TV, eh?

From DiscoverFoothills.com:

• Christmas in March
  “The CBC show…filmed in and around the foothills…has began production on a two-hour television movie that will air in December. Executive Producer Jordy Randall says it’s pretty exciting for them to join the line-up of Christmas specials and step outside of the series a bit.” Read more.

Amy faces a tough moral dilemma when she discovers Mr. Hanley has abandoned his horses and is on the brink of losing his farm.

From Petrina Gentile of the Globe and Mail:

• A tale from the Heartland
  “Now meet Graham Wardle, who plays Ty on the CBC drama, Heartland . Although only 21, Wardle has starred in In the Land of Women alongside Meg Ryan and Adam Brody, The X-Files , The Sentinel , The Outer Limits and The New Addams Family.” Read more.

From Lisa Wilton of QMI Agency:

• ‘Heartland’ star a recognizable face
  “(Chris) Potter is now onto the sixth TV series of his 21-year film and television career, playing Tim Fleming in the hit CBC family drama, Heartland.” Read more.

From BBM Canada:

• Top Programs – Total Canada
  #13 Dragons’ Den (1.529 million)
  #25 Flashpoint (1.046 million)
  #29 Heartland (1.028 million)
  #30 Rick Mercer Report (1.009 million)

7 pm – When a dangerous horse virus called Strangles puts Heartland under quarantine relationships are put to the test and Pegasus becomes very ill.

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #4 Dragons’ Den (1.959 million)
  #27 Heartland (1.109 million)

From BBM Canada:

• Top Programs – Total Canada
  #9 Heartland (1.166 million)
  #15 Air Farce New Year’s Eve (948,000)
  #26 Ron James New Year’s Eve (828,000)

7:00 p.m.
While the boys head off on a fishing trip, the girls are left back at Heartland to deal with the havoc caused by a dog, a porcupine and a herd of escaped cows.

From a media release:

CBC TV’S NEW SEASON OF CANADIAN PROGRAMMING DELIVERS PHENOMENAL RATINGS WITH A NEWFOUNDLAND-BASED P.I. SERIES AND A FRESH MONDAY NIGHT FAMILY COMEDY

After a strong fall season, CBC Television’s slate of new and returning Canadian programs for winter 2010 continues to connect with millions of Canadians, garnering blockbuster ratings for the debuts of 18 TO LIFE (779,000 viewers) and REPUBLIC OF DOYLE at just under one million viewers (969,000), plus outstanding showings for HEARTLAND (maintaining more than one million viewers each week) and DRAGONS’ DEN (1.9 million).

Still to come: the highly-anticipated return of THE KIDS IN THE HALL with their mystery comedy miniseries DEATH COMES TO TOWN, premiering January 12 and airing Tuesdays at 9 p.m.

*All numbers based on overnight unconfirmed PPM Data.

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Strong Start for 18 to Life; TSN Tops 3 Mil Again
  “CBC’s new comedy 18 to Life premiered to 779,000 viewers Monday, topping schedule mate Little Mosque on the Prairie, which managed 605,000 (all figures BBM Canada overnight estimates).” Read more.

Amy leads a rescue search to find Ty and Scott, whose plane has gone missing in a remote forested mountain area.

From Canwest News Service:

• CBC’s Heartland to be renewed for a 4th season
  “Heartland, the drama about a ranching family in Alberta that has grown into one of Canadian TV’s most popular and enduring dramas, has been renewed for a fourth season, according to sources working on the production. And in a piece of news sure to send many more exclamation marks to the website, a Heartland Christmas movie is also in the works, to air next year.” Read more.

From Carol Aun of the Mission City Record:

• Wardle visits family in Mission
  “Graham Wardle may be a big star on CBC’s Heartland, but he hasn’t abandoned his family’s small town roots in Mission. In fact, in a recent visit, Wardle says it’s important to focus on being yourself. ” Read more.

From Cori Lee Miller of the Cochrane Eagle:

• CBC drama Heartland films for a week at Ag Society
  “For five full days the Cochrane and District Agricultural Society (CDAS) was transformed from a quiet riding arena and gathering place, to a hustling, bustling set for one of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations (CBC’s) biggest shows, Heartland.” Read more.

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #5 Dragons’ Den (1.937 million)
  #21 Rick Mercer Report (1.137 million)
  #26 Heartland (1.034 million)

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Amazing Race Tops 3 Million at Finish Line

Amy is upset when Ty flies off with Scott to a remote vet call on his last day before heading to vet school.

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• TSN’s Grey Cup Beats Super Bowl, Oscars

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #18 Dragons’ Den (1.746 million)
  #19 Battle of the Blades (1.736 million)
  #22 Flashpoint (1.589 million)
  #30 Heartland (1.210 million)

From a media release:

CBC TELEVISION OFFERS MORE GREAT CANADIAN ENTERTAINMENT WITH ITS NEW WINTER 2010 PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Kirstine Stewart, general manager of CBC Television, today announced details of the network’s winter 2010 schedule that, along with a number of ongoing favourites, features the new Monday night family comedy 18 TO LIFE, the father-and-son P.I. series REPUBLIC OF DOYLE, the long-awaited return to the network of one of Canada’s most legendary comedy troupes with KIDS IN THE HALL: DEATH COMES TO TOWN, a two-part TV movie event based on the life of DON CHERRY, and a daytime lineup anchored by a new season of STEVEN AND CHRIS.

(more…)