The top three scripted TV shows in all of Canada last week were all shot in Toronto: Combat Hospital (above, with 1,507,000 viewers), Rookie Blue (1,380,000) and Flashpoint (1,369,000). Who says Canadians won’t watch Canadian programs? ‘Course, they were all beat by the return of the summer snoop opera Big Brother on Global (1,734,000).The Sunday return
So you’re asking yourself–what is the late Rodney Dangerfield doing in a shot with Yannick Bisson from Murdoch Mysteries? Well, hold onto your funding grants–that’s none other than our beloved Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, guest starring as Desk Sargent Armstrong in the July 20 episode “Confederate Treasure” (City, 8/9c).It kinda looks to me like Harper and
Flashpoint hit its target and then some in its fourth season opener Friday with 1.4 million viewers across Canada. In even better news, the Toronto-based cop drama (featuring Hugh Dillon, right) had a strong return in simulcast on CBS, where it drew 6.23 million viewers. That ranked it ahead of a repeat of CSI: New
Once again, Larry David does the impossible. He makes a hero out of Bill Buckner.Red Sox fans have never forgiven the long-retired first baseman for letting the ball scoot through his legs, costing Boston their first World Series in 70 years. It’s been 25 years and two Series titles later but still the man is
Canada’s No. 1 show: the performance finale of The Voice It was a slow week in television in Canada. Nothing cracked the two million mark and only two shows did better than 1.5 million–Combat Hospital and the performance finale of The Voice. Newscasts got a boost thanks to the visit of the Duke and Duchess
TSN scored a touchdown picking up those excellent 30 for 30 sports documentaries from ESPN. Now they`re trying to take the ball themselves starting with The Extra Yard: Inside the 2011 Argos (premiering Sunday at 10 p.m.). The first of four hour-long episodes follows 80 hopefuls through the rigors of a Toronto Argonaut training camp.I spoke with
From Friday’s The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: The royal couple will be visiting eight major cities during their nine days in Canada. That’s amazing to me. Canada has eight major cities?
Are you a royal watcher? Need to know what Wills & Kate are up to on their cross-Canada trek? Me neither but here at Toronto.com is a handy royal stalker’s guide for your mom. Coverage begins today at 2 p.m. ET with the pair landing in Ottawa, then it’s off to Burger King for a