On the network front, the new season kicks off, although due to the ongoing Hollywood strikes, fall schedules will be comprised mainly of game shows & reality series. The next two weeks see the premiere of 4 new series and the return Almost Paradise, Children Ruin Everything, Hudson & Rex, Magnum P.I., Murdoch Mysteries, Quantum Leap, Shoresy, SkyMed, Transplant & Victoria New series premiering in the next two weeks NBC’s new crime dramas Found & The Irrational, FOX’s new animated sitcom Krapopolis and Global’s new action drama Robyn Hood. On the reality front, 2 new series premiere: ABC dating series The Golden Bachelor and CTV series The Traitors Canada. In addition, Bachelor in Paradise, Dancing with the Stars, Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, Lego Masters, Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, Shark Tank, Survivor, The Amazing Race, The Great Canadian Baking Show, The Masked Singer & The Voice return with an all-new season while America’s Got Talent & Secret Celebrity Renovation conclude their current season. On the game show front, 2 new series premiere: Snake Oil on FOX and Loteria Loca on CBS; In addition, Celebrity Jeopardy!, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune & The $100,000 Pyramid return with an all-new season.
On the specialty & streaming front, the next 2 weeks see the premiere of 4 new series and the return of Chucky, Loki, Lupin, Our Flag Means Death & Starstruck and the series finale of Breeders, Physical & The Continental. New series premiering in the next two weeks include Amazon Prime Video’s new superhero drama (spin-off of The Boys) Gen V, Netflix’s new adult animated dark fantasy horror Castlevania: Nocturne, Paramount+’s new Korean drama Bargain and Sundance Now’s new limited series Irish crime drama The Vanishing Triangle. In addition, Only Murders in the Building, Star Wars: Ahsoka, The Pact & The Wheel of Time conclude their current season.
Other highlights include the 2023 People’s Choice Country Awards which air September 28.
On the reality front, Halloween Cookie Challenge, Outrageous Pumpkins (Food Network) and Tough Love with Hilary Farr (HGTV) return with an all-new season.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24
KRAPOPOLIS – SERIES PREMIERE (Citytv and FOX @ 8pm ET)
An animated comedy set in mythical ancient Greece from Emmy Award-winning creator Dan Harmon (“Rick and Morty,” “Community”). The series centres on a flawed family of humans, gods and monsters that tries to run one of the world’s first cities without killing each other.
The Chi – Season 6 Fall Finale (Crave 1 @ 9pm ET)
Outrageous Pumpkins – SEASON 4 PREMIERE (Food Network Canada @ 10pm ET)
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25
Kitchen Nightmares – SEASON 8 PREMIERE (CTV and FOX @ 8pm ET)
The Voice – SEASON 24 PREMIERE (CTV2 and NBC @ 8pm ET)
POKER FACE – SERIES PREMIERE (Citytv @ 9pm ET) *Broadcast Premiere*
A mystery-of-the-week series following Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road in her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve. An inverted detective series, also known as a “howcatchem” and popularized by “Columbo,” the crime and perpetrator are shown at the beginning of each episode, and follows Charlie as she tries to solve the mystery.
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (CTV and FOX @ 9pm ET)
Tough Love with Hilary Farr – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (HGTV Canada @ 9pm ET)
THE IRRATIONAL – SERIES PREMIERE (Citytv and NBC @ 10pm ET)
World-renowned behavioral science professor Alec Mercer uses his unique expertise in psychology, body language, emotion and more to help solve difficult, high-stakes cases. With the support of his research assistants, his tech-savvy sister and his ex-wife — who also happens to be an FBI agent — and guided by his fierce curiosity about human decision-making, Mercer truly has solving crime down to a science.
Breeders – SERIES FINALE (FX Canada @ 10pm ET)
Halloween Cookie Challenge – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Food Network Canada @ 10pm ET)
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 26
WHO KILLED JILL DANDO? – SERIES PREMIERE (Netflix)
Revisiting the 1999 murder of TV presenter Jill Dando, which continues to mystify experts and the public.
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune – SEASON 4 PREMIERE (CTV @ 8pm ET)
Dancing with the Stars – SEASON 32 PREMIERE (ABC @ 8pm ET)
Still Standing – SEASON 9 PREMIERE (CBC @ 8:30pm ET)
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27
Physical – SERIES FINALE (Apple TV+)
SNAKE OIL – SERIES PREMIERE (CTV @ 7pm ET and FOX @ 9:02pm ET)
David Spade hosts “Snake Oil,” a game show that challenges contestants to choose a pair of entrepreneurs and learn about their extremely unique (and often bizarre) products through visuals, a custom-made infomercial exclusively produced for the show and by quizzing the business representative themselves. With the help of their celebrity advisors, the contestants must then decide who is selling an authentic product and who is hawking a sham. Correctly guessing the real deal gives the contestants the chance to win life-changing money.
Celebrity Jeopardy! – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (ABC @ 8pm ET)
The Masked Singer – SEASON 10 PREMIERE (FOX @ 8pm ET)
Survivor – SEASON 45 PREMIERE (Global and CBS @ 8pm ET)
America’s Got Talent – SEASON 18 FINALE (Citytv and NBC @ 9pm ET)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune – SEASON 4 PREMIERE (ABC @ 9pm ET)
Children Ruin Everything – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (CTV @ 9:02pm ET)
The Amazing Race – SEASON 35 PREMIERE (CTV and CBS @ 9:30pm ET)
ROBYN HOOD – SERIES PREMIERE (Global @ 10pm ET)
ROBYN HOOD re-imagines a thousand years of legend for the age we live in. Robin and his Merry Men fought a despotic and unjust Prince John in the name of freedom and equality. Our Robyn will fight the injustices of today while embracing the heroic, hopeful, playful elements of the world’s most recognizable hero. Robyn Loxley (Jessye Romeo) is a young Black woman whose masked band “The Hood” is known for their inventive videos and anti-authoritarian message. She lives in “Sherwood Towers”, a cluster of rental highrises in a working-class corner of New Nottingham, a near-fi city where the cost of living has skyrocketed, leaving an ever-widening gap between the rich and everyone else.
The $100,000 Pyramid – SEASON 7 PREMIERE (CTV2 and ABC @ 10pm ET)
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28
The Kardashians – SEASON 4 PREMIERE (Disney+ Canada)
CASTLEVANIA: NOCTURNE – SERIES PREMIERE (Netflix)
During the French Revolution, vampire hunter prodigy Richter Belmont fights to uphold his family’s legacy and prevent the rise of a ruthless, power-hungry vampire.
The Pact – SEASON 2 FINALE (Sundance Now)
THE VANISHING TRIANGLE – SERIES PREMIERE (Sundance Now) *6-Part Limited Series*
After a series of disappearances of young women, newspaper reporter Lisa Wallace sets out to find the man responsible who she believes is the same man who murdered her mother almost twenty years earlier.
Hell’s Kitchen – SEASON 22 PREMIERE (Citytv @ 7pm ET and FOX @ 8pm ET)
THE GOLDEN BACHELOR – SERIES PREMIERE (Citytv and ABC @ 8pm ET)
One hopeless romantic is given a second chance at love in the search for a partner with whom to share the sunset years of life.
Platinum-selling band Little Big Town hosts the first annual “People’s Choice Country Awards,” celebrating country music with star-studded performances and special guests, live from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn.
This Old House – SEASON 45 PREMIERE (PBS @ 8pm ET)
Ask This Old House – SEASON 22 PREMIERE (PBS @ 8:30pm ET)
Bachelor in Paradise – SEASON 9 PREMIERE (Citytv and ABC @ 9:01pm ET)
Lego Masters – SEASON 4 PREMIERE (CTV and FOX @ 9:02pm ET)
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29
GEN V – SERIES PREMIERE (Amazon Prime Video)
In a spinoff of The Boys, the lives of young Superheroes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test.
Shoresy – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Crave)
22nd Annual Miss USA Pageant – 2hr Special (The CW @ 8pm ET)
Keltie Knight and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton host the 72nd annual pageant at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev.
Secret Celebrity Renovation – SEASON 3 FINALE (CBS @ 8pm ET)
Shark Tank – SEASON 15 PREMIERE (CTV and ABC @ 8pm ET)
Dateline NBC – SEASON 32 PREMIERE (Citytv and NBC @ 9pm ET)
20/20 – SEASON 46 PREMIERE (ABC @ 9:01pm ET)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 1
America’s Funniest Home Videos – SEASON 34 PREMIERE (ABC @ 7pm ET)
The Great Canadian Baking Show – SEASON 7 PREMIERE (CBS @ 8pm ET)
The Simpsons – SEASON 35 PREMIERE (Citytv and FOX @ 8pm ET)
SkyMed – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (CBC @ 9pm ET)
Bob’s Burgers – SEASON 14 PREMIERE (Citytv and FOX @ 9pm ET)
Almost Paradise – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (CTV Drama Channel @ 9pm ET)
Starstruck – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (Crave 1 @ 9pm ET)
Family Guy – SEASON 22 PREMIERE (Citytv and FOX @ 9:30pm ET)
MONDAY OCTOBER 2
Murdoch Mysteries – SEASON 17 PREMIERE (CBC @ 8pm ET)
Victoria – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (CBC @ 9pm ET)
LOTERIA LOCA – SERIES PREMIERE (Global and CBS @ 9pm ET)
Players go head-to-head picking cards and competing in challenges for a chance to win a cash prize.
THE TRAITORS CANADA – SERIES PREMIERE (CTV @ 10pm ET)
Follow a group of contestants – including some familiar faces – who live together as they complete a series of challenges with the goal of earning a cash prize. The catch? Some of the contestants are traitors who will attempt to deceive and manipulate their way to the prize instead of sharing it amongst the group.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 3
Only Murders in the Building – SEASON 3 FINALE (Disney+ Canada)
Star Wars: Ahsoka – SEASON 1 FINALE (Disney+)
FOUND – SERIES PREMIERE (Citytv and NBC @ 10pm ET)
A recovery specialist and her team stop at nothing to find missing people because for them, it’s personal — every member of the team has firsthand experience with a mysterious disappearance.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4
Quantum Leap – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (CItytv and NBC @ 8pm ET)
JAMIE OLIVER: COOKING FOR LESS – SERIES PREMIERE (CTV Life Channel @ 8pm ET)
Jamie offers ideas for some delicious family-friendly dishes that can be cooked using value ingredients in the most energy-efficient ways; from using the microwave to make a delicious curry from scratch; cooking a pizza in a pan without the need to turn on the oven; using the oven once to make multiple meals or batch cooking to save both money and time.
Hudson & Rex – SEASON 6 PREMIERE (Citytv @ 9pm ET)
Chucky – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Showcase @ 9pm ET)
Magnum P.I. – Season 5 Fall Premiere (NBC @ 9pm ET)
SurrealEstate – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (CTV Sci-fi Channel @ 10pm ET)
THURSDAY OCTOBER 5
Loki – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Disney+)
Lupin – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (Netflix)
BARGAIN – SERIES PREMIERE (Paramount+) *Korean*
No Hyung Soo is surrounded by people who have come to bargain over the price of his organs with Park Joo Young conducting the auction.
THE TRAITORS CANADA – SERIES PREMIERE (CTV Life Channel @ 8pm ET)
Follow a group of contestants – including some familiar faces – who live together as they complete a series of challenges with the goal of earning a cash prize. The catch? Some of the contestants are traitors who will attempt to deceive and manipulate their way to the prize instead of sharing it amongst the group.
Our Flag Means Death – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Crave 1 @ 10:30pm ET)
FRIDAY OCTOBER 6
The Wheel of Time – SEASON 2 FINALE (Amazon Prime Video)
The Continental – SERIES FINALE (Amazon Prime Video)
Transplant – SEASON 4 PREMIERE (CTV @ 9pm ET)
PARANORMAL REVENGE – SERIES PREMIERE (CTV Sci-fi Channel @ 9pm ET)
Each hour explores two chilling stories of real-life paranormal encounters that intersect with revenge.
Warrior – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (CTV Sci-fi Channel @ 10pm ET)
W5 – SEASON 58 PREMIERE (CTV @ 10pm ET)
