Canadian Fall 2008 TV schedules --- Part 1: The Major Networks

[Sal]

Before I begin, I would like to personally thank y2kjoker for suggesting this topic to me. I wasn't sure when the right time would have been to post this, but right now seems like a good place to start.


Last May, all of the major US networks announced their fall 2008 schedules during their annual upfront presentations. Once all of the details had become finalized, the Canadian networks began their upfronts more than a week later, where they announced their new programming lineups that also included highlights for their various cable and specialty channels (which I'll cover in Part 2) and digital channels (Part 3). Before making their announcements, the networks tried to furiously outbid one another to gain the rights to the many US series, both old and new, that are available, while also hoping to win viewers with new Canadian shows that they hope will turn into another "Little Mosque" or "Corner Gas". Once again, the CBC refused to take part in the bidding, preferring to keep their programming 100% Canadian-made, which is probably why hardly anyone watches the CBC anymore. But for those who do, here's what they'll have in the primetime hours:


Monday

8:00 Dragon's Den
9:00 The Border
10:00 CBC News:The National (Mon-Fri at 10:00 pm)


Tuesday

8:00 Rick Mercer Report
8:30 This Hour Has 22 Minutes
9:00 The Tudors

Wednesday

8:00 Little Mosque on the Prairie
8:30 Sophie
9:00 The Fifth Estate

Thursday

8:00 Nature of Things
9:00 Doc Zone

Friday

8:00 Royal Canadian Air Farce
8:30 Rick Mercer Report (encore)
9:00 Doctor Who (Season 4)

Saturday

Hockey Night in Canada - Game 1 (7pm-10pm) (56th season!)
Hockey Night in Canada - Game 2 (10pm-1am)

Sunday

8:00 Movies/Specials
10:00 CBC News: Sunday Night


Here’s what the other Canadian networks will be offering in primetime this fall:


GLOBAL TV

---owner of many Canadian specialty and digital channels, including E!, DejaView, TVTropolis, Mystery, LoneStar, and others
---Digital channel CoolTV will cease operations on July 21st

MONDAY

8:00 Prison Break
9:00 Heroes
10:00 My Own Worst Enemy

TUESDAY

8:00 House
9:00 90210
10:00 Kitchen Nightmares

WEDNESDAY

8:00 Bones
9:00 NCIS
10:00 The Guard

THURSDAY

8:00 Survivor
9:00 The Office (plus its spinoff series in mid-season)
9:30 Kath & Kim
10:00 Life On Mars

FRIDAY

8:00 Life
9:00 The Ex List
10:00 Numb3rs

SATURDAY

8:00 In Cold Blood
9:00 Crime Stories
10:00 Slings and Arrows

SUNDAY

8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 King Of The Hill
9:00 Family Guy
9:30 American Dad
10:00 Brothers & Sisters

E! CANADA

---owned by the Canwest Global group
---daytime programming similar to E! in US

Monday

8:00 'Til Death
8:30 How I Met Your Mother
9:00 Do Not Disturb
9:30 Worst Week
10:00 Boston Legal

Tuesday

8:00 The Biggest Loser
10:00 The Best Years

Wednesday

8:00 Knight Rider
9:00 Deal or No Deal
10:00 E! True Hollywood Story

Thursday

8:00 My Name is Earl
8:30 My Name is Earl
9:00 E! Movie

Friday

8:00 Are Your Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
9:00 Deal or No Deal
10:00 20/20

Saturday

8:00 A Night with E! (Various E! Programming)

Sunday

8:00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00 E! Specials
10:00 E! Showcase


CTV

----Canada’s 2nd oldest network
---owned by CTVGlobemedia, which also owns TSN, A-Channel (see below) and other stations formerly owned by CHUM/City TV including TV Land Canada and MuchMusic

Monday

8:00 Dancing With The Stars
9:30 Corner Gas
10:00 CSI: Miami

Tuesday

8:00 Without a Trace
9:00 Dancing With The Stars
10:00 Law & Order: SVU

Wednesday

8:00 So You Think You Can Dance Canada
9:00 Criminal Minds
10:00 CSI: NY

Thursday

8:00 CSI
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
10:00 ER

Friday

8:00 Ghost Whisperer
9:00 Supernanny
10:00 Flashpoint

Saturday

8:00 Crimetime
9:00 Crimetime
10:00 Law & Order: SVU

Sunday

8:00 The Amazing Race
9:00 Desperate Housewives
10:00 The Listener

---CTV is also the Canadian home of American Idol and its homegrown counterpart Canadian Idol.


A

---formerly known as A-Channel
---name change takes effect in the fall of 2008


Monday

8:00 Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
9:00 Two and a Half Men
9:30 Samantha Who?
10:00 The Mentalist

Tuesday

8:00 Pushing Daisies
9:00 Fringe
10:00 Eli Stone

Wednesday

8:00 America/Canada's Next Top Model
9:00 Private Practice
10:00 Dirty Sexy Money

Thursday

8:00 Moment of Truth
9:00 America's Next Top Model
10:00 The Eleventh Hour

Friday

8:00 Wife Swap
9:00 Don't Forget The Lyrics
10:00 Stargate SG-1

Saturday

8:00 The Big Picture
9:00 Comedy Now!
10:00 Comedy Inc.

Sunday

8:00 Gossip Girl
9:00 Cold Case
10:00 Mad Men

CITY-TV

---formerly part of a large network controlled by CHUM Limited
---now operating as an independent station with channels in Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver


Monday

8:00 Chuck
9:00 Celebrity Fit Club
10:00 Curb Your Enthusiasm
10:30 Less Than Kind

Tuesday

8:00 Surviving the Filthy Rich
9:00 Opportunity Knocks
10:00 Nip/Tuck

Wednesday

8:00 Glam God
9:00 Stalista
10:00 Lipstick Jungle

Thursday

8:00 Ugly Betty
9:00 Rock of Love
10:00 Friends
10:30 Friends

Friday

8:00 Crusoe
9:00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager
10:00 Kaya
10:30 Everybody Hates Chris

Saturday

8:00 Canadian Movie
10:00 Less Than Kind
10:30 Kaya

Sunday

8:00 I.M. Valentine
9:00 Easy Money
10:00 Crusoe


OMNI

---like CITY-TV, OMNI is owned by Rogers Communications and operates independently
---specializes in mulitilingual programming with English language content limited to daytime talk shows and reruns
---operates 4 different channels: OMNI1, OMNI2 (both based in Toronto), OMNI Alberta, and Channel M Multivision (British Columbia)

What follows is the English language programming for each channel:

OMNI1

Mon-Fri

5:00 PM King Of Queens
5:30 King Of Queens
6:00 Family Guy
6:30 Friends
7:00 Two and a Half Men
7:30 The Simpsons
10:00 The Simpsons
10:30 King Of The Hill
11:35 David Letterman
12:35 AM Night Court

Sat

11:00 pm Mad TV

Sun

5:00 PM Home Improvement
5:30 Home Improvement
6:00 Without A Trace
7:00 Without A Trace
8:00 Friends

OMNI2

Mon-Fri

11:00 AM The Price Is Right
12:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
12:30 Trivial Pursuit
1:00 Judge Judy
1:30 Home Improvement
5:30 According To Jim
6:00 Law & Order
7:00 Cold Case
10:00 Two and a Half Men
10:30 Friends (Mondays only)
10:30 King Of Queens (Tue-Fri)
11:00 Cold Case (Tue-Fri)
12:00 AM Blind Date

Sat

12:00 AM Blind Date
12:30 AM Blind Date

OMNI Alberta

11:00 AM The Price Is Right
12:00 PM Frasier
3:30 Home Improvement
4:00 The O.C.
5:30 Judge Judy
6:00 According To Jim
6:30 King Of The Hill
7:00 Two and a Half Men
7:30 The Simpsons
10:00 The Simpsons
10:30 King Of Queens
12:00 AM Cold Case

Sat

12:00 AM Mad TV

Sun

5:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
5:30 Frasier
6:00 Without A Trace
7:00 Without A Trace
8:00 King Of Queens
8:30 King Of Queens

CHANNEL M (MULTIVISION)

Mon-Fri

9:30 AM Trivial Pursuit
10:00 The Price Is Right
11:00 Judge Joe Brown
11:30 Scrubs
12:00 PM The Simpsons
3:00 Maury Povich
4:00 Cold Case
5:00 Law & Order
6:00 The Simpsons
6:30 Friends
7:00 Two and a Half Men
7:30 Two and a Half Men
11:35 David Letterman
12:35 AM King Of The Hill
1:00 America’s Funniest Home Videos
1:30 Judge Joe Brown

Sat

6:00 PM Friends
6:30 Friends
7:00 Two and a Half Men
7:30 Two and a Half Men
10:30 Scrubs
11:00 Mad TV
12:00 AM Scrubs
12:30 Home Improvement

Sun

6:00 PM Without A Trace
7:00 Without A Trace
12:00 AM Scrubs
12:30 Home Improvement


Still to come:

SUN TV, CTS, Specialty Channels (Part 2), and Digital Channels (Part 3)

Stay tuned!

[djhmetfan2]

Thanks for the info always nice to see

[Sal]

It took a while but I've also finally found the new fall schedules for a couple of independent stations that operate primarily in Southern Ontario but can also be seen in other parts of Canada.


SUN TV

---SUN TV is owned by Sun Media, publishers of the Toronto Sun and other daily newspapers across Canada.


DAYTIME

6:00 am to 11:00 am Various shows
11:00 AM People’s Court
12:00 PM Ready Or Not
12:30 King Of Kensington
1:00 Danger Bay
1:30 Beachcombers
2:00 Paid Programming
2:30 My Secret Identity
3:00 A-Team
4:00 Incredible Hulk
5:00 America’s Funniest Home Videos
5:30 CANOE Live (Local programming)
6:00 Super Dave Osborne
6:30 Scrubs
7:00 Becker
7:30 George Lopez

PRIMETIME

Mondays

8:00 World’s Most Amazing Videos
9:00 One Tree Hill

Tuesdays and Wednesdays

8:00 Movies

Thursdays

8:00 Smallville
9:00 Supernatural

Fridays

8:00 Forensic Factor
9:00 Movies

LATE NIGHTS

10:00 To Serve and Protect (Mon-Thu)
11:00 The Grill Room (Local Sports)
11:30 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
12:00 AM Comics Unleashed

WEEKENDS IN PRIME TIME

SATURDAYS

8:00 Dateline NBC
9:00 Boston Legal
10:00 48 Hours Mystery
11:00 To Serve and Protect
12:00 AM Bikini Destinations

SUNDAYS

7:00 60 Minutes
8:00 The Game
8:30 Girlfriends
9:00 Boston Legal
10:00 King Kaboom (whatever that is)
10:30 Street Eats (Local program)
11:00 To Serve and Protect
12:00 AM Bikini Destinations

For me, what stands out here is the fact that "Leave It To Beaver" has been removed from the daytime lineup which, in my mind, is considered an unforgivable sin. (Damn, I wish I had RTN!)


CTS

CTS stands for Crossroads Television Systems. (Remember that now. I'm not typing it again!) It is mainly a Christian religious channel based in Burlington, Ont. which is about a 40 minute drive south of Toronto. CTS operates stations in Ontario and Alberta, where it owns studios in Calgary and Edmonton. During the afternoon, it shows reruns of classic sitcoms and dramas that they feel are suitable for family audiences. As of Sept. 1, their lineup will look like this:


6:00 AM to 3:30 PM Religious programming and talk shows

3:30 PM The Hogan Family/Saved By The Bell (after Christmas)
4:00 The Facts Of Life
4:30 Family Matters
5:00 7th Heaven (also shown at 7 pm on weekends)
6:00 Family Ties
6:30 Full House
7:00 Laverne and Shirley
7:30 Happy Days

8:00 PM to 6:00 AM More religious programming and talk shows

Overall, it's not bad but not great either. The best you can say is that there should be something for everyone's liking.


This takes care of Canadian fall schedules Part 1. I'll begin Part 2 next week.

[Pavan]

I'm planning on doing a Canadian Fall line-up for the blog sometime next week. I have TV Land Canada, DejaView, TVtropolis, CTS, and possibly more to share.

[y2k3Joker]

Hey Sal, can you find out why CTS is not available across Canada?

I have BEV (BellExpressvu) and CTS does not show up on my channel grid (even though BEV carries this station). What's up with that?


Joker

[y2k3Joker]

Pav,

when's the Canadian Fall TV preview coming out on the blog? (the retro channels, i.e. TVLand Canada, DejaView, TVtropolis, etc ...)

[Pavan]

Sorry, I have delayed it until next week as I had way too much this week. I'm off to a quick weekend trip now, will be back late Sunday!

[DSfan]

Can't wait to hear about tvtropolis and tv land canada, i have heard already that charles in charge and kate & allie is coming to dejaview

[Sal]

Originally Posted by y2k3Joker

Hey Sal, can you find out why CTS is not available across Canada?

I have BEV (BellExpressvu) and CTS does not show up on my channel grid (even though BEV carries this station). What's up with that?


Joker

Joker, CTS is available on cable in Ontario and Alberta. The rest of Canada can get it on Bell ExpressVu channel 651 and StarChoice 355. I don't know why you wouldn't be able to find it. You'd have to take that up with the satellite company. Also, I have the TVTropolis and DejaView schedules and I'll put those up soon. I'm still waiting for TV Land Canada. I'm not sure when their schedule will be up.

[Obveeus]

Originally Posted by Sal

A

---formerly known as A-Channel
---name change takes effect in the fall of 2008


Monday

8:00 Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
9:00 Two and a Half Men

Terminator rather than The Big Bang Theory? Is that correct?

[Sal]

Originally Posted by Obveeus

Terminator rather than The Big Bang Theory? Is that correct?

That's right. That is not a typo. Terminator is in. Big Bang Theory is out. For the moment, it's not on any of the Canadian network schedules, but it may reappear if one of the new series bombs, which is inevitable.

[Mister Ed]

I wish Sun TV would bring back Here's Lucy, I used to watch that show everyday. I wonder why we don't get I Love Lucy in Canada.

[Corizzle]

These schedules have their ups and downs.

HATE that Leave It To Beaver is gone. Classic show that will no longer air in Canada . I own Season 1 & 2 on DVD so I hope they release the next seasons soon.

On the other hand, one of my favourite shows Family Matters returns. I will be so happy to finally see the Winslows back on my tv.

[y2k3Joker]

Would someone with a DVD Recorder be willing to record The Hogan Family for me off the CTS channel?
I can not get this channel as part of my TV package and I desperately need someone to record this.

I would be willing to compensate you for your time.

If anyone is interested, please PM me.

Thanks
Joker

[Zebra 3]

Originally Posted by Sal

Before making their announcements, the networks tried to furiously outbid one another to gain the rights to the many US series, both old and new, that are available, while also hoping to win viewers with new Canadian shows that they hope will turn into another "Little Mosque" or "Corner Gas". Once again, the CBC refused to take part in the bidding, preferring to keep their programming 100% Canadian-made, which is probably why hardly anyone watches the CBC anymore.

Game shows Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune will air this fall on the CBC. That said, I may be watching the following:

CBC

Mon: 10:00 CBC News:The National (Mon-Fri at 10:00 pm)

Tue: 8:00 Rick Mercer Report

Wed: 9:00 The Fifth Estate

CTV

Mon: 8:00 Dancing With The Stars

CITY-TV

Thu: 8:00 Ugly Betty

CTS

7:30 Happy Days