Why the guy from UPS thinks I’m Rupert Murdoch The 2012-13 primetime network television season officially begins Monday, right after Sunday’s Emmy Awards.My UPS and FedEx delivery guys already know that. They’ve been bringing boxes, padded envelopes and other mailers to my door non-stop since the start of the month.This is the time of year
I’d never make it as a Flashpoint sniper. My aim is off.Take this post for example: too late to remind folks in the East, but if you’re in Central or Pacific time, you can still catch the final season premiere of CTV’s flagship Canadian drama.There are 12 more episodes, with the series building to one
Facts of Life kids Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn & Lisa Whelchel Lisa Whelchel doesn’t look long for Survivor. The former child star, who played snooty boarding school student Blair in the horrible NBC sitcom The Facts of Life (1979 to 1988), was one of two “celebrities” parachuted into Survivor Philippines. It’s the 25th edition
Skupin: a second chance Fire up the Tiki torch and pass the Doritos. The 25th edition of Survivor begins tonight (CBS, Global, 8 p.m.).The 90-minute opener will reveal three tribes, returning players and celebrities. Each tribe gets one returning player: Jonathan Penner (Cook Islands and Micronesia), Russell Swan (Samoa) and Mike Skupin (all the way
Ten years on, Canadians love their Rick Mercer Report.The series blasted back Tuesday at 8 p.m. with 1,256,000 overnight, estimated viewers.CBC’s winning Tuesday continued with the 20th season return of 22 Minutes, which also broke a million at 1,009,000. The Dragon’s Den spin-off The Big Decision drew 480,000 at 9 p.m.Mercer’s strong showing was the
This week on CHML, Scott Thompson wanted to know what the deal was with Christine Bentley’s departure last Friday on Canada’s most-watched local newscast, CTV News at Six.Bentley quietly announced she was leaving last week. The final newscast found her surrounded with colleagues old and new. She expressed a desire to allow room to give
Lookout! Ol’ yellow teeth is back! Monday night is the night Murdoch Mysteries finally comes to CBC. My mom gets one more chance to try and spot me as an extra–I’m Miner No. 7 in tonight’s episode, shot last year way up in Dawson City, The Yukon.City got one last airing out of Murdoch Mysteries
It’s not that The Mob Doctor or Revolution are bad shows. They’re just so, well, meh.The Mob Doctor, which debuts tonight at 9 p.m. on Fox (it snuck on a day earlier on CTV, where it will occupy the old Desperate Housewives slot), has an engaging enough cast. Jordana Spiro (Must Love Dogs) plays Grace,