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Ratings: Winter premiere week numbers

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

  • Murdoch Mysteries lifts CBC’s premiere week
    Premiere week is over. How did CBC do? The first week of January is a big one for CBC as the public broadcaster tries to take advantage of a more-or-less down week in network television to sneak on its 2013 series premieres. The network headed into the beginning of the year behind the 8 Ball with Hockey Night in Canada off its schedule due to the prolonged lockout, although the good news is the CBC’s most-watched broadcast returns Jan. 19. Add in budget cuts, the loss of popular supper hour driver Jeopardy! and other slings and arrows and its a wonder CBC managed to keep the lights on at all last fall. Read more.
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Cracked examines shades of grey

From Scott Stinson of the National Post:

  • The head cases of Cracked
    This exchange, from the premiere episode of Cracked, nicely sums up the nut of the new CBC drama: a police procedural about a fictional Toronto police unit — Psych Crimes and Crises — that pairs detectives with psychiatrists, the series has a natural tension between the cops and non-cops. In the opener, Detective Aidan Black (David Sutcliffe, Gilmore Girls) thinks the Rosedale murder might simply be a botched robbery. His partner, Dr. Daniella Ridley (Stefanie von Pfetten, NCIS), wonders if the killer has sensory or memory issues related to light. Thus the light bulb. And the crack about unicorns. Read more.
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Cracked, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Tuesday: Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes, Cracked, Mr. Young, Property Brothers, My House Your Money, Match Game

CrackedGallery Dayo Ade, Luisa d’Oliveira, David Sutcliffe, S 1

Rick Mercer Report, CBC – Best of
On tonight’s Best of The Mercer Report, Rick is in Alberta where he tries flyboarding, the latest daredevil feat and then he is off to go gliding with air cadets.

22 Minutes, CBC – Fan favourites
This Hour Has 22 Minutes launches the second half of its 20th season on CBC on Tuesday, January 8, with a full episode of fan-favourite sketches from the first half of its season, including: Apple reveals its newest iPad-Mini and -Maxi; a classic Bond film enjoys a timely remake; Justin Trudeau’s Liberal leadership speech gets auto-tuned; Mrs Enid ponders 50 Shades of Grey; the hit movie “Paranormal Activity” takes on a softer tone with the release of “Normal Activity”; rockers release “Guitar for Tarsands” in support of Western Canada; and AHL owner, Danny Williams, talks hockey.

Cracked, CBC – series premiere “How The Light Gets In”
On his first assignment in a new division that pairs police officers with psychiatrists, the erratic Detective Aidan Black and Doctor Daniella Ridley must solve the strange murder of a young boy found stabbed, and with a lightbulb sticking out of his chest.

Mr. Young, YTV – “Mr. Time”
No episode description available.

Buying & Selling With The Property Brothers, W Network – premiere
Join Drew and Jonathan Scott on their brand-new property adventures as they help homeowners find their dream home, then upgrade and sell their current home in the all-new series Buying and Selling with the Property Brothers. Realtor Drew helps them find the right house, Contractor Jonathan tackles the renovation of the family home in order to transform and list it for top dollar. But as soon as Drew finds the right home, the race is on to buy the dream house and sell their old house quickly before breaking their budget with two mortgages.

My House, Your Money, W Network
My House, Your Money reveals what really goes on behind closed doors as prospective home buyers turn to their extended family members for financial help in order to acquire their dream home. Cameras catch all the drama and high-stakes pressure of the classic generational tug-of-war as families fight for their property pick and struggle to come to a compromise.

Match Game, Comedy
It’s time to make a match with D. L. Hughley (D.L. HUGHLEY BREAKS THE NEWS), Steve Smith (THE RED GREEN SHOW), Sabrina Jalees (COMEDY NOW!), and Laura Cilevitz (VIDEO ON TRIAL).

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Cops and mental illness collide in Cracked

From Cassandra Szklarski of the Canadian Press:

From Melissa Hank of Postmedia News:

  • TV Tuesday
    Who knew playing poker could help when it comes to shaking down perps? David Sutcliffe, known to Gilmore Girls fans as Rory’s dad Christopher, debuts as Det. Aidan Black on CBC’s new crime drama Cracked on Tuesday (9 p.m.). And, the former World Poker Tour player says, his background in the game helped stack the cards in his favour. Read more.
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Cracked premieres Tuesday on CBC

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From a media release:

MAJOR CRIMES MIXED WITH MEDICAL ISSUES, CBC-TV’S ALL-NEW CRIME DRAMA – CRACKED – PREMIERES THIS JANUARY

  • Part of CBC- TV’s premiere week, CRACKED begins Tuesday, January 8 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT)

New to CBC this January, comes the hour-long procedural crime drama CRACKED, inspired by real life experiences of frontline police officers and mental health workers tackling some of the city’s most intriguing cases. Premiering Tuesday, January 8 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) on CBC Television, CRACKED is a unique combination of police procedural and medical drama, which delves into the psychological side of policing and the emotional impact on the front-line workers.

CRACKED stars David Sutcliffe (Gilmore Girls, Private Practice) as Detective Adian Black, alongside his new partner, psychiatrist Dr. Daniella Ridley, played by Stefanie von Pfetten (NCIS, Battlestar Galactica). Rounding out the cast are Luisa d’Oliveira (The Good Wife, Supernatural) as Detective Poppy Wisnefski, Dayo Ade (Lost, NCIS Los Angeles) as psychiatric nurse Leo Beckett and Karen LeBlanc (Shattered, ReGenesis) as Inspector Diane Caligra.

Detective Aidan Black, a seasoned officer dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder is reassigned to the newly created Psych Crimes and Crisis Unit. There, he’s dismayed to find his partner is not another cop, but forensic psychiatrist Dr. Daniella Ridley, who left her prominent position at a downtown hospital to partner with the police. Black and Ridley are joined in the newly-formed unit by a cynical young Detective, a compassionate psychiatric nurse and a supervising Inspector keeping a close watch over the group and its unique partnerships.

Passionate and opposing viewpoints are an inherent part of the job in Psych Crimes, and the answers the teams seek never come easy. Black’s deep insight and investigative skills combine brilliantly with Ridley’s keen ability to decipher human behavior. Learning to work cohesively, the Psych Crimes and Crisis Unit investigates the city’s most troubling and psychologically complex crimes.

CRACKED was created by writer Tracey Forbes (Flashpoint, Buffy The Vampire Slayer) and Toronto Emergency Task Force officer Calum de Hartog and is produced by White Pine Pictures in association with CBC.

Watch CRACKED, Tuesdays at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) beginning Tuesday, January 8.

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