Heartland, CBC – “Walk A Mile”
Amy struggles to help a Hutterite family whose team of Percherons ran amok during a hayride.
Canada’s Smartest Person, CBC
Four participants are faced with challenges that redefine what it means to be smart. With special guest Shannon Tweed (actress, wife of Gene Simmons).
From D.K. Latta:
Strange Empire (airing Mondays) is arguably intended as the jewel in the crown of the CBC’s fall season. Yet its ratings were around 300,000 and, according to some reports, have actually dipped below 250,000.
Why is it struggling? And can something be done?
Those invested in a struggling series will blame everything except the show itself. Those who dislike it will blithely say: it sucks, man! Continue reading.
W5, CTV
W5 investigates the case of Ivan Henry, a Vancouver man who was declared a dangerous offender and spent 27 years in jail for crimes he likely did not commit.
From Debra Yeo:
The CBC series about a private detective in St. John’s, NL., began its final season in October, with the series finale scheduled to air Dec. 10. And stars Allan Hawco, Krystin Pellerin and Sean McGinley will be around to say so long to fans in person at the festival, which runs Nov. 14 to 23 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. Continue reading.
Greg has a gig on The Tom O’Connell Show every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. until noon ET on CKTB in Niagara Falls, Ont., and CJBK in London, Ont.
This week Greg and Tom chat about the launch of “Netflix killer” shomi on Rogers and Shaw, and TiVo launching on Cogeco. Greg also answers a series of rapid-fire questions about your fave TV shows. The segment starts at the 29-minute mark.
