Last June, Mike Holmes headed to New Orleans to face the toughest assignment of his professional life: in 10 weeks, make it right for one family whose home was destroyed three years earlier by hurricane Katrina.At the same time, the Halton Hills, Ont.-native had to set a construction standard for hundreds of hurricane-resistant, energy-efficient homes
Does ER do better in counties with universal health care?Take a look at how the ER series finale fared in Canada compared to the U.S. The two hour finale of the long running medical drama scored 2.8 million viewers Thursday night on CTV (“total” viewers according to BBM NMR overnight estimates). That will vault it
It was 40 years ago today–Dave Devall was on the air at CFTO eight years already–that CBS fired the Smothers Brothers. David Bianculli, who is almost finished his book on the boys, has the heads up today over at TV Worth Watching. Celebrate by defying authority, protesting the war and calling the brother your mom
11aveD evaD snitalutargnoC. That’s congratulations Dave Devall spelled backwards, which, after all, is how Devall used to write his weather forcasts.The CTV News icon is hanging up his chalk tonight after an incredible 48 year run, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as tops in his trade.Devall’s friendly, familiar baritone, often heard under
Being Erica finale numbers: a solid, if unspectacular, 582,000, equalling the series best score on Wednesdays. Average for Wednesday night: 520,000. Average for Monday night: 614,000. The challenge will be to build on that 500-600,000 base next season.Other overnight estimates from Wednesday night: that Leonard Cohen special drew 707,000, although just 169,000 were in the
Back when I worked at TV Guide, ER was a phenomenon, far and away the highest rated drama on television. The series cracked the 40 million viewer mark on several occasions, hitting 42 mill in the US when Doug Ross (George Clooney) pulled that kid out of the storm sewer in Season Two. Consider that
What bearing, if any, will tonight’s Being Erica season finale number have on how many episodes will be ordered next season?Officials at CBC have already indicated that fewer episodes of the rookie fantasy/drama will be ordered for next season. That means fewer than the 13 that will have aired this year, although how many fewer
Today on News Talk Radio CHML, Scott Thompson wanted to get my take on last night’s Osbournes Reloaded fiasco, the story TVFMF broke about Barack Obama cleaning house at CBC and thoughts on our version of The Osbournes Reloaded, The Junos. You can listen in here.Beyond that, a long overdue honour was bestowed today on