From the return of Futurama to the 2025 edition of the Emmy Awards, we round up our top 10 shows to watch this week
1. Celebrations with Lacey Chabert – Sunday, September 14, W Network | Season Premiere
In this heartwarming unscripted series, Hallmark Channel favourite Lacey Chabert surprises deserving folks who are making a positive impact on their respective communities by throwing them the celebration of a lifetime, aided by her team of top party planners.
2. Doc – Sunday, September 14, Fox | Season Premiere
After debuting in January, this hit drama is already back on the air, having earned itself a full-season order and a slot on Fox’s fall lineup, as Dr. Amy Larsen (Molly Parker) continues piecing together her identity, relationships and career after a memory-wiping brain injury. Click here to watch trailer.
3. Ride with Norman Reedus – Sunday, September 14, AMC | Season Premiere
Continuing to blur the lines between himself and his Walking Dead alter ego, Norman Reedus revs that bike back up for season seven. Joining him this year: fellow actors Robert Patrick, Kim Coates and Zahn McClarnon — plus, longtime Carol to his Daryl, co-star Melissa McBride.
4. 77th Emmy Awards – Sunday, September 14, CTV2 & CBS
TV’s annual celebration of itself returns to fête the best that cable, streaming and broadcast have to offer. As usual these days, it’s cable and streaming leading the pack for the Academy. Topping the list is mind-bending workplace thriller Severance, which has slowly grown into the most-buzzed series on television — reflected by its 27 nominations, including Best Drama. (Not a bad return on investment for a show that reportedly costs Apple TV+ upwards of $20 million per episode.) Another Apple series that’s looking to clean up (but, on the comedy side) is Seth Rogen’s Hollywood-skewering The Studio, which is up for 23 trophies.
Meanwhile, HBO too has plenty of dogs in the fight thanks to DC Comics sensation The Penguin (with 24 nods), existential vacation dramedy The White Lotus (23) and — despite a decidedly mixed response among fans and critics to season two — video game thriller The Last of Us (16). Also of note: 77-year-old Kathy Bates has become the oldest-ever Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama nominee for her work on CBS’s Matlock reboot.
Emceeing this year’s gala is one of the world’s most popular standup comics, Nate Bargatze. Speaking about his hosting strategy during a June appearance on The Late Show, Bargatze admitted to Stephen Colbert (himself a former Emmys host) that he would indeed be “nervous” when taking the stage at L.A.’s Peacock Theater, but “I’m just going to do what I do; I’m very self-deprecating and try and bring it inward. I know it’s a tough thing, you’re up for all of these awards, so I want everybody to have a good time and try and make it a lively moment. I’ll make fun of me.”
Bargatze has another reason to be on pins and needles. In addition to hosting, he’s up for two Emmys of his own, for Netflix special Your Friend, Nate Bargatze.
5. Futurama – Tuesday, September 16, Disney+ | Season Premiere
For a series that debuted 26 years ago and continues to this day, Futurama has surprisingly few seasons under its belt. That’s because Simpsons creator Matt Groening’s quirky sci-fi cartoon about a pizza delivery guy who stumbles into an experimental freezing chamber in 1999 and wakes up 1,000 years later has been cancelled and revived more than once. First came broadcaster Fox, then came cable channel Comedy Central and finally, the show’s current home, streamers Hulu/Disney+.
No doubt, it’s been a bumpy road for Philip J. Fry and the crew at Planet Express. But the fact that Futurama keeps leaving gives us a chance to miss it, and the fact that it keeps coming back is a sign of just how devoted its audience is. As co-creator David X. Cohen said recently while addressing the crowd at San Diego Comic-Con (via Variety): “You are the collective superhero who has saved us so many times in the past.”
Luckily, those fans won’t be called upon to swoop to the rescue anytime soon, as the show has already been renewed for a 13th season, debuting Tuesday, as well as a 14th, set for 2026. On the topic of season 13, Disney+ teases: “Bender is rampaging out of control! A volcano is about to explode! Fry confronts a rival for Leela’s love! And Dr. Zoidberg is rising up to heaven?! The excitement might be too much! You’ve been warned.” Cohen also revealed during the Comic-Con panel that this season will include a deep-dive into Fry’s past in the 20th century, plus a guest appearance by NBA player Victor Wembanyama in the premiere. Click here to watch trailer.
6. The Passionate Eye – Wednesday, September 17, CBC | Season Premiere
The 1990s was a fertile breeding ground for music festivals, ranging from Lollapalooza (founded by Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell to showcase alternative sounds) to H.O.R.D.E. (the brainchild of Blues Traveler’s John Popper, aimed at jam-band fans) to the shambolic Woodstock ’94, which disastrously combined corporate greed with testosterone-fuelled aggression.
On the opposite end of the specturm was Lilith Fair, which changed the game by featuring only female artists. Launched by Sarah McLachlan as a response to music industry barriers that created hurdles for women, Lilith Fair spanned three glorious summers — and is the subject of Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, kicking off the new season of CBC’s Passionate Eye documentary series.
Produced by Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy and directed by Ally Pankiw, the film draws from 600-plus hours of never-before-seen archival footage, and features new interviews with McLachlan, along with Lilith Fair artists including Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Paula Cole, Jewel, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls and Emmylou Harris.
“Lilith Fair holds a very special place in my heart,” says Levy. “It was one of the first spaces where I remember feeling at home. The music, the sense of community, and the power of a group of women proving an entire industry wrong was a tremendous thing to experience. What Sarah built with that festival changed so much for so many people. And while it is now seen as an odds-defying success story, it was an uphill battle every step of the way . . . I am excited for everyone to understand just how revolutionary Lilith Fair really was.”
Adds Pankiw: “The collaborative effort of this film and what it took to make it mirrors the incredible underdog story of Sarah and her team and how they fought for Lilith to succeed against all odds.”
7. The Morning Show – Wednesday, September 17, Apple TV+ | Season Premiere
The star-studded broadcast news soap returns for a fourth season, as Bradley (Reese Witherspoon) and Alex (Jennifer Aniston) continue their fight for truth, integrity and, of course, ratings.
Some new players this year include Oscar winner Marion Cotillard as Celine Dumont, “a savvy operator from a storied European family” and The Sandman’s Boyd Holbrook as provocative podcaster Brodie. What’s more, The Good Place’s William Jackson Harper plays UBA’s innovative new head of sports, and Oscar winner Jeremy Irons is Alex’s dad. Also back in the mix is Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, who joined the show in season three as Paul Marks, the ruthless tech billionaire whose proposed merger with UBA would change the face of news . . . and not quite in a good way.
Teasing the new season to Deadline, showrunner Charlotte Stoudt said: “We get into the world of DeepFakes and AI and the misinformation in the fog of war that we’re seeing now in the Middle East and stuff. We’re looking at who you can trust. And can you trust what you’re seeing? Can you trust yourself? Can you trust your news outlet?” Click here to watch trailer.
8. Top Guns: The Next Generation – Wednesday, September 17, Disney+ | Season Premiere
This six-part docuseries brings viewers inside the high-octane world of the U.S. Navy’s gruelling school for fighter pilots, where aspiring Top Guns face six months of arduous aerial tests. Not all of them will make it to the end of the line, but those who do will join the elite of the elite.
9. Swiped – Friday, September 19, Disney+
Pam & Tommy’s Lily James is back on Disney+ with another true story. This new film stars James as Whitney Wolfe Herd, who persevered through the sexist boys’ club of Silicon Valley to help launch not one but two massively successful dating apps on her way to becoming the world’s youngest female billionaire. Click here to watch trailer.
10. Gen V – Wednesday, September 17, Prime Video | Season Premiere
Amazon’s smash-hit superhero romp The Boys is set to unleash its final season in 2026. But even after Homelander, Billy Butcher et al. say goodbye, the Vought Cinematic Universe will remain alive and kicking (and lasering . . . and debauching) via spinoffs like upcoming prequel Vought Rising starring Jensen Ackles, and, of course, Gen V, which returns for season two on Wednesday with a three-episode premiere.
When we left the misfits of Godolkin University, our crusaders-in-training had saved the day — but were swiftly smacked back down and fractured by betrayal from within their own ranks.
Picking up after a sizable time jump, per the official synopsis: “As the rest of America adjusts to Homelander’s iron fist, back at Godolkin University, the mysterious new dean preaches a curriculum that promises to make students more powerful than ever. Cate and Sam are celebrated heroes, while Marie, Jordan and Emma reluctantly return to college, burdened by months of trauma and loss. But parties and classes are hard to care about with war brewing between Humans and Supes, both on and off campus. The gang learns of a secret program that goes back to the founding of Godolkin University that may have larger implications than they realize. And, somehow, Marie is a part of it.”
The aforementioned new dean on campus is played by Midnight Mass alum Hamish Linklater (pictured above). As the actor teased at San Diego Comic-Con (via Collider): “We’re now in Homelander’s America, right? And he’s a dean for that America.”
Meanwhile, expect more cameos from the original series, including Chace Crawford as Aquaman-inspired doofus The Deep. Sadly, one regular character not returning this year is master of magnetism Andre, after star Chance Perdomo passed away in a motorcycle accident between seasons. Click here to watch trailer.