May 7-13: 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

• HBO’s six-part limited series I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE premieres Sunday, May 10 at 9 p.m. ET. From writer and director Derek Cianfrance, Mark Ruffalo stars as identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in a family saga that follows their parallel lives in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness. Based on Wally Lamb’s award-winning New York Times bestseller of the same name, the cast also includes Melissa Leo, Rosie O’Donnell, Archie Panjabi, Imogen Poots, John Procaccino, Rob Huebel, Philip Ettinger, Aisling Franciosi, Michael Greyeyes, Guillermo Diaz, Marcello Fonte, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Goodman with Juliette Lewis and Kathryn Hahn.
• The Crave and TIFF Stay-at-Home Cinema initiative continues with Q&As and Crave screenings featuring SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE and Shameik Moore on Thursday, May 7 and BRIDESMAIDS on Saturday, May 9, with guest to be announced. For all the details on how to participate, click HERE.

• The DOWNTON ABBEY MOVIE begins streaming on Crave Friday, May 8, continuing the story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early twentieth century. The Crawleys and their intrepid staff are preparing for the most important moment of their lives, a royal visit from the king and queen of England. The visit soon unleashes scandal, romance, and intrigue — leaving the future of Downton hanging in the balance.

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 29-May 5:

1. WESTWORLD
2. RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE
3. LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
4. BILLIONS
5. RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE
6. GAME OF THRONES
7. SEINFELD
8. THE GOOD DOCTOR
9. PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS
10. HOMELAND

What to Watch for the Week of May 7-13 *All Programming Subject to Change

• RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE continues with its third installment Friday, May 8 at 11 p.m. ET. Following new episodes of RUPAUL’s DRAG RACE Season 12 (Fridays at 9:30 p.m. ET on Crave), a new trio of celebrity contestants turn to past Drag Race contestants – Alyssa Edwards, Asia O’Hara, Bob the Drag Queen, Kim Chi, Monét X Change, Monique Heart, Nina West, Trinity the Tuck, Trixie Mattel and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo – to open their hearts and minds to the transformative power of drag. The celebrity contestants compete in fan-favorite challenges and step onto the runway in their new looks, and at the end of each episode, one contestant wins the title of “America’s Next Celebrity Drag Race Superstar” and prize money for a charity of their choice.

• The Crave Original Series DARK SIDE OF THE RING continues Season 2 on Tuesday, May 12 at 10 m. ET. Episode 9 goes inside the story of The Road Warriors, and how wrestling’s ultimate tag team partnership is undone when one half of the powerhouse duo slides into alcohol and substance abuse.

• All-new episodes this week include BROCKMIRE (Thursday, May 7); WE’RE HERE (Thursday, May 7 at 9 p.m. ET); SHELTER IN PLACE (Thursday, May 7 at 10 p.m. ET); DESUS & MERO (Thursday, May 7 and Monday, May 11 at 11 p.m. ET); RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (Friday, May 8 at 9:30 p.m. ET); BETTY (Friday, May 8 at 11 p.m. ET); REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER (Friday, May 8, live at 10 p.m. ET, on demand the following morning); VIDA (Sunday, May 10); VICE (Sunday, May 10 at 8 p.m. ET); BILLIONS (Sunday, May 10 at 9 p.m. ET); INSECURE (Sunday, May 10 at 10 p.m. ET); PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS (Sunday, May 10 at 10 p.m. ET); RUN (Sunday, May 10 at 10:30 p.m. ET); and LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER (Sunday, May 10, live at 11 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning).

• On Friday, May 8, more Hollywood hit movies join Crave on STARZ in Canada including AUGUST OSAGE COUNTRY, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, EVER AFTER: A CINDERELLA STORY, THE HANGOVER 2, PARENTAL GUIDANCE, and PHILOMENA

Complete listings for the week of April 30 – May 6 *All Programming Subject to Change HBO WE’RE HERE, Season 1, Episode 3 (May 7 at 9 p.m. ET) BETTY, Season 1, Episode 2 (May 8 at 11 p.m. ET) REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, Season 18, Episode 14 (May 8, live at 10 p.m. ET, on demand the following morning) I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE, Season 1, Episode 1 *Series Premiere* (May 10 at 9 p.m. ET) INSECURE, Season 4, Episode 5 (May 10 at 10 p.m. ET) RUN, Season 1, Episode 5 (May 10 at 10: 30 p.m. ET) LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, Season 7, Episode 11 (May 11, live at 11 p.m. ET, on demand the following morning) AXIOS, Season 3, Episode 6 (May 11, live at 11 p.m. ET, on demand the following morning) Movies BULLETPROOF 2: REMATCH (May 8) DOWNTON ABBEY MOVIE (May 8) DRIVEN (May 8) SHOWTIME DESUS & MERO, Season 2, Episode 23 (May 7 at 11 p.m. ET) VICE, Season 1, Episode 7 (May 10 at 8 p.m. ET) BILLIONS, Season 5, Episode 2 (May 10 at 9 p.m. ET) PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS, Season 1, Episode 3 (May 10 at 10 p.m. ET) DESUS & MERO, Season 2, Episode 24 (May 11 at 11 p.m. ET) STARZ THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD (May 7) SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE (May 7) THIRST (May 7) AUGUST OSAGE COUNTRY (May 8) BEAUTIFUL CREATURES (May 8) EVER AFTER:  A CINDERELLA STORY (May 8) THE HANGOVER 2 (May 8) PARENTAL GUIDANCE (May 8) PHILOMENA (May 8) VIDA, Season 3, Episode 3 (May 10) HOLLOW IN THE LAND (May 12) Other BROCKMIRE, Season 4, Episode 8 (May 7) TRANSPLANT, Season 1, Episode 10 (May 7) SHELTER IN PLACE WITH SHANE SMITH, Season 1, Episode 7 (May 7) MIGHTY PLANES, Seasons 1-4 (May 8) MONSTER HIGH: THE ADVENTURES OF GHOUL SQUAD, Season 1 (May 8) W5, Season 54, Episode 19 (May 8) RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE, Season 12, Episode 11 (May 8 at 9:30 p.m. ET) RUPAUL’S CELEBRITY DRAG RACE, Season 1, Episode 3 (May 8 at 11 p.m. ET) YOUR KIDS, THEIR QUESTIONS: A YOUR MORNING CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL (May 10) CARDINAL, Season 4, Episode 6 *Season Finale* (May 12) DARK SIDE OF THE RING, Season 2, Episode 9 (May 12 at 10 p.m. ET) THE VOICE, Season 18, Episode 13-14 (May 13)