Season 3 of Canadian Legal
Drama Family Law Premieres Sunday, January 5
New Medical Drama Doc and Medical Mystery Series
Watson Premiere Tuesday,
January 7 and Sunday, January
26 Respectively
Celebrity Talk Show Hosts Drew Barrymore and Nate Burleson, Star in New Classic Game Show
Hollywood Squares, Premiering Thursday, January 9
#1 Late Night Show Saturday Night Live Celebrates 50
Years of Laughs Sunday, February
16
Fall 2024's #1 Reality Series Survivor Returns with a
Two-Hour Premiere on Wednesday, February
26 for Season 48
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TORONTO, Dec. 9, 2024
/CNW/ - Today, Global announced its winter 2025 programming
lineup delivering a robust mix of gripping dramas, exciting game
shows, and must-watch reality series. Kicking off the New Year is
Global original and fan-favourite Family Law,
returning for a third season on Sunday,
January 5 at 8 p.m.
ET/PT. Joining Global's proven slate of hit procedurals
is the brand-new medical drama Doc, inspired by a
true story and starring Canadian Molly
Parker, debuting Tuesday,
January 7, at 9 p.m.
ET/PT. Plus, critically-acclaimed Morris Chestnut takes the lead in the modern
Sherlock Holmes medical mystery
series Watson premiering Sunday, January 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Joining Global's new drama slate this winter is the reimagined
classic game show Hollywood Squares, starring
award-winning Drew Barrymore as the centre square and hosted by
Nate Burleson, the games
begin Thursday, January 9 at
8 p.m. ET/PT. Then, fall's #1
late night show Saturday Night Live continues to
celebrate its monumental 50th season into the New Year
with a live primetime special on Sunday,
February 16. Global's unscripted offering continues
later in February, as Canada's
most-watched reality series Survivor returns
with Season 48 in a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, February 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
"Building on the success of a standout fall season where
Global had 12 of the Top 20 shows, we are thrilled to deliver a
winter lineup designed to captivate every audience," said
Jennifer Abrams, Senior Vice
President of Programming & Multiplatform at Corus
Entertainment. "With the return of the beloved Canadian original
Family Law, the debut of gripping new medical dramas
Doc and Watson, and the revival of the iconic game
show Hollywood Squares, our schedule is packed with
compelling content across a variety of genres and is
set to deliver premium programming that has
become synonymous with Global."
Continue reading below for a look at Global's winter 2025 lineup
by genre. For series descriptions of Global's new series and a full
list of Global's premiere dates click here.
CANADIAN SCRIPTED ORIGINAL
Canada's beloved chaotic family is
back with Season 3 of dynamic legal drama Family
Law premiering Sunday, January
5 at 8 p.m.
ET/PT. Produced by SEVEN24 Films and Lark
Productions, and created by Canadian award-winning author Susin
Nielsen, Season 3 once again finds Abby and her family helping
their clients navigate cases with big emotional stakes. Returning
for Season 3 includes series stars Jewel
Staite, Victor Garber,
Zach Smadu, Genelle Williams and Lauren Holly.
NEW SCRIPTED DRAMAS
Launching in the New Year, thrilling medical drama Doc
premieres Tuesday, January
7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
This emotionally charged scripted drama stars Molly Parker as Dr. Amy
Larsen, a brilliant Chief of Internal Medicine whose life
changes drastically after a brain injury erases the last eight
years of her memory. This life-affirming medical procedural also
stars Omar Metwally, Amirah Vann, Jon
Ecker and Anya Banerjee.
Scott Wolf and Patrick Walker are featured in heavily recurring
roles.
Next, the new medical mystery Watson debuts Sunday,
January 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Watson takes place six
months after the death of the titular character's friend and
partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands
of Moriarty. The show stars Morris
Chestnut as Dr. John Watson,
who resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to
treating rare disorders. Watson features a modern version of
one of history's greatest detectives as he turns his attention from
solving crimes to solving medical mysteries. The series also stars
Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall, Ritchie Coster, Inga
Schlingmann and Rochelle
Aytes. Following the premiere, the second episode airs
Monday, February 17 and then
moves to its regular timeslot on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT starting February 23.
UNSCRIPTED GAME SHOWS AND REALITY SERIES
Bring on the entertainment this winter with the beloved classic
game show Hollywood Squares, which premieres
Thursday, January 9 at
8 p.m. ET/PT, and then moves
to Wednesdays at 10 p.m.
ET/PT starting January
29. Hosted by Nate
Burleson and featuring Drew Barrymore as the centre square,
celebrity guests including Tyra
Banks, Julie Bowen, and
RuPaul, join contestants for this star-studded take on tic-tac-toe.
Also, returning to Global's midseason lineup is Season 2 of
high-stakes game show Raid the Cage.
Hosted by Damon Wayans Jr. alongside
co-host Jeannie Mai, the upcoming
season premieres Wednesday, January 8 at
9 p.m. ET/PT.
Then in February, Canada's #1
reality series Survivor returns for an epic Season 48 with a
two-hour premiere Wednesday, February
26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Following the premiere, the new season will continue with
action-packed 90-minute episodes each week. Later in March,
The Floor, hosted by Rob Lowe, returns for
Season 3 on March 30 at
8 p.m. ET/PT.
RETURNING HIT DRAMAS
Global's winter 2025 TV season also welcomes back the
highly-anticipated slate of returning hit dramas starting
Monday, January 27 with the
return of NCIS at 9 p.m.
ET/PT and NCIS: Origins at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Then, FBI
Tuesdays are back starting Tuesday,
January 28 with new episodes of
FBI at 8 p.m.
ET/PT and FBI: Most Wanted at
10 p.m. ET/PT. New episodes
from Canada's #1 show and new
drama among total viewers last fall Matlock (Thursday, January 30 at 9 p.m. ET/PT) return, followed by Top 20
comedy-drama Elsbeth (Thursday, January 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT). Adrenaline-filled Fridays are
back with a new season of NCIS: Sydney (Friday, January 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT), fall's #2 Friday ranked series
Fire Country (Friday,
January 31 at 9 p.m.
ET/PT), and #1 Friday night series
S.W.A.T. (Friday,
January 31 at 10 p.m.
ET/PT). The action doesn't stop there, as the Queen
Latifah led series The Equalizer also
returns (week of February 17,
then moves to 10 p.m. ET/PT
beginning February 23).
Rounding out the hit dramas is Global's most-watched show overall
and #1 on Thursday nights 9-1-1 (Thursday, March 6 at 8 p.m. ET/PT).
ACCLAIMED COMEDIES
Comedy lives on Global with Saturday Night Live's
50th anniversary season broadcasting a live, primetime
special on Sunday, February
16. The return of award-winning series Abbott
Elementary starts Wednesday,
January 8 at 8:30 p.m.
ET/PT, then moves to 9:30
p.m. ET/PT beginning Wednesday, March 5. Mondays feature hilarious
family sitcom The Neighborhood back on
Monday, January 27 at
8 p.m. ET/PT followed by
Poppa's House at 8:30 p.m.
ET/PT, starring legendary comedians the Wayans.
Lastly, this fall's #1 comedy
Ghosts returns on Thursday, January 30 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, then moves to
7:30 p.m. ET/PT beginning
March 6.
More Global crowd-pleasers are also back this winter including
true crime series Crime
Beat (Sunday, January
5 at 7 p.m.
ET/PT), plus popular special Super Bowl's
Greatest Commercials (Wednesday,
February 5 at 9 p.m.
ET/PT).
Stream new winter shows and Global's collection of award-winning
series anytime on GlobalTV.com, the Global TV App and
STACKTV.
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