Ratings results from Night Three of Fall Launch Week: CTV had the biggest draw of the night with the stronger-in-Canada forensic cop drama Criminal Minds. The CBS series, starring Thomas Gibson (left), drew an overnight, estimated 2,639,000 viewers. That was followed at 10 p.m. by the debut of the new Jim Belushi Vegas romp The Defenders, which rolled
BIG FAT CORRECTION: Global doesn’t have Canadian rights to Keri Russell‘s new Fox comedy Running Wilde as I erroneously reported here earlier today. The series, which also stars Will Arnett, is available on new-to-Canada Netflix as I reported Wednesday. Maybe I should read my own copy! You’d almost think I made this crummy mistake on purpose just
My son came home from high school today and said his English teacher nailed him on his first essay assignment of the year. Seems he strayed a tad off topic.I told him I did the same thing last week with a story I had recently been assigned at a newspaper. I was asked to deliver
Are you kidding me? Nobody in Canada is currently broadcasting Running Wilde, the zany new comedy starring Toronto-born Will Arnett and Keri Russell (above). In their current issue, Esquire magazine thinks the girl needs more coverage. Couldn’t agree more. Global has a hole to fill Monday at 9 with first bomb of the season Lone
Returning tonight: The Nature of Things (CBC at 8), Doc Zone (CBC at 9), Bones (Fox and Global at 8), Fringe (Fox and City at 9), The Big Bang Theory (CBS and CTV at 8). CSI (CBS at 9), The Mentalist (CBS and CTV at 10), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC and CTV at 9), Private Practice
There was Glee at Global Tuesday night as the relocated musical series drew 2,180,000 viewers for its second season premiere. Global’s strong night two of the new season continued with the season premiere of Canada bashing NCIS: Los Angeles (1,729,000 for the first hour and 1,373,000 for the second). At 5:30, 1,051,000 earthlings caught Dawna Friesen
Fox announced today that Steven Tyler (left), Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson will be the judges this season on American Idol. The 10th season of the popular talent search show begins in January. This is the total extend of my interest in this. Except to say that the announcement, streamed live from Los Angeles, was a big
If you still have a Blockbuster in your neighbourhood, stop in soon to say goodbye. Netflix launched in Canada today and at $7.99 for a month of unlimited movies and TV shows, it is poised to be an impact player in the content-on-demand landscape.On the TV front, Netflix has the first three seasons of Mad Men on