CBC Television Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Entertainment=== Among CBC Television's best-known primetime series are comedy series ''[[Rick Mercer Report]]'' (2004–18), ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'' (since 1993) and ''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]'' (2007–12), and dramas such as ''[[The Tudors]]'' (2007–10), ''[[Heartland (Canadian TV series)|Heartland]]'' (since 2007) and ''[[Intelligence (Canadian TV series)|Intelligence]]'' (2006–07). In recent years, British series such as ''[[Coronation Street]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who]]'' have been given greater prominence. As noted above, it now carries very little American programming apart from some syndicated daytime shows. In 2006, the CBC announced radical changes to its primetime line-up, including the following new series to premiere that fall: * ''[[Dragons' Den (Canada)|Dragons' Den]]'' (reality) * ''[[Intelligence (Canadian TV series)|Intelligence]]'' (drama; 2006–07) * ''[[Rumours (TV series)|Rumours]]'' (comedy; 2006–07) * ''[[Underdogs (TV series)|Underdogs]]'' (a spinoff of ''[[Marketplace (Canadian TV program)|Marketplace]]'') * ''[[Jozi-H]]'' (medical drama; a Canadian-South African co-production; 2006–07) * ''[[The One: Making a Music Star]]'' (a Canadian version of the American reality show simulcast by CBC in July 2006; Canadian series was not included on the schedule) * ''[[72 Hours: True Crime]]'' (crime documentary series; aired in "core" of primetime for first time; 2004–07) * Repeats of ''[[The Hour (Canadian TV series)|The Hour]]'' on the main CBC network, from 2005 to 2014. Many were surprised by these changes to the CBC schedule, which were apparently intended to attract a younger audience to the network; some suggested they might alienate the core CBC viewership. Another note of criticism was made when the network decided to move ''[[CBC News: The National|The National]]'' in some time zones to simulcast the American version of ''The One'' over the summer. This later became a moot point, as ''The One'' was taken off the air after two weeks after extremely low American and Canadian ratings, and the newscast resumed its regular schedule. In 2006, daytime programming was also revamped. While there were still repeats of CBC and foreign series, new talk shows such as ''[[The Gill Deacon Show]]'' (2006–07) and the regional franchise ''[[Living (2007 TV program)|Living]]'' (2007–09) were aired. ''The Gill Deacon Show'' was cancelled after just seven months, and replaced with another talk show, ''[[Steven and Chris]]'' from 2008 to 2015 (''Steven and Chris'' is also shown on the [[Live Well Network]] in the United States); ''Living'' was cancelled in August 2009. On January 9, 2007, the CBC began airing a highly publicized new series called ''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]'' (2007–12), a comedy about a [[Muslim]] family living in rural [[Saskatchewan]]. The series garnered strong ratings as well as international media attention, for most of its five year run. It was also announced that Martha Stewart's daytime show would be added to the CBC daytime line-up, with the nighttime ''[[Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' and ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' following in September 2008 (with a few edits to limit the amount of U.S. advertising).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hockey soap opera, immigration police drama on CBC's winter schedule |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/2007/11/20/4671108-cp.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070623032604/http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/2007/11/20/4671108-cp.html |archive-date=June 23, 2007}}</ref> In January 2008, CBC Television launched the drama series ''[[The Border (TV series)|The Border]]'' (2008–10), ''[[MVP (TV series)|MVP]]'' (2008) and ''[[jPod (TV series)|jPod]]'' (2008), the reality series ''[[The Week The Women Went]]'' (2008–09) and the comedy ''[[Sophie (TV series)|Sophie]]'' from 2008 to 2009. Only ''The Border'' and ''Sophie'' were renewed for a second season in the fall of 2008. The new series ''[[Being Erica]]'' (2009–10) and the short-lived ''[[Wild Roses (TV series)|Wild Roses]]'' (2009) began airing in January 2009. Beginning in 2005, the CBC has contributed production funds for the [[BBC Wales]] revival of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', for which it received a special credit at the end of each episode. This arrangement continued until the end of fourth season, broadcast in 2008. The CBC similarly contributed to the first season of the spin-off series, ''[[Torchwood]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212225446/http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=4&article=29877 C21Media:]</ref> More recently, the network has also begun picking up Canadian rights to some Australian series, including the drama series ''[[Janet King (TV series)|Janet King]]''<ref>"Janet King Sold to Canada's CBC". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', May 29, 2014.</ref> and ''[[Love Child (TV series)|Love Child]]'',<ref name="stacks">[http://www.680news.com/2015/05/28/cbc-tv-stacks-fall-and-winter-lineups-with-british-aussie-fare/ "CBC-TV stacks fall and winter lineups with British, Aussie fare"]. [[CFTR (AM)|680 News]], May 28, 2015.</ref> and the comedy-drama series ''[[Please Like Me]]''.<ref name=stacks/> In 2015, CBC Television premiered [[Dan Levy (Canadian actor)|Dan]] and [[Eugene Levy]]'s sitcom ''[[Schitt's Creek]]''; the series began to achieve critical acclaim after it was acquired by the streaming service [[Netflix]]; In 2020 following its final season, ''Schitt's Creek'' won all seven comedy awards at the [[72nd Primetime Emmy Awards]], becoming the first comedy or drama to sweep all seven major awards in their respective genre at the Primetime Emmys.<ref name="vulture2">{{Cite web |last=Adalain |first=Josef |date=January 16, 2019 |title=The Unlikely Rise of Schitt's Creek |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/schitts-creek-netflix-pop-success-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529140541/https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/schitts-creek-netflix-pop-success-story.html |archive-date=May 29, 2019 |access-date=July 6, 2019 |website=vulture.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-20 |title=Schitt’s Creek: Everything You Need to Know About the Emmys’ Favorite Comedy |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/09/schitts-creek-emmys-when-final-season-netflix |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bilefsky |first=Dan |date=September 21, 2020 |title=Canadians Rejoice as 'Schitt's Creek' Sweeps Emmy Awards |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/world/canada/schitts-creek-emmys.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203182032/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/world/canada/schitts-creek-emmys.html |archive-date=February 3, 2021}}</ref> ====CBC Gem==== [[File:CBC Gem logo.svg|thumb|CBC Gem logo]] '''CBC Gem''' is CBC Television's [[Over-the-top media service|over-the-top streaming]] platform; it launched in 2018, replacing the existing CBC TV app. The service carries live and on-demand programming from CBC Television, CBC News, and CBC Sports, as well as short- and long-form original programming and acquisitions (including films and television series). The service is available in [[Free ad-supported streaming television|free ad-supported]] and premium versions, with the latter including advertising-free video on-demand, access to CBC News Network, and access to premium content that is exclusive to subscribers.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Gem, CBC's rebranded TV app, to stream 'crown jewels of Canadian content' |language=en |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cbc-catherine-tait-gem-tv-streaming-app-1.4820239 |access-date=December 10, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=CBC to rebrand, relaunch TV app as Gem |url=http://realscreen.com/2018/09/12/cbc-to-rebrand-relaunch-tv-app-as-gem/ |access-date=December 10, 2018 |website=Realscreen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-01-23 |title=Behind ads and subscription fees, CBC Gem is hiding sparkling Canadian content at a time it could freely shine |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/article-behind-ads-and-subscription-fees-cbc-gem-is-hiding-sparkling-canadian/ |access-date=2023-07-26}}</ref> At launch, the CBC announced plans to add at least 50 Canadian films to Gem per-year, and announced a partnership with [[Telefilm Canada]] to stream a selection of featured Canadian films on the service ad-free for all users.<ref name=":0" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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