The Oscars were huge, and Big Bang continues to explode. Here’s the rest of the story for the week of February 21 to 27 in Canada according to 2+ overnight estimates. MONDAYCharlie Sheen’s public meltdown—has it hurt or helped the Two and a Half Men ratings? Last Monday’s rerun drew 1,910,000 CTV viewers, second only
CBC radio alert: What does yesterday’s decision by the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal to allow private broadcasters to negotiate carriage fees mean for consumers?I’ve been asked to speak to this issue today on a cross-country marathon of CBC syndicated radio stations. It’s a bit like being asked to explain Charlie Sheen, but I’m giving it a
Did the morning after radio chat with my buddy Mike Miller at Lima, Ohio’s WIMA this a.m. The subject, of course, was Oscars and despite a little mid-show Crystal correction what a drag it all was this year. It’s not just me saying it. Roger Ebert called it the worst Oscarcast he’s ever seen. Salon’s Matt Zoeller
Plenty of drama in CBC’s Dragons’ Den. Ousted Dragon W. Brett Wilson is hot on the spin trail, appearing on Calgary’s Breakfast Television Monday morning to address his departure from the hit CBC reality series. The 53-year-old venture capitalist says he couldn’t come to terms on a couple of key points, including availability (he had a
Hathaway and Franco. Paging Billy Crystal Boy did I pick a bad year to live tweet the Academy Awards. The snark was flying at the start of the annual film industry salute but most of the fun evaporated an hour into this boring train wreck. After a while, I’d look at my laptop and see 19 minutes had
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards airs live Sunday night begining at 8:30 p.m. on ABC and CTV. I’ll be like snarking on the annual Oscar deal over at Twitter. Follow me @BillBriouxTV. Let the 140 characters or less hilarity begin.James Franco and Anne Hathaway host this year’s Oscarfest, a departure from the usual stand up
Couple of CBC things that make you go “huh” on a Thursday. First is the news that started to filter in yesterday that 18 to Life is officially dead. Odd this call was made the week the show took a major jump in the ratings. This Monday, 18 to Life pulled 381,000 viewers, up over
Buckbuckbuckbwaaaat? Starting Monday, Rogers is offering cable subscribers in Ontario a 24 hour rotisserie chicken channel. This is no joke. Just endless shots of chicken roasting on a spit. And you thought Americans were pissed before because they couldn’t get Aljazeera.The Chicken Channel is 100% sponsored by rotisserie restaurant chain Swiss Chalet. Always so good