Networks eyeing shows

The CW has been a dependable supplier to Canadian programmers. One bonus is that so much CW content is shot north of the border. Already renewed for next season are Vancouver productions and

Several of TV’s longest-running shows have been renewed, including and The Simpsons ( back for at least two more seasons). Other American shows “on the bubble” for renewal are and the Vancouver-produced

At the end of the month and into June, Canadian networks will present their new shows to advertisers in Toronto. CBC announces May 24 and has by far the deepest bench of homegrown fare.

New to CBC will be a six-hour miniseries inspired by the story of Grace Marks, a young Irish immigrant and maid convicted of murder in Upper Canada in 1843.

stars Lauren Lee Smith as Toronto’s only female P.I. will bring bakers across Canada together in a series of culinary challenges. The comedy from the creator of features an unconventional family with a raccoon problem. Jill Hennessy is among the two-legged stars.

Long-running favourites

(featuring the return of Arlene Dickinson), and Heartland will all be back on CBC.

and will also return, and is back for season 4. CBC is waiting until Netflix launches

outside Canada before deciding the fate of their heroine.

CTV is bringing back the detective drama starring Billy Campbell and Karine Vanasse.

New homegrown shows from CTV include a six-part talent search series.

“It starts with an original song and then we find the best singers and put them together with the best producer,” says executive producer John Brunton. is a detective series starring Wendy Crewson and Shenae GrimesBeech, while is an intense, six-episode psychological drama. Global has the second season of Jason Priestley’s lighthearted detective drama

returning May 25. City’s original series wrapped production in Montreal and Sudbury this winter. The sixpart crime drama stars Anthony LaPaglia, Kim Coates, Paul Sorvino and Enrico Colantoni and examines the true-life saga of Canadian Mob boss Vito Rizzuto. Look for it this fall.

SUPPLIED PHOTO From left: Jim Parsons, Kunal Nayyar, Simon Helberg and Johnny Galecki appear in a scene from The Big Bang Theory. The show has already been renewed for two more seasons, and a spinoff, Young Sheldon, was ordered by CBS without a pilot episode.