Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby - Season 1

Season 1

Episodes

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.
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