Monthly Archives: December 2012

Featured, The Ron James Show, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

CBC’s New Year’s Eve lineup

Ron James New Years Eve
From a media release:

RING IN 2013 WITH A SPECIAL COLLECTION OF NEW YEAR’S EVE COMEDY FAVOURITES AND ‘BEST-OF’ ROUND-UPS

Start the New Year off right with a variety of special programming from CBC Television and CBC Radio, including hilarious comedies, exclusive interviews, and a recap of the best stories from 2012. The New Year’s Eve line-up includes AIR FARCE NEW YEAR’S EVE 2012, THE RON JAMES SHOW: NEW YEAR’S EVE EDITION, 22 MINUTES HOLIDAY SPECIAL and a festive edition of GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT, featuring an exclusive interview with Michael J. Fox.

22 Minutes HOLIDAY Special

Monday, December 31 at 7 p.m. (7:30 NT)

Switch on your Christmas cheer with the 22 Minutes Holiday Special, featuring guest appearances from original cast members, Mary Walsh and Greg Thomey. Also in this episode, the Real Housewives of Town reveal their Secret Santa secrets, Barry Weiss does his Christmas shopping Storage Wars-style, famous Canadian actor, Gordon Pinsent joins the Three Wise Men for a gift-seeking pilgrimage at the mall, and the classic holiday story, The Hockey Sweater, gets a rewrite. The Queen (Cathy Jones) and Canadian premiers from coast-to-coast-to-coast join the 22 Minutes cast for holiday fun during this hour-long special episode.

AIR FARCE New Year’s Eve 2012

Monday, December 31 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT)

Air Farce is back, and we’re doing it ‘Gangnam Style’. The tradition continues when Air Farce New Year’s Eve returns to CBC Television on Monday, December 31 at 8:00 p.m. (8:30 NT). Don Ferguson, Luba Goy, Craig Lauzon, Alan Park, Penelope Corrin, and the newest Air Farce cast member, Arnold Pinnock, send up the highs and lows of 2012 with a fast-paced hour filled with plenty of laughs, lots of surprises, and the annual dropping of the F-Bomb on Canada’s biggest pet peeves. Join Air Farce and special guests: Canadian hockey legend Paul Henderson; Olympic gold medalist Rosie MacLennan; the star of Murdoch Mysteries, Yannick Bisson; platinum recording artist, Victoria Duffield (“Shut Up and Dance”); from Dragons’ Den, “The Wealthy Barber” David Chilton, and more!

THE RON JAMES SHOW: NEW YEAR’S EVE EDITION

Monday, December 31 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) with an encore presentation at midnight

The Ron James New Year’s Eve Special is back and one of the country’s favourite annual traditions continues with “Canada’s Comedian” sending 2012 off in style! As in 2013, Ron vows “never to listen to a Mayan again” and makes a few startling predictions of his own for the year ahead. The Royal Family has been especially ‘visible’ in 2012 and in her annual message to the Queen, Aunt Vivien isn’t afraid to tell the naked truth. Conservative Radio show host, Buell Crawford, gets hot under the collar over all this climate change baloney. Special guests include: Linda Kash, Patrick McKenna, Raoul Bhaneja and Lauren Ash.

GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT

Monday, December 31 at 11:30 p.m. (12 NT)

Ring in New Year’s Eve with a special edition of George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight as George wraps up 2012 with Canadian actor, author, producer and activist Michael J. Fox. In this candid and funny exclusive interview, Fox talks about how he has dealt with Parkinson’s disease and about the unwavering support of his wife, actor Tracy Pollan. He also reveals details about his upcoming TV comedy series, in which he plays a man dealing with family, career and Parkinson’s. Plus: Ed The Sock helps ring in the New Year with resolutions and predictions on the fast, furious and funny comedy panel. And, George counts down to 2013 with the help of some of your favourite CBC stars.

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Ratings

The Horses of McBride nab 1.3 million viewers

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From a media release:

A New Holiday Classic: 1.3 Million Viewers Saddle Up to CTV’s New Original Movie THE HORSES OF MCBRIDE

  • THE HORSES OF MCBRIDE is Sunday’s most-watched drama
  • Viewers can catch encore presentations on Wednesday on Bravo and Friday on CTV Two

A major holiday television event, last night’s premiere of CTV’s new, critically acclaimed, original television movie THE HORSES OF MCBRIDE drew 1.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched drama of the night with total viewers and an instant holiday classic. Growing by double digit percentages in its second hour with total viewers and the key adult demos, the movie peaked at 1.6 million during its moving conclusion when the community of McBride, B.C. rallied together to save two stranded horses in time for Christmas. Overall, the movie attracted 3.6 million unique viewers throughout the two-hour broadcast.

Inspired by real-life events, THE HORSES OF MCBRIDE stars Aidan Quinn, Kari Matchett, and MacKenzie Porter. Encore presentations of THE HORSES OF MCBRIDE air Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo and Friday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Two. THE HORSES OF MCBRIDE is also available across CTV’s digital platforms on CTV.ca, the CTV App, and the CTV Mobile channel.

Leading up to premiere, critics were unanimous in their praise: “… perfect for the Christmas season…” said the Calgary Herald; “the movie is a pleasure to watch,” said The Globe and Mail; and the Medicine Hat News said it’s “a story that promises to warm the heart before Christmas.”

Inspired by real-life events, THE HORSES OF MCBRIDE follows cowboy-outfitter Matt Davidson (EMMY® Award-nominated Aidan Quinn, ELEMENTARY) who has decided to sell his family ranch and find work in the city. His wife Avril (Kari Matchett, 24) and son Kenny (Edward Ruttle, HELLCATS) have embraced the move, but his daughter Nicki (MacKenzie Porter, R.L. Stine’s THE HAUNTING HOUR), who dreams of being an outfitter and mountain guide like her dad, is shocked and angry. It’s late December 2008, when two starving horses are discovered high up on the Rockies, trapped in a six foot-deep prison of snow more than 30 miles from any road. After seeing the spirit in their eyes, Nicki commits to getting them off the mountain – somehow. With no other options, she picks up a shovel and starts to dig out the mile-long path in deep snow, inspiring her father, family, and an entire community to pitch in.

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Arctic Air, Dragons' Den

David Chilton goes from Dragons’ Den to Arctic Air

From Glen Schaefer of The Province:

  • Author’s acting career takes flight on Arctic Air
    It didn’t take a lot for David Chilton to get in character but he still had butterflies when making his acting debut on an episode of CBC’s Arctic Air. Chilton, who wrote the financial-advice book The Wealthy Barber and appears as a panelist on CBC’s business series Dragon’s Den, says he was a fan of the scripted action-adventure series and talked his way into a role. Read more.
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Reality, Lifestyle & Documentary

Beer Money premieres tonight on Citytv Vancouver

From a media release:

New, Original Sports Trivia Show Beer Money Premieres Dec. 17 on Citytv Vancouver

Hosts Sunny Lenarduzzi and comedian Andrew Barber crash local bars and sports arenas to hand out cold cash to unsuspecting fans in new Citytv original series, Beer Money. Like a laugh? Know a little about the Canucks, Lions, and Whitecaps? Those who do can walk away with $130 in cash…and who couldn’t use a little more Beer Money? Beer Money premieres Monday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. PT on Citytv Vancouver.

Born into Canadian sports royalty, Sunny Lenarduzzi (daughter of Bob Lenarduzzi, former athlete and President of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is a lively interviewer not afraid to mix it up with athletes … or the public. A radio and television dynamo, Sunny’s favourite career moment – so far – is reporting on the 2010 Winter Olympics, including Jon Montgomery’s gold medal run and his triumphant parade through Whistler.

Vancouver-based comedian, actor, writer, and director – Andrew Barber is famed for creating the video sensation of the Vancouver Canucks’ 2011 Stanley Cup run with his YouTube series featuring the madcap adventures of his sports-mad character, Boston Greg. A regular on the local comedy scene, Andrew can be seen about the city showcasing his improv and sketch comedy chops.

Beer Money writer Tom Hawthorn is an award-winning newspaper and magazine journalist. He is a member of the Society for International Hockey Research and the Society for American Baseball Research. Marni Goldman is the production executive for Rogers Media.

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