From Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star:
Olivia Chow relives life and death of Jack Layton in CBC TV movie Jack
Olivia Chow is getting ready to lose Jack Layton for a second time. The CBC drama special Jack, the story of their life together and the death of the former NDP leader from cancer in 2011, will air on Sunday, March 10 at 8 p.m. Chow hasn’t seen it yet, but she knows the time is coming soon. Read more.
From Rob Salem of the Toronto Star:
Why Canadian television is superior to Canadian movies
Canadian film is passionate, distinctive, challenging, brave, thoughtful, thrilling, hilarious, inspirational, eloquent and, yes, entertaining. But if not for Canadian television, it would not exist. Is Canadian TV better than Canadian film? It depends on your definition of “better.” Read more.
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.
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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
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