News and sports. That’s pretty much what we’re down to on broadcast television as the summer months begin. Only three shows cracked the million mark the week of June 14-20 in English Canada. If you combined the average audiences watching the same Round 2 NHL playoff games on Sportsnet and CBC that week, hockey was
Friday is always a big launch day for streaming services, but especially in the first weekend of summer. If you subscribe, therefore, to Netflix, Disney+, Peacock, Hulu or others, you should fine something fun to watch this weekend. If not, there’s always hockey. Here are some suggested picks: Miley Cyrus Presents Stand By You (Peacock).
As flagged Thursday on the “news burrito”12:36, the reboot of Clone High has its first table read Thursday. This is great news for fans of the hilarious, Canadian-American original which premiered 19 years ago on YTV and MTV. I watched every episode back in the day with my son Dan, now 28, and we both
There was once a joke on The Larry Sanders Show that went like this: Paula (Janeane Garafalo) tried to bluff Larry (Garry Shandling) that she’s leaving to take a producers job at Conan (a fledgling series at the time of the early ’90s episode). Sanders asks how long she thinks that will last; Paula swallows hard and
With most imported series done for the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs eliminated from the NHL playoffs, the Top 30 most-watched shows in English Canada took a tumble into the bland days of early summer. According to Numeris, here’s how things looked in English Canada in Live+7 totals the week of June 7 -13:
Kevin Can F**k Himself premiered June 13 on the streaming service AMC+ and just this past Sunday, June 20, on regular AMC. For me, this was a bit of a return to a US cable network which soared with shows such as Breaking Bad, Mad Men and Better Call Saul but which has been all
Barbara Williams, CBC’s Executive Vice-President, announced Friday that the public broadcaster was stepping up its committment to advance equity and representation. Effective immediately, CBC will require that at least 30 per cent of all key creative roles on any new original scripted or unscripted content will be held by producers who self-identify as indigenous, Black/and/or
Herb Tarlek earned a place of honour on TV’s Mount Rushmore of boorish, weasel-y characters. The WKRP in Cincinnati sales manager just oozed phony charm with every, “Hey big guy” entrance. The white shoes, white belt, plaid jacket with elbow patches – it is a wonder Frank Bonner could even be heard over his wardrobe.