Grand Benders TV Series

GRAND BENDERS TV SERIES: Press Room

Press contacts:
Mario Tassone
Tel: +1 416-889-6993
Email: mariotass@gmail.com

Julie Giles, GreenHAT Digital
Tel: +1 (416) 878-5328
Email: julie@greenhatdigital.com

About:
GRAND BENDERS is an original docu-soap that follows the exploits of the Rapaport family — Mickey, Nancy and Justin — owners of Cocos, a one-of-a-kind hotel, nightclub, restaurant and bar located along the strip in Grand Bend, Ontario. Season 1 premiered on-air, May 8, 2012, on bpm:tv, and online on July 2, 2012 at bpmtv.com. Season 2 premieres online, May 15, 2013, at grandbenders.com and bpmtv.com

Season 2: Online schedule

Episode 201 premiere — May 15, 2013
Episode 202 premiere — May 17, 2013
Episode 203 premiere — May 22, 2013
Episode 204 premiere — May 24, 2013
Episode 205 premiere — May 29, 2013
Episode 206 premiere — May 31, 2013
Episode 207 premiere — June 5, 2013
Episode 208 premiere — June 7, 2013

Season 2: Broadcast dates

Grand Benders Season 1 Marathon — May 11, 2013 at 1 PM et/pt
Grand Benders Season 2, Episode 201 — May 11, 2013 at 7 PM et/pt
Episode 201 repeats on TV — September 7, 2013
Episode 2012 premieres on TV — September 14, 2013

Season 1: Online schedule

Episode 1 premiere – July 2, 2012
Episode 2 premiere – July 9, 2012
Episode 3 premiere – July 16, 2012
Episode 4 premiere – July 23, 2012
Episode 5 premiere – July 30, 2012

Season 1: Broadcast dates

Episode 1 – Tuesday May 8, 2012 at 9 pm et/pt; Saturday May 12, 2012 at 7 pm et/pt
Episode 2 — Tuesday May 15, 2012 at 9 pm et/pt; Saturday May 19, 2012 at 7 pm et/pt
Episode 1 ENCORE — Tuesday May 22, 2012 at 9 pm et/pt; Saturday May 26, 2012 at 7 pm et/pt
Episode 2 ENCORE — Tuesday May 29, 2012 at 9 pm et/pt; Saturday June, 2012 at 7 pm et/pt
Episode 3 — Tuesday June 5, 2012 at 9 pm et/pt; Saturday June, 2012 at 7 pm et/pt
Episode 4 — Tuesday June 12, 2012 at 9 pm et/pt; Saturday June 16, 2012 at 7 pm et/pt
Episode 5 — Tuesday June 19, 2012 at 9 pm et/pt; Saturday June 23, 2012 at 7 pm et/pt

Press releases:
May 8, 2012 — GRAND BENDERS Season 2 Premieres Online May 15th
July 31, 2012 — It’s back to the beach for the GRAND BENDERS
April 17, 2012 – GRAND BENDERS, An Original Docu-Soap Series Premieres on bpm:tv

Press coverage:
May 18, 2013 — London Free Press — Grand Benders having grand time
May 18, 2013 — The Observer — Family run Grand Bend business to be featured in second-season series
May 18, 2013 — The Fox Lite Hits / K106.3 Radio — Grand Benders
May 8, 2012 — Playback — bpm:tv hits the beach with Grand Benders
May 7, 2012 — National Post — Jersey Shore comes to Canada in Grand Benders
May 2, 2012 — London Free Press — Party Central: Out front and behind the scenes at Coco’s
April 27, 2012 — The Observer — Grand Benders: Reality TV show set in party town