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Ratings: Nov 3-9

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family, ratings for the below as well as So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Corner Gas, The Guard, Degrassi:

  • Weekly Ratings in Jeopardy
    The Rick Mercer Report, opposite U.S. presidential election returns, drew 843,000 last Tuesday night. Air Farce Final Flight, still stubbornly resilient, drew 728,000, The Tudors, 652,000, The Border, 643,000, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, 631,000, Dragon’s Den, 617,000, Doctor Who, 547,000, Doc Zone, 515,000, Little Mosque, 514,000, Nature of Things, 455,000, Heartland, 430,000, fifth estate, 289,000 and dead last–below MVP and jPod numbers–poor Sophie at 251,000 viewers.” Read more.
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Awards

Plan for televised Gemini Awards

From a media release:

Canwest salutes achievements in Canadian Television as Official Broadcaster of the 23rd Annual Gemini Awards

  • Jason Priestley set to host the most illustrious night in Canadian Television
  • Gemini Awards to air on E!, Everything Entertainment and Showcase on November 28, 2008

With non-stop red carpet reporting, comprehensive ceremony coverage and exclusive interviews with TV’s hottest Canadian actors, Canwest is set to bring everything Geminis to viewers as the official broadcaster of the 23rd Annual Gemini Awards Broadcast Gala. Canwest will be home to the most extensive multi-channel coverage when the awards take place in Toronto on Friday, November 28th, airing on both E!, Canada’s ultimate destination for everything entertainment and Showcase at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Both channels will also air an exclusive red carpet pre-show, capturing the stars as they arrive for the big night, at 7:30pm ET / PT.

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Degrassi

In the news: Degrassi outs new character

From Lyle Masaki of AfterElton.com:

  • IMHO: “Degrassi” episode 8.05, “The Man with Two Hearts”
    “For six seasons Degrassi: The Next Generation has included a variety of queer characters including Marco Del Rossi (played by out actor Adam Ruggiero), lesbian Alex Nuñez, bisexual Paige Michalchuck as well as Marco’s various dates and boyfriends, including Paige’s brother Dylan. But by the end of the last season all of those characters had been written out or had been dropped to recurring status. Friday, Degrassi outed one of the new characters introduced this season.” Read more.
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Choreographer Mia Michaels on So You Think You Can Dance Canada

From a media release:

Emmy Award-Winner Mia Michaels Choreographs SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA’s Top 10 Group Number, Nov. 13 on CTV

  • Dancers paired with new partners in first-ever Top 10 performance episode, Nov. 12
  • Blake McGrath and Luther Brown return to judging panel

Canada’s first-ever Top 10 dancers are paired with new partners, a new choreographer and a new style of dance in the next SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA performance episode on Wednesday, November 12 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV. Then, the Top 10 get the opportunity to work with legendary choreographer Mia Michaels (SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE) on a Contemporary group number that they will perform in the 30-minute SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA results show on Thursday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. ET on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times).

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