City’s Fall Schedule

All times ET/PT; s=simulcast

 

Monday

  • 8 p.m. Dancing with the Stars (s) *NEW to City*
  • 10 p.m. Scorpion (s)

 

Tuesday

  • 8 p.m. Lethal Weapon (s)
  • 9 p.m. The Mick (s)
  • 9:30 p.m. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (s)
  • 10 p.m. Mom
  • 10:30 p.m. Mom

 

Wednesday

  • 8 p.m. The Blacklist *NEW to City* (s)
  • 9 p.m. Modern Family (s)
  • 9:30 p.m. Black-ish (s)
  • 10 p.m. Mom
  • 10:30 p.m. Mom

 

Thursday

Early Fall:

  • 8 p.m. Bad Blood *NEW, Canadian original*
  • 9 p.m. The Orville (s) *NEW*
  • 10 p.m. Mom
  • 10:30 p.m. Mom

Late Fall:

  • 8 p.m. The Orville (pre-release) *NEW*
  • 9 p.m. Mom (s)
  • 9: 30 p.m. Life in Pieces (s)
  • 10 p.m. Mom
  • 10:30 p.m. Mom

 

Friday

  • 8 p.m. Hell’s Kitchen (s)
  • 9 p.m. The Middle
  • 9:30 p.m. Speechless *NEW to City*
  • 10 p.m. Mom
  • 10:30 p.m. Mom

 

Saturday

  • Hockey Night in Canada

 

Sunday

  • 8 p.m. TBD
  • 8:30 p.m.  Ghosted (s) *NEW*
  • 9 p.m. Family Guy (s)
  • 9:30 p.m. The Last Man on Earth (s)
  • 10 p.m.  Nirvanna, The Band, The Show  *Canadian original*
  • 10:30 p.m. Fubar: The Age of the Computer *NEW, Canadian original*

CITY NEW SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

 

New Series:

 

BAD BLOOD

60-minute Canadian scripted drama series

Thursdays at 8 p.m.

National broadcast

 

Inspired by reputed mobster Vito Rizzuto, and based on the best-selling book, Business or Blood: Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto’s Last War by Antonio Nicaso and Peter Edwards,Bad Blood: The Vito Rizzuto Story is a six-part limited event series. While imprisoned in Colorado’s Supermax Prison for the murders of three Bonanno family members, Rizzuto watches helplessly as the thriving empire he built is dismantled, and his closest friends and family members are mysteriously murdered one by one. When Rizzuto is finally released from prison, a Shakespearean-level revenge tale plays out – leading to the brutal murders of his closest companions, and ultimately the death of Rizzuto himself.
PRODUCTION COMPANY: New Metric Media, Sphere Media, and DHX Media
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Michael Konyves, Simon Barry
CAST: Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace), Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy), Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas), Enrico Colantoni (Flashpoint)

 

FUBAR: THE AGE OF THE COMPUTER

30-minute Canadian scripted comedy series

Sundays at 10:30 p.m.

National broadcast

 

Based on the beloved film franchise and hurdling it into the modern age,Fubar: The Age of the Computer finds Terry and Dean fleeing from the wildfires of Fort McMurray in a desperate retreat to Calgary, with nothing but emergency government debit cards to their names. Discovering high-speed Internet for the first time, Terry is exposed to a world of commerce and social media and attempts to harness the web to make a profit. Meanwhile, Dean embarks on a journey to record a triple-concept album using his burnt bass guitar and extreme falsetto voice.

 

PRODUCTION COMPANY: Busted Tranny Productions Ltd Cardinal Film Inc., Vice Studio Canada
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Michael Dowse
CAST: David Lawrence (Freezer Burn), Paul Spence (It’s All Gone, Pete Tong)

 

GHOSTED

30-minute scripted comedy series

Sundays at 8:30 p.m.

National broadcast

 

In the most unlikely of partnerships, a cynical skeptic and a genius paranormal “true believer” are tasked with an epic mission: saving the human race from aliens. Leroy Wright and Max Jennifer are recruited by a secret government agency to look into “unexplained” activity in Los Angeles. Their investigations lead them to scary, thrilling and hilarious places as they attempt to uncover the truth and keep Earth rotating on its axis for at least one more day.

 

PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten, Craig Robinson, Adam Scott, Naomi Scott, Oly Obst, Mark Schulman, Jonathan Krisel

CAST: Craig Robinson (The Office, This Is the End), Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation, Big Little Lies), Ally Walker (Colony,Sons of Anarchy), Adeel Akhtar (Unforgotten, The Night Manager)

 

LA TO VEGAS

30-minute scripted comedy series

Spring 2018

National broadcast

 

Boarding passes, please. Welcome to Jackpot Airlines, a budget carrier whose roundtrip junket flight from LA to Vegas and back again, is filled with dreamers looking for that big score. The flight manifest includes long-suffering flight attendant Ronnie; Captain Dave, the narcissistic pilot whose fighter-pilot dreams never quite worked out; Bernard, the always-positive career flight attendant who thinks there’s no flight more magical than the LA-to-Vegas; Artem the genial professional gambler who serves as the plane’s resident (but unofficial) bookie; and Nichole the sweet-natured, part-time stripper who’s a lot savvier than people realize. This group of dreamers and underdogs eventually go from being strangers on a plane to an unconventional Friday-to-Sunday family – whether they like it or not.

 

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, Gary Sanchez Productions

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Will Ferrell, Lon Zimmet, Steve Levitan, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy, Owen Burke

CAST: Kim Matula (UnREAL), Ed Weeks (The Mindy Project), Nathan Lee Graham (The Comeback, Hitch), Olivia Macklin (The Young Pope), Peter Stormare (The Big Lebowski), Dylan McDermott (The Practice, American Horror Story)

 

THE ORVILLE

60-minute science-fiction comedy series

Thursdays at 9 p.m. in early Fall, then moves to 8 p.m. in late Fall (dates TBD)

National broadcast

 

In 400 years, Earth is part of the Planetary Union, a far-reaching, advanced and mostly peaceful civilization with a fleet of 3,000 ships. Aboard the U.S.S. Orville, a mid-level exploratory vessel, its crew – both human and alien – face the wonders and dangers of outer space while also dealing with the familiar, often humorous problems of regular people in a workplace. Down on his luck after a bitter divorce, Planetary Union officer Ed Mercer finally gets his chance to command one of the ships, a task complicated by his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson, newly assigned as his First Officer. Ed assembles a qualified but eccentric crew, including his best friend Gordon Malloy, who has problems with authority; Dr. Claire Finn, one of the Union’s most accomplished physicians; Bortus, an alien from a single-sex species; Isaac, an artificial life-form from a machine society; and others. Facing cosmic challenges from without and within, this motley crew of space explorers will boldly go where no comedic drama has gone before.

 

PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Seth MacFarlane, Brannon Braga, David A. Goodman, Jason Clark, Liz Heldens, Jon Favreau (pilot)

CAST: Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy), Adrianne Palicki (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Friday Night Lights), Penny Johnson Jerald (24, The Larry Sanders Show), Scott Grimes (ER, Justified), Peter Macon (Shameless, Bosch), Halston Sage (Neighbors, Goosebumps), J. Lee (Family Guy,The Cleveland Show), Mark Jackson (That Royal Today), Chad Coleman (The Walking Dead), Norm Macdonald (The Middle, Saturday Night Live)

 

THE RESIDENT

60-minute scripted drama series

Spring 2018

National broadcast

 

An idealistic young doctor begins his first day eager to save lives. Under the supervision of a brilliant but unconventional senior resident, the young doctor soon discovers his chosen profession is not what he imagined and that ethical lines are often blurred. The once-optimistic young doctor soon discovers that the practice of medicine is a business, like any other, and realizes that not all patients are angels and not all doctors are gods.

 

PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Antoine Fuqua, Amy Holden Jones, David Boorstein, Oly Obst, Phillip Noyce

CAST: Matt Czuchry (The Good Wife, Gilmore Girls), Emily VanCamp (Revenge), Manish Dayal (Halt and Catch Fire), Shaunette Renée Wilson (Billions), Valerie Cruz (The Following), Bruce Greenwood (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story)

 

New to City:

 

THE BLACKLIST

60-minute scripted drama series

Wednesdays at 8 p.m.

National broadcast

 

As brilliant as he is baffling, Raymond “Red” Reddington – one of the F.B.I.’s “10 Most Wanted” – eluded law enforcement for more than two decades before voluntarily surrendering in exchange for immunity. According to legend, Red cleverly controlled a web of underground enterprises with an unmatched ability to gather useful information, especially on other criminals. And while the criminal life is now in his past, Red still craves the game. Working with a hand-picked profiler – and always staying one step ahead – Red reveals to her the critical information the FBI needs to run down his own “Most Wanted” list, one bad guy at a time.

 

PRODUCTION COMPANYS: Davis Entertainment, Universal Television, Sony Pictures Television

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: John Eisendrath, Jon Bokenkamp, John Davis, John Fox, Michael Watkins, James Spader, Lukas Reiter, J.R. Orci, Daniel Cerone

CAST: James Spader (Boston Legal, The Practice) , Megan Boone (Law & Order: Los Angeles), Harry Lennix (Ray), Diego Klattenhoff (Homeland), Ryan Eggold (90210), Amir Arison (The Visitor), Hisham Tawfiq (Redemption), Mozhan Marnò (House of Cards)

 

DANCING WITH THE STARS

Two-hour reality competition series

Mondays at 8 p.m.

National broadcast

 

Enjoy even more sizzling salsas, sambas and spray-tans as a brand new celebrity cast vies for the coveted Mirrorball Trophywhen Dancing with the Stars joins City for its landmark 25th season. The hit series showcases celebrities performing choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts.

 

PRODUCTION COMPANY: BBC Worldwide Productions

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Ashley Edens-Shaffer, Joe Sungkur

HOST AND JUDGES: Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews as hosts; Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Julianne Hough, and Bruno Tonioli are judges

 

SPEECHLESS

30-minute comedy series

Spring 2018

National broadcast

 

Maya DiMeo will do anything for her husband, Jimmy, and their kids Ray, Dylan and JJ, her eldest son with cerebral palsy. As Maya fights injustices – both real and imagined – the family works to make a new home for themselves and searches for just the right person to help give JJ his “voice.”

 

PRODUCTION COMPANY:Twentieth Century Fox Television and ABC Studios

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Scott Silveri, Jake Kasdan, Melvin Mar

WRITER: Scott Silveri

CAST: Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting, The Riches), John Ross Bowie (Episodes), Mason Cook (Spy Kids: All the Time in the World), Micah Fowler (Labor Day), Kyla Kenedy (The Walking Dead), Cedric Yarbrough (BoJack Horseman)

 

VERSAILLES

60-minute historical drama series; Canadian series

Spring 2018

National broadcast

 

Outstanding political strategist and master manipulator, Louis XIV “invents” Versailles in order to keep the French nobles under control, progressively transforming Versailles into a golden prison. He is also inclined to Romanesque passions – but how to indulge when one is the greatest king of the world? It’s a revealing look at a gilded and gritty world of betrayal and intimate secrets, of politicalmanoeuvres and war.

 

PRODUCTION COMPANY: Capa Drama, Zodiak Media Group, Incendo Productions

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Aude Albano, Jean Bureau, Claude Chelli, Simon Mirren, Anne Thomopoulos

CAST: Georges Blagden (Vikings, Les Misérables), Alexander Vlahos (The Adventures of Merlin), Tygh Runyan (Dark Harvest), Anna Brewster (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens)

 

New Live Musicals:

 

A CHRISTMAS STORY

Live television event

Date and time TBC (December)

National broadcast

 

“You’ll shoot your eye out!” Based on the Broadway musical version of the beloved holiday film, A Christmas Story is about a Midwestern boy named Ralphie who wants nothing more than a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. Building on the Broadway experience, this live musical event will feature several new original songs.

 

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: FOX and Warner Horizon Unscripted Television

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, Jonathan Tolins, Robert Cary
CAST: TBA

 

RENT

Three-hour live television event

Date and time TBC (2018)

National broadcast

 

How do you measure a year in the life?  A contemporary take on the classic Puccini operaLa Boèhme, Rent is set in New York City’s gritty East Village and tells the unforgettable story of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams during a time of great social and political turmoil. The Tony Award-, Grammy Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

 

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Marc Platt, Estate of Writer/Composer Jonathan Larson,Adam Siegel, Julie Larson, Al Larson, Vince Totino, Scott Hemming, Marla Levine

CAST: TBA

 

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