First of all, this is how you do a broadcast network upfront headline in 2024: “Star-Studded New Series, Returning Hits, and Live Events to Anchor CTV’s 2024/25 Schedule” Notice the words “buzzworthy” or “overflowing” do not appear anywhere. Kudos to CTV’s PR team for breaking with tradition and toning down the mega-hype. Despite challenging times
Are you a fan of disaster films? Then you might like All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs, a five-part docuseries streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. This project, produced by Toronto’s Cream Productions (the same folks behind CNN’s recent sitcom and late night docuseries) may eventually grow in stature. Say in 50 years, like how
World War Two historian and author David O’Keefe to pointed out an interesting irony the other day on Facebook. Tonight’s Juno Awards are airing on June 6 — the anniversary of the allies landing at Juno Beach as part of D-Day invasion. Now it is D-Day for Canada’s quarantined music industry given how many times
Many years ago, when I lived in LA while working for TV Guide Canada, I was always heading down to Venice Beach. It was its own little circus, a great place to people watch. There was this guy there in the late-’80s who would cruise up and down the boardwalk on roller skates, wearing a billow-y,
Martindale last Sunday at the Beverly Hilton. Robert Voets/CBS For years, Margo Martindale dreamed of becoming a sitcom star. That dream appears to be finally coming true on The Millers (Thursday nights at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and Global).The 62-year-old actress was one of dozens of CBS stars who took part in recent international
When Survivor returns Wednesday night at 8 p.m., John Cochran will be watching. Not just because he won the last edition of the long-running reality series, but because he’s now a member of the CBS family.Immediately following his million-dollar win, the law grad landed a job as a writer on one of CBS’ new fall
Thursdays, long dominated by CTV in Canada (and coveted by advertisers across North America), suddenly looks to be in play. Not at 8 p.m., where The Big Bang Theory remains Canada’s most-watched series. Grey’s Anatomy, however, is not as dominant as it has been in the past, and at 10 p.m., Global will win with Elementary.A bit of a
Barbara Williams Shaw Media is a dominant player on the specialty side in Canada. Channels such as History, Showcase and Slice all had big years.Keeping them stocked with content is SVP Barbara Williams’ job. Rivals say Williams was the big buyer last month at the L.A. screenings.It doesn’t seem that way when you just look