CBC TELEVISION ANNOUNCES 21 RENEWALS, EXPANDED SEASONS OF HIT SHOWS, AND NEW TITLES FOR 2013-14
CBC Television, currently in year two of a three-year plan to manage funding cuts, today confirmed a number of new and returning shows for 2013-14, including a brand new season of BATTLE OF THE BLADES, expanded (full) seasons of MURDOCH MYSTERIES and REPUBLIC OF DOYLE, a mini-series based on the award-winning Canadian novel THE BEST LAID PLANS (PDM Entertainment), and a television movie adaptation of THE BOOK OF NEGROES (Conquering Lion Pictures).
The following favorites have been renewed and will return to the programming schedule:
- 22 Minutes
- Arctic Air
- Battle of the Blades
- Best Recipes Ever
- Cracked
- Coronation Street
- Doc Zone
- Dragons’ Den
- the fifth estate
- George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
- Heartland
- In the Kitchen with Stefano Faita
- Just for Laughs
- Mr. D
- Marketplace
- Murdoch Mysteries (full season – 18 episodes)
- The Nature of Things
- Republic of Doyle (full season – 16 episodes)
- The Rick Mercer Report
- The Ron James Show
- Steven & Chris
Further information about the 2013-14 season will be announced at a later
date.
SO happy for RoD. Wow, 16 episodes. Season 6. That’s wonderful. Now I’ll have to catch up on Cracked too, if it gets a second season.
Season 5* XD
Cracked Season Two is official!
so Heartland will not have a 18 episodes season next year ?
From what i have been readon they will have 18.
I’m very happy to see all my favourites are returning.
So glad to see these shows being renewed for next year; CBC might not have a lot in programming, but what they do have is top-notch.
Was anything actually cancelled on CBC?
Not that I can tell – if so, daytime and short-run reality series I don’t track anyway. What I said on Twitter was it sounds like everything’s renewed and no new ongoing series, with the caveat that more information could come.
It appears as though The Big Decision may have been CBC’s only casualty. Will say, I’m a bit disappointed they aren’t adding another scripted drama but at least Arctic Air and Republic of Doyle made the cut!
I’m glad CBC decided to just renew all 5 of their dramas rather than replacing any with a new one just for the sake of introing a new show. However, does this mean that CBC opted not to go with the drama Port Hope which had its pilot shot last year? Or is it just gonna be kept on the shelf temporarily? I heard that CBC was planning to air it with Heartland as part of a Sunday night family block but I’m guessing now that Battle of the Blades will be on instead Sundays before Heartland.
What about redemption inc?
No Arctic Air Eh? But we can look forward to another 139 straight years of Coronation Street. Who the hell watches that crap anyways?
Arctic Air’s on the bulleted list. It’ll return in the new year.
Why do all the shows that are a little different than the normal crap reality shows get cancelled. CBC might well cancel some of the news shows that repeat the same garbage over and over. Cracked was a good show.