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TV, eh? podcast episode 125 – “Kerfuffle Commentary”

Flashpoint

 

Diane rants about the confusion surrounding the Canadian Screen Awards (Flashpoint photo above by Derek Langer), Anthony rants about the Competition Bureau okaying the Bell/Astral deal, and in between we talk about some of the winners, ratings, Continuum’s return and the Donut Showdown.

Episode 125: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed.

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Cracked, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Tuesday: Mercer, 22 Minutes, Cracked

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Rick Mercer Report, CBC

Rick is in Selkirk, Manitoba to check out the ice jam prevention programme on the Red River and then he’s off to the Toronto Rehab hospital to sample their revolutionary research.

22 Minutes, CBC

Murdoch Mysteries’ Yannick Bisson joins the 22 cast as guest host, Mark Critch rrrrrrolls up the rim directly from the Tim Horton’s Ontario coffee roastery, and Shaun Majumder reports from inside the red carpet at the new Canadian Screen Awards.

Cracked, CBC – “The Thump Parade”

A washed-up hockey enforcer’s fragile mental state is called into question when Psych Crimes uses him as an agent in an operation against a cold, manipulative criminal. Meanwhile, psychiatric nurse, Leo, is corralled by Homicide to help with a murder investigation. Guests: Gabriel Hogan, Natalie Brown, Greg Bryk

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Ratings

Ratings: Vikings hits 849,000 viewers for History

From a media release:

Canadian original drama Vikings had a thunderous start with 849,000 (V2+) and 417,000 (A25-54)*. Vikings is the highest single Canadian specialty episode this broadcast year.** Vikings retained 81% of viewing levels for V2+, and 92% for A25-54 from The Bible audience.*

* BBM Canada PPM data 3/3/13
** BBM Canada PPM data 8/27/12-3/3/13

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Awards

Canadian Screen Awards lacking, but a start

From Scott Stinson of the National Post:

The Inaugural Canadian Screen Awards were lacking, but at least it was a start
The Canadian Screen Awards, a kind of Golden Globes North that honoured the best in the country’s film and television, had many of the trappings of the typical award show in its inaugural run. There was a degree of star power. There were some sharp jokes delivered by a comic veteran, Martin Short, or Canada’s Billy Crystal. There was an awful lot of awkward banter between presenters. There were winners who were abruptly played off the stage mid-speech. Read more.

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