Interview: Manoj Sood of Little Mosque on the Prairie

January 21, 2011 Diane Wild

From Abbas Karimjee:

Interview With Little Mosque on the Prairieâ€™s Manoj Sood
You will see Baber in more situations as a chaperon and a self-appointed relationship manager so to speak. As you know Baber has some very old ideas as to how men and woman should behave in the courting/engagement phase of a relationship. Quite simply you will see more of this. Read more.

Flashpoint

Flashpoint gets US syndication deal

January 21, 2011 Diane Wild 1 Comment

From Nellie Andreeva of Deadline Hollywood:

Canadian Drama ‘Flashpoint’ In U.S. Syndi Deal, Will Air Originals On CBS And ION
Flashpoint has become the first of the Canadian imports to land an U.S. syndication deal in a complex arrangement with CBS and ION that will allow both Flashpoint’s current U.S. network home, CBS, and its new one, ION, to air originals of the procedural about an elite tactical unit. Read more.

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Video: Temple Grandin on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight

January 21, 2011 Diane Wild

Animal welfare expert & autism advocate TEMPLE GRANDIN talks about overcoming her autism, the role of good old-fashioned values, and the HBO TV movie about her life – which just won a Golden Globe Award for actress CLAIRE DANES (BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION, ‘TEMPLE GRANDIN’).

For the full interview watch George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight on Friday January 21st 2011 at 11:05pm.

Haven

New tonight: Haven premieres on Global – “Welcome to Haven”

January 21, 2011 Diane Wild 1 Comment

10pm ET/PT *Network Premiere*

â€œWelcome to Havenâ€
**Starring Emily Rose (ER), Eric Balfour (24) and Canadians Lucas Bryant (M.V.P.) and Nicholas Campbell (Republic of Doyle)**

When FBI Agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose) is called to Haven on a routine case, her investigation and a string of unexplainable events lead her to discover the mysterious underside of the town. When strange weather phenomena begin to strike Haven â€“ and Audrey â€“ she begins to suspect that not everything is as it seems. As the weather events grow more destructive, Audrey discovers that someone in town might be more connected to the incidents than she could possibly imagine, and that Haven is a refuge for people who are affected by a range of supernatural afflictions.

Ratings

CBC ratings drop

January 20, 2011 Diane Wild 2 Comments

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

CBC will be in double jeopardy without Jeopardy
Stewart says her Canadian shows have reached the point where they can stand on their own and don’t need Yankee lead ins. The day after it was reported that she said that, Dragon’s Den shed 700,000 viewers week-to-week in Canada thanks to Wednesday night’s two hour season premiere of American Idol on CTV at 2,878,000 overnight, estimated viewers. The good news for CBC was that Republic of Doyle stood relatively firm in week two at 944,000 viewers. Read more.