TORONTO (September 3, 2020) – CTV announced today it has acquired the reboot of the rapid-fire quiz show WEAKEST LINK, hosted and executive produced by Emmy^® and Golden Globe^® award-winning actress Jane Lynch, airing Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, beginning Sept. 28. The announcement comes as CTV today confirmed its initial list of fall premiere dates across the full group of CTV-branded services, including CTV, CTV2, CTV Sci-Fi Channel, CTV Comedy Channel, CTV Drama Channel, and CTV Life Channel.

Delivering an entertaining and distinct mix of new and returning programming beginning this month, today’s announcement marks the first in a series of announcements for an extended Fall 2020 premiere season across CTV and its group of channels.

“While this fall TV season looks different than previous years, viewers can count on finding the most-anticipated debuts, returning hits, and big events across the CTV group of channels, delivering must-see viewing every night of the week and in every timeslot throughout this extended fall season,” said Mike Cosentino, President, Content and Programming, Bell Media. “With today’s announcement that CTV is the home of rebooted popular game show WEAKEST LINK, we further cement our hit schedule as it joins previously announced new series FILTHY RICH and SUPERMARKET SWEEP, while original series JANN and CORNER GAS ANIMATED make their anticipated returns.”

 Distributed around the world by BBC Studios for the past two decades, the new reboot of the iconic quiz show format THE WEAKEST LINK is co-produced by the BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio.

CTV and CTV2 Initial Fall 2020 Premiere Dates:

Below is a chronological listing of initial fall premiere dates. All programming is subject to change (all times ET; visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). * = simulcast.

Monday, Sept. 7
8 p.m. – AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (CTV2*) – NEW SEASON; TWO-HOUR PREMIERE

Tuesday, Sept. 8
10 a.m. – THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW (CTV) – NEW SEASON
1 p.m. – THE SOCIAL (CTV) – NEW SEASON
7 p.m. – ETALK (CTV) – NEW SEASON
10 p.m. – TRANSPLANT (CTV*) – SEASON 1 ENCORE

Thursday, Sept. 10
7 p.m. – NFL KICKOFF 2020 (CTV2*)
8 p.m. – NFL FOOTBALL (CTV* & TSN*)

Sunday, Sept. 13
7 p.m. – NFL’s SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (CTV2* & TSN*)
8 p.m. – THE MASKED SINGER (CTV*) – SPECIAL PREVIEW

Tuesday, Sept. 15
8 p.m. – THE 2020 TIFF TRIBUTE AWARDS (CTV) – NEW SPECIAL
8 p.m. – IN THE DARK (CTV2) – SEASON 2 / NEW TO CTV2

Thursday, Sept. 17
7:30 p.m. – THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (CTV2*)

Sunday, Sept. 20
8 p.m. – THE 72^nd EMMY AWARDS (CTV*)

Monday, Sept. 21
8 p.m. – JANN (CTV) – NEW SEASON
9 p.m. – FILTHY RICH (CTV*) – NEW SERIES

Wednesday, Sept. 23
8 p.m. – THE MASKED SINGER (CTV*) – NEW SEASON

Thursday, Sept. 24
10 p.m. – STAR TREK: DISCOVERY (CTV*) – SEASON 1 / NEW TO CTV

Saturday, Sept. 26
7 p.m. – W5 (CTV) – SEASON 55 PREMIERE

Monday, Sept. 28
10 p.m. – WEAKEST LINK (CTV*) – NEW SERIES

Thursday, Oct. 1
9 p.m. – MATCH GAME (CTV*) – NEW EPISODES

Sunday, Oct. 4
8 p.m. – CTV Movie: READY PLAYER ONE (CTV) – BROADCAST PREMIERE

Tuesday, Oct. 6
9 p.m. – ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES (CTV*) – NEW SEASON

Sunday, Oct. 11
8 p.m. – CTV Movie: OCEAN’S 8 (CTV) – BROADCAST PREMIERE

Wednesday, Oct. 14
9 p.m. – THE AMAZING RACE (CTV*) – NEW SEASON
8 p.m. – THE BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS (CTV2*) – NEW EVENT SPECIAL

Friday, Oct, 16
8 p.m. – SHARK TANK (CTV*) – NEW SEASON

Sunday, Oct. 18
8 p.m. – SUPERMARKET SWEEP (CTV*) – NEW SERIES
9 p.m. – WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (CTV*) – NEW SEASON
10 p.m. – L.A.’s FINEST (CTV) – NEW SEASON

Monday, Oct. 19
8 p.m. – THE VOICE (CTV2*) – NEW SEASON; TWO-HOUR PREMIERE

Tuesday, Oct. 20
8 p.m. – THE VOICE (CTV*) – NEW SEASON; TWO-HOUR EPISODE

Tuesday, Nov. 10
9 p.m. – THIS IS US (CTV*) – NEW SEASON / TWO-HOUR PREMIERE

CTV Sci-Fi Channel, CTV Comedy Channel, CTV Drama Channel, and CTV Life Channel Initial Fall 2020 Premiere Dates:

Thursday, Sept. 3
9:30 p.m. – RAISED BY WOLVES (CTV Sci-Fi Channel) – SPECIAL PREMIERE

Friday, Sept. 4
8:30 p.m. – COOK LIKE A CHEF (CTV Life Channel) – NEW EPISODE
9 p.m. and 10 p.m. – RAISED BY WOLVES (CTV Sci-Fi Channel) – NEW EPISODE / FRIDAY TIMESLOT

Tuesday, Sept. 8
9 p.m. – LOVE LIFE (CTV Drama Channel) – NEW SERIES

Friday, Sept. 18
8 p.m. – LET’S BRUNCH (CTV Life Channel) – NEW SEASON

Friday, Oct. 2
9 p.m. – RAISED BY WOLVES (CTV Sci-Fi Channel) – SEASON FINALE
10 p.m. – MONSTERLAND (CTV Drama Channel) – NEW SERIES

Sunday, Oct. 4
8 p.m. – PANDORA (CTV Sci-Fi Channel) – NEW SEASON

Tuesday, Oct. 6
9 p.m. – BRIDEZILLAS (CTV Life Channel) – NEW SEASON
9:30 p.m. – LOVE LIFE (CTV Drama Channel) – SEASON FINALE

Thursday, Oct. 8
8 p.m. – SUPERNATURAL (CTV Sci-Fi Channel) – NEW EPISODE
9 p.m. – STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS (CTV Sci-Fi Channel) – SEASON FINALE

Monday, Oct. 12
9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. – CORNER GAS ANIMATED (CTV Comedy Channel) – NEW SEASON

Thursday, Oct. 15
9 p.m. – STAR TREK: DISCOVERY (CTV Sci-Fi Channel) – NEW SEASON

Wednesday, Oct. 21
9 p.m. – SUPERMARKET SWEEP UK (CTV Life Channel) – NEW SERIES

Thursday, Oct. 22
10:30 p.m. – TACOMA FD (CTV Comedy Channel) – NEW EPISODE

Thursday, Nov. 5
9 p.m. – HOLMES NEXT GENERATION (CTV Life Channel) – NEW SERIES
9 p.m. – AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES: REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO DEADLY (CTV Drama Channel) – MOVIE PREMIERE

Monday, Nov. 9
9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. – JAMIE’S EASY MEALS FOR EVERYDAY (CTV Life) – NEW SERIES

Tuesday, Nov. 10
10:30 p.m. ET/PT – COLD AS BALLS (CTV Comedy Channel) – NEW SEASON