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City brings back ‘Lethal Weapon’, CTV has ‘Training Day’

City will announce additional new titles on June 6.

On Monday, both City and CTV announced some titles in their upcoming prime-time lineups.

City said it has acquired a series reboot of the film franchise “Lethal Weapon” as well as remakes of “24: Legacy” and “Prison Break.”

City will announce additional new titles on June 6.

Meanwhile, CTV’s lineup includes “Training Day,” a reimagining of the 2001 film, and a psychological thriller based on the 1973 classic horror “The Exorcist.”

Also in CTV’s lineup is the political conspiracy thriller “Designated Survivor,” the comedy “American Housewife” and the love story “This is Us.”

Other titles headed to CTV include the legal drama “Conviction,” the criminal law/media-focused “Notorious,” and the time-travelling “Time After Time.”

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