From Jim Bawden:
I Remember Alberta Watson
“It’s funny, honey, but I’ve been in this crazy business for 30 years and here I am now in the lead!” And Alberta Watson let out with a cannonading cackle that hushed all spectators.
There I was in a church basement on Roncesvalles Avenue interviewing Watson, her co-star Peter Outerbridge and producer Bernie Zukderman who were shooting the pilot for a new CBC-TV series called Chasing Cain. Continue reading.
From Bill Harris of QMI:
‘Hockey Wives’ star Martine Forget says Jonathan Bernier takes losing hard
Martine Forget had been warned that people in Toronto aren’t as friendly as people in Montreal. But Forget – one of the stars of the new reality TV series Hockey Wives, a model, a new mom, and the fiancee of Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jonathan Bernier – says it isn’t true. Continue reading.
From a media release:
Big Brother Canada’s nail-biting season three premiere drew over 1 million (2+)* viewers on Global and Slice Monday’s opener reached 2.6 million** viewers over the hour, who watched with anticipation as the houseguests moved in to an empty house and were forced to instantly nominate two people for eviction, putting Risha Denner and “Sindy with an ‘S’†on the chopping block.
With Sindy winning POV, saving herself from eviction and nominating Pilar Nemar, the fate of the evictees was instantly put in Canada’s hands, and viewers flocked to BigBrotherCanada.ca to vote for this week’s eviction. Over 100,000*** fans visited the show’s robust digital platform on Monday, a 45% increase to the site’s season two premiere day traffic.
DATA HIGHLIGHTS
The drama continues Wednesday night at 9pm ET/PT on Global with the first eviction of the season. Big Brother Canada airs three nights a week, on Sundays at 7pm ET/PT, Mondays at 8pm ET/PT and Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT. The Big Brother Canada Side Show airs on Slice Thursdays at 10pm ET starting March 26 in a new, one-hour format. Big Brother After Dark will also air Monday through Sunday from 3am to 6am ET on Slice starting March 26.
Source:
*Numeris (BBM Canada) PPM Overnight Data, Mar 23, 2015, Total Canada.
**Numeris (BBM Canada) PPM Overnight Data, Mar 23, 2015, Total Canada. Ind2+, CumeRch(000)
*** Adobe Analytics – Unique Visitors Mar 23, 2015 vs. March 5th, 2014
****Numeris (BBM Canada) PPM Overnight Data, Mar 23, 2015, Total Canada.***Ind2+, A18-49, A25-54, W18-49, W25-54
***** Numeris (BBM Canada) PPM Overnight Data, Mar 23, 2015 vs. Feb 24, 2014, Total Canada.
From the Toronto Star:
Hockey Wives’ journey more relatable than people think, says Brijet Whitney
Unlike that other television reality series that focuses on the glamorous lives of rich, pampered women living in, say, Beverly Hills, Brijet Whitney is a “real†housewife. As the long-time spouse of retired National Hockey League player Ray Whitney, Brijet’s been there throughout a hockey career spanning more than two decades, raising three children, pulling up stakes and moving to another city with each new trade and being — as the show’s tag line goes — “the captain off the ice.†Continue reading.
Rick Mercer Report, CBC
Rick goes to Calgary to spend a day with ‘the world’s best mayor’, Naheed Nenshi that includes both city hall engagements and greeting people on the street and then he’s off to singer Brett Kissel’s family farm in Flat Lake, Alberta to help with the chores and have some country fun.
22 Minutes, CBC
This week on 22 Minutes Thomas Mulcair (Mark Critch) considers political coalition; climate change investigated; and NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau.
Schitt’s Creek, CBC – “Surprise Party”
Johnny tries to arrange a surprise birthday party for Moira. Things backfire when Moira, unwittingly, takes over the planning of her own party.
Mr. D, CBC – “Teacher Conference”
Gerry meets an attractive woman at Barrel’s and drags Lisa with him to a teacher conference in Atlantic City to find her. Robert and Bobbi’s secret fling finally becomes public knowledge, while Trudy and Frank are at odds over his inappropriate phone calls in the staffroom.
