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Fall premiere dates

August 23, 2008 Diane Wild 2 Comments

Dragons’ Den (Sept. 29, CBC)
The Border (Sept. 29, CBC)
The Rick Mercer Report (Sept. 30, CBC)
The Tudors (Sept. 30, CBC)
Little Mosque on the Prairie (Oct. 1, CBC)
Sophie (Oct. 1, CBC)
Heartland (Oct. 5, CBC)
Corner Gas (Oct. 6, CTV)
The Guard (Oct. 29, Global)

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CBC’s fall schedule

May 26, 2008 Diane Wild 2 Comments

From a media release:
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CBC Television announced its Fall 2008 schedule today, offering Canadians more of the homegrown programming they love the most: hot dramas and comedy, powerful documentaries, new movies and mini-series and the best in news and sports coverage.
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â€œWe have a lot to be proud of,â€ said Kirstine Layfield, executive director of Network Programming, CBC Television. â€œWe’re bringing our viewers a Fall schedule packed with their favouritesâ€”outstanding Canadian television.â€Â

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In the news: The state of Canadian comedy

April 20, 2008 Diane Wild

From Jim Slotek of the Toronto Sun:

Anybody who thinks that Canadian comedy has run out of gas should check out the brilliant standups at the local yuk-fests
“But without Corner Gas (count me among the fans, although I’ve been a fan of Brent Butt, a fellow prairie boy, practically from the day he fell off the turnip truck from Saskatchewan) and Air Farce, what have we left? There’s still This Hour, which isn’t what it used to be, Trailer Park Boys, which is still funny as hell. There are also re-runs of History Bites — in my opinion the funniest and smartest Canadian show ever — on the Comedy Network in the mornings.” Read more.

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Ratings: March 24-30

April 6, 2008 Diane Wild

From BBM Canada:

Top programs – Total Canada: Rick Mercer Report at #26 (885,000)

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Ratings: Trojan Horse, other CBC shows

March 31, 2008 Diane Wild

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

Trojan Horse Left At Gate
“CBC’s much ballyhooed The Trojan Horse, starring Paul Gross, drew 690,000 viewers Sunday night. … Some other recent CBC numbers, for those who still like to keep track: The Border (March 24): 610,000. Anne Murray Duets: 823,000. Rick Mercer Report: 885,000. Sophie (March 26): 407,000. jPod (March 28): 307,000.” Read more.