It’s a Wonderful Lifetime 2023

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Lifetime has finally released their schedule for It’s a Wonderful Lifetime 2023 which features 12 new movies set to air in the US this holiday season. Three of these movies, however, premiered last year in Canada on Citytv – Mistletoe Match, Christmas Plus One and Planes, Trains and Christmas Trees. Two of the movies in Lifetime’s lineup are also premiering as part of W Network’s Countdown to Christmas and will air in November on W – Christmas at the Chalet and Laughing All the Way. No word yet on what movies we can expect to see on Lifetime Canada but hopefully the remaining movies will also air in Canada this holiday season.

Christmas Plus One
US Airdate: Saturday, November 18, 2023
Premiered in Canada in 2022 on Citytv

Planes, Trains and Christmas Trees
US Airdate: Sunday, November 19, 2023
Premiered in Canada in 2022 on Citytv

Christmas at the Chalet
US Airdate: Saturday, November 25, 2023
Airing in Canada Wednesday, November 1, 2023 on W Network

Laughing All the Way
US Airdate: Saturday, November 26, 2023
Airing in Canada Wednesday, November 29, 2023 on W Network

Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas
US Airdate: Saturday, December 2, 2023
Starring: Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Donna Mills, Nicolette Sheridan, Travis Burns & Taylor Ann Thompson
Five actresses reunite for a final special Christmas episode of their soap opera and work together to help the show’s director Nell and producer Alex find love.

Mistletoe Match
US Airdate: Sunday, December 3, 2023
Premiered in Canada in 2022 on Citytv

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W Network’s 2023 Countdown to Christmas Announced!

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W Network has finally released its lineup for this year’s Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas! This holiday season, viewers can look forward to over 40 new exclusive premieres on the network! All but three of the movies premiering on Hallmark Channel in the US and the two set to stream on Hallmark Movies Now will air on W Network this year, along with a few from other networks like Lifetime and UPtv.

Here is this year’s schedule for Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas in Canada on W:

Checkin’ It Twice (Christmas Goals)
Friday, October 20, 2023 at 8pm et/pt
Hallmark Channel (2023)
Starring: Kim Matula & Kevin McGarry
A hockey player falls for a real estate agent after a trade leads him to her hometown and her family’s backyard cottage.

Where Are You, Christmas?
Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 8pm et/pt
Hallmark Channel (2023)
Starring: Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Rady & Jim O’Heir
After her wish for a year without Christmas seems to come true, Addy works with the town mechanic to try to bring back the holiday.

Ms. Christmas Comes to Town (It Happened at Christmas)
Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 8pm et/pt
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (2023)
Starring: Erica Durance & Brennan Elliott
After receiving a terminal diagnosis, shopping channel host Ms. Christmas sets out to spread holiday cheer before her last broadcast.

Christmas by Design
Friday, October 27, 2023 at 8pm et/pt
Hallmark Channel (2023)
Starring: Rebecca Dalton & Jonathan Keltz
A fashion designer finds inspiration when she is challenged to create a holiday themed collection.

Mystic Christmas
Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 8pm et/pt
Hallmark Channel (2023)
Starring: Jessy Schram, Chandler Massey, Patti Murin & William R. Moses
Juniper reconnects with an old ex when she travels to Mystic, Connecticut during the holidays to work at a rehabilitation center and aquarium.

Joyeux Noel (Le Marché de Noël)
Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 8pm et/pt
Hallmark Channel (2023)
Starring: Jaicy Elliott & Brandt Daughtery
When copy editor Lea discovers a painting of a Christmas market, she and journalist Mark travel to France hoping to learn about its origins.

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CTV Drama October Premieres – Updated Again!

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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New
Sunday, October 1st at 9/6pm et/pt
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (2023)
Starring: Skyler Samuels, Evan Roderick & Marilu Henner
In this prequel, a young Aurora returns home after college and finds herself entangled in a mystery after her friend’s fiancé goes missing and a body is found.
Available to stream free at ctv.ca until October 7th

Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major
Sunday, October 8th at 9/6pm et/pt
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (2023)
Starring: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Marco Grazzini & Adam Fergus
When former orchestra conductor Gethsemane moves to Ireland to teach music, she meets the ghost of renowned composer Eamon McCarthy and tries to help prove he wasn’t responsible for his girlfriend Orla’s death.
Available to stream free at ctv.ca until October 14th

OCTOBER 8, 2023 ~ UPDATED

In addition to the two mysteries previously posted, CTV Drama will also air the two newest Hannah Swensen Mysteries in October – Carrot Cake Murder and A Zest for Death. So excited to finally see both of these in Canada!

Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Sunday, October 15th at 9/6pm et/pt
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (2023)
Starring: Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison & Barbara Niven
Hannah finds herself investigating another mystery in Lake Eden when a skeleton is discovered in the rubble of an old building undergoing renovation.
Available to stream free at ctv.ca until October 21st

A Zest for Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Sunday, October 22nd at 9/6pm et/pt
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (2023)
Starring: Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison & Barbara Niven
Hannah’s mother finds the body of the homeowner, and frequent customer of The Cookie Jar, while looking for a home for her sister Michelle.
Available to stream free at ctv.ca until October 28th

Please check back for any updates – any new movies scheduled for the remainder of October will be added here.

Super Channel Heart & Home in November

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Looking ahead to November, SC Heart & Home has three new movies premiering in Canada:

A Harvest Homecoming
Saturday, November 11th at 8/5pm et/pt
GAC Family (2023)
Starring: Jessica Lowndes & Trevor Donovan
Drew heads back to his hometown of Chestnut Hollow for a temporary substitute position and meets Lainie, the new manager of his family’s apple orchard and cider mill business.

Country Hearts
Saturday, November 18th at 8/5pm et/pt
UPtv (2023)
Starring: Lanie McAuley, Katerina Maria, Michelle Nolden & Chris Jericho
Tori and June, the daughters of a former rock legend, find themselves torn between following their dreams of pursuing music or helping their father on the family farm.

Country Hearts Christmas
Saturday, November 25th at 8/5pm et/pt
UPtv (2023)
Starring: Lanie McAuley, Katerina Maria, Michelle Nolden & Chris Jericho
This holiday sequel to Country Hearts follows Tori and June as they struggle to make difficult decisions and balance their careers and family.

SC Heart & Home will also The Story of Love (2022) the first weekend of November but this movie already premiered in Canada last year on Citytv.

Hopefully there will be more news very soon on what other holiday movies will be part of Heart & Home Christmas this year!

Citytv in October

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It looks like Citytv will premiere one more new movie on Saturday night before it begins airing another season of Hockey Night in Canada. Scheduled to air next weekend is:

A Town Called Love
Saturday, October 7th at 8pm et/pt
Movie from Reel One Entertainment (2023)
Starring: Emma Johnson & Marshall Williams
Emma scouts out a town called Love as a location for her boss Jenna’s next travel book but ends up pretending to be her boss while she’s there.

Hopefully Citytv will continue to air new movies going forward, either during another timeslot or on a different day. Given the network’s new fall lineup, and considering their “Romance Movie” night has already moved from Friday, to Sunday and then Saturday, it’s hard to say where it could land, but any updates will be posted – please stay tuned.

CTV Drama October Premieres – Updated

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According to cable listings, it looks like the newest Aurora Teagarden Mystery will finally be airing in Canada on CTV Drama! There hasn’t been any news or promotion from CTV but hopefully the listing is accurate – here are the details:

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New
Sunday, October 1st at 9/6pm et/pt
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (2023)
Starring: Skyler Samuels, Evan Roderick & Marilu Henner
In this prequel to the series, a young Aurora returns home to Lawrenceton after college and finds herself entangled in a mystery after her friend’s fiancé goes missing and a body is found.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 ~ UPDATED

The following weekend has another new movie from Hallmark Movies & Mysteries set to air, and it just premiered in the US this past weekend so it’s really nice not having to wait months to see this one!

Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major
Sunday, October 8th at 9/6pm et/pt
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (2023)
Starring: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Marco Grazzini & Adam Fergus
When former orchestra conductor Gethsemane moves to Ireland to teach music, she meets the ghost of renowned composer Eamon McCarthy and tries to help prove he wasn’t responsible for his girlfriend Orla’s death.

It’s interesting that these mysteries are airing on CTV Drama as previous new movies have been premiering on CTV Life. Hopefully this means we can look forward to more new movies from CTV Drama in the coming weeks as Mystery Island and the newest Hannah Swensen Mysteries currently have no air dates set in Canada. Please stay tuned for any more updates!

Also, in case you weren’t able to catch Hallmark Channel’s Never Too Late to Celebrate which aired on CTV Life this past weekend, it is currently available to stream online for free from CTV’s website until September 29th. Click here for a direct link to the movie!