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Hamilton Spectator
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Corus touts new stars, old hits in plans for Global, specialty channels Home, Flavour
TORONTO - Corus Entertainment is touting new stars and returning hits to its flagship channel Global and specialty networks including Home, Flavour, History, National Geographic and Slice. That includes the first full season of programming for newly branded cooking channel Flavour and design and renovation channel Home, which launched in December after Corus lost rights to carry Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada, now with Rogers. Among the previously announced shows on the 2025/26 Home lineup are 'Building Baeumler,' starring renovation stars Bryan and Sarah Baeumler, and 'Life is Messy,' a series from Scott Brothers Entertainment about overwhelmed homeowners. Also on the way this fall are two budget-friendly offerings from Canadians — Natalie Chong with 'Rentovation' and self-taught DIYer Kristen Coutts with 'Beer Budget Reno.' Flavour Network's Canadian shows include 'Halloween Bakeshop' and 'Holiday Bakeshop,' hosted by Canadian actress and comedian Lauren Ash, and a 12th season of 'Top Chef Canada.' The Corus plans come as Rogers' detailed plans for HGTV Canada and Food Network Canada that it described as 'bigger and more impactful' than what came before. Last June, Rogers announced it had scored 'milestone' multi-year deals with Warner Bros. Discovery to secure rights to several lifestyle brands from Corus Entertainment and Bell Media, including HGTV, Food Network and Discovery. In December, Corus launched Flavour Network and Home Network to replace the channel positions for Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada, which debuted under the Rogers banner in January. The programming details land after Corus reported a second-quarter loss with revenues down 10 per cent compared to a year ago. Corus said other returning Flavour shows include 'Morimoto's Sushi Master,' 'Adam Richman Eats Britain,' 'Kitchen Nightmares' and 'Wild Game Kitchen.' Over on Showcase, Corus' deal with NBCUniversal will bring the Greg Daniels mockumentary 'The Paper,' starring Domhnall Gleeson; the espionage thriller 'The Copenhagen Test' with Simu Liu; and the spy thriller 'PONIES' with Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson. Also coming is the new Sky limited series 'Amadeus,' with Will Sharpe as the musical genius Amadeus and Paul Bettany as court composer, Antonio Salieri. W Network highlights include the Peacock mystery 'All Her Fault,' with Sarah Snook as a mother whose son goes missing while on his first playdate, and the dark comedy, 'The 'Burbs' starring Keke Palmer, in which a young couple reluctantly move to the husband's childhood home. Celebrities anchor several new shows including the History Channel's 'WWII with Tom Hanks,' 'History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames,' and 'Hazardous History with Henry Winkler,' while Ryan Reynolds narrates the National Geographic animal series 'Underdogs,' and Slice adds the six-part docuseries 'Tiffany Haddish Goes Off,' which follows the star and her three girlfriends on a trip to Africa. In children's fare, YTV adds 'The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball,' about a blue cat and his goldfish brother in Elmore, Calif., while Treehouse welcomes 'Thomas & Friends: Sodor Sings Together,' where the engines prepare a musical surprise performance. On Monday, Corus also detailed high-profile U.S. imports headed to its Global, including CBS' new hour-long crime drama from executive producer Dick Wolf, 'CIA,' starring Tom Ellis as a 'loose cannon CIA case officer. Also new is the ensemble comedy 'DMV' with Tim Meadows, the singing competition 'The Road,' in which country star Keith Urban tries to discover the next big artist and 'Sheriff Country,' starring Morena Baccarin in an expansion of CBS' 'Fire Country' universe. Returning fall shows include 'Survivor,' '9-1-1,' 'FBI,' 'Matlock,' 'NCIS,' 'NCIS: Origins' and 'Elsbeth.' A second season of the Canadian-made 'Murder in a Small Town' will return with Marcia Gay Harden in the cast while homegrown true crime series 'Crime Beat' will launch a seventh season. Returning mid-season shows include the Global original 'Family Law,' 'Watson' and 'Hollywood Squares.' Mid-season will also see the competition show 'America's Culinary Cup,' hosted by Padma Lakshmi, a new drama from Taylor Sheridan's 'Yellowstone' family with the working title, 'Y: Marshals' and the unscripted series, 'Harlan Coben's Final Twist,' in which the bestselling author steps into the true-crime television genre. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 2, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Corus touts new stars, old hits in plans for Global, specialty channels Home, Flavour
TORONTO – Corus Entertainment is touting new stars and returning hits to its flagship channel Global and specialty networks including Home, Flavour, History, National Geographic and Slice. That includes the first full season of programming for newly branded cooking channel Flavour and design and renovation channel Home, which launched in December after Corus lost rights to carry Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada, now with Rogers. Among the previously announced shows on the 2025/26 Home lineup are 'Building Baeumler,' starring renovation stars Bryan and Sarah Baeumler, and 'Life is Messy,' a series from Scott Brothers Entertainment about overwhelmed homeowners. Also on the way this fall are two budget-friendly offerings from Canadians — Natalie Chong with 'Rentovation' and self-taught DIYer Kristen Coutts with 'Beer Budget Reno.' Flavour Network's Canadian shows include 'Halloween Bakeshop' and 'Holiday Bakeshop,' hosted by Canadian actress and comedian Lauren Ash, and a 12th season of 'Top Chef Canada.' The Corus plans come as Rogers' detailed plans for HGTV Canada and Food Network Canada that it described as 'bigger and more impactful' than what came before. Last June, Rogers announced it had scored 'milestone' multi-year deals with Warner Bros. Discovery to secure rights to several lifestyle brands from Corus Entertainment and Bell Media, including HGTV, Food Network and Discovery. In December, Corus launched Flavour Network and Home Network to replace the channel positions for Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada, which debuted under the Rogers banner in January. The programming details land after Corus reported a second-quarter loss with revenues down 10 per cent compared to a year ago. Corus said other returning Flavour shows include 'Morimoto's Sushi Master,' 'Adam Richman Eats Britain,' 'Kitchen Nightmares' and 'Wild Game Kitchen.' Over on Showcase, Corus' deal with NBCUniversal will bring the Greg Daniels mockumentary 'The Paper,' starring Domhnall Gleeson; the espionage thriller 'The Copenhagen Test' with Simu Liu; and the spy thriller 'PONIES' with Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson. Also coming is the new Sky limited series 'Amadeus,' with Will Sharpe as the musical genius Amadeus and Paul Bettany as court composer, Antonio Salieri. W Network highlights include the Peacock mystery 'All Her Fault,' with Sarah Snook as a mother whose son goes missing while on his first playdate, and the dark comedy, 'The 'Burbs' starring Keke Palmer, in which a young couple reluctantly move to the husband's childhood home. Celebrities anchor several new shows including the History Channel's 'WWII with Tom Hanks,' 'History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames,' and 'Hazardous History with Henry Winkler,' while Ryan Reynolds narrates the National Geographic animal series 'Underdogs,' and Slice adds the six-part docuseries 'Tiffany Haddish Goes Off,' which follows the star and her three girlfriends on a trip to Africa. In children's fare, YTV adds 'The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball,' about a blue cat and his goldfish brother in Elmore, Calif., while Treehouse welcomes 'Thomas & Friends: Sodor Sings Together,' where the engines prepare a musical surprise performance. On Monday, Corus also detailed high-profile U.S. imports headed to its Global, including CBS' new hour-long crime drama from executive producer Dick Wolf, 'CIA,' starring Tom Ellis as a 'loose cannon CIA case officer. Also new is the ensemble comedy 'DMV' with Tim Meadows, the singing competition 'The Road,' in which country star Keith Urban tries to discover the next big artist and 'Sheriff Country,' starring Morena Baccarin in an expansion of CBS' 'Fire Country' universe. Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. Returning fall shows include 'Survivor,' '9-1-1,' 'FBI,' 'Matlock,' 'NCIS,' 'NCIS: Origins' and 'Elsbeth.' A second season of the Canadian-made 'Murder in a Small Town' will return with Marcia Gay Harden in the cast while homegrown true crime series 'Crime Beat' will launch a seventh season. Returning mid-season shows include the Global original 'Family Law,' 'Watson' and 'Hollywood Squares.' Mid-season will also see the competition show 'America's Culinary Cup,' hosted by Padma Lakshmi, a new drama from Taylor Sheridan's 'Yellowstone' family with the working title, 'Y: Marshals' and the unscripted series, 'Harlan Coben's Final Twist,' in which the bestselling author steps into the true-crime television genre. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 2, 2025.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Corus touts new stars, old hits in plans for Global, specialty channels Home, Flavour
TORONTO — Corus Entertainment is touting new stars and returning hits to its flagship channel Global and specialty networks including Home, Flavour, History, National Geographic and Slice. That includes the first full season of programming for newly branded cooking channel Flavour and design and renovation channel Home, which launched in December after Corus lost rights to carry Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada, now with Rogers. Among the previously announced shows on the 2025/26 Home lineup are "Building Baeumler," starring renovation stars Bryan and Sarah Baeumler, and "Life is Messy," a series from Scott Brothers Entertainment about overwhelmed homeowners. Also on the way this fall are two budget-friendly offerings from Canadians -- Natalie Chong with 'Rentovation' and self-taught DIYer Kristen Coutts with 'Beer Budget Reno.' Flavour Network's Canadian shows include 'Halloween Bakeshop' and 'Holiday Bakeshop,' hosted by Canadian actress and comedian Lauren Ash, and a 12th season of 'Top Chef Canada.' The Corus plans come as Rogers' detailed plans for HGTV Canada and Food Network Canada that it described as 'bigger and more impactful' than what came before. Last June, Rogers announced it had scored 'milestone' multi-year deals with Warner Bros. Discovery to secure rights to several lifestyle brands from Corus Entertainment and Bell Media, including HGTV, Food Network and Discovery. In December, Corus launched Flavour Network and Home Network to replace the channel positions for Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada, which debuted under the Rogers banner in January. The programming details land after Corus reported a second-quarter loss with revenues down 10 per cent compared to a year ago. Corus said other returning Flavour shows include 'Morimoto's Sushi Master,' 'Adam Richman Eats Britain,' 'Kitchen Nightmares' and 'Wild Game Kitchen.' Over on Showcase, Corus' deal with NBCUniversal will bring the Greg Daniels mockumentary 'The Paper,' starring Domhnall Gleeson; the espionage thriller 'The Copenhagen Test' with Simu Liu; and the spy thriller 'PONIES' with Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson. Also coming is the new Sky limited series 'Amadeus,' with Will Sharpe as the musical genius Amadeus and Paul Bettany as court composer, Antonio Salieri. W Network highlights include the Peacock mystery 'All Her Fault,' with Sarah Snook as a mother whose son goes missing while on his first playdate, and the dark comedy, 'The 'Burbs' starring Keke Palmer, in which a young couple reluctantly move to the husband's childhood home. Celebrities anchor several new shows including the History Channel's 'WWII with Tom Hanks,' 'History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames,' and 'Hazardous History with Henry Winkler,' while Ryan Reynolds narrates the National Geographic animal series 'Underdogs,' and Slice adds the six-part docuseries 'Tiffany Haddish Goes Off,' which follows the star and her three girlfriends on a trip to Africa. In children's fare, YTV adds 'The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball,' about a blue cat and his goldfish brother in Elmore, Calif., while Treehouse welcomes 'Thomas & Friends: Sodor Sings Together,' where the engines prepare a musical surprise performance. On Monday, Corus also detailed high-profile U.S. imports headed to its Global, including CBS' new hour-long crime drama from executive producer Dick Wolf, 'CIA,' starring Tom Ellis as a 'loose cannon CIA case officer. Also new is the ensemble comedy "DMV" with Tim Meadows, the singing competition 'The Road,' in which country star Keith Urban tries to discover the next big artist and 'Sheriff Country,' starring Morena Baccarin in an expansion of CBS' 'Fire Country' universe. Returning fall shows include 'Survivor,' "9-1-1,' 'FBI,' 'Matlock,' 'NCIS,' 'NCIS: Origins' and 'Elsbeth.' A second season of the Canadian-made 'Murder in a Small Town' will return with Marcia Gay Harden in the cast while homegrown true crime series 'Crime Beat' will launch a seventh season. Returning mid-season shows include the Global original 'Family Law,' 'Watson' and 'Hollywood Squares.' Mid-season will also see the competition show 'America's Culinary Cup,' hosted by Padma Lakshmi, a new drama from Taylor Sheridan's 'Yellowstone' family with the working title, 'Y: Marshals' and the unscripted series, 'Harlan Coben's Final Twist,' in which the bestselling author steps into the true-crime television genre. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 2, 2025. The Canadian Press
Hamilton Spectator
4 days ago
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Property Brothers, Dina Pugliese among stars in Rogers' first HGTV and Food Network slate
'Breakfast Television' host Dina Pugliese and 'Property Brothers' duo Drew and Jonathan Scott are among the stars headlining new HGTV and Food Network Canada shows under the Rogers umbrella. Rogers' head of original programming Kale Stockwell says the company's inaugural slate for its newly acquired specialty channels — previously held by Corus — includes 11 original series that promise to be 'bigger and more impactful' than what came before. An HGTV Canada show with the working title 'Property Brothers: Commitment Issues' will see the Scott brothers help people overcome indecision in home buying and lead them through renovations. The show is currently in production and set to premiere in 2026. Scott Brothers Entertainment is also behind 'The Emily Michelle Project,' focused on budget-friendly makeovers led by designer Emily Michelle, and 'Top of the Block,' a competition series where homeowners compete for the title of best house on the street. Pugliese heads to Food Network Canada for 'Bake Master Battle,' where three teams of bakers showcase confectionary skills through festive challenges. Meanwhile, 'MasterChef Canada' finalist Andy Hay brings 'Andy's East Coast Kitchen Crawl' to Food Network Canada, as he visits kitchens across Atlantic Canada before creating inspired dishes in his Halifax home. Last June, Rogers announced it had scored 'milestone' multi-year deals with Warner Bros. Discovery in which it nabbed the Canadian rights to several lifestyle brands from Corus Entertainment and Bell Media, including HGTV, Food Network and Discovery. Stockwell says Rogers wants to 'keep the spirits' of their newly added brands alive while elevating the content to stand out in the crowded media landscape. 'HGTV and Food are incredibly strong brands that have resonated with Canadians for over 20 years and still are hugely impactful. So we wanted to make sure we were true to the brands first and foremost,' he says. 'But I think if there's one thing we endeavoured to do when we took this on is just to try and make programming that was a little bigger and more impactful. (Shows that) broke through some of the noise in the market.' Stockwell says an example is 'Home Town Takeover Canada,' an HGTV Canada adaptation of the U.S. series focused on small-town revitalizations of homes, business and public spaces. Details on locations and hosts for the series will be announced at a later date. He says the show 'really will change the future of a hometown in Canada.' In December, Corus launched Flavour Network and Home Network to replace the channel positions for Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada and air original shows meant for those networks. Corus co-CEO Troy Reeb told The Canadian Press last year that the broadcaster is confident its two new lifestyle brands can 'compete and win' against Food Network and HGTV after losing both networks' Canadian content rights to Rogers. 'To be honest, I'm not really focused on what they're doing,' Stockwell says about the competitor, which was also set to announce its programming lineup on Monday. 'We're trying to put together the best possible slate of original programs that we can. And we think that when it is released and audiences have the opportunity to consume it, it will speak for itself.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 2, 2025. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Winnipeg Free Press
4 days ago
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
Property Brothers, Dina Pugliese among stars in Rogers' first HGTV and Food Network slate
'Breakfast Television' host Dina Pugliese and 'Property Brothers' duo Drew and Jonathan Scott are among the stars headlining new HGTV and Food Network Canada shows under the Rogers umbrella. Rogers' head of original programming Kale Stockwell says the company's inaugural slate for its newly acquired specialty channels — previously held by Corus — includes 11 original series that promise to be 'bigger and more impactful' than what came before. An HGTV Canada show with the working title 'Property Brothers: Commitment Issues' will see the Scott brothers help people overcome indecision in home buying and lead them through renovations. The show is currently in production and set to premiere in 2026. Scott Brothers Entertainment is also behind 'The Emily Michelle Project,' focused on budget-friendly makeovers led by designer Emily Michelle, and 'Top of the Block,' a competition series where homeowners compete for the title of best house on the street. Pugliese heads to Food Network Canada for 'Bake Master Battle,' where three teams of bakers showcase confectionary skills through festive challenges. Meanwhile, 'MasterChef Canada' finalist Andy Hay brings 'Andy's East Coast Kitchen Crawl' to Food Network Canada, as he visits kitchens across Atlantic Canada before creating inspired dishes in his Halifax home. Last June, Rogers announced it had scored 'milestone' multi-year deals with Warner Bros. Discovery in which it nabbed the Canadian rights to several lifestyle brands from Corus Entertainment and Bell Media, including HGTV, Food Network and Discovery. Stockwell says Rogers wants to 'keep the spirits' of their newly added brands alive while elevating the content to stand out in the crowded media landscape. 'HGTV and Food are incredibly strong brands that have resonated with Canadians for over 20 years and still are hugely impactful. So we wanted to make sure we were true to the brands first and foremost,' he says. 'But I think if there's one thing we endeavoured to do when we took this on is just to try and make programming that was a little bigger and more impactful. (Shows that) broke through some of the noise in the market.' Stockwell says an example is 'Home Town Takeover Canada,' an HGTV Canada adaptation of the U.S. series focused on small-town revitalizations of homes, business and public spaces. Details on locations and hosts for the series will be announced at a later date. He says the show 'really will change the future of a hometown in Canada.' In December, Corus launched Flavour Network and Home Network to replace the channel positions for Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada and air original shows meant for those networks. Corus co-CEO Troy Reeb told The Canadian Press last year that the broadcaster is confident its two new lifestyle brands can 'compete and win' against Food Network and HGTV after losing both networks' Canadian content rights to Rogers. 'To be honest, I'm not really focused on what they're doing,' Stockwell says about the competitor, which was also set to announce its programming lineup on Monday. 'We're trying to put together the best possible slate of original programs that we can. And we think that when it is released and audiences have the opportunity to consume it, it will speak for itself.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 2, 2025.
