From Raju Mudhar of the Toronto Star:
From Etan Vlessing of The Hollywood Reporter:
From a media release:
TOP CHEF CANADA RETURNS FOR SOPHOMORE SEASON WHERE ONLY ONE WILL TASTE THE GLORY
Together with Insight Production Company Ltd., Food Network Canada is bringing its top rated series back for a second season with bigger, more intense challenges and surprise twists that take 16 new chefs out of their comfort zones and into the country’s fiercest food fight. The new season of Top Chef Canada will premiere March 12, 2012 at 10pm ET/PT exclusively on Food Network Canada.
Top Chef Canada will challenge 16 competitors’ culinary skills to see who can cut it as Canada’s Top Chef, taking home the grand prize of $100,000 sponsored by SpongeTowels® paper towels and a GE Monogram kitchen worth $30,000. Hosted by celebrated actress and self-confessed foodie Lisa Ray, the competition is judged by Head Judge, Chef and restaurateur, Mark McEwan, as well as Resident Judge and LA restaurateur, Shereen Arazm.
Season two of Top Chef Canada ups the stakes in this competition, delivering addictive drama that will inspire viewers to cheer on their favourite competitors each week. The 16 chosen competitors hail from far and wide across Canada with unique culinary backgrounds and expertise.
A taste of some of the esteemed guest judges this season includes: Chef Marcus Samuelson (Top Chef Masters winner), Mike Holmes (Holmes on Homes, Canada’s Handyman Challenge); Toronto Maple Leaf forward Colby Armstrong; actor Alan Thicke; Spencer “Spenny” Rice (Kenny vs. Spenny); and country music star Johnny Reid.
From a media release:
LIGHTS, CAMERA, TALENT!
BROADCAST DETAILS UNVEILED FOR CANADA’S GOT TALENT, PREMIERING MARCH 4 ON CITYTV
The spotlight is on as the nation’s largest talent search series gets underway with the eagerly-awaited premiere of Canada’s Got Talent. Citytv today unveiled the full episodic breakdown for the 11-week, 22-episode, all-new Canadian edition of the international Got Talent franchise. Canada’s Got Talent airs Sundays at 8 p.m. local time and Mondays at 7 p.m. local time, beginning Sunday, March 4 on Citytv. The first-ever Canada’s Got Talent winner will be revealed in the live season finale on May 14.
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Mr. D, CBC – “Bully Awareness Week”
Gerry commits himself to making a video presentation for Bully Awareness Week and finds himself with little time to deliver, while Robert is torn over how he will proceed with a new relationship.
Little Mosque on the Prairie, CBC – “Brotherly Love”
Amaar and Rayyan’s first official dinner party as a married couple goes off the rails when Thorne’s brother Charles shows up in Mercy.
Redemption Inc., CBC
The participants are tasked to develop a new men’s bath product line for a soap company. Will they deliver the goods on the product line on time, or will they put a dent in the bottom line?
Canadian Pickers, History Television
The guys head to The Rock to load up on authentic Newfoundland collectibles. In a church filled to the rafters with handmade furniture, a shark’s jaw, and vintage photographs, Sheldon spots a solid brass ship wheel akin to the nautical world’s Holy Grail.
Canada’s Greatest Know-It-All, Discovery – “Time is Money”
Two teams must identify the dollar values of a wide variety of consumer items by packing them into a storage container. The team’s unit with the highest dollar value wins the round. Then, in the “Reverse Boat-Build†test, two teams are challenged to design and build a boat that can transport their team and cargo across a stretch of water in a race against the other team. But the race is in two stages, and there’s a twist. First, the teams must build a boat out of materials that the other team selects for them and transport half of the cargo; then each team builds a second boat from materials of their own choosing to complete the cargo transfer. Then, two competitors meet face to face in an all-stakes elimination round.
