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It’s hard to believe that the Labour Day long weekend has arrived already, but CTV is excitedly looking forward to the next few months with confirmation of its 2024 fall schedule, which was officially released yesterday. Notable new series include HIGH POTENTIAL (premiering Sept. 17), RESCUE: HI-SURF (Sept. 23), DOCTOR ODYSSEY (Sept. 26), MARK MCKINNEY NEEDS A HOBBY (Oct. 2), GEORGIE AND MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE (Oct. 17), HAPPY’S PLACE (Oct. 18), and ST. DENIS MEDICAL (Nov. 12). Plus, the highly anticipated second season of THE TRAITORS CANADA debuts on Sept. 23, while Season 4 of CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING begins on Oct. 17. Click here for all the details.

Coco Gauff watches Love Island USA after the Olympics

Defending women’s singles champion Coco Gauff is scheduled to play her third-round match today, as action continues at the U.S. OPEN, live on TSN, TSN.ca, and the TSN app. But how does the 20-year-old American superstar entertain herself when she isn’t playing tennis? She recently admitted that when she got home from the PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES, she spent an entire day with her 11-year-old brother watching LOVE ISLAND USA. “I don’t know if I should watch LOVE ISLAND with my 11-year-old brother, but he has older siblings, so I feel like that’s just kind of how it goes,” Gauff said. Age appropriateness notwithstanding, LOVE ISLAND USA is on Crave.

Harold and Kumar standing in shock at Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle

John Cho’s 16-year-old son recently watched his dad’s 2004 buddy comedy Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, in which Cho starred alongside Kal Penn, for the first time. As Cho explained, his son was particularly enthralled and impressed by a specific aspect of the film: “his takeaway was, ‘so you have met Ryan Reynolds???’ ” Indeed, Reynolds – whose career has worked out pretty well since then – has a small part in the movie, credited simply as “male nurse.” Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, which was a surprise hit in its day and subsequently became a cult classic, is available for streaming on STARZ.

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Catherine O'Hara, Monica Bellucci, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe and Justin Theroux promoting Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

ETALK launches its 23rd season tonight at 7 p.m. ET on CTV, CTV.ca, and the CTV app with a special episode titled ETALK PRESENTS: BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE. The 30-minute special, hosted by ETALK Anchor Tyrone Edwards, features exclusive interviews with the stars of the new sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, and Jenna Ortega. A clip from the special has already gone viral, with Ryder sharing a hilarious story about how the original 1988 Beetlejuice – which is available for streaming on STARZ – has occasionally interfered with her ability to get through airport security! Beetlejuice Beetlejuice hits theatres this Friday.

A collage image of MY BRILLIANT FRIEND, THE PENGUIN, and WISE GUY documentary

Three HBO projects coming to Crave this month are prominently mentioned in a new article that identifies “11 of the best TV shows to watch this September.” First up is the highly anticipated documentary WISE GUY: DAVID CHASE AND THE SOPRANOS, which premieres on Sept. 7, followed by the fourth and final season of MY BRILLIANT FRIEND on Sept. 9, and THE PENGUIN, starring Colin Farrell, on Sept. 19. For a more comprehensive look at everything Crave has in store this month – which also includes the Crave originals THE REBUILD: INSIDE THE MONTREAL CANADIENS on Sept. 18, and SO LONG, MARIANNE on Sept. 27 – visit The Lede.

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