Before there was Kate McKinnon, or Maya Rudolph, or Kristen Wiig or even Gilda Radner there was Ruth Buzzi. A standout on the sketch comedy hit Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, Buzzi died May 1 at her home in Texas. She was 88. The Golden Globe award winner and Emmy nominee’s well-named spinster character, Gladys Ormphby,
Uh oh. After going up three games to none, The Toronto Maple Leafs lost their second in a row and were shut out Tuesday in the fifth game of their round one playoff with the Ottawa Senators. Which means … one of these Canadian teams will be eliminated. That fifth game drew an overnight, estimated
The turnout for the 2025 Federal Election was robust — especially on television. Both CBC and CTV had a big night Monday. In overnights, based on average minute audience data, CBC’s Main network drew an estimated 518,000 for it’s “Countdown” pre-show from 6:30 p.m. ET to 7 p.m.; 987,000 for two hours of “Polls Close”
Canadian network coverage of the 2025 Federal Election kept score okay, but they had a hard time following the puck Monday night and into Tuesday morning. With votes still being counted Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney emerged with a minority government victory over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives. The NDP got stomped, the Bloc battered, and the
People who work television’s morning shift could be forgiven for being a tad grumpy. That’s never the case, however, with Tim Bolen. He recently made the leap from co-hosting Morning Live on Hamilton’s CHCH to pairing with Dina Pugliese on Citytv’s national franchise Breakfast Television. Add living in Toronto when he was on TV in Hamilton and
The This Hour Has 22 Minutes election special is a lot like the Federal election itself. There’s the advance poll — watch the special now on CBC Gem (where it started streaming on Thursday) — or wait for the broadcast premiere date — Saturday, April 26. Look for it right after Game Four in the
The second game of the Stanley Cup Round One game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators easily won Tuesday night, ratings wise, on broadcast networks in Canada. An overnight, estimated total of 1,473,000 Canadians watched the game on Sportsnet National, with another 809,000 catching it on the main CBC network. That easily
After the first few days of Round One of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, The Toronto Maple Leafs remain Canada’s top draw among NHL viewers. The opening “Battle of Ontario” game between Toronto and the Ottawa Senators averaged an overnight, estimated 2,584,000 viewers on Easter Sunday. That was split between viewers watching on Sportsnet National