TORONTO (September 27, 2023) – W5, Canada’s most-watched and North America’s longest-running investigative series, launches its 58^th season with a move to a new day and timeslot. Beginning Oct. 6, episodes air weekly on Fridays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTV.ca, and the CTV app. W5’s all-new season of award-winning journalism is led by Investigative Correspondent and Managing Editor Avery Haines.

The new season premieres with “Prisoner 14000”, highlighting a new breakthrough in an ongoing W5 investigation about a Canadian grandmother who was imprisoned in Hong Kong for smuggling cocaine into the country. The W5 team travels to Asia to conduct the suspect’s first-ever interview and reveals a surprising twist that catches Haines and the entire W5 team off guard.

This season, W5 digs deeper into hard-hitting investigations and an array of compelling stories, including:

• New DNA evidence leads to an undiscovered killer, 40 years after a Canadian mother was murdered in California
• A cross-country investigation exposes Canadian companies who ignore business complaints and sometimes flout the law
• Exploring the curious history of a small-town bank robber who died in a homemade bomb explosion, and who remains unidentified to this day
• A profile of Oji-Cree singer-songwriter Aysanabee, who shares how his late grandfather inspired his music

Episodes of W5 also encore Saturdays at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CTV2, Sundays at 12 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, and Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CTV News Channel. On-demand episodes are available on CTVNews.ca, Crave, and through the CTV and CTV News apps.

With an ongoing commitment to cover tough, relevant stories with fair and responsible reporting, W5 is in its 58^th season of delivering investigative journalism to Canadian viewers. Derek Miller is Executive Producer of W5. Brett Mitchell is Senior Producer.