After a year off for bad behaviour, the Hollywood Foreign Press’ Golden Globe Awards returned on a Tuesday night. Did anybody watch? Quite a few in Canada. In overnight ratings, the suspiciously run statue-fest drew an estimated average audience of 875,000 over the three hour broadcast. Not bad considering it had some stiff competition on
UPDATED: Think 2019 had too many TV shows? Think again! With even more streaming services on the way, this new year will be even harder for anyone trying to cling to their 20/20 vision. The handy list below is in chronological order as to what returns/premieres when. Happy binging: Deputy (Thurs., Jan. 2, Fox): Stephen
You’ve undoubtedly seen all those ads on bus shelters, billboards and even on television. Instead of declaring when Big Bang or Schitt’s Creek or the new CBC series Coroner will be air, they simply say when each series will start “streaming.” Here’s why: a report last April suggested that streaming will surpass broadcast viewing in Canada by 2020. Yes, next
Wednesday night, Fox kicked off the annual mid-season blitz of new TV shows with The Masked Singer. The series is like America’s Got Talent meets The Gong Show, with real singers hidden in goofy and elaborate, sports team-like mascot costumes. Youpee or whoever sings, and a panel of judges (one of them being Robin Thicke)
Back from the TCA press tour and back on schedule with this weekly Canadian ratings report. Look what made it to No. 1–CTV’s Sunday broadcast of the Golden Globes (featuring human hand grenade Ricky Gervais). Nothing succeeds on TV like celebrities having their pants pulled down in public. Here’s a look at how all the top shows
Scott Thompson at CHML wanted to know about this week’s Golden Globes nominations. I explain once again that the whole thing is phony and fixed. The phrase “bags of loot on doorsteps” is used in the same sentence as “Hollywood Foreign Press.” I do manage some enthusiasm for Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele getting nominations