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 According to Jim
Jim Belushi stars as Jim, the macho everyman, with a soft spot for his beautiful wife, Cheryl (Courtney Thorne-Smith), and their three precocious kids -- Ruby (Taylor Atelian), Gracie (Billi Bruno) and Kyle (Conner Rayburn). A success at his construction business and the family breadwinner, at home Jim seems to keep Cheryl in constant turmoil with his boyish bravado and ever-willful antics. But their underlying love for each other guarantees they are in this marriage for keeps.
 Blind Date
The original “reality dating” show, Blind Date continues to mesmerize TV audiences with its combination of comedy and relationships. With bold personalities, exotic locales, risqué situations and amusing pop-ups Blind Date continues to deliver the trials and tribulations of singles searching for love. This season, relationships will get a whole lot funnier!
Canada Contacto
Produced by OMNI Television for worldwide broadcast to over 17 million households via Radio Television Portugal International (RTPI), Canada Contacto marks OMNI's first production to premiere globally, and reaffirms OMNI Television's place as a world class multilingual broadcaster. The weekly series profiles individual Portuguese speaking Canadians and tells how they, personally, have influenced Canada. Plus, Canada Contacto visits the many Portuguese speaking communities throughout Ontario to learn their stories.
Corpo e Alma (Body and Soul)
Corpo e Alma covers the Portuguese Canadian medical scene, bringing guest experts in health-related fields from our studio right into your home. The programme will discuss various health problems such as autism, cancer and obesity, and also look into alternative medicine, acupuncture and many more topics related to health. Look to Corpo e Alma for the latest information about healthcare direct from experts in the field.
 Edo Kai Tora (Here & Now)
Awarded internationally and nationally for its excellence, this popular, locally produced programme maintains an enduring appeal across audiences young and old. As OMNI.1's most accessible, interactive Greek-language programme to date, Edo Kai Tora provides a forum for discussion of social and community related issues by offering in-depth coverage of the Greek community, in addition to regular news and entertainment segments, each week. Now featuring the Fat Boy Food Review with Angelo Tsarouchas as he uncovers the food secrets of great restaurants.
Ecce Homo
Cantonese language version of Ecce Homo, a series that documents the human adventure through the ages and explores our similarities and differences. The series crosses all cultures and generations, and covers universal topics such as Love, Family, Conflict and Laughter.
Hispanic Roots
Newly expanded to 60 minutes in Fall 2006, Hispanic Roots is a weekly Spanish language programme designed to serve as a voice on local community and social issues. By exploring topics of interest to Hispanic peoples of different origins through their common bond of language, Hispanic Roots will help bring together its diverse Spanish speaking audience. Hispanic Roots will inform, educate and entertain with community-oriented content – including interview/profiles and a local talent segment -- that best reflects the Spanish speaking Diaspora.
 Home Improvement
Stand-up comic Tim Allen, who specialized in "macho" humor, brought his act to television in this light TV comedy about family man Tim Taylor. Home Improvement revolves around Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor, the accident prone host of a Detroit, Michigan cable TV show, Tool Time, a cheerful mix of fix-it advice and family humor.
 Italian Afternoon
Airing weekday afternoons, Italian Afternoon is dedicated to delivering the latest news from Italy as well as covering the stories that affect the Italian community here at home. RAI International is the source of this new international coverage coming directly from Rome, Monday thru Friday. The TG1 newscast airs in the first half-hour, right after a local news update, and will bring viewers up-to-date with the most recent news and events from Italy. Other segments featured in this hour long broadcast will include daily topical features of interest to the local Italian community.
 King Of The Hill
An animated portrait of small town dynamics, King of the Hill follows the day-to-day activities of Hank Hill, his 'average' family and their neighbours in a suburban Texas town where it's everybody's business to know everybody else's business.
 Lehen Malti
Lehen Malti offers the Maltese community 30 minutes of first-run language programming on a weekly basis, in a magazine-style format.
 Macedonian Heritage Hour
Now in a newly expanded 60-minute format, Macedonian Heritage Hour is focused on the happenings in Ontario's Macedonian community, featuring music, interviews and reports from cultural events. The programme also features news from Macedonia and the Macedonian diaspora.
 Maury
Maury Povich explores the compelling issues that impact teens, their parents and society as a whole. A veteran journalist, Povich is well known for his ability to get to the heart of the matter. He is also a husband, father and grandfather, whose compassion has helped him form a natural bond with guests and viewers.
 Na Luzie
Na Luzie (Laid Back) has a contemporary approach to the entertainment scene, and is a full hour loaded with community events, profiles of local artists and musicians, music videos and a cooking segment.
 Noi Românii
Noi Românii is a weekly 30 minute programme that focuses on Romanian life in Ontario through news, interviews and entertainment, including: profiles of local artists, performances, community events, plus video clips from Romania.
OMNI Culture
Recently honoured for its excellence by the Canadian Ethnic Journalists' & Writer's Club, OmniCulture is a groundbreaking series that combines OMNI News features with reports produced by OMNI'S Diversity Programming Unit. The hour long programme covers unique human-interest stories that originate in ethnocultural communities throughout Ontario and provides a close-up perspective on the rich diversity that surrounds us.
Out There
Out There is a fun, light-hearted tale of the trials and tribulations of a pop culture television entertainment journalist. From the latest buzz on the movies to what’s hot and happening in the music scene, Out There offers a compelling spin on the world of entertainment. Out There stars well known celebrity interviewer Melissa DiMarco. Melissa already has an incredible track record for getting up close and personal with hundreds of the most coveted celebrities in the world and for unraveling interesting pop culture stories. This fun, quirky show combines entertainment interviews with the behind-the-scenes story of what happens leading up to and following the interviews.
 Pasquale's Kitchen Express
Pasquale's Kitchen Express is a fast-paced, fun half hour of cooking, singing (and eating!) that will appeal to everyone. In each episode, Chef Pasquale Carpino shows the audience his own brand of haute cuisine as he philosophizes and serenades us with light opera while preparing a full course meal for four people, in record time.
Revival…The Best From Our Past
New for Fall 2006, Revival…The Best From Our Past offers a diary of successes, challenges and events that helped shape the local Italian community over the past quarter century through rare footage and features from such viewer favourites as Domenica In Diretta; Incontri; Noi Oggi and SoloMusica along with memorable moments from select OMNI-TV Special Presentations and OMNI News programming.
 Russian Waves
OMNI.1 presents two Russian-language programmes weekly: the hour-long Morning Waves presents an in-depth look at local community issues, human interest stories and profiles of people who are making waves within the community.
Slovenský svet (Slovak world)
Slovenský svet (Slovak world) is a weekly half-hour magazine-style program dedicated to the Slovak community in Ontario. The programme explores the roots of the Canadian Slovaks with the aim of preserving the Slovak language and cultural traditions abroad. Slovenský svet covers cultural, social and business activities in the community, introduces interesting members of the community to its viewers, provides valuable information for Slovak immigrants to Canada, and brings news from Slovakia.
 Svitohliad
Current affairs programme Svitohliad presents comprehensive interviews and in-depth features on topics especially relevant to Canadians of Ukrainian heritage.
Yak Bulo Kolys
Yak Bulo Kolys (Remember When) is a half-hour series of stories from the archives of Svitohliad, including trips to Ukraine in 1989 and 1991 and memorable events and personalities in the Toronto Ukrainian community.
 Two and A Half Men
This Emmy Award-nominated comedy is about men, women, sex, dating, divorce, mothers, single parenthood, sibling relations, surrogate families, money and, most importantly, love. More specifically, it's about the lives of two brothers, one brother's son (Jake), and the many women who surround them. Despite the complexities of their lives and their own strained relationship, the brothers have one thing in common--they both love Jake and want what's best for him. As a result, they manage to create a little family unit that promises to make each of them a better man.
World Cuisine
OMNI.1 offers Ontario's German community 30 minutes of language programming with World Cuisine, cooking up appetizing meals with an authentic flair.
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