From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:
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“It’s a lot of fun to get as wild as possible with Tyler. They do give us a bit of freedom, especially with our physicality, where Ty and I can just play off each other and clown around. [Jared] Keeso and [Jacob] Tierney are really open-minded when it comes to letting us act like idiots.” Continue reading.
From a media release:
Award-winning production company Shaftesbury and the renowned Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) have come together in a new partnership to produce exclusive programming for two of Canada’s most popular drama series, Murdoch Mysteries and Frankie Drake Mysteries. Filmed on both respective production sets in Toronto, each live-to-tape 60-minute special features beloved compositions by the TSO’s world-class orchestra with conducting by Rob Carli (Composer, Murdoch Mysteries, Frankie Drake Mysteries).
Viewers looking for feel-good New Year’s Eve programming can watch A Music Lover’s Guide to Murdoch Mysteries on the Murdoch Mysteries Facebook page on December 31st at 11am ET, the perfect respite as we wind down the challenging year that was 2020. AMC Networks’ streaming service Acorn TV will premiere A Music Lover’s Guide to Murdoch Mysteries on December 24th, 2020 in the US, Canada, AU, NZ and LATAM.
Click here to view a clip from A Music Lover’s Guide to Murdoch Mysteries
A Music Lover’s Guide to Murdoch Mysteries celebrates the music of the Victorian and Edwardian eras and features seven musicians from the TSO performing various compositions. The special programming event is hosted by Murdoch Mysteries star Yannick Bisson.
Frankie Drake Mysteries: Music at Midnight will feature performances by the TSO, Chantel Riley and Sharron Matthews, and will air on Ovation in the US, and on the Frankie Drake Mysteries Facebook page in Canada. Further broadcast details will be announced in the coming weeks.
For the production crews involved with each special, the shooting of both was a testament to the resilience of Toronto’s arts and creative industries amidst all of the challenges of a global pandemic. At the time of shooting, the Murdoch Mysteries crew were marking their mid-way point of a successful 11-episode season for CBC and UKTV and the Frankie Drake Mysteries crew were celebrating the wrap of a successful 10-episode season for CBC and UKTV. With safety being top-of-mind, both productions had strict COVID-19 protocols in place that included pre-testing and self-assessments, as well as the required hand washing and maintaining a required social distance within each of the production pods.
Season 14 of Murdoch Mysteries, and Season 4 of Frankie Drake Mysteries, will premiere in Canada on Monday, January 4 at 8pm (8:30 NT) and 9pm (9:30 NT), respectively, on CBC TV and the free CBC Gem streaming service.
From a media release:
This New Year’s Eve, join CBC and Rick Mercer to (finally) ring in 2021 with a national celebration that Canadians can enjoy from home. CANADA’S NEW YEAR’S EVE – A COUNTDOWN TO 2021 will broadcast on CBC TV and the free CBC Gem streaming service on Thursday, December 31 at 11 p.m. in every time zone.Â
Hosted by Rick Mercer, the all-Canadian lineup includes performances by multi-platinum recording artist Tyler Shaw joined by Simone Denny; alt-pop duo Neon Dreams from Halifax, NS; folk singer-songwriter William Prince from Winnipeg, MB; Alan Doyle and friends from around Newfoundland and Labrador; folk/rock group The Jerry Cans and special guests from Iqaluit, NU; pop icon Lights and producer Felix Cartal performing together in Vancouver, BC; country star Brett Kissel from Flat Lake, AB; hip-hop/electro trio Random Recipe from Montreal, QC; and the Maritime Bhangra Dancers from Halifax, NS.
The annual special will also include a look into some of the intimate celebrations Canadian families are having across the country this year.
From a media release:
CBC today announced broadcast and streaming premiere dates for its winter 2021 slate of original programming, including over 20 new and returning Canadian series reflecting a diverse range of storytelling and perspectives. The new winter primetime schedule launches Monday, January 4 on CBC TV and the free CBC Gem streaming service.
MONDAYS:
Mystery Mondays return on January 4 with new seasons of hit detective series MURDOCH MYSTERIES (Season 14) and FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES (Season 4).
New weeknight primetime program CANADA TONIGHT WITH GINELLA MASSA launches Monday, January 11 at 8 p.m. on CBC News Network.
TUESDAYS:
CBC’s Tuesday night comedy lineup continues on January 5 with new episodes of THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES and BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW The Final Season: Bonus Episodes, featuring never-before-aired sketches, followed by irreverent new series HUMOUR RESOURCES, starring Jon Dore and featuring comedians including Sarah Silverman, Aisha Brown, Tom Green, Scott Thompson and Ronny Chieng.
KIM’S CONVENIENCE returns with Season 5 beginning January 19.
New seasons of WORKIN’ MOMS (Season 5) and TALLBOYZ (Season 2) debut on February 16.
WEDNESDAYS:
British drama QUIZ, based on the true story of a former British army major who was caught cheating on the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and starring Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), premieres January 13.
Season 3 of procedural crime drama CORONER starring Serinda Swan, followed by new buddy-cop drama series PRETTY HARD CASES (formerly Lady Dicks), starring Meredith MacNeill (Baroness von Sketch Show) and Adrienne C. Moore (Orange Is The New Black), premiere February 3.
THURSDAYS:
documentary Channel originals Fear of Dancing, Clydesdale: Saving the Greatest Horse and The Oslo Diaries premiere on CBC TV, January 7 through 21.
Beginning January 28, legal drama BURDEN OF TRUTH starring Kristin Kreuk returns with Season 4, and THE FIFTH ESTATE continues on a new night.
FRIDAYS:
MARKETPLACE continues on January 8, featuring an ongoing series, “Face Racism,†hosted by Asha Tomlinson, which follows people in search of justice in their communities, the marketplace and the workplace, often bringing them face-to-face with company executives and government officials.
The landmark 60th season of THE NATURE OF THINGS returns on January 8 with an ambitious archeological dig that peels away myths surrounding the last queen of Egypt in SEARCHING FOR CLEOPATRA, and the following week, a special five-part series, WILD CANADIAN WEATHER, showcasing a cinematic journey through Canada’s most extreme and spectacular weather.
New docuseries ANYONE’S GAME (formerly Orangeville Prep), offering an inside look at the competitive, high-pressure world of basketball’s most successful preparatory program at The Athlete Institute in Orangeville, Ontario, launches on January 15, with all episodes available that day to stream on CBC Gem.
New family-friendly series ARCTIC VETS, offering an up-close look at the wildlife that inhabits Canada’s north and the veterinarians at the Assiniboine Park Conservancy who work tirelessly to keep them safe, premieres February 26.
SUNDAYS:
Audience favourite HEARTLAND returns with a new season on January 10, followed by a four-week special event featuring back-to-back episodes of BBC’s acclaimed LES MISÉRABLES dramatic miniseries, starring Dominic West, David Oyelowo, Lily Collins and Olivia Colman.
Starting on Valentine’s Day, February 14, Season 4 of THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW welcomes a new batch of amateur bakers and two new hosts, Second City alumni Alan Shane Lewis and Ann Pornel, followed by the exclusive Canadian premiere of BELGRAVIA, highlighted in Vanity Fair’s Five New Juicy Costume Dramas to Add Glamour to Your Quarantine, centering on secrets and scandals amongst the upper echelon of London society in the 19th century.
CBC KIDS:
CBC Kids’ refreshed weekday lineup begins Monday, January 4 with new seasons of PJ MASKS, KIRI AND LOU, and TRUE AND THE RAINBOW KINGDOM. New CBC Kids and Radio-Canada original preschool animated series DINO RANCH, produced in partnership with Disney, premieres on Saturday, January 16, featuring the adventures of the Cassidy family as they tackle life in a fantastical, “pre-westoric†setting where dinosaurs still roam. CBC Kids original tween sci-fi drama ENDLINGS, produced in partnership with Hulu, returns for a second season, launching on CBC Gem Friday, January 15, with episodes released weekly.
SUNDAYS
7 PM – HEARTLAND Season 14 (10×60) premieres January 10
8 PM – LES MISÉRABLES (8×60) the BBC miniseries premieres January 10 with back-to-back episodes
8 PM – THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW Season 4 (8×60) premieres February 14
9 PM – BELGRAVIA (6×60) Julian Fellowes’ historical drama premieres February 14
10 PM – THE NATIONAL CBC News’ flagship program continues Sunday to Friday each week
MONDAYS
7 PM – CORONATION STREET continues weekdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
7:30 PM – FAMILY FEUD CANADA Season 2 (104×30) continues Mondays to Thursdays
8 PM – MURDOCH MYSTERIES Season 14 (11×60) begins January 4
9 PM – FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES Season 4 (10×60) begins January 4
TUESDAYS
7 PM – CORONATION STREET continues weekdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
7:30 PM – FAMILY FEUD CANADA Season 2 (104×30) continues Mondays to Thursdays
8 PM – KIM’S CONVENIENCE Season 5 (13×30) premieres January 19
8:30 PM – THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES Season 28 (19×30) continues January 5
9 PM – BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW (5×30) The Final Season: Bonus Episodes featuring never-before-aired sketches premiere January 5
9 PM – WORKIN’ MOMS Season 5 (10×30) premieres February 16
9:30 PM – HUMOUR RESOURCES (6×30) a new irreverent comedy premieres January 5
9:30 PM – TALLBOYZ Season 2 (8×30) premieres February 16
WEDNESDAYS
7 PM – CORONATION STREET continues weekdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
7:30 PM – FAMILY FEUD CANADA Season 2 (104×30) Mondays to Thursdays
8 PM – CORONER Season 3 (10×60) premieres February 3
9 PM – QUIZ (3×60) the British drama starring Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) premieres January 13
9 PM – PRETTY HARD CASES (formerly Lady Dicks, 10×60) a new female-driven buddy-cop series premieres February 3
THURSDAYS
7 PM – CORONATION STREET continues weekdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
7:30 PM – FAMILY FEUD CANADA Season 2 (104×30) Mondays to Thursdays
8 PM – documentary Channel originals Fear of Dancing, Clydesdale: Saving the Greatest Horse and The Oslo Diaries premiere January 7 through 21
8 PM – BURDEN OF TRUTH Season 4 (8×60) premieres on January 28
9 PM – THE FIFTH ESTATE Season 46 (7×60) continues January 28 on a new night
FRIDAYS
7 PM – CORONATION STREET continues weekdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
7:30 PM – CORONATION STREET continues weekdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
8 PM – MARKETPLACE Season 48 (22×30) continues January 8
8:30 PM – ANYONE’S GAME (formerly Orangeville Prep, 6×30) a new factual series about basketball’s most successful preparatory program premieres January 15
8:30 PM – ARCTIC VETS (10×30) a new factual series featuring the wildlife of Canada’s north premieres February 26
9 PM – THE NATURE OF THINGS Season 60 (13×60) continues with an ambitious archeological dig in SEARCHING FOR CLEOPATRA on January 8
SATURDAYS
Afternoon – ROAD TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES Season 6 continues
6:30 PM – HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA begins January 16
From a media release:
Returning for its highly-anticipated second season, marblemedia’s groundbreaking competition series, Blown Away is set to premiere January 22, 2021!
With a twist in season 2, the standout series has gone global!
Ten glass artists from around the world gather in North America’s largest hot shop to push themselves to creative extremes in the quest to be named Best In Glass. In each episode, the glassblowers must impress a panel of art experts or risk being eliminated. At stake is a life changing prize that will send their careers to new heights.
Back as host for the long-awaited second season is YouTube science influencer Nickpedia and former NBC’s America’s Got Talent contestant, Nick Uhas. Glass master, Katherine Gray also returns for season 2 as the show’s resident glass evaluator.Â
The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY, is an esteemed partner of the series, offering the Blown Away winner a grand prize of an artist’s residency at their museum following the competition. The museum is also hosting an exhibit featuring 10 works created on the show, one by each contestant. The exhibit, Blown Away: Season 2, opens on January 22.
