The CW Slots Private Eyes West Coast and Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent for October 5 Double Premiere
The CW is pairing two Canadian crime dramas on Monday nights this autumn, with the series premiere of Private Eyes West Coast at 8 p.m. on October 5, 2026, followed by the Season 2 return of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent at 9 p.m. the same night (Deadline, 17 August 2026).
Private Eyes West Coast is a spinoff of the Canadian series Private Eyes, which ran from 2016 to 2021. Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson reprise their roles as private investigators Matt Shade and Angie Everett, who leave their P.I. firm for the Canadian West Coast seeking a quieter life — only for a night out to land them at a murder scene. The first season runs 10 episodes, and Deadline's 2026 TV premiere dates guide categorises the show as a "new dramedy series" (Deadline, 17 August 2026; Deadline, 13 August 2026).
The series is produced by Lionsgate Canada, with an executive producer roster that includes Sarah Dodd, Jennifer Kassabian, Shawn Piller, Lloyd Segan, Jocelyn Hamilton, Darren Giblin and Priestley himself (Deadline, 17 August 2026).
Following Private Eyes West Coast at 9 p.m., Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent opens its second season with its detective duo intact: Detective Sergeant Henry Graff, played by Aden Young, and Detective Sergeant Frankie Bateman, played by Kathleen Munroe. The pair anchor the Specialized Criminal Investigations Unit, which also includes Inspector Vivienne Holness (Karen Robinson), Deputy Crown Attorney Theo Forrester (K.C. Collins), pathologist Dr. Lucy Da Silva (Nicola Correia-Damude) and tech expert Mark Yohannes (Araya Mengesha) (Deadline, 17 August 2026).
The series is produced by Lark Productions and Cameron Pictures in association with Universal Global Television and Citytv. Tassie Cameron serves as showrunner and executive producer, with executive producers Erin Haskett, Amy Cameron, David Valleau, Alex Patrick and Wanda Chaffey alongside her (Deadline, 17 August 2026).
For viewers who followed Private Eyes across its original five-season run, the spinoff picks up with familiar faces in a new setting. For those who came to Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent in its first season, the Season 2 premiere brings the same investigative team back to a new slate of cases. Both shows land on the same night, an hour apart, giving The CW a two-hour block of Canadian crime programming to open the week.
