Global had to be glad to see Dr. House back with a new episode Monday. Fox’s World Series coverage grounded House for a few weeks. Monday’s fresh episode drew 3,160,000 viewers according to BBM Canada overnight estimates.Other Monday winners: CTV;s CSI: Miami drew 2,828,000. Dancing with the Stars waltzed off with 2,186,000. It was another
Being a TCA member has its advantages. Thanks to critic pals Aaron Barnhart, Marc Berman and Bill Carter–as well as Buffalo News scribe Alan Pergament (who hooked me up with WGRZ affiliate GM Jim Toellner)–for helping me out on this story, posted today at MSNBC.com.The subject is Jay Leno and the pitch from editor Gael
Sunny daay, everything’s A-OK as we celebrate 40 years of Sesame Street. Michelle Obama appears on Tuesday’s 40th anniversary episode, doling out gardening tips to preschoolers (10 a.m., PBS). Viewers who haven’t visited the street in a few decades may notice changes in the old neighbourhood, which has been given a digital sheen.It is hard
If George Lopez is as funny Monday night on the debut of Lopez Tonight as he was last summer at press tour, he should do fine. Lopez stumped for U.S. president Barack Obama during the election and had plenty of Obama shtick in his TCA set. “Listen, Barack Obama is Kenyan descent but also has
Another big weekend in Canadian TV. The top scorers: Saturday’s Hockey Night in Canada hit 1,964,000–wasn’t 1964 one of the last years the Leafs actually won the Stanley Cup? Start organizing the parade. Leafs won their third of the season, beating traditional Six Team rival Detroit Red Wings in the annual Hall of Fame game.
Joan Rivers has always told it like it is. When I asked her last press tour about Wanda Sykes’ chances of cracking the late night boys club (The Wanda Sykes Show premieres Saturday night at 11 p.m. on Fox), Rivers said, “she’s very rough. She just may do it.”Then Rivers–a late night survivor herself–really put
The Border got very little bump this week from all that press about James McGowan‘s Afghanistan episode, drawing 443,000 viewers across the country according to BBM Canada overnight estimates. This is roughly the number of people who live in Brampton, Ont.The big draws as always on Thursday night were Survivor Samoa on Global (3,048,000) and
Those Dragons continue to roar. The CBC venture capital series Dragon’s Den (featuring Robert Herjavec, right) drew 1,820,000 Wednesday night, with about half that in the valued 25-54-year-old range. Look at how these Dragons have roared after six episodes this season (all figures BBM Canada overnight estimates):Sept. 30 1,320,000Oct. 7 1,479,000Oct. 14 1,678,000Oct. 21 1,717,000Oct.