{"id":2603,"date":"2015-03-04T23:18:53","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T23:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2015\/03\/04\/cbc-renews-schitts-creek-and-murdoch-mysteries-cancels-strange-empire\/"},"modified":"2015-03-04T23:18:53","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T23:18:53","slug":"cbc-renews-schitts-creek-and-murdoch-mysteries-cancels-strange-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2015\/03\/04\/cbc-renews-schitts-creek-and-murdoch-mysteries-cancels-strange-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"CBC renews Schitt’s Creek and Murdoch Mysteries, picks up Kim’s Convenience"},"content":{"rendered":"

CBC News<\/em><\/p>\n

The critically acclaimed\u00a0comedy\u00a0Schitt’s Creek<\/em>\u00a0and the popular whodunnit\u00a0Murdoch Mysteries<\/em>\u00a0are among 15 series returning to the CBC in the 2015-2016 season, the public broadcaster announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Also slated to return\u00a0are long running fan favourites such as\u00a0Dragons’ Den<\/em>and\u00a0Coronation Street,\u00a0<\/em>as well the award-winning comedy news satires\u00a0Rick Mercer Report<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0This Hour Has 22 Minutes<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The just-announced line-up also includes the addition of 10 new shows, like the TV adaptation of\u00a0Ins\u00a0Choi’s\u00a0award-winning Canadian play\u200b\u00a0Kim’s Convenience<\/em>\u00a0and the espionage thriller\u00a0The Romeo Section.<\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0CBC revealed it had cancelled its gritty western\u00a0Strange Empire<\/em>earlier this week.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m thrilled to welcome back to the CBC some of the finest creators in the country and the extraordinarily talented new voices whose stories will resonate with Canadian audiences,” said\u00a0Sally\u00a0Catto, General Manager, Programming, CBC Television.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m equally proud of our factual slate that connects and engages audiences across the country by showcasing personal, poignant and\u00a0humorous\u00a0moments in Canadians\u2019 lives.”<\/p>\n

More information about the new season,\u00a0including arts, documentary and returning news programming will be revealed at a later date, the broadcaster said.<\/p>\n

New and original programming<\/h2>\n

Da Vinci’s Inquest\u00a0<\/em>creator Chris Haddock is returning to the CBC with the espionage thriller\u00a0The Romeo Section<\/em>.\u00a0The set-in-Vancouver spy serial,\u00a0is one of 10 new original productions and acquisitions being picked up by the broadcaster in 2015-2016.<\/p>\n

Romeo\u00a0<\/em>leads a number of\u00a0dramatic programs,\u00a0including the previously announced\u00a0New Address<\/em>, an English adaptation of the hit Quebec series\u00a0Nouvelle\u00a0Adresse\u00a0<\/em>and the serialized drama\u00a0Shoot the Messenger<\/em>\u00a0that centres on the difficult relationship between journalists and the police.<\/p>\n

A number of new factual Canadian shows are joining the\u00a0CBC roster, including a Canadian health care system\u200b documentary series called\u00a0Keeping Canada Alive.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

An\u00a0emotionally-driven documentary series, titled\u00a0Hello, Goodbye,\u00a0<\/em>will join the line-up in early 2016 drawing from the personal stories of regular people in Canadian airports.<\/p>\n

Previously announced hidden-camera comedy show\u00a0Fool Canada<\/em>\u00a0and the\u00a0light-hearted\u00a0roast of small town Canada,\u00a0Still Standing<\/em>\u00a0(working title), starring comedian\u00a0Jonny\u00a0Harris are slated to premiere in summer 2015.<\/p>\n

CBC will be home to a number of cutting edge comedies including\u00a0Young Drunk Punk<\/em>, the Calgary-shot sitcom\u00a0based on\u00a0Kids in the Hall<\/em>\u00a0star\u00a0Bruce McCulloch and his semi-autobiographical stage show, and an all-female comedy program,\u00a0Baroness\u00a0Von\u00a0Sketch Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Ins Choi’s award-winning Canadian play\u200b\u00a0Kim’s Convenience<\/em>\u00a0will get new life on the small screen in 2016.\u00a0<\/em>The TV adaptation centres on Mr. Kim, a Korean immigrant\u00a0and fiery patriarch, as he struggles with changes within his business, family and their Toronto community of Regent Park.<\/p>\n

Absent from Wednesday’s announcement\u00a0was\u00a0Strange Empire<\/em>, CBC’s gritty western that premiered just last October.<\/p>\n

The story centred on three woman forced to survive in a rough border town after all the men are mysteriously murdered.<\/p>\n

The broadcaster revealed earlier this week that the set-in-Alberta drama, starring Cara Gee, Melissa Farman and Tattiawna Jones, had been cancelled.<\/p>\n

“This was an incredibly difficult decision,”\u00a0Catto\u00a0said. “We’re so proud that we were able to do it. I can tell you, it was not about ratings.”<\/p>\n

For a full schedule of CBC\u2019s winter programming, visit\u00a0CBC.ca\/Television.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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