On the network front, the next two weeks see the finale of ABC’s dancing competition Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro and summer favourite NBC’s American Ninja Warrior.
On the specialty and streaming front, the next two weeks see the premiere of 3 new series and the return of Adults, Beauty in Black, Chad Powers, Dark Matter, Leanne and The Gentlemen. New series premiering in the next two weeks include Acorn TV’s new New Zealand crime drama Blue Murder Motel, Paramount+’s new comedy The Varnell Hill Show. and Hulu’s true crime drama The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (airing on Showcase). Also, Silo, The Chelsea Detective, The Five Star Weekend, The Ridge and Trying conclude their current season.
On the reality front, 4 new series premiere: Alan Cumming’s Paradise Homes (CTV Life Channel), 1,000 Ways to Dine (Flavour Network), History’s Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren (History Canada) and Got to Get Out (Slice). Also, Alex vs. America, My Kitchen Rules & The Great British Celebrity Baking Show (Flavour Network), Bobby’s Triple Threat (Food Network Canada), The Mega-Brands That Built America (History Canada), Dark Side of Comedy (Oxygen Canada), 1000-lb Roomies (TLC) and The Traitors (Crave) return with an all-new season, while Accused: Guilty or Innocent? (A&E), The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals & The Heat (Flavour Network), 48 Hours to Buy & George Clarke’s Building Home (Home Network) and Dark Side of the Ring (Crave) conclude their current season.
Other highlights include the premiere of 2 new documentaries: Ted Bundy: Dialogue With The Devil, a 6-part docuseries Serial killer Ted Bundy, awaiting execution on Death Row, offers to help an investigator to catch another serial killer–known as the Green River Killer–who’s operating in Seattle, Washington; The Rise and Fall Of The Roman Empire, a 2-part docuseries that chronicles Rome’s dramatic rise, dominance and fall from an ambitious republic battling for survival in the Ancient Mediterranean to a vast empire that ruled the Western world for a millennium before collapsing under power and invasions.
Happy Viewing!
SUNDAY AUGUST 24
BLUE MURDER MOTEL – SERIES PREMIERE (Acorn TV)
Married couple Vinny and Cole are retired detectives who leave Sydney to run a seaside motel in New Zealand; their fresh start is short-lived when a suspicious death draws them into a series of baffling murders.
The Chelsea Detective – SEASON 4 FINALE (Acorn TV)
George Clarke’s Building Home – SEASON 1 FINALE (Home Network @ 9pm ET)
MONDAY AUGUST 25
Dark Side of the Ring – SEASON 7 FINALE (Crave)
Jeopardy! Masters – SEASON 4 PREMIERE (CTV and ABC @ 8pm ET)
ALAN CUMMING’S PARADISE HOMES – SERIES PREMIERE (CTV Life Channel @ 8pm ET)
Alan Cumming travels to different properties as he seeks inspiration for his own dream home; he meets the designers who challenge conventional home building practices to build imaginative dwellings.
Bobby’s Triple Threat – SEASON 5 PREMIERE (Food Network Canada @ 8pm ET)
1000-lb Roomies – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (TLC @ 10pm ET)
TUESDAY AUGUST 26
Trying – SEASON 4 FINALE (Apple TV)
The Heat – SEASON 1 FINALE (Flavour Network @ 9pm ET)
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27
Beauty in Black – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (Netflix)
Leanne – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Netflix)
Accused: Guilty or Innocent? – SEASON 8 FINALE (A&E @ 9pm ET)
Adults – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (FX Canada @ 9pm ET)
The Five Star Weekend – SEASON 1 FINALE (W Network @ 9pm ET)
The Traitors – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (Crave 2 @ 9pm ET)
48 Hours to Buy – SEASON 2 FINALE (Home Network @ 10pm ET)
THURSDAY AUGUST 28
Dark Matter – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Apple TV)
MONDAY AUGUST 31
The Ridge – SEASON 1 FINALE (Acorn TV)
Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro – SEASON 1 FINALE (ABC @ 8pm ET)
American Ninja Warrior – SEASON 18 FINALE (NBC @ 8pm ET and CTV @ 9pm ET)
The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals – SEASON 6 FINALE (Flavour Network @ 9pm ET)
The Great British Celebrity Baking Show – SEASON 12 PREMIERE (Flavour Network @ 10pm ET)
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1
THE VARNELL HILL SHOW – SERIES PREMIERE (Paramount+)
Varnell Hill from Martin adapts to stay relevant in a changing industry while navigating relationships between network executives, business stakeholders and creative teams.
1,000 WAYS TO DINE – SERIES PREMIERE (Flavour Network @ 8pm ET)
Viewers are taken on a tour of some of the most unusual and unique restaurants-where food is just one part of the experience.
The Mega-Brands That Built America – SEASON 4 PREMIERE (History Canada @ 9pm ET)
Alex vs. America – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Flavour Network @ 10pm ET)
HISTORY’S GREATEST MACHINES WITH DOLPH LUNDGREN – SERIES PREMIERE (History Canada @ 10pm ET)
Explore the impact of machines on history, including the printing press, the Model T and early personal computers.
Dark Side of Comedy – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Oxygen Canada @ 10pm ET)
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2
My Kitchen Rules – SEASON 15 PREMIERE (Flavour Network @ 9pm ET)
GOT TO GET OUT – SERIES PREMIERE (Slice @ 9pm ET)
Following contestants living together in a mansion for 10 days while they compete in physical and mental challenges.
Dark Side of the Ring – SEASON 7 FINALE (Crave 1 @ 9pm ET)
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3
Chad Powers – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Disney+ Canada)
The Gentlemen – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Netflix)
TED BUNDY: DIALOGUE WITH THE DEVIL – SERIES PREMIERE (A&E @ 9pm ET) *6-Part Docuseries*
In 1984 incarcerated serial killer Ted Bundy offers to help investigator Robert Keppel catch the Green River Killer, a phantom who’s murdering women in the same area where Bundy claimed many of his victims.
THE TWISTED TALE OF AMANDA KNOX – SERIES PREMIERE (Showcase @ 9pm ET) *8-Part Docuseries*
An American college student named Amanda goes to Italy for a study abroad program, but is wrongfully imprisoned for murder; following her relentless fight for freedom and examines why she was judged so harshly by the authorities and the public.
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE – SERIES PREMIERE (History Canada @ 9pm ET) *2-Part Docuseries*
Re-telling the expansion, domination and ultimate collapse of one of history’s greatest and most cautionary civilizations.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4
Silo – SEASON 3 FINALE (Apple TV)