Last Monday’s seventh and deciding game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers — the last two Canadian teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs — drew an overnight, estimated, broadcast and specialty audience of 3,247,000 viewers. (Ages 2+ across Canada.) An estimated 2,027,000 watched the 9:15pm ET start, won by the Oilers, on Sportsnet
Attention Hearties–and especially Hickies! Or is that Bennies? This week’s episode of brioux.tv: the podcast features Ben Rosenbaum. For over a decade, he’s played Jack of all trades Mike Hickam on When Calls the Heart, the longest-running series on both Hallmark and Super Channel. Ben joins several WCTH castmates who can be heard in conversation on
ABC/DIsney gve host Jimmy Kimmel far too much ammunition for his annual Upfront eulogy before ad buyers this past week in New York. The star-studded gathering, which featured big names from Disney feature films and their streaming and sports ventures, helped distract from what was otherwise a tough year for media giants. That whole, lets
Thursday night, Young Sheldon ends a seven season run with two back-to-back episodes on CBS and CTV. Gone are the day, however, when the end of a sitcom would command record-breakng audiences. CBS is trying to goose the numbers, of course. The Chuck Lorre-produced sitcom will welcome back Jim Parsons (an executive producer and narrator
Rogers stepped up big time for the third season of Canada’s Got Talent, pledging a million dollar first prize win for the successful finalist. Big money from sponsors was also added throughout the season for judge’s buzzer winners. It all added up to the biggest TV prize money in Canadian television history. Tuesday’s finale saw
Earlier this week at their annual upfront in New York, the Fox Network announced their planned schedule for the 2024-25 season. Unlike CBS, Fox’s new offerings are not based on existing I.P.’s or simply spun off from current franchises, so points for originality in an age where playing it safe is the new norm. The
Evanka Osmak helps us keep score most nights along with Ken Reid at the Sportsnet Central desk. She’s taking her own shot now in the publishing world with her first novel, a cool book for kids ages 6-11 titled “Ali Hoops.” The PlumLeaf Press release, featuring illustrations by Megan Chew, is all about a young
When we think of mom’s, we think of apple pie and picnics, lunches made before being shipped off to school – basically everything it takes to make a house a home. Mothers, however, haven’t always had it so easy on television. They are often portrayed as witches or villains or simply the butt of all