TV, eh?

From Sarah Millar of the National Post:

• Canadian Idol: Speaking with Katherine St-Laurent
  “If nothing else, Katherine St-Laurent is one of the most grateful people you will ever meet. Whenever a compliment was sent her way during our interview, she made sure to say thank you – many, many times.” Read more.

From Alex Strachan of CanWest News Service:

• Canadian series competent fare
  “Flashpoint is no Damages or Mad Men, but it is a competently produced, well-acted, occasionally engaging police drama that seems like a breath of fresh air in a summer full of warmed-over reality shows like The Baby Borrowers, The Bachelorette, American Gladiators and more Big Brother.” Read more.

From CTV:

Ep. 3: The Element of Surprise

The team helps out some undercover agents who are involved in a major drug bust. However, the operation goes wrong when a junkie gets involved.

From Kerry Benjoe of the Regina Leader-Post:

• Butt ’sentimental’ about end of Corner Gas
  “Before the locally filmed television show Corner Gas wraps up its sixth and final season this fall, the cast and crew took some time out on Wednesday to celebrate the show’s 100th episode.” Read more.

From Liz Brown of the Calgary Herald:

• Maria host solves his own problem
  “Crawford, a Lethbridge native, is a standup and sketch comedian most famous for his work on This Hour Has 22 Minutes. But this is his first attempt as ringmaster of a live TV show. And while he’s stumbled along the way, as the show’s finale nears, he’s proving himself a comedic and endearing host.” Read more.

From the National Post:

• Canadian Idol Recap: And we’re down to eight
  “And we start off the show with the weekly Canadian Idol medley, lead with Amberly, Katherine and Mark singing Dream a Little Dream. Then came Purple Haze done by Drew and Earl with some nauseating camera movements (Earl seemed to forget the words) and then out popped Mitch. Finally, was Sebastian doing A Little Less Conversation with Theo, Mookie and his Mook-walk.” Read more.

From Gayle MacDonald of the Globe and Mail:

• Flashpoint a success, moves to new night
  “Yesterday, co-producers Bill Mustos and Anne Marie La Traverse - who are now shooting episode 10 in Toronto - said they were elated with the news of the swap, adding ‘they told us it was a vote of confidence in the show.’” Read more.

From the Toronto Star:

• Hot Box: TV worth talking about
  “Canadian TV viewers seem to be having no problem with Maria as the ratings for CBC’s reality-talent show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? get higher. Last Sunday was a record 655,000 viewers for the show and Monday was 610,000. The final two episodes air July 27 and 28.” Read more.

From Corey Allen of andPOP:

• Canadian Idol Top 9 Results
  “The Idols open the show with a medley of songs including Kiss The Sky and A Little Less Conversation.” Read more.

From the Associated Press, Flashpoint at #18 with 7.12 million:

• List of top 20 prime-time shows in Nielsen ratings (July 14-20)