April 30 – May 6: Crave Weekly Programming Overview

Crave continues to deliver weekly alerts highlighting new and noteworthy programming and scheduling changes for the week ahead. Highlights This Week  

• The Crave and TIFF Stay-at-Home Cinema initiative continues with Q&As and Crave screenings featuring BEFORE SUNRISE and Ethan Hawke on Thursday, April 30 and THE BIG LEBOWSKI on Saturday, May 3, with guest to be announced. For all the details on how to participate, click HERE.

 

• Showtime’s hit drama series BILLIONS returns Sunday, May 3 at 9 p.m. ET. In Season 5, Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis) and Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) see their vicious rivalry reignited, while new enemies rise and take aim. Social impact pioneer Mike Prince (Corey Stoll) poses a true threat to Axe’s dominance, and Chuck feuds with a formidable district attorney (Roma Maffia). Taylor Mason (Asia Kate Dillon) is forced back to Axe Capital, where Taylor must fight to protect their employees and their assets. Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff) re-evaluates her loyalties and forges surprising new alliances that put her at odds with both Chuck and Axe. Julianna Margulies joins the cast this season as Catherine Brant, an Ivy League sociology professor and bestselling author.

 

• HBO’s WESTWORLD, which was just renewed for a fourth season, concludes its third season on Sunday, May 3 at 9 p.m. ET. Throughout its Season 3 run, WESTWORLD is one of Crave’s most-watched titles, consistently ranking in the Top 3 in terms of viewership. Watch the haunting teaser for the highly anticipated Season 3 finale HERE.

Crave Audience Metrics Crave continues to have Canadians covered, delivering the best movies, TV series, and original hits all in one place. Here are the Top 10 programs being watched on Crave for the week of April 22-28:  

1. WESTWORLD
2. RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE
3. HOMELAND
4. IT: CHAPTER TWO
5. GAME OF THRONES
6. SEINFELD
7. LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
8. BAD EDUCATION
9. RUN
10. PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS

What to Watch for the Week of April 30 – May 6 *All Programming Subject to Change  

• HBO’s new comedy series BETTY premieres Friday, May 1 at 11 p.m. ET. Dede Lovelace, Moonbear, Nina Moran, Ajani Russell, and Rachelle Vinberg star in the series, which follows a diverse group of young women navigating their lives through the predominantly male-oriented world of skateboarding, set against the backdrop of New York City.

 

• The HBO documentary NATALIE WOOD: WHAT REMAINS BEHIND, explores actor Natalie Wood’s life and career through the unique perspective of her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, and others who knew her best. The film features previously unseen home movies, photographs, diaries, letters, and artifacts, as well as intimate interviews with her friends, family, co-stars, and colleagues; re-examining her personal and professional triumphs and challenges, which have often been overshadowed by her tragic death at age 43. The documentary directed by Laurent Bouzereau (FIVE CAME BACK, DON’T SAY NO UNTIL I FINISH TALKING) premieres Tuesday, May 5 at 9 p.m. ET.

 

• The Crave Original Series DARK SIDE OF THE RING continues Season 2 on Tuesday, May 5 at 10 p.m. ET. Episode 8 explores Herb Abrams fanatical attempt to build a wrestling empire to rival Vince McMahon’s goes tragically haywire as his ego and cocaine addiction kills his dream – and him along with it.

 

• All-new episodes this week include BROCKMIRE (Thursday, April 30); SHELTER IN PLACE (Thursday, April 30 at 10 p.m. ET); DESUS & MERO (Thursday, April 30 and Monday, May 4 at 11 p.m. ET); RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (Friday, May 1 at 9:30 p.m. ET); ATLANTA’S MISSING AND MURDERED: THE LOST CHILDREN (Sunday, May 3 at 7:45 p.m. ET); VICE (Sunday, May 3 at 8 p.m. ET); WESTWORLD, (Sunday, May 3 at 9 p.m. ET); INSECURE (Sunday, May 3 at 10 p.m. ET); RUN (Sunday, May 3 at 10:30 p.m. ET); and MY BRILLIANT FRIEND: THE STORY OF A NEW NAME (Monday, May 4 at 10 p.m. ET).

 

• On Friday, May 1 more Hollywood hit movies join Crave on STARZ in Canada including THE BACK UP PLAN, COWBOYS AND ALIENS, DON’T THINK TWICE, EAST OF EDEN, HALL PASS (2011), STUART LITTLE, STUART LITTLE 2, and THE WAY, WAY BACK.

Complete listings for the week of April 30 – May 6 *All Programming Subject to Change HBO WE’RE HERE, Season 1, Episode 2 (April 30 at 9 p.m. ET) BETTY, Season 1, Episode 1 *Series Premiere* (May 1 at 11 p.m. ET) ATLANTA’S MISSING AND MURDERED: THE LOST CHILDREN, Season 1, Episode 5 (May 3 at 7:45 p.m. ET) WESTWORLD, Season 3, Episode 8 *Season Finale* (May 3 at 9 p.m. ET) INSECURE, Season 4, Episode 4 (May 3 at 10 p.m. ET) RUN, Season 1, Episode 4 (May 3 at 10:30 p.m. ET) MY BRILLIANT FRIEND: THE STORY OF A NEW NAME, Season 2, Episode 8 *Season Finale* (May 4 at 10 p.m. ET) NATALIE WOOD: WHAT REMAINS BEHIND (May 5 at 9 p.m. ET) Movies BEFORE SUNRISE (April 30) THE GOLDFINCH (May 1) WESTERN STARS (May 1) SHOWTIME DESUS & MERO, Season 2, Episode 21 (April 30 at 11 p.m. ET) BASKETBALL COUNTY: IN THE WATER (May 1 at 8 p.m. ET) PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS, Season 1, Episode 2 (May 3 at 10 p.m. ET) VICE, Season 1, Episode 6 (May 3 at 8 p.m. ET) BILLIONS, Season 5, Episode 1 *Season Premiere* (May 3 at 9 p.m. ET) DESUS & MERO, Season 2, Episode 22 (May 4 at 11 p.m. ET) STARZ THE BREAK UP (May 1) COWBOYS AND ALIENS (May 1) DON’T THINK TWICE (May 1) EAST OF EDEN (May 1) HALL PASS (2011) (May 1) STUART LITTLE (May 1) STUART LITTLE 2 (May 1) THE WAY, WAY BACK (May 1) VIDA, Season 3, Episode 2 (May 3) Other BROCKMIRE, Season 4 Episode 7 (April 30) SHELTER IN PLACE WITH SHANE SMITH, Season 1, Episode 6 (April 30 at 10 p.m. ET) TRANSPLANT, Season 1, Episode 9 (April 30) DRUNK HISTORY, Season 6B (May 1) THE GOOD DOCTOR, Season 3 (May 1) HARRY & HIS BUCKET FULL OF DINOSAURS (May 1) RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE, Season 12, Episode 10 (May 1 at 9:30 p.m. ET) RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE, Season 1, Episode 2 (May 1 at 11 pm. ET) 20 QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 *Special* (May 2) HUMAN NATURE (May 4) CARDINAL, Season 4, Episode 5 (May 5) DARK SIDE OF THE RING, Season 2, Episode 8 (May 5 at 10 p.m. ET) THE VOICE, Season 18, Episodes 12-13 (May 6) *Source: Adobe Analytics