Which Canadian Channel Has Your US Show? CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX Mapped to Global, CTV and Citytv (Fall 2026)

Global times are Corus's ET/PT listings. "See CTV" means the release we used gave a date but no hour. Central and Mountain stations often differ, so check local listings outside ET and PT.

The gist: there's no one-to-one match, so CBS shows are split between Global and CTV, and ABC shows land on three different Canadian networks. Look up the show, not the US network.

• Global (Corus) has the biggest CBS block, led by Survivor on Sept. 23.
• SNL is new to CTV and Crave this fall.
• Dancing with the Stars is a straight simulcast: Citytv airs it Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET, the same time as ABC.

What channel is Survivor on in Canada?

Global. Season 51 started Wednesday, Sept. 23 with a two-hour episode from 8 to 10 p.m. ET/PT, then settled into a 90-minute slot from Sept. 30, per Corus. Channel Canada's calendar lists the same premiere as "Global & CBS."

Global's fall schedule streams on STACKTV and the Global TV App, and Corus calls Survivor Canada's most-watched reality series.

Is Saturday Night Live on CTV now?

Yes. SNL joined CTV's Saturday line-up at 11:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 26, when Season 52 opened, and CTV carries it live in every time zone (8:30 p.m. PT). Bell Media's Crave schedule lists the episode on Crave on Sept. 27.

CTV2 keeps NBC's The Tonight Show and Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Why is Dancing with the Stars a day late on Citytv?

It isn't. Citytv airs Dancing with the Stars on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET, live with ABC, per station listings for Sept. 29 and Oct. 6; Playback reported the season premiered on Citytv and Disney+ in Canada on Sept. 15. The Sept. 16, 9 p.m. entry on Channel Canada's calendar was ABC's second premiere night.

Western stations run it at 7 p.m. in Winnipeg, 9 p.m. in Calgary and 8 p.m. in Vancouver; our Dancing with the Stars page has the detail (corrected Oct. 1).

What is simultaneous substitution?

It's a CRTC rule. When a Canadian station airs the same program at the same time as a US station, it can ask cable and satellite companies to replace the American feed with its own signal.

That's why the CBS channel on a Canadian TV package can show Global's ads during Survivor. It only works when the two broadcasts line up, which is also why Canadian networks prefer to air US shows in their original slot.

Which ABC shows are on CTV and which are on Global?

CTV has Grey's Anatomy and 9-1-1: Nashville, both back on Oct. 15, plus R.J. Decker, whose second season started rolling out Sept. 15. Global has the original 9-1-1, also Oct. 15 at 8 p.m., and Abbott Elementary on Oct. 7 at 10:30 p.m.

Put another way, the 9-1-1 franchise itself is split between two Canadian owners this fall.

NBC's America's Got Talent is on Citytv, and its season finale was listed there for Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9 p.m. ET. TVmaze has NBC's finale results episode on the same date.

Where do Canadian originals fit on these networks?

They fill gaps between US simulcasts. Global debuted Private Eyes West Coast on Sept. 30 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT, and Citytv brings Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent back on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. CBC's fall originals, which stream free, are covered in our CBC Gem section.

CTV's biggest Canadian originals are reality shows. Our sister site's fall Canadian reality premiere dates cover The Traitors Canada and MasterChef Canada.

Which NBC and ABC comedies are on CTV this fall?

A handful, spread across October and November. CTV's schedule has Celebrity Wheel of Fortune from Friday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. ET, and CTV brought back Scrubs for its second season on Sept. 30 with two episodes.

NBC's St. Denis Medical returns on Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. ET and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins follows at 8:30, both listed as "CTV & NBC." All of CTV's fall schedule streams on Crave the next day, per Bell Media.

If you're weighing a streamer instead of cable, our September Crave vs Netflix comparison shows what the next-day CTV episodes add to Crave.

Frequently asked questions

Is Big Brother still on Global?
For 2026, yes. Bell Media takes over future US seasons from summer 2027.

Where do I stream Global shows?
STACKTV or the Global TV App.

What's new across Canada this week?
New in Canada this week, day by day.

Streaming-only shows are a separate map: see where HBO and Max shows stream in Canada and the rest of CTV, Global and Citytv.

Sources

• Corus: Global fall 2026 premiere dates
• Channel Canada: fall 2026 premiere calendar (DWTS, AGT, Name That Tune, SVU, BB28 finale)
• Channel Canada: CTV fall 2026 premiere dates (SNL, Grey's, Tracker, Boston Blue)
• TVmaze: Dancing with the Stars (ABC premiere Sept. 15, 20:00)
• Playback: Hot Sheet, Sept. 28, 2026
• Gracenote TV listings: Citytv and Global
• Bell Media: October 2026 Crave streaming overview
• CRTC: Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2015-25 (simultaneous substitution)

By the Watch Canada On Air desk · Updated Oct. 1, 3:59 a.m. ET