Radio & Television

Upfronts 2017: Corus banks on dramas in a schedule packed with returning favourites, new comedies

TORONTO – Corus-owned Global will offer up six new dramas and four new comedies alongside 23 returning series in its fall primetime lineup, the broadcaster said Monday.The new dramas include military drama SEAL Team, that follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan, and execute dangerous missions; S.W.A.T., a series inspired by the 1970s television show, that stars Shemar Moore (Criminal Minds) as a S.W.A.T. sergeant in Los Angeles; Wisdom of the Crowd, starring Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winner Jeremy Piven (Entourage) as a visionary tech innovator who creates a...