Buzzy new series heading to Global this fall include the DC Comics entrant Supergirl, the big-screen spinoffs Minority Report and Limitless, the reboot Heroes: Reborn and the new Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
Shaw Media announced schedule details for its flagship channel and various specialty networks Monday, touting additions that also include the Jane Lynch comedy Angel From Hell, the Mark-Paul Gosselaar comedy People Are Talking, the medical drama Heartbreaker, and the midseason Jennifer Lopez cop drama Shades of Blue.
Returning series include The Blacklist, NCIS: New Orleans, Madam Secretary, Elementary, Hawaii Five-0 and The Good Wife.
Global says it’s also greenlit three Canadian series: a fourth season of Big Brother Canada; the supernatural crime series Houdini and Doyle from House creator David Shore; and The Code (working title), starring Jason Priestley as an ex-pro hockey player who becomes a crime-solving private investigator.
Midseason additions include the event series Containment and the latest in the Chicago franchise, Chicago Med, starring Oliver Platt.
Shaw Media was expected to celebrate its upcoming schedule with a formal presentation Wednesday, traditionally accompanied by stars from its biggest series.
Rogers Media also revealed its lineup.
Bell Media announced buzzy U.S. additions to its CTV and CTV Two schedules last month, with more announcements set for a formal presentation Thursday.
The various rollouts are low-key compared to previous years, when the big broadcasters hosted splashy star-studded media events to coincide with similarly celeb-stacked stage shows and parties for advertisers.
CBC announced its TV lineup last week with the help of comics Bruce McCulloch and Will Sasso in one of its downtown studios.
On Monday, Shaw Media also touted the roster for its specialty stable, including Showcase, History, Food Network Canada, Slice and HGTV Canada.
New to Showcase’s fall schedule are Mr. Robot, starring Christian Slater as a mysterious anarchist who recruits a young programmer into an underground hacker group, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, about a young woman who abandons her New York lifestyle and law career in search of love.
Meanwhile, the Canadian/American co-production Haven returns with recurring guest star William Shatner.
Over on History, fans can expect a fourth season of Vikings along with the Canadian premiere of Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar, the Canadian original Klondike Trappers, and new series Curse of the Frozen Gold, Battle Factory, Outlaw Chronicles: Hells Angels, Tree People and Natural Born Outlaws.
