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What’s on Tonight? Friday, August 17th, 2012

Tonight’s best bets include, a new episode of Real Time With Bill Maher. Find what else is on tonight, in Friday’s What’s on Tonight.

7PM ET 7:30PM 8PM 8:30PM 9PM 9:30PM 10PM 10:30PM
CBC Coronation Street (N) Jeopardy InSecurity Little Mosque on the Prairie the fifth estate The National (N)
CHCH Sportsline (N) The Insider (N) Women on Top Women on Top 9-11pm – 20/20 (N)
Citytv How I Met Your Mother 30 Rock America’s Got Talent Murdoch Mysteries Mantracker
CTV etalk Presents: Katy Perry: Part of Me (N) The Big Bang Theory Undercover Boss Blue Bloods
CTV Two Hiccups Access Hollywood (N) Shark Tank Nikita Dateline NBC (N)
Global Entertainment Tonight (N) Entertainment Tonight Canada (N) The Real Housewives of Vancouver The Real Housewives of Vancouver The Office How to Be a Gentleman
MISC Attack of the Show! (N) – G4 Tech TV
E! News (N) – E! Canada
Megaroof: Rebuilding BC Place (N) – Discovery Canada
7:30-8pm – Big Time Rush (N) – YTV
8-8:30pm – The Agenda in the Summer (N) – TVO
8-8:30pm – EastEnders (N) – Vision
Shake It Up! (N) – Family
Shark Week’s 25 Best Bites (N) – Discovery Canada
Teachers Rock (N) – CBS
8:30-9pm – All Access (N) – Super Channel 2
8:30-9pm – Stalked: Someone’s Watching (N) – Investigation Discovery Canada
Ghost Hunters (N) – OLN
9-10:05pm – Gold Rush (N) – Discovery HD
Say Yes to the Dress (N) – TLC Canada
9-9:30pm – Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? (N) – Investigation Discovery Canada
9:14-9:38pm – Lab Rats (N) – Family
9:30-10pm – Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets (N) – Investigation Discovery Canada
15 Travel Best Bets (N) – Discovery World HD
Boss (Premiere, N) – Super Channel 1
Deadly Women (Premiere, N) – ID HD
Fashion Police (N) – E! Canada
Gold Rush (N) – Discovery HD
Mayday (N) – Discovery
Real Time With Bill Maher (N) – HBO Canada
Say Yes to the Dress: The Big Day (N) – TLC Canada
SPORTS 11am-11am – ATP Tennis: U.S. Open Series: Western & Southern Open, Quarterfinals (N) – SN1
7-10pm – MLB Baseball: Rangers at Blue Jays (N) – SNE, O, P, W
7-7:30pm – NFL Total Access (N) – NFL Network
SportsCentre (N) – TSN 2
7-7:30pm – That’s Hockey (N) – TSN
7:30-10:30pm – MLB Baseball: Dodgers at Braves (N) – Peachtree TV
7:30-11pm – NFL Preseason Football (N) – NFL Network
8-11pm – NFL Preseason Football: Lions at Ravens (N) – FOX
8-10pm – WWE SmackDown! (N) – Score
8:30-9pm – CFL on TSN Pregame (N) – TSN
9pm-12am – CFL Football: Alouettes at Eskimos (N) – TSN Big Ten Football Preview ’12 (N) – Big Ten Network
10pm-12am – Bull Riding: PBR Built Ford Tough Series (N) – CBS Sports Network
10pm-1am – NFL Preseason Football: Raiders at Cardinals (N) – KTLA
10pm-12am – WNBA Basketball: Mystics at Lynx (N) – NBA TV Canada
10-10:30pm – Sportsnet Connected (N) – SNE, O, P, W

More on Tonight’s Best Bets:
10pm:

Real Time With Bill Maher  Entrepreneur Mark Cuban; journalist Reihan Salam; journalist Alex Wagner; talk-show host Chelsea Handler.

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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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