Let me be upfront about the upfronts. They aren’t what they used to be. Those of us who cover them have been saying that for years, but this June feels different. CBS, for example, didn’t even host a big, gala, upfront presentation to advertisers last month in New York. Of course, CBS has some other
After handing out eleventy million-billion trophies over the past week, the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards also registered some impressive viewership numbers for Sunday’s televised gala. The two-hour, film and television industry awards was carried by CTV (with 199,000 viewers), Global (166,000) and CBC (138,000) for a combined average minute audience of a little over half
Orangeville, Ontario, got even oranger Saturday as about 100 Helens in wigs and kaftans took to the streets. This second annual Roper Romp Orangeville was a sea of rusty curls and polyester. Organizer Sofie Weber, a life-long fan of Three’s Company and The Ropers, assembled twice the number of Helens as last year’s event in
I kid the folks at Rogers Sports and Media. That headline is just our little joke here at brioux.tv. Please don’t raise my cable bill. Still, if the last Canadian team left in the hunt for the Stanley Cup loses Game Five of the third round Friday night, Rogers-owned Sportsnet’s biggest draw will be gone.
Who let the dog out? Citytv broke the news this morning that Hudson & Rex would return in the fall with John Reardon out of the kennel and back as Det. Charlie Hudson. If telling him to sit for a year was part of some crazy strategy to re-ignite heat on this series, it seems
Doggone it! Look who’s coming back on Hudson & Rex! Many fans were barking mad when they learned John Reardon (Detective Charlie Hudson) had been told to sit. He claimed he was unceremoniously shunted aside after a leave of absence in Season 7 while undergoing treatment for tonsil cancer. Despite Reardon receiving a clean bill
I’ll give this to CBC, who yesterday announced that their 2026-2027 slate will include 50 original series from Canadian storytellers: this isn’t just the same old boring list of retreads. There are no spinoffs or re-brands. The slim lineups of new shows emerging from the recent US upfronts earlier this month were just more 9-1-1
This Saturday, May 30 at 12 noon, over 100 people in brightly-coloured orange wigs and vivid caftans will be storming city hall in Orangeville, Ontario. Demanding more polyester? Lobbying for a clown college? No, this will kick off the 2nd annual Roper Romp Orangeville. Then its off to a local pub and food, foolishness and