The Bachelor Canada to return in 2014

January 15, 2013 Diane Wild

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

Rogers gives Bachelor Canada a year off
Let’s give TV Guide Canada credit for this scoop: Rogers/City has ordered a second season of The Bachelor Canada. The news was tweeted Monday. The fine print, however, was a puzzler: According to Rogers’ programming boss Scott Moore, Bachelor Canada won’t be back until 2014. So, what, they want to give the guy a couple of years to sow his wild oats? Well, at least they didn’t use CTV’s infamous line about Canadian Idol, that it is “resting.” Read more.

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Canadian Screen Award nominations announced

January 15, 2013 Diane Wild 2 Comments

From CBC:

See all television Canadian Screen Award nominations here. Selected nominations:

Best animated TV show:

Almost Naked Animals
Jack
Producing Parker
Rated A for Awesome

Best comedy:

Good God
Kenny Hotz: Triumph of the Will
Less Than Kind
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Mr. D

Best dramatic miniseries:

Cyberbully
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story 2

Best drama:

Arctic Air
Bomb Girls
Continuum
Flashpoint
King

Best international drama:

The Borgias
The Crimson Petal and the White
Titanic

Best music, variety or sketch comedy:

2012 MuchMusic Video Awards
Battle of the Blades
Canada Sings
The JUNO Awards 2012
Rick Mercer Report

Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series:

Degrassi
The Haunting Hour
Mudpit
That’s So Weird
What’s Up Warthogs

Best Reality/Competition Program or Series:

Canada’s Greatest Know-It-All
Canada’s Handyman Challenge
Dragons’ Den
The Real Housewives of Vancouver
Redemption Inc.

Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series:

Less Than Kind, “Reparations and Renewal” – Jenn Engels
Less Than Kind, “March Fourth” – Mark McKinney, Garry Campbell
Less Than Kind, “Play it Again, Sam” – Mark McKinney
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, “Two Girls, One Tongue” – Charles Picco
Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays, “Bridges” – Matt Watts

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series:

Lost Girl, “Into the Dark” – Emily Andras
Continuum, “A Stitch in Time” – Simon Barry
Flashpoint, “Day Game” – Aubrey Nealon
Rookie Blue, “A Good Shoot” – Greg Nelson
Being Erica, “Dr. Erica” – Jana Sinyor, Aaron Martin

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role:

Almost Heroes – “Terry and Peter vs. Season Finale” – Ryan Belleville
Mr. D, “The Basketball Diaries” – Gerry Dee
This Hour Has 22 Minutes, “X mas Special” – Shaun Majumder
Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays, “Sleeping with People” – Bob Martin
I, Martin Short, Goes Home – Martin Short

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role:

Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays, “Heights” – Jennifer Irwin
This Hour Has 22 Minutes, “X mas Special” – Cathy Jones
InSecurity, “Agent Ex” – Natalie Lisinska
Less Than Kind, “The Fwomp” – Wendel Meldrum
Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays, “Endings” – Tommie-Amber Pirie

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role:

Flashpoint, “Day Game” – Enrico Colantoni
The L.A. Complex 2, “Don’t Say Goodbye” – Andra Fuller
Combat Hospital, “Triage” – Elias Koteas
Combat Hospital, “Reason to Believe” – Luke Mably
Blackstone, “Hitchin” – Steven Cree Molison

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role:

Saving Hope, “Heartsick” – Erica Durance
Being Erica, “Please, Please Tell Me How” – Erin Karpluk
King, “Lori Gilbert” – Amy Price-Francis
Haven, “Audrey Parker’s Day Off” – Emily Rose
Bomb Girls, “Armistice” – Meg Tilly

Podcast

TV, eh? podcast episode 118 – “The Science Fiction of Philking”

January 15, 2013 Diane Wild

Anthony and Diane talk about newly ordered CTV series Played and Satisfaction, Dave Foley joining the Spun Out pilot, Mother Up going into production for Citytv, the premiere date for Rogue, ratings for winter premiere week, the trouble with Canadian TV according to CTV’s Phil King, and the island of misfit pilots.

Episode 118: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed.

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Anthony Marco can be found at anthonymarco.com, and on Twitter here and here.
Diane Wild can be found here at TV, eh? and on Twitter here and here.

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Cracked, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Tuesday: Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes, Cracked

January 15, 2013 Diane Wild

Rick Mercer Report, CBC
Tonight Rick is in New Brunswick at the Sabian Cymbal factory which supplies cymbals to top musicians worldwide. He and Sean Dalton, drummer with The Trews rock band, assist making cymbals and later Rick plays them at a Trews concert in Fredericton. Rick then heads off to Winnipeg for some cable snow-boarding.

22 Minutes, CBC
Our tech expert goes crazy over the debut of innovative new TVs at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas; we present Canadians with an essential pre-game primer from the birthplace of hockey just in time for the return of NHL hockey; and, inspired by the hit movie, prominent French-Canadians raise their voices to immortalize the most recent chapter of Quebec history with political intrigue, citizen redemption, and student protests.

Cracked, CBC – “Fallen”
Psych Crimes investigates the connection between a manic patient’s apocalyptic hallucinations, and a violent murder. Guest: Enrico Colantoni

Reality, Lifestyle & Documentary

The Project starts production for OLN

January 14, 2013 Diane Wild

From a media release:

OLN Announces Start of Production on New Doc-reality Series, The Project

Nine unsuspecting young adults think theyâ€™ve signed up for an adventure in paradise, but what they get is the journey of a lifetime
Adventurer Ray Zahab to host six-part series premiering later this year

OLN and Buck Productions announced today the start of production on the new OLN series The Project. The six-part, one-hour series is currently filming in and around TecpÃ¡n, Guatemala and is set to premiere later this year on OLN. The series is developed by Rogers Media and Canadian company Buck Productions. Additional broadcast details to be announced at a later date.

Hosted by ultramarathon runner and adventurer Ray Zahab (Running the Sahara), The Project follows nine privileged young adults who believe theyâ€™ve been selected for a reality adventure in an exotic location. When they arrive at their destination in TecpÃ¡n, Guatemala, however, they quickly learn what theyâ€™ll be doing has little to do with sand, surf, and luxury. Instead, they are enlisted to give back and help a local Guatemalan charity organization build a structure for The Project Somos Childrenâ€™s Village.

The Project production team includes Creator/Supervising Producer Jim Kiriakakis (Keys to the VIP) of Buck Productions, Executive Producer Sean Buckley (Saw Dogs), Showrunner Thomas Chenoweth (Million Dollar Neighbourhood), and Simon Gebski (Deals from the Dark Side, Rich Bride Poor Bride). Claire Freeland is Director of Original Programming, Rogers Media and Marni Goldman is Production Executive for Original Programming, Rogers Media.