Did you ever go on a theme park ride and wished you hadn’t? Maybe something went wrong. Maybe you got stuck at the top of the Wild Mouse at the Canadian Nationa Exhibition back when you were ten and had to walk all the way down on the side of the metal support structure. Maybe
It seems only four things matter to Canadian TV viewers during this summer of social distancing and isolation: newscasts, America’s Got Talent, Big Brother and the Toronto Raptors. Those four categories took every spot in the English Canadian Top-10 shows the week of August 17-23 according to data published Tuesday by Numeris. Here are the
In the past, broadcasters have hyped new seasons with slogans such as, “A Fall Like No Other!” This year it’s true. Soundstages being shut down due to COVID-19 have delayed the start of production for many scripted series. As a result, broadcasters are slapping together fall schedules and relying heavily on banked reality fare and
The Canadian drama Transplant comes to America Tuesday night with one of the strongest endorsements ever from a major US television critic: “The series will make its debut as the best medical show on American television, which is something given the competition,” writes John Anderson in The Wall Street Journal. “And while it’s a bit
As we edge towards fall, broadcasters are starting to reveal more about their patched together, pandemic-impacted schedules. Leave it to The Conners then to try to stitch things together. Co-star and executive producer Sara Gilbert went on Good Morning America Thursday and revealed this poster for the upcoming third season of the re-booted sitcom. Featured
If you have one of those fancy new Rogers’ Ignite TV remotes, the ones activated by simple voice commands, try saying “Fun At Home” into it. No, get your mind out of the gutter. I’m sure somebody else is working on that. This “Fun At Home” command will lead you to Zone-tv, a new world
Early exits by the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers as well as warm summer months seem to have quickly melted interest in this summer’s COVID-delayed coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. A glance at the most-recent, Aug. 10 – 16, 2020, English Canada Top 30 Live+7 totals as tabulated by Numeris tells the story.
The Elephant is in the room: Monday is the start of the Republican National Convention in the United States. It sort of takes place in Charlotte, NC, although this year it is mainly a virtual, on-line event spread over four days. President Donald Trump accepted his party’s nomnation first thing Monday morning and threatens to