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Idol exits and so do CBC viewers
“an oddly-placed, Wednesday night rerun of This Hour Has 22 Minutes drew 131,000. Overused Just Four Laughs Gags did 120,000.” Read more.

In the news: Canadian TV a very straight place

Diane — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:47:10 +0000

From Dale Smith of Xtra:

Where are all the gay characters on Canadian television?
“With the cancellation of CBC’s Sophie, landscape bleak for queer characters on Canadian-made TV.” Read more.

Diane — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:17:24 +0000

From the Futon Critic:

ABC FAMILY DROPS “SOPHIE”
“Scheduling updates released by the network this morning confirm that the Canadian import has been bounced from its lineup effective immediately. The series, which ran for two seasons on the CBC, averaged a 0.15 rating among adults 18-49 for its five-week run on the cable channel.” Read more.

Diane — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:32:18 +0000

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

Demise of frisky Dallas-in-Calgary tells a tale
“So farewell then, Sophie Parker, and goodbye to your nitwit friends on Sophie. Farewell to the feuding McGregor and Henry families of Calgary and the CBC series Wild Roses.” Read more.

Diane — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:28:11 +0000

From the Canadian Press, the news that will shock no one who’s been paying attention to ratings:

CBC-TV’s single-mom comedy ‘Sophie’ cancelled due to low ratings
“The CBC’s half-hour comedy “Sophie” is being cancelled due to low ratings, the public broadcaster said Friday while insisting the move had nothing to do with a financial crunch that forced it to reduce episodes of several marquee series.” Read more.

Diane — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:47:33 +0000

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.

Diane — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:12:11 +0000

From Jacueline Cutler of The Buffalo News:

‘Sophie’ keeps it all together
“Anyone old enough to pay taxes should know that just when you think life can’t get any worse, the fates scoff at you and boom! Life takes a sharp turn south. So it goes for Sophie Parker (Natalie Brown, I Me Wed) in the engaging premiere of Sophie at 9:30 p.m. Monday on the Family Channel.” Read more.

From Kelly West of Blend Television:

New ABC Family Series Sophie Airs This Month
“The premise sounds like kind of a downer but based on the promo below and ABC Family’s reputation for blending heart and comedy in their series (see Greek for a great example of that), I think this could be a really fun show. Sophie stars Natalie Brown, Sebastian Spence, Jeff Geddis, Amy Lalonde, Mimi Kuzyk, Sara Botsford, Chantelle Chung and Catherine Bérubé.” Read more.

Diane — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:18:40 +0000

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.