Despite all the talk about PVRing and streaming and on-demand, the TV game–when it comes down to eyeballs and ad dollars–is still a lot about scheduling. Take Wednesday’s Shaw Media 2014-15 fall season announcements in Toronto. Shaw Media Executive Vice President Barbara Williams did her usual presentation for the press Wednesday morning, leading with Shaw’s
Is there such a thing as a regular season anymore? TV has become such a 52-week business. Still, with the May sweeps winding down, time to check in on the ever-changing Canadian TV landscape. Here’s where things stood the week of May 12-18, viewers 2+, according to overnight estimates. MONDAY MAY 12 CBC’s last Stanley
The U.S. network upfront announcements are creating the usual headaches for Canadian TV execs. Tuesday, ABC, as part of their Upfront presentation in New York, announced it is moving Grey’s Anatomy forward an hour to Thursday at 8 p.m. This will creat an all Shonda Rhimes night on ABC, with Grey’s at 8, Scandal (much
Security breach: deep inside London’s CIA bunker Jack Bauer? He’s not so hard to find. Monday’s debut of 24: Live Another Day (Fox, Global) would have you believe Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) has been a fugitive in Europe for four years, or since the last episode of Season 8 aired in 2010. Suddenly he turn up
No, that’s not Rudy from Season One with Probst (right) Fire up the Tiki torch and pass the Doritos. My old pal Jeff Probst was in Toronto this week to promote Season 28 of Survivor. Probst is not just the host but also an executive producer on the CBS reality series, which began way back
Will Bauer battle atop Big Ben? You’ll hafta watch LONDON–#JackIsBack! That’s the way Fox wants to promote the return of Jack Bauer on Twitter. Another way they’re hoping to promote 24: Live Another Day, the new, 12-part re-launch of the 24 franchise, is by bringing reporters to the West London studios for interviews.This week, I’m
Colantoni, middle, is flanked by (l-r) Ward, Allen, Canning and Casey I tried to interview Enrico Colantoni a few months ago on the set of his new series Remedy but he was just too damn busy. The made-in-Toronto medical drama premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET on Global.The man stopped by to say hi when
Kinnear (front, centre) was one of many at the main TCA Rake session… The economy being what it is, networks presenting new shows at the TCA press tour have been doubling up in recent years. While the American and Canadian critics and reporters get the main show in the big room, Fox and HBO and