Battle of the Blades, Dragons' Den, Republic of Doyle

In the news: Canadian sitcoms outperforming drama

March 10, 2010 Diane Wild 2 Comments

From Etan Vlessing of the Hollywood Reporter:

Canadian sitcoms, reality TV outdo dramas
The funny thing about Canadian TV nowadays are sitcoms and light reality fare are outperforming edgy homegrown dramas in primetime. The March 5 two-hour series premiere of the CTV police drama “The Bridge” from E1 Television debuted Friday night with 998,000 viewers, just shy of the 1.009 million viewers that tuned in to the recent series premiere for the CBC’s P.I. drama “The Republic of Doyle.” Read more.

Heartland

In the news: Heartland movie coming in December

March 10, 2010 Diane Wild 1 Comment

From DiscoverFoothills.com:

Christmas in March
“The CBC show…filmed in and around the foothills…has began production on a two-hour television movie that will air in December. Executive Producer Jordy Randall says it’s pretty exciting for them to join the line-up of Christmas specials and step outside of the series a bit.” Read more.

Little Mosque on the Prairie

Ratings: Hiccups, Dan For Mayor, Little Mosque on the Prairie, 18 to Life

March 10, 2010 Diane Wild

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

House Call Bad Medicine for Hiccups, Dan For Mayor

Republic of Doyle

New tonight: Republic of Doyle on CBC – “The Tell-Tale Safe”

March 10, 2010 Diane Wild 1 Comment

A grieving widow hires the Doyles to find out why her husband left a generous sum of money in his will to a woman she’s never heard of. Rose continues to battle with Martin over their divorce while Mal formulates a plan to get Poole out of their lives for good; and Leslie and Jake hit a comfortable stride as friends and colleagues — just as his divorce from Nikki becomes final.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

On set with 22 Minutes

March 9, 2010 Diane Wild

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

My 22 Hours with 22 Minutes
“Getting to spend a Monday with Crawford, Mark Critch and Geri Hall, as well as executive producer Mark Farrell and the entire cast and crew, is like trying to join the last leg of a fairly brisk marathon. You can try to jog along, but everybody is focused on that night’s finish line.” Read more.