TV, eh?

From Rita Zekas of the Toronto Star:

• A little shopping, not on the Prairie
  “On Little Mosque, Duncan wears an hijab and modest garb. The last time we saw her perform on stage, she was all shimmy-shimmy, shake-shake in a kickin’ dress in Ain’t Misbehavin.’ Her other theatrical credits include Sophisticated Ladies, Jacob Two-Two and the Hooded Fang and The Who’s Tommy. She’s had recurring roles in Soul Food, Drop the Beat and Degrassi: The Next Generation and appeared in Puppets Who Kill, Queer As Folk, The Music Man, Eloise at Christmastime, ReGenesis, This Is Wonderland and Get Rich or Die Tryin’ with 50 Cent.” Read more.

From CBC:

• 23 Canadian programs nominated for Banff TV awards
  “Twenty-three nominations at the Banff World Television Awards have gone to Canadian programs, among them CBC comedy Little Mosque on the Prairie, daytime program Steven & Chris and Olympic sports program Countdown to Beijing.” Read more.

From a media release:

CBC TELEVISION ANNOUNCES PRIME-TIME PICK-UPS AND NEW ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING FOR 2009/2010 SEASON

• BATTLE OF THE BLADES and RON JAMES SHOW headline fall schedule

CBC Television today announced its 2009/2010 Arts & Entertainment and Factual prime-time programming, featuring two new comedies, a one-hour comedy-drama and two reality-based series, in addition to popular returning series.

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From Marise Strauss in Media in Canada:

• Mercer on top, Mosque headed down
  “The Rick Mercer Report again led the pack on CBC’s prime-time schedule this season, while newcomers Being Erica and Wild Roses and the aging Little Mosque on the Prairie saw more modest numbers.” Read more.

From Cameron Archer on URBMN:

• Canadian TV-on-DVD Roundup (April 2, 2009)

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family, who points out that the CBC announcement that “fewer episodes” of Being Erica sounds like a second season is coming (because shooting on the first season has long been finished):

• Fewer Episodes Not the Solution
  “Fewer episodes of Being Erica? Sounds like this series will get another chance but 511,000 viewers–half of them outside the 25-54-year-old demo–is not helping the cause. Next week is the season finale.” Read more.

From the Canadian Press:

• CBC to scale back sports coverage, prime-time TV shows like ‘Little Mosque’
  “The cash-strapped CBC is scaling back its sports and news coverage and reducing the number of episodes for marquee TV shows including Little Mosque on the Prairie, The Border and Being Erica as it struggles to balance its books.” Read more.

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Mosque, Sophie Down Year to Year
  “All that cliffhanger wedding promotion paid off as Little Mosque enjoyed by far its biggest audience of the season, 830,000 2+ viewers (all numbers BBM Canada). Sophie has no such luck Monday, bowing out with 294,000 viewers.” Read more.

From TV Shows on DVD:

• Little Mosque on the Prairie DVDs

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Cinefest is Best
  “CBC Monday comedies Little Mosque (581,000) and stick-a-fork-in-it Sophie (193,000), continue to limp toward the season-ending finish line.” Read more.