Radio / Television News

60 Minutes, 48 Hours moving from CHCH to Global


TORONTO — Global TV announced Monday its first pickups for the 2020-21 television season are the popular newsmagazines 60 Minutes and 48 Hours, which will be added to the network’s schedule this fall. The two long-running programs are currently broadcast in Canada on Hamilton’s CHCH-TV network. Global announced the pickups, which are good for its roster of simultaneous substitution programming one day before Corus Entertainment’s scheduled virtual upfront where Global’s new and returning series for 2020-21 will be unveiled. “The addition of 60 Minutes following our award-winning local news and Global National will help solidify Global as the trusted destination...