John Doyle of the Globe and Mail recounts the “decidedly weird” CBC season launch event:
- The CBC’s fall season sure is impressive – to the CBC
“You want an impression of CBC’s new season in a nutshell? Okay, one word: cornball.”
In the news: CBC’s fall schedule launch
How about cancelling Intelligence, Rick Mercer, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and Air Farce? All of them are ratings bombs.
Kudos to the CBC for picking up FIFA and MLS, though.
I’m not sure what ratings info you’re looking at, but Mercer is actually among the highest rated Canadian programs. The combo of Mercer/22 Minutes frequently beat the American competition last season.