These are transitional times in the broadcasting business. Things can get very bottom line quickly when ad revenues bottom out. I get it, therefore, when releases are sent signaling the end of an association with a broadcaster who has enjoyed a nice, long career. What I don’t get, lately, is that these folks don’t get
You know her now as Jann Arden’s (usually) more sensible sister Max on the shot-in-Calgary comedy JANN (Mondays on CTV). Zoie Palmer, however, already had a huge sci-fi following from her five seasons on the showcase fantasy series Lost Girl (2010-2015). Her character, Dr. Lauren Lewis, had a relationship with leather-clad succubus Bo (Anna Silk)
The Good Doctor is in at No. 1 on Numeris’ weekly Top-30 for the week of Sept. 27 – Oct. 03, 2021. While other usual suspects have come roaring back, the response to new shows this fall, among English Canadian viewers, seems less healthy so far. Here’s the Top-10 for the week in terms of
Check out the trailer, released today, for “The Beatles: Get Back.” The three-part docuseries is re-born from the ashes of Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s 1970 documentary feature. The new, extended version, directed by Peter Jackson, was re-edited from nearly 60 hours of unseen footage shot over 21 days in January of 1969. The footage is fully restored
I know what you’re thinking – do I really need another over-the-top, fancy-shmantzy streaming service in Canada? Well, you’re getting one anyway and it is packed with content – some of it Canadian in origin – and pretty darn affordable. Discovery, Inc., announced today that their streaming service discovery+, launched back in January of this
Had enough turkey? In more of a mood for a roast? Reach-y I know but, hey, it is Canadian Thanksgiving, so I’m in half-speed holiday mode as I note tonight’s premiere of Roast Battle Canada on CTV Comedy. This is one of those shows where two stand-up comedians face off against one another, hurling insults
It was so nice of Citytv and Rogers to send red roses and candles and coasters and romantic paraphernalia to celebrate my daughter Katie and her fiancé Mo getting engaged this weekend. Oh, wait – no, this is to promote Bachelor in Paradise Canada, premiering tonight over two hours starting at 8 pm ET on
Are you a fan of disaster films? Then you might like All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs, a five-part docuseries streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. This project, produced by Toronto’s Cream Productions (the same folks behind CNN’s recent sitcom and late night docuseries) may eventually grow in stature. Say in 50 years, like how