Motive
GenreDrama
Created byDaniel Cerone
Developed byJames Thorpe
Starring
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Production locationsVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Running time40–44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCTV
ReleaseFebruary 3, 2013 (2013-02-03) –
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)

Motive is a Canadian police procedural crime drama television series that aired for four seasons on CTV from February 3, 2013, to August 30, 2016. The series premiere had 1.23 million viewers, making it the number one Canadian series premiere of the 2012–13 season.[1]

Premise

Motive is a police procedural crime drama set in Vancouver, British Columbia, following the investigations of working class single mother Detective Angie Flynn (Kristin Lehman).[2] Each episode reveals the killer and the victim at the beginning; and the rest of the episode details the ongoing investigation, the killer's efforts to cover up the crime, and, via flashbacks, the events leading to the crime.[3] This format is similar to that of the TV series Columbo.[4]

Episodes

Main article: List of Motive episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113February 3, 2013 (2013-02-03)May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16)
213March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06)May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29)
313March 8, 2015 (2015-03-08)June 7, 2015 (2015-06-07)
413March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22)August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Production

On May 31, 2012, CTV ordered 13 episodes from Foundation Features and Lark Productions, to be filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, from September 17, 2012, to February 26, 2013.[5][6] The series premiere aired following CTV's broadcast of Super Bowl XLVIII.[1]

On May 21, 2014, CTV ordered a third season of Motive, which premiered on March 8, 2015.[7]

On October 5, 2015, CTV announced that Motive had begun production on the fourth and final season, with star Kristin Lehman directing one of the 13 episodes.[8] Following the events of the third season, Detective Flynn finds herself without a car in the fourth. On April 5, 2016, CTV announced it has partnered with Chevrolet for the final season. Flynn decides on a 2015 Camaro.[9]

Broadcast

Starting in 2013, the series aired for two seasons on ABC in the United States.[10][11][12] Following poor second season ratings, ABC did not include Motive on its 2015 summer schedule.[13][14] In 2016, USA Network picked up Motive for its spring schedule. The third season premiered on April 1, 2016, and concluded on June 26, 2016. The fourth season began airing the following week on July 3, 2016, and concluded on September 25, 2016.[15] The series began airing reruns on G4, which relaunched in the summer of 2021.

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Motive
Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Sunday 8:00 pm (1–5)
Thursday 9:00 pm (6–13)		 13 February 3, 2013 (2013-02-03) 1.23[16] May 20, 2013 (2013-05-20) 0.84[17] 2012–13 1.10[18]
2 Thursday 10:00 pm 13 March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06) 1.24[19] May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29) 1.17[20] 2013–14 1.30[21]
3 Sunday 10:00 pm 13 March 8, 2015 (2015-03-08) 1.28[22] June 7, 2015 (2015-06-07) 1.22[23] 2014–15 1.24[8]
4 Tuesday 10:00 pm 13 March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22) 1.28[24] August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30) 0.92[25] 2015–16 TBD

References

  1. ^ a b "Canadian Viewers Find their MOTIVE: New Canadian Series Debuts with 1.23 Million Viewers ### #1 Canadian Series Premiere of the Broadcast Season" (Press release). Bell Media. February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Motive — Cast — Kristin Lehman — CTV". CTV. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Motive — About". CTV. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "'Columbo'-inspired Canadian crime drama 'Motive' debuts". theloop.ca. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. ^ "CTV's MOTIVE begins production in Vancouver". VanCityBuzz. 2012-09-18. Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  6. ^ "CTV Orders Enthralling New Original Drama Series MOTIVE". Bell Media. 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  7. ^ "'Motive' to return for an electrifying third season" (Press release). CTV. May 21, 2014. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Production underway on Season 4 of CTV's hit crime drama Motive". ctv.ca. October 5, 2015. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "Chevrolet Teams Up with Hit Original Crime Drama Motive on CTV". bellmedia.ca. April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 21, 2013). "ABC Sets Summer Schedule Featuring Three Scripted And One New Reality Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 30, 2013). "ABC Picks Up Canadian Thriller Drama 'Motive' For Summer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  12. ^ O'Connell, Michael; Goldberg, Leslie (January 30, 2013). "ABC Adds Canadian Drama 'Motive' to Summer Schedule". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  13. ^ "Breaking News – ABC Announces Its 2015 Summer Schedule". The Futon Critic.
  14. ^ Etan Vlessing. "ABC Pulls Plug on 'Motive,' Canada's CTV Renews Crime Drama". The Hollywood Reporter.
  15. ^ "Shows A-Z – motive on usa". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  16. ^ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) January 28, 2013 – February 3, 2013" (PDF). BBM Canada. February 8, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  17. ^ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) May 13, 2013 – May 19, 2013" (PDF). BBM Canada. May 24, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 10, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  18. ^ "CTV – Canadians Get MOTIVE-ated: CTV Orders Second Season of Hit Drama". newswire.ca.
  19. ^ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) March 3, 2014 – March 9, 2014" (PDF). BBM Canada. March 10, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  20. ^ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) May 26, 2014 – June 1, 2014" (PDF). BBM Canada. June 10, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  21. ^ "Motive – News – 'Motive' to return for an electrifying third season – CTV". CTV.ca. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014.
  22. ^ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) March 2 – March 8, 2015" (PDF). Numeris. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  23. ^ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) June 1 – June 7, 2015" (PDF). Numeris. June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  24. ^ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) March 21 – March 27, 2016" (PDF). Numeris. April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  25. ^ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) August 29 - September 4, 2016" (PDF). Numeris. September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.

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