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CDN Viewer’s WHAT’S ON? for April 21 – May 4, 2024

On the network front, the next 2 weeks see the premiere of new CBC supernatural comedy series Ghosting and the season finale of Ghosts, Hudson & Rex, Lopez vs Lopez & Not Dead Yet.  On the reality front, CBC competition series Canada’s Greatest Challenge returns with an all-new season, while Penn & Teller: Fool Us & Shark Tank conclude their current season.  Also, Jeopardy! Masters returns with an all-new season.

On the specialty and streaming front, the next 2 weeks see the premiere of 5 new series, the return of Acapulco, Hacks, Sister Boniface Mysteries, The Big Door Prize, Them & Velma and the series finale of Shogun & Star Wars: The Bad Batch.  New series premiering in the next two weeks include Disney+’s animated Sci-fi series Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, Netflix’s new limited series French comedy Fiasco, Paramount+’s new action-adventure comedy Knuckles (based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series) and New Zealand crime drama Dark City: The Cleaner (airing on Showcase).  In addition, American Horror Story, Chucky & The Long Shadow conclude their current season.

On the reality front, HGTV renovation series Home Town returns with an all-new season, while Wildcard Kitchen (Food Network), Scott’s Vacation House Rules, Small Town Potential and Ugliest House in America (HGTV) conclude their current season.

Other highlights include the premiere of 2 new History Channel docuseries: How Disney Built America, a 6-part series that explores the history of Walt Disney and how the iconic Disney brand continues to shape generations as a cultural and worldwide phenomenon; The Proof is Out There: Military Mysteries, combat veterans Rudy Reyes and Ronnie Adkins unravel the mysteries behind the strangest and most controversial images, sounds and documents from the modern history of war.

Happy Viewing!

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SUNDAY APRIL 21

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WWE Rivals – SEASON 4 PREMIERE (A&E @ 8pm ET)

The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (HBO Canada @ 10pm ET)

What Would You Do? – SEASON 16 FINALE (ABS @ 10:01pm ET)

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MONDAY APRIL 22

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Ugliest House in America – SEASON 5 PREMIERE (HGTV Canada @ 9pm ET)

Scott’s Vacation House Rules – SEASON 5 PREMIERE (HGTV Canada @ 10pm ET)

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WEDNESDAY APRIL 24

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The Big Door Prize – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Apple TV2)

Sister Boniface Mysteries – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (BritBox)

Not Dead Yet – SEASON 2 FINALE (CTV2 and ABC @ 8:30pm ET)

American Horror Story – SEASON 12 FINALE (FX Canada @ 10pm ET)

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THURSDAY APRIL 25

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Them – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Amazon Prime Video)

The Long Shadow – SEASON 1 FINALE (Sundance Now)

Velma – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Crave 1 @ 10pm ET)

Shogun – SERIES FINALE (FX Canada @ 10pm ET)

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FRIDAY APRIL 26

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LUXE LISTINGS TORONTO – SERIES PREMIERE (Amazon Prime Video)
Canada’s top real estate agents navigate the world of multi-million-dollar listings.


KNUCKLES – SERIES PREMIERE (Paramount+) *6-Part Miniseries*
Knuckles the Echidna teaches deputy Wade Whipple the techniques of the Echidna warrior.

Penn & Teller: Fool Us – SEASON 10 FINALE (The CW @ 8pm ET)

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SUNDAY APRIL 28

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Canada’s Ultimate Challenge – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (CBC @ 8pm ET)


GHOSTING – SERIES PREMIERE (CBC @ 9pm ET)
Stepping off script, horror actors turned amateur ghostbusters, Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan, bring celebrity guests on paranormal adventures to see if haunted places are truly haunted.

Home Town – SEASON 8 PREMIERE (HGTV Canada @ 9pm ET)


THE PROOF IS OUT THERE: MILITARY MYSTERIES – SERIES PREMIERE (History Canada @ 9pm ET)
Combat veterans Rudy Reyes and Ronnie Adkins unravel the mysteries behind the strangest and most controversial images, sounds and documents from the modern history of war. Mysteries span the modern era of warfare, including the World Wars, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf War, and the conflicts of the 21st century. Assassinations caught on tape, exploding battleships, ghost planes, vanished soldiers, propaganda hoaxes, alleged cover-ups and conspiracies are analyzed and dissected by Reyes and Adkins, aided by a team of top experts, and former members of the military.

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TUESDAY APRIL 30

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FIASCO – SERIES PREMIERE (Netflix) *France* *3-Part Limited Series*
When disaster strikes the set of a first-time director, a behind-the-scenes film crew captures everything as mishaps, blackmail and sabotage ensue.

Lopez vs Lopez – SEASON 2 FINALE (Citytv @ 7:30pm ET and NBC @ 8:30pm ET)

Hudson & Rex – SEASON 6 FINALE (Citytv @ 9pm ET)

The Mega-Brands That Built America – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (History Canada @ 9pm ET)

Wildcard Kitchen – SEASON 1 FINALE (Food Network Canada @ 10pm ET)


HOW DISNEY BUILT AMERICA – SERIES PREMIERE (History Canada @ 10pm ET)
“How Disney Built America” explores the history of Walt Disney and how the iconic Disney brand, fueled by the creation of beloved characters, cherished family films, thrilling theme parks, technological innovations, and more, continues to shape generations as a cultural and worldwide phenomenon.

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WEDNESDAY MAY 1

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Acapulco – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Apple TV+)

Star Wars: The Bad Batch – SERIES FINALE (Disney+)

Jeopardy! Masters – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (CTV2 and ABC @ 8pm ET)


DARK CITY: THE CLEANER – SERIES PREMIERE (Showcase @ 9pm ET)
Based on the bestselling crime novels by Paul Cleave, Dark City: The Cleaner follows an average guy named Joe—who lives a double life as a serial killer. Joe’s job, as the cleaner at the police station, allows him to move around unnoticed, listening in on the detectives working on the murder cases so that he can always stay one step ahead. However, Joe’s carefully orchestrated life begins to unravel when he starts a rivalry with a copycat killer and becomes pursued by a mysterious new avenger in town.

Chucky – SEASON 3 FINALE (Showcase @ 10pm ET)

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THURSDAY MAY 2

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SCRUBLANDS – SERIES PREMIERE (Sundance Now) *4-Part Limited Series*
Disenchanted investigative journalist Martin Scarsden is told by his boss to write a follow-up piece a year after a mass shooting of five parishioners by a charismatic young priest in the small rural town of Riversend.

Ghosts – SEASON 3 FINALE (Global @ 7:30pm ET and CBS @ 8:30pm ET)

Hacks – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (Crave 1 @ 9pm ET)

Small Town Potential – SEASON 1 FINALE (HGTV Canada @ 9pm ET)

Welcome to Wrexham – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (FX Canada @ 10pm ET)

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FRIDAY MAY 3

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Shark Tank – SEASON 15 FINALE (ABC @ 8pm ET)

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SATURDAY MAY 4

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STAR WARS: TALES OF THE EMPIRE – SERIES PREMIERE (Disney+)
Journeying through the Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths.

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