NHL Revealed Premieres Tonight on NBCSN; Thursday on CBC

The NHL’s newest reality series, NHL Revealed: A Season Like No Other, will premiere this week on three North American networks and on various platforms including iTunes.

The show will look at nine teams as they prepare for various games including the NHL Stadium Series outdoor games, the Heritage Classic, the 2014 Sochi Olympics and the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

NBCSN will air the series in the United States, CBC has the Canadian English language rights and TVA will air the series in French.

NHL Revealed will last seven episodes and go into March.

The series is produced by Bristow Global Media from Toronto.

Here’s the press release from the National Hockey League.

NHL“NHL REVEALED: A SEASON LIKE NO OTHER” DEBUTS ON NBCSN, CBC AND TVA IN CANADA AND ON MULTIPLE DIGITAL PLATFORMS

U.S. Debut Is Tonight, Jan. 22, at 11:00 p.m. ET on NBCSN
Canadian Debut Is Thursday, Jan. 23, at 9:00 p.m./9:30 p.m. NT on CBC and Saturday, Feb. 1 on French Language TVA
Special Extended Edition of the Series Will Be Made Available Across Numerous Digital Platforms, including iTunes, Google Play, Sony Entertainment Network

NEW YORK (Jan. 22, 2014) – National Hockey League fans will get an up-close, all-access look at many of their favorite stars in the upcoming series NHL Revealed™: A Season Like No Other™, which will debut tonight on NBCSN (Jan. 22 at 11:00 p.m.
ET) and CBC (tomorrow, Jan. 23 at 9:00 p.m.). TVA Sports will broadcast the first episode in French on Saturday, Feb. 1. The series will be re-broadcast in Canada on Sportsnet (Jan. 26 at 9:00 p.m. local) and on NHL Network™ in the U.S. (Jan. 27 at
7:00 p.m. ET). The series also will reach a global audience via multiple digital platforms. The digital version will include a special extended cut with more behind-the-scenes footage.

“It was a priority for us to make sure NHL Revealed™: A Season Like No Other™ is available to our fans around the world wherever and whenever they want to watch it,” NHL Chief Operating Officer John Collins said. “The show will bring our fans closer to the game and to their favorite players than ever before and now they can watch it when it is most convenient to them on the device of their choice. Combining multiplatform global distribution with the reach of NBCSN in the U.S. and CBC, TVA and Sportsnet in Canada gives NHL Revealed™: A Season Like No Other™ a powerful presence for hockey fans worldwide.”

NHL Revealed™: A Season Like No Other™ is a seven-part series that will tell the stories of nine teams – on and off the ice – as they participate in 2013-14 regular-season games, including the 2014 NHL Stadium Series™ and the 2014 NHL Heritage Classic™.
Additionally, the cameras will follow the NHL’s top stars as they travel to
Sochi in February to compete against each other in the 2014 Olympic Winter
Games and, finally, reunite to begin the march to the 2014 Stanley Cup®
Playoffs.

The special extended version of each NHL Revealed™: A Season Like No Other™ episode will be made available on demand through iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant Video (U.S. only), YouTube rentals (outside of North America), NHL.com (outside of North America) and Sony Entertainment Network. NHL Revealed™: A Season Like No Other™ – Extended Edition will feature an extra 15 minutes of never-before-seen footage to give fans a deeper look at the series. The first episode will be available for download for free across each platform. Extended episodes 2-7 can be purchased à la carte or through a season pass through select providers.

“With the success of ‘24/7: Road to the Winter Classic,” our fans have shown that they have a big appetite for expanded content and behind-the-scenes footage of their favorite teams and superstars,” Collins added. “The extended versions of NHL Revealed™: A Season Like No Other™ will give the fans insightful looks into the NHL players’ worlds as they participate in the Stadium Series and the Olympics.”

Players expected to be featured on NHL Revealed™: A Season Like No Other™ include Sidney Crosby of the Penguins; Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp of the Blackhawks; brothers Daniel and Henrik Sedin of the Canucks; John Tavares of the Islanders; Jason Spezza of the Senators; Teemu Selanne of the Ducks; and goaltenders Henrik Lundqvist of the Rangers, Martin Brodeur of the Devils and Jonathan Quick of the Kings.

Sneak Peek

  • Series debut opening (video)
  • Martin Brodeur visits his hometown (video)
  • Executive producer Julie Bristow on NHL Revealed (video)
  • Executive producer Ross Greenburg on NHL Revealed (video)

Broadcast Schedule (all times Eastern)

Series Debut
NBCSN (US) – Jan. 22 at 11:00 p.m.
CBC (CDN) – Jan. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
TVA (CDN-FRENCH) – Feb. 1 at TBD
SN (CDN) – Jan. 26 at 9:00 p.m.
NHLN (US) – Jan. 27 at 7:00 p.m.

Episode 2
NBCSN – Jan. 29 at 10:30 p.m.
CBC – Jan. 30 at 9:00 p.m.
TVA – TBD
SN – Feb. 2 at 9:00 p.m.
NHLN (US) – Feb. 3 at 7:00 p.m.

Episode 3
NBCSN – Feb. 5 at 10:30 p.m.
CBC – Feb. 6 at 10:00 p.m.
TVA – TBD
SN – Feb. 9 at 11:00 p.m.
NHLN (US) – Feb. 10 at 7:00 p.m.

Episode 4/5 (two-hour special)
NBCSN – Feb. 27 at 10:00 p.m.
CBC – Feb. 27 at 8:00 p.m.
TVA – TBD
SN – March 2 at 8:00 p.m.
NHLN (US) – Mar. 3 at 7:00 p.m.

Episode 6
NBCSN – March 5 at 11:00 p.m.
CBC – March 6 at 10:00 p.m.
TVA – TBD
SN – March 9 at 9:00 p.m.
NHLN (US) – Mar. 10 at TBD

Episode 7
NBCSN – March 12 at 10:30 p.m.
CBC – March 13 at 9:00 p.m.
TVA – TBD
SN – March 16 at 9:00 p.m.
NHLN (US) – Mar. 17 at 7:00 p.m.

Production Team

The series is being produced by Toronto-based Bristow Global Media Inc. and its principal, Julie Bristow, with Ross Greenburg as an executive producer on behalf of the NHL. Bristow is a former executive at CBC whose duties included overseeing production of CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada and creating and producing other top CBC programming. Greenburg, the former HBO Sports president and winner of more than 50 Sports Emmys, served as executive producer of HBO’s initial 24/7: Road to the NHL Winter Classic. Steve Mayer, the senior vice president and executive producer of IMG Productions, also is serving as an executive producer for the series. Mayer oversees IMG Productions’ entire New York-based production unit, which produces hundreds of hours of television each year.

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