‘Murdoch Mysteries’ Sets Season 19 U.S. Premiere Date — Watch Promo (VIDEO)
More Murdoch Mysteries is coming to the U.S. sooner than you might think.
Ovation TV has set the U.S. premiere of Murdoch Mysteries Season 19, TV Insider has learned exclusively. It will debut on Monday, October 6, at 8/7c. Watch the intriguing promo above for a look at the season as well as Luann de Lesseps back in the premiere episode.
Murdoch Mysteries, set in Toronto in the early 1900s during the age of invention, follows Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) as he uses radical forensic techniques to solve some of the city’s most gruesome murders.
According to the official description of Season 19, it “dazzles with a host of confounding mysteries, surprising guest stars and the wit that makes the show so beloved. Cases include the murder of a fashion mogul that everyone had reason to kill; a politically charged kidnapping of a Japanese scholar; Murdoch participates in a game show that turns lethal; wild animal attacks in High Park; and a dangerous stand-off when customers are taken hostage at a roadside inn. Stories this season bring Murdoch and Brackenreid to the very first Stampede in Calgary and another mystery has them fighting spies atop a speeding train to the nation’s capital.”
Courtesy of Ovation TV
Also returning for Season 19 are Thomas Craig (Chief Constable Thomas Brackenreid), Jonny Harris (Constable George Crabtree), Lachlan Murdoch (Constable Henry Higgins), Kataem O’Connor (Constable Teddy Roberts), Daniel Maslany (Detective Llewellyn Watts), Shanice Banton (Chief Coroner Violet Hart), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Inspector Albert Choi), Arwen Humphreys (Margaret Brackenreid), and Clare McConnell (Crown Attorney Effie Newsome-Crabtree). Among the special guests are Peter Keleghan (Agent Terrence Myers), Bea Santos (Louise Cherry), and Mark Caven (Station House #4’s nemesis Mayor Chadwick Vaughan).
Dave Foley, Scott Thompson, and Steven Page of The Barenaked Ladies will appear in the special Christmas episode. Jason Mewes also guest stars in Season 19.
Courtesy of Ovation TV
“Season 19 is as ambitious and entertaining as ever, featuring a fantastic lineup of guest stars who bring must-see moments,” said Christina Jennings, President and Chairman, Shaftesbury, in a statement. “From our nation’s capital to Alberta’s rugged landscapes, filming took us to some stunning Canadian locations. And for the second year running, Ovation’s audience can tune in day-and-date with our Canadian broadcast.”
Murdoch Mysteries is based on Maureen Jennings’ novels. Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, Yannick Bisson, Simon McNabb, and showrunner Peter Mitchell serve as executive producers. The show is produced by Jeremy Hood and Julie Lacey. Murdoch Mysteries is developed and produced by Shaftesbury, in association with CBC, ITV STUDIOS, and UKTV, and with the participation of the Canada Media Fund, the IPF’s COGECO Television Production Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and Ontario Creates.
Murdoch Mysteries, Season 19 U.S. Premiere, Monday, October 6, 8/7c, Ovation TV
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I absolutely adore Murdoch Mysteries - it is my favorite show above all. It is obviously a huge success - but with a perfect original cast and a dynamic that works - why did they have to introduce ADDITIONAL characters?It's like they're trying to add more Murdochs.
First they added that bizarre detective who stumbles around like Charlie Chaplin. It's distracting and takes time away from George - who is astounding and has perfect chemistry with the other characters - and the most incredible comedic timing of any show - especially when side-by-side with Murdoch.
Then they added an additional chief (?) We already HAVE a perfect superintendant. Why add ANOTHER one - especially one who tries to be a second Murdoch?
You already know we love this show, and hope it never ends. Why try to duplicate Murdoch?
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lol 😆 I love Watts, but get that man some Tums already. I love all the Newsomes too!
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I love Watts…best character!
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This show has gone from a clever history lesson to a tedious social justice lecture.
It was creative and witty in the way that it wove actual historic figures and glimpses of future innovations through the inventive Murdoch and sometimes Crabtree. It was fairly realistic in its portrayals of class, religious and racial conflicts and Murdoch's Catholicism was a significant factor.
For the last five or so years, they've inserted unrealistic characters to represent marginalized communities but in the process, they go from irritating preachiness about social issues, while simultaneously portraying victims of serious and harmful prejudices in positions and relationships that would never have been tolerated in Toronto in the early 20th century- rendering the stories and people utterly unbelievable.
It was a lot more powerful when Murdoch was told he'd never advance in the force because he was Catholic, for Julia to be constantly beating against a system that refused to accept her as a "real" doctor and for the horrible injustices done to people of color in early episodes.
Now, they all.live in a wonderful progressive Toronto where a Black woman acts as coroner ( a man of color or even a non- Protestant white man would never have been allowed such a position in real 1900s Toronto!) Julia as coroner beggared belief from the start, but they made it work.
The attempts to portray the flights and discrimination that anyone not a WASP straight male in that time and place seem contrived.
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What happened to Julia? Where I live I have difficulty getting the show so I miss a lot.
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I’ve loved this show and started watching it when it appeared as ‘The artful Detective’ years ago! The cast is amazing! The writing is clever, and the way it blends actual history and historical characters is one of the things that makes it extra special! I hope it continues for years to come!
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I checked Ovation TV for October 6 at 5 and 6 pm and season 19 episode 1 of Murdoch Mysteries is not listed. However, on October 13 on Ovation TV, episode 2 of season 19 is listed. Where is episode 1?
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I totally love Murdoch and am excited about what the new season will bring.
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George should be investigating more crimes with Murdock, instead of Julia. Watts needs to pick a lane and stay there.
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