CORUS ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES 2017/18 SPECIALTY LINEUP WITH A DYNAMIC RANGE OF POWERHOUSE PROGRAMMING AND PERENNIAL FAVOURITES
ENTERTAINMENT
Bolstering
Showcase’s outstanding lineup is the captivating new fall series,
The Sinner. Also debuting this fall, gripping new scripted drama
Absentia stars Canadian Stana Katic (Castle). Then, based on the comic book series, the all-new drama for 2018 is
Marvel’s Runaways. Also finding a home on the network is the fourth season of the Golden Globe-winning series
Transparent. Signature hits returning to Showcase this fall include: season two of
Travelers, the third season of the suspenseful Golden Globe-winning hacker series
Mr. Robot and season three of
Supergirl.
HISTORY celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with intriguing titles and the previously announced new, original series
Bud Dynasty and
Hunting Nazi Treasure. New fall series
Knightfall chronicles the mysterious but true accounts of the Knights Templar. The corruption and bloodshed culminate later this year with the season five premiere of this year’s #1 Specialty Entertainment program
Vikings.
Following the successful launch of
The Bachelorette Canada on
W Network,
The Bachelor Canada debuts this fall. The long-awaited third season of
Outlander finds a new home on W Network. New serialized military drama and conspiracy thriller
Valor stars Matt Barr and Christina Ochoa. The fourth season of
Mozart in the Jungle debuts this year, followed by powerful new seasons of hit dramas
The Good Fight,
Nashville, and
Imposters.
This summer,
ABC Spark, Corus’ millennial-focused network and home to hit dramas
The Fosters and
BEYOND, debuts new series
The Bold Type. Also slated to premiere on the network in 2018 are
Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger and
college-ish.
LIFESTYLE
Following a show-stopping
All-Stars edition,
Top Chef Canada returns in spring 2018 for a sixth season to
Food Network Canada, as a new crop of the country’s most talented chefs go knife-to-knife in demanding culinary challenges. New series
The Baker Sisters takes viewers on a guilt-free road trip to sample mouth-watering sweets from some of the best bakeries in North America; the one-hour special
Bake It Possible! crowns the champion of Pillsbury and Betty Crocker’s epic baking contest; and Canadian Screen Award-nominated celebrity chef Anna Olson showcases her baking mastery in a new season of
Bake with Anna Olson. Two brand new series this year feature iconic Guy Fieri and Duff Goldman, respectively in
Guy’s Family Road Trip and in
Dessert Games. Also new this fall is
Bakers vs. Fakers, where amateur bakers show off their sweet skills and compete against professional chefs, and a new season of
Worst Cooks In America: Celebrity Edition.
HGTV Canada’s heavy-hitting hosts Mike Holmes and Scott McGillivray bring inspiring new series to the schedule this year. In the new fall series
Holmes: Buy It Right, Mike Holmes applies his construction expertise and creative vision to help people search for their dream home. Also coming this fall is the new, breakout hit series
Home Town, which premiered to record audiences on HGTV this spring in the U.S. Debuting in spring 2018 is new series
Buyers Bootcamp. Two brand-new and several returning hit Canadian original series join the HGTV Canada schedule this year.
Sarah Off the Grid and
Worst to First. New episodes of
Property Brothers and
Property Brothers: Buying and Selling also debut this fall, followed by brand new seasons of
Bryan Inc. and Canadian Screen Award-nominated
Masters of Flip later this year.
Coming soon to
Lifetime, critically-acclaimed series
UnREAL starring Shiri Appleby continues to push the limits with its highly anticipated season three premiere.
KIDS
At the helm of its powerful, family-friendly suite of children’s networks is
YTV.
The Zone, YTV’s flagship after-school programming block kicks back weekdays from 4 p.m.– 6 p.m. ET/PT with countless new episodes of the most popular animated
Nickelodeon series including
SpongeBob SquarePants and
The Loud House, followed by primetime family viewing with new episodes of Nickelodeon’s best live-action series
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn,
Henry Danger,
Hunter Street, and
Game Shakers. New original series added to YTV’s 2017/18 schedule include
Mysticons (
Nelvana) and
ReBoot: The Guardian Code.
Treehouse, Canada’s #1 preschool network (K2-6), ushers in fall with new episodes of the popular Nickelodeon series
Rusty Rivets, and new episodes of the dynamic duo,
Max & Ruby.
Animation domination continues on
TELETOON with new seasons and episodes of beloved
Cartoon Network series such as
Ben 10,
Amazing World of Gumball,
We Bare Bears, and
Steven Universe. Plus, this fall, new series
Hotel Transylvania: The Series joins the action-packed weekend morning lineup on TELETOON.
Corus continues to bring the magic of Disney to families every day with its robust roster of new series and returning hits. The two fastest-growing kids networks in Canada,
Disney Channel and
Disney Junior, set the stage with highly-anticipated premieres. Disney Channel kicks off summer with the premiere of the Disney Channel Original Movie
Descendants 2 and the return of everyone’s favourite psychic in the new series,
Raven’s Home. Rounding out the schedule are new seasons from the coming-of-age series
Andi Mack and brave new heroine,
Elena of Avalor. Disney Junior welcomes an unusual but friendly face to its lineup with the new preschool series
Vampirina. Then, the franchise-classic
DuckTales returns to
Disney XD in a new series starring David Tennant and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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CORUS ENTERTAINMENT PROUDLY BOLSTERS ITS DIVERSE 2017/18 PROGRAMMING SLATE WITH NEW AND RETURNING CANADIAN ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS