ORIGINAL COMEDY SLATE
New Original Series
- SORT OF (Premieres Tues. Oct. 5 on CBC Gem and Tues. Nov. 9 on CBC TV; 8x30)
- STRAYS (Premieres Tues. Sept. 14 on CBC TV and CBC Gem; 10x30)
- RUN THE BURBS (Winter 2022; 13x30)
- SON OF A CRITCH (Winter 2022; 13x30)
Returning Original Comedies & Festivals
ORIGINAL DRAMA SLATE
New Original Dramas
- MOONSHINE (Premieres Tues. Sept. 14; 8x60)
- THE PORTER (A CBC and BET+ original series; Winter 2022; 8x60)
- THE RED (New greenlight for 2022-23, one-hour drama)
Returning Original Dramas
FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
Returning Factual Formats & Series:
DOCUMENTARIES
CBC commissions an average of 80 documentaries each year for CBC, CBC Gem and
documentary Channel and also acquires additional documentaries. This upcoming year, CBC will both commission and acquire one-hour documentaries under the banner of
THE PASSIONATE EYE, which now moves to the CBC TV schedule this fall. CBC Docs POV documentaries will now be greenlit and broadcast under
THE PASSIONATE EYE brand.
New original docs this upcoming year include:
- HAROLD BALLARD: POWER PLAYER
- SPIRIT TO SOAR
- SUPERFAN
CBC SPORTS
As Canada's Olympic and Paralympic Network, CBC will provide coverage leading up to, during and after the
OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 (July 23 - Aug 8),
TOKYO 2020 PARALYMPIC GAMES (Aug 24 - Sept 5),
OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES BEIJING 2022 (Feb 4 - 20, 2022) and
PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES (Mar 4 - 13, 2022). In addition to the Olympic Games coverage, CBC SPORTS will continue to keep Canadians connected to the world of high-performance sport through weekly staple
ROAD TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES, available on CBC TV and CBC Gem, as well as live streams of key competitions on
cbcsports.ca and the CBC Sports app.
CBC KIDS
CBC Kids will launch new programming for kids and tweens across all platforms this upcoming year, including a new season of award-winning tween series
DETENTION ADVENTURE (Season 3; Fall 2021) and new original series
UKULELE U (Winter 2022; 52x7). For the preschool audience, CBC Kids will launch
GARY'S MAGIC FORT (Fall 2021; 13x11). CBC Kids will also offer the world premiere of animated series
BIG BLUE (Fall 2021; 52x11) for kids 5-9.
CBC NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
INTERNATIONAL SERIES
All the above links point directly to the CBC site. See the
full press release for new program descriptions. CBC GEM ORIGINAL SERIES are posted in the Gem thread.