AAB’s specialist in ‘Television Without Borders,’ Showcase continues its edgy programming with a batch of quirky new offerings. Six-parter The Grid targets terrorism and stars Dylan McDermott (The Practice)and Julianna Margulies (ER). The show preems Aug. 31 and runs Wednesdays at 10 p.m.
State of Play has an ambitious MP stunned when his research assistant and lover dies mysteriously in London’s underground. The thriller begins Sept. 3 and airs Saturdays at 5 p.m.
It’s Me…Gerald finds a documentary crew following the exploits of an unsuccessful-but-determined Canadian director, Gerald L’Ecuyer. A Showcase original series, the six eps start Sept. 4 and run Sundays at 9:30 p.m.
Showcase has picked up the Showtime cult hit Dead Like Me in which a group of dead people get afterlife jobs as Grim Reapers. Airs Mondays at 10 p.m., beginning Oct. 3.
And Weeds finds a suburban mom battling financial woes by becoming a pot dealer. The Showtime pickup will air Wednesdays at 10 p.m., beginning Oct. 12.
Showcase scores well against adults 18-49 and 25-54, with a slight male skew. It reaches 6.2 million subscriber households, according to Nielsen Media Research.
