Top Programs of the Week - April 21st to 27th, 2025

We have another action-packed week in the world of sports, as the playoffs in the NBA and the NHL get underway, Canada looks to defend last year's gold medal at the 2025 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship that gets going this Wednesday (April 23rd) from Frisco and Allen, Texas on TSN, while the NFL Draft runs from April 24th to 26th, also on TSN & TSN+!

Here's your top programs for the week of April 21st to the 27th (subject to change without notice):

CONTINUING UNTIL JUNE:

2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on CBC, Citytv (simulcast of ABC games only), Sportsnet, and Sportsnet+, 2025 NBA playoffs on Sportsnet and TSN with replays of select games airing on NBA TV Canada

Monday, April 21st - Easter Monday

TV - 7pm ET/4pm PT - 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs: Round 1 (Starting with the 1st game of the Canadiens-Capitals series on Sportsnet, the 2nd game of the Blues-Jets series at 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT on CBC, the 2nd game of the Avalanche-Stars series at 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT on Sportsnet 360, and the 1st game of the Oilers-Kings series at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Sportsnet, with all of the night's games streaming on Sportsnet+), 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT - 2025 NBA playoffs: Round 1, Game 2 (Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks on TSN, followed by the 2nd game of the Clippers-Nuggets series at 10pm ET/7pm PT on TSN4), 9pm ET/PT - Big Burger Battle (SERIES PREMIRE, Flavour Network, also streaming on StackTV), 8pm ET/PT, 7pm CT, 9pm AT/MT - The Voice (NEW EPISODE, CTV, simulcast from NBC, also streaming the next day on Crave), 8pm ET/PT, 7pm CT, 9pm MT - American Idol (NEW EPISODE, Citytv, simulcast from ABC, also streaming on Citytv+), 9pm ET/6pm PT - Rock the Block (NEW EPISODE, HGTV, also streaming on Citytv+), 10pm ET/PT - Dark Winds (SEASON PREMIERE, CTV Sci-Fi), 9pm ET/6pm PT - This City is Ours (SERIES PREMIRE, CTV Drama), 9pm ET/PT - Laid (NEW EPISODE. W Network, also streaming on StackTV), 9pm ET/PT - Deadline to Disaster (NEW EPISODE, Cottage Life)

Streaming - This Farming Life (Season 7, Britbox), Tracker (NEW EPISODE, Disney+), Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey (NEW Netflix documentary), 2:55pm ET/11:55am PT - LaLiga Soccer (Girona vs. Real Betis, LIVE on TSN+), 8pm ET/5pm PT - WWE Monday Night Raw (LIVE on Netflix)

Tuesday, April 22nd - Earth Day

TV - 6pm ET/3pm PT - 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs: Round 1 (Starting with the 2nd game of the Devils-Hurricanes series on Sportsnet 360, the 2nd game of the Senators-Maple Leafs series at 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT on CBC and Sportsnet, the 1st game of the Panthers-Lightning series at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT on Sportsnet 360, and the 2nd game of the Wild-Golden Knights series at 11pm ET/8pm PT on Sportsnet and Sportsnet 360, with all of the night's games streaming on Sportsnet+), 8pm ET/PT - Street Outlaws: Locals Only (NEW EPISODE, Discovery, also streaming on Citytv+), 8pm ET/PT, 7pm CT, 9pm MT - Canada's Got Talent (NEW EPISODE, Citytv, also streaming on Citytv+), 8pm ET/5pm PT - Find My Country House: New Zealand (1-HOUR SEASON PREMIERE, CTV Life), 9pm ET/PT - This is 40 (Movie from 2012, W Network, also streaming on StackTV), 9pm ET/PT - Dance Moms: A New Era (NEW EPISODE, Lifetime, also streaming on StackTV), 9pm ET/6pm PT - The Handmaid's Tale (NEW EPISODE, CTV Drama, also streaming on Crave), 9pm ET/PT - The Valley (NEW EPISODE, Bravo, also streaming on Citytv+), 9pm ET/6pm PT - The Death Coast (NEW EPISODE, USA Network, also streaming the next day on Crave), 8pm ET/PT - Wild Sky (SERIES PREMIRE, Love Nature)

Streaming - This is the End (Movie from 2013, Paramount+), Andor (3-EPISODE SEASON 2 PREMIRE, Disney+), Resident Orca (DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE, Crave), 6pm ET/3pm PT - MLB Baseball (New York Yankees at Cleveland Guardians, LIVE on Sportsnet+), 8pm ET/5pm PT - WWE NXT (LIVE on Netflix)

Wednesday, April 23rd

TV - 8pm ET/PT, 7pm CT, 9pm AT/MT - The Masked Singer (NEW EPISODE, CTV, simulcast from Fox, also streaming the next day on Crave), 9pm ET/PT, 10pm AT/MT - Celebrity Jeopardy! (SEASON FINALE, CTV2, simulcast from ABC), 8pm ET/5pm PT - Queen of the Castle (NEW EPISODE, CTV Life, also streaming the next day on Crave), 8pm ET/PT - Life as We Know It (Movie from 2010, W Network, also streaming on StackTV), 9pm ET/6pm PT - Summer House (NEW EPISODE, Bravo, also streaming on Citytv+), 9pm ET/PT - David Blaine Do Not Attempt (NEW EPISODE, National Geographic, also streaming on StackTV), 9pm ET/PT - Very Scary People (BACK-TO-BACK NEW EPISODES, ID, also streaming on Citytv+), 10pm ET/PT - Ghost Adventures (NEW EPISODE, Discovery, also streaming on Citytv+), 10pm ET/7pm PT - Barmageddon (NEW EPISODE, Slice, also streaming on StackTV), 9pm ET/6pm PT - Stadium Lockup (NEW EPISODE, A&E)

Streaming - The Cleaner (Season 3, Britbox), A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054 (NEW Brazilian Netflix documentary), How I Escaped My Cult (ALL EPISODES, Disney+), LaLiga Soccer (4 matches to choose from starting at 12:55pm ET/9:55am PT, all matches are streaming live on TSN+), 7pm ET/4pm PT - MLB Baseball (Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, LIVE on Sportsnet+)

Thursday, April 24th

TV - 8pm ET/5pm PT - 2025 NFL Draft: Round 1 (LIVE from Green Bay, Wisconsin on TSN1/5), 9pm ET/6pm PT - Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue (SERIES PREMIRE, USA Network, also streaming the next day on Crave), 8pm ET/PT, 7pm CT, 9pm AT/MT - Next Level Chef (NEW EPISODE, CTV, simulcast from Fox, also streaming the next day on Crave), 9pm ET/6pm PT - Top Chef (NEW EPISODE, Bravo, also streaming on Citytv+), 9pm ET/PT - Small Town, Big Story (NEW EPISODE, W Network, also streaming on StackTV), 9pm ET/PT - Empty Nest Refresh (NEW EPISODE, Home Network, also streaming on StackTV), 9pm ET/PT - Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa (NEW EPISODE, HGTV, also streaming on Citytv), 10pm ET/PT - Swamp People (SEASON FINALE, The History Channel, also streaming on StackTV), 9pm ET/6pm PT - Serving the Hamptons (NEW EPISODE, Slice, also streaming on StackTV), 10pm ET/PT - SurrealEstate (NEW EPISODE, CTV Sci-Fi)

Streaming - Captain Phillips (Movie from 2013, Paramount+), Sullivan's Crossing (Season 1, Netflix), Etoile (NEW Prime Video original), Silver Linings Playbook (Movie from 2012, Crave with a Starz add-on), I, Jack Wright (Season 1, Britbox)

Friday, April 25th

TV - 7pm ET/4pm PT - 2025 NFL Draft: Rounds 2 & 3 (LIVE from Green Bay, Wisconsin on TSN1), 9pm ET/6pm PT - The Bourne Identity (Movie from 2002, Showcase, also streaming on StackTV), 9pm ET/PT, 8pm CT, 10pm AT, 7pm MT - Fire Country (2-HOUR SEASON FINALE, Global, simulcast from CBS, also streaming on StackTV and also airing on NTV (CJON-DT) at 10:30pm NT), 8pm/7pm CT - Grosse Pointe Garden Society (NEW EPISODE, Citytv, simulcast from NBC, also streaming on Citytv+), 8pm ET/PT - Mysteries From Above (NEW EPISODE, Cottage Life), 9pm ET/PT - The Real Housewives of Sydney (NEW EPISODE, Bravo, also streaming on Citytv+), 9pm ET/PT - Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation (NEW EPISODE, Magnolia Network, also streaming on Citytv+), 10pm ET/PT - Ghostbusters (Movie from 1984, Family Channel), 7pm ET/PT - Outback Opal Hunters (NEW EPISODE, Discovery, also streaming on Citytv+), 9pm ET/PT - My Lottery Dream Home (NEW EPISODE, HGTV, also streaming on Citytv+)

Streaming - Edge of Tomorrow (Movie from 2014, Paramount+), Superboy Of Malegaon (NEW Prime Video original), Universal Basic Guys (NEW TO Crave), 8pm ET/5pm PT - WWE Friday Night Smackdown (LIVE on Netflix), 7pm ET/4pm PT - MLB Friday Night Baseball (Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Guardians, followed by the Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants at 10pm ET/7pm PT, both games are streaming live on Apple TV+)

Saturday, April 26th

TV - 9pm ET/PT - The Real Housewives of Cheshire (NEW EPISODE, Bravo, also streaming on Citytv+), 9pm ET/6pm PT - UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates (LIVE on Sportsnet 360 and Sportsnet+), 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT - NWSL Soccer (San Diego Wave FC at Chicago Stars FC, LIVE on TSN2), 5pm ET/2pm PT - Northern Super League (Halifax Tides vs. Calgary Wild, LIVE on TSN1), 2pm ET/11am PT - PWHL Hockey (Toronto Sceptres at Boston Fleet, LIVE on CBC and CBC Gem), 5pm ET/2pm PT - Canadian Premier League (Atlético Ottawa at Cavalry FC, LIVE on TSN3), 9:10pm ET/PT - Ghostbusters II (Movie from 1989, Family Channel), 9:15pm ET/6:15pm PT - The Contractor (Movie from 2022, CTV Life premiere, followed by the channel premiere of the 1995 movie Heat at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT), 9pm ET/PT - Salt (Movie from 2010, APTN), 9pm ET/6pm PT - 2 Guns (Movie from 2013, GameTV)

Streaming - Doctor Who (NEW EPISODE, Disney+), 8 Mile (Movie from 2002, Crave with a Starz add-on), Premier League Soccer (5 matches to choose from starting at 7:30am ET/4:30am PT, all matches are streaming live on FuboTV), 6pm ET/3pm PT - MLB Baseball (Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Guardians, LIVE on Sportsnet+), 12pm ET/9am PT - 2025 NFL Draft: Rounds 4 to 7 (LIVE from Green Bay, Wisconsin on TSN+)

Sunday, April 27th

TV - 7:30pm/8:30pm - Wonder Woman 1984 (Movie from 2020, CTV2 premiere), 10pm ET/PT, 9pm CT, 8pm MT/AT - The $100,000 Pyramid (NEW EPISODE, CTV, simulcast from ABC), 9pm ET/PT - Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain (SERIES PREMIRE, followed by the series premiere of My Happy Place at 10pm ET/PT, both premieres can be seen on CNN), 9pm ET/6pm PT - David Frost vs. (SERIES PREMIERE, MSNBC), 9pm ET/PT - Escape Plan (Movie from 2013, APTN), 7pm ET/4pm PT - MLB Sunday Night Baseball (Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs, LIVE on TSN2), 8pm ET/PT - 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing (SERIES PREMIERE, Food Network, also streaming on Citytv+), 8pm ET/PT - Home Town (NEW EPISODE, HGTV, also streaming on Citytv+), 9pm ET/PT - Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks (SERIES PREMIERE, ID, also streaming on Citytv+), 10pm ET/PT - Stacey Solomon's Renovation Rescue (NEW EPISODE, Home Network, also streaming on StackTV)

Streaming - The Bourne movie franchise (Identity from 2002, Supremacy from 2004, Ultimatum from 2007, and Legacy from 2012 are all streaming on Netflix), Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (NEW EPISODE, Disney+), Premier League Soccer (starting with AFC Bournemouth vs. Manchester United at 9am ET/6am PT, followed by Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur at 11:30am ET/8:30am PT, both matches are streaming live on FuboTV), 7:20am ET/4:20am PT - Women's Super League Soccer (Crystal Palace vs. West Ham United, LIVE on Sportsnet+), 7pm ET/4pm PT - MLS Sunday Night Soccer (Los Angeles FC vs. St. Louis City SC, LIVE on Apple TV+, no MLS Season Pass is required)

COMING UP NEXT WEEK:

Canadians will head to the polls next Monday (April 28th), which means that multiple networks will have federal election results during the evening, and more playoff coverage continues on CBC (NHL only), TSN (NBA only), and Sportsnet (both leagues).