CBC and TSN were probably counting on long playoff runs from the mighty Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins. Now Sidney Crosby and the Sedin twins are out of the race for the Stanley Cup, and Southern teams such as Phoenix and Nashville are on to Round Two.With Detroitalso eliminated, and Ottawa do or die to
Seems Melissa Gilbert bonked her noggin on Monday night’s Dancing with the Stars. The former Little House on the Prairie moppet, now a sizzling 47, got thrashed around by dance partner Maksim Chemerkovskiy and had to get checked out at a hospital. The former Scree Actors Guild president is expected to remain in the competition.I’ve
Even working with a net, Navratilova caught no love on DWTS Bruno did a lot of hollering again Monday night on Dancing with the Stars. Too bad he didn’t speak up when somebody was designing Martina Navratilova’s wacky dance costume. The former tennis ace looked like she had rushed the net and got all caught
Maksim Chmerkovskiy takes Melissa Gilbert a long way from Little House Me recapping Dancing with the Stars? I know, it’s a bit like asking Bill Maher to say Mass. Still, I’ll be doing just that every week over at thestar.com. You can find my recap of Monday night’s two hour premiere here. Now in its 14th
CBC’s new shrink series continues to shrink in the ratings. Michael Tuesdays and Thursdays drew just 153,000 overnight, estimated Tuesday night viewers less than a week after being relocated from Wednesdays. That’s the worst performance yet for the series, heralded here as the best new comedy of the season. It’s a number that would not get it
Looking for the numbers? Ratings for the week of April 11 to 17 are over at “The Brioux Report” at toronto.com; jump to them here. They show the Canucks and the Canadiens are, as you’d expect, the big draws so far in the Stanley Cup playoffs, scoring the top two audiences of the week to
Just back off the road this week so bit late on the numbers but here’s what we’ve got: Dancing with the Stars has waltzed back into the picture with a strong opener, bested only by the usual high note from American Idol. Celebrating 40 years, The Juno Awards had its strongest outing ever Sunday backed by
Quick, try and spot Jennifer Grey in the shot above. The surgically erased Dirty Dancing star is one of 12 new celebrities named to the 11th edition of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, which returns with a two hour season premiere Sept. 20 at 8 p.m.. They are (l-r): Brandy, David Hasselhoff, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Warner, Margaret Cho, Kyle