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CBC-TV reveals fall 2014 primetime lineup

A Mideast whodunnit, a gritty western drama and a sci-fi event series bolster fan-favourites in CBC-TV's fall 2014 primetime lineup.

Five new shows and stalwart favourites hit CBC-TV starting in September

CBC-TV's fall 2014 primetime schedule features (clockwise from top left) British spy thriller The Honourable Woman, gritty western Strange Empire, and popular stalwarts Dragons' Den and Murdoch Mysteries. (CBC)

Maggie Gyllenhaal'shit spy thriller The Honourable Woman, gritty western dramaStrange Empire and sci-fievent seriesAscension help kick off CBC Television's fall 2014 primetime lineup.

Thepublic broadcaster unveiled its seasonal scheduleMonday outliningwhen Canadians can expect to see five newshows and eleven returningCBCfanfavourites.

Season kicks off in September

CBC Television is kicking off its fall 2014 season with brand new episodes of its flagship daytime lifestyle series Steven and Chris, every Monday through Friday at 2 p.m. (2:30 NT) beginning Sept. 22. (CBC)
The season starts off with new episodes of CBC's flagship daytime lifestyle seriesSteven and Chrisweekdays at 2 p.m. (2:30 NT) starting Sept. 22.

The mood gets darkwhen the sun goes down on Mondays. Armchair sleuths can get theirMurdoch Mysteryfix when the show returns to its8 p.m.(8:30 NT)time slot. The edgy frontier dramaStrange Empirefollows, but in this western all the men have disappeared and thewomen are in charge.

Catch The Rick Mercer Report on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) followed by This Hour Has 22 Minutes at 8:30 p.m. (9:00 NT) starting Oct. 7. (CBC)
Jokes and dramaTuesdays

Comedy fans can count on one hour of laughs on Tuesdays with CBC favouritesThe Rick Mercer Report and This Hour Has 22 Minutesreturning with new episodes starting Oct. 7.

MaggieGyllenhaall will bring hercritically-acclaimed project The Honourable Womanat 9 p.m. (9:30 NT). The series makes its premiereon Monday Sept. 29 before settling into its Tuesday time slot.

The 1960ssci-fi drama Ascension, starring Battlestar GalacticaactressCanadianTriciaHelferandCougar Town's Brian Van Holt joins CBC primetimeTuesdaysstarting Nov. 25.

Dragons' Den returns with new dragons: restaurant magnate Vikram Vij, and rock star of Canadian finance Michael Wekerle. (CBC)
New Dragons and refreshed favourites

AllanHawcolaunches the final season of Republic of Doyleon Wednesdays starting Oct. 15. Then, it's deal time in theDragon's Den featuringtwo new dragons:Vikram Vij and Michael Wekerlewho are replacing Kevin O'Leary andBruce Croxon.

Other shows returning this fall to CBCprimetime:Doc Zone,the fifth estate,Heartland,Marketplace, andThe Nature of Things.

How smart are you?

The search for the nation's brightest kicks off on Sept. 28 withCanada's Smartest Person. HostsJessi Cruickshank and Jeff Douglas returneach Sunday at8 p.m. (8:30 NT) for one-hour of high-impact television testing the intelligence of Canadians.

CBC Selects follows with the premiere of Australian legal drama Janet King beginning Oct. 5.

VisitFALLforCBC.cafor a full schedule and exclusive behind-the-scenes videos of CBC's fall prime-time series.