On the small screen in December | Guide to the in-between

With fall shows gradually leaving the air, December has always been a rather difficult TV month to pin down. To help you find your way around, here is an overview of the menu of the four large generalist chains over the coming weeks.

Marc-André Lemieux
Press

VAT

TVA is offering this week a schedule that could be described as “hybrid”, that is to say that alternates between regular programming and special programming. On the constancy side, we point out The breakaway and Alerts, who offer their fall finals, Tower, The cheater and Family jewels, which offers Thursday a special Christmas edition bringing together Jean-Michel Anctil, Pierre Hébert, Chantal Lacroix, Christine Morency, Neev and Mario Tessier.

Notice to all who follow If we loved each other with passion: the third season of the show may have ended on Thursday, TVA is extending the fun this week by broadcasting four shows bringing together the participants of the first two seasons, namely Anyck, Fanny, Jennifer, Jonathan, Marie-Ève ​​and Rémi ( season 1) and Amélie, Brigitte, Carlos, Gabriel, Guillaume and Sébastien (season 2).

On the unpublished side, TVA presents A zoo like no other among grizzly bears (Tuesday at 8 p.m.), an episode in which Clifford and Émilie travel across the country to observe wild animals in the wilderness. Still piloted by Guy Jodoin, The magic of the stars returns for a new season of four one-hour shows, which will be presented Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Alain Choquette, Mariana Mazza and Sam Breton will judge the performances of personalities such as Joannie Rochette, Jean -François Breau, Ludovick Bourgeois and Billy Tellier.

To compensate for the lack of Masked singers, VAT offer next Sunday The Christmas Cheater, a 60-minute special with Jean-Michel Anctil, Mario Tessier, Mahée Paiment, Charles Lafortune and Bianca Gervais.

Then, family films take control of the airwaves until January.

HERE TV

Last “normal” Monday in 2021 for Radio-Canada with District 31, Discussions with my parents, Another story and Sleepless night. The first two will bow out next week, the other two stop here.

Tuesday, in the absence of All the life and of 5^e Rank, Radio-Canada will broadcast The perfect victim, a documentary in which journalists Monic Néron and Émilie Perreault shed light on the failings of the legal system in matters of sexual assault. On Wednesday, André Robitaille and Édith Cochrane will host a special 90-minute holiday program from the TV kids with Ricardo, Marina Orsini, Boucar Diouf, Christine Lamer, Nathalie Simard, Joël Legendre, France Beaudoin and Yves Lambert. Thusday, 100 geniuses will complete its third season with its traditional Star match (we can bet that Félix will be there), and on Friday, Stéphane Bellavance will host a special food driveNext ! with Julie Le Breton, Kevin Raphaël, Rémi-Pierre Paquin, Guylaine Guay, Geneviève Schmidt, Paul Houde and Sébastien Diaz.

The neglected time slots will be filled by a few unique programs, such as Élisapie – Facing the music (Thursday at 9 p.m.), a concert by Alexandra Stréliski with the OSM (Sunday at 8 p.m.) and You can dream, a documentary exploring diversity directed by Mélissa Bédard (December 14 at 9 p.m.).

We would also like to point out the return of Baby girl Sunday at 7:30 p.m., not to mention the presentation of a special Hairy with Mariana Mazza and Marc Hervieux (December 16 at 7:30 p.m.).

Noovo

Unlike the other chains, Noovo offers an almost intact grid this week. Grid which contains new episodes of the Next stand-up, An almost perfect supper, Trustees, Now that’s funny ! and Bailiffs.

Same Double occupancy in the West continues his race with four daily ultimates, during which Jay Du Temple will notably unveil behind the scenes of The moment of truth.

As for Julie Snyder, she ends her fall season with Kim Clavel, Marie-Ève ​​Dicaire, Rosalie Vaillancourt, Marie-Soleil Dion, Ken Scott, André Robitaille, Paul Piché, Judi Richards and Yvon Deschamps.

Phil Roy also remains in office since Who can sing? wraps up its first season on December 13.

Then we can talk about an invasion of Christmas movies. Classics like Really love (Love Actually), but above all, American romantic B-series comedies with evocative titles, such as A baby for Christmas, Two hearts at Christmas, A ring under the tree and The man in the Christmas sweater.

Tele-Quebec

Except It’s worth it with Marie-Soleil Michon and I eat with Stéphane Bellavance, the usual Télé-Québec shows are already all on vacation.

To fill the gaps, the public broadcaster is notably offering a two-part documentary on Pearl Harbor (tonight and tomorrow).

Friday, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse and Pier-Luc Funck host another Mammoth night, during which the youth audience will reward the inspiring personalities of 2021. On Saturday, the 7 Doigts circus troupe offers the television adaptation of Passengers, a show she has been presenting since 2018.

Under the fiction component, the series The 422 will resume air on December 13. Télé-Québec will rebroadcast its first season with two episodes per day (5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.). The second will be offered from December 19.

For its part, Ciné-Cadeau will resume service from December 11, three times a day. Until January 2, around fifty animated films will be presented, including Madagascar, The war of the tuques, Gnomeo and Juliet, Asterix and Tintin.