What’s Coming to STACKTV (Week of Dec 18th to Jan 7th)

Keith NoakesDecember 18, 2023n/a16 min

Catch all the latest premieres and special events airing December 18 – January 7, live and on-demand.
Available via Amazon Prime and select cable providers.

THE LATEST PREMIERES

Dr. Death, Season 2 – STACKTV EXCLUSIVE 
PREMIERES MONDAY, JANUARY 1 ON SHOWCASE
SPECIAL EARLY ACCESS: STACKTV SUBSCRIBERS CAN STREAM THE FIRST EPISODE EARLY, AHEAD OF THE BROADCAST PREMIERE ON JANUARY 7

This season of Dr. Death, based on the Wondery podcast, follows “Miracle Man” Paolo Macchiarini, a charming surgeon renowned for his innovative operations. When investigative journalist Benita Alexander approaches him for a story, the line between personal and professional begins to blur, changing her life forever. As she learns how far Paolo will go to protect his secrets, a group of doctors halfway across the world make shocking discoveries of their own that call everything about Paolo into question.

Vida the Vet, Season 1 – STACKTV EXCLUSIVE 
PREMIERES SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30 ON TREEHOUSE

Vida the Vet follows ten-year-old Vida, an animal doctor who nurtures the charming and silly woodland creatures who live outside her home. Is there a fox with a sprained paw? A turtle with an itchy toe? A tiger with an aching tooth? Then Vida is the vet for the job. With quick thinking, a doctor’s intuition and the help of her closest friends, Vida helps adorable animals and makes sure they get the care they need.

Celebrity IOU, Season 5
PREMIERES MONDAY, JANUARY 1 ON HGTV CANADA

Hollywood A-listers demonstrate their deep thanks for special friends and mentors by surprising them with stunning home renovations alongside network superstars and series’ executive producers Drew and Jonathan Scott. The celebrities’ personal stories of gratitude inspire them to demo through walls and floors, make customized design decisions and ultimately dream big to deliver spectacular home overhauls for the launches Jan 1 extraordinary people in their lives.

Kids Baking Championship, Season 12
PREMIERES SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 ON FOOD NETWORK CANADA

Kids Baking Championship, returns for a new season. For the first time, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman welcome a dozen kid entrepreneurs with burgeoning baking businesses and will not only test the young bakers’ skills in the kitchen, but also their business savvy. Throughout the ten-week competition the young contestants must create the latest dessert trends and most popular sweets in difficult challenges, each with an innovative business twist. From logo cakes to market trend cupcakes, and from viral mashup desserts to power lunch dessert imposters, they must showcase their successful business knowledge and impressive baking talents. Only one incredible young baker will rise to the top to earn the sweet grand prize, including a spot in Food Network Magazine and the title of Kids Baking Champion.

Gold Diggers, Season 1 
PREMIERES SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 ON W NETWORK

Set in the 1850s, as thousands of men from around the world flock to the gold fields to hit the jackpot, Gold Diggers follows the adventures of sisters Gert (Claire Lovering) and Marigold (Danielle Walker) and their ambition to strike it rich by landing themselves newly-rich husbands.

Mountain Men: Alaska, Season 1 
PREMIERES THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 ON THE HISTORY® CHANNEL 

Set in the 1850s, as thousands of men from around the world flock to the gold fields to hit the jackpot, Gold Diggers follows the adventures of sisters Gert (Claire Lovering) and Marigold (Danielle Walker) and their ambition to strike it rich by landing themselves newly-rich husbands.

Home Town, Season 7b
PREMIERES SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 ON HGTV CANADA

Home renovation experts Ben and Erin Napier combine their love of small town living and revitalizing historic houses in HGTV’s Home Town. The couple transforms homes in their hometown of Laurel, Mississippi utilizing Erin’s imaginative hand sketches and Ben’s custom handiwork.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Star Wars Saga Christmas Marathon
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 TO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26 ON SHOWCASE

Your favourite holiday tradition strikes back! Tune-in December 24-26 to watch the  Star Wars Saga Christmas Marathon.

Holiday Hotline
MONDAY, DECEMBER 25 ON GLOBAL 

After leaving London, Abby connects with an anonymous caller while working at a cooking hotline. The caller is single dad “John” who Abby unknowingly has become smitten with in real life.

Fast and Furious New Year’s Marathon
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30 TO MONDAY, JANUARY 1 ON SHOWCASE

Grab your family and race to catch the  Fast and Furious New Years Movie Marathon!

Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas
HOLIDAY MOVIES EVERY DAY UNTIL DECEMBER 30 ON W NETWORK

W Network is home to the biggest holiday celebration you won’t find anywhere else, Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas! The annual tradition delivers back-to-back holiday movies every day with 40+ all new exclusive premieres and signature holiday classics. W Network’s holiday library on STACKTV now includes over 150 movies!

Upcoming Premieres:

  • Miracle in Bethlehem, PA, Thursday, December 21
    Starring Laura Vandervoort and Benjamin Ayres
  • Dial S For Santa, Saturday, December 23
    Starring Sarah Dugdale, Lynda Boyd and Christie Laing

The Prison Confessions with Gypsy Rose 
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 TO SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 ON LIFETIME

The six-hour special, premiering as two-hour episodes, features unprecedented access to Blanchard, a victim of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy who suffered horrific abuse and made national headlines for her role in her mother’s violent murder. Currently still incarcerated, Gypsy’s shocking story has been told by many others but now, as she approaches her release in December, she is finally ready to tell her truth before she becomes a free woman for the first time in her life.

FINALES

MONDAY, DECEMBER 18

Holiday Baking Championship, Season 10 on Food Network Canada

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19

Unsellable Houses, Season 4 on HGTV Canada
Winter House, Season 3 on Slice

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20

Survivor, Season 45 on Global
THURSDAYDECEMBER 21
Christmas Cookie Challenge, Season 7 on Food Network Canada
Big Brother Reindeer Games, Season 1 on Global

FRIDAYDECEMBER 22

Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown, Season 2 on Food Network Canada

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26

Toys That Built America , Season 3 on The HISTORY® Channel

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5

Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, Season 4 on Slice

YOUR MARATHON STARTS HERE:

Ricky and Morty
, Seasons 1-7 on Adult Swim

A sociopathic scientist arrives at his daughter’s doorstep 20 years after disappearing and moves in with her family, setting up a laboratory in the garage and taking his grandson on wild adventures across the universe.

Based on a True Story, Season 1 on W Network

The series follows a realtor (Emmy® Award nominee Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant), a former tennis star, (Chris Messina, AIR), and a plumber, (Tom Bateman, Thirteen Lives), whose lives unexpectedly collide, exposing America’s obsession with true crime and murder.

Bupkis, Season 1 on Showcase

Bupkis, a half-hour comedy, follows Pete Davidson as he attempts to work through unique family dynamics and the complexities of fame to form meaningful relationships. The raw, semi-autobiographical series stars Davidson, Emmy® Award-winner Edie Falco, and Academy Award®-winner Joe Pesci alongside a star-studded supporting cast in a show that straddles reality and absurdity to best represent what it is to be Pete Davidson.

Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Showdown, Season 1 on Food Network Canada

This holiday season, host Duff Goldman is blending a favorite tradition with scrumptious, beautiful baked goods! Over five magical episodes, six teams of dessert wizards participate in the first-ever competition put on by Santa Claus himself and his faithful Scout Elves from the wildly popular  The Elf on the Shelf. In this “elf-stravaganza,” the sweetmakers must create jaw-dropping edible showpieces that bring life the wonderment of Christmas magic for judges Kardea Brown and Ashley Holt. The winning team will be crowned the Ambassadors of Confectionery Concoctions for the North Pole and walk away with a grand prize of $25,000!

Holiday WarsSeason 5 on Food Network Canada

Holiday Wars returns for the biggest and tastiest season yet with nine teams of masterful cake and sugar artists. Maneet Chauhan hosts the festivities and challenges each team to create the most magical and delicious holiday-themed cakes imaginable for judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira. When the sugar dust settles after the jolly finale, one team will take home a grand prize of $25,000.

KennedySeason 1 on The HISTORY® Channel 

Narrated by Emmy Award®-winner Peter Coyote, Kennedy chronicles the remarkable life, enduring legacy, and ambitious leadership of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. Marking 60 years since JFK’s assassination.

Source: Corus Entertainment


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