Comedies from Robin Williams, Andy Samberg, Rebel Wilson join City lineup

TORONTO – New comedies starring Robin Williams, Rebel Wilson, Andy Samberg and Anna Faris are heading to City this fall.

Rogers Media — which runs City as well as specialty channels including FX Canada, Sportsnet, OMNI and OLN — announced a 2013-2014 lineup that includes fresh laughs from “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, “The Big Bang Theory” creator Chuck Lorre and “Parks and Recreation” creator/producers Dan Goor and Michael Schur.

The fall slate includes Faris’ single parent sitcom “Mom,” MacFarlane’s multi-generational series “Dads,” Samberg’s cop comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” Wilson’s single-camera “Super Fun Night” and Williams’ father-daughter laugher “The Crazy Ones,” co-starring Sarah Michelle Gellar as his daughter.

Also new is the army-set “Enlisted,” the baseball-themed “Back in the Game” and the Canuck romantic comedy “Package Deal.”

Six new fall dramas include “Lucky 7,” “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland” and “Betrayal.” The sudsy music series “Nashville,” meanwhile, moves over to City after airing season one on CTV Two.

Shaw Media, which runs Global and a raft of specialty channels including Showcase, HGTV and Slice, is slated to reveal its upcoming lineup Wednesday. Bell Media, which runs CTV as well as specialty channels including Bravo, Much and Comedy, will announce its plans Thursday.

Overall, City’s 2013-14 fall and mid-season prime-time schedule features 16 imports — eight comedies, six dramas and two reality series.

The network also boasts of five new and two returning homegrown series, including fresh reality shows “The Project: Guatemala,” “Storage Wars Canada” and “Meet the Family.”

Returning fall dramas include “Revolution,” “Scandal,” “Revenge” and “The Carrie Diaries.”

Returning fall comedy series include “How I Met Your Mother,” “2 Broke Girls,” “Modern Family,” “New Girl,” “The Mindy Project,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Raising Hope” and “The Middle.”

New mid-season comedies include the Alexis Bledel vehicle “Us & Them” and the original animated adult comedy “Mother Up!” featuring the voice of Eva Longoria. They join returning laughers “Mike & Molly,” “Suburgatory,” “Community” and the homegrown “Seed.”