TVO
Canada
TVO is an English-language public television service available in Ontario, Canada. Its programming focuses on educational content, current affairs, documentaries, and cultural coverage. The channel produces original journalism and analysis programs that examine provincial and national issues. Children’s educational series and adult learning segments also form part of the schedule. TVO’s digital platforms provide on-demand access to its shows and supplementary learning resources. The channel does not carry commercial advertising, as it is funded primarily by the provincial government and viewer donations. Its broadcast reaches households across Ontario through cable, satellite, and over-the-air transmission.
Programme
04:30 - 06:00
Subjects of Desire
Movie, Documentary
Exploring the cultural shift in North American beauty standards toward embracing Black female aesthetics and features while exposing the deliberate and often dangerous portrayals of Black women in the media.
06:00 - 06:52
Hope for Wildlife
Shubie & Kayla
Series, Reality, Animals, Documentary
A new volunteer and a raven become roommates at the rehab.
06:52 - 07:00
Citizen Minutes
Ride Fair
Series, Documentary
Three fearless community organizers with a history of standing up against big tech corporations, embark on an uphill political fight to regulate Uber and Lyft in Toronto so that these companies operate in the public interest.
07:00 - 07:27
For the Love of Movies
Hollywood Glamour
Series, News
Hollywood costume design is storytelling in fabric form - creating clothes that transform actors into legends. From Dorothy's red slippers in The Wizard of Oz, to Holly Golightly's black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Marilyn Monroe's white dress in The Seven Year Itch,...
07:27 - 07:30
TVO Digital Media
Name That Town: Cobalt
Series, Documentary
The town of Cobalt, once the site of a silver rush, is named after another metal.
07:30 - 07:52
Postcards From Calgary
Special
Edmonton-born Christa Couture heads into Calgary's "enemy" territory to explore the rivalry between Alberta's two biggest cities. From a DIY Caesar showdown to roping lessons with comedy legend Bud Edgar, Christa gets into Calgary's western spirit.
07:52 - 08:00
Citizen Minutes
Ride Fair
Series, Documentary
Three fearless community organizers with a history of standing up against big tech corporations, embark on an uphill political fight to regulate Uber and Lyft in Toronto so that these companies operate in the public interest.
08:00 - 09:27
Agatha's Almanac
Movie, Documentary
90-year-old Agatha Bock maintains her ancestral farm and heirloom seeds without modern amenities, preserving a fading traditional way of life through her daily routines.
09:27 - 09:30
GeoMinute
Jazz Legend Oscar Peterson
Series, Documentary
100 years after his birth, Oscar Peterson remains one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, with over 200 recordings and eight Grammy Awards to his name.
09:30 - 11:00
Subjects of Desire
Movie, Documentary
Exploring the cultural shift in North American beauty standards toward embracing Black female aesthetics and features while exposing the deliberate and often dangerous portrayals of Black women in the media.
11:00 - 11:51
Overbooked
The Economy of Tourism
Series, Documentary
Tourism is a $9 trillion industry - and growing; but where does all that money go? Are you getting the best bang for your buck? And are your host destinations benefitting? In Cancun, often less than 20 cents of every dollar stays locally; the French Riviera has managed to...
11:51 - 12:00
Art Lives
Erdem Tasdelen
Series, Art
Turkish-Canadian artist Erdem Tasdelen's creative journey; exploring the inspiration behind his experimental artworks.
12:00 - 12:23
Abby Hatcher
Teeny Terry's Perfect Sport; Abby's Track and Field Day
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure, Educational
Abby and Bozzly try to help Teeny Terry find a sport that he is good at; Abby is nervous about playing sports on track and field day and keeps using her gear, which is against the rules.
12:23 - 12:36
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Cool Clubhouse
Series, Animated, Children, Educational
Building a clubhouse causes friction between Emily Elizabeth, Samantha and Pablo.
12:36 - 12:48
Donkey Hodie
The Try Scouts
Series, Children, Entertainment, Educational, Animated
Donkey and Panda must complete hard challenges to earn badges for Try Scouts.
12:48 - 13:09
Interstellar Ella
Constellation Prize, Commander Slippy
Series, Animated, Children, Entertainment, Adventure
Slippy takes everyone on a constellation safari with his space sparkler; the gang is playing tag the meteoroid when Glitch finds the comet Slippy has been tracking for months.
13:09 - 13:12
Dr. Cheddar
I Dream of Screenie
Series, Children, Health
Felix, Dr. Cheddar and Annie would like to play a game together. The only problem is that Annie is so wrapped up in her, screenie, that she can't join them. When the battery on her screenie runs out, Annie is forced to make a decision... What will she do?
13:12 - 13:16
Happy Place
Fessing Up And Telling The Truth
Series, Children
Telling the truth is not always easy, but fessing up is the right thing to do.
13:16 - 13:28
PAW Patrol
Pups Save Little Hairy
Series, Animated, Children, Educational, Adventure
Big Hairy's little brother falls into a hole.
13:28 - 13:30
TVOkids Hosted Breaks
Guess the Character (Clifford)
Series, Educational
Do you know who this is?
13:30 - 13:55
Work It Out Wombats!
Snout and About; Zadie's Shell Shuffle
Series, Animated, Children, Educational, Adventure
It's all-hands on deck when Zadie and Malik retrace their steps to locate Zeke's beloved stuffy; when Zadie messes up Mr. E's shell garden, the key to fixing the pattern is JunJun's song.
13:55 - 14:23
Arthur
D.W.'s New Best Friend; Freaky Tuesday
Series, Animated, Children, Educational, Animals
D.W. meets a cool 13-year-old girl; Buster switches bodies with Mr. Ratburn for a day and learns how hard it is to be a teacher.
14:23 - 14:34
Isadora Moon
Rainbow Quest
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure, Fantasy
Isadora and Zoe are delighted when Mignonette asks them to help her find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!
14:34 - 14:41
The Game Catchers
Where Are You?
Series, Animated, Children, Fantasy, Entertainment
The Catchers arrive on a planet of beautiful quartz and colored crystals, where they find transparent alien children.
14:41 - 14:53
Messy Goes to OKIDO
Dizzy
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure
Messy and friends go on a rollercoaster adventure and figure out why Stan Tall is in such a spin!
14:53 - 14:57
Animanimals
Tiger
Series, Animated, Children, Educational
The tiger is supposed to perform a daring circus trick, but he's too scared to go through with it.
14:57 - 15:02
Curious Crafting
Colourful Llama
Series, Children, Arts/crafts
Katie and Michael learn how to make a llama craft with a colorful saddle from Mandisa.
15:02 - 15:25
PAW Patrol
Big Truck Pups Stop a Flood
Series, Animated, Children, Educational, Adventure
The PAW Patrol uses its new big trucks and the help of new pup pal Al to repair a dam before Adventure Bay is flooded.
15:25 - 15:26
TVOkids Hosted Breaks
Two Choice Challenge: Bird vs Dolphin
Series, Educational
Join Gabrielle for a challenge!
15:26 - 15:28
Urban Tails
Take It Easy With Me
Series, Animated, Children, Animals
Ladee Lazee sings her new track, Take it Easy with Me; schooling audiences with facts about sloths; Ladee Lazee is super slow moving but super strong; even sloths fall out of trees, but her body is built so she doesn't get hurt.
15:28 - 15:39
Kangaroo Beach
Bondi vs Sandy
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure, Educational
Bondi and Sandy compete to win the annual Iron Roo with the assistance of the cadets; they soon let their competitiveness get the better of them and do not heed the weather warnings.
15:39 - 15:40
ABC SingSong
Vocabulary
Series, Children, Music, Educational
It's all the words up in your head! It's a song about the word vocabulary.
15:40 - 15:48
Momolu and Friends
Water Mystery
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure, Educational, Art
The friends investigate as the water around Ita island runs dry; they try to solve the problem, making everyone happy and learning to work together.
15:48 - 15:59
JoJo & Gran Gran
Autumn: It's Time to Play Schools
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure
When JoJo and Gran Gran pick up JoJo's cousin Lexi from school, JoJo wants to learn everything about what Lexi has been doing there; the cousins turn Gran Gran's living room into a classroom ready for Lexi to become a teacher.
15:59 - 16:02
Curious Crafting
Cardboard Tube Owls
Series, Children, Arts/crafts
Mandisa shows Abbey and Sebastian the fun of using recycled items by turning a toilet paper roll into a new owl friend.
16:02 - 16:05
Run the Marbles
Round and 'Round!
Series, Educational
Koralee and Ebun get crafty building a spiraling tower marble run using paper plates!
16:05 - 16:16
Olga da Polga
Olga's Holiday
Series, Children, Animals, Pets, Educational
16:16 - 16:22
Kid-E-Cats
Cookie's Star Turn
Series, Animated, Children, Fantasy
The kittens go to a scooter park; Cookie rides around and does tricks on his scooter as Daddy films it; when the kittens get home, they show Cookie's stunts to their friends and everyone is impressed by his talent!
16:22 - 16:27
Numberblocks
The Whole of Me
Series, Animated, Children, Educational, Adventure
The Numberblocks perform a song and dance about making a whole.
16:27 - 16:34
The Game Catchers
The Balloon Tree
Series, Animated, Children, Fantasy, Entertainment
The Game Catchers arrive on a hot planet populated by funny, glove-like aliens.
16:34 - 16:38
Bamboo Loves Music
Cowbell and Woodblock
Series, Children, Educational, Music
Bamboo Love learns that instruments don't always need to be fancy to make music; using only her imagination and everyday objects like a cowbell and woodblocks, Bamboo Love learns music can be anything one wants it to be.
16:38 - 16:48
Mixmups
Diggy Pirate Hunt
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure
16:48 - 16:53
Colourblocks
Pink
Series, Animated, Children, Music, Educational
Fun Pink arrives in Colourland; learn about the color pink with the Colourblocks.
16:53 - 16:58
B.O.T. and The Beasties
Drifty Shouter
Series, Children, Entertainment
The Drifty Shouters like to drift about, but they really love shouting as loud as they can; they are so loud that B.O.T. is rattled to pieces; the mission becomes even trickier when the Drifty Shouters find a way to make their shouts even louder.
16:58 - 17:01
The Very Small Creatures
The Farm
Series, Children, Adventure, Comedy
Blue is sleeping on one of the carrots that were meant for the toy animals at the farm; Yellow and Orange have to try and retrieve it without waking Blue up.
17:01 - 17:03
Cutie Pugs ABC
Letter F
Series, Animated, Children, Animals
The pugs chase a mischievous little frog as it flops around the backyard, through the flower bed and hop-hop, right into Petey's food dish.
17:03 - 17:05
Polkaroo Counts!
Addition
Series, Children, Educational
Polkaroo and Madison build stick houses using counting and addition to make sure they have the right number of sticks to build their crafts.
17:05 - 17:18
Clifford the Big Red Dog
The Big Red Tomato
Series, Animated, Children, Educational
Emily Elizabeth and Jack want to cook something for the Firehouse Feast; Emily Elizabeth has grown a huge tomato, but a disagreement sends the tomato flying down a hill; they must put aside their differences in order to save their friendship.
17:18 - 17:30
The Ollie & Moon Show
Talent Trouble in London
Series, Children, Educational, Fantasy, Animated
When Moon wants to win the London Talent Show, she insists on being in charge of the act.
17:30 - 17:38
16 Hudson
The Perfect Room
Series, Animated, Children, Educational, Adventure
Luc tries to make his bedroom into the perfect room, until a mouse brings everything to a halt.
17:38 - 17:44
Tiny and Tall
Pie-mergency!
Series, Children, Adventure
Tall's dad needs dimpleberries to make a pie, so Tiny and Tall decide to have a berry-picking contest. Each friend calls out the numbers of berries, as they grab them. But Tall is confused: how is Tiny counting her handfuls of berries so fast? Tiny insists that she isn't...
17:44 - 17:55
Backyard Beats
Violin
Series, Children, Music
OKAN visit the backyard with their instruments, inspiring Monica's "craft-strument" build; Junior Jammer Sora shares his impressive skills on the violin, and they all come together for a performance.
17:55 - 18:02
Flower & Flour
Flower On A Plate
Series, Animated, Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
18:02 - 18:04
Dr. Cheddar
Help Me Out?
Series, Children, Health
No one will play with Felix, and he has to build the biggest tower ever; his Mom seems busy, but maybe if Felix takes a bit of time to help her, she might take the time to help him.
18:04 - 18:08
Bumpadoo!
Shifting Shapes
Series
Bumpi joins LiLi at her easel, drawing different things around her room. As she figures out what shapes are needed she teaches Bumpi. When it is his turn to draw he makes sure to use all the shapes!... But what is it?
18:08 - 18:31
PAW Patrol
Pups and the Stinky Bubble Trouble; Pups Save the Baby Ostriches
Series, Animated, Children, Educational, Adventure
A strange odor chases jungle animals away from their homes; after Olivia the Ostrich falls into a canyon, the pups work together to lift her to safety and protect her soon-to-hatch eggs.
18:31 - 18:33
TVOkids Hosted Breaks
Fun and Games: Let's Do a Madlib #1
Series, Educational
Write a fun madlib story with Gabrielle.
18:33 - 18:41
Wordsville
The Case of the Not So Sly
Series, Children, Entertainment, Educational
When Sly's jacket with his name on it gets swiped, the word "sly" goes with it, leaving everybody less clever and more foolish; the Word Detectives bumble their way through interviews with the suspects, Firefighter Ember and Scientist Cosmo.
18:41 - 18:52
Messy Goes to OKIDO
Ex-Static Messy
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure
Messy's fur is all spiky and everything's getting stuck together; will a trip to Okido's Valley of the Lost Balloons have the answers?
18:52 - 18:58
Big Words, Small Stories
Puzzled
Series, Animated, Children, Entertainment
Cris is eager to finish his puzzle, but the shenanigans of those around him may just stop that from happening.
18:58 - 19:10
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
I Am Harriet Tubman
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure, Entertainment, Educational
Xavier, Yadina and Brad learn about courage and bravery when they meet Harriet Tubman, a woman who escapes slavery and risks her life to help others do the same.
19:10 - 19:36
Molly of Denali
Art From the Heart; Gold Strikeout
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure, Comedy
Molly and Tooey realize drawing is harder than it looks when they help Randall come up with a Northwest Coast design for Aunt Mema and Uncle Jack's anniversary; Molly, Tooey and Trini strike gold.
19:36 - 19:41
Ginger and the Vegesaurs
The Big Itch
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure, Comedy
Split has an itch but can't find his scratching stick; since it's nesting season, all the Bokchoydactyls have cleared the valley of sticks; Ginger and the Pea-Rexes have to be creative to help Split get relief.
19:41 - 19:46
B.O.T. and The Beasties
Smelly Burper
Series, Children, Entertainment
B.O.T. must collect data for the Smelly Burper; the beastie's burps smell so bad they make flowers wilt; B.O.T. tries to complete this mission but gets carried away by the Snoozy Sniffers who are in a rush to escape the unpleasant stench.
19:46 - 19:53
Canada Crew
Canada Day
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure, Educational
Bebe and Mo watch the Canada Day celebrations in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Halifax, meet Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and watch the fireworks at Parliament Hill.
19:53 - 19:54
Teeny Tiny Stories
Tea Time
Series, Children, Educational
The ants receive an unexpected guest at their Teeny Tiny Tea Party.
19:54 - 20:01
Pip and Posy
Floaty Bubble
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure, Educational
Pip and Posy are blowing bubbles to find out whose can last the longest; Pip gets upset when he keeps losing and pops Posy's bubble.
20:01 - 20:07
The Coco Boo
Bobo the Robot
Series, Children, Fantasy, Game show
Yoyo and the twins Bric and Broc build a robot to play ball, but things don't go exactly as planned.
20:07 - 20:12
Kid-E-Cats
Mommy's Little Flower
Series, Animated, Children, Fantasy
One day the kittens start a pillow fight and accidentally break Mommy's favorite flower pot; the kittens try to save the flower, but nothing helps, and it begins to wither.
20:12 - 20:24
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Surf's Up...and Down
Series, Animated, Children, Educational
Jack, a natural talent at every sport, gets upset when the gang learns to surf, and he isn't an expert right away.
20:24 - 20:29
Colourblocks
Name That Colour
Series, Animated, Children, Music, Educational
Set in the world of Colorland, characters Red, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange and Green embark on colorful adventures; they discover the world overflows with color.
20:29 - 20:31
Ladybird and Bee
Shiny Slidy Trail
Series, Animated, Children, Educational, Adventure
Ladybird and Bee follow a shiny sparkly trail through wild meadow to meet a new friend.
20:31 - 20:35
The Treebees
Lets Drive The Truck
Series, Children, Educational
An original high energy song about various types of trucks (mail truck, fire truck, library truck, cement truck, etc.) and the jobs they do, with a feature comparing big and small, left and right.
20:35 - 20:42
Odo
Saving Pigeon Post
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure
During a game of hide and seek, Doodle gets a funny feeling that Pigeon Post is in trouble; Together with the flamingos, they leave the game in order to rescue Pigeon Post who is, indeed, stuck in a tree.
20:42 - 20:53
Super Mighty Makers
Chicken Chucker
Series, Children, Arts/crafts
Arnav's brother, Ahan, is a super smart kid who loves sports and Arnav, especially when Arnav helps him with math; Arnav wants to make a craft that makes math fun for his little brother.
20:53 - 21:00
Now You Know
Ice Cream
Series, Children, Educational, Animated
Howie and Baboo visit an ice cream shop where they taste chocolate ice cream and mix ingredients to make banana-flavoured ice cream.
21:00 - 21:03
Bamboo Loves Parasports
Track and Field and Para Athletics
Series, Animated
Bamboo Love and friends learn and experience the similarities and differences between Track Running and Para Track Athletics.
21:03 - 21:10
Step by Step Let's Dance
Series, Children, Dance
21:10 - 21:12
16 Hudson
Digital Safety
Series, Animated, Children, Educational, Adventure
Lili, Lola, and their Safety Cat Kensington explain why it's important to ask before playing any app.
21:12 - 21:23
MojoSwoptops
Stinkano
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure
Mojo Swoptops and Bo help their friends in Swoppiton; with Mojo's top-swapping ability and Bo's plans, they work well together.
21:23 - 21:46
PAW Patrol
Mighty Pups Stop the Mighty Queen; Mighty Pups Stop the Hiccups
Series, Animated, Children, Educational, Adventure
The Mighty Pups must stop Sweetie from using her new powers to take over Adventure Bay; Mighty Nano gets the hiccups, so it's up to Liberty and the Mighty Pups to find a cure.
21:46 - 21:50
TVOkids Hosted Breaks
Fun and Games: Strawberry Popsicles
Series, Educational
Make popsicles with Gabrielle!
21:50 - 22:11
Audrey's Shelter
Tortoise Trouble; Photo Finish
Series, Animated, Children, Adventure, Animals
The shelter welcomes Chloe, a herpetologist, who comes to study Tal, the Angonoka tortoise; Audrey and Tommy do everything they can to make Rina, the baby Sumatran rhino, feel comfortable for the photo.
22:11 - 22:13
Create
Painting: Blending
Series, Children, Arts/crafts, Educational
Our artist shows how a bit of water can help to blend some colors in your painting.
22:13 - 22:26
Carl the Collector
High Hopes
Series, Animated, Children, Educational, Entertainment
Forrest wishes he was taller.
22:26 - 22:37
Project Rube
Operation Perfect Strike
Series, Children, Science
Line them up and knock them down, Morley and his team are making a Rube Goldberg machine that can bowl the perfect game.
22:37 - 23:04
Odd Squad
Double O Trouble
Series, Children, Educational, Entertainment
Aarti Craft turns all the agents in Chicago into paper dolls except for two, Oxford and Rosalind, who avoid her powers and join the Mobile Unit to stop Aarti for good.
23:04 - 23:07
Odd Squad: Extras
Book of Games Part 4
Series, Entertainment
The Slime Bucket Walk game.
23:07 - 23:29
Interstellar Ella
Animated, Children, Entertainment, Adventure
Slippy and Ella can't agree on what fun adventure they will go on together so they each head off on their own; then, Ella wants to be just like her mom and plans to skate, scooter race and geyser jump her way to a trophy!
23:29 - 23:55
Wild Kratts
The Other Martins
Series, Children, Educational, Science, Nature, Animals, Animated
A bird called the purple martin causes confusion.
23:55 - 00:07
Secrets Of The Forest
Mystery of the Forest Flames
Series, Children, Nature
In Pukaskwa National Park, Travis joins Basil from Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nations; he shares how indigenous people use fire to maintain the land since time immemorial.