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David Birney, who passed away April 27 in Santa Monica, Calif., is best known to TV audiences for two one-season roles — and one unhappy marriage. His first starring TV role was as Bernie Steinberg, a Jewish cabdriver with writing ambitions married to Irish Catholic schoolteacher Bridget Fitzgerald on the CBS sitcom Bridget Loves Bernie

Fire up the Tiki torch and pass the Doritos. Survivor, for a third weekly win in 2022, is the most-watched show in Canada on broadcast television. Not bad for a series that began 42 editions ago. The series seems to be attracting a whole new audience, although one viewer who’s been a fan since the

Vladimir Putin is doing his damndest to promote We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel). a new, six-part docuseries available for streaming now on Crave. Previous brioux.tv podcast guest Jay Baruchel is host and executive producer. He returns to talk about this new venture, shot mainly during the pandemic but before the invasion of Ukraine

The Toronto Maple Leafs take their annual march to Elimination Day as another Stanley Cup playoff race begins. Simply can’t watch another collapse? There are plenty more shows this May. Please check back all month long as more entries are added. UPDATED May 24 SUN/MAY 1 I Love That For You (Showtime; Crave). Former SNL

While the Top-30 most-watched TV shows in English Canada had a familiar look to it April 11-17, there are a few trends to note. For example: Numeris’ weekly estimate of Canadian viewers ages two-plus tends to skew closer to 72-plus. For one thing, there are more Canadians ages 70 and up than there are Canadians