TV, eh?

From BBM Canada, Canadian Idol at #1 (1.269 million) and 4 (1.110 million), Flashpoint rerun at #11 (920,000):

• Top Programs - Total Canada

From CBC radio:

• Part 3: Why Canadian TV?
  With Fall just around the corner, you are about to be bombarded with new television. New episodes of old favourites and a fresh crop of brand new shows will be competing for eyeballs and ad dollars. But let’s not forget that this summer was full of surprises too. …” Read more and listen.

From Etan Vlessing of the Hollywood Reporter:

• Canada’s Flashpoint crosses the pond
  “Britain’s ITV3 has picked up the Canadian cop series “Flashpoint,” which airs Thursday nights on CBS. ITV3 acquired 13 episodes of the series from international distributors Alchemy Television and TeleMunchen Gruppe for its fall schedule.” Read more.

From BBM Canada, Flashpoint at #4 (1.177 million), Canadian Idol at #5 and 10 (1.128 million and 952,000):

• Top Programs – Total Canada

From Tyrone Warner of CTV:

• David Paetkau grows up on CTV’s ‘Flashpoint’
  “Last seen by audiences on the snowboarding drama “Whistler,” David Paetkau says his new role on “Flashpoint” marks a mature new era in his burgeoning acting career.” Read more.

From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:

• Still a little bit rock ‘n’ roll
  Hugh Dillon, who cut his teeth as lead singer of the Headstones, keeps racking up the hits, with a Gemini nod for Durham County and praise for Flashpoint.” Read more.

From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:

• Flashpoint star pumped for second season
  “‘Everyone involved in the show always expected we’d return for another season, but it still feels good to hear it,’ said Hugh Dillon, who plays police sniper Ed Lane on the series.” Read more.

From a media release:

More Flashpoint in the Crosshairs: CTV Orders Second Season of Hit Original Series

• Early production order for homegrown drama, Canada’s most-watched scripted series
• Flashpoint bests CBC’s Olympic Prime in Toronto

CTV has ordered a second season of its hit original series Flashpoint from Toronto-based Pink Sky Entertainment and Avamar Entertainment. The announcement was made today by Susanne Boyce, President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc., just days after production wrapped in Toronto on this summer’s most-watched scripted series. A hit since it premiered last month, Flashpoint continues to deliver Olympian audiences, besting CBC’s coverage of the Beijing Games in both weeks of Olympic broadcasts in Toronto. A total of 13 new episodes are expected to head into production in early 2009 (all production details TBA).

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From Jacqueline Cutler of the North Bay Nugget:

• Checking in with Hugh Dillon
  “Even during a hostage situation, the actor playing the elite officer who fires the fatal shot is likable. That’s not easy, but Hugh Dillon, of CBS’ Flashpoint, manages to allow dread, relief, resignation and anguish to silently cloud his face. Not bad for a punk rocker who kicked heroin five years ago.” Read more.

From Marc Berman at MediaWeek:

• Last Night’s Results
  “Very distant No. 2 CBS opened the evening with Big Brother 10 at a second-place 6.19 million viewers and a 2.0/ 7 among adults 18-49 at 8 p.m. (so long, April!), followed by a repeat of CSI (Viewers: #2, 7.20 million; A18-49: #2, 1.7/ 5) and Flashpoint (Viewers: #2, 7.29 million; A18-49: #2, 1.9/ 5) from 9-11 p.m.” Read more.