From Nick Patch of the Canadian Press:
Q-and-A with winning ‘Amazing Race Canada’ team after Ottawa finale
The Golden Girls finally had to settle for silver. Heretofore unheralded Ontario buddies Mickey Henry and Pete Schmalz pulled out a shocking victory in “The Amazing Race Canada” finale on Sunday, preventing Olympic hockey stars Meaghan Mikkelson and Natalie Spooner from the top-of-podium finish that seemed their destiny during a memorably dominant run. Continue reading.
From the Writers Guild of Canada:
Canadian TV showrunners Tassie Cameron (Rookie Blue), Graeme Manson (Orphan Black), Daegan Fryklind (Bitten), with moderator James Hurst, talk about social media and fans, presented by The Writers Guild of Canada at Fan Expo Canada.
From Mary Teresa Bitti of the Financial Post:
Vikram Vij looks for as much passion on Dragons’ Den as in the kitchen
Vikram Vij is building a food empire. Since launching his first restaurant, Vij’s, in Vancouver in 1994, he and his wife Meeru have gone on to open Rangoli and My Shanti, and launched a line of gourmet-prepackaged curries based on his most popular dishes. Mr. Vij is also familiar to foodies, having served as a judge on the Food Network’s Top Chef Canada, Chopped Canada and CBC’s Recipes to Riches. Now the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year is bringing his business and branding acumen to CBC’s Dragons’ Den joining Michael Wekerle as the new dragons in the den. Here he shares his approach to investing and what viewers can expect from season 9. Continue reading.
From a media release:
On Top of The Hill: Season-High 2.7 Million Canadians Watch Mickey and Pete Become THE AMAZING RACE CANADA Champions on CTV
It took a flawless final leg in the nation’s capital to win THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, and best friends Mickey Henry and Pete Schmalz did just that, capping a remarkable second season for Canada’s #1 summer series. With delayed viewing data still to come, the nail-biting season finale was Sunday’s most-watched program with a preliminary overnight audience of 2.7 million viewers on CTV. With nearly one in three English-language Canadians watching TV last night tuning into THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, the broadcast was an overnight season-high audience for the program and the largest overnight audience on Canadian television since the season finale of THE BIG BANG THEORY in May.*
Immediately following the finale, the live after-show special AFTER THE RACE won the 9 p.m. hour with 1.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched Bell Media In-House Production on record. Renewed last night for a third season, and with casting now open, THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is once again the most-watched television program in Canada this summer with an average audience of 2.7 million viewers (final data).
Online, THE AMAZING RACE CANADA-related terms trended on Twitter in Canada throughout the finale, AFTER THE RACE, and into the morning, as fans flocked to social media to congratulate winners Mickey and Pete and reach out to all the Racers. More than 16,700 mentions of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA-related terms were tweeted in the 24 hours surrounding the broadcast, generating more than 28.1 million estimated impressions.
Also to note, according to Numeris (BBM Canada) preliminary data:
From Melissa of The Televixen:
A Conversation with Saving Hope Star Erica Durance
Season 3 of Saving Hope premieres tonight on CTV, and I had a chance to speak with star Erica Durance last week in Toronto about what’s coming in Season 3 following that cliffhanger of a Season 2 finale. Read our full interview below, and tune in to CTV tonight at 9pm ET for the first hour of their two-part season premiere. Continue reading.