From a media release:
CBC today announced streaming and broadcast premiere dates for its fall 2024 slate of new and returning programming on CBC Gem and CBC TV, including more than 20 original series and specials from Canadian creators, producers, and storytellers reflecting people, places and perspectives from across the country. The first episode of all series will be available to stream on CBC Gem starting at 9 a.m. ET on their premiere dates noted below with a new episode available weekly at the same time, unless otherwise specified. CBC TV local broadcast times are noted in parentheses (for Newfoundland and Labrador, please add half an hour to all times).
New Canadian Original Series
- PAID IN FULL: THE BATTLE FOR BLACK MUSIC *New Documentary Series* (3×60) – All episodes available Saturday, September 21 on CBC Gem (Premieres on CBC TV on Wednesday, October 23 at 8 p.m.)
Narrated by Canadian music icon Jully Black, PAID IN FULL: THE BATTLE FOR BLACK MUSIC explores the systemic racism faced by Black artists in the music industry from its inception to the digital streaming age, and the artists’ ongoing fight for fair pay and racial justice.
- THE KNOWING *New Documentary Series* (4×60) – Premieres Wednesday, September 25 (8 p.m.)
In this TIFF 2024 Primetime selection, journalist, filmmaker, and award-winning Anishnaabe author Tanya Talaga goes on a quest for the truth of what happened to the women in her maternal family, revealing a story intertwined with Canada’s Indian Residential School system.
Returning Series
- CORONATION STREET – ongoing (weekdays at 7 p.m.; Fridays at 7:30 p.m.)
- YOU CAN’T ASK THAT *Season 3* (8×30) – All episodes available Friday, September 13 on CBC Gem (Premieres on CBC TV on Wednesday, September 18 at 11:30 p.m.)
- THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES *Season 32* (24×30 + 1×60) – Premieres Tuesday, September 17 (8 p.m.), with a one-hour U.S. election special on Monday, November 4 at 8 p.m.
- THE PASSIONATE EYE (8×60 + 1×120) – Premieres Wednesday, September 18 (8 p.m., 9 p.m. beginning September 25)
THE PASSIONATE EYE returns with a new season of thought-provoking original documentaries, beginning with 2024 Hot Docs Audience Award winner Yintah, following the Wet’suwet’en nation’s fight for sovereignty over the course of more than a decade, as they protect their ancestral lands from some of the largest fossil fuel companies on earth. - THE NEW WAVE OF STANDUP *Seasons 4 and 5* (8×30) – Premieres Tuesday, September 24 at 9:30 p.m. on CBC TV (Season 4 available to stream now and Season 5 premieres Friday, September 6 on CBC Gem)
- DRAGONS’ DEN *Season 19* (12×60) – Premieres Thursday, September 26 (8 p.m.)
Season 19 sees 1-800-GOT-JUNK? founder and CEO Brian Scudamore enter the Den, and actor, producer, author and ambassador Simu Liu joins as a celebrity guest Dragon for four episodes. - HEARTLAND *Season 18* (10×60) – Premieres Sunday, September 29 on CBC Gem (Sunday, October 6 at 7 p.m. on CBC TV)
- THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW *Season 8* (8×60) – Premieres Sunday, October 6 (8 p.m.)
- MURDOCH MYSTERIES *Season 18* (22×60) – Premieres Monday, September 30 on CBC Gem (Monday, October 7 at 8 p.m. on CBC TV)
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Kim’s Convenience, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Mandalorian) joins the cast of MURDOCH MYSTERIES as Inspector Albert Choi for Season 18, which will also celebrate the series’ 300th episode. - PLAN B *Season 2* (6×60) – Premieres Monday, October 7 at 9 p.m. on CBC TV (streaming now on CBC Gem)
- STILL STANDING *Season 10* (8×30) – Premieres Tuesday, October 8 (8:30 p.m.)
Host Jonny Harris embarks on more adventures in small towns across the country, from Prince Rupert, BC, to New Glasgow, NS, and everywhere in between.
CBC News
- ABOUT THAT WITH ANDREW CHANG (15×30) – Premieres Friday, September 20 at 8:30 p.m. on CBC TV (Available to stream weekday mornings on CBC Gem and CBC News Explore)
- MARKETPLACE *Season 52* (14×30) – Premieres Friday, October 11 (8 p.m.)
This season, CBC News’ consumer affairs program joins forces with some of the world’s top scambusters, cracks into the networks of organized criminal groups, confronts the fraudsters in real time, and exposes how AI is making it harder to defend ourselves. - THE FIFTH ESTATE *Season 50* (14×60) – Premieres Friday, October 11 (9 p.m.)
CBC News’ flagship investigative series celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special project to address the troubling decline in local journalism across Canada. - THE NATIONAL – ongoing (live at 10 p.m. weekdays and Sundays on CBC TV and CBC Gem)
CBC’s flagship national newscast with Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault (Monday – Thursday) and Ian Hanomansing (Friday and Sunday) offers ongoing and in-depth coverage of the upcoming U.S. election this fall. - CBC MORNING LIVE WITH HEATHER HISCOX (Weekday mornings on CBC TV and CBC News Network)
- CANADA TONIGHT WITH TRAVIS DHANRAJ (Weeknights on CBC News Network)
- POWER & POLITICS WITH DAVID COCHRANE (Weeknights on CBC News Network)
- ROSEMARY BARTON LIVE (Sundays on CBC TV and CBC News Network)
CBC Sports
- CBC SPORTS PRESENTS – ongoing (live on Saturday and Sunday afternoons on CBC TV and CBC Gem)
Following Team Canada’s success at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, and with the Paralympic Games underway beginning August 28, CBC SPORTS will continue to follow high-performance athletes this fall including World Volleyball Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 Finals (Dec. 5-8 in Doha, Qatar) and World Aquatics Swimming Championship (Dec. 10-15 in Budapest, Hungary). The winter season kicks off with ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup (Oct. 25-27 in Montreal, Que.) and FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup (Dec. 7-8 in Tremblant, Que.), and the USports Championships (Oct. 19 – Nov. 16), including the Vanier Cup (Nov. 23 in Kingston, Ont.), return to showcase Canada’s top university and college athletes. CBC SPORTS will also once again offer coverage of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event series including Skate Canada (Oct. 25 – 27, Halifax, NS).
CBC Kids Originals
- GO TOGO *New Series* (27×5) – All episodes available to stream on CBC Gem, and premieres on CBC TV, Monday, September 2 (airs Monday through Friday)
Produced using real animatronic characters and handmade sets, the new CBC Kids preschool series follows Togo the subway car and his friends Stella the streetcar and Wheeler the bus, as they make stops, pick up passengers, and explore the big city of Transitville. The series will introduce three to five year-olds to early math concepts through the fun and excitement of big public transit vehicles (in miniature scale). - JEREMY & JAZZY *Season 2* (28×2) – First 10 episodes available Monday, September 2 on CBC Gem (Premieres Monday, September 9 on CBC TV, airs Monday through Friday)
The JUNO and Canadian Screen Award-nominated animated preschool series, about how music and friendship create joy, returns for a new season, with season premiere episode “Hopscotch” featuring Barenaked Ladies. - PLAYING WITH STU *New Series* (40×1) – All episodes available Monday, September 2 on CBC Gem (Premieres Monday, September 9 on CBC TV, airs Monday through Friday)
A spinoff of JEREMY & JAZZY, join Stu the mouse and his friends as they have fun trying new things, making mistakes, and exploring the world around them. - BESTEST DAY EVER WITH MY BEST FRIEND *Season 2* (7×21) – All episodes available Friday, November 22 on CBC Gem (Premieres Sunday, November 24 on CBC TV)
Host Lisette returns with more adorable animals and more surprises in this live-action preschool series that celebrates the bond between kids and their pets.
Image courtesy of CBC.
