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In the news: Tuesday’s Robson Arms post-Idol appearance

From CTV:

Robson Arms To Air Following American Idol in Special Tuesday Night Timeslot, Feb. 27 on CTV; Joe Flaherty Guest Stars in All-New Episode

CTV will take advantage of a one-time-only opportunity in its Tuesday night schedule next week and broadcast an all-new episode of its original comedy series Robson Arms immediately following a special 90-minue episode of ratings juggernaut American Idol. Airing Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 9:30 p.m. ET on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times), SCTV’s Joe Flaherty guest stars in Robson Arms as the father of Hal (Zak Santiago). Robson Arms continues to air in its regular Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET timeslot on CTV.

In Tuesday’s episode, Hal’s Employment Insurance has run out, he owes his roommate Nick (Corner Gas star Fred Ewanuick) money, he’s killed his only source of income (selling pot) and even his own dad (Flaherty) won’t help him out. Meanwhile, Nick’s got a new friend, Wayne (Peter DeLuise), who’s making Nick question his relationship with Hal. Compared to the worldly, exotic-instrument-playing Wayne, Hal’s a bong-dependent loser. Is it time for Nick to move out?

In other upcoming episodes:

  • “I Did Not Have Sex With That Woman” (Feb. 24 on CTV): As Bobbi (Corner Gas star Gabrielle Miller) frets about their unborn child and the safety of the building, an increasingly suffocated Bobby (Tobias Mehler) is haunted by doubts that he’s the baby’s true father.
  • “Something Straight Between Us” (March 3 on CTV): When pretty boy Andrew (Gabriel Hogan) moves into the building, Geoff (David Richmond-Peck) – and a confused Yuri (John Cassini) – automatically assume he’s gay.
  • “Mr. Lonely” (March 10 on CTV): Jann Arden guests stars when Fred (Haig Sutherland) decides he needs more in life than X-Box and a brain in a goldfish bowl after the gruesome demise of a single neighbour. When his attempt at obtaining a “Hasty-Date” only results in putting a blight on the organizer’s 100 per cent success rate, Fred doggedly pursues a friendship with Carol (Linda Kash), a Robson Arms newcomer.

Viewers who missed the first two episodes of Robson Arms can catch up on The CTV Broadband Network (at CTV.ca or TheComedyNetwork.ca). Each week, new episodes will be available on demand for free following its television broadcast on CTV and The Comedy Network. Robson Arms also airs Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on The Comedy Network.

Visit the Robson Arms Web site at RobsonArms.com.

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Little Mosque on the Prairie

Little Mosque on the Prairie photo

From CBC:

Zaib Shaikh, who stars as Amaar (left), and B.C.’s own Manoj Sood, who plays Baber on CBC Television’s hit comedy series, Little Mosque on the Prairie, have a bleating good time at a Blenz coffee shop on Robson Street in Vancouver, Tuesday, February, 20, 2007, meeting fans of the much-watched series. Little Mosque telecasts Wednesday at 8 p.m. on CBC. (PR DIRECT PHOTO/CBC Television)

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Industry News, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

In the news: Two sides of CBC

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From the National Post:

  • Providing viewers with a Canadian alternative by Jeff Keay, head of media relations, English communications, CBC/Radio- Canada
    “But while we’re happy that millions of Canadians are enjoying shows like Hockey Night in Canada, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes (which are, for the record, consistently winning their time slots) and Little Mosque on the Prairie, we also believe there is a place for other Canadian programs like Trudeau, Rene Levesque, and October 1970. While they may not attract large audiences, they are nonetheless important because they reflect our public service mandate.”
  • Answering the CBC
    “Does the CBC deliver more Canadian-made programs than the other network? Sure. Problem is, a lot of it is quite bad. They produce two news-comedy shows (22 Minutes and Air Farce) that are virtually indistinguishable and the much-hyped Little Mosque on the Prairie that, as yet, has made me neither laugh nor see Canadian multiculturalism in any kind of new light. And the shows look terrible, too. Little Mosque, 22 Minutes and Air Farce all lack the kind of professional production and cinematography that make CTV’s Corner Gas look and feel like a real TV show. There’s no mistaking the second-rate production values of CBC’s home-made programs.”

EDIT: The first article is in response to this Feb. 15 article:

  • Whither Mother Corp?
    “There are probably more Canadians who complain about CBC television than actually watch it. The public network, which was already in ratings free fall before its month-long 2005 staff lockout, has seen its viewership numbers drop even faster since. On a typical evening, under 700,000 Canadians tune into the Ceeb for any part of prime time, down from about 900,000 prelockout and over 1.5 million a decade ago.”
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