When Amaar tries to solve Rayyan’s problems at work, he causes her extra stress at home.
Everything about Little Mosque on the Prairie, eh?
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.â€
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
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.
New tonight: Mr. D, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Redemption Inc on CBC – season premieres
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.
Zaib Shaikh has bright future
From Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star:
- Star of Little Mosque on the Prairie Zaib Shaikh has a bright acting future
The man from the mosque is moving on. When Little Mosque on the Prairie starts its sixth (and final) season Monday night at 8:30 p.m. on CBC, it will close the most important chapter to date in the rapidly rising career of its leading man, Zaib Shaikh. Read more.