Could Neil Hamilton and Stafford Repp have carried a series? Will Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD put a dent in mighty NCIS? The big showdown is set for tonight at 8 p.m. NCIS was Canada’s No. 1 drama last season, drawing a steady 2.5 million total viewers per week. Tonight the hype is all about the
This week, on SiriusXM’s Canada Talks with Arlene Bynon (Channel 167), the two of us go over the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. The broadcast was a big hit, drawing 17.63 million overnight viewers on CBS. That makes it the most watched Emmy Awards Stateside since 2005.In Canada, the awards were up just slightly on CTV,
Looking back at my picks for the 2003-04 season, I may havebeen blinded by Carla Gugino’s charms when I included hershort-lived ABC drama Karen Sisco as having “hit potential” With the Emmys over, the 2013-14 TV season officially kicks into high gear. There doesn’t appear to be any breakout hits this fall, but you just
Will Ferrell gave some of us a reason to stay till the end In this age of instant Twitter snark, it’s a wonder anybody agrees to host the Emmy Awards.Being in on Sunday night’s social network pile-on was an eye opener. Neil Patrick Harris got harsh reviews here and raves there and this just in
VANCOUVER–While on the Left Coast this week, I paid a visit to my old pal Riaz Meghji, co-host of B.C.’s Breakfast Television. I appeared on his morning show Friday’s to yak about Sunday’s 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. Let that sink in; they’ve been handing out the pointy-winged lady statues since 1949. Who hosted that first
When Survivor returns Wednesday night at 8 p.m., John Cochran will be watching. Not just because he won the last edition of the long-running reality series, but because he’s now a member of the CBS family.Immediately following his million-dollar win, the law grad landed a job as a writer on one of CBS’ new fall
Some set visits are more memorable than others. Such was the case earlier this week when I was on location with the stars of Naked News Uncovered. That’s the title of a new documentary series premiering Monday, Sept. 23 on Super Channel.The eight-part documentary series will follow the stars and behind-the-scenes employees around Naked News’