Global's Compelling Lineup of Buzzed About New
Series Includes Supergirl, Minority Report,
Limitless, Heroes: Reborn, Angel From Hell,
People Are Talking, Heartbreaker, Chicago Med,
Shades of Blue, and Containment
Highly Anticipated The Late Show With
Stephen Colbert Joins the Schedule
Green Lights Three Canadian Series: Big
Brother Canada Season 4, Houdini and Doyle
and The Code
Hit Series The Blacklist, NCIS:
New Orleans, Madam Secretary,
Elementary, Hawaii Five-0 and The Good Wife
Return with Blockbuster New Seasons
"…there's an awful lot to like about [SUPERGIRL].
So much, in fact, I've officially deemed it must-watch status." –
Kenya Foy, Bustle
"Make sure you're prepared for Heroes' return -
add the show to your binge-watching queue now!" – Shelli Weinstein, TV Guide
"The trailer for the 'Minority Report' TV show
looks better than the original movie" –
BusinessInsider.com
"…Chicago Med, the Chicago Fire/Chicago PD spinoff that will
almost certainly be a crossover-happy hit…" – AVClub.com
"Any show [ANGEL FROM HELL] that's willing to
just let Jane Lynch go full
Jane Lynch is worth a viewing in our
book." – Merrill Barr,
screenrant.com
TORONTO, June 1, 2015 /CNW/ - Today, Shaw
Media announced Global's action-packed 2015/2016 fall
schedule. Strengthening its already rock solid schedule of powerful
dramas, Global is set to debut 13 new super-charged series.
One of the most anticipated new shows for fall, with an astounding
12 million trailer views on YouTube in just two weeks,
Supergirl joins Global's powerhouse fall lineup. From
the DC Comics Universe, Supergirl stars Melissa Benoist (Glee, Whiplash) as a
coffee-fetching assistant whose life takes a dramatic turn when she
decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and become the hero she
was always destined to be. Giving Global a super one-two punch is
the highly anticipated superhuman adventure series Heroes:
Reborn, based on the Emmy® Award winning original series
Heroes from creator Tim
Kring, featuring a fresh crop of inspiring heroes with
extraordinary abilities.
Global continues to up the ante with high-profile new series
Limitless and Minority Report.
Limitless, based on the 2011 film starring Bradley Cooper - who reprises his role as a
guest star in the pilot and serves as an Executive Producer -
follows Brian Finch (Jake McDorman, American Sniper) as he
discovers the brain-boosting power of mysterious drug NZT and is
coerced by the FBI to use his extraordinary cognitive abilities to
solve complex cases. Minority Report, based on the
successful Steven Spielberg film and
starring one of Variety's 10 TV Actors to Watch Stark Sands,
picks up 10 years after the end of Precrime in D.C. where a Precog
and an idealistic detective work together clandestinely to stop the
future he sees. Also new to the schedule is electrifying medical
drama Heartbreaker, starring Melissa George (The Slap) as Dr.
Alex Panttiere – an outspoken,
world-renowned heart-transplant surgeon who pushes the boundaries
of medical science to impressive new heights.
In an epic entrance to late night television and a weeknight
game changer, Global brings critically acclaimed television host
and comedian Stephen Colbert to
Canadians with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The laughs
continue with Golden Globe® and multiple Emmy® Award winner
Jane Lynch (Glee) in
Angel From Hell, a single camera comedy that follows
Amy (Lynch), a colourful, brassy
woman who insinuates herself into Allison's (Maggie Lawson, Two and a Half Men)
perfect life, claiming to be her guardian angel. Rounding out a
knock-out comedic slate is the unabashed new comedy People
Are Talking starring Mark-Paul
Gosselaar (Franklin and Bash, Saved By the Bell).
People Are Talking follows two diverse couples who
are neighbours and best friends, and nothing is off limits for this
wildly outspoken foursome as they go through life side-by-side and
analyze and obsess about everything.
"With compelling, buzzed about new shows, and huge stars joining
the lineup this fall, Global has a formidable combination of
dramas, comedies, and thrilling action series to build upon the
massive success of returning hits like the NCIS
franchise, The Good Wife, and The Blacklist," said
Christine Shipton, SVP and Chief
Creative Officer, Shaw Media. "Closing out primetime with
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert five nights a week makes
Global the place for Canadians to watch primetime programming from
start to finish, every night this fall."
Hitting the Global schedule midseason is the gritty new drama
Shades of Blue, featuring the multi-talented
Jennifer Lopez as a sexy
New York detective and single mom.
New event series Containment and the latest
installment to the uber-popular Chicago franchise Chicago
Med starring Oliver Platt
(The Good Wife, Fargo) join the schedule midseason.
Global makes way for more homegrown heavyweights with green
lights of three Canadian original series, including ratings
juggernaut Big Brother Canada which is set to return
for a fourth season. This past season quickly became the most
shocking, twisted, and dramatic season yet, captivating Canadians
across the country. The show's third season, and its inaugural run
on Global, grew its audience by 40% over its sophomore season on
Slice* claiming its place as a top 20 series across all
conventional programming since its premiere.** Fans flocked to
bigbrothercanada.ca to engage and cast votes to impact the show and
were glued to the live feeds with over 1.6 million hours of live
streaming consumed during the season run, a 33% increase over last
season.*** The Network also gets ready for the new procedural drama
series The Code (working title) starring Jason Priestley - who also serves as an
Executive Producer – as an ex-pro hockey player who uses his
celebrity status and reputation as an enforcer on the ice in his
new gig as a crime-solving PI. House creator David Shore returns with a new supernatural
crime series, Houdini and Doyle, inspired by
the real-life friendship between Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini.
Fan favourites anchor Global's fall schedule as the Network
welcomes back its must-see dramatic series including last year's
political powerhouse drama Madam Secretary and
hit series NCIS: New
Orleans. The Blacklist,
Elementary, Hawaii Five-0, and The Good
Wife continue to keep Global at the top of its game while
the undeniably addictive Chicago Fire and Chicago
PD plus NCIS and NCIS: LA
franchises return with new seasons.
GLOBAL'S FALL 2015 PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
All times are ET and subject to change. New programs bolded and
in capitals.
Monday
7:00pm
Entertainment Tonight
7:30pm
Entertainment Tonight Canada
8:00pm
SUPERGIRL (November)
9:00pm
MINORITY
REPORT
10:00pm NCIS:
LA
11:35pm THE
LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
Tuesday
7:00pm
Entertainment Tonight/Chicago Fire
(November)
7:30pm
Entertainment Tonight Canada
8:00pm
NCIS
9:00pm
NCIS: New Orleans
10:00pm LIMITLESS
11:35pm THE
LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
Wednesday
7:00pm
Entertainment Tonight
7:30pm
Entertainment Tonight Canada
8:00pm
Survivor
9:00pm
HEARTBREAKER (October)
10:00pm Chicago
PD
11:35pm THE
LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
Thursday
7:00pm
Entertainment Tonight
7:30pm
Entertainment Tonight Canada
8:00pm
HEROES: REBORN
9:00pm
The Blacklist
10:00pm Elementary
(November)
11:35pm THE
LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
Friday
7:00pm
Entertainment Tonight
7:30pm
Entertainment Tonight Canada
8:00pm
ANGEL FROM HELL (November)
8:30pm
PEOPLE ARE TALKING
9:00pm
Hawaii Five-0
10:00pm Canadian
Crime Stories
11:35pm THE
LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
Sunday
7:00pm
The Simpsons
7:30pm
The Simpsons
8:00pm
Madam Secretary
9:00pm
The Good Wife
10:00pm Bones
Sources:
* Numeris (BBM Canada) PPM Data, S3 Global Total 3/23/15-5/25/15 (Mon, Wed, Sun Avg) vs. S2 Slice+
3/3/14-5/1/14 (Wed, Thurs, Sun Avg 9p
& 12a airings only), Total Canada
** Numeris (BBM Canada) PPM Data, 3/23/15-5/17/15, 3+ Airings, Total Canada
(A18-49, A25-54, F18-49, F25-54)
*** Live Stream Analytics report via Secret Location, w/o
March 23 to date
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