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TV Gord’s WHAT’S ON for the week of January 7th to 13th, 2018 (updated)

all times eastern

CBC debuts a new legal drama starring Smallville’s Lana Lang, Kristin Kreuk; CTV launches its ambitious music reality competition series, The Launch; and NBC takes another crack at its kidnapping-drama from last season, Taken, with a vastly different cast and a pledge to have stronger stories for season two. Also, Tanya Harding tells her story to ABC, and Tony Bennett is honoured with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Happy viewing!

Sunday

The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards – 8 to 11pm on NBC/CTV

Seth Meyers hosts this year’s awards, in which Oprah Winfrey receives the 2018 Cecil B DeMille Award.

NBC has red carpet coverage from 7pm, and E!’s coverage begins at 1pm with a Red Carpet Icons special, followed by the Golden Globe 75th Anniversary Special which has already aired twice in prime time. At 4pm, E! has its Countdown to the Red Carpet, followed by Live From The Red Carpet at 6pm. Then, after the awards, it’s the E! After Party until midnight.

To Rome for Love – 9 to 10pm on Slice – Series Premiere

Five women at different times in their lives take a trip to Italy to find love in this reality series that looks at the challenges facing black women in the dating world.

Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian – 10 to 11pm – 2nd Season Premiere

The Chi – 10 to 11pm on TMN – Series Premiere

Four young lives intertwine through sheer coincidence on the south side of Chicago, as families try to navigate the crime-ridden streets to make something of their lives.

Monday

Jack Taylor – 9 to 11pm on Bravo – 3rd Season Premiere

Antiques Roadshow – 8 to 9pm on PBS – 22nd Season Premiere

Ink Masters – 10 to 11:02pm on Spike – 10th Season Premiere

Restored By The Fords – 10 to 11pm (two episodes) on HGTV – Series Premiere

Steve and Leanne Ford are renovating a small home to make better use of the amount of space they have in this reality renovation series.

Tuesday

Intervention: Inside the Heroin Circle – 7 to 8pm on A&E – Series Premiere

The Intervention franchise takes on the growing opioid crisis.

America’s Next Top Models – 8 to 9pm on E! – 24th Season Premiere

Schitt’s Creek – 9 to 9:30pm on CBC – 4th Season Premiere

Workin’ Moms – 9:30 to 10pm on CBC – 2nd Season Premiere

American Experience – 9 to 11pm on PBS – 30th Season Premiere

Undercover High – 10 to 11pm on A&E – Series Premiere

A high school in Topeka, Kansas, is infiltrated by seven adults to get a unique perspective on life in today’s education system and the issues faces by teens.

Wednesday

The Launch – 9 to 10pm on CTV – Series Premiere

Five emerging artists compete for a chance to record a song in this reality competition series.

Burden of Truth – 8 to 9pm on CBC – Series Premiere

Krisin Kreuk (Smallville) plays corporate attorney Joanna Hanley, who returns to her prairie home town to represent a major client against some sick high school girls. After she wins the case, she learns that the girls are sicker than anyone thought, and she stays in town to make things right.

My 600-Lb. Life – 8 to 10:10pm on TLC – 2nd Season Premiere

Preceded by My 600-Lb. Life: Countdown to the New Season from 6 to 8pm

Alone Together – 8:30 to 9pm on Spark – Series Premiere

Platonic best friends Esther and Benji only want to be accepted in the status-obsessed culture of Los Angeles in this comedy series.

The Detectives – 9 to 10pm on CBC – Series Premiere

This factual/documentary series looks at the lives and the work of detectives as they solve their cases.

Nova – 9 to 11pm on PBS – 45th Season Premiere

Restored – 9 to 10pm on DIY – 2nd Season Premiere

Home Town – 10 to 11pm on HGTV – 2nd Season Premiere

Rooster & Butch – 10:01 to 11:03pm on A&E – Series Premiere

Mike “Rooster” McConaughey and Butch Gilliam are Texas self-made millionaires who help others achieve their dreams in the business world in this reality series.

Family by the Ton – 10:10 to 11:07pm on TLC – Series Premiere

An overweight family begins their individual journeys to attempt to lose weight.

Thursday

Truth & Lies: The Tonya Harding Story – 9 to 11pm on ABC

The infamous figure skater is interviewed about the scandal in which Tonya Harding’s main competitor, Nancy Kerrigan, is clubbed in the knee to sabotage her dream of winning the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

The Secret – 9 to 10pm on CBC – Series Premiere

This drama is based on a true story in Northern Ireland, where a respectable dentist and a Sunday school teacher develop a relationship that devolves into murder. James Nesbitt and Genevieve O’Reilly star.

Project Runway All-Stars – 9 to 11pm (two episodes) on Bravo – 6th Season Premiere

Building Alaska – 10 to 11pm on DIY – 8th Season Premiere

Friday

Hello Goodbye – 8:30 to 9pm on CBC – 3rd Season Premiere

Taken – 9 to 10pm on NBC – 2nd Season Premiere

After struggling through one season, this action-drama that follows kidnapping cases returns with am overhauled cast (six cast members were dropped from season one).

Tony Bennett: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song – 9 to 10:30pm on PBS

The legendary singer receives this year’s coveted prize with a special honouring a career in music.

Saturday

Terror In The Woods – 9 to 10pm on T+E – Series Premiere

This reality series follows real people as they head out on wilderness adventures, only to find themselves scared away by unexplained phenomena.

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TV Series News

NETWORK

Alert: Missing Persons Unit (FOX / CTV) has been cancelled after 3 seasons.

The Cleaning Lady (FOX / CTV) has been cancelled after 4 seasons.

All American (The CW / Showcase) has beeen renewed for an 8th and Final Season.

Scrabble & Trivial Pursuit (The CW) have been renewed for a Second season.

SPECIALTY

The Chi (Showtime / Crave) has been renewed for an Eighth season.

Yellowjackets (Showtime / Crave) has been renewed for a Fourth season.

Dexter: Resurrection (Showtime / Paramount+ Canada) Premieres July 11, 2025.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FXX / FXX Canada) Season 17 Premieres July 9, 2025.

The Gilded Age (HBO / HBO Canada) Season 3 Premieres June 22, 2025.

STREAMING

Bad Thoughts (Netflix) has been renewed for a Second season.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) has been renewed for a Fifth and Final season.

The Diplomat (Netflix) Season 3 Premieres Fall 2025.

SkyMed (Paramount+ / CBC) has been renewed for a Fourth season; it will air exclusively on Paramount+.

Slow Horses (Apple TV+) Season 5 Premieres September 24, 2025.

Harry Wild (Acorn TV) has been renewed for a Fifth season.

Laid (Peacock / W Network) has been cancelled after 1 season.

The Morning Show (Apple TV+) Season 4 Premieres September 17, 2025.

The Terminal List (Amazon Prime Video) Season 2 Premieres August 27, 2025.

Hacks (Max / Crave) has been renewed for a Fifth season.

The Wheel of Time (Amazon Prime Video) has been cancelled after 3 seasons.

Women in Blue (Apple TV+) has been renewed for a Second season.

Platonic (Apple TV+) Season 2 Premieres August 6, 2025.

The Bondsman (Amazon Prime Video) has been cancelled after 1 season.

Lupin (Netflix) has been renewed for a Fourth Season.

My Life with the Walter Boys (Netflix) has been renewed for a Third season.

Survival of the Thickest (Netflix) has been renewed for a Third and Final season.

The Diplomat (Netflix) has been renewed for a Fourth season.

Forever (Netflix) has been renewed for a Second season.

The Four Seasons (Netflix) has been renewed for a Second season.

Bridgerton (Netflix) has been renewed for 5th & 6th seasons.

The Bear (FX on Hulu / Disney+ Canada) Season 4 Premieres June 25, 2025.

Peacemaker (Max / Crave) Season 2 Premieres August 21, 2025.

Foundation (Apple TV+) Season 3 Premieres July 11, 2025.

Acapulco (Apple TV+) 4th and Final Season Premieres July 23, 2025.

The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime Video) 3rd and Final season Premieres July 16, 2025.

Wednesday (Netflix) Season 2, Part 1 Premieres August 6, 2025; Part 2 Premieres September 3, 2025.

The Sandman (Netflix) Season 2, Part 1 Premieres July 3, 2025; Season 2, Part 2 Premieres July 24, 2025.

The Buccaneers (Apple TV+) Season 2 Premieres June 18, 2025.

What's On?

What’s On? June 15 - 28:

SERIES PREMIERE
Countdown
Hell Motel
Inside
Ironheart
Long Bright River
Smoke
We Were Liars
The Veil
The Waterfront

SEASON PREMIERE
The Bear
The Buccaneers
The Chosen
The Gilded Age

SEASON FINALE
Adults
Leverage: Redemption
Scrublands
Sullivan's Crossing
The Walking Dead: Dead City

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