From BBM Canada via Media in Canada -Â as previously announced, Little Mosque on the Prairie at #3; also, Corner Gas rerun at #14, Rick Mercer Report at #26:
Ratings: Jan. 8 – Jan. 14
All posts by Diane Wild
In the news: Little Mosque on the Prairie
- From Variety: Muslim Mosque a hit (“Canadians like to think of themselves as an open-minded nation where multiculturalism has long been a part of mainstream political culture, so perhaps it’s not surprising that TV’s break-out hit of the season is a gentle comedy about Muslims in small-town Saskatchewan in the Canadian prairies.”)
- From the Toronto Star – don’t expect a new episode this week: Hot Box: TV to talk about (“Is this any way to build a hit series?”)
Upcoming episode: Corner Gas, CTV, Jan. 22
In Monday’s episode, entitled “Mother’s Day”, Brent’s in the doghouse when Hank proves to be a better son to Emma than Brent. Meanwhile, things backfire when Lacey pokes fun at Davis because he can’t wink.
More on Corner Gas:
Ratings: Jan. 8-14
The Jane Show returns Feb. 7
From Global:
The Jane Show returns…after a successful series debut which was heralded by TV critic, Joel Rubinoff as “…laugh-out-loud funny and subversively cool…” and by The Globe and Mail as “the voice of reason in a nutty world…,†the critically acclaimed Canadian Original series starring Torontonian Teresa Pavlinek, makes its sophomore premiere with season 2 in early February.
THE JANE SHOW Season 2
Thursdays at 10pm, starting February 7
Episode: “Moving On Upâ€
Stirred up by an e-mail from an ex-boyfriend, in which Jane sees photos of his successful life (job, wife and kids), Jane wonders what she’s been doing for the past 10 years. She quickly learns that there is a new job opening on the 4th floor for the position of Senior Sales Manager – the same title as her own boss, Stella (who, like Jane, also feels she’s wasted time by not having had a baby). To her surprise, Jane finds her main rival for the position is Walton, who doesn’t know if he can “date down†once he lands it. Jane furiously competes with him, only to blow the job interview. Instead of getting the job, Walton is offered a position heading up a Spirits outlet in Baghdad. Walton leaves it up to Jane to decide his fate, asking the question, “Would you rather I stayed?â€