[Dr.Dave]

CTV Channel Group Programming Highlights: Nov. 30 - Dec. 6

Wednesday, Dec. 2
THE MASKED SINGER – All-new two-hour episode at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CTV
The Winter Finales of THE CONNERS and THE GOLDBERGS are bumped from the schedule, but CTV has unnamed episodes of each airing Dec. 9.

Friday, Dec. 4
MAGNUM P.I. Season 3 premiere at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV
BLUE BLOODS Season 11 premiere at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV

 

[Dr.Dave]

57th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DADDIES TELETHON on Saturday, Dec. 5 beginning at 11 a.m. AT on CTV Atlantic, also available for live streaming throughout the day on CTVAtlantic.ca. (Press Release)

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CTV Announces Red Hot January Schedule

Mayim Bialik (THE BIG BANG THEORY) returns to CTV in new comedy series CALL ME KAT (Jan. 3), alongside previously announced new unscripted series THE MASKED DANCER (Dec. 27). Returning series THE ROOKIE (Jan. 3), THE RESIDENT (Jan. 12), and 9-1-1: LONE STAR (Jan. 18).

CTV’s January schedule also features complete coverage of the NFL playoffs, including the NFL WILD CARD ROUND beginning Jan. 9, the NFL DIVISIONAL ROUND beginning Jan. 16, and the NFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS beginning Jan. 24, all on the road to SUPER BOWL LV (Feb. 7).

CTV January 2021 Lineup
All programming is subject to change (all times ET; visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). * = simulcast. All programming is available live and on-demand on CTV.ca and CTV app.

Monday
7 p.m. – ALL RISE
8:30 p.m. – BOB HEART ABISHOLA*
9 p.m. – 9-1-1: LONE STAR* (Jan. 18) – Season Premiere
10 p.m. – THE GOOD DOCTOR*

Tuesday
8 p.m. – THE RESIDENT* (Jan. 12) – Season Premiere
9 p.m. – THIS IS US*
10 p.m. – BIG SKY*

Wednesday
8 p.m. – THE MASKED DANCER* (Jan. 6) – Regular Timeslot Premiere (special premiere Sunday, Dec. 27 at 8 p.m.)
9 p.m. – THE CONNERS*
9:30 p.m. ET – THE GOLDBERGS
10 p.m. – FOR LIFE*

Thursday
8 p.m. – YOUNG SHELDON*
8:30 p.m. – B POSITIVE*
9 p.m. – CALL ME KAT* (Jan. 7) – Regular Timeslot Premiere (special premiere Sunday, Jan. 3 at 8 p.m.)
10 p.m. – LAW & ORDER: SVU

Friday
8 p.m. – SHARK TANK*
9 p.m. – MAGNUM P.I.*
10 p.m. – BLUE BLOODS*

Sunday
NFL PLAYOFFS* (Beginning Jan. 9; check local listings for times)
10 p.m. – THE ROOKIE* (Jan. 3) – Season Premiere

 

[Dr.Dave]

CTV 2020 Holiday Programming Lineup

Viewers can enjoy all of CTV’s holiday programming on the network’s Holiday Hub available on the all-new CTV.ca and the CTV App, with no subscription or sign-in required. Available into the new year, CTV’s Holiday Hub includes more than 150 hours of movies, Christmas classics, and holiday-themed episodes, including throwback series COMMUNITY, THE JEFFERSON’S, and WHO’S THE BOSS, plus seasonal selections from THE BIG BANG THEORY, THE GOLDBERGS, and SEINFELD. CTV’s Holiday Hub also treats viewers to recipes, gift guides, and access to binge full seasons of JANN Seasons 1-2, CARDINAL Seasons 1-4, and LOVE ISLAND Season 2 over the holidays.

Highlights of CTV’s holiday schedule are below. See the full press release for descriptions of the new specials.

CTV Holiday 2020 Premiere Dates:
Note: All programming is subject to change. All times ET (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). All programming is available on the all-new CTV.ca and CTV app.

Thursday, Dec. 3
8 p.m. – EVERY DAY IS CHRISTMAS (CTV2) – MOVIE

Friday, Dec. 4
8 p.m. – COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (CTV2) – MOVIE

Saturday, Dec. 5
1 p.m. – DEAR SANTA – MOVIE
3 p.m. – CHRISTMAS ENCORE (CTV2) – MOVIE
7 p.m. – THE ORIGINAL SANTA CLAUS PARADE (CTV and CTV2) – SPECIAL

Wednesday, Dec. 9
9:30 p.m. – THE GOLDBERGS – “Hanukkah On The Seas” – HOLIDAY-THEMED EPISODE

Friday, Dec. 11
8 p.m. – EVERY CHRISTMAS HAS A STORY (CTV2) – MOVIE

Saturday, Dec. 12
3 p.m. – LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS (CTV2) – MOVIE
7 p.m. – THE SOUND OF MUSIC – MOVIE
7 p.m. – A TWIST OF CHRISTMAS (CTV2) – MOVIE
9 p.m. – A ROSE FOR CHRISTMAS (CTV2) – MOVIE

Tuesday, Dec. 15
9 p.m. – MY CHRISTMAS DREAM (CTV2) – MOVIE

Friday, Dec. 18
1 p.m. – THE SOCIAL: YEAR IN REVIEW – SPECIAL

Saturday, Dec. 19
1 p.m. – CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY – MOVIE
7 p.m. – DOUBLE YOUR DISH: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS – “Holiday Feast For Days” – HOLIDAY-THEMED EPISODE
7:30 p.m. – DOUBLE YOUR DISH: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS – “Ginger All The Way” – HOLIDAY-THEMED EPISODE
8 p.m. – GLOBAL CITIZEN PRIZE – SPECIAL
9 p.m. – CHRISTMAS UNWRAPPED – MOVIE

Sunday, Dec. 20
8 p.m. – MARVEL STUDIOS’ IRON MAN 3 – MOVIE

Monday, Dec. 21
7 p.m. – ETALK PRESENTS – 2020: THE YEAR EVERYTHING CHANGED – SPECIAL
8 p.m. – CHRISTMAS EVER AFTER – MOVIE
9 p.m. – LET IT SNOW (CTV2) – MOVIE

Tuesday, Dec. 22
7 p.m. – ETALK REWIND 2020: CHANGE AND ACTION – SPECIAL
8 p.m. – THE CHRISTMAS SET UP – MOVIE
9 p.m. – MARRY ME AT CHRISTMAS (CTV2) – MOVIE
10 p.m. – A RUSSELL PETERS CHRISTMAS – SPECIAL

Wednesday, Dec. 23
7 p.m. – ETALK PRESENTS: THE FEMALE FORCE – SPECIAL
8 p.m. – SILENT NIGHT: A SONG FOR THE WORLD– NEW SPECIAL
10 p.m. – JANN ARDEN ONE NIGHT ONLY – SPECIAL

Thursday, Dec. 24
7 p.m. – ETALK OPEN HOUSE: HOLIDAY EDITION – SPECIAL
8 p.m. – IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE – MOVIE
9 p.m. – A CHRISTMAS CAROL (CTV2) – MOVIE
11:30 p.m. – A CHRISTMAS DETOUR (CTV2) – MOVIE

Friday, Dec. 25
8 p.m. – THE POLAR EXPRESS – MOVIE
10 p.m. – CORNER GAS ANIMATED –“Tinsel-itis” – HOLIDAY-THEMED EPISODE

Monday, Dec. 28
8 p.m. – HOWIE MANDEL: BUT, ENOUGH ABOUT ME – SPECIAL

Tuesday, Dec. 29
8 p.m. – ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND – MOVIE

Wednesday, Dec. 30
8 p.m. – DAVID FOSTER: OFF THE RECORD – SPECIAL

Friday, Jan. 1
8 p.m. – PADDINGTON 2 – MOVIE

 

[Dr.Dave]

The second annual GLOBAL CITIZEN PRIZE airs Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at 8 p.m. ET on CTV and includes Ryerson University student Yanique Brandford as the winner of the Global Citizen Prize: Canada Hero Award. (Bell Media Press Release) NBC airs the program at the same time.

 

[Dr.Dave]

Ellen DeGeneres has tested positive for COVID-19, and has stopped production on her daytime talk show until after the holidays. (Deadline) The Ellen DeGeneres Show airs on CTV and is syndicated on various U.S. stations.

 

[Dr.Dave]

The new one-hour event, CELEBRATING GREATNESS: A CANADA’S WALK OF FAME SPECIAL, debuts Friday, Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV and will be available on CTV.ca and the CTV app afterwards. (Press Release)

 

[Dr.Dave]

Bell Media announced it has completed a deal with FOX for their acquisition of the new CTV Original series HOLMES FAMILY EFFECT for the 2020/21 midseason schedule. The four-part series, which has completed production, makes its broadcast premiere in Canada on CTV in early 2021. Bell Media Distribution handles worldwide distribution for the Mike Holmes series. (Bell Media Press Release)

 

[Dr.Dave]

CTV announced today the new one-hour special, IDEAS FOR A BETTER WORLD: TEDxToronto premiering Saturday, January 2 at 12 noon ET on CTV. Produced in partnership with Bell Media Studios, the special is hosted by ETALK co-anchor Tyrone Edwards, and features a slate of compelling talks by speakers focused on how we can improve ourselves and inspire our local communities to enact wider, global change. Following the premiere on CTV, IDEAS FOR A BETTER WORLD: TEDxToronto will be available on CTV.ca and the CTV app. (Press Release)

 

[Dr.Dave]

2020 in the primetime special CTV NEWS: 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW, premiering Thursday, Dec. 31 at 10 p.m. ET on CTV (check local listings). In addition, each of the Top 10 stories will be featured nightly on CTV NATIONAL NEWS, beginning tonight (Wednesday, Dec. 23) at 11 p.m. ET with #10: Tragedy and Triumph in Sport.
10. Tragedy and Triumph in Sport
9. Climate Change
8. Canada and the World
7. Reckoning on Race
6. U.S. Politics
5. COVID in America
4. Nova Scotia Tragedies
3. Economy in Crisis
2. COVID in Canada
1. COVID-19 Pandemic

Viewers can visit CTVNews.ca to view the special and to access the network’s Top 10 stories of 2020, as well as past reports and the most-read articles of 2020. Encore presentations of CTV NATIONAL NEWS AT HOME: 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW on Friday, Jan. 1 at 8 a.m. ET on BNN Bloomberg; 11 a.m. ET on CTV News Channel; and 12 noon ET on CTV (check local listings). (Full Press Release)

 

[Dr.Dave]

I noticed that CTV has not picked up the second season of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist which begins airing on NBC tonight. They also dropped Ellen's Game of Games, which airs on NBC on Mondays and repeats on E! Canada on Fridays and Saturdays.

 

[whitbyterry]

That's really odd they dropped shows at a time like this.

 

[ExDilbert]

Lack of viewers or advertisers (aka lack of revenue) will usually result in show cancellation. Maybe another network with lower overhead will pick them up.

 

[Dr.Dave]

Ellen's Game of Games magically appeared on the CTV schedule since my last post. An unnamed episode will air Wednesday, January 13 at 10 PM ET, replacing a repeat of For Life.

So I looked at the schedule for this Wednesday and noticed that ABC had 3 solid hours of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Here is the schedule for CTV Toronto. (Other regions will vary)
07:00 PM - 08:00 PM WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE
08:00 PM - 09:00 PM THE MASKED DANCER (s-FOX)
09:00 PM - 10:00 PM WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE

 

[Dr.Dave]

CTV2 will begin airing Pandora Season 2 Thursday, January 21 at 8 PM ET. (previously aired on CTV Sci-Fi)

 

[Dr.Dave]

HOLMES FAMILY EFFECT will premiere directly following SUPER BOWL LV on Sunday, Feb. 7 at approximately 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on CTV, before moving to its regular Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT timeslot beginning Feb. 14 on CTV, and begins streaming Friday, March 12 on Crave. (Bell Media Press Release)

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American Housewife returns to CTV2 tonight after its midseason break. (s-ABC)

 

[Dr.Dave]

Former competitors return to the MASTERCHEF CANADA Kitchen for a seventh season in MASTERCHEF CANADA: BACK TO WIN, airing Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT beginning Feb. 14 on CTV, and the all-new CTV.ca and CTV app. See the full press release for more details.

 

[Dr.Dave]

CTV announced today an all-new special, IN THIS TOGETHER: A BELL LET’S TALK DAY SPECIAL, premiering Thursday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTV2, the all-new CTV.ca and CTV app, and streaming on Crave. Following the premiere, IN THIS TOGETHER: A BELL LET’S TALK DAY SPECIAL is streaming on demand on CTV.ca and the CTV app, and Crave. See the press release for details.

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Canadian Musician Alanis Morissette Discusses Mental Health in New Special, ETALK PRESENTS: ALANIS MORISSETTE

The special airs Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. ET on CTV.