This week on CHML, Scott Thompson wanted to know what the deal was with Christine Bentley’s departure last Friday on Canada’s most-watched local newscast, CTV News at Six.Bentley quietly announced she was leaving last week. The final newscast found her surrounded with colleagues old and new. She expressed a desire to allow room to give
Lookout! Ol’ yellow teeth is back! Monday night is the night Murdoch Mysteries finally comes to CBC. My mom gets one more chance to try and spot me as an extra–I’m Miner No. 7 in tonight’s episode, shot last year way up in Dawson City, The Yukon.City got one last airing out of Murdoch Mysteries
It’s not that The Mob Doctor or Revolution are bad shows. They’re just so, well, meh.The Mob Doctor, which debuts tonight at 9 p.m. on Fox (it snuck on a day earlier on CTV, where it will occupy the old Desperate Housewives slot), has an engaging enough cast. Jordana Spiro (Must Love Dogs) plays Grace,
Boardwalk Empire returns Sunday night at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and HBO Canada. The third season begins with “Nucky” (Steve Buscemi) no longer just “half a gangster” as the promotional materials for this series declares.The season premiere episode, “Resolution,” was written by series’ creator Terry Winter and directed by fellow executive producer Tim Van
Crystal, the monkey from NBC’s Animal Practice, may not like my mini review of her show, but I can’t go ape over all the new offerings. You can read my quick take on everything from Arrow, Nashville, Beauty and the Beast and Neighbors now by clicking on the tab directly above and to the right. That’s where you’ll find capsule
Martineau (left) with City News VP John Hennin Gord Martineau is in no hurry to leave City-TV. “I’ve had this conversation with my wife,” says Martineau, who earlier this week celebrated 35 years as City-TV’s nightly news anchor. “You’re never going to retire,” she concluded. “Right on,” he agreed. “I wouldn’t know what to do–I’d
Humble, Not-so-Humble, and Fred This time of year, I become radio-active. Beyond my usual weekly radio chats with Scott Thompson at CHML (and, occasionally, Mike Miller of Lima, Ohio’s WIMA), other hosts at other stations come calling for an expert take on the new TV season.But John Doyle is usually too busy so I end