The same old bands winning the same old awards took some of the fizz out of last night’s Juno Awards. CTV says they drew 1,227,000 on the overnight, estimated CTV “Total” scale; the BBM NMR commerical tally counted just 1,073,000 CTV viewers from 9-11. Either way that’s down from the 1,337,000 who tuned in last
Ay, carumba! Ditching The Simpsons, part of CBC’s slash and burn plan (as reported here in Variety), is a bad idea, man. As one former Canadian network executive (there’s been a lot of them lately) said to me recently, “The Simpsons have saved more Canadian networks than probably any other show.”Just this past Wednesday, The
Want some clear answers about this whole CBC mess? Check out the video of CBC News Today host Suhana Meharchand going straight after Minister of Heritage James Moore in this spot posted here at cbc.ca. Go to the site, check under “Related” and look on the right for the VIDEO link to Meharchand and Moore.
Details about how the 800 CBC job cuts will impact the English language TV and radio schedules are starting to spill. Check out the latest postings at InsideTheCBC.com.I heard a few details driving home from an afternoon hockey game while listening to 680News. Fewer episodes of Little Mosque and Being Erica, plus less sports coverage,
Last night’s sixth season finale of the Rick Mercer Report drew 1,095,000 viewers according to BBM NMR overnight estimates, beating even Jeopardy! When all the final numbers are in on the 22 week season, Mercer’s show will have averaged right around the million mark for 2008-2009, a 2% increase over last season’s average of 971,000
This week’s CHML Talk Radio talk is all about that wacky Letterman wedding, CBC budget cuts and my trip to New York to interview Denis Leary on the set of Rescue Me. Listen as chatty Scott Thompson drag it all out of me here.Speaking of radio, CTV announced today that they are making over Toronto’s
By all accounts it was a grim if orderly announcement over the noon hour today from Hubert Lacroix on the future of the CBC. Wearing a jacket but no tie (or barrel), the network president told staffers across the country via closed circuit TV that up to 800 layoffs are pending over the next few