CTV Unveils 2021 Fall Primetime Schedule, Featuring Standout New Series Combined with the Strength of Returning Hits

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TORONTO (June 10, 2021) – In advance of the #BellMediaUpfront virtual presentation this afternoon, CTV today announced its 2021 fall primetime schedule featuring compelling new series, marquee live events, and returning smash hits to deliver a consistently strong schedule every night of the week. With more Top 10, Top 20, and Top 30 programs than any other network with total viewers, A25-54, and A18-49 in 2020/21, CTV is now Canada’s most-watched television network for an unprecedented 20^th year. “Expanding on CTV’s impressive legacy as Canada’s most-watched TV network for the past two decades, the fall schedule includes the most sought-after new series with impactful stories,” said Justin Stockman, Vice-President, Content Development & Programming, Bell Media. “By combining our returning ratings hits with strong new acquisitions, CTV provides variety for our viewers, who are also able to stream all series on CTV.ca and the CTV app.” Reinforcing CTV’s fall schedule with returning fan favourites are bold new series, as the network looks to build on its success from 2020/21, in which CTV led its closest competitor by 48% in primetime. Only on CTV is the most-watched series with total viewers, THE GOOD DOCTOR, as well as the #1 drama GREY’S ANATOMY, #1 comedy THE CONNERS, and #1 reality series THE MASKED SINGER in the key A25-54 demo. Other hit comedies returning to CTV this fall are BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA, B POSITIVE, YOUNG SHELDON, HOME ECONOMICS, and Season 3 of CTV Original series JANN. Top 10 series THE ROOKIE and STATION 19 are also back for new seasons, along with BIG SKY. CTV’s fall schedule is further strengthened by seven new series, including the reimagined cross-generational hit THE WONDER YEARS. CTV also showcases a slate of gripping dramas, including the emotionally-driven THE BIG LEAP, the epic thriller LA BREA, buzzed-about hip-hop series QUEENS, and OUR KIND OF PEOPLE, based on the critically acclaimed book, Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class. Rounding out the new fall series are singing competition ALTER EGO, and CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE, hosted by pop culture legends Pat Sajak and Vanna White. Fall series, along with other acclaimed shows, blockbuster movies, and binge-worthy collections are available on CTV.ca, the country’s #1 Canadian AVOD platform, and the CTV app. CTV’s 2021 FALL SCHEDULE All times ET. New programs are BOLD. (S) = Simulcast MONDAYS 7 p.m.             ETALK 7:30 p.m.       THE BIG BANG THEORY 8 p.m.             JANN 8:30 p.m.       BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA (S) 9 p.m.           THE BIG LEAP (S) 10 p.m.           THE GOOD DOCTOR (S) TUESDAYS 7 p.m.              ETALK 7:30 p.m.        THE BIG BANG THEORY 8 p.m.              THE RESIDENT (S) 9 p.m.            LA BREA (S) / OUR KIND OF PEOPLE (S) 10 p.m.          QUEENS (S) WEDNESDAYS 7 p.m.              ETALK 7:30 p.m.     THE WONDER YEARS 8 p.m.              THE MASKED SINGER (S) 9 p.m.              THE CONNERS (S) 9:30 p.m.        HOME ECONOMICS (S) 10 p.m.          ALTER EGO THURSDAYS 7 p.m.               B POSITIVE 7:30 p.m.         YOUNG SHELDON 8 p.m.               STATION 19 (S) 9 p.m.               GREY’S ANATOMY (S) 10 p.m.             BIG SKY (S) FRIDAYS 7 p.m.              ETALK 7:30 p.m.        THE BIG BANG THEORY 8 p.m.              SHARK TANK (S) 9 p.m.              MAGNUM P.I. (S) 10 p.m.            BLUE BLOODS (S) SATURDAYS 7 p.m.             W5 8 p.m.             CTV Movie 10 p.m.           Discovery Block SUNDAYS 7 p.m.             NFL (cont’d) 8 p.m.          CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE (S) 9 p.m.            SUPERMARKET SWEEP (S) 10 p.m.          THE ROOKIE (S) Daytime and Late-Night CTV’s most-watched daytime and late-night lineups return, with YOUR MORNING, LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN, THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW, THE SOCIAL, DR. PHIL, THE VIEW, and the top daytime talk show (A25-54), THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, which is back for its 19^th and final season. Also returning to CTV are THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH and THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN, along with THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON and LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS on CTV2. Awards and Live Events CTV is set to deliver another year of marquee live events, including the 94^th OSCARS^®, the 73^rd EMMY^® AWARDS, the AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS 2022, as well as CTV’s THE ORIGINAL SANTA CLAUS PARADE. As Bell Media is the exclusive television broadcast partner of the NFL in Canada, CTV delivers extensive coverage of the NFL regular season, the NFL playoffs, and the biggest broadcast event of the year, SUPER BOWL LVI. CTV News Covering the stories that matter most to Canadians, and connecting with audiences from coast-to-coast-to-coast, the country’s most-watched national newscast, CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME, airs weeknights at 11 p.m. ET. Across the country, viewers turn to CTV’s local newscasts to stay informed on breaking news in their communities, including CTV’s award-winning CTV NEWS AT SIX, ​as well as CTV MORNING LIVE, CTV NEWS AT NOON, CTV NEWS AT FIVE, and CTV NEWS AT 11:30 p.m. Reaching nearly 2.2 million Canadians each week, the award-winning W5 returns for a 56^th season Saturdays at 7 p.m. ET on CTV, and landmark political program QUESTION PERIOD, hosted by CTV News’ Evan Solomon, returns Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. ET.