TV theme songs are a lost art. Just look at how Glee, a musical, took a complete pass on a theme song this season. It has the shortest, lamest title sequence ever–simply the word “Glee” quickly flashed on screen. Blink and you miss it. Guess executive producer Ryan Murphy wanted to leave more room for
What’s this? Canadians watching Canadian TV shows? It was true all weekend as these made-in-Canada favourites pulled mass audiences across the nation. The weekend CanCon leaders, excluding newscasts (all figures BBM Canada overnight estimates):1. Hockey Night in Canada Leafs/Rangers (Sat., CBC): 1,718,0002. Flashpoint (Fri., CTV): 1,642,0003. Battle of the Blades (Sun., CBC): 1,578,0004. Heartland (Sun.,
The 2009-2010 season may be remembered as the years comedy came back. Three sitcoms, The Big Bang Theory (No. 3 overall), The Office and Two and a Half Men were in the U.S. Top 10 last week among 18-49-year-olds. Eleven of the Top 20 18-49 were comedies, including old favourites Family Guy and The Simpsons
How does The Border compete against Grey’s Anatomy? Grey’s, starring Katherine Heigl, right, did 2,884,000 Thursday night on CTV, winning the night and flooding the CBC drama which managed just 427,000 opposite it at 9 p.m.The weak Doc Zone lead in (395,000) sure didn’t help The Border‘s chances.Global’s Survivor Samoa was No. 2 overall on
By the time this season is over, Dragon’s Den may emerge as CBC’s highest rated show–ahead of Battle of the Blades, the Rick Mercer Report, even Hockey Night in Canada.The venture capital series, featuring prickly dragon Kevin O`Leary, drew 1,678,000 viewers Wednesday night according to BBM Canada overnight estimates.Up against high powered imports on CTV
Has Being Erica bottomed out? The second year CBC series dipped below the Brampton Barrier in Week Four, delivering just 410,000 viewers Tuesday night according to BBM Canada overnight estimates.Worse, the hour long series seems immune to the PPM bounce. Other shows on other channels continue to get a big lift on Tuesday night. Tops
House continues to have a stranglehold on the Monday night ratings in Canada, scoring 2,884,000 viewers in its most recent outing according to BBM Canada’s overnight PPM estimates.A strong second on the night in Canada was CTV’s CSI: Miami at 2,280,000 followed by Monday night’s Dancing with the Stars performance show at just under two
Have an article in Wednesday’s Toronto Star on Tyra Banks going from “America’s Next Top Waddle” back to her slim, Size 8 supermodel self. Read the full story here at the newly redesigned thestar.com.Banks apparently shed 13.6 kilos and dropped four dress sizes. So much for her defiant, on-air declaration two years ago to “kiss