Dragons' Den, Ratings, Republic of Doyle

Ratings: Republic of Doyle & Dragons’ Den do well

January 13, 2011 Diane Wild 1 Comment

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

Doyle & Dragons roar back on CBC
Alan Hawco’s free wheelin’ P.I. hour came roaring back Wednesday night at 9 with 1,038,000 viewers. Following Dragon’s Den probably didn’t hurt–it hit what I believe is a series high of 2,182,000 overnight estimated viewers. Read more.

Republic of Doyle

Partiers welcome the return of Republic of Doyle

January 13, 2011 Diane Wild

From Tara Bradbury of the Telegram:

Party launches new â€˜Republic of Doyleâ€™ season
There isnâ€™t a typical â€œRepublic of Doyleâ€ fan, according to the guest list for Wednesday nightâ€™s Season 2 premiere in St. Johnâ€™s. An invitation-only event held at the Majestic Theatre, actors from the show mingled with crew members, Crown attorneys and politicians â€” and one special fan, in particular. Read more.

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Brent Butt keeps busy between Hiccups

January 13, 2011 Diane Wild

From Austin M. Davis of the Leader-Post:

Multitude of projects keeping Butt busy
“Whenever I’m not involved heavily in a season production of TV, (standup is) what I do the rest of the time,” Butt says. “For the three months or so where my nose is to the grindstone doing Hiccups, I don’t do much during that time.” Read more.

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Video: Peter Weir talks about Mel Gibson on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight

January 13, 2011 Diane Wild

Australian filmmaker Peter Weir says Mel Gibson is ‘being crucified in public by the media’, and thinks that anyone refusing to work with him is pathetic. For the full interview watch George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight at 11:05 pm on January, 13 on CBC Television.

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

Ratings: New shows tumble in week 2

January 12, 2011 Diane Wild 4 Comments

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

New CBC shows take tumble in Week Two
Monday to Monday, Little Mosque went from 593,000 viewers to 477,000 according to overnight estimates. 18 to Life slipped from 436,000 to 386,000. Village on a Diet shrunk from 514,000 to 376,000. The Tuesday to Tuesday CBC tally followed the same trend. The new spy comedy InSecurity lost close to 200,000 viewers in Week Two, dropping from 724,000 to 526,000. The epic miniseries Pillars of the Earth had a similar slide, from 951,000 viewers on opening week to 762,000. Read more.