Mr. Troy Reeb reports

GLOBAL ANNOUNCES NEW PROVOCATIVE CRIME DRAMA ACCUSED JOINING ITS WINTER 2023 LINEUP, ALONG WITH RETURN DATES FOR FALL'S TOP-RATED SHOWS

Today, Corus Entertainment Inc.'s Global released its winter 2023 programming lineup, loaded with TV's top-performing returning hits and one of the season's most highly anticipated new scripted series, Accused. Created by Emmy Award-winning producer Howard Gordon (Homeland, 24), the 15-episode crime anthology thriller debuts Sunday, Jan. 22, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, then moves to its regular time period beginning Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. From Sony Pictures Television, Accused features intense, topical and exquisitely human stories of crime and punishment and stars a full lineup of Oscar-winning and Emmy-winning talent, including Michael Chiklis, Abigail Breslin, Whitney Cummings, Margo Martindale, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Wendell Pierce, Rachel Bilson, Jack Davenport, Molly Parker, and directors Billy Porter, Marlee Matlin, Tazbah Chavez and Michael Chiklis.

In addition, new seasons of Global fan favourites return this winter, including season 2 of modern drama series Fantasy Island premiering Monday, Jan. 2, at 7 p.m. ET/PT, then moving to Mondays at 8 p.m. ET beginning Jan. 9. Also, The Blacklist returns for a landmark 10th season on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Then, hosted by Phil Keoghan, unscripted competition reality series Tough As Nails returns for a fourth cutthroat season with a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, returning to its regular time slot on Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

"Hot off the heels of an incredible fall season where Global had 10 shows in the top 20, this winter's offering promises to provide Canadians with even more premium, captivating content that viewers have come to expect from Global," said Troy Reeb, executive vice-president, broadcast networks, Corus Entertainment. "We are excited to be home to the new crime anthology series, Accused, this winter, and to see the return of this fall's newest hits So Help Me Todd and Fire Country, now with full season orders."

To complete prime time's most entertaining schedule, new episodes from Global's fall lineup also return this winter. The NCIS franchise kicks off the new year with the first ever three-hour NCISverse crossover event on Monday, Jan. 2, starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT, with NCIS: Los Angeles returning to its regular time slot Sunday, Jan. 8, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, NCIS on Monday, Jan. 9, at 9 p.m. ET/PT and NCIS: Hawai'i to follow at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Then, FBI Tuesdays return Jan. 3 with FBI: Most Wanted at 7 p.m. ET/PT (new regular time slot of 10 p.m. ET/PT beginning Tuesday, Jan. 10), FBI at 8 p.m. ET/PT and FBI: International at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Viewers also bid farewell to New Amsterdam as the show's fifth and final season's winter return airs on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, and back-to-back episodes of the penultimate and series finale airing on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET/PT, respectively.

Wednesday night laughs are back with the Emmy Award-winning workplace comedy Abbott Elementary starting Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT (regular time slot Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT starting Jan. 11), followed by sibling-based comedy Home Economics at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT (regular time slot Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT starting Jan. 11).

Global's Thursday night lineup returns Jan. 5 welcoming back TV's No. 1 comedy Ghosts (8:30 p.m. ET/PT), No. 1 new series So Help Me Todd (9 p.m. ET/PT) and top 10 performer CSI: Vegas (10 p.m. ET/PT).

Capping off the weekday prime time lineup is Friday night's No. 1 show, the Shemar Moore-led action drama S.W.A.T., returning Friday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, followed by Fire Country at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Stay tuned for additional announcements for more returning seasons, including the highly anticipated return of homegrown hit Big Brother Canada, TV's No. 1 reality show Survivor and top 10 series 9-1-1.

Stream new winter shows and Global's collection of award-winning hit series any time on the Global TV website, the Global TV app and StackTV.

At a glance: snapshot of Global's 2023 winter lineup -- new premieres and series return dates

***All times are ET and subject to change.

Sunday, Jan. 1:

• 10 p.m. -- 60 Minutes -- season 55 returns (one-time-only time slot).

Monday, Jan. 2:

• 7 p.m. -- Fantasy Island -- season 2 premiere (one-time-only time slot);
• 8 p.m. -- NCIS (Franchise premieres with three-hour crossover event).

Tuesday, Jan. 3:

• 7 p.m. -- FBI: Most Wanted -- season 4 return;
• 8 p.m. -- FBI -- season 5 return;
• 9 p.m. -- FBI: International -- season 2 return;
• 10 p.m. -- New Amsterdam -- season 5 return.

Wednesday, Jan. 4:

• 8 p.m. -- Abbott Elementary -- season 2 return (one-time-only time slot);
• 8:30 p.m. -- Home Economics -- season 3 return;
• 9 p.m. -- Tough As Nails -- season 4 premiere (one-time-only time slot).

Thursday, Jan. 5:

• 8:30 p.m. -- Ghosts -- season 2 return;
• 9 p.m. -- So Help Me Todd -- season 1 return;
• 10 p.m. -- CSI: Vegas -- season 2 return.

Friday, Jan. 6:

• 8 p.m. -- S.W.A.T. -- season 6 return;
• 9 p.m. -- Fire Country -- season 1 return;
• 10 p.m. -- Crime Beat -- season 4 return.

Sunday, Jan. 8:

• 7 p.m. -- 60 Minutes -- regular time slot;
• 10 p.m. -- NCIS: Los Angeles -- regular time slot.

Monday, Jan. 9:

• 8 p.m. -- Fantasy Island -- regular time slot;
• 9 p.m. -- NCIS -- regular time slot;
• 10 p.m. -- NCIS: Hawai'i -- regular time slot.

Tuesday, Jan. 10:

• 10 p.m. -- FBI: Most Wanted -- regular time slot.

Wednesday, Jan. 11:

• 9 p.m. -- Abbott Elementary -- regular time slot;
• 9:30 p.m. -- Home Economics -- regular time slot;
• 10 p.m. -- Tough As Nails -- regular time slot.

Tuesday, Jan. 17:

• 9 p.m. -- New Amsterdam -- penultimate episode;
• 10 p.m. -- New Amsterdam -- series final.

Thursday, Jan. 19:

• 8 p.m. -- The Neighborhood -- season 5 return.

Sunday, Jan. 22:

• 9 p.m. -- Accused -- season 1 premiere (one-time-only time slot).

Tuesday, Jan. 24:

• 10 p.m. -- FBI: Most Wanted -- regular time slot.

Wednesday, Jan. 25:

• 8 p.m. -- Accused -- regular time slot.

Saturday, Feb. 4:

• 7 p.m. -- The New Reality.

Sunday, Feb. 26:

• 9 p.m. -- The Blacklist -- season 10 premiere.

Global is a Corus Entertainment network and is available through all major TV distributors, including: Shaw, Shaw Direct, Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Telus, Cogeco, Eastlink, SaskTel and the new StackTV, streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video Channels. The Global TV app is available on iOS, Android, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TVs, Roku streaming players, Roku TV models and on the Global TV website.

About Corus Entertainment Inc.

Corus Entertainment is a leading media and content company that develops and delivers high-quality brands and content across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging audiences since 1999, the company's portfolio of multimedia offerings encompass 33 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a suite of digital and streaming assets, animation software, technology, and media services. Corus is an internationally renowned content creator and distributor through Nelvana, a world-class animation studio expert in all formats, and Corus Studios, a globally recognized producer of hit scripted and unscripted content. The company also owns innovative full-service social digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada, leading 2-D animation software supplier Toon Boom and children's book publishing house Kids Can Press. Corus's roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, Magnolia Network Canada, The History Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, the Global News website, Q107, Country 105 and CFOX, along with broadly distributed Canadian streaming platforms StackTV, Nick+, the Global TV app and Curiouscast.

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