Bob Martin developing Shaw/ABC comedy

From Nellie Andreeva of Deadline:

  • ABC & Canada’s Shaw To Develop Comedy Project From Bob Martin & Noreen Halpern
    In a rare cross-border network collaboration at the development stage, the U.S.’ ABC and Canada’s Shaw Media have bought a half-hour comedy from Canadian writer-actor-comedian Bob Martin and former EntertainmentOne executive-turned-producer Noreen Halpern. The untitled project, a co-production between ABC and Shaw, is about a cartoonist who struggles to reconcile the idealized married life depicted in his comic strip with his own life — one that is populated by ex-spouses, children from three different marriages, and a wife who earns far more money than he does. Martin will write the script and executive produce with Halpern. Read more.
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New tonight: The Bachelor Canada, Recipe to Riches

The Bachelor Canada, Citytv
The drama continues with another week of romantic dates. Brad explores a cattle ranch in Calgary with one bachelorette and takes another on hot date in Mexico. Meanwhile, rivalries sweep through mansion, as Brad discovers that more than one woman has found a place in his heart. Then, a jaw-dropping rose ceremony leaves everyone on edge.

Recipe to Riches, Food Network Canada
Season premiere.

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TV, eh? podcast episode 107 – “Hodge Podge”

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Anthony and Diane talk to Brent Hodge, producer/director of the CBC documentary on Dan Mangan, What Happens Next. Plus the premieres of The Big Decision, Strip The City and the Highway Thru Hell special, Big Brother Canada auditions, the Vancouver discussion and screening of Arctic Air, the CRTC’s battle with Oprah, and John Doyle’s suggestions for the CBC.

Episode 107: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed.

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New tonight: Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes, The Big Decision

Rick Mercer Report, CBC
Tonight Rick goes to Canada’s Wonderland and rides the nation’s fastest roller coaster and then he’s in Fraserville, ON for the Soap Box Derby.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC
Famous 20’s tune, Puttin’ On The Ritz, gets beefy new lyrics (inspired by Federal Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz); Mysterious men in black offer the average Canadian how-to tips for expediting ‘Access to Information Requests’; Raj Binder presents an explosive investigative report into photo-bombing; and, Apple’s CEO reveals the company’s newest product iPad-Mini, or was that the iPad-Maxi?

The Big Decision, CBC
Synstone, a Mississauga building materials producer has a unique fiberglass construction cladding that architects love. Problem is, their factory can.t meet the growing demand for the product. Unless they win Jim.s support, their reputation will continue to take the sort of beating no amount of veneer can fix. In Belle River, a family-owned hardware and building store is failing to thrive. Messy, disorganized and off the beaten track, Sauve.s needs to show Jim they can turn things around.

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On the set of Rookie Blue

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

  • My arresting day on the set of Rookie Blue
    I was thrown in the slammer today on the set of Rookie Blue. The Global/ABC cop show is in production on a fourth season, with 13 new episodes scheduled to begin airing next spring. The cast and crew were working on episode five today as I toured the massive stealth studio in Mississauga, just a John Daly tee shot away from Toronto’s Pearson airport. Read more.
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