"Let's stop kidding ourselves. Of course it's not only about journalism anymore." – Don Hewitt, creator of 60 Minutes

As The Eleventh Hour, CTV's award-winning dramatic series about investigative reporters, enters its third season (2005), audiences can expect more of the cool intelligence and hot drama of its acclaimed first two seasons. With the exciting addition of a new producer, Henry Shelley (played by Ben Bass), a reporter just back from covering the conflict in Afghanistan, this savvy drama about a group of television newsmagazine journalists will plumb the headlines and the ethical swamps of contemporary news. It will also continue to delve into the rivalries and alliances – not to mention the romances – that arise in the context of this work.

The series follows five journalists as they struggle, week after week, to unearth stories, investigate them, and get them on the air. The calculating Kennedy Marsh (Tanya Reid) leads the fractious group as the show contends with fraud and hypocrisy, with deadlines and spin doctors, with ratings and the competition from "tabloid" shows – sometimes even with the out-and-out dangers of a war zone or natural disaster. Along the way, the quirks, strong temperaments, and varying styles and ambitions breed intense competition and even affection between the colleagues.

The Eleventh Hour's fictional network UTN is renowned for great journalism – for high-quality, hard-hitting investigations. It has an unparalleled record for uncovering scandals, putting away bad guys and sticking it to the man. But an up-and-coming executive producer has begun to shift the show away from the venerable traditions of newsgathering and into the gray zone between news and tabloid journalism. This season, the show will begin to reap the consequences of that shift.

The high-stakes role of the media continues to be apparent in our everyday world. Smart, sexy and tender, the third season of this unique series is a winning combination of intelligent drama, contemporary relevance, and stormy office antics.