Hey–who wouldn’t want to go for a skate at Maple Leaf Gardens? Press were invited to bring their skates today as CBC held an open house at what was once known as the Carleton Street Cash Box. The arena, built during the Great Depression, has been shut down for a decade, used only occasionally as
Will the new Personal People Meter data further boost CBC’s No. 1 entertainment show? Tuesday night at 8 p.m. marks the seventh season premiere of the Rick Mercer Report, which averaged a shade under one million viewers a week last season. “I’m the one guy in Canada who wants an election,” Mercer joked two weeks
More evidence that the new PPMs are big event friendly: CTV`s The Amazing Race (hosted by Phil Keoghan, left) drew 2,861,000 viewers Sunday night according to BBM Canada overnight estimates.Race has always been a winner in Canada but Sunday`s season premiere was proportionally twice as successful in Canada as it was in the U.S. Not
Flashpoint came back with guns blazing Friday night, scoring a record 1,883,000 viewers for the third season launch. That is CTV only, out of simulcast. Carumba!The Toronto-based cop show, starring Enrico Colantoni and Hugh Dillon (gamely flanking some press weasel at last June’s ad upfront, above) was part of a big night for CTV. The
I’m always astounded at Ron James verbal dexterity. He can turn a phrase the way Paul Coffey can turn up ice. It looks effortless yet the speed and precision leaves you breathless.James wears his Maple Leaf proudly on his sleeve, earned after years of traveling across Canada performing at clubs and in concert. He’s literate
I rave to Scott Thompson of News Talk Radio CHML about my visit earlier this week to George Lucas’ tidy little “Big Rock” ranch out near San Francisco. The highlight for me were all the cool movie posters on the walls of the impressive film campus. Lucas has the world’s largest private collection of classic
The Personal People Meter data continues to astound. Huge numbers for returning shows–nearly three million counted for CTV’s Criminal Minds Wednesday night, for example. Weren`t grim crime dramas supposed to be so last year? It seems that certain shows and networks seem to have gained more from the new BBM Canada PPM data than others.The
Wish I had Erica Strange’s magic therapist so I could be sent back in time to meet deadlines to report on second season premieres of shows like Being Erica. But I don’t so this quick catch up will have to do.Being Erica‘s second season premiere Tuesday may not have been a ratings grabber (less than