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{{Short description|Canadian television series}} {{Infobox television | image = Cold Squad.jpg | caption = | genre = {{Plainlist| * [[Police procedural]] * [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]] }} | creator = {{Plainlist| <!-- Listed as appear in title sequence. --> * Matt MacLeod * Philip Keatley * Julia Keatley }} | developer = | starring = <!-- Per [[MOS:TV]] instructions for infobox: main cast list is organized according to original opening credits (S1-2); followed by billing order of new main cast (S3-7). --> {{Plainlist| * [[Julie Stewart]] * [[Michael Hogan (Canadian actor)|Michael Hogan]] * [[Joy Tanner]] * Paul Boretski * [[Jerry Wasserman]] * [[Hiro Kanagawa]] * [[Jay Brazeau]] * Paul Coeur * [[Eli Gabay]] * Linda Ko * [[Bob Frazer]] * Lori Triolo * [[Peter Wingfield]] * [[Garry Chalk]] * Tamara Craig Thomas * Gregory Calpakis * [[Stephen McHattie]] * [[Joely Collins]] * [[Matthew Bennett]] * [[Sonja Bennett]] * [[Tahmoh Penikett]] }} | theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist| * [[Claire Lawrence]] {{small|(S1, 2)}} * Terry Frewer {{small|(S1, 2)}} * Graeme Coleman {{small|(S3, 4)}} * James Jandrisch {{small|(S5, 6, 7)}} }} | country = Canada | language = English | num_seasons = 7 | num_episodes = 98 | list_episodes = List of Cold Squad episodes | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * Matt MacLeod * Julia Keatley * Anne Marie La Traverse * [[Seaton McLean]] * Peter Mitchell * Steve Ord * Marlene Matthews * Suzanne Chapman * R.B. Carney }} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Philip Keatley * Gigi Boyd * [[Gary Harvey (director)|Gary Harvey]] * David Cole * Richard Davis }} | location = [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada | runtime = 43 minutes <!--source Amazon Video: https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Squad/dp/B016W3RC4U--> | company = {{Plainlist| * Keatley MacLeod Productions * [[Alliance Atlantis]] }} | network = [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] | first_aired = {{Start date|1998 |1|23}} | last_aired = {{End date|2005|6|4}} }} '''''Cold Squad''''' is a Canadian [[police procedural]] [[Television in Canada|television]] series that premiered on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] on January 23, 1998, at 10 p.m., and ran for seven seasons. Led by Sergeant Ali McCormick ([[Julie Stewart]]), a team of homicide detectives from the [[Vancouver Police Department]] reopen long-unsolved, or "[[cold case|cold]]" cases (the titular "Cold Squad"), using present-day [[Forensic science|forensic technology]] and [[Offender profiling|psychological profiling]] to help crack them. ''Cold Squad'' premiered simultaneously in [[French Canada]] on [[Séries+]] as ''Brigade spéciale''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brigade spéciale|url=http://www.seriesplus.com/emissions/brigade-spéciale|website=[[Series+]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417200458/http://www.seriesplus.com/emissions/brigade-sp%C3%A9ciale|archive-date=April 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brigade spéciale (v.o.a) Cold Squad|url=http://www.doublage.qc.ca/p.php?i=162&idmovie=3113|website=doublage.qc.ca|access-date=2016-09-19|archive-date=2016-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919235443/http://www.doublage.qc.ca/p.php?i=162&idmovie=3113|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was created by Matt MacLeod, Philip Keatley and Julia Keatley, and produced by Keatley MacLeod Productions and [[Alliance Atlantis]] in association with CTV Television Network, with the participation of the [[Canadian Television Fund]] (Canada Media Fund).<ref name=crimetime>{{cite web|title=CTV's New CrimeTime Saturday Slot to Begin With All-New Cold Squad Episodes, Beginning September 4|url=http://www.channelcanada.com/canadian-channels/nets/ctv/ctvs-new-crimetime-saturday-slot-to-begin-with-all-new-cold-squad-episodes-beginning-september-4|website=Channel Canada|date=August 31, 2004|access-date=September 9, 2016|archive-date=January 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111162145/http://www.channelcanada.com/canadian-channels/nets/ctv/ctvs-new-crimetime-saturday-slot-to-begin-with-all-new-cold-squad-episodes-beginning-september-4|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Cold Squad'' is the first [[prime time]] national series produced out of [[Vancouver]].<ref name=onset>{{cite web|last1=Edwards|first1=Ian|title=On set: Cold Squad|url=http://playbackonline.ca/1997/09/22/19261-19970922/|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=September 22, 1997|access-date=October 21, 2016|archive-date=October 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021131901/http://playbackonline.ca/1997/09/22/19261-19970922/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=groundbreaking>{{cite web|last1=Edwards|first1=Ian|title=Groundbreaking cop series takes final bow|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2004/10/11/history-20041011/|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=October 11, 2004|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-date=September 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911092438/http://playbackonline.ca/2004/10/11/history-20041011/|url-status=live}}</ref> With seven seasons and 98 episodes it became the longest-running prime time drama series on Canadian television.<ref name=groundbreaking /> The cast of ''Cold Squad'' was diverse and changing. Except for Julie Stewart, almost the entire cast was replaced between the second and third seasons, and the series revamped. The revision was meant to attract a younger audience and more male viewers.<ref name=bickley2004>{{cite web|last1=Bickley|first1=Claire|title=Squad cast gets Cold shoulder|url=http://jam.canoe.com/Television/TV_Shows/C/Cold_Squad/1999/05/26/734811.html|website=[[Canoe.com]]|publisher=[[Sun Media]]|date=May 26, 1999|access-date=September 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909100606/http://jam.canoe.com/Television/TV_Shows/C/Cold_Squad/1999/05/26/734811.html|archive-date=September 9, 2016|url-status=dead}} (Published originally in the ''[[Toronto Sun]]'' on May 26, 1999.)</ref> ([[Michael Hogan (Canadian actor)|Michael Hogan]], who played main character Det. Tony Logozzo in Seasons 1 and 2, appeared in the third season two-part opener episode "[[List of Cold Squad episodes#ep27|Deadly Games]]" but thereafter was gone from the series). Starting with the third season, the "Cold Squad" division was folded into a province-wide task force and its basement setting eliminated. Along with significant variations of the [[title sequence]] (Seasons 1–2, 3–6, 7), [[theme music]] (Seasons 1–2, 3–4, 5–6, 7), new [[Set construction|sets]] (Seasons 3–6, 7), and change in McCormick's hair colour from auburn to blonde along with her wardrobe (in particular her jacket), these differences contributed to a considerable reworking of the series. The only character to appear in all seven seasons was Sgt. Ali McCormick. ==Cast and characters== <!-- Listed by season in descending order from 1 to 7. --> ===Main cast=== <!-- Cast in opening credits before series title card --> * [[Julie Stewart]] as Sgt. Ali (Alison) McCormick * [[Michael Hogan (Canadian actor)|Michael Hogan]] as Det. Tony Logozzo (seasons 1–2 | Guest season 3) * [[Joy Tanner]] as Jill Stone (seasons 1–2) * Paul Boretski as Det. Nick Gallagher (season 1) * [[Jerry Wasserman]] as Insp. Vince Schneider (season 1) * [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as Det. James Kai (seasons 1–2) * [[Jay Brazeau]] as Sam Fisher (seasons 1–2, 4 | Recurring season 3) * Paul Coeur as Sgt. Lloyd Mastrowski (seasons 1–2) * [[Eli Gabay]] as Det. Larry Iredell (season 1) * Linda Ko as Christine Liu (seasons 1–2) * [[Bob Frazer]] as Det. Eddie Carson (season 2) * Lori Triolo as Det. Jackie Cortez (season 2) * [[Peter Wingfield]] as Insp. Simon Ross (season 2 | Guest season 3) * [[Garry Chalk]] as Insp. Andrew Pawlachuk (seasons 4–7 | Recurring season 3) * Tamara Craig Thomas as Det. Mickey Kollander (seasons 3–6) * Gregory Calpakis as Det. Nicco Sevallis (seasons 3–6) * [[Stephen McHattie]] as Sgt. Frank Coscarella (seasons 3–4) * [[Joely Collins]] as Christine Wren (seasons 4–7) * [[Matthew Bennett]] as Det. Len Harper (seasons 5–7 | Recurring season 4) * [[Sonja Bennett]] as Det. Samantha Walters (season 7) * [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Cst. Ray Chase (season 7) ===Recurring cast=== <!-- Cast after series title card --> * Tasha Simms as Dep. Chief Malcolm (seasons 1, 2) * Stacy Grant as Leanne Walker (seasons 1, 3, 6) * Keith Martin Gordey as Judge Foster (seasons 2, 4) * [[Timothy Webber (actor)|Timothy Webber]] as Desmond Cage (seasons 2, 5) * [[Richard Ian Cox]] as Manny Needlebaum (season 3) * Sharon Alexander as Bernice Boyle (season 3) * Allan Lysell as Det. Bill Overmyer (season 3) * Lisa Houle as Rachel Sherman (seasons 3, 4) * [[David Palffy]] as Bailey Gallanson (seasons 3, 4) * Michael David Simms as Sgt. Casey (seasons 3, 4, 5) * [[Jill Teed]] as Laura (seasons 4, 5) * Kate Logie as Vanessa (seasons 4, 5) * Craig Warkentin as Vito (seasons 4, 5) * Laurie Murdoch as Chief Perkins (seasons 4, 6) * Lawrence Ricketts as Hank Johnson (seasons 4, 6) * Crystal Bublé as Billie (seasons 5, 6) * Bryan Genesse as Dan (seasons 5, 6) * Brenda James as Sonia Parker (season 6) * [[Adrian Holmes]] as Dr. Ben Wilson (seasons 6, 7) * Chilton Crane as Wanda Harper (seasons 6, 7) * Michael Rogers as Chief Wilcox (seasons 6, 7) * [[JR Bourne]] as Paul Deeds (season 7) ==Development and production== ''Cold Squad'' was originally conceived in 1995 as a one-hour series for the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] channel in the United States.<ref name=morgan1995>{{cite web|last1=Morgan|first1=Joanne|title=B.C. Scene: Doing the circuit: from East to West, it's fest fest fest|url=http://playbackonline.ca/1995/09/25/4717-19950925/|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=September 25, 1995|access-date=October 25, 2016|archive-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025111753/http://playbackonline.ca/1995/09/25/4717-19950925/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[CTVglobemedia#Baton Broadcasting|Baton Broadcasting]] became involved in its development in November 1995. Lifetime, however, backed out in mid-1996 and in 1997 the producers partnered with [[Alliance Atlantis]].<ref name=hottestcandidate>{{cite web|last1=Edwards|first1=Ian|title=B.C. Scene: Cold Squad hottest candidate for Baton's Vancouver series|url=http://playbackonline.ca/1997/02/24/5915-19970224/|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=February 24, 1997|access-date=October 25, 2016|archive-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025112356/http://playbackonline.ca/1997/02/24/5915-19970224/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=gatekeepers>{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=The Gatekeepers: Canada's Original Drama Heads: Playback asksŠ|url=http://playbackonline.ca/1997/07/14/16280-19970714/|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=July 14, 1997|access-date=October 25, 2016|archive-date=June 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609145833/http://playbackonline.ca/1997/07/14/16280-19970714/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time ''Cold Squad'' was developed, the production of television series in Vancouver was heavily dominated by programs made for the United States. When ''Cold Squad'' was [[Green-light|greenlit]] it became the first one-hour, prime time dramatic series for Canadian television to be produced out of Vancouver.<ref name=homegrownr>{{cite web|last1=Edwards|first1=Ian|title=Special Report on Production in British Columbia: Homegrown prime drama hits B.C.|url=http://playbackonline.ca/1997/03/10/5954-19970310/|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=March 10, 1997|access-date=October 25, 2016|archive-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025112102/http://playbackonline.ca/1997/03/10/5954-19970310/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=onset /> After Baton committed to local production of the series, the producers reached an agreement with Canadian labor union ACFC West (Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople) to cut the cost of labor on 13 episodes by $225,000 ([[Canadian dollar|CAD]]). With this concession, the overall budget to produce the first season became approximately $12.5 million (CAD).<ref name=ACFC>{{cite web|last1=Edwards|first1=Ian|title=Cold Squad, ACFC cut deal|url=http://playbackonline.ca/1997/05/19/16128-19970519/|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=May 19, 1997|access-date=October 25, 2016|archive-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025112606/http://playbackonline.ca/1997/05/19/16128-19970519/|url-status=live}}</ref> An unexpected cash crunch by [[Telefilm Canada]]'s [[Canadian Television Fund|Equity Investment Program]] affected the [[State-owned enterprise|corporation]]'s funding for the series and the original order for 13 episodes was reduced to 11 episodes. Funding was adjusted and both Baton and Alliance Atlantis committed to an increased financial investment in the production of ''Cold Squad'', with the budget per episode at $900,000-plus (CAD). Baton thereafter reoriented its involvement to that of being the series' Canadian broadcaster only.<ref name=Baton>{{cite web|last1=Edwards|first1=Ian|title=B.C. Scene: Cold Squad series heats up as Baton's money starts to work|url=http://playbackonline.ca/1997/06/30/16219-19970630/|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=June 30, 1997|access-date=October 25, 2016|archive-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025112105/http://playbackonline.ca/1997/06/30/16219-19970630/|url-status=live}}</ref> Keatley MacLeod Productions retained 75% copyright ownership and the rights to U.S. distribution, and Alliance Atlantis retained 25% ownership with distribution rights in other international territories.<ref name=gatekeepers /> (Baton Broadcasting, which had full control of the CTV network, was reorganized and renamed CTV Inc. in December 1998. In March 2000, CTV Inc. was acquired by [[Bell Canada|Bell Canada Enterprises]].)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Anthony|first1=Ian|title=The roots of Canadian Television|url=http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/features/the-roots-of-canadian-television/|work=Broadcaster Magazine|date=October 1, 2002|access-date=March 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319130811/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/features/the-roots-of-canadian-television/|archive-date=March 19, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Originally scheduled to start on June 16, 1997,<ref name=ACFC /> filming on ''Cold Squad'' began on July 2, 1997,<ref name=onset /> and the new series' scheduled premiere was changed from September 1997 to January 1998.<ref name=Baton /><ref name=gatekeepers /> ==''Cold Case'' intellectual property controversy== When U.S. television network [[CBS]] announced the premiere of ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' for its 2003/2004 schedule, [[John Doyle (critic)|John Doyle]] of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' wrote: "''Cold Case''...is a new drama about a blond, female cop (played by [[Kathryn Morris]]) who tracks down old, cold cases and faces discrimination because she's a woman. It has no connection with ''Cold Squad'', a Canadian series about a blond, female cop who tracks down old, cold cases and faces discrimination because she's a woman."<ref>{{cite web|last=Doyle|first=John|title=A season with too much reality in the wings|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/a-season-with-too-much-reality-in-the-wings/article1334460/|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|publisher=[[The Woodbridge Company]]|date=May 19, 2003|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=October 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005214759/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/a-season-with-too-much-reality-in-the-wings/article1334460/|url-status=live}}</ref> The likeness to ''Cold Squad'' was also noted by other Canadian television critics.<ref>{{cite web|last=Staff|title=The Shows – CTV|url=http://strategyonline.ca/2003/06/16/falltvtheshows-20030616/|website=Strategy|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=June 16, 2003|access-date=October 5, 2016|archive-date=October 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005060636/http://strategyonline.ca/2003/06/16/falltvtheshows-20030616/|url-status=live}}</ref> Stephanie Earp of ''[[TV Guide (Canada)|TV Guide]]'' wrote: "Last fall, American viewers got excited about a new crime drama that revolves around a tough blond detective with an edgy haircut who solves cold cases. Of course, Canadian viewers got excited by that show back in '98, when it debuted under the name ''Cold Squad''."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Earp|first1=Stephanie|title=Getting The Cold Shoulder|work=[[TV Guide (Canada)|TV Guide]]|issue=1426|date=24 April 2004|page=5}}</ref> The comparison between ''Cold Squad'' and ''Cold Case'' became compelling when it was revealed that [[Meredith Stiehm]], the creator of ''Cold Case'', had attended seminars on television writing in April 2002 at the [[Canadian Film Centre]] and was informed about the concept of ''Cold Squad'' during one of the sessions.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Doyle|first1=John|title=Cold Squad, Cold Case: Similar, or what?|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/cold-squad-cold-case-similar-or-what/article1341346/|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|publisher=[[The Woodbridge Company]]|date=November 12, 2003|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=October 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002231055/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/cold-squad-cold-case-similar-or-what/article1341346/|url-status=live}}</ref> The similarities led ''Cold Squad'' series creators Matt MacLeod and Julia Keatley to retain [[intellectual property]] attorney [[Carole E. Handler|Carole Handler]], of Los Angeles law firm O'Donnell & Schaeffer, to broker talks with ''Cold Case'' producer [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] and [[Warner Bros. Television|Warner Bros.]] MacLeod declined to discuss details but said, "We are deeply concerned [about the shows' similarities]...We're taking the appropriate actions." Confirming that written correspondence was proceeding between the producers of the two shows, Handler stated, "We hope to work out the producers' concerns. This is a real issue. My clients are the creators of the original concept." Recourse in the matter included the option of doing nothing, a settlement involving royalties or a format payment, or a lawsuit.<ref>{{cite web|last=Edwards|first=Ian|title=Cold Squad on Bruckheimer Case|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2003/11/10/colds-20031110/|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=November 10, 2003|access-date=October 5, 2016|archive-date=October 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003000241/https://playbackonline.ca/2003/11/10/colds-20031110/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=TV News|title='Cold Case' Could Become Court Case|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C84628%7C1%7C,00.html|website=[[Zap2it]]|publisher=[[Tribune Media]]|date=November 12, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031206183503/http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1%2C1002%2C271%7C84628%7C1%7C%2C00.html|archive-date=December 6, 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref> CTV acquired the rights to broadcast ''Cold Case'' in Canada and added the series to its Fall 2003 schedule,<ref>{{cite web|title=Fall 2003 Highlights: CTV|url= http://www.channelcanada.com/canadian-channels/nets/ctv/fall-2003-highlights-ctv|website=Channel Canada|date=June 2, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221093539/http://www.channelcanada.com/canadian-channels/nets/ctv/fall-2003-highlights-ctv|archive-date= February 21, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Idols headline CTV event|url=http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/idols-headline-ctv-event/1000028603/|work=Broadcaster Magazine|date=June 4, 2003|access-date=October 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005073002/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/broadcasting/idols-headline-ctv-event/1000028603/|archive-date=October 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> at the same time postponing the last season of ''Cold Squad'' until Fall 2004.<ref>{{cite web|last=News release|title=Number One Schedule Strengthened As CTV Announces 2004-2005 Line-Up|url=http://www.bce.ca/news-and-media/releases/show/number-one-schedule-strengthened-as-ctv-announces-2004-2005-line-up|website=[[Bell Media]]|publisher=[[BCE Inc.|BCE]]|date=June 7, 2004|access-date=October 5, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105318/http://www.bce.ca/news-and-media/releases/show/number-one-schedule-strengthened-as-ctv-announces-2004-2005-line-up|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=vlessing2004 /> The network took advantage of the resemblance between the two shows by scheduling both during the same [[prime time]] day of the week, Sunday, publicizing the programming as a "crime theme night", with ''Cold Case'' airing at 8 p.m. and ''Cold Squad'' at 10 p.m.<ref>{{cite web|last=jennkuzmyk|title=Cold Case/Cold Squad 'just a coincidence'|url=http://www.c21media.net/cold-casecold-squad-just-a-coincidence/|website=C21Media|date=August 14, 2003|access-date=September 10, 2016|archive-date=September 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910132953/http://www.c21media.net/cold-casecold-squad-just-a-coincidence/|url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[18th Gemini Awards]], awards host [[Seán Cullen]] bluntly echoed a shared sentiment about CTV bumping ''Cold Squad'' off its fall programming in favor of the new American cop show: "Screw you ''Cold Case''. I love ''Cold Squad''."<ref>{{cite web|last=MacDonald|first=Gayle|title=Kiss-of-life for Gemini Awards|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/kiss-of-life-for-gemini-awards/article1047483/|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|publisher=[[The Woodbridge Company]]|date=October 21, 2003|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=October 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005215155/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/kiss-of-life-for-gemini-awards/article1047483/|url-status=live}}</ref> When ''Cold Squad'' went into [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] in the United States the similitude between it and ''Cold Case'' raised eyebrows — until American viewers discovered that ''Cold Squad'' was the precedent series.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sassone|first1=Bob|title=The strange case of Cold Squad|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/stephen%20mchattie/|website=[[Weblogs, Inc.#TV Squad|TV Squad]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025080929/http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/stephen%20mchattie/|archive-date=October 25, 2008|date=September 18, 2006}}</ref> ==Episodes== {{Main|List of Cold Squad episodes}} {{:List of Cold Squad episodes}} ==Release== ===Broadcast=== The premiere of the final season was delayed until Fall 2004<ref name=vlessing2004>{{cite web|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|title=Stewart looks back at life on the Squad|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2004/10/11/stewart-20041011/|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=October 11, 2004|access-date=September 19, 2016|archive-date=September 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911044014/http://playbackonline.ca/2004/10/11/stewart-20041011/|url-status=live}}</ref> and its programming changed to 9 p.m. Saturday as part of CTV's [[Crimetime Saturday|"crime time"]] [[Block programming|block]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Press Release|title=CTV's New CrimeTime Saturday Slot to Begin With All-New Cold Squad Episodes|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/1093539147166_88943298/|website=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]]|date=August 25, 2004|access-date=31 May 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050423064401/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/1093539147166_88943298/|archive-date=April 23, 2005}}</ref> Due to the network's sporadic scheduling of the season, the last episodes of the series premiered in their French-[[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] versions on Séries+ in 2004, long before the English-language versions of those episodes aired on CTV in the Spring of 2005. In July 2000, [[Canwest|CanWest Global Communications]] obtained the international distribution rights for ''Cold Squad'' from [[Endemol|Endemol Entertainment Holding NV]] when it purchased the company's television library. Endemol had procured the rights from Alliance Atlantis.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Damsell|first1=Keith|title=CanWest snaps up TV library|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canwest-snaps-up-tv-library/article22404007/|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=July 28, 2000|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-date=4 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004082558/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canwest-snaps-up-tv-library/article22404007/|url-status=live}}</ref> Alliance Atlantis owned [[Showcase (Canadian TV channel)|Showcase]] and within Canada [[rerun]]s of ''Cold Squad'' aired on the channel<ref>{{cite web|last=News release|title=Keatley MacLeod Productions and Alliance Atlantis announce start of principal photography on seventh season of Cold Squad for CTV|url=http://www.bce.ca/news-and-media/releases/show/keatley-macleod-productions-and-alliance-atlantis-announce-start-of-principal-photography-on-seventh-season-of-cold-squad-for-ctv|website=[[Bell Media]]|publisher=[[BCE Inc.|BCE]]|date=August 13, 2003|access-date=October 3, 2016|archive-date=September 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911052953/http://www.bce.ca/news-and-media/releases/show/keatley-macleod-productions-and-alliance-atlantis-announce-start-of-principal-photography-on-seventh-season-of-cold-squad-for-ctv|url-status=live}}</ref> (Showcase was acquired by CanWest in 2007 after its purchase of Alliance Atlantis<ref>{{cite web|last1=Robertson|first1=Grant|last2=Willis|first2=Andrew|title=CanWest, Goldman snap up Alliance in $2.3-billion deal|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canwest-goldman-snap-up-alliance-in-23-billion-deal/article17989168/|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=January 11, 2007|access-date=19 March 2019|archive-date=19 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319084546/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canwest-goldman-snap-up-alliance-in-23-billion-deal/article17989168/|url-status=live}}</ref>). ====Syndication==== <!--CTV is the original network. Broadcasting of series by other networks and stations is syndication.--> In 2005, [[Thunderbird Entertainment|Thunderbird Films]] acquired the [[broadcast syndication|syndication]] rights to the series.<ref>{{cite web|last1=MacDonald|first1=Gayle|title=Wanted: Cancon, everywhere|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/wanted-cancon-everywhere/article698527/|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=November 24, 2007|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-date=4 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004080836/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/wanted-cancon-everywhere/article698527/|url-status=live}}</ref> In Europe, [[Sony Pictures Television International]] secured the license to broadcast the program from [[Fireworks Entertainment|Fireworks International]] in October 2005.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kenny|first1=Joanne|title=Fireworks sales rocket after Mipcom|url=http://www.c21media.net/fireworks-sales-rocket-after-mipcom/|website=C21Media|date=October 27, 2005|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713172121/http://www.c21media.net/fireworks-sales-rocket-after-mipcom/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the United States, Program Partners (PPI Releasing) acquired the syndication rights from Thunderbird in January 2006, and the series began airing in the U.S. in Fall 2006 as part of a "Crime Watch" block package.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Guider|first1=Elizabeth|title=Canucks on a syndie crime spree|url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/canucks-on-a-syndie-crime-spree-1117935500/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 4, 2006|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713205839/https://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/canucks-on-a-syndie-crime-spree-1117935500/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ofley|first1=Kriss|title=Program Partners brings dramas to Natpe|url=http://www.c21media.net/program-partners-brings-dramas-to-natpe/|website=C21Media|date=January 11, 2006|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713165844/http://www.c21media.net/program-partners-brings-dramas-to-natpe/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2006 Natpe Wrap-Up Report|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/01/30/2006-natpe-wrap-up-report-20454/7072/|website=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=January 30, 2006|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160921083411/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/01/30/2006-natpe-wrap-up-report-20454/7072/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Faces in Syndie: Program Partners SYndicates CanAdian 'Crime Watch' Block|url=http://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2006/04/new-faces-in-syndie-program-pa/|website=TVWeek|publisher=Dexter Canfield Media Inc.|date=April 17, 2006|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-date=11 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911050458/http://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2006/04/new-faces-in-syndie-program-pa/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2008, the syndication was renewed for an additional season to begin airing in the fall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ratings Success Spells Renewals for Three Program Partners Crime Dramas|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/06/30/ratings-success-spells-renewals-for-three-program-partners-crime-dramas-27999/20080630program01/|website=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=June 30, 2008|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160921082937/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/06/30/ratings-success-spells-renewals-for-three-program-partners-crime-dramas-27999/20080630program01/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Albiniak|first1=Paige|title=Program Partners Renews Syndie Crime Franchises|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6574375.html|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=June 30, 2008|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012062323/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6574375.html|archive-date=October 12, 2008}}</ref> ''Cold Squad'' was seen in [[Broadcast syndication#Off-network syndication|off-network syndication]] intermittently on cable [[specialty channel]] [[Mystery TV]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Primetime Schedule(s) for Mystery (Fall 2009)|url=http://falltvpreview.com/channel.php?id=92|website=Fall TV Preview|publisher=Channel Canada|date=September 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922123947/http://falltvpreview.com/channel.php?id=92|archive-date=September 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Canwest |title=Specialty Mystery - Fall 2010 Schedule |url=http://falltvpreview.com/images/schedules/Mystery.pdf |website=Fall TV Preview |publisher=Channel Canada |date=June 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821070054/http://falltvpreview.com/images/schedules/Mystery.pdf |archive-date=August 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |author1-link=Canwest }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Shaw Media |title=Specialty - Best Cable Drama Mystery - Fall 2011 2011 Schedule |url=http://falltvpreview.com/images/schedules/Mystery.pdf |website=Fall TV Preview |publisher=Channel Canada |date=May 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116234230/http://falltvpreview.com/images/schedules/Mystery.pdf |archive-date=November 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |author1-link=Shaw Media }}</ref> and also on [[Bravo (Canada)|Bravo]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dillon|first1=Mark|title=Specialties @ 20: Bravo|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2015/06/17/specialties-20-bravo/|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=June 17, 2015|access-date=October 6, 2016|archive-date=October 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009164237/http://playbackonline.ca/2015/06/17/specialties-20-bravo/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bravo Winter 2015 Schedule|url=http://assets.bellmedia.ca.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/02/Bravo-Winter-2015-Mar-Schedule.pdf|website=[[Bell Media]]|publisher=[[BCE Inc.|BCE]]|date=February 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918082954/http://assets.bellmedia.ca.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/02/Bravo-Winter-2015-Mar-Schedule.pdf|archive-date=September 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bravo Spring 2016 Schedule|url=http://www.bellmedia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Bravo-Spring-2016-Apr-Schedule.pdf|website=[[Bell Media]]|publisher=[[BCE Inc.|BCE]]|date=March 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916035835/http://www.bellmedia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Bravo-Spring-2016-Apr-Schedule.pdf|archive-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref> The series aired on [[digital cable]] channel [[Cloo|Sleuth]] in the U.S. in 2009. It was then broadcast on [[digital television]] [[Television network|networks]], such as [[Tuff TV]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shows|url=http://www.tufftv.com/shows|website=[[Tuff TV]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107064228/http://www.tufftv.com/shows/|archive-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Monique|title=Watch Tuff TV for Free on FilmOn|url=http://www.shockya.com/news/2013/12/04/watch-tuff-tv-for-free-on-filmon/|website=Shockya|publisher=Anakando Media Group|date=December 4, 2013|access-date=October 6, 2016|archive-date=October 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009120729/http://www.shockya.com/news/2013/12/04/watch-tuff-tv-for-free-on-filmon/|url-status=live}}</ref> It began airing on [[Retro Television Network|Retro TV]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pavan|title=RTV Changes Schedule, Loses Universal Series; ABC Fall 2011 Premiere Dates|url=http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/06/rtv-changes-schedule-loses-universal.html|website=Sitcoms Online|date=June 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824110928/http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/06/rtv-changes-schedule-loses-universal.html|archive-date=August 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>"RTV Shows". ''[[Retro TV]]''. (2011)</ref><ref>"Cold Squad". ''[[Retro TV]]''.</ref>{{efn|As of 2017: the series is airing in Canada on RetroTV.<ref>{{cite web|title=Canadian TV Listings Guide|url=http://www.ontvtonight.ca/guide/listings/TorontoNight.html|website=On TV Tonight|date=2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622053400/http://www.ontvtonight.ca/guide/listings/TorontoNight.html|archive-date=June 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad|url=http://www.ontvtonight.ca/guide/listings/tvshow?id=871671|website=On TV Tonight|date=May 7–10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505111800/http://www.ontvtonight.ca/guide/listings/tvshow?id=871671|archive-date=May 5, 2018}}</ref>}} Also in 2011, [[My Family TV]] added ''Cold Squad'' to its roster of programs<ref>{{cite web|title=Shows|url=http://www.myfamilytv.tv/shows.htm|website=[[My Family TV]]|publisher=ValCom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723191449/http://www.myfamilytv.tv/shows.htm|archive-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref> and continued to carry the series after [[rebranding]] as [[The Family Channel (U.S. TV network)|The Family Channel]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shows|url=http://www.famchannel.com/shows.html|website=[[The Family Channel (U.S. TV network)|The Family Channel]]|publisher=[[Luken Communications]]|access-date=2016-11-13|archive-date=2016-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113021348/http://www.famchannel.com/shows.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|As of 2017: the series is airing in the United States on Retro TV and The Family Channel.<ref>{{cite web|title=American TV Listings Guide|url=http://www.ontvtonight.com/guide/listings/BakersfieldNight.html|website=On TV Tonight|date=2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622053020/http://www.ontvtonight.com/guide/listings/BakersfieldNight.html|archive-date=June 22, 2017}}</ref>}} In May 2019, the series began airing on the [[El Rey Network]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New Weekday Program Schedule|url=https://elreynation.com/|website=El Rey Nation|publisher=[[El Rey Network]]|date=2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531023125/https://elreynation.com/|archive-date=May 31, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad|url=https://www.elreynetwork.com/shows/classics/cold-squad/1|website=[[El Rey Network]]|date=2019|access-date=31 May 2019|archive-date=31 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531022100/https://www.elreynetwork.com/shows/classics/cold-squad/1|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Home media=== [[Alliance Atlantis]] released the [[DVD]] of Season 1 for [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] in Canada only, on September 2, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad: The Complete First Season|url=https://www.amazon.ca/Cold-Squad-Complete-First-Season/dp/B00009M9B9|website=amazon.ca|access-date=2017-09-19|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214850/http://www.amazon.ca/Cold-Squad-Complete-First-Season/dp/B00009M9B9|url-status=live}}</ref> It became available in the United States in 2009.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cold Squad: The Complete First Season|oclc=649846121}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad: Season 1|url=https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Squad-Season-Julie-Stewart/dp/B00009M9B9|website=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2016-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003213444/https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Squad-Season-Julie-Stewart/dp/B00009M9B9|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]] DVD of Season 1 was released in the Netherlands (English audio with Dutch subtitles) by Just Entertainment Bv on March 20, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad - Seizoen 1|url=http://www.justwebshop.nl/cold-squad-seizoen-1.html|website=justwebshop.nl|publisher=Just Entertainment|date=March 20, 2012|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-date=September 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915031404/http://www.justwebshop.nl/cold-squad-seizoen-1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It became available in the United Kingdom as an import.<ref>{{cite web|title=COLD SQUAD - The Complete Series 1 [IMPORT]|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/COLD-SQUAD-Complete-1/dp/B007PZ4MDE|website=amazon.co.uk|access-date=2016-09-15|archive-date=2016-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915034939/https://www.amazon.co.uk/COLD-SQUAD-Complete-1/dp/B007PZ4MDE|url-status=live}}</ref> The Season 2 DVD (Region 2) was released in the Netherlands (English audio with Dutch subtitles) by Just Entertainment Bv on June 19, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad - Seizoen 2|url=http://www.justwebshop.nl/cold-squad-seizoen-2.html|website=justwebshop.nl|publisher=Just Entertainment|date=June 19, 2012|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-date=September 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915023643/http://www.justwebshop.nl/cold-squad-seizoen-2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was made available in the United Kingdom as an import.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad (Season 2)|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-Squad-Season-4-DVD-Episodes/dp/B01G33W93S|website=amazon.co.uk|access-date=2016-09-15|archive-date=2016-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915025456/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-Squad-Season-4-DVD-Episodes/dp/B01G33W93S|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Digital distribution]] of ''Cold Squad'' became available in the U.S. as instant [[Streaming media|streaming]] on [[Netflix]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Muir|first1=Bob|title=Netflix Now: Now with TV Edition|url=http://www.flixist.com/netflix-now-now-with-tv-edition-198655.phtml|website=Flixist|date=April 13, 2011|access-date=October 2, 2016|archive-date=October 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002193712/http://www.flixist.com/netflix-now-now-with-tv-edition-198655.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/70178216|website=[[Netflix]]}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>{{efn|The series is no longer available on Netflix as of 2017.}} The complete series (98 episodes) was made available as [[video on demand|video on demand (VOD)]] on [[Hulu]] in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad|url=http://somethingtostream.com/hulu/show/13334/|website=Something to Stream|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2016-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002102754/http://somethingtostream.com/hulu/show/13334/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad|url=http://www.hulu.com/cold-squad|website=[[Hulu]]|access-date=2016-09-10|archive-date=2016-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715001958/http://www.hulu.com/cold-squad|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Amazon Video]] added Season 1 to its North American library in October 2015,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad - Season 1|url=http://instantwatcher.com/a/title/91112|website=Instantwatcher|access-date=2016-10-15|archive-date=2016-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015055306/http://instantwatcher.com/a/title/91112|url-status=live}}</ref> Season 2 in September 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad - Season 2|url=http://instantwatcher.com/a/title/115021|website=Instantwatcher|access-date=2016-10-15|archive-date=2016-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015062852/http://instantwatcher.com/a/title/115021|url-status=live}}</ref> Season 3 in October 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad - Season 3|url=http://instantwatcher.com/a/title/117057|website=Instantwatcher|access-date=2016-10-15|archive-date=2016-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015063036/http://instantwatcher.com/a/title/117057|url-status=live}}</ref> and Season 4 in March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad - Season 4|url=http://instantwatcher.com/a/title/129645|website=Instantwatcher|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408104311/http://instantwatcher.com/a/title/129645|archive-date=8 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad – 4 Seasons|url=https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Squad/dp/B016W3RC4U|website=[[Amazon Video]]|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2016-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002111704/https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Squad/dp/B016W3RC4U|url-status=live}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, [[Amazon Instant Video UK]] added Season 2 first to its library in September 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad – Season 2|url=http://amzprime.maft.uk/info/B01LYVYFT3/s|website=NewOnAmzPrimeUK|access-date=2016-10-15|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018213035/http://amzprime.maft.uk/info/B01LYVYFT3/s|url-status=live}}</ref> Seasons 1 and 3 in October 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad – Season 1|url=http://amzprime.maft.uk/info/B01MAT2GPA/s|website=NewOnAmzPrimeUK|access-date=2016-10-15|archive-date=2016-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015063506/http://amzprime.maft.uk/info/B01MAT2GPA/s|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad – Season 3|url=http://amzprime.maft.uk/info/B01M7ML22F/s|website=NewOnAmzPrimeUK|access-date=2016-10-15|archive-date=2016-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015063743/http://amzprime.maft.uk/info/B01M7ML22F/s|url-status=live}}</ref> and Season 4 in February 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad – Season 4|url=http://amzprime.maft.uk/info/B06XB1Y4BQ/|website=NewOnAmzPrimeUK|access-date=2017-04-08|archive-date=2017-04-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021534/http://amzprime.maft.uk/info/B06XB1Y4BQ/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad – 4 Seasons|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-Squad/dp/B01MCQHQHX|website=[[Amazon Instant Video UK]]|access-date=2016-10-15|archive-date=2016-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015072010/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-Squad/dp/B01MCQHQHX|url-status=live}}</ref> The series became available on [[Tubi]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cold Squad|url=https://tubitv.com/series/2254/cold_squad|website=[[Tubi]]|date=2018|access-date=2019-02-09|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209114535/https://tubitv.com/series/2254/cold_squad|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The British TV Viewing Guide: August 2018 Archives|url=https://thebritishtvplace.com/british-tv-viewing-guide-2018-archives/british-tv-viewing-guide-2018-archives-august/|website=The British TV Place|date=August 2018|access-date=2019-02-09|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209132446/https://thebritishtvplace.com/british-tv-viewing-guide-2018-archives/british-tv-viewing-guide-2018-archives-august/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Reception== In a final season interview with Julie Stewart, media and television columnist Bill Brioux wrote: "''Cold Squad'' has consistently been one of the top-rated Canadian-produced TV shows, despite being booted all over CTV's schedule."<ref name=brioux2004>{{cite web|last1=Brioux|first1=Bill|title=Stewart comes in from the Cold|url=http://jam.canoe.com/Television/TV_Shows/C/Cold_Squad/2004/09/04/734805.html|website=[[Canoe.com]]|publisher=[[Sun Media]]|date=November 26, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919020500/http://jam.canoe.com/Television/TV_Shows/C/Cold_Squad/2004/09/04/734805.html|archive-date=September 19, 2016}} (Published originally in the ''[[Toronto Sun]]'' on September 4, 2004.)</ref> ===Awards and nominations=== ''Cold Squad'' was nominated for 38 [[Gemini Awards]], 49 [[Leo Awards]], one [[Directors Guild of Canada]] award, and two [[Writers Guild of Canada]] awards during its seven-season run. The series won seven Gemini Awards, including Julie Stewart for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role" (2002), Garry Chalk for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series" (2002 and 2001), and Tamara Craig Thomas for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series" (2001). It won four Leo Awards, including Julie Stewart for "Best Lead Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series" (2003). ====[[Directors Guild of Canada]]==== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- ! style="width:5%;"| Year ! style="width:39%;"| Category ! style="width:45%;"| Nominee ! style="width:8%;"| Result ! style="width:3%;"| Ref |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2004 | Outstanding Team Achievement in a Television Series - Drama | [[Gary Harvey (director)|Gary Harvey]] (director), Gigi Boyd (production manager), Kevin Leslie (1st assistant director), Harry S. Keith (2nd assistant director), Catou Kearney (location manager), Julie Slater (assistant location manager) {{Small|for Episode "And The Fury"}} | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title=Directors Guild of Canada – Awards for 2004|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000841/2004|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=2018-07-01|archive-date=2015-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924185351/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000841/2004|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Nersessian|first1=Mary|title=Arcand scores Directors Guild nods|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/arcand-scores-directors-guild-nods/article1002434/|website=[[The Globe and Mail]]|publisher=[[The Woodbridge Company]]|date=August 13, 2004|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025175939/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/arcand-scores-directors-guild-nods/article1002434/|url-status=live}}</ref> |} ====[[Gemini Awards]]==== {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="width:100%" |- ! style="width:5%;"| Year ! style="width:42%;"| Category ! style="width:42%;"| Nominee ! style="width:7%;"| Result ! style="width:3%;"| Ref |- | rowspan="8" |{{center|[[13th Gemini Awards|1998]]}} || Best Dramatic Series || [[Seaton McLean]], Anne Marie LaTraverse, Julia Keatley, Matt MacLeod, Philip Keatley || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini>{{cite news|last1=Awards Database|title=Cold Squad|url=http://www.academy.ca/About-the-Academy/Awards-Database?flow=titleYear&step=2&byty-award-v=2&byty-winners-v=False&byty-title-v=Cold+Squad&byty-year-v=0|website=academy.ca|publisher=[[Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111161648/https://www.academy.ca/About-the-Academy/Awards-Database?flow=titleYear&step=2&byty-award-v=2&byty-winners-v=False&byty-title-v=Cold+Squad&byty-year-v=0|archive-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref><ref name=gemini1998>{{cite news|last=Staff|title=Gemini Awards/Prix Gemeaux: The Gemini nominees|url=http://playbackonline.ca/1998/08/24/22814-19980824/|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=August 24, 1998|access-date=September 16, 2016|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020000336/https://playbackonline.ca/1998/08/24/22814-19980824/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Best Direction in a Dramatic Series || [[Anne Wheeler]] {{Small|for "Rita Brice"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini1998 /> |- | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series || Christopher Bolton {{Small|for "Christopher Williams"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini1998 /> |- | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series || [[Tom McBeath]] {{Small|for "Jane Klosky"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini1998 /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role || [[Julie Stewart]] {{Small|for "Amanda Millerd"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini1998 /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series || [[Patricia Harras|Patti Harras]] {{Small|for "Janine Elston"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini1998 /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series || [[Gabrielle Rose (actress)|Gabrielle Rose]] {{Small|for "Rita Brice"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini1998 /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series || [[Lynda Boyd]] {{Small|for "Tess"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini1998 /> |- | rowspan="2" |{{center|[[14th Gemini Awards|1999]]}} || Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series || [[Morris Panych]] {{Small|for "Stanley Caron"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series || Timothy Webber {{Small|for "Chantal LaMorande"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | rowspan="3" |{{center|[[15th Gemini Awards|2000]]}} || Best Direction in a Dramatic Series || [[Giles Walker]] || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role || [[Julie Stewart]] || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series || [[Alisen Down]] {{Small|for "Dead Beat Walking"}} || {{won}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | rowspan="6" |{{center|[[16th Gemini Awards|2001]]}} || Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series || Gregory Calpakis || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series || Tim Bissett {{Small|for "A Good Death"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series || [[Winston Rekert]] {{Small|for "Loyalties"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role || [[Julie Stewart]] || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series || [[Garry Chalk]] || {{won}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series || Tamara Craig Thomas {{Small|for "The Box"}} || {{won}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | rowspan="9" |{{center|[[17th Gemini Awards|2002]]}} || Best Dramatic Series || [[Gary Harvey (director)|Gary Harvey]], Suzanne Chapman, Gigi Boyd, Steve Ord, Matt MacLeod, Julia Keatley, Peter Mitchell || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini2002noms>{{cite web|last1=Vlessing|first1=Etan|title=Gemini noms hymn: O 'Canada'|url=http://www.friends.ca/archive/hr020925-2.htm|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|via=Friends of Canadian Broadcasting – Archives|date=September 25, 2002|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-date=September 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916040600/http://www.friends.ca/archive/hr020925-2.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Best Direction in a Dramatic Series || [[Bill Corcoran]] || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini2002noms /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series || Tamara Craig Thomas {{Small|for "The Needle and the Debutante"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini2002noms /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series || [[Ellie Harvie]] {{Small|for "Enough's Enough"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini2002noms /> |- | Best Sound in a Dramatic Series || Jacqueline Cristianini, Kevin Townsend, Mike Olekshy, Cam Wagner, Kelly Cole, Bill Mellow, Rick Bal {{Small|for "Enough's Enough"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini2002noms /> |- | Best Writing in a Dramatic Series || Peter Mitchell {{Small|for "Personal Politics"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini2002noms /> |- | Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series || James Jandrisch {{Small|for "Enough's Enough"}} || {{won}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini2002>{{cite news|last=Staff|title=And the Gemini winners are…|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2002/11/11/wins-20021111/|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=November 11, 2002|access-date=September 16, 2016|archive-date=September 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907212042/http://playbackonline.ca/2002/11/11/wins-20021111/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series || [[Garry Chalk]] {{Small|for "Ambleton"}} || {{won}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini2002 /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role || [[Julie Stewart]] || {{won}} ||<ref name=gemini /><ref name=gemini2002 /> |- | rowspan="6" |{{center|[[18th Gemini Awards|2003]]}} || Best Dramatic Series || Julia Keatley, Matt MacLeod, Peter Mitchell, Steve Ord, [[Gary Harvey (director)|Gary Harvey]], Gigi Boyd, Jon Pilatzke || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series || James Jandrisch || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role || [[Matthew Bennett]] {{Small|for "True Believers (part II)"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role || [[Julie Stewart]] || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series || Stacy Grant || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Sound in a Dramatic Series || Jacqueline Cristianini, Kelly Cole, Bill Mellow, Dave Hibbert, Rick Bal, Mike Olekshy, Joe Spivak || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | rowspan="4" |{{center|[[20th Gemini Awards|2005]]}} || Best Direction in a Dramatic Series || [[Gary Harvey (director)|Gary Harvey]] {{Small|for "And the Fury"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role || [[Julie Stewart]] {{Small|for "And the Fury"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series || [[Sonja Bennett]] {{Small|for "Righteous"}} || {{nom}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- | Best Sound in a Dramatic Series || Mike Olekshy, Kelly Cole, Jacqueline Cristianini, Joe Spivak, Rick Bal {{Small|for "And the Fury"}} || {{won}} ||<ref name=gemini /> |- |} ====[[Leo Awards]]==== {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! style="width:5%;"| Year ! style="width:39%;"| Category ! style="width:45%;"| Nominee ! style="width:8%;"| Result ! style="width:3%;"| Ref |- | rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 1999 || Best Dramatic Series || Julia Keatley, Matt MacLeod – Producers || {{nom}} ||<ref name=leo1999>{{cite web|title=1999 Leo Awards Nominees & Winners|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/1999.pdf|website=[[Leo Awards]]|publisher=Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia|access-date=2016-09-21|archive-date=2016-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916022632/http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/1999.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Best Screenwriting Dramatic Series || Matt MacLeod {{Small|for "Bobby Johnson"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo1999 /> |- | Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series || Laura Finstad Knizhnik {{Small| for "Chantal LaMorande"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo1999 /> |- | Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series || Ian Weir {{Small| for "Stanley Caron"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo1999 /> |- | Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series || [[Richard Leiterman]] {{Small| for "Nancy Seniuk"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo1999 /> |- | Best Performance By A Male in a Dramatic Series || Timothy Webber {{Small| for "Chantal LaMorande"}} || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|title=1999 Winners|url=http://www.leoawards.com/2012/1999_winners.html|website=[[Leo Awards]]|publisher=Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia|access-date=2016-09-21|archive-date=2021-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015233726/http://www.leoawards.com/2012/1999_winners.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2000 || Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series || Charles E. Robichaud {{Small| for "Deadly Games Part 2"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2000>{{cite web|title=2000 Leo Awards Nominees & Winners|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2000.pdf|website=[[Leo Awards]]|publisher=Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia|access-date=2016-09-21|archive-date=2016-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916011108/http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2000.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Series || Shane Humphrey, Real Gauvreau, Kevin Townshend, Kelly Cole, Miguel Nunes {{Small| for "Death by Intent Part 1"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2000 /> |- | Best Musical Score in a Dramatic Series || Graeme Coleman {{Small| for "Dead End"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2000 /> |- | Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series || Matt MacLeod {{Small| for "Death by Intent Part 1"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2000 /> |- | Best Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series || [[Alisen Down]] {{Small| for "Deadbeat Walking"}} || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|title=2000 Winners|url=http://www.leoawards.com/2012/2000_winners.html|website=[[Leo Awards]]|publisher=Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia|access-date=2016-09-21|archive-date=2012-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524145418/http://www.leoawards.com/2012/2000_winners.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" | 2001 || Best Dramatic Series || Julia Keatley, Matt MacLeod, Peter Mitchell, [[Gary Harvey (director)|Gary Harvey]] – Producers || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2001>{{cite web|title=2001 Leo Awards Nominees & Winners|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2001.pdf|website=[[Leo Awards]]|publisher=Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia|access-date=2016-09-21|archive-date=2015-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626134223/http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2001.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Best Direction in a Dramatic Series || Jorge Montesi {{Small| for "Checkmate"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2001 /> |- | Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series || Matt MacLeod, James Phillips, Shelley Ericksen, Graham Clegg {{Small| for "Checkmate"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2001 /> |- | Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series || James Phillips {{Small|for "Predator"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2001 /> |- | Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series || Lisa Jane Robison {{Small|for "Checkmate"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2001 /> |- | Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Series || Real Gauvreau, Bill Mellow, Brad Hillman, Adam Boyd, Kirby Jinnah, Murray Barker, Kelly Cole {{Small| for "Checkmate"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2001 /> |- | Best Performance By A Male in a Dramatic Series || [[Winston Rekert]] {{Small|for "Loose Ends, Part 2"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2001 /> |- | rowspan="15" style="text-align:center;" | 2002 || Best Dramatic Series || Julia Keatley, Matt MacLeod, Peter Mitchell, Suzanne Chapman, Steve Ord, [[Gary Harvey (director)|Gary Harvey]], Gigi Boyd – Producers || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002>{{cite web|title=2002 Leo Awards Nominees & Winners|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2002.pdf|website=[[Leo Awards]]|publisher=Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia|access-date=2016-09-21|archive-date=2015-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626113134/http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2002.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series || Matt MacLeod {{Small|for "Enough is Enough"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series || Derek Schreyer {{Small|for "The Needle and the Debutante"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series || James Phillips {{Small|for "The One That Got Away"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series || Stephen Reizes {{Small|for "The Shed"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series || Lisa Robison {{Small|for "Enough is Enough"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series || Lisa Robison {{Small|for "The Needle and the Debutante"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Series || Rick Bal, Kelly Cole, Bill Mellow, Jacqueline Cristianini, David Hibbert {{Small|for "Enough is Enough"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | Best Sound Editing in a Dramatic Series || Dario DiSanto, Kevin Townshend, Mike Olskshy, Joe Spivak, Jay Cheetham, Cam Wagner {{Small|for "Enough is Enough"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | Best Musical Score in a Dramatic Series || James Jandrisch {{Small|for "Enough is Enough"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | Best Supporting Performance By A Male in a Dramatic Series || [[Garry Chalk]] {{Small|for "Picasso's Mistake"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | Best Supporting Performance By A Male in a Dramatic Series || Gregory Calpakis {{Small|for "The Nanny"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | Best Supporting Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series || Melanie Blackwell {{Small|for "The Nanny"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | Best Supporting Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series || Kerri Smith {{Small|for "The Needle and the Debutante"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | Best Lead Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series || [[Julie Stewart]] {{Small|for "Ambleton"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2002 /> |- | rowspan="10" style="text-align:center;" | 2003 || Best Direction in a Dramatic Series || Shelley Eriksen {{Small|for "Survivor"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2003>{{cite web|title=2003 Leo Awards Nominees & Winners|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2003.pdf|website=[[Leo Awards]]|publisher=Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia|access-date=2016-09-21|archive-date=2016-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916020435/http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2003.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series || Peter Mitchell {{Small|for "Killing Time"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2003 /> |- | Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series || Robb Watson {{Small|for "Killing Time"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2003 /> |- | Best Musical Score in a Dramatic Series || James Jandrisch {{Small|for "Flamers"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2003 /> |- | Best Guest Performance By A Male in a Dramatic Series || Christian Bocher {{Small|for "Survivor"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2003 /> |- | Best Guest Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series || Erin Wright {{Small|for "Career Opportunists"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2003 /> |- | Best Guest Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series || Patricia Harras {{Small|for Live Fast Die Young"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2003 /> |- | Best Supporting Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series || [[Joely Collins]] {{Small|for "Live Fast Die Young"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2003 /> |- | Best Guest Performance By A Male in a Dramatic Series || [[Brent Stait]] {{Small|for "Killing Time"}} || {{won}} || <ref name=leo2003win>{{cite web|title=2003 Winners|url=http://www.leoawards.com/2012/2003_winners.html|website=[[Leo Awards]]|publisher=Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia|access-date=2016-09-21|archive-date=2013-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213060943/http://www.leoawards.com/2012/2003_winners.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | Best Lead Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series || [[Julie Stewart]] {{Small|for "Survivor"}} || {{won}} || <ref name=leo2003win /> |- | rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2004 || Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series || Dave Aitken {{Small|for "Learning Curve"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2004>{{cite web|title=2004 Leo Awards Nominees & Winners|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2004.pdf|website=[[Leo Awards]]|publisher=Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia|access-date=2016-09-21|archive-date=2017-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111161500/http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2004.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Best Sound Editing in a Dramatic Series || Kevin Townshend, Mike Olekshy, Joe Spivak, Jay Cheetham, Jason Mauza {{Small|for "And the Fury"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2004 /> |- | Best Guest Performance By A Male in a Dramatic Series || [[Christopher Shyer]] {{Small|for "The Filth"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2004 /> |- | Best Guest Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series || Chilton Crane {{Small|for "The Filth"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2004 /> |- | Best Supporting Performance By A Male in a Dramatic Series || [[Tahmoh Penikett]] {{Small|for "Learning Curve"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2004/> |- | Best Lead Performance By A Male in a Dramatic Series || [[Matthew Bennett]] {{Small|for "Mr. Bad Example"}} || {{nom}} || <ref name=leo2004 /> |- |} ====[[Writers Guild of Canada]]==== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- ! style="width:5%;"| Year ! style="width:37%;"| Category ! style="width:47%;"| Nominee ! style="width:8%;"| Result ! style="width:3%;"| Ref |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2000 | Drama Series (One Hour) | [[Andrew Rai Berzins]] {{Small|for Episode: "Douglas Somerset"}} | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title=Writers Guild of Canada – Awards for 2000|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000711/2000|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=2018-07-01|archive-date=2023-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401132412/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000711/2000/1|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2002 | Drama Series | Matt MacLeod, James Phillips, Shelley Eriksen, Graham Clegg | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title=Writers Guild of Canada – Awards for 2002|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000711/2002|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=2018-07-01|archive-date=2023-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401132341/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000711/2002/1|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2003 | Drama Series | Derek Schreyer | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title=Writers Guild of Canada – Awards for 2003|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000711/2003|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=2018-07-01|archive-date=2023-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401132341/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000711/2003/1|url-status=live}}</ref> |} ==See also== * [[List of female detective characters]] * [[List of police television dramas]] ;Television series <!--Only fictional police procedural or crime series that involve cold cases.--> {{columns-list|colwidth=35em| *''[[The Enigma Files]]'' (1980), UK / [[BBC Two]] *''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'' (2000), UK / [[BBC One]] *''[[Cold Case]]'' (2003), US / [[CBS]] *''[[New Tricks]]'' (2003), UK / [[BBC One]] *''[[Zettai Reido]]'' (2010), Japan / [[Fuji Television]] *''[[Unforgotten]]'' (2015), UK / [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] *''[[Signal (South Korean TV series)|Signal]]'' (2016), South Korea / [[tvN (South Korean TV channel)|tvN]] *''[[Signal (Japanese TV series)|Signal]]'' (2018), Japan / [[Fuji TV]] *''[[Oktopus (TV series)|Oktopus]]'' (2023), Czech Republic / [[ČT1]] }} ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==Further reading== * {{cite web|last1=Bickley|first1=Claire|title=Cold Squad gets heat injection|url=http://jam.canoe.com/Television/TV_Shows/C/Cold_Squad/1998/09/25/734812.html|website=[[Canoe.com]]|publisher=[[Sun Media]]|date=September 25, 1998|access-date=June 21, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170621153203/http://jam.canoe.com/Television/TV_Shows/C/Cold_Squad/1998/09/25/734812.html|archive-date=June 21, 2017|url-status=bot: unknown}} (Published originally in the ''[[Toronto Sun]]'' on September 25, 1998.) * {{cite web|last1=Lucchetta|first1=Carla|title=Heart of Cold|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/heart-of-cold/article1030956/|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=April 7, 2001}} * {{cite web|last1=Waldman|first1=Alan|title='Cold Squad' is first-class Canadian procedural with sharp female head|url=http://www.theragblog.com/alan-waldman-television-cold-squad-is-first-class-canadian-procedural-with-sharp-female-head/|website=[[The Rag#The Rag Blog|The Rag Blog]]|date=March 9, 2016}} ;Books * Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle F. (2007). [http://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/19069/ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present]. [[Ballantine Books]]. 9th ed., pp 270–271, {{ISBN|978-0-345-49773-4}}. * {{cite book|last1=Romanko|first1=Karen A.|title=Television's Female Spies and Crimefighters: 600 Characters and Shows, 1950s to the Present|date=2016|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|pages=56, 131|isbn=978-0-7864-9637-2|url=http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-9637-2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126040823/http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-9637-2|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-01-26}} * Terrace, Vincent (2011) [https://archive.today/20161028034138/http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-6477-7 Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010]. [[McFarland & Company]], 2d ed., p 199, {{ISBN|978-0-7864-6477-7}}. == External links == * {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20040825003833/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/1063403295219_5}} (Archive) * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990826181515/http://www.ctv.ca/pent_bi_ColdSquad.asp|date=August 26, 1999|title= ''Cold Squad'' – cast and crew biographies (at CTV)}} * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020903184922/http://coldsquad.ctv.ca/|date=September 3, 2002|title= ''Cold Squad'' – contest (at CTV)}} * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828120800/http://www.ctv.ca:80/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/1063403295219_5/|date=August 28, 2004|title= ''Cold Squad'' – Season 7 (at CTV)}} * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021126201115/http://www.coldsquad.com/|date=November 26, 2002|title= ''Cold Squad'' (at Keatley MacLeod Productions)}} * [http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/team-behind-ctvs-police-series-cold-squad-gears-up-for-news-photo/502840337 ''Cold Squad''] cast and producers at [[Getty Images]] * [http://thunderbird.tv/distribution/cold-squad/ ''Cold Squad''] at [[Thunderbird Entertainment]] * [http://www.programpartners.com/cold-squad/ ''Cold Squad''] at PPI Releasing * [http://www.andrewdeskin.com/Pages/Pages%20Photos/Photos_Cold_Squad.html ''Cold Squad'' sets] by Andrew Deskin, Production Design * [http://marianwihakdesign.com/portfolio/cold-squad/ ''Cold Squad'' sets] by Marian Wihak, Production Design * [http://www.justwebshop.nl/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/c/o/cold_squad_2d.jpg ''Cold Squad'' Season 1 DVD cover] (Netherlands) * [http://www.justwebshop.nl/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/c/o/coldsquad2_2d.jpg ''Cold Squad'' Season 2 DVD cover ] (Netherlands) * {{epguides|coldsquad|title=Cold Squad}} * {{TV Guide show|288540|Cold Squad}} * {{IMDb title|0138959|Cold Squad}} {{Portal bar|Television|Canada}} [[Category:1998 Canadian television series debuts]] [[Category:2005 Canadian television series endings]] [[Category:1990s Canadian crime drama television series]] [[Category:2000s Canadian crime drama television series]] [[Category:Canadian mystery television series]] [[Category:Detective television series]] [[Category:Canadian police procedural television series]] [[Category:Police procedurals]] [[Category:Television shows set in Vancouver]] [[Category:Television shows filmed in Vancouver]] [[Category:Television series by Alliance Atlantis]] [[Category:Television series by Bell Media]] [[Category:CTV Television Network original programming]] [[Category:Canadian Screen Award–winning television shows]]
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