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Bell Media Specialty Channel 2019-20 schedules

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This thread will discuss the schedule updates for the Bell Media Specialty Channels for the 2019-20 broadcast year. Here is an alphabetical list of Bell Media Specialty Channels, including French channels:

Animal Planet, BNN Bloomberg, Canal D, Canal Vie, Cinépop, CP24, CTV Comedy Channel, CTV Drama Channel, CTV Life Channel, CTV Sci-Fi Channel, CTV News Channel, Discovery, Discovery Science, Discovery Velocity, E!, Investigation, Investigation Discovery, MTV, Much, Super Écran, 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.

There is a separate thread for Crave Schedules Including HBO, Starz, Showtime and Movies.
 
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Bell Media Confirms 70 Original Productions for 2019/2020 Season

In advance of tomorrow’s #CTVUpfront, Bell Media confirmed today its first wave of new and returning original entertainment programming for the 2019/20 season. With 31 new original programs announced to date, and more to be confirmed in the coming days and weeks, a total of 70 original English-language programs will be produced in the coming season in partnership with independent production companies and in-house at Bell Media Studios.

In addition to the productions announced by Bell Media Studios last week, Bell Media’s 2019/20 Original Productions slate includes the following:

NEW Bell Media Original Series and Specials for 2019/20 (by channel):

CTV Life Channel
LET’S BRUNCH
CHRISTMAS WITH BONACINI (one-hour holiday special)
WATTS ON THE GRILL FOR THANKSGIVING (special)

Discovery
MAKE IT TO THE MOON
VW WOODSTOCK BUS (one-hour special)
CLEARED FOR CHAOS: 9/11 (documentary special)
UNABOMBER: THE MAD TRUTH (four-part series)

Investigation Discovery
IF I SHOULD DIE
UNEXPLAINED 911

Much Studios
POSITIVE (A Much Studios’ Original Documentary)

Returning Bell Media Original Productions Confirmed to Date for 2019/20 (by channel):

CTV Comedy Channel
THE STAND-UP SHOW WITH JON DORE and four unique presentations from Just For Laughs Television.
CORNER GAS ANIMATED premieres Season 2 on July 1 with 11 all-new episodes.

CTV Drama Channel
CARTER is currently in production for Season 2, which is set to debut later this year, exclusively on CTV Drama.

CTV Life Channel
SPENCER’S BIG 30 Season 3
BONACINI’S ITALY returns for a second season.
WATTS ON THE GRILL Season 2

CTV Sci-Fi Channel
KILLJOYS returns July 19

Discovery
MAYDAY is currently in the first half of its 19th season, Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
HELLFIRE HEROES returns this fall for Season 2.
HIGHWAY THRU HELL is back for Season 8 in 2019.
HEAVY RESCUE: 401 returns for Season 4 in early 2020.

Animal Planet
BIGGEST AND BADDEST returns for a third season.
KERI: PRAIRIE VET returns for a third season.
WILD BEAR RESCUE returns for Season 3 on June 14.

Investigation Discovery
FEAR THY NEIGHBOUR returns for Season 6 this fall.

See the full press release for new show descriptions. CTV and Crave news will be posted in their respective threads.

Please use the Rebrand thread to discuss the new channel names: CTV Drama Channel, CTV Sci-Fi Channel, CTV Comedy Channel, and CTV Life Channel.
 
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Bolstered by New Acquisitions, New CTV Suite of Specialty Channels to Be Unveiled Sept. 12

CTV’s Entertainment Specialty Channels’ New 2019-20 Acquisitions:

CTV COMEDY CHANNEL
COLD AS BALLS (Fall, 11 x 30)
MAD ABOUT YOU (2019, 12 x :30)
TACOMA FD (Fall, 10 x :30)
Returning series: THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH and FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE.

CTV SCI-FI CHANNEL
RESIDENT ALIEN (2020, 10 x 60)
Previously announced: STAR TREK: PICARD
Returning series: STAR TREK: DISCOVERY and CASTLE ROCK.

CTV DRAMA CHANNEL
GOLD DIGGER (Fall, 6 x :60)
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (Fall, 10 x :60)
Returning series: KILLING EVE and THE HANDMAID’S TALE (Season 3 premieres this Sunday, June 9 at 9 p.m. ET)

CTV LIFE CHANNEL
JAMIE’S ULTIMATE VEG (Fall, 6 x :60)
Returning series: JAMIE AND JIMMY’S FOOD FIGHT CLUB, ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY, MARTHA AND SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER PARTY, and home-cooked series BONACINI’S ITALY and WHERE TO I DO.

Additional marquee programming rolls out across other Bell Media Entertainment Specialties this fall, including:

Discovery: programming block SHARKWEEK returns Sunday, July 28, and MAKE IT TO THE MOON is slated to premiere this summer.
Much: comedy favourites DRUNK HISTORY, SOUTH PARK, and TOSH.O return this fall.
MTV: JERSEY SHORE: FAMILY VACATION and THE CHALLENGE are all back.
E!: TEMPTATION ISLAND returns, the PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS lands on November 10, and E! red carpet specials fuel fashion-hungry viewers all award-season long.
 
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CTV announced today an innovative brand and content agreement with Harlequin Studios, which will see CTV commission more than 20 made-for-television films for its newly rebranded CTV Drama Channel. The initial commitment represents more than 40 hours of new Canadian content for CTV Drama. The movies are set to debut as part of the just -announced CTV Drama Channel lineup in a Harlequin-branded program block.

The first title has a planned Canadian premiere in Q4 2019 on CTV Drama as well as Bell Media’s VRAK French-language specialty channel. Production on Harlequin Movies will take place in Canada and abroad with more new titles debuting in 2020 and beyond. Additional production details will be announced in the coming months.

Full Press Release
 
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Canadian TV Icon Mike Holmes Joins CTV, Announces New Series HOLMES FAMILY RESCUE

CTV announced live today from the #CTVUpfront in Toronto that Canadian TV icon Mike Holmes and his family are coming to Bell Media. The new partnership is anchored by the development and production of the all-new original television series HOLMES FAMILY RESCUE, featuring Holmes teaming up with his children Mike Jr. and Sherry in their biggest show yet, a Summer 2020 tent-pole series for CTV.

Also announced as part of this extensive new partnership and solidifying the Holmes family as CTV Life Channel’s foremost personalities is a second 12-episode series, HOLMES 911, premiering this fall on CTV Life Channel. CTV Life Channel will also feature a vast library of previous programming from the family’s Make It Right production company, including the 2018 series HOLMES: NEXT GENERATION, which will be available to Canadian viewers for the very first time.
 
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Star Trek: Picard will premiere in early 2020. Brent Spiner (Commander Data), Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine), Jonathan Del Arco (Hugh), Jonathan Frakes (Commander William T. Riker) and Marina Sirtis (Counselor Deanna Troi) will make appearances in the new series. Photos and trailer available here. The series will be available on Space, Z, and Crave.

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There will be six new STAR TREK: SHORT TREKS. (Source)

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Doom Patrol has been renewed for a second season in 2020 on WarnerMedia's streaming services in the U.S. (Source) Space (CTV Sci-Fi) has the Canadian rights.
 
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Hulu Renews The Handmaid's Tale for a Fourth Season. (Source) Bravo shows the series in Canada.

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Animal Planet U.S. announced that AMANDA TO THE RESCUE Season Two premieres Fall 2019. A special two-hour crossover episode with PIT BULLS & PAROLEES is planned. (Source) Both series air on Animal Planet Canada.
 
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Investigation Discovery U.S. announced that HOMICIDE HUNTER: LT. JOE KENDA returns for its ninth and final season on Wednesday, August 28 with 20 episodes. (Source) The series is shown on Investigation Discovery Canada.

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Mega Marine Machines premieres on Discovery Science Canada on August 9 at 10 PM ET. (Zap2it) It appears the episodes aired on the U.S. channel under the name MEGA MACHINES: SEA GIANTS in October 2018.
 
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BEYOND INNOVATION airs on BNN Bloomberg beginning Saturday, August 10 at 9 p.m. ET. (Press Release)

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Canadian documentary THE WOODSTOCK BUS premieres Thursday, Aug. 15 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT exclusively on Discovery. See the press release for more info and a trailer.

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Ex on the Beach moves to Thursday nights at 9:00/8:00c on MTV Canada and U.S. (Source, confirmed on Zap2it)

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MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 premieres Wednesday, August 28 with expanded 90-minute episodes. (Source, confirmed on Twitter for MTV Canada)
 
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In the new made in Canada documentary special, Discovery uncovers how these unsung heroes managed to safely land over 200 planes without incident in 9/11: CLEARED FOR CHAOS, premiering Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT on Discovery. The documentary also streams on Crave the same day. (Bell Media press release)

WHY WE HATE six-part series will begin airing on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 at 10:00pm on Discovery Channel, with additional episodes airing each subsequent Sunday. (Bell Media press release)

TOTAL DIVAS new season premieres on E! on Wednesday, October 2 at 10 p.m. ET. (Bell Media press release)

Comedy Central has picked up a 16-episode seventh season Drunk History. (Deadline)
 
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CTV Life Channel (aka gusto) airs 12 one-hour episodes of HOLMES 911 Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT beginning Sept. 17. Encore presentations air Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Life Channel. Episodes of HOLMES 911 are also available on-demand and streaming on CTVLife.ca. CTV Life Channel also features a vast library of previous programs from the Holmes family’s Make It Right production company. (Bell Media press release)

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Castle Rock ten-episode Season 2 Premiere Date: Wednesday, October 23 on Hulu. (Source) CTV Sci-Fi Channel (aka Space) shows the series in Canada.

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USA Network announced a Season 5 pickup of Queen of the South which aired its Season 4 finale last night. (Source) CTV Drama Channel (aka Bravo) says Season 4 will premiere this fall.

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Comedy Central ordered a 10-episode second season of South Side (Source) The series airs on Much in Canada.

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Tosh returns Sep 17, Crank Yankers and South Park start Sep. 25 on Much. (https://twitter.com/Much)
 
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