New mothers get HGTV surprise
This series, which sees friends and family pull off secret room makeovers for loved ones, continues with new back-to-back episodes. In Insta Family, we meet Cort and Nicole, who became pregnant after adopting a sevenyear-old daughter. Cort wants to surprise her with a nursery. Then in Double Trouble, one-year-old twins have taken over David and Stephanie’s home, prompting David to plan a living-and-diningroom reno. Cheryl Torrenueva and Roger Morin host. (HGTV)
The food competition show serves up a new episode titled Whole-y Cow! In the mystery box challenge, the top 15 cook randomly chosen parts of a cow. The winner receives a huge advantage moving forward; those who didn’t impress must face off in an elimination challenge. (CTV/Fox)
It’s a fresh instalment of the first-year drama about the crack cocaine epidemic in 1980s Los Angeles. In Trauma, Franklin (Damson Idris), and Leon (Isaiah John), deal with the thief. Teddy (Carter Hudson), goes to extreme measures to protect the CIA, and Lucia (Emily Rios), and Gustavo (Sergio Peris-Mencheta), connect in the aftermath of the previous night. (FX)
The first-year comedy adventure series produced in the Netherlands continues its focus on five foster children in Amsterdam trying to find out what happened to their missing foster parents. In the new instalment Sophie, the Hunter children capture a surprising trespasser and must hide their new guest from Tim (Barnaby Savage), and Simone (Yootha WongLoi-Sing). (YTV)
The host is Naomi Snieckus, who’s known for playing Bobbi on Mr. D. The performers include Mayce Galoni, Jeremy Woodcock, Cheryl Hann, Lori Gibbs, K Trevon Wilson and Greg Morton. (CBC)