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Bell Media Specialty Channel 2017-18 schedules

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This thread will discuss the schedule updates for the Bell Media Specialty Channels for the 2017-18 broadcast year. Here is an alphabetical list of Bell Media Specialty Channels, including French channels:

Animal Planet, BNN (Business News Network), Bravo, Canal D, Canal Vie, Cinépop, Comedy, Comedy Gold, CP24, CTV News, CTV News Channel, Discovery, Discovery Science, Discovery Velocity, E!, ESPN Classic, Gusto, HBO Canada, Investigation, Investigation Discovery, MTV, Much, RDS, RDS INFO, RDS2, Space, Super Écran, The Movie Network, TMN Encore, TSN, VRAK, Z

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. I don't post sports news since that is best discussed in the sports forum.
 
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Bell Media Secures Specialty Pick-Ups PHILIP K. DICK'S ELECTRIC DREAMS, KRYPTON, and LIFE SENTENCE at L.A. Screenings

Bell Media announced today the acquisition of three marquee dramas for its Space and Bravo channels for 2017/2018 broadcast year:
PHILIP K. DICK’S ELECTRIC DREAMS (Fall, 10 x :60, Bravo)
LIFE SENTENCE (2018, 13 x :60, Bravo)
KRYPTON (2018, 13 x :60, Space)

The three series join Bell Media’s lineup of exclusive upcoming specialty programming including big buzz series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY; the upcoming post-THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH series, starring current DAILY SHOW correspondent, Jordan Klepper (Comedy); the next chapter in the Kardashian opus, LIFE OF KYLIE (E!), premiering Thursday, July 6 at 10 p.m. ET; and unscripted series SIESTA KEY coming to MTV later this year.

Bell Media also confirmed today the pick-up of post STAR TREK: DISCOVERY companion after-show, TALKING TREK for Space.
 
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Canada's Best Original Content Lives Here: Bell Media Studios Announces 2017/18 Original Productions

Bell Media’s newly minted independent and in-house production arm Bell Media Studios confirmed today its slate of new and returning, English-language, original entertainment programming. With 19 new original programs to be produced in partnership with independent production companies or autonomously, Bell Media will introduce more new original series for the upcoming broadcast year than any year in recent memory. The company plans to spend nearly $900M overall on original French and English production in 2017/18.

New Bell Media Original Series and Specials for 2017/18:

Drama
THE DETAIL (CTV) (ICF Films/eOne; 10 x :60).
THE DISAPPEARANCE (CTV) (Productions Casablanca/NBCUniversal International Studios; 6 x :60).

Comedy
THE INDIAN DETECTIVE (CTV) (Big Light Productions/Blue Ice Pictures/Wonder Films; 4 x :60).
CORNER GAS ANIMATED (Comedy) (Prairie Pantoons/Moving Mountoons; 13 x :30).

Reality
THE LAUNCH (CTV) (Bell Media Studios/Big Machine Label Group/Eureka/ Insight Productions; 6 x :60).

Factual
LAST STOP GARAGE (Discovery) (Proper Television, 12 x :30).
ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAILROAD (Discovery) (Cineflix Productions, 8 x :60).
HELLFIRE HEROES (Discovery) (Pixcom, 10 x :60).

Documentaries
Coming this fall to CTV is the new Tragically Hip documentary (Banger Films).
SATURN: INSIDE THE RINGS (Discovery) one-hour special (Exploration Production Inc. (EPI)).
DRAIN ALCATRAZ (Discovery) (Northern Sky Entertainment).

Lifestyle
SHEMAR MOORE’S HOME INVASION (CTV/Bravo) (Bell Media Studios/Insight Productions).
MINOR RENOVATIONS (Bravo), (MGM Television/Highway Entertainment; 5 x :30).
FLOUR POWER (Gusto) (Gusto Worldwide Media; 13 x :30).
FRESH MARKET DINNERS (Gusto) (Gusto Worldwide Media; 10 x :30).
WATTS ON THE GRILL (Gusto) (Gusto Worldwide Media; 13 x :30).

Specials
THE INVICTUS GAMES 2017 OPENING CEREMONY (CTV) and THE INVICTUS GAMES 2017 CLOSING CEREMONY (CTV).

Returning Bell Media Original Series Confirmed To Date for 2017/18:

Drama
The fourth and final season of 19-2 (CTV/Bravo) (Sphère Media Plus/Echo Media).
Season 2 of CARDINAL (CTV) (eOne/Sienna Films).
Season 2 of FRONTIER (Discovery) (Take the Shot Productions/ASAP Entertainment).
Space’s KILLJOYS (Space) returns for a third season (Temple Street).
Season 2 of WYNONNA EARP (Space) (SEVEN24 Films).
Final season of ORPHAN BLACK (Space) (Temple Street).
Bell Media also welcomes Canadian series DARK MATTER for a third season to the 2017/18 slate (Space) (Prodigy Pictures).

Comedy
Half-hour satirical news sensation THE BEAVERTON (Comedy) has been greenlit for a second season (Pier 21 Films).
Season 5 of JFL: ALL ACCESS (Comedy). A sixth season goes into production this summer at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montréal (Just For Laughs Television).
LETTERKENNY (CraveTV) returns for a third season (New Metric Media/DHX Media).

Factual
DAILY PLANET (Discovery) returns for Season 23 (EPI).
HIGHWAY THRU HELL (Discovery) returns for Season 6 (Great Pacific Media).
Season 4 of MIGHTY PLANES (Discovery) (EPI).
HOW IT’S MADE (Discovery) returns for Season 30 (Productions Maj).
MAYDAY (Discovery) Season 17 and Season 18 (Cineflix Productions).
CANADA’S WORST DRIVER (Discovery) enters its 13th season (Proper Television).
Season 2 of TOUGHER THAN IT LOOKS (Discovery) (Proper Television).
Season 2 of HEAVY RESCUE: 401 (Discovery) (Great Pacific Media).
Season 4 of JADE FEVER (Discovery) (Omnifilm Entertainment).

Lifestyle
Season 3 of ONE WORLD KITCHEN (Gusto) (Gusto Worldwide Media).

Music Specials
IHEARTRADIO MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS (Much/CTV).
WE DAY 2017 (CTV/MTV).

Original Bell Media Studios Productions for 2017/18
This fall, Bell Media Studios presents SIDES*, the first-ever Canadian social-media-first series. The weekly live talk show will have its premiere exclusively on social media and the best of the week will then be curated into a one-hour television broadcast called SIDES*XL (Much).

Daytime & Entertainment News
YOUR MORNING (CTV).
THE SOCIAL (CTV).
THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW (CTV).
ETALK (CTV).
INNERSPACE (Space) and its series of after-shows.

See the press release for more detail.
 
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Here are additional programs from the Bell Upfront that weren't mentioned in the press releases:

KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS Season 14 (E!)
JAMIE'S QUICK AND EASY FOOD - New (Gusto)
THE JOKER'S WILD New for Fall 2017 (Much)
SOUTH PARK Season 21 (Much)
BROAD CITY Season 4 (Much)
See Specialty for series descriptions.

Here are details on Big Events airing on the specialty channels:

E! will air the PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS beginning in 2018 with its 44TH annual installment.
MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS (MTV)
WE DAY 2017 - November 2017 (CTV and MTV)
MTV EMAs - November 12, 2017 (Much and MTV)
E! LIVE ON THE RED CARPET at the Academy Awards, The Golden Globes, and the Primetime Emmys.
MTV VMAs 2017 - Sunday, August 27, 2017 (MTV)
2018 IHEARTRADIO MMVAS - Summer 2018 (CTV and Much)
 
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Bell Media might be holding Younger for midseason, since they premiered season 3 last March. TV Land has unusual start dates for this series: 3/31/15, 2/3/16, 9/28/16 and 6/28/17.

EDIT: I also checked the advertising site (E! - Bell Media) but the show wasn't listed. I did find 2 other shows that return this fall for Season 2:
Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian
Total Bellas
 
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I found some additional info on Bell Media's advertising site:

Bravo
MAJOR CRIMES - New Series Coming 2017 (no mention of which season this will be)

Comedy
THIS IS NOT HAPPENING - Season 4 Returns 2017

Discovery
Canada's Worst Driver - Returns Fall 2017
Highway Thru Hell - Season 6 Returns Fall 2017
Mighty Planes - Season 4 Returns Fall 2017
Tougher Than It Looks? - Season 2 Returns Fall 2017
 
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STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Lands in Canada September 24

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY makes its exclusive Canadian broadcast premiere simultaneously on CTV and Space, Sunday, September 24 at 8:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. CT. Episode 2 follows immediately the same evening only on Space. The 15-episode season will roll out in two chapters, with the first eight episodes running from Sunday, Sept. 24 through Sunday, Nov. 5. The second chapter resumes in January 2018. Every episode will also be available to Space subscribers on the newly launched Space GO app, in addition to being available on Space.ca and participating On Demand channels.

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY will also stream exclusively in Canada on CraveTV, with full scheduling details to be released in the coming weeks.
 
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Alexis Bledel Returns for "The Handmaid's Tale" Season Two
The 13-episode second season is scheduled to go back into production this fall and will premiere in 2018. [via press release from Hulu]

The Handmaid's Tale aired on Bravo in Canada. Given the glowing reviews they gave themselves in this press release, I'm sure they will bring it back for season 2.
THE HANDMAID'S TALE Surges To #1 Specialty Broadcast in Canada - Bell Media


TBS's "People of Earth" Returns July 24
The Comedy Network didn't air season 1 in Canada until Christmas last year, so it's hard to say when this will show up.
 
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Bravo Lands New Canadian Detective Procedural, CARTER

Bravo continues to ramp up its slate of exclusive, must-watch dramas with a deal to become the exclusive Canadian production partner for the new, light-hearted detective procedural CARTER. CARTER becomes the newest Original Canadian series for Bravo and the latest partnership between Bell Media and Amaze Film + Television, who is producing the series for Sony Pictures Television Networks’ international channels, including AXN. CARTER premieres on Bravo in early 2018 before joining Canada’s CraveTV streaming service.

Starring Jerry O’Connell and Sydney Tamiia Poitier, the 10-episode, one-hour drama series began production this week in North Bay, Ont.
 
#14 ·
Comedy Central has made the following announcements for shows carried in Canada:

Season 4 of “Broad City” will premiere Wednesday, Sept. 13.

“The Opposition with Jordan Klepper” launches on Sept. 25.

Both “The Jim Jefferies Show” and “The President Show” have had their runs extended into November. The network has ordered 10 more episodes of “The Jim Jefferies Show”; its initial run ends Aug. 15, after which it will take a month-long break before the next batch of episodes will start Sept. 19. “The President Show” has been extended by seven episodes, bringing its total to 22.

Source
 
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WARNING! Sharknado predicted for Canada on August 6 as Space's SHARKNADO 5: GLOBAL SWARMING takes the world by storm

SHARKNADO 5: GLOBAL SWARMING will land on Space, Sunday August 6 at 8 p.m. ET.


'Animal Kingdom' and 'Angie Tribeca' renewed at TNT and TBS

“Animal Kingdom” has been renewed for a third season. The Bravo Advertising Sales page says "Season 2 Coming 2017." (Link)

“Angie Tribeca” has been renewed for a fourth season. Season 3 aired on The Comedy Network in Canada on the same day as the U.S. network.

“Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker’s Wild” launches Nov. 19 on TBS. The game show will appear on MUCH (not necessarily the same date.)

Season 2 of “Good Behavior” will premiere Oct. 15 on TNT. The Bravo Advertising Sales page says "Season 2 Coming 2017."
 
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Discovery Announces 2017/18 Original Programming Slate

In all, Discovery features six brand new programs joining 13 returning original series to headline its schedule for the 2017/18 broadcast year.

Fall 2017 Original Programming Highlights

  • Internationally recognized winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best News or Information Series, DAILY PLANET returns for its 23rd season – Monday-Friday at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT beginning Aug. 28.
  • Top 10 Entertainment Specialty program HIGHWAY THRU HELL returns for Season 6 – Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT beginning Sept. 5.
  • Investigating the stories and science behind major aviation crashes, Season 17 of MAYDAY – Fridays at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT beginning Friday, Sept. 8.
  • Exploring the genius of flight technology with the aid of high-end CGI is Season 4 of MIGHTY PLANES – Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT beginning Sept. 10.
  • Long-time international favourite, HOW IT’S MADE returns for Season 30 – Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT beginning Sept. 11.
  • Traveling the world to explore how everyday objects can be deconstructed and reimagined in incredible ways, MADE BY DESTRUCTION returns for Season 2 – Mondays at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT beginning Sept. 11.
  • **NEW SPECIAL** As its final act, Cassini – the largest interplanetary spacecraft NASA has ever built – will dive into Saturn’s atmosphere, collecting unprecedented science to end its 13-year mission orbiting the ringed jewel of the solar system. The one-hour special SATURN: INSIDE THE RINGS (Friday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) unveils the engineering of the mammoth spacecraft, while shining a light on the team that responsible for a range of incredible discoveries.
  • As new alliances threaten to topple the established power dynamic, loyalities shift and old wounds fester in the thrilling second season of FRONTIER (Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT beginning Oct. 18), headlining Discovery’s fall schedule with a six-episode broadcast event.
  • **NEW SERIES** LAST STOP GARAGE (Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT beginning Oct. 23) follows the often hilarious antics of CRB Automotive, the sole auto repair shop at the end of the only road left before hitting the most remote North American wilderness.
  • Discovery’s most-watched original series among key adult demos, CANADA’S WORST DRIVER (Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT beginning Oct. 23) enters its 13th season.
  • Season 2 of TOUGHER THAN IT LOOKS (Mondays at 11 p.m. ET and 11:30 p.m. ET/8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. PT beginning Oct. 23) stars CANADA’S WORST DRIVER’s Andrew Younghusband in search of wildly different experiences in each episode.
  • **NEW SPECIAL** The world’s most infamous prison was also its most inescapable. But why? Many have tried to solve this mystery, but none have searched beneath the waves…until now. DRAIN ALCATRAZ (November 2017) uses cutting-edge CGI and sophisticated technology to “drain” the seas and scrub the sediments, revealing once and for all why Alcatraz was so difficult to escape.
  • **NEW SPECIAL** Inspired by the best-selling book from author and DAILY PLANET co-host Dan Riskin, MOTHER NATURE IS TRYING TO KILL YOU (Fall 2017) takes viewers on a lively romp through the underbelly of the natural world. With a unique combination of animation and live action footage, Mother Nature has never looked so twisted. The one-hour special brings to life the sordid tales of insects, animals, and creatures behaving in such shocking fashion that viewers will surely never think of nature in the same beautiful, pleasant way again.
  • Long-running international hit MIGHTY SHIPS (December 2017) sets sail on a new high-stakes voyage for Season 10, taking viewers on the journey and below the surface to explore places and technologies that are usually off-limits to land lovers.

Additional NEW Original Series Coming in 2017/18

  • ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAILROAD (Winter 2018) takes viewers on an action-packed journey to discover an extraordinary Canadian way of life, meeting everyone from off-gridders whose sole source of resupply is the rail to the hardy crews who do whatever it takes to keep these extreme railroads running.
  • Character-driven docuseries HELLFIRE HEROES (Spring 2018) gets up-close-and-personal with firefighters who’ll do just about anything to keep their community safe in the bullseye of the forest fire danger zone, Alberta’s remote Slave Lake.

Additional Returning Original Canadian Series Coming in 2017/18

  • Last season’s most-watched Canadian program debut, HEAVY RESCUE: 401 (Winter 2018) returns for a second season to follow Heavy Rescue operators as they keep some of North America’s busiest highways moving.
  • Following the adventures of the jade-mining Bunce Family in northern B.C. is Season 4 of JADE FEVER (Winter 2018).
  • Season 31 of HOW IT’S MADE (Winter 2018) returns for a second helping this broadcast year, continuing to look behind the scenes at how everyday things are manufactured during Season 31.
  • Returning to investigate more major aviation disasters is Season 18 of MAYDAY (Winter 2018).

Leading up to the launch of Discovery’s fall schedule, the most recent previous seasons of key programs HIGHWAY THRU HELL (Season 5, beginning Aug. 15), CANADA’S WORST DRIVER (Season 12, beginning Sept. 12), and GOLD RUSH (Season 7, beginning Sept. 12) are available for subscription-free catch-up viewing on the Discovery GO app, at Discovery.ca, and Set Top Box On-Demand via participating service providers. In addition, beginning Aug. 1, the entire library of past seasons of all three of these hit Discovery programs are available on Discovery GO and On-Demand to subscribers of participating service providers.

Subscribers can also access live streaming or next-day catch-up of Discovery’s entire fall schedule through Discovery GO. All programming is subject to change. Visit discovery.ca to confirm local broadcast times.
 
#23 ·
HBO Renews "Ballers" and "Insecure"
HBO U.S. has renewed the comedy series BALLERS for a fourth season and INSECURE for a third season. Both series were shown on HBO Canada.

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The Fifth And Final Season Of EPISODES Starring Matt LeBlanc Premieres On August 20 At 10 PM ET
Season Two Of DICE Stars Andrew Dice Clay And Returns On August 20 At 10:30 PM ET
SHOWTIME Press Release - Times confirmed on TMN.

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The Deuce premieres on Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 pm - It's on the schedule at HBO Canada, but there's no show page.
Season 8 of the Showtime family drama Shameless will premiere on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 9. Too early to confirm for TMN - there's a show page, but it's just a stub.
Source
 
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Bravo Advertising Sales updates:

MAJOR CRIMES SEASONS 1 – 5 PREMIERE SEPTEMBER 11 | MON – FRI 4PM ET (Season 6 Premieres October 31 on TNT in U.S.)
ANIMAL KINGDOM Season 2 Premiere September 20 | Wednesday at 10PM ET

LAW & ORDER: SVU SEASON 19 PREMIERE SEPTEMBER 30 | SATURDAY AT 9PM ET (Premieres Wednesday, September 27 on CTV)
THE GOOD DOCTOR SERIES PREMIERE SEPTEMBER 30 | SATURDAY AT 11PM ET (Premieres Monday, September 25 on CTV)
 
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