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Ride
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Genre Drama
Created by
  • Jill Girling
  • Lori Mather-Welch
Starring
  • Kendra Leigh Timmins
  • Alana Boden
  • Oliver Dench
  • Jonny Gray
  • Natalie Lisinska
  • Manuel Pacific
  • Rameet Rauli
  • Mike Shara
  • Sara Botsford
Composer(s) Edward Zaski
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 20
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Joan Lambur
  • Tony Wood
  • Shelley Scarrow
  • Nat Abraham
  • Ira Levy
  • Michael McGuigan
  • Peter Williamson
Producer(s)
  • Jim Corston
  • Nadia Jaynes
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 22–23 minutes
Production company(s)
Release
Original network YTV
Picture format 720p (HDTV)
Audio format 5.1 surround sound
Original release September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05) – February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)

Ride is a Canadian drama television series created by Jill Girling and Lori Mather-Welch that aired in Canada on YTV and in the United States on Nickelodeon. In Canada, the series premiered on September 5, 2016, and ended on October 6, 2016. In the United States, the series premiered on January 30, 2017, and ended on February 24, 2017. The series stars Kendra Leigh Timmins, Alana Boden, Oliver Dench, Jonny Gray, Natalie Lisinska, Manuel Pacific, Rameet Rauli, Mike Shara, and Sara Botsford.

Premise

The series centers on Kit, who is a new classmate in the equestrian school Covington Academy, as she befriends a horse named TK.

Cast

  • Kendra Leigh Timmins as Katherine "Kit" Bridges
  • Alana Boden as Elaine
  • Oliver Dench as Will
  • Jonny Gray as Josh
  • Natalie Lisinska as Sally
  • Manuel Pacific as Nav
  • Rameet Rauli as Anya
  • Mike Shara as Rudy Bridges
  • Sara Botsford as Lady Covington

Production

The series was produced by Breakthrough Entertainment in Canada in collaboration with Buccaneer Media in the United Kingdom. Ride was filmed in Toronto and in Northern Ireland. The series was greenlit for a season of 20 episodes. On August 11, 2016, a full episode was released exclusively on YTV's online platforms ahead of the series premiere. The series premiered on YTV in Canada on September 5, 2016. New episodes aired in Canada for the rest of that week. The series premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on January 30, 2017.

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Canadian air date U.S. air date Prod.
code
  • U.S. viewers
  • (millions)
1 "Arrival" Stefan Scaini Jill Girling and Lori Mather-Welch September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05) January 30, 2017 101 1.21
Guest star: Ellora Patnaik as Madhu
2 "Dresses and Dressage" Stefan Scaini Jill Girling and Lori Mather-Welch September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06) January 30, 2017 102 1.06
Guest stars: Ellora Patnaik as Madhu, Marnie Gore as Beatrice
3 "Hippophobia and Ophidiophobia" Stefan Scaini Shelley Scarrow September 7, 2016 (2016-09-07) January 31, 2017 103 1.05
Guest star: Sophie Khan Levy as Poppy
4 "Three's a Crowd" Stefan Scaini Niki Rooney September 8, 2016 (2016-09-08) February 1, 2017 104 1.12
Guest stars: Ellora Patnaik as Madhu, Mirsa Duka as Peaches
5 "Gone Guy" Tim Hopewell Jill Girling and Lori Mather-Welch September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12) February 2, 2017 105 0.96
6 "Wild Horses" Tim Hopewell Shelly Scarrow & Michael T. Foley September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13) February 3, 2017 106 0.91
Guest stars: Mirsa Duka as Peaches, Canute Gomes as Alex, Alex Braunstein as Leo, Vinson Tran as Wyatt
7 "One Lump or Two?" Tim Hopewell Jill Girling and Lori Mather-Welch September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14) February 6, 2017 107 0.97
Guest star: Mirsa Duka as Peaches
8 "Happy Unbirthday" Tim Hopewell Niki Rooney September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15) February 7, 2017 108 0.91
Guest star: Ellora Patnaik as Madhu
9 "After the Ball" Tim Hopewell Shelley Scarrow September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19) February 8, 2017 109 1.04
10 "The Cup" Tim Hopewell Jill Girling and Lori Mather-Welch September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) February 9, 2017 110 1.17

Guest stars: Mirsa Duka as Peaches, Alex Castillo as Luciana Andrada, John Nelles as Lord Chatfield

Absent: Rameet Rauli as Anya
11 "Stalled" Tim Hopewell Jennifer Daley September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21) February 10, 2017 111 0.91

Guest star: Mirsa Duka as Peaches

Absent: Rameet Rauli as Anya
12 "Who Rules the School?" Tom Hopewell Niki Rooney September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22) February 13, 2017 112 1.04
Guest star: Ellora Patnaik as Madhu
13 "We Need to Talk About Covington" Stefan Scaini Jill Girling and Lori Mather-Welch September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26) February 14, 2017 113 0.85
Guest stars: Alex Braunstein as Leo, Helen Johns as Daisy, Richard Clarkin as Bill
14 "Come Horse or High Water" Stefan Scaini Matt Schiller September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27) February 15, 2017 114 1.01
Guest stars: Marlaina Andrew as Sarah, Connor Schelling-Tisza as Stable Hand
15 "Steeplechase" Stefan Scaini Jill Girling and Lori Mather-Welch September 28, 2016 (2016-09-28) February 16, 2017 115 0.91

Guest star: Jamie Christian-Ward as Santiago

Absent: Natalie Lisinska as Sally
16 "Pros & Cons" Stefan Scaini Jennifer Daley September 29, 2016 (2016-09-29) February 17, 2017 116 0.92
Guest star: Jenny Young as Elizabeth
17 "Trading Horses" Stefan Scaini Jill Girling and Lori Mather-Welch October 3, 2016 (2016-10-03) February 21, 2017 117 0.98

Guest stars: Mirsa Duka as Peaches, Alex Braunstein as Leo, Jenny Young as Elizabeth

Absent: Sara Botsford as Lady Covington
18 "Distractions & Deceptions" Stefan Scaini Niki Rooney October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04) February 22, 2017 118 0.87

Guest stars: Jenny Young as Elizabeth, Daniel Matmor as Mr. Griffin

Absent: Natalie Lisinska as Sally, Sara Botsford as Lady Covington
19 "Let It Ride" Stefan Scaini Shelley Scarrow October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05) February 23, 2017 119 0.94
Guest stars: Mirsa Duka as Peaches, Jamie Christian-Ward as Santiago, Daniel Matmor as Mr. Griffin, Marnie Gore as Beatrice
20 "Dark Horse" Stefan Scaini Shelley Scarrow October 6, 2016 (2016-10-06) February 24, 2017 120 0.99
Guest stars: Mirsa Duka as Peaches, Jamie Christian-Ward as Santiago, Daniel Matmor as Mr. Griffin, Andrew Musselman as Dr. Hopewell, Marnie Gore as Beatrice

U.S. ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Ride
Season Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers
(millions)
18–49
rank
Date Viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)
1 20 January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30) 1.21 February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24) 0.99 0.99 TBD
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