Upfronts 2017: CTV readies 5 dramas, 3 comedies, 1 dramedy; CTV Two picks up NFL Sunday and Thursday nights

TORONTO – Bell Media-owned CTV promised new series on six out of seven nights starting this fall, including five new dramas, one dramedy and three comedies.The broadcaster said Wednesday that 10 of the top 20 hit shows will return to the network, including The Big Bang Theory, Designated Survivor, This Is Us and Lucifer. Many of the new shows include the nine dramas and four comedies that it picked up at this year’s Los Angeles Screenings.Also new this year is the addition of NFL games to CTV Two, which will air simulcasts of Sunday Night Football and Thursday Night Football. ...