Rick is in Belleville, Ontario tonight at a tractor-trailer skid school where he mans an 18 wheeler as it skids through simulated black ice and later he heads to PEI for the potato harvest.
Battle of the Blades announces winners
From Debra Yeo of the Toronto Star:
- Team Russia victorious in the Battle of the Blades
“The Russians came and they conquered. Retired NHL player Valeri Bure and champion figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva, both originally from Moscow, won Battle of the Blades on Monday night.” Read more.
From Lindsey Ward of QMI Agency:
- Battle of the Blades Finale: And the winning pair is …
“The Russians have claimed another victory on Canadian ice – this time, on figure skates.” Read more.
From CBC:
- Canadians choose Blades winner
“Canadians have chosen a winner in the Battle of the Blades, the CBC-TV reality series that asks former hockey pros to don figure skates and take up pairs skating.” Read more.
The Tudors will be missed
From Bill Harris of QMI Agency:
- ‘The Tudors’ makes royal exit
“The Tudors will be missed. Over four lush seasons, in a world of lowest-common-denominator television, The Tudors has provided at least one hour of smart TV per week.” Read more.
Kenny vs. Spenny return with Christmas farewell
From a media release:
Kenny vs. Spenny: The final challenge
- Canada’s oddest odd-couple desecrate the holidays with a Christmas-themed farewell
After six seasons, 87 episodes and 87 challenges, Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice reunite for a final showdown of (minimal) intelligence, (a complete absence of) integrity and (non-existent) agility in the Kenny vs. Spenny Christmas Special, airing December 23, 2010 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showcase.
The hour-long series finale follows the adversaries as they set out to make a Christmas-themed variety show. With the best of intentions, Spenny is determined to make a feel-good family holiday special but is blindsided by Kenny who seizes another opportunity to make Spenny’s life a living hell. The adult-aged delinquents attempt to throw a puppet show, remake the Charles Dicken’s classic A Christmas Carol and execute a holiday-themed challenge of epic proportions.
Fans sad to see the duo split have nothing to fear, both Kenny and Spenny return to Showcase this Spring and Summer with solo projects Single White Spenny and Kenny Hotz’s -Triumph of the Will.
“I’m tired of winning, beating Spenny was way too easy. My new show is going to make Kenny vs. Spenny look like Antiques Roadshow. Fasten your safety belts kids…and thank god for Showcase!†said Kenny Hotz.
“Kenny vs. Spenny was a total nightmare for me both physically and emotionally. The fact that it made people laugh makes it somewhat worthwhile,†said Spencer Rice. “I’m looking forward to my new show and hope that I can get just as many laughs without having to be covered with as many horrendous bodily fluids.”
For exclusive bonus content from the special and additional Kenny vs. Spenny footage, viewers can visit www.showcase.ca.
New tonight: Durham County on HBO Canada – “The World Ends”
Still consumed by grief, Mike tries to lay blame on Ivan for his family tragedy. Meanwhile, Ivan sets Miro up to take the fall for Katya’s death and informs Mike that he found her wedding rings in Miro’s car. Frustrated, Mike pushes Ivan to find out where Miro is hiding the drugs he lifted off the Chinese. When Sabina learns that Sadie ignored her orders to stay away from David Cho, she lets Mike decide if she should be allowed back on the case. Convinced she can get access to David’s computer, Sadie convinces her father to send her back out undercover. But Sadie, always her father’s daughter, pushes boundaries and breaks the rules, leaving Mike to illegally clean up her mistakes. Mike, traumatized and burdened by Sadie’s actions, seeks comfort from the only other dark horse he knows – Ivan. When the two end up in a drunken stupor, Ivan makes a startling confession.

