So…how are the Toronto Blue Jays doing in the ratings this post season? They are killing it. Not just smoking the Yankees in four; they are by far, not even close, the hottest show on Canadian television. UPDATE: With overnight numbers for Wednesday’s ALDS series winning victory still to come, here is how the Jays
Ryan Reynolds said he just didn’t want to live in a world without a John Candy documentary. So he produced one, and it’s a beauty. “John Candy: I Like Me” premieres Friday, October 9 on Prime Video. Colin Hanks — whose dad Tom Hanks starred opposite Candy in 1984’s “Splash,” directs. Hear from both Reynolds
Former New York Times television columnist, bestselling author, CNN and LateNighter pundit and my friend Bill Carter joins me for a wide open discussion about the White House attack on late night talk show hosts. We start by celebrating Jimmy Kimmel for going Brooklyn-rogue and standing up to bullies Donald Trump and his FCC chairman Brendan
The other day I got a message from a writer at The Canadian Press asking my thoughts about the re-casting of one of the leads on Hudson & Rex. Seems fans are doggone upset. This is the Canadian series about a cop and his canine. If you are regular viewer of this Citytv series, you
To repair or not to repair, that is the TV question Last Wednesday, my wife woke me with four words nobody wants to hear. “The television doesn’t work.” I’ve heard this before. My 65” Samsung, with its various boxes attached, can be a little finicky, particularly for a senior technophobe like my wife. But this
Have you ever made a bucket list of places around the world you’d like to visit? Eugene Levy did for Season Three of The Reluctant Traveler, streaming now on AppleTV+. This season finds him flying to Mexico, India, Vienna, Ireland, Vancouver, Louisianna, Korea and even London. His tour guide in The UK was none other than
One of the offshoots of covering television in Canada for so many years is that when big news breaks, I often get asked to weigh in on radio and TV coverage. This was certainly the case this past week as the Jimmy Kimmel saga went, in a matter of days, from shock to cause celeb
Full disclosure: I like Jimmy Kimmel. I have ever since he was co-hosting The Man Show with Adam Curolla. The two of them came to Toronto back when I was starting out at The Toronto Sun and shenanigans ensued. It has been a pleasure watching him grow in stature since those dumb early days and