From BBM Canada:
- Top programs – Total Canada
#18 Dragons’ Den (1.746 million)
#19 Battle of the Blades (1.736 million)
#22 Flashpoint (1.589 million)
#30 Heartland (1.210 million)
Ratings: Nov. 16-22
Ratings: Dragons’ Den, Ice Pilots NWT, Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes, Being Erica
New tonight: The Ron James Show on CBC – season finale
From a media release:
THE RON JAMES SHOW SEASON FINALE: STARRING COMEDY LEGENDS RON JAMES, COLIN MOCHRIE, PATRICK McKENNA, PETER KELEGHAN AND DAN LETT
- FRIDAY, NOV. 27, AT 8 P.M., ON CBC-TV
This week, on THE RON JAMES SHOW, Ron James invites a star-studded cast of Gemini Award-winners to the show for his season finale, Friday, Nov. 27, at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT), on CBC-TV. Special guests include Colin Mochrie (This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Patrick McKenna (The Red Green Show), Peter Keleghan (Made In Canada) and Dan Lett (Made In Canada).
Viewers can join James as he sheds new light on shipboard life during the Franklin expedition, gets a lesson in locker room etiquette and has a perplexing shopping experience.
For viewers who can’t get enough of ‘Lil Ronnie James, clips of the segment are available on THE RON JAMES SHOW website.
In the news: What’s Your News premieres Monday on CBC
From CBC:
- Kids make news on CBC-TV show
“Digital puppetry combines with real children telling real stories in a news program for the preschool set beginning Monday on CBC Television. What’s Your News is a half-hour show hosted by a little red ant named Anthony, who talks to real-life kids about news from their lives.” Read more.
DVD review: Murdoch Mysteries season one
From
- TVonDVD – Murdoch Mysteries: Season One – British Cozy Meets Forensics in Canada!
“Based on a series of novels by Maureen Jennings, the Canadian Murdoch Mysteries is a delightful mix of several types of classic styles – the British cozy, Sherlock Holmes and forensics shows like CSI. Set in Victorian era Toronto, the series mixes historical fact with dramatic – and occasionally, whimsical – fiction. The series, which follows on the heels of a number of made for TV movies that starred Peter Outerbridge as Murdoch, is a good lighter in tone and brighter in presentation, though every bit as absorbing.” Read more.