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When Thorne encourages Baber to share his extreme views on the radio, Amaar conspires with an unlikely ally to get him off the air.

Rayyan is thrilled when a college chum comes to visit until she learns the real reason Holly is there.

Amaar accidentally reads a letter addressed to Rev. Thorne and learns more than he ever wanted to about his Anglican colleague. A famous pop psychologist (right, Andrea Martin) gives her searing analysis of everyone she meets in Mercy to Baber (left, Manoj Sood) and Sarah (centre, Sheila McCarthy), turning the town upside down on episode 413 of LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE airing Monday, Jan. 25 at 8:30 p.m. on CBC Television.

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

• TVFMF Goes Live at Thursday’s BRC Lunch
  “Some overnight estimates from Monday, including a leveling off of CBC comedies 18 to Life 555,000 and Little Mosque 516,000.” Read more.

When Mayor Ann fires Sarah for lying, Sarah conspires to get her job back.

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Jaywalking to Canada the Answer
  “CBC rookie 18 to Life had a solid second outing with 802,000, far outpacing its Littiler Mosque (473,000).” Read more.

8:30 p.m.
Amaar and Rev. Thorne get lost in the woods during a camping trip but find unexpected common ground.

From Jeremy Lloyd of Marketing Magazine:

• Kraft and CBC to bring Hockeyville to Little Mosque
  “Kraft Canada has partnered with CBC to integrate its Hockeyville program into an upcoming episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie. The Jan. 18 episode of Little Mosque will see Mercy, its fictitious Saskatchewan town, lobbying to win the Hockeyville competition.” Read more.

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.

Starring Zaib Shaikh, Carlo Rota, Sheila McCarthy, Sitara Hewitt, Manoj Sood, Arlene Duncan, Derek McGrath, Debra McGrath, Neil Crone, and Brandon Firla.

Series IV – Eps 10 – Bye Bye Yaisr – Amaar is stunned to discover Rev. Thorne is faking his injuries to make Amaar look bad after a charity boxing match.

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Mercer Still Rolling, TSN Riding High

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• CBC News at 10 Fix: Paging Jack Bauer
  “Discovery steered another 739,000 toward Canada’s Worst Driver.” Read more.

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.

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When Sarah agrees to help Thorne with raising the church’s profile, Amaar recruits Nate to help boost the Mosque’s PR.

From Twitter:

DO NOT WATCH LITTLE MOSQUE TONIGHT. Or, you can try, but it won’t be on. Something about hockey players and figure skates. Try us next week.

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• House Wins Again on Monday
  “CBC’s Battle of the Blades unusual non-results show scored 1,069,000.” Read more.

From Kyle Carpenter of the McGill Tribune:

• POP RHETORIC: CAN’TCON
  “Canada’s television shows – news and non-fiction programs excluded – are terrible compared to their American counterparts. And it’s not only in one genre: we fail in every category imaginable. In response to American comedies like The Office and 30 Rock, we come back with Little Mosque on the Prairie. For their action dramas NCIS and Prison Break, we come up with Flashpoint. Animated shows like Family Guy and South Park are met with Bob & Doug and Chilly Beach. They created Saturday Night Live, we came up with The Royal Canadian Air Farce. The Daily Show? The Rick Mercer Report. Seriously, we couldn’t even get Sesame Street right – we had to create a monster named Sesame Park.” Read more.

When Yasir shatters Thorne’s Jesus statue, he orders a replacement on the sly and receives a big surprise.

From Sara Liss of CBC:

• Essential viewing: The 10 most important television shows of the 2000s
  “Degrassi: The Next Generation: Yeah, it’s soapy and frequently corny, but this teen angst-fest has become one of the most successful domestic television shows Canada has seen to date.” Read more.

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• A Week in, CBC’s Big News Stand Falls Flat
  “CBC’s Battle of the Blades results show (1,143,000). … Little Mosque on the Prairie (543,000). Discovery’s Canada’s Worst Driver (479,000).” Read more.