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Here’s a bit of retro Canadiana that’s back in a new way just when we need it most: Speaker’s Corner. Remember the cool little video booth set up at 299 Queen Street West in Toronto? It quickly became a tourist attraction outside Citytv 30 years ago in 1990. Other booths were positioned in Ottawa, Vancouver

Another month, another 30 days shuffling through hundreds of titles and trailers in search of content to carry you through a crisis (or two). Here is the latest brioux.tv pandemic picks: Ramy (Netflix). I came late to the first season of this series, which stars stand-up comedian and Golden Globe award-winning actor Ramy Youssef. He

A quick program note: hat’s off to ET Canada for turning this week into Reunion Week. It’s a simple idea and one perfectly suited to today’s desire for some TV comfort food: reunite the stars of old TV shows and bring viewers up to date on where are they now. While American television has never

MON., JUNE 1 Iconic: TLC (The CW). Jordin Sparks hosts this salute to the female music group TLC. Four contemporary artists will be showcased from home covering TLC’s greatest hits. Surviving bandmembers will then select one to perform a final number. Based on a Korean TV format. TUES., JUNE 2 Dirty John: The Betty Broderick

They say it’s a dog’s life. Unfortunately, it is not always pretty. Especially internationally. That’s the main take away from Rescuing Rex, a 90-minute doggie documentary premiering Saturday at 9 p.m. ET on TVOntario. I’d say watch with your dog but Fido might run off and hide under the table. This is not about canine

Transplant hit it’s highest overnight number yet on Wednesday with an estimated 1,291,000 CTV viewers. Look for that season finale number to soar close to two million in a week-and-a-half when the Live+7 totals are calculated. The first year medical drama, recently acquired by NBC in the US, has finished the season strong. It ranked

Let’s be fair. CBC has had, as the Queen once famously said, an annus horribilis. More than any other broadcaster, the pandemic ripped through their winter/spring schedule. Three months of huge Saturday ratings for a Stanley Cup playoff run packed with Canadian teams were completely wiped out. CBC lost countless hours of programming along with