Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby - Season 1

Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby - Season 1

Season 1

Network
DatesOct 2, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024

Episodes

Birding
Season 1Episode 122 min

Birding

Mark McKinney travels to the Canadian shores of Lake Erie to learn about birding and birdwatching; he embarks on a journey to the Long Point Nature Preserve, tags and releases birds at a Birds Canada outpost.

Oct 2, 2024
Historical Re-Enactment
Season 1Episode 222 min

Historical Re-Enactment

Mark McKinney joins his hobbyist host, Aurora, and travels to Ontario's Kawarthas to spend two days living as a 14th century knight. With pavilions and tents pitched in the middle of a field, Mark will dress, eat, live, and sleep in a wholly medieval world – where he will also help with cooking, try his hand at archery, learn longsword techniques, take in a duel between two knights, and, ultimately, perform a bespoke "medieval stand up comedy set" as his offering to the May Queen who presides over the weekend events. Airs: Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTV.ca, and the CTV app.

Oct 9, 2024
Barbershop Quartet Singing
Season 1Episode 322 min

Barbershop Quartet Singing

Mark McKinney joins a Toronto-based barbershop quartet as he learns the techniques that go into the art of singing in harmony.

Oct 16, 2024
Watersports
Season 1Episode 422 min

Watersports

Mark McKinney explores a cross section of aquatic sports including bodyboarding, synchronized swimming, and sailing on a 110 foot Tall Ship.

Oct 24, 2024
Robots
Season 1Episode 522 min

Robots

Mark McKinney visits San Jose, Cali. to explore the world of robotics, where he shops for the parts required to build his dream hockey bot.

Oct 31, 2024
Puppetry
Season 1Episode 622 min

Puppetry

Mark McKinney joins columnist, food critic, and avid amateur puppeteer, James Chatto, to learn about the art of puppetry.

Nov 9, 2024
Pop Culture Collecting
Season 1Episode 722 min

Pop Culture Collecting

Joined by 'Superstore' castmate, Ben Feldman, Mark McKinney visits Sherman Oaks Antique Mall to learn about the allure of vintage treasures.

Nov 9, 2024
Fly Fishing
Season 1Episode 822 min

Fly Fishing

Mark McKinney heads off to the wilderness of Southern Ontario and the Grand River to learn all about the wide world of fly fishing.

Nov 16, 2024
Italian Cooking
Season 1Episode 922 min

Italian Cooking

Mark McKinney is joined by comedians Debra DiGiovanni and Margaret Cho to learn the trade of Italian cooking and baking.

Nov 23, 2024
Dancing
Season 1Episode 1022 min

Dancing

After being humiliated on the dance floor at a wrap party, Mark McKinney is determined to learn how to dance; Maria Vacratsis, an old friend, joins Mark and the two embark on a journey to explore a variety of dances, including ballroom and more.

Nov 30, 2024

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