Brand New Baeumler Series in Production, Plus New
Seasons from HGTV Canada's Sebastian
Clovis, Scott McGillivray,
Debra Salmoni, Randy Spracklin, and More
Pamela Anderson Debuts Two Series Across HGTV
Canada and Food Network Canada
Food Network Canada Serves Up Season 11 of Top
Chef Canada this Fall
New Docu-Series Yukon Rescue and Four-Part
Documentary Sounds Black Premiere on The HISTORY®
Channel
Four-Part Original Movie Franchise, The Love
Club Moms, Premieres on W Network
Nelvana Delivers Highly Anticipated New Animated
Content, Including Barney's World and Millie
Magnificent, to Corus' Kids Networks
Corus' Full 2024/25 Offering and Past Seasons
Will Also be Available to Stream on STACKTV
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TORONTO, June 5, 2024
/CNW/ - Today, Corus Entertainment announces its complete
slate of Canadian original content to premiere across its specialty
networks in 2024/25. The 34 new and returning titles include new
seasons from HGTV Canada's most trusted home and design
experts, new challenges from Food Network Canada's best
competition series, new points of view from The HISTORY
Channel®'s thoughtful docu-series and documentaries,
and a fresh take on romantic comedy made-for-TV movies on W
Network, plus new and beloved animated characters from
Nelvana on Treehouse, YTV and Cartoon
Network, appealing to families and kids of all ages. In total,
Corus will deliver more than 295 episodes, movies, and specials,
including 18 brand-new titles.
"Corus maintains its leadership position within the Canadian
original lifestyle and factual space with our schedule of new and
returning titles. With our proven formats, top-tier stars, and
premium storytelling, we deliver what Canadian audiences want to
see across our expansive specialty portfolio," said Rachel Nelson, Vice President of Original
Programming and Head of Corus Studios. "As our industry landscape
evolves it's more important than ever to share Canadian stories as
told by Canadian voices, and we believe that this lineup delivers
just that."
Additional Corus content announcements were made this morning,
including updates on new pickups for Corus' specialty networks. For
the latest updates, visit www.corusent.com.
**MEDIA NOTE** See below for a complete breakdown of today's
Corus Originals announcements. For full descriptions of new and
returning original series across all networks please click
here.
HGTV CANADA
Canada's #1 Lifestyle
network*, HGTV Canada continues to be the home of real
estate, renovation, and interior design. With four new Canadian
Original series and eight returning, the network offers endless
inspiration and education to audiences this upcoming broadcast
year.
The Baeumlers are back as Bryan and Sarah start
production on their new docu-follow series, Building
Baeumler. In it, viewers will catch up with the couple as
they navigate work and life following the successful launch of
their Bahamas resort. Bryan and
Sarah are determined to expand their evolving business and find
their next big thing together. From surprising projects on the
island to personal projects close to home – the Baeumlers offer an
intimate look at their lives as they grow their individual and
family ventures.
HGTV Canada introduces audiences to DIY designer,
Kristen Coutts, in the new
series Beer Budget Reno (working title).
Filming this summer and casting now, Kristen delivers life-changing
renos for people on a budget using money-saving hacks that
transform outdated spaces into something fresh and functional.
Also, in production for HGTV Canada, Rentovation
helps long-term leasers upgrade and personalize their space. The
new series shares innovative solutions and clever designs that
provide forever-home vibes and stunning transformations. This fall,
luxury designer Ali Budd
delivers high-end reveals and big-budget renovations in House
of Ali, Season 1.
The network's most anticipated original series return this fall
with back-to-back premieres. Fan-favourites, Sebastian Clovis and Randy Spracklin bring heart, community, and
tough renovations in Season 2 of Gut Job and Season 3
of Rock Solid Builds. The ensemble cast of
Hoarder House Flippers, Season 2, take on new
challenges with Mactar, Issa, and Khadim Mbaye
in Montreal, Heather and
Nathan Porteous in
Winnipeg, and a new set of
flippers, Deidre Ritsche and
Stephanie Bradt, from
Windsor. Brother-sister duo,
Billy Pearson and
Carolyn Wilbrink, bring
modern design to dated properties in Season 3 of Farmhouse
Facelift, while the Scott Brothers return with new
episodes of Don't Hate Your House, Season 1. Canadian
icon Pamela Anderson is back
this winter and building on her terms in Season 2 of Pamela's
Garden of Eden. While this
spring, Scott McGillivray and
Debra Salmoni return for
Season 6 of Scott's Vacation House Rules, and Scott
teams up with Bryan Baeumler again
in Season 2 of the Top 20 specialty entertainment program,
Renovation Resort.**
Launching today, HGTV
Canada Hotline is here to help. The
weekly digital series, available through HGTV Canada's social media
platforms and hgtv.ca, offers how-to advice from Canada's home authority. The brand's creators
– experts in a diverse range of fields – answer viewer on topics
big and small - from DIY projects, to organizational hacks, to
financial real estate advice.
FOOD NETWORK CANADA
Canada's #2 Lifestyle network*,
Food Network Canada, features big stars, big eats, and big
challenges in 2024/2025. The Top 10 specialty entertainment
program***, Top Chef Canada returns for an epic
Season 11 this fall with host Eden
Grinshpan, judges Chef Mark
McEwan, Mijune Pak, David Zilber, and Janet Zuccarini, and 10 all-new chef
competitors from across Canada.
Hollywood star, Pamela Anderson is joined in the kitchen by
renowned chefs as she explores her passion for plant-based food and
sets the table for intimate dinner parties with her friends and
family in Pamela's Cooking with Love, premiering next
year. The Big Bake and Great Chocolate
Showdown both return with new episodes this upcoming
broadcast year, and Noah
Cappe is back in Season 10 of Carnival
Eats.
THE HISTORY CHANNEL
The HISTORY® Channel, a Top 10
specialty network* and destination for behind-the-scenes
storytelling, premieres five new Canadian Original titles in
2024/2025. Brand-new series Yukon
Rescue follows emergency response teams in
Canada's rugged north as they
navigate extreme weather conditions, structure
fires, avalanches, flash floods, spreading wildfires, and more
to keep their communities safe.
The four-part documentary, Sounds Black, traces
the origins and impact of Black Music in Canada. Directed by award-winning filmmaker
Cazhhmere, with contributions from luminaries such as
Kardinal Offishall, Jully
Black, Fefe
Dobson, Maestro Fresh Wes, Deborah Cox, Keisha Chante and more, the series explores
Black Canadian music from its tangled diasporic roots to its
international dominance. Kru Williams and Adam Palmer's adrenaline-fueled hunt for
gold and Taylor Starr and
father Don Froese's search
for truth continue in Season 2 of Deadman's Curse
premiering this fall. Then, Mike, Connor, and
Avery are back at the wheel in Season 5 of Rust Valley
Restorers. The network delves into the paranormal with
Season 1 of Repossessed, featuring a team dedicated
to finding and authenticating haunted objects and intervening when
the spirit won't let go.
W NETWORK
Another Top 10 specialty network*, W Network is known for
its popular offering of romantic made-for-TV movies, and starting
to rollout early 2025 is the next chapter in The Love Club
movie franchise, The Love Club Moms. The four-part
original movie franchise, produced by Nikki Ray Media Agency,
follows the romantic lives of four strong, successful women –
Ashley Newbrough (Love in
Glacier National: A National Park Romance), Rebecca Dalton (Nurses),
Genelle Williams (Family
Law), and Nazneen Contractor (Children Ruin
Everything) – as they juggle motherhood with trying to find
their happily ever after. The Love Club Moms also stars
Ryan Bruce (Let Him
Go), Corey Sevier
(Take Me Back For Christmas), Mark Taylor (Beyond Black Beauty),
and Joseph Cannata (A
Perfect Match).
KIDS
CARTOON NETWORK
Nelvana's award-winning short film Jelly will
be making its official primetime debut this September on Cartoon
Network. An inspirational modern fairy tale, Jelly
explores the delicate balance between pursuing one's passion of
expressive art versus treading the financially murky waters of a
soul-sucking factory job.
TREEHOUSE
Treehouse, the #1 overall Kids Specialty network with
K2-11 and K2-5****, this Fall welcomes the much talked about and
eagerly-awaited new series, Barney's World,
co-produced by Mattel Television and Nelvana. The CG-animated
series is set in the local playground, where Barney is joined by
dinos Billy and Baby Bop and their three kid best friends.
Throughout silly and imaginative adventures together, Barney helps
kids explore big preschool emotions and shows them how to love
themselves, others, and their community.
Thomas & Friends: All Engines
Go! continues to delight kids with Season 28 pulling
into Treehouse this year, plus a brand new one-hour holiday
special, Thomas & Friends: "The Christmas Letter Express"
All Engines Go!, where Percy rushes to deliver a letter so
the child's Christmas Wish comes true.
Coming later this year to Treehouse is Millie
Magnificent from Nelvana, inspired by the best-selling
books by Ashley Spires and Nelvana's
award-winning short film The Most Magnificent Thing.
Millie Magnificent follows avid creator, problem-solver, and
innovator Millie Sparks. With a load
of determination and spark of imagination, Millie and her
'creato-crew' – best friends Ben and Maya and Millie's adorable dog
Wallace – strive to find the most magnificent solutions to their
neighborhood's challenges.
Also this fall, new episodes of Builder Brother's Dream
Factory GEAR UP and GET IT DONE on Treehouse. See more of
twin brothers, Drew and Jonathan, a pair of regular kids who use
their extraordinary imagination, creativity, grit and heart to help
friends and solve problems by dreaming big – really big – sometimes
too big! Vida The Vet™, produced by Spin Master
Entertainment, also returns with new episodes, following
ten-year-old Vida, an animal doctor who nurtures the charming and
silly woodland creatures who live outside her home.
YTV
Zokie of Planet Ruby premieres this Fall on
YTV, the #1 Commercial Kids Specialty network with
K6-11.***** Ruby Studebaker and her
alien BFF Zokie Sparkleby film their adventures around the town of
Tres Leches. Along with their con-man friend Earl the squirrel,
Ruby teaches Zokie about Earth, while Zokie tries to control his
unpredictable alien powers.
Sources:
* Numeris PPM Data, Total Canada, SP24 STD (Jan1-Apr14/24) –
Confirmed data, AMA(000), A25-54 unless otherwise noted, CDN SPEC
COM ENG, M-Su 2a-2a
** Numeris PPM Data, Total Canada, SP'23 (Jan 2- May 28/23) – Confirmed data, 3+ airings,
AMA(000), A25-54 unless otherwise noted, CDN SPEC COM ENG excluding
sports stations
*** Numeris PPM Data, Total Canada, FL'22 (Aug 29/22 - Jan
1/23) – Confirmed data, 3+ airings, AMA(000), A25-54 unless
otherwise noted, CDN SPEC COM ENG excluding sports stations
**** Numeris PPM Data, Total Canada, SP24 STD (Jan1-Apr14/24) –
Confirmed data, AMA(000), CDN SPEC ENG Kids Networks, K2-11, K2-5,
M-Su 2a-2a
***** Numeris PPM Data, Total Canada, SP24 STD (Jan1-Apr14/24)
– Confirmed data, AMA(000), CDN SPEC COM ENG Kids Networks, K6-11,
M-Su 2a-2a
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About Corus Entertainment Inc.
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and
content company that develops and delivers high quality brands and
content across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging
audiences since 1999, the company's portfolio of multimedia
offerings encompass 33 specialty television services, 39 radio
stations, 15 conventional television stations, digital and
streaming platforms, and technology and media services. Corus is an
internationally-renowned content creator and distributor through
Nelvana, a world class animation studio expert in all formats and
Corus Studios, a globally recognized producer of hit scripted and
unscripted content. The company also owns full-service social
digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada,
and children's book publishing house, Kids Can Press. Corus' roster
of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV
Canada, Food Network Canada, Magnolia Network Canada, The
HISTORY® Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim, National
Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, Globalnews.ca,
Q107, Country 105, and CFOX, along with streaming platforms
STACKTV, TELETOON+, the Global TV App and Curiouscast. Corus is the
domestic advertising representative and an original content partner
for Pluto TV, a Paramount Company, which is the leading free
ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service. For more
information visit www.corusent.com.
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