[Dr.Dave]

This thread will discuss the schedule updates for the Blue Ant Media Specialty Channels for the 2018-19 broadcast year, including A.Side, BBC Earth, Cottage Life, HIFI, Love Nature, Makeful TV, Smithsonian Channel and travel + escape.

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.

 

[Dr.Dave]

Blue Ant Media Unveils Biggest-Ever Slate of New Original Programming for its Canadian Channels

Blown Away (10×30’; HD) is a co-production with Netflix which will premiere exclusively in Canada on Makeful in Spring 2019.

Crazy Beautiful Weddings, Season 2 (10×30’; HD) is set to air on Makeful in Fall 2018.

Intervention Canada (10×60’; HD) is the fifth installment which will premiere in Canada on T+E in March 2019.

My Worst Nightmare (10×60’; HD) will premiere on T+E in spring 2019.

Haunted Hospitals (10×60’; HD) will premiere on T+E in fall 2018.

Paranormal 911 (13×60’; HD) is set to premiere on T+E in spring 2019.

Lakefront Luxury, Season 2 (10×30’; HD) will premiere on Cottage Life in spring 2019.

Hope for Wildlife, Season 9 (10×60’; HD) will premiere on Cottage Life in Spring 2019.

The Weather Files (8×60’; HD) is a new documentary series set to air on the Cottage Life channel in August 2018.

Great Canadian Cottages (8×30’; HD) is set to premiere exclusively this fall on the Cottage Life channel.

 

[Dr.Dave]

T+E - www.tandetv.com

IZOMBIE - Network Premiere Tuesday July 3 at 10ET/PT
TRUE HORROR - New Series Premieres Friday July 13 at 10ET/7PT
HAUNTED CASE FILES - New Season Premieres Friday July 13 at 8ET/5PT

Season 1 of The CW series Riverdale began airing on Tuesday, May 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. (Press Release)

 

[Dr.Dave]

BBC Earth is bringing its Canadian audiences the Canadian premiere of Dynasties, produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit and presented by Sir David Attenborough. Set to debut this Fall, the brand new five-part series from the creators of Planet Earth II, follows five of the world’s most celebrated but endangered animals as they do whatever it takes to survive and protect the next generation. The first episode will premiere in Canada across five Blue Ant Media channels, including BBC Earth, Cottage Life, T+E, Love Nature and HIFI. Subsequent episodes will air Saturday nights, exclusively on BBC Earth.

Full Press Release

 

[Dr.Dave]

HIFI is bringing the brand new, current season of Britain’s favourite primetime comedy talk show, The Graham Norton Show, to Canadian television audiences this fall. For the first time, new episodes will air in Canada only a week after they debut to the UK audience. The Graham Norton Show will premiere in Canada on HIFI on Saturday, October 6 at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT. The new episodes will repeat on Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT.

HIFI also broadcasts previously aired episodes of The Graham Norton Show weekdays at 7 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT.

Additionally, beginning on Monday, November 5, HIFI will offer an eight-week free preview giving TV audiences across Canada the opportunity to sample the new season of The Graham Norton Show.

Full Press Release

----

Here's a press release that describes the Blue Ant International distribution at MIPCOM 2018. The press release doesn't mention if any of the programs will be shown in Canada.

 

[reidw]

@BBC Earth: A broadcast date and time would be nice.

 

[Dr.Dave]

BBC Earth announced they had picked up Dynasties from BBC through pre-sales. It will be premiered at a trade show on Oct. 15 where it will go on general sale to broadcasters around the world. (Source) I don't know if they have an exact date when it will be available and when Blue Ant will schedule it.

 

[Dr.Dave]

The new documentary series, Great Canadian Cottages, premieres on the Cottage Life channel on Thursday, October 18 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Full Press Release

 

[Dr.Dave]

The official premiere of T+E’s new, original series, Haunted Hospitals (13×60’; HD) will debut on Friday, October 12 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Additionally, the new series has been pegged to kick off Creep Week (Friday, October 26 to Wednesday, October 31) by featuring a mini-marathon of episodes, including repeated airings of Episodes 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET and the premiere of Episode 3 at 10 p.m. ET.

2018 Creep Week Highlights:

Stephen King’s IT (part one) airs Saturday, October 27 at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT and IT (part two) airs Sunday, October 28 at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. ET

Killers Klowns from Outer Space (1998) airs Saturday, October 27 at 11:00 p.m. ET/12 a.m. PT

Pet Sematary airs Sunday, October 28 at 11:00 p.m. ET/12 a.m. PT

True Horror mini-marathon airs Monday, October 29 from 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. ET

Celebrity Ghost Stories mini-marathon airs Tuesday, October 30 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. ET

Paranormal Activity (2007) and Paranormal Activity (2010) airs back-to-back on October 31 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. ET

T+E is also treating fans to a special, short-form psychological thriller Damaged (8×12’) available now on YouTube.

Full Press Release

 

[Dr.Dave]

Love Nature, a joint venture with Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks, announced its greenlight and commission of Gangs of Lemur Island (5×50’; UHD and HDR). The series will air on Love Nature’s linear and streaming video platforms internationally and via Smithsonian Earth in the US.

Full Press Release

 

[Dr.Dave]

The first episode of Dynasties will premiere in Canada across BBC Earth, Cottage Life, T+E, Love Nature and HIFI on Saturday, November 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Subsequent episodes will air Saturday nights, exclusively on BBC Earth. The brand new five-part series from the creators of Planet Earth II will be presented by Sir David Attenborough.

Full Press Release

Love Nature is on free preview on many providers until January 6.

----

Love Nature 4K, a joint venture between Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks, has commissioned a brand-new factual documentary series, Malawi Wildlife Rescue. The six-part series will air on Love Nature 4K’s linear and streaming video platforms internationally and via Smithsonian Channel in the US.

Full Press Release

 

[Dr.Dave]

Love Nature’s newest original 10-part series, Orangutan Jungle School, will premiere on Sunday, December 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Additional Free Preview highlights on Love Nature:

Into the Wild Colombia (Canadian Premiere, Season 1) airs Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Into the Wild India (Canadian Premiere, Season 1), which airs Fridays at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Lion Ark (Canadian Premiere) premieres Sunday, December 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Rhino Orphanage (Canadian Premiere, Season 1) premieres Sunday, December 9 at 7 p.m. ET and 4 p.m. PT.
Surviving the Amazon (Canadian Premiere, Season 1) premieres Thursday, December 20 at 8 p.m ET/PT.
Animals Decoded (Canadian Premiere, Season 1) premieres Thursday, December 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Operation Maneater (Canadian Premiere, Season 1) premieres on Tuesday, January 1 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Supersenses (Canadian Premiere, Season 1), which premieres on Thursday, January 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

See the full press release for program details.

 

[Dr.Dave]

Love Nature 4K Announces Season 2 Greenlight of Popular 4K Natural History Series Orangutan Jungle School

 

[Dr.Dave]

I saw this program on a list of U.S. premieres and found that the eight-part documentary was actually shown in the UK in 2017. EIGHT DAYS THAT MADE ROME begins on Monday, January 7 at 8 p.m. ET on Smithsonian Channel Canada. (Smithsonian Channel U.S. Press Release)

 

[Dr.Dave]

Blue Ant Media continues its commitment to commissioning original, Canadian content

The Bryk Cottage (6×30’;HD) - Cottage Life.

Bondi Vet: Coast to Coast (10×60’;HD) will premiere exclusively in Canada on the Cottage Life Channel in Spring 2019; treaty co-production between Saloon Media in Canada and WTFN in Australia and will be broadcast on Channel Nine in Australia.

See No Evil, Season 5 (16×60’; HD) will premiere on T+E and A.Side in Canada in spring 2019 and on Discovery ID in the U.S.; co-produced with Saloon Media in Canada and Arrow Media in the UK.

Paranormal Survivor, Season 5 (10×60’; HD) will air on T+E in Spring 2019.

Coolest Places to Stay (working title) (6×30’;HD) will air on Makeful in during the channel’s freeview in April 2019.

Landscape Artist of the Year The original series is coming to Canada, modeled after the UK format.which is a fan favourite on Makeful.

Coming Spring 2019, there will be a plethora of brand new original DIY-themed content for the Cottage Life website including 30 short form videos, 70 non-video content items and 15 episodes of a web series featuring the Brojects, Kevin and Andrew Buckles.

 

[Dr.Dave]

T+E’s Highlights during free preview

HELP! My House is Haunted (12×60’; Season one) Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. ET starting March 16 (Canadian Premiere)

My Worst Nightmare (10×60’; Season one) Saturdays at 9:00 p.m. ET starting March 23 (World Premiere)

Paranormal 911 (13×60’; Season one) Sundays at 8:00 p.m. ET starting March 24 (World Premiere)

Paranormal Survivor (10×60’; Season five) Fridays at 9:00 p.m. ET, starting April 19 (World Premiere)

----

Intervention Canada season 5 premiere April 1 at 9:00 PM ET on T+E (Zap2it)

----

Free Preview Premieres on Cottage Life

World’s Wildest Weather (Canadian Premiere, season two) Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT starting March 11

Lakefront Luxury (World Premiere, season two) Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT, starting March 14

Bondi Vet: Coast to Coast (World Premiere, season one) Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT, starting March 27

The Bryk Cottage (World Premiere, season one) Thursday at 9 p.m. ET/PT, beginning March 28

Hope for Wildlife (World Premiere, season nine) Friday at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, beginning April 5

Log Cabin Fever (Canadian Premiere, season two) Saturdays at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m PT, starting on April 6

Life Below Zero: Canada (30-minute premiere episode; World Premiere Sneak Peek) This 30-minute, premiere episode airs Sunday, April 21 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT. Based on the BBC/Nat Geo series, the full 8 x 60 minutes series airs on Cottage Life in 2020. (Additional press release)

----

Makeful updates:

The Posh Frock Shop Series Premiere Mondays at 8:00 and 8:30 PM ET starting March 18.

Love it or List it Australia season 2 Tuesdays at 9 PM ET starting March 19.

Making It season 1 Wednesdays at 9:00 PM ET starting March 20. (Previously aired on NBC)

Blown Away airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT starting February 20. (Press Release)

Blue Ant Media renewed Best Cake Wins (20×30’; HD) for a second season, now in production in Toronto, Canada. Makeful is currently showing reruns of season 1. (Press Release)

----

Love Nature 4K commissioned a new lion docu-soap Big Cat Country (6×60’; 4K and HD) to air on Love Nature 4K’s linear and streaming video platforms internationally and via Smithsonian Channel in the US. (Press Release)

 

[Dr.Dave]

Epic Yellowstone is currently airing on Love Nature with an episode 1 repeat on Sunday and episode 2 in the regular timeslot this Thursday at 9:00 PM ET. The four-episode series was produced for Smithsonian Channel U.S.

----

America’s Hidden Stories is currently airing on Smithsonian Channel Canada Saturdays at 8 PM ET, with many repeats throughout the week.

----

The four-part series Blue Planet Live will air on BBC Earth on the following schedule (same dates as BBC One in the UK.)

EPISODE 1 Sunday, March 24 at 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM ET
EPISODE 2 Wednesday, March 27 at 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM ET
EPISODE 3 Thursday, March 28 at 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM ET
EPISODE 4 Sunday, March 31 at 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM ET

Smithsonian Channel and BBC Earth are on free preview until April 7.

 

[Dr.Dave]

Makeful
Handmade Hotels Season 1 Monday, April 1 at 10:00 PM

T+E
Love After Lockup Season 2 Monday, April 1 at 10:00 PM (post-WE tv Dec. 2018)
Clique Season 2 Tuesday, April 2 at 10:00 PM (post-BBC UK Nov. 2018)

 

[Dr.Dave]

Saloon Media, a Blue Ant Media company, announces the greenlight by Travel Channel (US) and T+E (Canada) of The Witches of Salem, a new four-part docudrama series about America’s infamous 17th-century witch trials. (Blue Ant Media press release)

----

The new one-hour documentary BLACK HOLE HUNTERS premieres Friday, April 12 at 9 PM ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel in the U.S. and Canada. (Smithsonian Channel U.S. Press Release)

----

Rome's Chariot Superstar will premiere on April 21 at 8 PM ET on Smithsonian Channel Canada.

 

[Dr.Dave]

Cottage Life
Supervet season 13 premiere April 17 at 10:00 PM ET, post-Channel 4 UK March 6, 6-episode season.

Smithsonian Channel
Aerial Britain series premiere April 28 at 9:00 PM ET, same date as U.S., 4-episode season.
Inside Mighty Machines series premiere April 30 at 8:00 PM ET, post-U.S. April 28, 6-episode season.