Star Academy
Start: Sunday January 19, VAT at 7 p.m.
After two years of absence, the adventure resumes with Garou as director and Jean-Philippe Dion as host. For the first time, the academicians reside in the heart of Montreal. Véronic DiCaire teaches singing, Pierre Lapointe, music, Émily Bégin, sports and dance, while Lara Fabian this time acts as godmother. From January 13 at 7:30 p.m., the public will be able to discover the candidates in On the way to Star Academy.
Epic
Start: Friday January 10, Télé-Québec at 8 p.m.
Eve Côté hosts this major competition pitting six duos against each other in physical and intellectual challenges. A journey as testing as it is thrilling through six regions of Quebec for these valiant competitors. The prize: a grand prize of $60,000 at the end of the last event in Gaspésie, the host’s corner of the country.
My fault
Start: Tuesday January 7, ICI Télé at 8 p.m.
Two and a half years later Another storyauthor Chantal Cadieux returns with this new series on restorative justice, with Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin in the role of a mediator, who lost a friend 25 years ago in tragic circumstances. Her assassin, played by Maxim Gaudette, must obtain his release, an event which brings back painful memories.
Come to the living room
Start: Wednesday January 8, TVA at 9 p.m.
We can’t say that TV spoils us in terms of comedies. This one, which comes at the right time, explores the world of funeral homes. Its creators, Jean-Michel Anctil and Louis-Philippe Dandenault, play two diametrically opposed brothers who will have to work together to keep the family business alive. Chantal Baril plays their mother and Emi Chicoine, the salon’s eager young intern. Not the comedy of the century, but a light way of approaching death through a funny assorted family.
Who pushed Mélodie?
Start: Monday January 6, Télé-Québec at 7:30 p.m.
You will not see any children in this series which nevertheless takes place in a daycare, The Racoon Academy. Chantal Fontaine is the director of the institution, an authoritarian woman who wants to know who pushed an educator down the stairs. An Agatha Christie-style thriller, where parents find every means to incriminate someone else’s child. Catherine Chabot and Jean-Simon Leduc play the latest arrivals, who will have to save their daughter’s reputation.
Incredible!
Start: Friday January 10, ICI Télé at 8 p.m.
“What do two interchangeable twins, skunk juice, a man with a drill hole, and a peroxide cocktail have in common?” Reading the summary of the first, we understand that we are dealing with totally unusual situations, which nevertheless really happened. In this show hosted by Alexandre Barrette, comedians recreate these incredible stories with wit and imagination.
Sainte-Justine: operating room
Start: Thursday January 9, Canal Vie at 7:30 p.m.
The staff of the surgery department at CHU Sainte-Justine in Montreal has the dual mission of treating sick children while allowing them to live their childhood as normally as possible. A series about little heroes who arouse all our admiration.
The prison of the Holy Spirit
Start: Tuesday, January 7, Investigation at 10 p.m.
Leaving the Mission of the Holy Spirit means regaining your freedom but giving up family and friends. This documentary miniseries lifts the veil on this religious movement with sectarian excesses, subsidized by a State which nevertheless claims to be secular.
Claude Poirier delivers his professional will to his friend Paul Arcand. (François Roy/La Presse)
Poirier the will
Start: Friday January 10, Witness at 9 p.m.
Paul Arcand wanted to show his long-time friend, news reporter Claude Poirier, in a new light, a unique case in the history of journalism in Quebec which leaves no one indifferent.
Watch over me
Start: Tuesday January 7, ICI Télé at 9 p.m.
After captivating subscribers of ICI Tou.tv’s Extra, this miniseries is taking conventional television by storm. After years of absence, a mother (Pascale Renaud-Hébert) tries to regain custody of her son from his grandmother (Guylaine Tremblay), who intends to fight.
In Memory
Start: Wednesday January 8, Noovo at 9 p.m.
Upon his death, the wealthy Paul-Émile de Léry (Bruno Marcil) subjects his children to an unhealthy and dangerous game before bequeathing his fortune. Évelyne Brochu, Éric Bruneau, Jean-Simon Leduc and Catherine Brunet are among the possible heirs.
Surprising detective
Start: Wednesday January 8, VAT at 8 p.m.
Captivating detective miniseries filmed in the Magdalen Islands with Patrick Hivon in the title role. The suspicious death of the local mayor’s daughter occupies the investigator, before his worst enemy arrives, chief inspector Sébastien Gingras (Patrice Godin).
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