| Arctic Air | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Ian Weir |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Tim McCauley[1] |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 35(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Production company | Omnifilm Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10) – April 8, 2014 (2014-04-08) |
Arctic Air is a Canadian drama television series that began airing on CBC Television on January 10, 2012. The series was canceled on March 17, 2014, due to government budgetary cuts.[2]
Arctic Air is about a Yellowknife-based maverick airline and the unconventional family who runs it. The owners are Mel Ivarson, an old school bush pilot; Krista Ivarson, Mel's daughter; and Bobby Martin, the son of Ivarson's deceased partner. Episodes focus on interpersonal conflicts between the characters as well as dramatic flying missions with their aging fleet of Douglas DC-3s, de Havilland Canada Beavers and other aircraft. Each episode has one or more flying missions.[3]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10) | March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13) | |
| 2 | 13 | January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09) | April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17) | |
| 3 | 12 | January 7, 2014 (2014-01-07) | April 8, 2014 (2014-04-08) | |
In some episodes, the production crew used Buffalo Airways' hangar in Yellowknife as backdrop.
Entertainment One released the complete first season on DVD in Canada on November 20, 2012.[4] Season 2 was released on January 7, 2014.[5] The third and final season was released on October 14, 2014.[6]
According to CBC, the total audience for the first episode was just over 1 million viewers.[7]
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | Premiered | Ended | TV Season | Viewers (millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Viewers (millions) |
Date | Viewers (millions) | |||||
| 1 | Tuesday 9:00pm | 10 |
January 10, 2012
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1.06[7] |
March 13, 2012
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0.96[8] | 2011–12 | 0.96[9] |
| 2 | Wednesday 9:00pm | 13 |
January 9, 2013
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0.84[10] |
April 17, 2013
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N/A | 2012–13 | N/A |
| 3 | Tuesday 9:00pm | 12 |
January 7, 2014
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N/A |
April 8, 2014
|
N/A | 2013–14 | N/A |
| Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Dramatic Series | Ian Weir, Gabriela Schonbach, Gary Harvey, Michael Chechik | Nominated | [11] |
| 2014 | Best Cross-Platform Project, Fiction - Arctic Air Extended Season Finale | Chris Waind, Fergus Heywood, Gary Harvey, Nataline Rodrigues, Nick McAnulty | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | Adam Beach | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Best Dramatic Series | Michael Chechik, Gabriela Schonbach, Gary Harvey, Ian Weir | Nominated | [12] |
| Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series | Susin Nielsen | Won | ||
| Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series | Lara Mazur | Nominated | ||
| Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Bradley Stryker | Nominated | ||
| Luke Camilleri | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Timothy Webber | Nominated | ||
| Stephen Lobo | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Carmen Moore | Nominated | ||
| Emilie Ullerup | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | Best Dramatic Series | Gabriela Schonbach, Michael Chechik, Gary Harvey, Ian Weir, Robert Carney, Ian Hay | Nominated | [13] |
| Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series | Ian Weir | Nominated | ||
| Sarah Dodd | Nominated | |||
| Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series | Franco Pante | Nominated | ||
| Best Casting in a Dramatic Series | Corinne Clarke, Jennifer Page | Nominated | ||
| Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Aleks Paunovic | Nominated | ||
| Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Michelle Thrush | Won | ||
| Chelah Horsdal | Nominated | |||
| Lexa Doig | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Timothy Webber | Nominated | ||
| Stephen Lobo | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Emilie Ullerup | Nominated | ||
| Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Kevin McNulty | Nominated | ||
| Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Pascale Hutton | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series | John Gajdecki, Mike Leeming, Carlos Federico, Guzman Roman, Max Schroeder, Richard Greenwood | Nominated | [14] |
| Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Actress | Pascale Hutton | Nominated | [15] |
| Emilie Ullerup | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Pascale Hutton | Nominated | [16] |
CBC Television released 5 mini-episodes online, titled Man of the North as supporting material to the first season of the series. These webisodes were each 2–3 minutes in length.[17]
In support of the show's second season, an online game was launched on its official website, entitled Arctic Air Adventure.[18]
A series of short clips, available exclusively through the series page on the CBC website, were produced to complement the second-season finale. This online content was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, in the Best Cross Platform Project, Fiction, category.[19]
For the third series of the show, additional content was provided through the show's page on the CBC website, which included additional scenes, and supporting material such as photographs taken by characters, phone conversations and additional graphics related to each episode.[20]
