Source: Canadian Press

TORONTO — Canadians with PVRs might want to reprogram their box ahead of the Vancouver Olympics as some popular shows switch over to a different channel to make room for Games coverage.

Olympic broadcaster CTV says most of its regular lineup will move over to A channel, except in the Atlantic region, for two weeks during the Games.

Affected prime-time shows include "Grey's Anatomy," "American Idol," "Lost," "Desperate Housewives," "Two and a Half Men," "The Big Bang Theory," "The Mentalist," "Ghost Whisperer," "CSI" and "Human Target."

Daytime programs affected include "Live With Regis and Kelly," "The View," "The Bold and the Beautiful," "Dr. Phil," "Dr. Oz" and "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

And in the late night, tune into A for "The Colbert Report" and "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart."

The A channel in the Atlantic region is airing the Games instead of these shows to provide coverage to viewers in Newfoundland, where cable companies don't carry CTV and the network doesn't have a transmitter.

A is owned by CTV and serves Atlantic Canada, Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta through the Access channel.

CTV says nearly 80 per cent of Canadians get A channel.

New episodes of CTV and A channel series are also available on CTV.ca within eight hours of their television broadcast.

CTV and A channel will return to their regular schedules after the Games end, on March 1.

© The Canadian Press