CTV Announces Summer 2021 Schedule Headlined by LEGO MASTERS and THE CELEBRITY DATING GAME

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To tweet this release: https://thelede.ca/sIhpBy TORONTO (May 25, 2021) – CTV revealed today a slate of new and returning series for the network’s sizzling summer schedule, headlined by reality competition series LEGO MASTERS, airing Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, and the all-new CTV.ca and CTV app, beginning June 1. Hosted by Canadian actor Will Arnett (ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT), the series follows teams of two LEGO enthusiasts as they go head-to-head with an unlimited supply of LEGO bricks and infinite possibilities. Also heating things up this summer is THE CELEBRITY DATING GAME, airing Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, beginning June 14. Hosted by actress and singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel (NEW GIRL) and multiple Grammy^® Award-winning singer-songwriter Michael Bolton, the game show offers a wry wink at modern dating featuring a star-studded roster of celebrity singles in their pursuit to find love this summer. An obstacle course for the mind tests contestants’ intelligence and mental agility in MENTAL SAMURAI (June 1), hosted and executive produced by Rob Lowe (9-1-1: LONE STAR). Plus, the newly re-imagined version of the extreme obstacle course series, WIPEOUT, hosted by John Cena, Nicole Byer, and Camille Kostek, joins CTV’s robust summer schedule on July 11 (with new episodes currently airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Comedy Channel). Returning to the CTV schedule are fan favourites for the whole family, including the celebrity filled word association gameshow THE $100,000 PYRAMID (May 26); a new season of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (May 31) featuring the Top 50 athletes; MASTERCHEF: LEGENDS (June 2) with award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez, and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich, who are joined by iconic culinary legends for the most intense season in MASTERCHEF history; crafting competition MAKING IT (June 24) from executive producers and hosts Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman; and sizzling matchmaking series LOVE ISLAND (July 7), an ITV Studios and Motion Content Group format, returns five nights a week on CTV. Plus, CTV delivers a blockbuster film each week, Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT, beginning May 30. Beginning June 14, CTV.ca and the CTV app launch a new Summer Hub featuring hundreds of hours of programming consisting of blockbuster movies, acclaimed television series, and curated binge-worthy collections available with no subscription or sign-in required. Titles will roll out throughout the summer, and include Superhero Movies (Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange); Animated Adventures (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Hotel Transylvania 2); Father’s Day features (Like Father, Like Son, Daddy Day Camp); a Celebrate Pride collection (The Celluloid Closet, All About My Mother); an assortment of homegrown productions (CARDINAL, ORPHAN BLACK); THE BIG BANG THEORY and THE GOLDBERGS binge-a-thons, and more. CTV’s Summer 2021 Premiere Dates All times are ET/PT, and dates are subject to change. Visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times. Wednesday, May 26 9 p.m. – THE $100,000 PYRAMID (CTV) Sunday, May 30 7 p.m. – CTV Movies: Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok (CTV) – CTV PREMIERE Monday, May 31 8 p.m. – AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (CTV) Tuesday, June 1 8 p.m. – LEGO MASTERS (CTV) – NEW SERIES 9 p.m. – MENTAL SAMURAI (CTV) – NEW SERIES Wednesday, June 2 8 p.m. – MASTERCHEF: LEGENDS (CTV) Sunday, June 6 7 p.m. – CTV Movies: Aquaman (CTV) – CTV PREMIERE Sunday, June 13 7 p.m. – CTV Movies: War for the Planet of the Apes (CTV) – CTV PREMIERE Monday, June 14 10 p.m. – THE CELEBRITY DATING GAME (CTV) – NEW SERIES Sunday, June 20 7 p.m. – CTV Movies: Marvel Studios’ Black Panther (CTV) – CTV PREMIERE Thursday, June 24 8 p.m. – MAKING IT (CTV) Wednesday, July 7 9:30 p.m. – LOVE ISLAND (CTV) Sunday, July 11 8 p.m. – WIPEOUT (CTV) – NEW TO CTV

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