steve Martin) persuades the entire family to take one last family vacation all together At Lake Winnetka.

11 a.m. – MRS. DOUBTFIRE

When an irresponsible and child-like dad (Robin Williams) is barred from seeing his kids, he disguises himself as a woman and applies for the job of housekeeper for his ex-wife (Sally Field). The disguise of a sturdy matron works a beneficial change on him as well; but how long can he keep this up?

1:45 p.m. – BACK TO THE FUTURE

Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), a typical American teenager of the 80s, is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean “time machine” invented by slightly mad scientist, Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd, The Addams Family). During his often hysterical, always amazing trip back in time, Marty must make certain his teenage parents-to-be meet and fall in love, so he can get back to the future.

4:15 p.m. – BACK TO THE FUTURE 2

Marty McFly has only just gotten back from the past, when he is once again picked up by Dr. Emmett Brown and sent through time to the future. Marty’s job in the future is to pose as his own son to prevent him from being thrown in prison. Unfortunately, things get worse when the future changes the present.

6:30 p.m. – BACK TO THE FUTURE 3

Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly receives written word from his friend, Doctor Emmett Brown, as to where the DeLorean time machine can be found. However, an unfortunate discovery prompts Marty to go to his friend’s aid. Using the time machine, Marty travels to the old west where his friend has run afoul of a gang of thugs and has fallen in love with a local schoolteacher. Using the technology from the time, Marty and Emmett devise one last chance to send the two of them back to the future.

11:15 p.m. – IT’S COMPLICATED

Jane (Meryl Streep) has three grown kids, a thriving Santa Barbara bakery, and an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, Jake (Alec Baldwin). Now, a decade after their divorce, an innocent dinner between Jane and Jake turns into the unimaginable – an affair. Caught in the middle of their rekindled romance are Jake’s young wife and Adam (Steve Martin), a recently divorced architect who starts to fall for Jane.

1:45 a.m. – STEEL MAGNOLIAS

In a quaint Louisiana town, the local beauty parlour serves as the gathering spot for a group of eccentric women to gossip, giggle and survive the hardships and splendours of life. STEEL MAGNOLIAS stars Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton ,Shirley Maclaine, Daryl Hannah, and Olympia Dukakis .

Monday, Oct. 14

THANKSGIVING MOVIE MARATHON

2 p.m. – STEPMOM

Jackie (Susan Sarandon) and Luke (Ed Harris) are divorcing after years of marriage and two children, Anna (Jena Malone, Donnie Darko) and Ben (Liam Aiken, Road to Perdition). Their new stepmother, Isabel (Julia Roberts), wants to be involved in the children’s life, but is unwilling to sacrifice anything for her work. Jackie considers this to be selfish and rude, sparking a conflict between the two women. When cancer enters the picture, everyone is forced to grow in order to settle their differences.

Thursday, Oct. 17

10 p.m. – WHITE COLLAR *Season 5 Premiere*

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Saturday, Oct. 26

11:15 p.m. – MARGIN CALL (2011) *Movie Premiere*  

Investment-firm analyst Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto, Star Trek) uncovers sensitive information that could easily plunge the entire business into peril, inadvertently destroying the lives and careers of his colleagues in this tense thriller set during the onset of the 2008 financial crisis. Over the course of the next 24 hours, Sullivan realizes that the decisions he makes will not only affect the employees of the firm, but the lives of everyday Americans from coast to coast as well.

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