Kim Bondi
Director
Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby (2024)
Season 1
Follow actor and writer Mark McKinney as he embarks on an epic quest to answer perhaps the most pressing question of our age – who are we when we’re not working? Mark travels throughout North America to meet the world’s most audacious hobbyists, and the communities of like-minded obsessives who nurture them, all to find that one, true, perfect hobby he can claim as his own.
Released Oct. 2, 2024
Episode 22 min
None+
S1E1 - Birding
Mark McKinney learns everything there is to know about birding and birdwatching – which, apparently, are two different things!
Oct. 2, 2024, midnight
S1E2 - Historical Re-Enactment
Mark McKinney joins his hobbyist host and travels to Ontario’s Kawarthas to spend two days living as a 14th century knight.
Oct. 9, 2024, midnight
S1E3 - 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, midnight
S1E4 - Watersports
Mark McKinney explores a cross section of aquatic sports including bodyboarding, synchronized swimming, and sailing on a 110 foot Tall Ship.
Oct. 23, 2024, midnight
S1E5 - 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. 30, 2024, midnight
S1E6 - Puppetry
Mark McKinney joins columnist, food critic, and avid amateur puppeteer, James Chatto, to learn about the art of puppetry.
Nov. 9, 2024, midnight
S1E7 - 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, midnight
S1E8 - 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, midnight
S1E9 - 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, midnight
S1E10 - Dancing
After being humiliated at a wrap party, Mark McKinney joins an old friend to explore and develop skills in a variety of forms of dance.
Nov. 30, 2024, midnight
Network: CTV
Episode Runtime: 22 min.
Season Runtime: 220 min.
Released: Oct. 2, 2024
Last Air Date: Nov. 30, 2024, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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