TV, eh?

By Sarah Hampson of the Globe and Mail:

• The man who loves mean streets
  “Last Monday, he made his debut in a new part that will last until the end of the season as the father of Graham Abbey’s character in The Border, the popular Gemini-nominated CBC-TV drama. Campbell is also nominated for a Gemini, for his stunning performance as a reclusive cowboy with a troubled past in The Englishman’s Boy, the CBC miniseries adapted by Guy Vanderhaeghe from his celebrated novel of the same name. He is also making a comeback on the stage.” Read more.

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family, ratings for The Border, Dragons’ Den, Air Farce, Rick Mercer Report, Heartland, The Tudors, Little Mosque on the Prairie, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Sophie, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Corner Gas, The Guard, and Degrassi, among others:

• Grace Park Behind Border Jump
  “Boosted by the series debut of Grace Park as Homeland Security Agent Liz Carver, The Border jumped to 765,000 viewers across Canada Nov. 10. That made it CBC’s highest-rated off-ice series last week.” Read more.

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family, ratings for the below as well as So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Corner Gas, The Guard, Degrassi:

• Weekly Ratings in Jeopardy
  The Rick Mercer Report, opposite U.S. presidential election returns, drew 843,000 last Tuesday night. Air Farce Final Flight, still stubbornly resilient, drew 728,000, The Tudors, 652,000, The Border, 643,000, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, 631,000, Dragon’s Den, 617,000, Doctor Who, 547,000, Doc Zone, 515,000, Little Mosque, 514,000, Nature of Things, 455,000, Heartland, 430,000, fifth estate, 289,000 and dead last–below MVP and jPod numbers–poor Sophie at 251,000 viewers.” Read more.

From Glen Schaefer of The Province:

• Battlestar beauty on The Border
  “Meanwhile, multiple Parks are crowding the small screen. She debuts this week (9 p.m. tomorrow) in the second season of the CBC cop drama The Border, playing a tough-cookie U.S. federal agent, and she just got word that her Los Angeles-filmed series The Cleaner, in which she co-stars alongside Benjamin Bratt as part of a team of hard-case drug counsellors, will be back for a second season.” Read more.

From Brian Coulton of Metro:

• Running for The Border
  “Los Angeles-born, Vancouver-raised actress Grace Park. makes her debut as Agent Liz Carver, the new, young and impulsive addition to the Immigration and Customs Security team.” Read more.

From Rob Salem of the Toronto Star:

• Grace Park’s done being a dirty girl
  “No more blood and guts for Battlestar Galactica star as she moves to The Border.” Read more.

From Guy Dixon of the Globe and Mail:

• CBC renews The Border for a third season
  “The plotline of CBC-TV’s espionage drama The Border will shift in new directions, reflecting the election of President Obama, now that the CBC has renewed the espionage drama The Border for a third season.” Read more.

From Graeme McRanor of 24 Hours:

• Saying Grace
  “Few actors will admit picking their profession strictly for fame and fortune. Ask why they do it and they’ll no doubt mention passion or art - they might even scoff at the question and say acting chose them. Not Grace Park. She became an actor … for the catering.” Read more.

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family, with ratings for Mercer, Dragon’s Den, The Border, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, The Tudors, Heartland, Air Farce, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Sophie, The Guard, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Corner Gas and Degrassi:

• Last Week: Mercer’s Back On Top
  “He shoots, he scores: last week’s Rick Mercer Report topped all CBC prime time shows with 1,114,000 viewers, outdrawing even Saturday night staple Hockey Night in Canada (1,021,000).” Read more.