Television trends of 2025

What is out on TV? Bad wigs, hairy spiders, poisoned beef Wellington, the Vulture, bottles of colloidal silver, moxibustion and wah. What will be in in 2025? Ha! This is what piques the interest of Nostradumas, who rubs his ball (in the singular, of course) to scrutinize the future of the coming months on the small Quebec screen.

The unifying force of the soap opera

While television series are shortening to eight and even six episodes, television novels are still a hit with their 24 episodes per year. The successes of Dumas, The weapons, Witches or Alerts prove that viewers love these weekly meetings, which last from fall to spring. In the old time slot ofWith a beating heart- submits (Tuesday at 8 p.m.) My fault by Chantal Cadieux (RAMs, Another story), one of the star writers of the local soap opera. On the menu: restorative justice and Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin in the role of a mediator who tries to bring victims and attackers together.

The endless power of reality TV

Three years after the coronation of Krystel Mongeau, TVA resurrects its popular talent show Star Academywhich takes off on Sunday, January 19 at 7 p.m. Jean-Philippe Dion succeeds Marc Dupré as host of Sunday galas. And the school that trains tomorrow’s musical generation is leaving the bourgeois comfort of its mansion in the Eastern Townships to settle in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district, above a low-cost grocery store. Times are tough even for the 18 academicians. At Noovo, Marie-Mai will welcome (Sunday January 12 at 6:30 p.m.) 16 new roommates in a special edition of Big Brother Celebrities where champions (Jean-Thomas Jobin, Stéphanie Harvey) will face rookies (Tom-Éliot Girard, Fabiola Aladin). Who will accumulate the most tokens?

The audacity of creators pays off

Télé-Québec launches Monday at 7:30 p.m. one of the most surprising titles of the start of the year: Who pushed Mélodie?a delicious black comedy that incorporates several elements of a classic Agatha Christie-style thriller. The story? That of a prestigious daycare where an educator (Alice Morel-Michaud) was allegedly thrown down the stairs by a 4-year-old child. Two investigations begin in parallel to unmask the toddler responsible. And the parents are ready to do anything to ensure that their little friends are not expelled by the director (Chantal Fontaine) of this stuffy establishment. For its part, Noovo extracts the excellent psychological thriller In Memory from the Crave platform to program it on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. A colossal inheritance of 84 million will be distributed to the children of a Machiavellian businessman if they pass six tests bordering on mental and physical torture. At. Rescue.

The irresistible appeal of daily newspapers

The two most watched fiction series on Quebec TV remain, yes, the daily ones STAT et Indefensiblewho engage in a fierce fight at 7 p.m. STAT resumes shortly after the cardiac arrest of Delphine (Virginie Ranger-Beauregard) and the scalpel attack on Philippe (Patrick Labbé) by a psychotic Steve Jolicoeur (Marc Beaupré). Quickly, you will know who survives and who will end up in the morgue of Saint-Vincent hospital. In Indefensiblethe last episode before the holidays ended in a shootout, as special constable Marc Fichaud (Hugo Dubé) opened fire during jury selection at the trial of criminal Jeffrey Blondin (Anthony Therrien). On a positive note, investigator Maxime Dubois (Mathieu Baron) and his criminalist roommate Kim Nolin (Julie Trépanier) have finally given in to their impulses. Last point to clarify: does intern Mélodie (Naïla Louidort) turn a blind eye to the illicit activities – and the reversal – of her rich dad? Monday’s episode ofIndefensible will exceptionally last one hour.

The successful return of laughter

TV is often dark, stressful, oppressive and violent. Fortunately, winter looks more fun and light on our screens. On -, the sitcom Splendor and influence (Wednesday at 9 p.m.) by Marc Brunet puts social media stars through the mill. Anne Dorval is wonderful there. At the same time as Splendor and influenceTVA is programming its new comedy Come to the living roomwhich follows two dissimilar brothers (Jean-Michel Anctil and Louis-Philippe Dandenault) forced to take over the family funeral home together. Starting January 15, the Crave platform will offer episodes of Double gamea police comedy where two actors (Rachid Badouri and Mehdi Bousaidan) are hired by the real police to infiltrate organized crime. At Télé-Québec, the sketch series Kamikazes! takes off Thursday at 9 p.m. And the fourth season of The eye of the storm arrives on - Monday at 7:30 p.m.

The inexhaustible passion for the police

In the third and final season of Cerebrum on - (Monday at 9 p.m.), a deranged murderer (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) attacks doctors who have made serious medical errors. A sort of Dexter in heels who works in a law firm by day and murders incompetent people by night. On TVA airwaves, you will be able to see Surprising Detective: the girl with the stone eyes (Wednesday at 8 p.m.), which transports us to the Magdalen Islands, where a 19-year-old young woman is found dead on a beach, her wrists tied behind her back, a shell stuffed in her mouth. Detective sergeant André Surprenant (Patrick Hivon), insomniac and invested, will go after those responsible. And the avenues are multiplying.

The stressful thrill of live

There’s always something exciting happening when a show comes to us live. A nice gaffe, a shocking statement, a funny moment or a performance that goes off the rails and causes discomfort. At the helm of Zenith for a third season on -, Véronique Cloutier will take back control of her multi-generational set Thursday at 8 p.m. with four artists on the panel: Manuel Tadros (boomers), Wilfred LeBouthillier (X), Claude Cobra of Bleu Jeans Bleu (Y) and Audrey-Louise Beauséjour (Z). As for Everyone is talking about itGuy A. Lepage will turn the lights back on in his arena on January 12 at 8 p.m. Have a good start to TV and let’s stay snug!