We keep hearing about the relevance of broadcast TV in the United States. The 2022 upfronts, where the networks announce their schedules, were somewhat back to normal yet missing a lot of information.
Shows are introduced without a cast. We only know the fall schedule and even that is a maybe.
Herding cats is easier than tracking down Canadians on U.S. television, even if you limit yourself to broadcast TV. This is a futile exercise on many levels but some information is better than zero.
This compilation does not include Canadian TV shows airing in the United States, such as Transplant on NBC. We should note that the CW network, which cancelled a lot of shows, has a Sunday night lineup of Canadian dramas: Family Law at 8 pm Eastern followed by Season 4 of Coroner at 9 pm Eastern.
Then again, several reports have Season 4 of Coroner debut on the U.S. network on June 2. Even if Family Law is part of the fall lineup, that show could start in what we would consider the summer.
Family Law airs on Global and Coroner on CBC.
To no one's shock or surprise, Fox had no news on Diggstown, the CBC show that Fox acquired in late January 2021. There are 20 episodes in the 3 seasons on CBC.
Canadian presence on 2021 U.S. TV upfronts
Let's start with what we do know on the over-the-air broadcast front.
| Actor | Show | Network | Fate |
| Nathan Fillion | The Rookie | ABC | Season 5 |
| Grace Park | A Million Little Things | ABC | Season 5 |
| Bruce Greenwood | The Resident | Fox | Season 6 |
| Emily VanCamp | The Resident | Fox | Left after Season 4 |
| Colin Mochrie | Whose Line Is It Anyway | CW | Season 18/Season 10 for CW |
| Dwayne Johnson | Young Rock | NBC | Season 3 |
| Tyler Labine | New Amsterdam | NBC | Season 5; final season |
| Kevin O'Leary | Shark Tank | ABC | Season 14 |
| Thomas Middleditch | B Positive | CBS | Cancelled; 2 seasons |
| Wendy Crewson | Good Sam | CBS | Cancelled; 1 season |
| Megan Follows | The Republic of Sarah | CW | Cancelled; 1 season |
Will Arnett serves as host and executive producer of Lego Masters on Fox. Season 3 will likely air this fall though no timetable is set.
Athena Karkanis is on Manifest, now on Netflix with Season 4 to come. Annie Murphy stars in Kevin Can F**k Himself where Season 2 will arrive but that will be the final season on AMC.
We noted earlier that SurrealEstate will be back for Season 2 on Syfy and the CTV Sci-Fi Channel. The program has been cancelled and then un-cancelled. Tim Rozon and Sarah Levy (Schitt's Creek) star in the show that will be back in 2023.
Mark O'Brien (Republic of Doyle) is a part of 61st Street on AMC. The Season 1 debut was April 10. There will be a Season 2.
Sarah Chalke stars with Katherine Heigl on Firefly Lane on Netflix with a Season 2 to come.
Amybeth McNulty (Anne with an E) is a recurring actor on Season 4 of Stranger Things on Netflix. Season 5 will be the final season.
Jill Hennessy and Mark O'Brien are on City on a Hill on Showtime. Season 3 is scheduled to premiere on July 31.
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Rutherford Falls returns with Season 2 on Peacock on June 16. Michael Greyeyes is the most prominent Canadian on this show.
Season 2 of Reservation Dogs with several Canadian actors, including Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs, is scheduled to premiere in 2022 on FX on Hulu.
Canadian presence on 2020 U.S. TV upfronts
Canadian presence on 2019 U.S. TV upfronts
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS features the aforementioned Samantha Bee. Her husband Jason Jones is behind the scenes. Allana Harkin serves as a producer and correspondent on the show. The program is in Season 7 now airing Thursday nights at 10 pm Eastern.
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is the lead in the Netflix teen comedy series Never Have I Ever from co-creator Mindy Kaling. Season 3 is scheduled for August 12. Season 4, the final season, is scheduled for 2023.
Season 6 of The Expanse is out on Amazon Prime Video with a lot of Canadians in the cast. That was the final season.
Jennifer Robertson, Sara Waisglass, and Raymond Ablack are part of the main cast of Ginny & Georgia on Netflix. There are several Canadian actors in the recurring list. Season 1 is available and Season 2 will happen soon.
Noah Reid and Tamara Podemski are part of the cast of Outer Range on Amazon Prime Video. The show debuted Season 1 on April 15.
Emily Hampshire is linked to The Rig on Amazon Prime Video (sometime in 2022), the Epix horror series Chapelwaite (out now), Slip for the Roku Channel (still to come), and a reboot of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman with her Montréal buddy Jacob Tierney for TBS.
Sandra Oh was outstanding in Killing Eve, which has ended its 4-season run on BBC America. Martin Short is in Only Murders in the Building on Hulu. Season 2 is set to premiere on June 28.
Mike Myers is the star and creator of Pentaverate, a strange series on Netflix that involves a few lame jokes about Canada.
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Almost everything is subject to change. Let us know in the comments section if we missed any Canadians on U.S. TV shows.
photo credit: The Rookie/ABC
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