From Cameron Archer of URBMN:

• TV Reviews | Howie Do It 1.1 vs. Marketplace 36.1
  “Howie Do It (NBC/Global: Friday, 8:00 PM ET/PT) and Marketplace (CBC: Friday, 8:30 PM ET/PT) are similar in certain ways. Both Marketplace and Howie Do It use hidden cameras and feature people who don’t necessarily want to be caught on television. Marketplace directly competes against Howie Do It in Canada on a weak television night.” Read more.

THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT YOUR LIFE – NOW FIND OUT ABOUT THEIRS!

• HAIR STYLISTS’ LIVES EXPOSED IN THE NEW SLICEâ„¢ SERIES “CHOP SHOP”
• “CHOP SHOP” premieres Wed., Feb. 4 at 8 p.m.ET/9 p.m. PT on SLICEâ„¢

Boyfriend problems? A nagging boss? Not enough work-life balance? Your hairstylists may know all about you, but how much do you really know about them? In “Chop Shop”, the new 13 x 30′ SLICEâ„¢ docusoap, viewers can finally go behind-the-salon-scenes to discover the dirt that really happens between shampoos. In each episode of this sleek, new series, salon owner Daniel Hudon and his motley crew of punk-rock stylists live their lives on camera – exposing their relationships, rivalries, and rumbles that happen in the course of any given day at the Chop Shop, Vancouver’s busiest rock-and-roll hair salon. “Chop Shop” airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT beginning Feb. 4 on SLICEâ„¢. The series is produced by Paperny Films and Urban Media Inc.

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KIDS CLOCK INTO REAL LIFE IN YTV’S NEW REALITY SERIES “IN THE REAL WORLD”

• Series’ premiere Wed., Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on YTV
• Eighteen kids from 13 Canadian cities compete in a race across North America
• Canadian comedian Sabrina Jalees hosts

In one of Canada’s most ambitious reality series for kids to date, eighteen contestants – aged 12-14 – race across North America in a heart-pounding, skill-based competition that allows kids to clock into the real world for the first time. Hosted by Canadian comedian Sabrina Jalees, in each episode contestants must avoid elimination by competing in a series of thrilling job-related challenges in professions that range from NASCAR racers and Hollywood stunt people to ER doctors and alligator wranglers. It is a fierce race to the finish with only one challenger winning the ultimate prize: college tuition money and an all-expense paid family vacation to one of four amazing destinations. “In the Real World” (13 x 60′) airs Wednesdays at 7 p.m. ET/PT beginning Feb. 4 on YTV. A YTV original production, the series is produced by Montreal-based Apartment 11 Productions.

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From Shawn Hitchins of Fab Magazine:

• CAMPING WITH CHRIS AND JOHN
  “During the first snowfall of the winter season I find myself sliding across town to meet with John Simpson and Chris Carter from the hit gay-reality show, Chris and John to the Rescue. Entering the production office of John Simpson Inc, I realize that Simpson, like the weather, is in transition. His onebedroom apartment, from which he produces the show, is half filled with packing boxes.” Read more.