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Corus Specialty Channels 2016-17 schedule

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This thread will discuss the schedule updates for the Corus Specialty Channels for the 2016-17 broadcast year. Note that the Shaw Media channels, were purchased by Corus this past year. Here is an alphabetical list of Corus Specialty Channels, including French and Telelatino:

ABC Spark, Action, Adult Swim (Canada) on Cartoon Network, BBC CANADA, Cartoon Network, CMT (Canada), Cosmopolitan TV, Crime + Investigation, DejaView, Disney hannel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, DIY Network Canada, DTOUR, EuroWorld Sport, Food Network Canada, FYI, Global News, H2, HGTV Canada, Historia, HISTORY, IFC, La chaîne Disney, Lifetime, Mediaset Italia, MovieTime, Nat Geo WILD, National Geographic Channel, Nickelodeon (Canada), OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK, Séries+, Showcase, Sky TG24 Canada, Slice, Sundance Channel, TeleBimbi, TeleNiños, TELETOON, TÉLÉTOON, TELETOON at Night, Télétoon la nuit, TLN, Treehouse, Univision Canada, W Movies, W Network, YTV

I post schedule updates, series premieres and specials based on press releases as well as series renewals and cancellations as they are announced. I don't usually post on-going episode information, repeats, program descriptions or "PR-speak," so if you want more info, you can click on the associated link in the post.
 
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Corus Dominates Specialty with Unrivalled 2016/2017 Schedule

UNSCRIPTED
In the ultra-popular unscripted realm, Corus continues to be a leading tastemaker, producing standout Canadian original content with successful franchises and innovative new formats. Top Chef Canada, the adrenaline-pumping, heart-pounding series from Food Network Canada, makes its hotly anticipated return in the fiercest culinary battle to date with an All-Stars edition slated for early 2017. The nation’s largest city welcomes the most buzzed about Canadian lifestyle series with the green light of Real Housewives of Toronto. The new series promises an intimate look at the luxurious lives of the city’s wealthiest women, from their extravagant day-to-day escapades in Toronto to grandiose getaways at their exclusive colossal cottages in Muskoka, Canada’s playground for the rich and famous. A different kind of haute couture – but equally as addictive – continues in the new Slice™ original Style Factory with a behind-the-scenes look at how fashion and beauty products are made. W Network, the #1 network among women, is set to launch the first ever version of The Bachelorette Canada this Fall from the perennially successful franchise. HGTV Canada fans’ hearts will throb as the triple threat of Bryan Baeumler, Scott McGillivray, and Mike Holmes all return with new series this Fall. Bryan Inc., Moving the McGillivrays, and Holmes and Holmes each give a deeper look into the personal and professional lives of the network’s biggest stars.

Rounding out Corus’ 2016/2017 new unscripted programming is an array of original, unscripted factual programs that are sure to fascinate curious minds and entertain with nail-biting suspense. HISTORY, the go-to destination for captivating characters and extraordinary stories, welcomes an army of new originals to its lineup. HISTORY treks north to Edmonton International Airport in the new, original series Airport: Below Zero. The series takes Canadians behind-the-scenes at North America’s most northerly big city airport. Joining HISTORY in Spring 2017, a team of crack investigators search for billions of dollars worth of treasures stolen by the Nazis in Nazi Treasure Hunters. Finally, CMT (Canada) brings its treasured host Billy Bretherton north of the 49th parallel in the original series Billy Goes North. The series chronicles Billy’s adventure with Canadian pests, critters, and gnarly animals other exterminators can’t handle alone.

Corus is bringing back brand-new seasons of unscripted lifestyle series that Canadians can’t get enough of. Home to Win returns to HGTV Canada in 2017 with an extraordinary second season that will give Canadians the opportunity to compete for a home renovated by the country’s best builders and designers. It’s joined by new seasons of fan-favourite originals Leave It To Bryan, Timber Kings, as well as Tiny House Hunters. The iconic Canadian duo Drew and Jonathan Scott return to W Network for new seasons of the Emmy®-nominated series Property Brothers and Buying and Selling with the Property Brothers. Food Network Canada sizzles with a new season of Chopped Canada and new episodes of You Gotta Eat Here! Hungry for more dating and drama, Slice orders up a second date with the sensational original First Dates while the sassy ladies of Real Housewives of Atlanta and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills carry on with their fabulous lives. For the bold and adventurous, HISTORY adds new seasons of factual favourites Forged in Fire, Ice Road Truckers, Mountain Men, and Yukon Gold.

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This year’s hottest, most compelling, new scripted series live on HISTORY, Showcase, and W Network with a juggernaut lineup of captivating dramas and thrilling sci-fi series. HISTORY, the #1 Entertainment Specialty channel for Adults, introduces SIX, a drama written by William Broyles (Castaway, Apollo 13, Jarhead). Inspired by the real missions of SEAL Team Six, the series traces the 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader that uncovers a U.S. citizen working with the terrorists. Also joining the HISTORY lineup in 2016/2017 is Knightfall, the executive produced series from Oscar® and Golden Globe®nominee Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, American Hustle) that chronicles the mysterious but true accounts of the Knights Templar. Sci-fi fans can rejoice with two all-new series on Showcase featuring major star power. Incorporated, a futuristic thriller from executive producers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, stars Sean Teale (Reign) as a young executive who conceals his true identity to infiltrate a very dangerous corporate world to save the woman he loves. The series also stars Eddie Ramos (Teen Wolf), Golden Globe® nominee Dennis Haysbert (24), and Emmy® Award-winner Julia Ormond (Mad Men). The new, original time-traveling sci-fi series Travelers jumps hundreds of years into the future to a world where the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back through time. The series is shot in Vancouver and stars a wealth of Canadian stars including Eric McCormack (Will & Grace), Mackenzie Porter (Hell on Wheels), and Patrick Gilmore (Gracepoint). The dark comedy My So Called Wife (working title) injects some laughter into the schedule on W Network. The story centres on Maddie, a master-of-disguise con artist who gets men and women to fall in love with her, marries them and then disappears with their money. My So Called Wife stars Inbar Lavi (The Last Witch Hunter), Rob Heaps (Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night), Parker Young (Suburgatory), and Stephen Bishop (Being Mary Jane).

Corus’ scripted mega-hits make their eagerly awaited return, beginning with Showcase’s Golden Globe® Award-winning series Mr. Robot on July 13. The Golden Globe®-nominated series Outlander is also set to return for “Book Three” and “Book Four” from Diana Gabaldson’s international bestselling book series. Supergirl flies on to the already stellar Showcase schedule for its sophomore season. Melissa Benoist reprises her role as the title character in this hit action-adventure drama along with returning cast members Mehcad Brooks (Necessary Roughness), Chyler Leigh (Grey’s Anatomy), and Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal). Canadians can continue to follow their favourite crew of motley warriors in the #1 Specialty drama series Vikings. Season four continues later this year on HISTORY with a gripping new season coming in 2017. W Network keeps the magic flowing into 2017 with a new season of the spellbinding series Good Witch featuring everyone’s favourite enchantress, Catherine Bell (Army Wives, JAG) as Cassie Nightingale.

KIDS
Corus Kids Networks continue to be the #1 destination for Kids programming in Canada and offer distinct brands that kids and families love. Fun family viewing continues this Fall over on YTV, the #1 channel for kids aged 6-11, with two new Canadian original series. Drive Me Crazy is a reality series that sees unlicensed teen drivers – and the parents that teach them – to work together to pass the ultimate driver’s test and Ride follows the adventures of Katherine “Kit” Bridges as she moves to England for her Dad’s new job at Covington Academy, an elite equestrian boarding school. YTV also welcomes back Game Shakers and Stanley Dynamic for brand new seasons as well as new episodes of top-rated series SpongeBob Squarepants. Superpowers and superheroes take over TELETOON with a new trio of series. Atomic Puppet, a Canadian original animated series, is a story of an ordinary kid and his extraordinary transformation from superfan to superhero. In Supernoobs, best friends are accidently recruited by an intergalactic alliance to help stop an evil space virus from spreading across the galaxy. Completing the trio is Counterfeit Cat, a story about a nine-year-old alien with uncontrollable superpowers who is destined to save the universe. Disney Channel introduces new, animated series Elena of Avalor, which follows the bold, caring and clever, 16-year-old Princess Elena (voiced by Aimee Carrero) who is set to take the throne in the fairytale kingdom of Avalor. Anchored by returning hit series Little Charmers, Trucktown and Max & Ruby, Canada’s #1 channel for kids aged 2-5, Treehouse, also offers new original series that focus on discovery and exploration with Ranger Rob and Rusty Rivets. Produced by Nelvana, Ranger Rob showcases the adventurous hero as he zip-lines, vine-swings and even snowboards his way around, discovering new and exciting places in his own big backyard. In Rusty Rivets, Rusty gets out of jams by repurposing parts and objects into the wildest, coolest contraptions ever.
 
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2016 Upfront - Women & Lifestyle Properties

CMT - Almost Genius premieres September 7, Canadian Original
CMT - Billy Goes North coming this fall, Canadian Original
Food Network Canada - Brunch @ Bobby's premieres September 3
Food Network Canada - Inspired with Anna Olson coming this fall, Canadian Original
Food Network Canada - Top Chef Canada All-Stars coming Winter 2017, Canadian Original
FYI - Zombie House Flipping premieres Fall 2016
HGTV Canada - Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation premieres August 2016
HGTV Canada - Bryan Inc. premieres September 2016, Canadian Original
HGTV Canada - Holmes and Holmes premieres Fall 2016, Canadian Original
HGTV Canada - Moving the McGillivrays premieres September 2016, Canadian Original
OWN - My Baby is Having a Baby coming this winter, Canadian Original
Slice - Real Housewives of Toronto coming Winter 2017, Canadian Original
Slice - Style Factory premieres September 2, Canadian Original
W Network - Chesapeake Shores premieres August 25
W Network - My So Called Wife (working title) coming this winter
W Network - Worst to First coming this winter, Canadian Original
W Network - The Bachelorette Canada coming this fall
 
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2016 Upfront – General Entertainment Properties

ACTION - truINSIDE coming this fall 2016
HISTORY - Airport: Below Zero premieres August 31, Canadian Original
HISTORY - Auction House premieres Fall 2016, Canadian Original
HISTORY - Black Watch (working title) premieres Fall 2016, Canadian Original
HISTORY - Knightfall premieres this 2016-2017 season
HISTORY - Nazi Treasure Hunters premieres Spring 2017, Canadian Original
HISTORY - SIX premieres August 28
National Geographic Channel - Explorer premieres Fall 2016
National Geographic Channel - Killing Reagan premieres Fall 2016
National Geographic Channel - MARS premieres Fall 2016
National Geographic Channel - Nazi Attack on America premieres Fall 2016
National Geographic Channel - Years of Living Dangerously premieres Fall 2016
Nat Geo WILD - Animal ER premieres Fall 2016
Nat Geo WILD - Asia's Amazon - The Forbidden River premieres Fall 2016
Nat Geo WILD - Faces Only a Mother Could Love premieres Fall 2016
Nat Geo WILD - How Dogs Got Their Shapes premieres Fall 2016
Nat Geo WILD - Who's Your Doggie? premieres Fall 2016
Nat Geo WILD - Wild South Africa premieres Fall 2016
Nat Geo WILD - World's Funniest Dogs premieres Fall 2016
Showcase - Incorporated coming this fall 2016
Showcase - Supergirl coming to Showcase fall 2016
Showcase - Travelers premieres this Fall 2016/Winter 2017, Canadian Original
 
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2016 Upfront – Kids Properties

Disney Channel - Bizaardvark premieres June 24
Disney Channel - Elena of Avalor premieres July 22
Disney XD - Future-Worm! premieres August 2016
TELETOON - Atomic Puppet premieres this fall, Canadian Original
TELETOON - Counterfeit Cat premieres this fall, Canadian Original
TELETOON - Supernoobs premieres this fall, Canadian Original
Treehouse - Ranger Rob premieres this fall, Canadian Original
Treehouse - Rusty Rivets premieres this fall, Canadian Original
YTV - Bunsen is a Beast premieres this fall
YTV - Drive Me Crazy coming this fall, Canadian Original
YTV - Legendary Dudas premieres this fall
YTV - Loud House premieres this fall
YTV - Made Up coming this fall, Canadian Original
YTV - Ride premieres this fall, Canadian Original
 
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I found a little more info on the Showcase web site in addition to what was in the general announcement:
Showcase | Blog - Showcase's Exciting 2016/2017 Lineup

Eyewitness, another new arrival, is a drama based on a Norwegian series by the name of Øyevitne. The ten-episode U.S. adaptation is being produced for USA Network. (Source)

Rizzoli and Isles will be returning for its sixth season (which was shown on Super Channel last year.) The last 8 episodes of season 5 will begin on Showcase in July.

Royal Pains is also returning in July, but I'm not sure what season that is. USA Network has announced that the current season (8) will be the last. (Source)
 
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Nelvana and Sony Pictures Animation Sign Global Deal with Disney Channels Worldwide for New Animated Series Hotel Transylvania: The Television Series

Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana and Sony Pictures Animation, today announced that they have licensed the global broadcast and on-demand rights for the new animated series, Hotel Transylvania: The Television Series to Disney Channels Worldwide. The 26×22-minute series is slated to air on Disney Channel in the U.S., Europe (excluding Germany), Latin America, Australia/New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East and Asia in 2017. The series will be produced at the Nelvana Studio in Toronto and roll out across Corus Entertainment’s Disney Channel platforms in Canada.
 
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'Archer' renewed for 3 more seasons on FX (U.S.)

FX U.S. has renewed “Archer” for three additional eight-episode seasons. The move will carry the animated comedy through Season 10. The eighth season, the first covered under the extension, is set to premiere in 2017.

Season 7 of “Archer” was shown day-and-date with the U.S. broadcast on TELETOON at Night in Canada.
 
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I emailed Showcase customer relations about the Royal Pains mixup in episodes and this is the reply I got:

Hi there,

Thank you for your patience as we have been looking into this.

Please be assured that the season 7 premiere episode will air tomorrow night, on Thursday, July 14 at 10pm ET, followed by (a repeat of) the second episode at 11pm ET. We apologize for any confusion caused by this and do hope that you enjoy the rest of the season, which will air regularly on Thursdays at 10pm ET.

Thanks again for your email.
 
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#20 ·
Family Guy and American Dad both disappear from Adult Swim Canada's schedule starting next week. Bob's Burgers will also be moving to Teletoon at Night exclusively starting August 8. ASC's Monday-Thursday schedule will now start out like this:

9pm: Futurama
9:30pm: Rick and Morty
10:00pm: Rick and Morty

The rest of the schedule remains the same. I wonder if they've lost the rights to Family Guy and American Dad? Difficult to imagine them removing those shows for any reason, even if it's only for a few weeks.
 
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Corus Entertainment Brings Families Exciting New Content To Canada's Top Kids Networks

YTV Programming Information
Ride (20 x 30 minutes) – WORLD PREMIERE
Airs: Monday to Thursday at 7 p.m. ET/PT beginning September 5

Tricked (20 x 30 minutes) – WORLD PREMIERE
Airs: Monday to Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. ET beginning September 5

The Loud House (26 x 30 minutes) – NETWORK PREMIERE
Airs: Monday to Friday at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT beginning September 6

The Lego Movie (1 x 101 minutes) – NETWORK PREMIERE
Airs: Monday, September 5 at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT

Treehouse Programming Information
Ranger Rob (52 x 11 minutes) – WORLD PREMIERE
Airs: Monday to Sunday at 6:25 p.m. ET/PT beginning September 5

TELETOON Programming Information
Teen Titans Go! and Powerpuff Girls
Airs: Weekdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. ET/PT beginning Monday, September 5
Teen Titans Go! Weekdays at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT
The Powerpuff Girls Weekdays at 5 p.m. ET/PT – NETWORK PREMIERE

Weekend Morning Cartoon Block – NEW EPISODES
Airs: Saturday and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET/PT beginning Saturday, September 10

Includes new episodes of:
Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks – airs Saturdays and Sundays at 7:30 a.m. ET/PT
Camp Lakebottom – airs Saturdays at 8 a.m. ET/PT
Rescue Bots – airs Sundays at 8 a.m. ET/PT
Be Cool Scooby-Doo! – airs Saturdays and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT
Wabbit– airs Saturdays and Sundays at 9 a.m. ET/PT
Lego Nexo Knights – airs Saturdays and Sundays at 9:30 a.m. ET/PT
 
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HGTV Canada Stacks Sunday Nights With New Series From Superstars Scott McGillivray and Bryan Baeumler

Beginning September 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Canadians get a closer look at Scott McGillivray and his endearing family as he builds their forever home in Moving the McGillivrays. At 10 p.m. ET/PT, Bryan Baeumler invites fans to experience the trials and tribulations of managing a contracting business in Bryan Inc. Each series is accompanied by a robust digital component at HGTV.ca that gives fans a closer look at the personal and professional lives of their favourite HGTV Canada all-stars through digital short series.
 
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