CBC Television today unveiled its summer 2024 schedule with five new series, returning home-grown hits and comprehensive coverage of the Rio 2024 Olympic Games. The prime-time schedule includes comedies Baroness von Sketch Show and Four In The Morning; international crime drama Follow The Money; inspiring docu-series The Special Needs Hotel; political thriller Undercover; Firsthand documentary special Perfect; CBC documentary special Newfoundland at Armageddon; popular returning series Still Standing with Jonny Harris; new episodes of the Ha!ifax Comedy Fest hosted by Mark Critch; and When Calls The Heart, based on the bestselling novel by Janette Oke. CBC will also showcase a roster of Canadian movies on Saturday nights this summer, including Passchendaele, Monsieur Lazhar, John A: Birth of a Country, Uvanga and more.
The CBC-TV prime-time summer programming schedule is listed below, along with synopses for new series and returning favourites with summer premieres.
MONDAY
8 p.m. (8:30 NT) — Murdoch Mysteries season 9 (encores)
9 p.m. (9:30 NT) — Book of Negroes (encores begin June 20)
9 p.m. (9:30 NT) — Undercover (premieres August 22) *NEW SERIES*
TUESDAY
8 p.m. (8:30 NT) — Rick Mercer Report season 13 (encores begin June 14)
8:30 p.m. (9 NT) — This Hour Has 22 Minutes season 23 (encores begin June 14)
9 p.m. (9:30 NT) — Still Standing season 2 (beginning June 14) *NEW SEASON*
9:30 p.m. (10 NT) — Baroness von Sketch Show (premieres June 14) *NEW SERIES*
9:30 p.m. (10 NT) — Ha!ifax Comedy Fest (beginning August 2) *NEW EPISODES*
WEDNESDAY
8 p.m. (8:30 NT) — Dragons’ Den season 10 (encores begin June 22)
9 p.m. (9:30 NT) — The Romeo Section season 1 (encores begin July 6)
THURSDAY
8 p.m. (8:30 NT) — The Nature of Things (encores begin June 23)
8 p.m. (8:30 NT) — The Special Needs Hotel (premieres August 25) *NEW SERIES*
9 p.m. (9:30 NT) — Keeping Canada Alive (encores begin June 16)
9 p.m. (9:30 NT) — Newfoundland at Armageddon (June 30) *NEW CBC DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL*
9 p.m. (9:30 NT) — Perfect (August 4) *NEW FIRSTHAND DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL*
9 p.m. (9:30 NT) — Firsthand (encores begin August 25)
FRIDAY
8 p.m. (8:30 NT) — Schitt’s Creek season 2 (encores begin June 17)
8:30 p.m. (9 NT) — This Hour Has 22 Minutes season 23 (encores begin June 17)
9 p.m. (9:30 NT) — Mr. D season 5 (encores begin June 17 until July 29)
9 p.m. (9:30 NT) — Four In The Morning (premieres August 26) *NEW SERIES*
9:30 p.m. (10 NT) — Mr. D season 5 (encores begin June 17 until July 29)
9:30 p.m. (10 NT) — Raised By Wolves (encores begin August 26)
SATURDAY
8 p.m. (8:30 NT) — Murdoch Mysteries season 9 (encores)
9 p.m. (9:30 NT) — Follow the Money (premieres June 18) *NEW SERIES*
SUNDAY
7 p.m. (7:30 NT) — Heartland season 9 (encores begin June 19)
8 p.m. (8:30 NT) — When Calls the Heart season 2 (beginning June 19)*NEW SEASON*
9 p.m. (9:30 NT) — Baroness von Sketch Show encores (encores begin June 19)
9:30 p.m. (10 NT) — Still Standing season 2 encores (encores begin June 19)
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