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The Fall TV Season Kicks Off with Global Original Series
Family Law
Debuting on
Friday, Sept. 17
with a Special Sneak Peek Airing
Thursday, Sept. 16
Global's Powerful Blockbuster Franchises Expand with New Series Premieres Including FBI: International Tuesday , Sept. 21 , NCIS: Hawai'i Sunday, Sept. 26 and Monday, Sept. 27 in a Two-Night Premiere Event , CSI: Vegas Wednesday, Oct. 6 and New Comedy Ghosts Thursday, Oct. 7
The Unrivalled Reality Series Survivor Is Back for an Epic 41 st Season Wednesday, Sept. 22 , Alongside Returning Hit Dramas 9-1-1 ( Sept. 20 ), New Amsterdam ( Sept. 21 ), and The Equalizer ( Oct. 10 )
ET Canada's Fall TV Special Showcases this Fall's Lineup Wednesday, Sept.15
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TORONTO
,
Aug. 24, 2021
/CNW/ -
Today,
Global
announced premiere dates for a fall 2021-22 primetime season that will take viewers on an incredible, emotional TV journey around the world. All from the comfort of home, Global audiences will travel from
Vancouver
(
Family Law
Sept. 16/17) to
Europe
(
FBI: International
Sept. 21
),
Fiji
(
Survivor
Sept. 22
), Hawai'i (
NCIS: Hawai'i
Sept. 26/27),
Las Vegas
(
CSI:
Las Vegas
Oct. 6
) and beyond (
Ghosts
Oct. 7
). Featuring
17.5 hours
of simulcast with four out of seven days entirely simulcast in primetime, viewers will laugh with Global's comedies, feel the heart-wrenching moments and thrills of its scripted dramas, and experience the high stakes of its reality competition TV action.
"Global is the TV destination this fall, jam-packed with new series and longstanding hits loaded with the biggest stars and powerhouse franchises," said Troy Reeb , Executive Vice President, Broadcast Networks, Corus Entertainment. "With one of our strongest fall lineups to date, Global is positioned to deliver audiences the most entertaining offering of hit shows this fall season."
Continue reading below for more about Global's fall 2021 primetime lineup. For a full list of Global's fall primetime premiere dates and new series descriptions click here .
SCRIPTED DRAMAS
As previously announced
, this fall Global adds four new scripted dramas to its schedule. First up, the much-anticipated new Global Original series
Family Law
starring
Jewel Staite
,
Victor Garber
,
Zach Smadu
and
Genelle Williams
, a 10-episode, one hour legal drama premiering
Friday, Sept. 17
at
9 p.m. ET
/PT
. Viewers will get a special preview of the premiere episode on
Thursday, Sept. 16
at
10 p.m. ET
/PT
. Then on
Tuesday, Sept. 21
, Emmy
®
Award-winning executive producer
Dick Wolf
brings viewers a three-hour
FBI
franchise event capping off the night with the series premiere of
FBI: International
at
10 p.m. ET
/PT
(moves to
9 p.m. ET
/PT
Sept. 28
). Then, in a two-night premiere event,
NCIS: Hawai'i
starring
Vanessa Lachey
, as the first female lead in the long-running franchise, premieres
Sunday, Sept. 26
at
9 p.m. ET
/PT
with episode two airing
Monday, Sept. 27
at
10 p.m. ET
/PT
in the show's regular timeslot as part of Global's Monday night lineup. Lastly, the sequel to the international hit
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
begins a brand-new chapter with
CSI: Vegas
premiering
Wednesday, Oct. 6
at
10 p.m. ET
/PT
.
Global's returning scripted dramas premiering this fall include: this past spring's #1 drama 9-1-1 starring Angela Bassett ( Monday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. ET ); the landmark 19 th season of NCIS ( Monday, Sept. 20 at 9 p.m. ET ) ; fan favourite New Amsterdam ( Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. ET /PT then moves to 10 p.m. ET /PT Sept. 28 ); top 20 hits FBI ( Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. ET /PT ) and FBI: Most Wanted ( Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 9 p.m. ET /PT then moves to 7 p.m. ET /PT Sept. 28 ) ; S.W.A.T. starring Shemar Moore ( Friday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. ET /PT ); hit series Bull ( Thursday, Oct. 7 at 10 p.m. ET /PT ); the #1 new broadcast drama last spring The Equalizer starring Queen Latifah ( Sunday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. ET /PT ); NCIS: Los Angeles starring Chris O'Donnell and LL COOL J ( Sunday, Oct. 10 at 9 p.m. ET /PT) ; SEAL Team starring David Boreanaz ( Sunday, Oct. 10 at 10 p.m. ET /PT ); and The Blacklist on a new day and time ( Thursday, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. ET /PT) .
COMEDY
For Global's comedy slate, the network welcomes the
previously announced
Ghosts
, a new single-camera comedy based on the breakthrough British comedy of the same name, premiering
Thursday, Oct. 7
at
9 p.m. ET
/PT
, followed by the sophomore season of Chuck Lorre comedy
United States
of Al
also on
Thursday, Oct. 7
at
9:30 p.m. ET
/PT
. Also,
The Neighborhood
starring
Cedric the Entertainer
returns on
Monday, Sept. 20
at
7:30 p.m. ET
.
COMPETITION REALITY SERIES
Castaways rejoice! It's once again time to don your buffs and head back to tribal council with the return of
Survivor
, back for an epic 41
st
season premiering with a special two-hour episode
Wednesday, Sept. 22
at
8 p.m. ET
/PT
. Then, a new season of fan-favourite reality series
Tough As Nails
premieres
Wednesday, Oct. 6
at
9 p.m. ET
/PT
.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Beginning its 17 th season Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT , ET Canada returns this fall to deliver the latest in entertainment news and bring viewers exclusive interviews and specials with the biggest celebrities in Hollywood . Plus , ET Canada's Fall TV Preview airs Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 9 p.m. ET /PT and offers viewers an exclusive look into some of the most highly anticipated new shows premiering this fall. Then, premiering on Saturday, Sept. 18 , ET Canada is expanding with the newly greenlit hour-long weekend edition of the show, ET Canada Weekend . Hosted by Sangita Patel , ET Canada Weekend will air Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. ET / PT on Global.
FACTUAL AND TRUE CRIME
Global's news and true crime content kicks off with Emmy
®
Award-winning newsmagazine
60 Minutes
beginning its 54
th
season
Sunday, Sept. 12
at
7:30 p.m. ET
/
7 p.m. PT
(regular timeslot is
7:00 p.m. ET
/PT
following the premiere) with a poignant hour from
Scott Pelley
commemorating the 20
th
anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The New York Fire Department's top officers relive their personal experiences at Ground Zero when they lost 343 of
New York's
Bravest. Then, a new season of
48 Hours
premieres
Saturday, Sept. 18
at
10 p.m. ET
/PT
. Lastly, Global's Canadian true crime series
Crime Beat
begins a new season
Friday, Oct. 1
at
10 p.m. ET
/PT
.
Global's lineup of hit series are available to stream anytime on
GlobalTV.com
, the
Global TV App
and live & on-demand with
STACKTV
.
Global is a Corus Entertainment Network and is available through all major TV distributors, including: Shaw, Shaw Direct, Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Telus, Cogeco, Eastlink, SaskTel and the new STACKTV, streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video Channels. The Global TV App is available on iOS, Android, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Roku streaming players, Roku TV™ models and at
watch.globaltv.com
.
Production credits:
New series
NCIS: Hawaiʻi, FBI: International, CSI: Vegas
and
Ghosts
are all distributed by ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group.
Produced by SEVEN24 Films (
Heartland
,
JANN
) and Lark Productions (
Motive
,
Fortunate Son
), with
Susin Nielsen
(
Robson Arms
, Cedar Cove
) serving as executive producer/showrunner
, Family Law
is executive produced by SEVEN24′s
Tom Cox
and
Jordy Randall
, Lark's
Erin Haskett
and
Andy Mikita
. eOne will handle distribution for the series outside of
Canada
.
For Corus,
Susan Alexander
is Production Executive;
Rachel Nelson
is Director, Original Content, Drama, Kids and Factual;
Lisa Godfrey
is Senior Vice President of Original Content, Corus Entertainment.
Source : Numeris PPM Data, Total Canada, SP'21 ( Jan 4 – May 30/21), confirmed data, 3+ airings, A25-54 AMA(000), CDN CONV COM ENG National Networks, ranker excludes NFL/NHL Playoffs
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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, a suite of digital and streaming assets, animation software, 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 innovative full-service social digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada, leading 2D animation software supplier Toon Boom and children's book publishing house, Kids Can Press. Corus' roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY®, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News,
Globalnews.ca
, Q107, Country 105, and CFOX, along with broadly distributed Canadian streaming platforms STACKTV, Nick+, the Global TV App and Curiouscast. For more information visit
www.corusent.com
.
SOURCE Corus Entertainment Inc.
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