Masterchef Canada, CTV – “Patriotic Pantry”
After the final aprons are handed out, the remaining home cooks face their first challenge: creating a stunning dish using an array of Canadian-inspired red and white ingredients. After a dramatic round of tastings, the judges choose the most talented home cooks to move forward.
Winnipeg Comedy Festival, CBC – “Food Glorious Food”
A gala evening of standup comedy about our obsession with cuisine. Host: Sandra Shamas
From Bill Brioux of the Toronto Star:
For veteran Canadian actor Gil Bellows, Ascension reminded him of the science fiction literature he read growing up, especially the works of Isaac Asimov and Aldous Huxley.
The CBC series, which debuts Monday at 9 p.m., is about a 100-year space mission to find a new world to assure the survival of the human race.
Bellows, 47, who has appeared in a wide variety of TV shows (notably Ally McBeal) and movies (The Shawshank Redemption), plays the Earthbound son of the brilliant scientist who dreamt up the trillion-dollar enterprise. Continue reading.
From Bill Brioux of Brioux.tv:
Folks worried the recent shootings in Ottawa might lead to a severe crackdown on access to the Parliament buildings should rest easy,or so says Mark Critch.
The This Hour Has 22 Minutes satirist scrambled all over the Peace Tower and Centre Block this week shooting sketches for next Tuesday’s show. The entire cast and many in the crew were in Ottawa this week for a special taping of the series Thursday nightin the Commons theatre  on the Algonquin College campus. It marked the first time in the 22 year history of the series that it wasn’t before the usual studio crowd in Halifax. Continue reading.Â
Bitten, Space – “Bad Blood”
In the Season 2 premiere, Elena (Laura Vandervoort, SMALLVILLE, Ted) and The Pack are on the hunt for Malcolm (James McGowan, DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION). Meanwhile, back at Stonehaven, Jeremy (Greg Bryk, A History Of Violence, THE BOOK OF NEGROES) receives an ultimatum from the Council of International Alphas that challenges his leadership over North America.
Innerspace: After Bite – Series Premiere
Space unleashes its new original insider series, INNERSPACE: AFTER BITE. Ajay Fry, Morgan Hoffman, and Teddy Wilson, co-hosts of Space’s daily flagship entertainment show INNERSPACE, dissect each thrilling new episode of this fan-favourite original series.
W5, CTV – “Faking it”
A W5 and TSN hidden camera investigation into counterfeit tickets and goods at sporting events.
From Rebecca Tucker of The National Post:
The Canadian Screen Awards air March 1. Will you tune in? Don’t worry: you’re not alone (we’re assuming you said no). In 2014, the CSAs earned a mere 534,000 viewers, a dip of more than 30% from the year before, when 756,000 tuned in. Somewhat appropriately, the latter figure is what you would get if you combined the average yearly viewership of the Genie and Gemini awards, which were married in 2013 to create the Screenies. By contrast, last year’s Oscars were watched by 6.1 million Canadians. It’s a jarring disparity, but an unsurprising one — and not just because ours are called “the Canadian Screen Awards.†Continue reading.
