TORONTO — Corus Entertainment today announced the broadcast schedules for the kids programming coming this fall to its YTV, Teletoon and Treehouse channels, which include new live-action series, educational and entertaining preschooler series, returning favourites and some new series featuring characters familiar to parents.
YTV’s fall schedule kicks off with Nelvana’s new animated series Ollie’s Pack (pictured), which premieres Saturday, September 5 at 8 a.m. The series follows Ollie and his backpack, which doubles as a powerful portal allowing an array of monsters to travel from the Monsterverse into Ollie’s world on Earth. Ollie and his two best friends must protect the earth from the scary monsters that have escaped, while working with the helpful monsters who assist with their everyday tween problems.
The new live-action series Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan, starring the kid rapper and pint-sized powerhouse Young Dylan, will debut on YTV on Friday, September 11 at 6:30 p.m. In the series, Dylan’s grandmother Viola (Aloma Wright) realizes raising her grandson is too much to take on, so she sends him to live with her affluent son Myles Wilson (Carl Anthony Payne II), his wife Yasmine (Mieko Hillman) and their two kids Rebecca (Celina Smith) and Charlie (Hero Hunter). Suddenly, the Wilson household needs to adapt as lifestyles clash between rising hip-hop star Young Dylan and his strait-laced cousins.
Other shows joining YTV’s schedule in September include 8 Simple Rules on Mondays at 8 p.m. and The Middle on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. New episodes of The Loud House will appear on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. beginning September 5, plus a special, one-hour premiere episode for season five will air on Saturday, September 19. In addition, a new season of The Casagrandes, a spin-off of The Loud House, debuts Saturday, October 24 at 11 a.m.
Another new live-action series, the buddy comedy Side Hustle, is coming to YTV in November. Starring social media sensations and real-life best friends Annie LeBlanc and Jayden Bartels, the multi-camera series centres on Lex (LeBlanc) and Presley (Bartels), who have to create a business fast after inadvertently destroying their neighbour’s car.
Also in November, YTV’s Spencer and Tyra are serving up the ultimate culinary experience on Kid Food Nation presented by PC Children’s Charity. With the help of KFN Heroes, young cooks with local know-how, and well-known Canadian chefs, they take viewers on a food tour to explore the science, ingredients and cultures of Canadian cuisine. Jam-packed with kitchen inventions, taste tests and snack stops, this delicious series puts the power of food into the hands of kids, says the news release.
YTV will be available on national free preview from October 1-31.
Over on Teletoon, the new series Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs, featuring best friends Pebbles Flintstone and Bamm-Bamm Rubble, will premiere Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6 at 9 a.m., with new episodes every weekend at 9 a.m.
Another series on Teletoon featuring familiar faces is Looney Tunes Cartoons, premiering Sunday, October 11 at 9 a.m., which echoes the high production value of the original Looney Tunes theatrical shorts, with a cartoonist-driven approach to storytelling, says the news release.
Teletoon’s schedule this September includes new seasons and episodes of returning series, including: Ben 10 (season four, weekends at 2:45 p.m. beginning September 5); Power Players (Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. beginning September 5); Bakugan: Armored Alliance (Sundays at 12:30 p.m. beginning September 6); Teen Titans Go (season 6 new episodes, Sunday, September 13 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.); and Power Rangers (season 27 new episodes, Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning September 19). Season two of Scooby-Doo & Guess Who? will premiere Sunday, October 18 at noon.
In November, Teletoon will premiere Tig n’ Seek, which follows an upbeat and eccentric eight-year-old boy named Tiggy and his cat, Gweeseek. Tiggy works and lives at the Department of Lost and Found, finding lost items throughout WeeGee City. Though he tries to help his friends whenever he can, his over-eagerness and neurotic quirks often lead to chaos in the department.
On Treehouse, the new animated series The Dog & Pony Show will debut on Saturday, September 5 at 11:15 a.m., with new episodes scheduled every weekend at the same time. Also coming to Treehouse this fall is The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo, a spinoff of Sesame Street that stars Elmo as the host of his own late-night talk show. The series premieres Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6 at 6:30 p.m., with new episodes every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Celebrity guests include Jimmy Fallon, Kacey Musgraves, Jonas Brothers, Lil Nas X, and Blake Lively.
Premiering on Treehouse on Sunday, November 8 at 7:30 a.m., the new animated series Santiago of the Seas follows eight-year-old Santiago “Santi” Montes, a brave and kind-hearted pirate, as he embarks on daring rescues, searches for treasures and keeps the high seas safe in a fantastical Caribbean world.
New seasons of preschooler favourites scheduled this fall on Treehouse include: Blue’s Clues & You (season two, September 6 at 9:30 a.m.); Esme & Roy (season two, September 7-11 at 9:45 a.m.); Thomas & Friends (season 24, Sundays at 8:40 a.m. beginning September 20); Ranger Rob (season three, Mondays at 3:15 p.m. beginning October 26); Sesame Street (season 51, November); and Miss Persona (season three, December).
For more information about the fall schedules for YTV, Teletoon and Treehouse, please click here.
