For Part Two of my conversation with “Programming Insider” Marc Berman, we continue with the back half of the Critics Quiz. What was the scariest thing you ever saw on television? Do you think the era of the late night TV talk show is about done? What was your most memorable Television Critics Association press
Here is the news on Lloyd Robertson — he was a class act all the way. The veteran news anchor had a ring side seat to history, covering everything from Expo ’67 to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. He brought Canadian news viewers the moon landings, the Quebec referendums, and countless reports on dozens
If you are reading this, you probably already follow Marc Berman, a.k.a. “Mister Television.” In 1997, while at Mediaweek, Marc created The Programming Insider, the daily, digital online destination for television and media. We’ve known each other since then through our membership in the Television Critics Association. We’ve both worked our way through platefuls of
Former co-star Jeff Wincott posted on social media that Scott Hylands has passed away. Fans of the CTV series Night Heat, which aired from 1985 to 1989, will remember Hylands as the more seasoned half of the team of detectives O’Brien and Giambone. Their characters were loosely based on real life NYPD veterans Sonny Grosso
Back in 2008, I had the pleasure of interviewing Peter Lassally, then winding up his extraordinary career in late night as executive producer of The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. For close to an hour, at his office deep within CBS Television City, Lassally regaled me with stories about Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Ferguson and
A true tastemaker and a real gentleman, legendary late night executive producer Peter Lassally died July 19 in Los Angeles. He was 93. Back in 2008, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Mr. Lassally as he was winding up his extraordinary career in late night with his final stint as executive producer of The
According to overnight estimates, the World Cup final drew an average minute audience of over 5.5 million Canadian viewers on Bell Media platforms TSN and CTV. Of the total, 1,672,000 were estimated to have watched on the main broadcast network CTV. The game, won by Spain 1-0 over Argentina, may have been a one-sided yawn
People ask me: which was your worst celebrity interview ever? I always reply without hesitation: Sam Neill. Born in Ireland and raised in New Zealand, the Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actor passed away July 13 at 78. He had shared on social media recently that tests showed he had licked a rare blood lymphoma.