Matlock, Starring Oscar®
Winner Kathy Bates,
NCIS: Origins, Starring Austin Stowell and Narrated by
Mark Harmon, Canadian Crime
Drama Murder in a Small Town and New Comedy
Poppa's House, Starring Damon Wayans
and Damon Wayans Jr., All
Join Global's Upcoming Fall Schedule
1 Show 9-1-1, #1
Reality Show Survivor, #1 Late Night
Show Saturday Night Live and TV's Biggest
Franchises NCIS and FBI All Return this
Fall to Global*
Watson, Based on the Beloved Sherlock
Holmes Character, Buzzed About New Medical Drama
Doc and Iconic Game Show Hollywood
Squares, Featuring Drew Barrymore, Bolster the
Global Roster with More Fresh Content Mid-Season
Global Original Family Law
Makes Its Much-Anticipated Return Mid-Season
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Global TV App
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For Immediate Release
TORONTO, June 5, 2024
/CNW/ - Today Global unveiled its 2024/25 broadcast
season slate featuring the most buzzworthy and talked about new
series as well as the return of television's biggest proven
blockbuster hits. Delivering a solid 18.5 hours of
simulcast programming in primetime this fall, Global's strong
2024/25 roster offers a fully loaded schedule of fresh,
star-studded premium content across the network and streaming on
STACKTV and the Global TV App.
New this fall on Global is a smart, modern take on the iconic
procedural drama Matlock, starring
Oscar®-winner and screen legend Kathy Bates in the titular role as "Matty,"
Skye P. Marshall as
Olympia, Jason Ritter as Julian and recurring star
Beau Bridges who plays
Senior. Joining Global's proven roster of hit procedurals is the
latest installment in the NCIS franchise, NCIS:
Origins, which takes viewers back to Agent Gibbs' early
days starring Austin Stowell
and narrated by Mark Harmon.
Next up is Canadian-produced Murder in a Small Town,
a psychological crime drama based on the internationally-acclaimed
Karl Alberg book series by novelist
L. R. Wright, and shot in beautiful British Columbia. Then, the perfect addition
to Global's hit comedy lineup is the hysterical new series
Poppa's House starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr.
Global's fall schedule is also bolstered by television's #1
reality show Survivor*, back for its
47th season and promises more unexpected surprises with
action-packed 90-minute episodes each week. Then, the #1 show and
#1 drama 9-1-1* returns for more heart-pounding and
exhilarating thrills. Also returning this fall for its sophomore
season is Elsbeth, one of this spring's most
critically acclaimed new series and Top 20 hit*. Global's fall
schedule wouldn't be complete without blockbuster franchises
FBI and NCIS back for more edge of your
seat excitement and television's most laugh-out-loud comedies
including The Neighborhood, Top 20-ranked
Ghosts and Abbott Elementary*.
More exciting acquisitions join the Global schedule mid-season,
including Watson, a modern version of the
beloved character from the world of Sherlock Holmes and starring Morris Chestnut in the eponymous role. Next
comes one of the most talked about new dramas Doc,
which is based on the global hit Italian series, starring Canadian
actress Molly Parker as a
driven, brilliant doctor who suffers a brain injury that erases the
last eight years of her life and Scott
Wolf recurs as attending physician, Dr. Richard Miller. Then, Hollywood
Squares will have contestants taking "centre square" with
Drew Barrymore who will anchor a board of celebrities
in the classic game of tic-tac-toe. Beloved Global Original
Family Law also returns for its 3rd season
with more laughs, tears, and unforgettable legal cases as
Abigail Bianchi (Jewel Staite) and the Svensson family's
story continues to unfold.
"This spring, Global experienced a reawakening and emerged with
an incredibly successful season. Since mid-February, Global rose to
#1 in core primetime**, delivering 11 of the Top 20 programs*, more
than any other network," said Troy
Reeb, Executive Vice President, Networks and Content, Corus
Entertainment. "As we look ahead to Global's 2024/25 broadcast
season, our lineup is the best we've seen in years, and one that
strikes the perfect balance of the familiar with the fresh. Loaded
with star power, big franchise brands, and #1 returning hits to
launch new buzzworthy series, Global's TV offering is set to
deliver an entertaining schedule that Canadians will not only be
talking about, but watching week after week, all year
long."
NEW PRIMETIME SERIES FOR FALL
2024
One of the most hotly-anticipated new acquisitions coming to
Global on Thursdays this fall is Matlock,
starring Oscar® winner Kathy Bates as Madeline "Matty" Matlock, a brilliant
septuagenarian who achieved success in her younger years and
decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she
uses her unassuming demeanour and wily tactics to win cases. Matty
is assigned to Olympia
(Skye P. Marshall), a senior
attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice. Olympia's ex-husband, Julian (Jason Ritter), the son of the head of the
firm, is intrigued by Matty and her clever skills. As Matty
endeavours to establish herself in her new high-stakes world, she
works alongside the firm's younger associates – the charismatic
Billy (David Del Rio) and the
uber ambitious Sarah (Leah
Lewis).
Next comes NCIS: Origins, the latest
installment in the blockbuster hit NCIS franchise.
Airing Monday nights, NCIS: Origins follows a young
Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years prior to the
events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark
Harmon. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a
newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton
office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by
NCIS legend Mike Franks
(Kyle Schmid).
The crime-solving doesn't stop on Global with the latest
addition to Wednesday nights, Murder in a Small Town,
based on L.R. Wright's acclaimed thirteen-book Karl Alberg series and stars Rossif
Sutherland and Kristin
Kreuk. It follows the titular character (played by
Sutherland), who moves to a quiet
coastal town, filmed in beautiful British
Columbia, to escape the stress of big-city police work, but
soon discovers that the seemingly idyllic town harbours dark
secrets, and he must use his detective skills to solve a series of
murders.
Then, big laughs are also on the Global schedule Monday nights
with Poppa's House, starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. Wayans stars as legendary
radio host and happily divorced "Poppa" who has his point of view
challenged at work when a new female co-host (Essence Atkins) is hired, and at home where
he finds himself still parenting his adult son (Damon Wayans Jr.), a brilliant dreamer who
is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father
and husband.
RETURNING PRIMETIME SERIES FOR FALL 2024
These new
shows join Global's returning hits across all genres with TV's
biggest stars, including Canada's
#1 reality show Survivor and #1 show
9-1-1. More hit dramas returning this fall include
Friday night's #1 series Fire Country and Top 20
hit Elsbeth*. Also, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Nick Cannon and Michael Chiklis join Season 2 of
Accused, Shemar
Moore-led S.W.A.T. is back for an
8th season, Queen
Latifah returns as The Equalizer, plus
long standing blockbuster franchises NCIS and
FBI return. For comedies, laughs continue on Global
with the return of Top 20-ranked Ghosts,
award-winning Abbott Elementary and The
Neighborhood starring Cedric the Entertainer*.
Global also has an all new season of The Floor hosted
by Rob Lowe, plus 60
Minutes and 48 Hours return.
RETURNING DAYTIME, LATE NIGHT AND GLOBAL NEWS
SERIES
In addition to Global's new and returning primetime series for the
2024/25 broadcast season, Global also welcomes back perennial hits
from daytime to late night with all new seasons, keeping viewers
entertained and informed anytime of day.
DAYTIME AND LATE NIGHT
Global is Canada's #1 destination
for the best in daytime and late night entertainment, featuring the
#1 daytime talk show The Drew Barrymore Show, the #1
soap opera The Young and the Restless and
the #1 show for late night laughs, Saturday Night
Live, which celebrates it's historic 50th season
this year*. Also, the day wouldn't be complete without Global's
late night offerings with an all-new season of The Late Show
with Stephen
Colbert and late night's latest laugh-out-loud
addition premiering earlier this year, After
Midnight, hosted by comedian Taylor Tomlinson.
GLOBAL NEWS
For decades, Global News programs and platforms have been the
cornerstone of the Global brand. Reporting on stories that interest
and impact Canadians, Global News is committed to delivering
audiences award-winning, fact-based, and comprehensive news
coverage with courage and accuracy. From international crises,
breaking news, to timely local issues, Global News uncovers stories
that matter most to individuals and communities from coast to coast
to coast, reflecting diversity of thought and opinion. Local Global
News stations span across Canada
along with multiple Global News 24-hour streaming channels, to
provide up-to-the-minute community-based news, weather, and
information. Global News is also home to its flagship national
program, Global National, led by Canadian Screen
Award winner Dawna Friesen Monday to
Thursday and Farah Nasser Friday to
Sunday and the political affairs talk show The West
Block, hosted by Mercedes
Stephenson, which airs on Sundays.
This summer, viewers can expect all new episodes on Friday
nights of Crime Beat: Most Wanted, the spinoff
of the popular true crime series Crime Beat, which
will return this fall, airing on Fridays.
Global has the #1 morning news program, Global News
Morning, leading into the #1 Canadian news/lifestyle
show at 9 a.m., The
Morning Show (TMS)***. Every weekday at 9 a.m. ET/10 a.m.
AT, TMS, hosted by the dynamic duo of Carolyn Mackenzie and Jeff McArthur, bring loyal viewers the stories
Canadians are talking about mixed with Canada's best lifestyle experts, and A list
stars. TMS also features the latest entertainment news first
in the morning with Global Entertainment's Morgan Hoffman.
For a full list of series with broadcast days and times, please
click here.
NEW PRIMETIME SERIES FOR
MID-SEASON
Global's mid-season lineup kicks off
with Watson.
Taking place a year after the death of his friend and partner
Sherlock Holmes at the hands of
Moriarty, Dr. John Watson (Morris Chestnut) resumes his medical career
as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare
disorders. Watson's old life isn't done with him,
though – Moriarty and Watson are set to write
their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more
than a century. Watson
is a medical show with a strong investigative spine, featuring a
modern version of one of history's greatest detectives as he turns
his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries.
Then, Doc follows the hard-charging Chief of
Internal Medicine Dr. Amy Larsen
(Molly Parker). After a brain
injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate
an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she's
treated, colleagues she's crossed, the man she loves, or the
tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. Scott Wolf is featured in a recurring role
as Dr. Richard Miller. An attending
physician, Richard is uptight, ambitious, and afraid to admit
mistakes.
Next up is the return of the iconic game show Hollywood
Squares, which features two contestants
playing tic-tac-toe to win money and prizes. The "board"
for the game is a vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied
by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants. The
celebrities are asked questions and the contestants judge the
legitimacy of their answers to win the game. Award-winning actress
and daytime's #1 talk show host Drew Barrymore will take her
place as the famed "centre square" answering questions for the
contestants.
These new shows will air alongside Global's returning mid-season
hits including Family Law, NCIS: Sydney, Raid the Cage,
and more to come.
MEDIA NOTE: Complete descriptions for all of
Global's new series for the 2024/25 broadcast season are available
here.
A full list of premiere dates and times from Global's fall
lineup will be announced in the coming months. For the latest
updates, visit www.corusent.com.
Global's lineup of hit series are available to stream anytime
on STACKTV, the Global TV App and GlobalTV.com.
Global is a Corus Entertainment Network and is available
through all major TV distributors, including: Bell, Cogeco,
Eastlink, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw, Shaw Direct, Telus, Videotron and
STACKTV, streaming available on Amazon Prime Video Channels, Bell
Fibe TV app, FuboTV, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite SmartStream. The
Global TV App is available on iOS, Android, Chromecast, Android TV,
Apple TV, LG Smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TVs, Roku
streaming players, Roku TV™ models, and
at watch.globaltv.com.
Sources:
*Numeris PPM Data, Total Canada, SP24 STD (Jan 8-Apr 28/24) -
Confirmed data, 3+ airings, A25-54, AMA(000), CDN CONV COM ENG
national networks, CTV com all others 'Total', excludes
playoffs
**Numeris PPM Data, Total Canada, Feb
12 - May 19/24, confirmed data, M-Su 8p-11p, Local Time,
A25-54, AMA(000), CDN CONV COM ENG National networks, CTV Com, all
others 'Total'
***Numeris PPM Data, Total Canada, SP'24
STD (Jan 8 – Apr 14/24),
Confirmed data, 5+ airings, Ind. 2+/A18+/A25-54, AMA(000), M-F
6a-10a, CDN CONV COM ENG National Networks, CTV Com all others
'Total'
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About Corus Entertainment Inc.
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and
content company that develops and delivers high quality brands and
content across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging
audiences since 1999, the company's portfolio of multimedia
offerings encompass 33 specialty television services, 39 radio
stations, 15 conventional television stations, digital and
streaming platforms, and technology and media services. Corus is an
internationally-renowned content creator and distributor through
Nelvana, a world class animation studio expert in all formats and
Corus Studios, a globally recognized producer of hit scripted and
unscripted content. The company also owns full-service social
digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada,
and children's book publishing house, Kids Can Press. Corus' roster
of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV
Canada, Food Network Canada, Magnolia Network Canada, The
HISTORY® Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim, National
Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, Globalnews.ca,
Q107, Country 105, and CFOX, along with streaming platforms
STACKTV, TELETOON+, the Global TV App and Curiouscast. Corus is the
domestic advertising representative and an original content partner
for Pluto TV, a Paramount Company, which is the leading free
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