In the wake of recently announced cutbacks, TV Feeds My Family has obtained the top secret, totally revised CBC schedule. Here’s what viewers will have to look forward to next fall once the $115 million chop to the annual parliamentary appropriation starts impacting the schedule.
STEVEN OR CHRIS–Lifestyle
Hard times at the network force the daytime talk show hosts to alternate throughout the week. Today: Steven demonstrates how to siphon gas; making pate out of toothpaste.
Michael (Matt Watts) confronts his fear of improvising after the CBC budget for original scripts is slashed.
Debut; marked down from Just Four Laughs.
Ubiquitous Toronto businessman Frank D’Angelo plays a laid-back teacher in this comedy that also features occasional references to several D’Angelo brands. Tonight: a student gets a reputation for being a “Cheetah”.
Debut: in this spin off from the earlier series, an imam from out west (Zaib Shaikh) becomes a TTC conductor.
CBC news anchor Peter Mansbridge goes back in time to when the network had the resources to put on a decent nightly news show. Tonight: Trudeau sweeps to victory.
Malachy and Jake are forced to collect unemployment insurance after CBC runs out of money for guest villains. Repo man: Russell Crowe.
THE NATURE OF THONGS—Science. In a re-boot aimed at broadening the appeal of this long-running series, Dr. David Suzuki explores how thongs contribute to global warming.
