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Cracked, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Tuesday: Mercer, 22 Minutes, Cracked

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Rick Mercer Report, CBC

Rick is in Selkirk, Manitoba to check out the ice jam prevention programme on the Red River and then he’s off to the Toronto Rehab hospital to sample their revolutionary research.

22 Minutes, CBC

Murdoch Mysteries’ Yannick Bisson joins the 22 cast as guest host, Mark Critch rrrrrrolls up the rim directly from the Tim Horton’s Ontario coffee roastery, and Shaun Majumder reports from inside the red carpet at the new Canadian Screen Awards.

Cracked, CBC – “The Thump Parade”

A washed-up hockey enforcer’s fragile mental state is called into question when Psych Crimes uses him as an agent in an operation against a cold, manipulative criminal. Meanwhile, psychiatric nurse, Leo, is corralled by Homicide to help with a murder investigation. Guests: Gabriel Hogan, Natalie Brown, Greg Bryk

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Cracked, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Tuesday: Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes, Cracked

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Rick Mercer Report, CBC
Rick is in Ottawa to check out the annual Winterlude Festival and then he’s off to the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides training facility in Oakville, ON.

22 Minutes, CBC
The Vinyl Cafe’s, Stuart McLean takes on Nickelback lyrics and Hockey Night in Canada in his new story; Mary Zilba, a real housewife from the Real Housewives of Vancouver, drops in on her not-as-glamorous-as-she-remembered cousin Bethy; Raj Binder dreams and schemes of becoming a Juno contender with his new band “Tandoori Heat”; and, the recent demise of the penny perplexes an average Canadian.

Cracked, CBC – “Rocket Man”
Psych Crimes investigates the murder of one member of a feuding rock duo after the bipolar lead singer is found raving and naked atop a billboard. Guests: Clé Bennett, Merwin Mondesir.

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Cracked, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Tuesday: Primeval, Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes, Cracked

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Primeval: New World, Space – Season 1 Finale “The Sound of Thunder (Part 2)”
When Toby (Crystal Lowe, Killer Mountain) is stung by a poisonous Brontoscorpio, Evan (Niall Matter, EUREKA) and Dylan (Sara Canning, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES) must chase the creature back through the Anomaly to get a sample of its venom. Andrew Lee Potts (PRIMEVAL) guest stars as Connor Temple from the original U.K. series.

Rick Mercer Report, CBC
Rick is at the Calgary Zoo where he takes king penguins for a stroll and then he’s off to the Monster Jam Truck Rally in Edmonton.

22 Minutes, CBC
Outgoing liberal leader, Bob Rae, receives comic tribute; former Blue Jay, Jose Canseco, shares details of his Toronto mayoral bid; and, Canada offers a potential contender for Pope.

Cracked, CBC – “Rocket Man”
Psych Crimes investigates the murder of one member of a feuding rock duo after the bipolar lead singer is found raving and naked atop a billboard. Guests: Clé Bennett, Merwin Mondesir.

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Cracked an uneasy PSA as drama

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

Cracked showcases CBC’s problem – public service announcement drama
“Major crimes mixed with medical issues” is how CBC describes Cracked (CBC, 9 p.m.), its new cop drama that has been running since early January. The description suggests an awkward symmetry, and Cracked is certainly that. It’s well-meaning and features some excellent acting, but it’s a shambles as TV drama. Often predictable to the point of ludicrousness, it is too heavy on the “medical issues” front. Read more.

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Tuesday: Real Housewives of Vancouver, Cracked, Primeval

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Real Housewives of Vancouver, Slice – season premiere
Giving the first season a run for its money, Season Two of The Real Housewives of Vancouver takes viewers inside the lavish lives of six of Vancouver’s wealthiest and most glamorous Housewives – following the epic highs and lows of their drama-packed daily lives. From butt-lifts to extravagant spa treatments, walking the catwalk to rocking centre-stage and rubbing shoulders with the country’s elite, the wives’ nerves, patience and relationships are all put to the test in the highly anticipated new season.

Cracked, CBC – “No Traveller Returns”

Psych Crimes investigates an assault against a psychiatrist – the key witness in a hearing that could set a murderer free.

Primeval: New World, Space – “The Inquisition”

While Dylan (Sara Canning, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES) seeks answers about the government’s secret lab, Evan (Niall Matter, EUREKA) goes up against Colonel Henderson Hall (Louis Ferreira, MOTIVE), who wants full access to the Anomalies.

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