Promo for Episode 8 of Showcase’s Original Series Cras$h & Burn which reunites Enrico Colantoni (Flashpoint) and Michelle Nolden (Numb3rs) who we first saw together on ZOS: Zone of Separation. Catch it Thursday, January 14th at 10pm on Showcase.
New tonight: The Border on CBC – season finale “No Refuge”
312 – No Refuge
Written by Janet MacLean
Directed by John Fawcett
Kessler must protect his ex-wife’s lover from a deadly Mexican drug cartel.
A kingpin in Mexico’s Los Zetas drug cartel is en route to Toronto to meet his new distributors – the ultraviolent street gang, MS-13. Ramon Esteban – the new flame of Kessler’s ex-wife Terri – is a Mexican journalist whose articles on Los Zetas have put him on the cartel’s hit list. When Kessler, Carver, and Gray attempt to transfer Ramon from Terri’s shelter into protective custody, MS-13 launches an all-out attack. Kessler must fight back with an unlikely team of warriors.
Ratings: Kids in the Hall, Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes
From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:
- Kids are Allright Opposite American Idol
“Despite the big guns on the private networks, CBC had a very strong night … Rick Mercer Report (1,070,000) and Kids in the Hall (1,054,000) in the million+ club. 22 Minutes was also above average for the season, clocking 785,000.” Read more.
Ratings: Kids in the Hall – Death Comes to Town
RATINGS TO DIE FOR: THE KIDS IN THE HALL – DEATH COMES TO TOWN
- Reaps a million viewers
Fearlessly pushing boundaries, THE KIDS IN THE HALL – DEATH COMES TO TOWN season premiere last night snagged 1.054 million viewers, 600,000 in the coveted age 25-54 category. During their 15-year hiatus from network television, the Kids have continued to grow their audiences online and attract new fans across several generations.
“Wow, if we had numbers like this the first time around, we may not have stopped!†comments Executive Producer Bruce McCulloch. “We are thrilled with the response and very happy that the CBC gave us this opportunity and a great creative environment. We feel really lucky.â€Â
*All numbers based on overnight unconfirmed PPM Data.
Interview: Scott Thompson on Kids in the Hall reunion, battling cancer
From Torontoist:
- Back in the Hall: Scott Thompson
“While he relishes being back with the group that made him both a gay and Canadian icon, personal tragedy made the process of working on Death Comes to Town extremely difficult. While writing and preparing the series, Thompson was forced into his most difficult role yet: cancer victim. But nowâ€â€months later, cancer-free, completing radiation treatment, and with a new Kids in the Hall project under his beltâ€â€Thompson feels better than he’s felt in years.” Read more.