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Dramas and Comedies, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

New tonight: Rick Mercer Report and 22 Minutes season premieres

Rick Mercer Report, CBC – Season premiere
Rick experiences thrilling water adventures Flyboarding in Sylvan Lake, Alberta and later visits Science World in Vancouver.

22 Minutes, CBC – Season premiere
Mrs Enid ponders 50 Shades of Grey, Don Cherry (Mark Critch) takes shots at the NHL, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Shaun Majumder) laments Canada’s sudden breakup with Iran, and Susan Kent holds court with Canadian tennis star, Milos Raonic.

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Heartland, Reality, Lifestyle & Documentary, Rick Mercer Report

New tonight: Over The Rainbow, Heartland, Mercer on Mansbridge

Over The Rainbow, CBC – Series premiere
Over The Rainbow will kick-off with a one-hour documentary that follows the cross-Canada audition process down to the choice of 10 potential Dorothys by the judges and Andrew Lloyd Webber himself. Followed by Performance #1, a live show, where 10 Dorothys compete, singing a mixture of Broadway and pop songs.

Heartland, CBC - Running Against the Wind
Amy is bursting to ask Ty about the engagement ring, and why he hasn’t proposed yet, but a couple of “runaways” throw everything at Heartland into turmoil.

Mansbridge One on One, CBC – Guest Rick Mercer
There’s not much he hasn’t done to get a laugh. But he’s not just funny, his humour often has a message and it can be biting. Rick Mercer begins yet another season of his television show this week, but he also has a new book celebrating his famous rants. Lots to talk about with our guest this week, Rick Mercer.

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Dragons' Den, Heartland, Murdoch Mysteries, Rick Mercer Report

CBC’s fall schedule

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From a media release:

CBC TELEVISION SHINES THIS FALL WITH TOP-NOTCH ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING, PROVEN ACCLAIMED FORMATS AND BIG CANADIAN STARS

  • Kicking-off on September 14, CBC-TV’s 2012 Fall Schedule Delivers a Compelling
    Slate of New and Returning Hit Series

From captivating dramas and engaging live series, to biting comedies and award-winning news and investigative programs, CBC Television offers Canadians a diverse range of entertaining programming this fall. The new schedule features the anticipated premieres of OVER THE RAINBOW, TITANIC: BLOOD & STEEL and MURDOCH MYSTERIES, as well as new seasons of established viewer-favourites DRAGONS’ DEN, RICK MERCER REPORT, THE BIG DECISION, GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT and more. It all starts Friday, September 14 with the season premieres of MARKETPLACE and the fifth estate.

  • DRAGONS’ DEN – Canada’s #1 Unscripted program – returns and welcomes Canada’s best known personal finance author, David Chilton, to the Den
  • Anticipation rises as young hopefuls vie for the coveted role of Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new Canadian production of The Wizard of Oz in OVER THE RAINBOW
  • GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT makes the move from late-night to primetime, airing in a new 7 p.m. (7:30 NT) timeslot
  • TITANIC: BLOOD & STEEL, the epic limited series event starring Canadian actors Neve Campbell and Kevin Zegers, premieres
  • A special 30-minute edition of THE LANG & O’LEARY EXCHANGE heads to CBC-TV, joining the primetime schedule at 6:30 p.m. (7 NT)
  • One of Canada’s best-loved dramas, MURDOCH MYSTERIES, makes its official debut on CBC
  • Family-favourite HEARTLAND returns for its sixth season with the introduction of a fiery new character
  • Starting September 17, iconic series CORONATION STREET moves to an all-new 7:30 p.m. (8 NT) timeslot
  • This fall marks a milestone for several renowned CBC programs: the 60th season of HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA; the 40th anniversary of MARKETPLACE; the 20th anniversary of 22 MINUTES; and a decade of the RICK MERCER REPORT.

Continue reading CBC’s fall schedule →

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Awards, Murdoch Mysteries, Podcast, Rick Mercer Report, The Listener

TV, eh? podcast episode 93 – “The Quality of Mercer is not Strained”

Please forgive Diane – she had just met Rick Mercer and was a little giddy. Maybe a lot giddy. Anthony patiently guides us through news such as:

Episode 93: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

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