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Arctic Air, Dragons' Den, Heartland, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Mr. D, Republic of Doyle, Rick Mercer Report

A very good winter for CBC

From a media release:

CBC CELEBRATES ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON PREMIERE WEEK EVER

Numerous time slots won with innovative, exciting Canadian television – 5 shows drew more than one million viewers

CBC Television is celebrating its most successful season premiere week ever, with a number of new and returning CBC comedy, drama, unscripted and current affairs programs winning their time blocks – and several with audiences of more than one million viewers.

“This record-setting week is a testament to great programming made for – and made by – Canadians,” said Kirstine Stewart, CBC Executive Vice-President, English Services. “At CBC, we’d like to thank our partners for creating such amazing hit shows, and we thank Canadians for choosing to watch them.”

On four different occasions, CBC’s Canadian programs won their time blocks over U.S.-produced content (MARKETPLACE, the fifth estate, MR. D and DRAGONS’ DEN). REPUBLIC OF DOYLE placed second in its time block just behind the People’s Choice Awards while HEARTLAND came behind only the NFL Playoffs.

Among the ratings highlights:

  • CBC’s new action/adventure drama ARCTIC AIR won the largest audience for the premiere of a new drama series in 20 years, with total viewership of 1.05 million.
  • New comedy MR. D premiered to 1.23 million viewers – the largest for a comedy since the debut of LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE in January, 2007.
  • Five shows captured audiences well over the one million mark – MARKETPLACE, MR. D, ARCTIC AIR, DRAGONS’ DEN and REPUBLIC OF DOYLE – while four others notched audiences of more than three-quarters of a million (the fifth estate, HEARTLAND, REDEMPTION INC and THE RICK MERCER REPORT.)

(All data from Bureau of Broadcast Measurement (BBM)).

For a full list of CBC’s winter programs, visit www.cbc.ca/seasonpreview

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Arctic Air, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Republic of Doyle

This week in TV …

From Christopher Bird of Torontoist.com:

  • Televisualist: Funnier and More Handsome Than Rob Schneider
    Meanwhile, CTV gives us a “sneak peek” at their new show, The L.A. Complex, which is about Canadians who move to Los Angeles in order to make it big in show business. This show is some sort of elaborate joke, right? In order to make a show about Canadians, CTV sets it in L.A. and makes it about Canadians who can’t make it in Canada because the entertainment industry there is so desperately focused on leeching American content to reduce cost, so they head south? Is CTV just fucking with us at this point? Is that what they’re doing? Because it feels like that’s what they’re doing. (9 p.m.) Read more.
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Little Mosque on the Prairie, Mr. D

New tonight: Mr. D, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Redemption Inc on CBC – season premieres

Gerry Dee is Mr

Mr. D

“Pilot” – Gerry Duncan has finally gotten a full time teaching position at the prestigious Xavier academy after years of substituting. Unfortunately he’ll be teaching social studies, which he knows nothing about, instead of his dream phys ed job.

Little Mosque on the Prairie

“Home Again” – Sarah and Rayyan work at cross purposes to help each other come to terms with Sarah’s divorce.

Redemption Inc.

Redemption Inc. follows a group of 10 ex-cons as they are given the opportunity of a lifetime: a chance to set up their own business under the guidance of Dragon and multi-millionaire businessman, Kevin O’Leary.

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