Before skipping town, I had a chance to catch up with Canadian-born Glee standout Cory Monteith (seen here winning a 2000 Chrysler Neon). Monteith, who is in Toronto this week doing promotion for the series, spilled the beans about Finn clueing in on an upcoming episode that he’s not Quinn’s baby-daddy. “He loses his shit!”
Yahoo! I’m writing for Yahoo. First two posts went up yesterday and today covering the finale of CBC’s Battle of the Blades.I thought former Devil Claude Lemieux and partner Shae-Lynn Bourne deserved to win. The pair started well and got better every week, evolving into a real dance team by the end of the competition.
Will be ranting on TV and radio today about the network and cable extortion attempt going on this week in Ottawa. The news that “CTV threatens to pull the plug” is the latest in an elaborate scam all designed to cover decades of overspending on American content by cutthroat Canadian broadcasters. CTV wants you to
Posting this for people who think I hate Canadian television because I hate the Gemini Awards. I love Canadian television–that’s why I hate the Gemini Awards.Several years ago, the Canadian TV academy invited myself and several other TV critics to lunch. Pretty sure John Doyle was at the table, along with Andy Ryan, probably CP’s
Apparently there was some sort of Canadian TV awards show on Saturday night. It drew 303,000 viewers on Global according to BBM Canada overnight estimates. Word is it was held in Calgary. Another 50,000 caught it on Showcase.Other weekend numbers: Sunday’s Battle of the Blades final skate off drew 1,878,000, bested only by CTV’s always
Fire up the Tiki torch and pass the Doritos. When BBM Canada sent out their weekly Top-30 ratings Friday, there at the very top of the most-watched shows in all of Canada the week of Nov. 2-8 stood Survivor: Samoa.Think of it: the granddaddy of the reality shows, in its 10th year, heading into its
While Fly Boy was away in Yellowknife, those damn PPM numbers just kept being counted. Here’s a quick catch up on the Canadian BBM Canada totals for Tuesday and Wednesday:There were two big stories Wednesday. First, CTV’s CSI: New York had a huge night, leaping into House territory with 3,466,000 viewers (according to overnight “commercial”
HAY RIVER, N.W.T.–Holy crap, I’m in the Northwest Territories! On location to check out Ice Pilots NWT, a reality show not unlike American Chopper or Ice Road Drivers coming next Wednesday, Nov. 18, to History Television. About to jump into a DC-3 for the ride back to Yellowknife. Minus 14 C yesterday. “Buffalo” Joe McBryan’s