Love him or hate him, that guy Harper is ratings gold.Murdoch Mysteries soared to an overnight, estimated 700,000 viewers Wednesday night on City stations across Canada. That has to be a record audience for the four-year-old series.Prime Minister Stephen Harper shot his cameo last October as Sgt. Armstrong, a desk cop from the 1890s. In one
NEW YORK, N.Y.–Nothing to do with television, but can I give a shout out to the New York Public Library? This block-long card catalogue cathedral with the giant marble lions out front is celebrating its 100th year just a few blocks from Times Square in Manhattan. I had the good fortune to enjoy elegant Bryant Park,
Flashpoint beat both Combat Hospital and Rookie Blue in the battle of the shot-in-Toronto Can-Am dramas the week of July 10-17 across Canada. For how Dan for Mayor, Hiccups, So You Think You Can Dance Canada and everything else did last week, jump to the weekly Brioux Report here at Toronto.com.
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson wanted to hear my take on what’s going on with this whole Rupert Murdoch hulabaloo. Would this hurt the Fox TV News service, he asks.While I cheer the tear down of all-powerful media companies and any exposure of their alleged shady dealings the disturbing thing about the Murdoch deal was the quick and
This is Etobicoke?? Combat Hospital‘s Arnold Pinnock greeted press assembled for a visit to the set of the series last month in the west end of Toronto. The actor plays Canadian forces commander Will Royal, head of nursing at the war zone medical unit.
Just got off the phone with William Shatner. At 80, the Captain is as busy as ever despite the demise of his CBS sitcom S#*! My Dad Says. He has a book, a new CD (In Search of Major Tom–where he “sings,” among other things, Bohemian Rhapsody!?) and another season of Weird or What? coming out. (The return of
Haven executive producer Shawn Piller (The Dead Zone) talks about adding Jason Priestley to the second season of the supernatural series. Interviewed on set in a converted hockey rink in Chester, Nova Scotia. Haven returns Monday night at 10 p.m. on Showcase.