Entertainment — The fall TV season is already two weeks old in Canada, and this is the week it gets serious: The Traitors Canada premieres tomorrow night, MasterChef Canada and Survivor follow within 48 hours, and CBC’s new-look Tuesday lineup is already airing. If your watchlist still says summer, Canadian TV Shows Fall 2026 just rewrote it.
By Maplestime Entertainment Desk | Winnipeg, Manitoba | September 20, 2026
Sources: Channel Canada | TV, eh? | CBC Media Solutions | Last updated: September 20, 2026
Key Takeaways
- CBC’s fall lineup is already airing: This Hour Has 22 Minutes (season 34), Son of a Critch (season 5, its last) and North of North (season 2) premiered Sept. 8; Dragons’ Den season 21 premiered Sept. 17.
- This week’s premieres: The Traitors Canada season 4 (Mon. Sept. 21, CTV), MasterChef Canada season 9 (Tues. Sept. 22, CTV) and Survivor season 51 (Wed. Sept. 23, Global).
- Milestone seasons land this fall: Heartland season 20, Murdoch Mysteries season 20 and The Great Canadian Baking Show season 10 — plus the Winnipeg-made Winnipeg Comedy Festival.
- On streamers: MobLand season 2 and Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 2 dropped Sept. 18, with Yellowjackets’ final season (Nov. 22, Crave) and The Gilded Age season 4 (Nov. 1, HBO Canada) ahead.
CBC’s Fall Lineup Is Already On Air
CBC did not ease into the season. Tuesday, Sept. 8 delivered a triple premiere: This Hour Has 22 Minutes returned for its 34th season at 8 p.m., followed by Son of a Critch at 8:30 — the fifth and final season of Mark Critch’s beloved Newfoundland comedy — and North of North season 2 at 9 p.m., the CBC/APTN/Netflix Arctic comedy co-production that became one of last year’s breakout Canadian hits.
Thursday brought Dragons’ Den season 21 on Sept. 17. Still to come this fall from the public broadcaster: Heartland season 20 and Murdoch Mysteries season 20 — two decades each, a feat almost no other scripted series on the planet can claim — plus The Great Canadian Baking Show season 10 and Family Feud Canada season 8.
One to watch locally: the Winnipeg Comedy Festival returns for another season, produced by Winnipeg’s Frantic Films. A quarter-century of standup taped in this city is quietly one of the great runs in Canadian TV Shows Fall 2026 — and in Canadian television, full stop.
This Week’s Premieres: Canadian TV Shows Fall 2026 Hits Its Stride
The private networks all fire within the next four days, making this the week Canadian TV Shows Fall 2026 becomes appointment viewing again:
- Monday, Sept. 21: The Traitors Canada season 4 premieres at 10 p.m. on CTV — the homegrown version of the backstabbing reality juggernaut. Citytv counters at 10 p.m. with Line of Fire, a new series premiering day-and-date with NBC.
- Tuesday, Sept. 22: MasterChef Canada season 9 at 7 p.m. on CTV, with Best Medicine season 2 and Doc season 3 following in primetime.
- Wednesday, Sept. 23: Survivor season 51 at 8 p.m. on Global (simulcast with CBS), stacked against The Floor season 6 on CTV.
- Thursday, Sept. 24: American Horror Story season 13 on FX Canada.
Simulcast season also means PVR season. Set your recordings now — the Monday 10 p.m. hour alone forces a choice between Traitors and Line of Fire.
Canadian TV Shows Fall 2026: What the Streamers Are Dropping
Netflix Canada’s contribution to Canadian TV Shows Fall 2026 is headlined by Nobody Wants This season 3 on Oct. 22 and the final season of Emily in Paris on Dec. 24, after the new series DANG! premiered Sept. 8.
For Crave subscribers, the dates that matter in Canadian TV Shows Fall 2026: Yellowjackets — the Showtime survival drama — airs its fourth and final season starting Nov. 22, and The Gilded Age season 4 arrives Nov. 1 on HBO Canada. Paramount+ already dropped MobLand season 2 on Sept. 18 and has Tulsa King season 4 on Oct. 16. Starz Canada premiered Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 2 on Sept. 18, and FX Canada has The Lowdown season 2 on Oct. 14.
The bottom line: Canadian TV Shows Fall 2026 is the deepest bench the domestic schedule has fielded in years — two 20th seasons, a farewell season for Son of a Critch, and a reality slate that finally gives the U.S. simulcasts real competition. The remote is yours. Choose wisely.
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