CBC on Monday announced it has expanded its free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel portfolio with the launch of a new Schitt’s Creek channel on CBC Gem.
Set to launch additionally this fall on LG Channels and The Roku Channel, the Schitt’s Creek FAST channel features all six seasons of the Emmy Award-winning CBC original comedy series as well as the one-hour finale special Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt’s Creek Farewell.
The channel joins CBC Comedy and dedicated Heartland and Murdoch Mysteries channels (launched in September 2024) as part of CBC’s entertainment FAST lineup.
“Audiences continue to turn to FAST channels for their daily entertainment and we are always looking to meet them where they are and connect them with their favourite shows,” Sally Catto, general manager of entertainment, factual and sports at CBC, said in a CBC press release. “The introduction of a new Schitt’s Creek channel makes the iconic series even more accessible to new viewers as well as longstanding fans, allowing them to enjoy nonstop streaming — and laughs — whenever they want.”
The first Canadian series to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy, Schitt’s Creek stars Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Daniel Levy and Annie Murphy as the wealthy Rose family who suddenly find themselves broke and forced to live in Schitt’s Creek, a small town they once bought as a joke. The ensemble cast also includes Chris Elliott, Emily Hampshire and Jennifer Robertson. Produced by Not A Real Company Productions Inc., the series was created by Eugene and Daniel Levy.
The final season of the series won a total of nine Primetime Emmy Awards, the most ever for a Canadian series, and two Golden Globe Awards.
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