Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Corus Unveils YTV and Treehouse's 2021-2022 Programming Slate

Toronto - Canada's Corus Entertainment today announced its powerful 2021-2022 programming slate for its top-rated specialty children's channels, YTV and Treehouse, which include the launches of new animated series Best & BesterZJ Sparkleton (working title) and The Hamster Show (working title)!

Best & Bester.

YTV

YTV is the place to be for non-stop Fam Fun, delivering another year of The Zone, The Zone Weekend and Big Fun Movies with beloved hosts Spencer, Tyra, Alex and Duhin. Plus, Spencer and Tyra are back for Season 2 of Kid Food Nation: The Show (8×11), where they embark on culinary missions with Canadian kid food nation heroes and answer questions like, “should I eat crickets?” or “are dandelions edible?.”

Nelvana continues to foster its partnerships with the best in kids entertainment, with the recently announced Best & Bester (52×11), a co-production between Nelvana, Eye Present and Gigglebug Entertainment, about two siblings and best friends obsessed with comparing the best things of all time while enjoying the power to transform themselves into anything they want, once a day – if only they can figure out what the best thing to be actually is! The series is also set to air on Nickelodeon channels internationally.

ZJ Sparkleton (Working Title) (26×22) is an original creator-driven 2D-animated series produced by Nelvana in partnership with Nickelodeon that follows quirky 10-year-old vlogger Ruby and her tail-zapping space alien best friend as they film their daily mishaps and adventures around town.

Audiences will discover the magic of birthdays through the fantastical adventures in Super Wish (52×11), produced by Nelvana and Discovery’s joint venture, redknot, and created by Nelvana’s own Vanessa Esteves and Daytime Emmy® Award winning art director, Adrian Thatcher.

Treehouse

A new addition to Treehouse, the #1 overall kids specialty network*, is The Hamster Show (Working Title) (26×22) produced by Nelvana in partnership with Nickelodeon, where a crew of furry friends keep an eye on their owner, “King” Harry, saving him from daily doom, granting his wishes and keeping his life running smoothly. The pet-ventures continue as everyone’s favourite P.U.R.S.T. agents get ready for action in the second season of Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe (52×11), produced by Nelvana and Discovery’s joint venture, redknot, and based on the best-selling books by Ashley Spires, published by Corus Entertainment’s Kids Can Press.

Coming 2022 is the animated feature film Toopy and Binoo (1×80), based on the series of the same name that aired on Treehouse in the early aughts. Following the theatrical release, the movie will have its broadcast premiere on Treehouse.

The news comes as Nelvana is celebrating 50 years of being a world-leading international producer and distributor of children’s animated and live-action content.

Show Information:

Best & Bester (52x11) – NEW
Nelvana / Eye Present / Gigglebug Entertainment

Best and Bester are siblings and best friends obsessed with comparing the best things of all time while
enjoying the power to transform themselves into anything they want, once a day – if only they can figure out what the best thing to be actually is!

Big Fun Movies
BGM Inc. / Corus Entertainment

Big Fun Movies is the place to be for fantastic family-friendly flicks, and behind-the-scenes action! Join Duhin as he interviews some of the biggest celebs about their blockbuster films, shares fun facts about your fav films and delivers all the latest news from Hollywood in BFM Buzz!

Kid Food Nation: The Show, Season 2 (8x11)
BGM Inc. / Corus Entertainment

Kid Food Nation: The Show is back! Join Spencer, Tyra, and our kid food nation heroes as they embark
on culinary missions and answer questions like, "Should I eat crickets?" or "Are dandelions edible?" The jam-packed 8 episode run will be fun, informative and inspirational to chefs both young and old!

Super Wish (52x11) – NEW
redknot, a joint venture between Nelvana and Discovery

Jesse inadvertently uses his super special 10th birthday wish to wish his birthday party would disappear,
and to his surprise, it does! Now he and his friends must venture through the mystical birthday dimension to track down and un-do his Super Wish. As they encounter wondrous characters and comical adventures, Jesse and his friends rediscover the magic of birthdays and how great it is to be a kid!

The Zone
BGM Inc. / Corus Entertainment

Attention Z-Heads! Join Spencer, Tyra and Alex in The Zone as they bring down the house with cool
contests, celeb interviews, games, sketches and awesome behind-the-scenes fun facts from all your fav
YTV shows!

The Zone Weekend
BGM Inc. / Corus Entertainment

Kickoff your weekend with Spencer and Alex in The Zone Weekend! Each Saturday morning the duo
bring hilarious sketches, games and interviews in-between your fav cartoons.

ZJ Sparkleton (Working Title) (26x22) – NEW
Nelvana / Nickelodeon

Quirky 10-year-old vlogger Ruby discovers her only video channel follower is a tail-zapping space alien from the planet Pudge named ZJ Sparkleton, and they quickly become best friends. Along with their friend Earl, a talking con-man squirrel, Ruby teaches ZJ about her version of Earth, while ZJ learns to control his unpredictable powers.

Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe, Season 2 (52x11)
redknot, a joint venture between Nelvana and Discovery

P.U.R.S.T. Agents Binky, Gracie, Gordon, Loo and Nola are back on the case and ready to protect their human families from even more aliens, robots, and interstellar threats. Certified and ready for action, this furr-tastic team is determined to go where no pet has gone before!

The Hamster Show (Working Title) (26x22) – NEW
Nelvana / Nickelodeon

8-year-old Harry is the proud owner of a crew of hamsters and the builder of their detailed and expansive tubed home. Little does Harry know that his furry friends are constantly watching him, believing that Harry is their King and they are his heroic protectors. Together, the hamsters explore their kingdom, comedically misunderstanding the human world and braving “royal missions,” such as saving King Harry from daily doom, granting his wishes and keeping his life running smoothly.

Toopy and Binoo – The Movie (1x80) – NEW
Echo Media

In one scatterbrained blunder after another, Toopy and a funny genie accidentally make Binoo’s beloved
stuffed toy, Patchy-Patch, disappear. Toopy, Binoo and the genie set off straight away in search of the
mythical world of “Lost and Found” where Patchy-Patch must surely be. Along the way, the little group
meets twin seagulls and a princess who has lost her dancing prince. Together, and despite Toopy’s
bumbling ways, they will attempt to find their lost loves.

For Corus Entertainment's Upfront 2021 press release for specialty channels, visit https://www.corusent.com.


Originally published: Wednesday, May 16, 2021.

H/T: ET Canada.

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