Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has revealed its 2015-2016 line-up, which includes a long list of returning series and many debutantes. The upcoming season is going to be a mixed bag of comedy, historical dramas and thrillers.
The schedule announced by CBC on Thursday, 28 May, interestingly also features a new branch called CBC Arts, which is set to launch in the summer. A hub for arts, the channel will compile content from across the Canadian network such as "Canada in the Frame", "The Re-Education of Eddy Rogo" and "The Collective".
Here is the complete list of shows premiering and returning in the CBC 2015-2016 line-up:
Returning Series
· X-Company (Thriller)
· Mr. D (Sitcom)
· Canada's Smartest Person (Reality Show)
· The Nature of Things (Documentary series)
· Heartland (Family Drama)
· Rick Mercer Report (Comedy)
· This Hour has 22 Minutes (News Satire)
· Just for Laughs (Hidden Camera Prank Show)
· Winnipeg Comedy Festival (Comedy Special)
· Doc Zone (Anthology Series)
· The Fifth Estate (Investigative Documentary)
· Ha!ifax Comedy Festival (Comedy Special)
· Dragons' Den (Reality Show)
· Coronation Street (British soap)
· Schitt's Creek (Comedy)
· Murdoch Mysteries (Period Drama)
· Marketplace (Invetigative Show)
· The National (News)
Debuting Shows
· Fool Canada (Comedy)
· Still Standing (Documentary)
· When Calls the Heart (Drama)
· Please Like Me (Comedy)
· Crash Galley (CBC Arts)
· Banished (Drama)
· Young Drunk Punk (Comedy)
· Exhibitionists (CBC Arts)
· Love Child (Drama)
· Keeping Canada Alive (Documentary)
· The Collective (CBC Arts)
· Raised by Wolves (Comedy)
· This Life (Drama)
· Interrupt This Program (CBC Arts)
· Body Buds (Comedy)
· Hello Goodbye (Documentary)
· The Romeo Section (Drama)
· Canada in the Frame (CBC Arts)
· Riftworld: Chronicles (Comedy)
· Jekyll and Hyde (Drama)
· The Re-Education of Eddy Rogo (CBC Arts)