The Listener returns to CTV on February 8

January 27, 2011 Diane Wild 3 Comments

From a media release:

Listen Here: Season 2 of the Mind-bending Original Series THE LISTENER Returns Feb. 8 on CTV

Lauren Lee Smith (CSI) and Tara Spencer-Nairn (CORNER GAS) join the cast
Experience THE LISTENER online with new interactive game The Listenerâ€™s Vision Buster Game coming soon on listener.CTV.ca

See no evil. Speak no evil. Hear all evil. The hit CTV Original Series THE LISTENER is back with a spellbinding second season, Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET, beginning Feb. 8 on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). The much-anticipated new season of THE LISTENER takes over FLASHPOINTâ€™s Tuesday night time-slot following its post-SUPER BOWL XLV season finale Feb. 6. Canadaâ€™s own Lauren Lee Smith (CSI) and Tara Spencer-Nairn (CORNER GAS) join the new season of the fast-paced, one-hour drama that sees paramedic Toby Logan (Craig Olejnik, The Timekeeper) further embrace his telepathic powers to help solve criminal investigations. New episodes of THE LISTENER will be made available on demand the day following their television broadcast on the CTV Video Player at CTV.ca. Viewers can also catch up on all previous episodes at CTV.ca and at popular download stores. THE LISTENER will also air on SPACE later this year.

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Rick Mercer Report

Video: Rick Mercer Report rant on attack ads

January 27, 2011 Diane Wild 2 Comments

Republic of Doyle

Republic of Doyle making friends across country

January 27, 2011 Diane Wild

From Brad Oswald of the Winnipeg Free Press:

Doyle’s East Coast flavour is a coast-to-coast favourite
Allan Hawco seems to be having quite a bit of coast-to-coast success in that regard these days, thanks to the immense and rather unexpected fan/friend following his CBC series, Republic of Doyle, has generated online during its relatively short prime-time run. Read more.

InSecurity, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Ratings, Rick Mercer Report

Ratings: Tuesday sees ratings highs and lows

January 27, 2011 Diane Wild

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

Rick Mercer Report hits record high
Tuesday’s Rick Mercer Report on CBC soared to 1,548,000 viewers according to overnight estimates–a record high for the series. Maybe it had something to do with Mercer’s spot-on rant about those creepy attack ads being run by the Conservatives. Read more.

Republic of Doyle

Republic of Doyle lands in Calgary

January 26, 2011 Diane Wild

From Eric Volmers of the Calgary Herald:

Republic of Doyle strikes chord with Calgary’s Newfoundlanders
Star and show creator Allan Hawco, fielding questions from a group of contest winners Tuesday night at Ceili’s Irish Pub, let the cat out of the bag that Rick Mercer – CBC mainstay, political commentator and fellow Rock native – actually had a part written for him in Season 2 but was tripped up by a busy schedule. Read more.